BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:438@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton;VALUE=DATE:20260423 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton;VALUE=DATE:20260424 DTSTAMP:20260422T205742Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/thursday-23-april-the-holy-and-g lorious-great-martyr-victory-bearer-and-wonderworker-george/ SUMMARY:Thursday\, 23 April The Holy and Glorious Great-Martyr\, Victory-b earer and Wonderworker George. DESCRIPTION:All-Night Vigil Feast\nGREAT VESPERS WITH LYTIA\nAfter the prie st has exclaimed\, Blessed be our God… and the people have responded\, A men\, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then\, the clergy sing the first half\, and the people conclude it.\n\nPa schal Troparion\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by dea th\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nKathisma Reading\n\n“Bl essed is the man…” is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 2\n\nOut of the de pths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nHaving heard the joyous words spoken by the Angels* seated within the tomb of the Word\,* t he myrrh-bearers hastened with the most utmost fervour\;* leaving their fo rmer rank\, they were seen to be heralds of good news\;* proclaiming the a rising from the depths of Hades to the initiates\,* of Him who for our sak e became a man.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\ n\nBefore the breaking of day\, at deep dawn\,* the myrrh-bearers reverent ly stood before the tomb of the Lord\;* bringing precious myrrh to Christ\ , the Giver of life\,* the Slayer of Hades whom they counted among the dea d.* But a divine Angel stood before them saying:* Why do you seek the Life -giver and living One among the dead?* Go\, and proclaim His arising to al l.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgive ness is that You may be revered.\n\nBearing upon your shoulders Him who is venerated by the Cherubim\, O blessed Joseph\,* like them\, you carried H im who had assumed flesh and has now accepted death\,* even Him who has gi ven life to us who were once dead.* Therefore\, you rejoice with the honou red myrrh-bearers\,* though not long past you mourned His death with them. \n\n \;\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patie ntly relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nHaving g athered together today\,* we praise you\, O George\, as a valiant martyr.* You kept the faith and completed the course* and received from God the cr own of victory.* Entreat Him to deliver from tribulations and corruption* those who faithfully observe your precious memory.\n\nFrom the morning wat ch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nDrawing hope from your fi rmness of mind\, O glorious one\,* you willingly persevered to martyrdom l ike a lion.* Scorning the body as something that would wither\,* you were wisely concerned with your incorruptible soul.* Covered with wounds by var ious forms of torture\, O George\,* like gold you were purified sevenfold. \n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful red emption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nYou suff ered martyrdom in behalf of the Saviour\, O glorious one\,* by a death sim ilar to his voluntary death.* You reign gloriously with Him\,* clothed wit h the resplendent purple robes of your blood\,* and you are adorned with t he sceptre of your sufferings.* O great-martyr George\,* you are resplende nt in your crown of victory* throughout all generations.\n\nPraise the Lor d\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nWith faith as your armour and with grace as your shield\,* with the cross as your spe ar\, you waged war.* You were invincible in facing the foes\, O George.* L ike a mighty warrior\, you destroyed the camps of the demons.* Now you are dancing joyfully with the angels.* Indeed you defend\, sanctify\, and sav e the faithful who invoke you.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nWe recognize you as a very bright sta r\,* a sun shining in the firmament of the heavens\,* a very precious pear l sparkling more than a gem.* O George the conqueror\, we glorify you* as a son of the day and a courageous martyr.* We commemorate you as a defende r of the faithful in tribulations.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nYou were true t o your name\, O warrior George\,* for you took the cross of Christ upon yo ur shoulders.* You ploughed well the land made barren by the deceits of th e devil\;* you rooted out the weeds of idol worship* arid planted the vine of the true faith.* Therefore\, your healing overflows to the faithful th roughout the whole world\,* and you have shown yourself to be the righteou s gardener of the Trinity.* Pray for peace in the world and salvation for our souls.\n\nTone 1\, Now…\n\nMary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the tomb\, seeking the Lord.* And they beheld an Angel like to lightning sitting upon the stone\, and saying to them:* Why do you seek the Living a mong the dead?* He has arisen as He said\;* you shall find Him in Galilee. * Therefore let us cry to Him:* O You who arose from the dead\, Lord\, glo ry be to You.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) Isaiah 43:9-14\; (2) Wisdom 3:1-9\; (3) W isdom 4:7-15\n\nLytia\n\nTone 1\n\nBecause of his glorious suffering\,* th e brilliant warrior George rejoices with the powers above.* At this time w e also rejoice with them.* He has inspired the faithful on earth* to obser ve the feast and to celebrate with them.* Because of that he was considere d a servant of Christ.* Let us\, therefore\, worthily venerate him* who pr ays unceasingly to the God of all to grant us great mercy.\n\nYou produced the best by valiant sufferings* and offered up your fruitful toils\, O bl essed martyr George.* Strengthening your yearning by faith and scorning fe ar by hope\,* you revealed your love for heaven.* You showed courage to us .* By your fervent prayers ask for peace for our souls\,* the cleansing of our sins\,* and great mercy for us.\n\nTone 4\n\nCome\, O assembly of the faithful.* Come\, let us celebrate the feast.* Today is manifested the gl orious memory of George the martyr.* Sparkling with virtues\, he is invisi bly illuminating our hearts.* Therefore\, let us cry out with one mind:* R ejoice\, O warrior of Christ the great king!* Rejoice\, O most splendid an d rich one!* O most blessed one\, in our behalf\, implore Christ our God\, the Master of all\,* that we may be preserved from temptations of the Evi l One* and that our souls may be saved.\n\nTone 5\, Glory…\n\nCome\, let us be filled with delight.* Spring has come and brought forth the Resurre ction of Christ.* Come\, let us be joyful.* The commemoration of the marty r has arrived and illumines the faithful.* Therefore\, come\, O lovers of feasts\;* let us celebrate that mystery.* For\, as a good soldier\, he cou rageously overcame and confounded the torturers.* He was an imitator of th e passion of Christ the Saviour.* He did not spare his earthen vessel\,* b ut exposed it naked\, allowing it to suffer tortures.* Let us cry out to h im:* O Martyr\, pray that our souls may be saved.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nTo the women with Mary* who came carrying sweet spices* and were at a loss h ow to obtain their desire\,* the stone appeared lifted and a divine young man calmed the tumult of their souls\,* for he said: “The Lord Jesus is risen.* Therefore\, proclaim this to His heralds and disciples\, for them to hasten to Galilee* and you shall see Him risen from the dead* as Giver of life and Lord.”\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\n\nWith psalms and hymns* the people are praising your glorious memory\, O George\;* for you shone forth as a beautiful bearer of the light\,* and you are radiant with grace.* Th erefore\, the angelic ranks now dance with joy.* The martyrs and apostles are praising the struggles* of the suffering ones\, O Martyr.* They are ex alting the Saviour\, Christ our God\, who glorified you.* Implore Him to s ave and illumine our souls.\n\nThe just will flourish like the palm tree a nd grow like a cedar of Lebanon.\n\nYou have put on the shield of Christ\, O George\,* and you were not found by those who were hunting you.* Inflam ed with the fire of Christ\,* you scoffed at the barbarity of the meaningl ess idols.* You exclaimed to Christ\, to the warrior king\, and to the tra nsgressors:* Neither wild beasts nor wheels of torture\,* neither fire nor sword shall ever separate me from the love of Christ my God.* Implore Him now to save and enlighten our souls.\n\nPlanted in the house of the Lord\ , they will flourish in the courtyard of our God.\n\nO crown-bearer George \,* you scorned the various instruments of torture and the terrifying weap ons.* Therefore\, we crown your resplendent memory with flowers of hymns\, * and we kiss your precious relics with faith.* Since you stand before the Master’s throne\,* pray unceasingly that He save and enlighten our soul s.\n\nTone 4\, Glory…\n\nLet us spiritually praise the great-martyr Geor ge\,* the living steel of endurance.* He was tried by fire and branding ir ons* and sharp instruments of torture for the sake of Christ.* These vario us tortures ravaged the body which is perishable by nature\;* but love con quered nature\,* persuading the beloved to make his way through death to C hrist our God\,* the Saviour of our souls.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nThe women sprinkled sweet spices with their tears upon Your grave\,* but their mout hs were filled with joy as they exclaimed\,* “The Lord has arisen!”\n\ nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nO victorious great-martyr George\,* as a liberator of captives and helper of the poor\,* physician of the sick\,* and champio n of kings\, entreat Christ God to save our souls. (twice)\n\nTone 4\n\nRe joice\, Mother of God\, Virgin Mary full of grace!* The Lord is with you.* Blessed are you among women\,* and blessed is the fruit of your womb.* Fo r you have borne Christ\, the Saviour and Redeemer of our souls.\n\n \ ;\nAT FESTAL MATINS ON THURSDAY MORNING\nAfter the priest has exclaimed\, Blessed be our God… and the people have responded\, Amen\, the clergy si ng the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then\, the clergy sing the first half\, and the people conclude it.\n\nPaschal Troparion\n\n Christ is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\n \n\nTroparia\n\nTone 2\n\nThe noble Joseph took down Your most pure body from the tree.* He wrapped it with a clean shroud and aromatic spices* and placed it in a new tomb.* But on the third day You arose\, O Lord\,* granting the world Your great mercy.\n\nWhen Yo u went down to death\, O Life Immortal\,* You struck Hades dead with the b lazing light of Your divinity.* When You raised the dead from the nether w orld\,* all the powers of heaven cried out:* “O Giver of Life\, Christ o ur God\, glory be to You!”\n\nTone 4\, Glory…\n\nO victorious great-ma rtyr George\,* as a liberator of captives and helper of the poor\,* physic ian of the sick\,* and champion of kings\, entreat Christ God to save our souls. (twice)\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nThe angel stood by the tomb and cried out to the women bringing ointment:* Ointments are for the dead\,* but Ch rist has shown Himself not subject to corruption.* So now cry out: The Lor d is risen\,* bestowing great mercy upon the world.\n\nSessional Hymn I\, Tone 2\n\nBringing myrrh for Your burial\,* the women came early unto the sepulchre in secret\, fearing the remorselessness of the Jews * and forese eing the secure sentry of the soldiers. * Yet their weaker nature conquere d that of men\, * for their compassionate purpose was pleasing unto God. * Therefore\, they cried out as is meet: * Arise\, O Lord\, help us\, and r edeem us for Your Name’s sake.\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth into al l the earth\,* and their words unto the ends of the world \n\nO You Who ha s made the fishermen wiser than rhetoricians\, * and sent them forth as he ralds unto all the earth\, * through Your unfathomable love for mankind O Christ God\, * through them You have strengthened Your Church\, * and sent down Your blessings upon the faithful\, ** O You Who alone are merciful a nd the Lover of mankind.\n\nWondrous is God in His Saints\, * the God of I srael. \n\nApostles\, prophets\, martyrs\,* bishops\, venerable and righte ous ones\,* having finished the fight well and having kept the faith\,* yo u now have free approach to the Saviour.* For our sake\, we beseech you\, entreat Him in His goodness to save our souls.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nWe ha ve become partakers of the Divine nature\, through you O Ever virgin Theot okos\; * for you have given birth to the Incarnate God for us. * Wherefore \, as is due\, we all reverently magnify you.\n\nSessional Hymn II\, Tone 1\n\nBehold\, the spring of grace has shone forth.* The Resurrection of Ch rist has glistened for all\,* and at this time George the martyr is radian t with Him.* It is a very festive and light-bearing day.* Wrapped in splen dour in a divine manner\,* let us carry candles and celebrate with joy.\n\ nGlory…\n\nRejecting earthly warfare\, O Martyr\,* you yearned for the g lory that is in heaven\;* and you suffered pains and a wretched death. *Th erefore\, we celebrate your holy memory today* and offer praise to Christ\ , O most blessed George.\n\nNow…\n\nAll of us beseech you\, O Mother of God\,* who truly manifested yourself to be a virgin after giving birth.* W e lovingly hasten to your goodness\;* for we sinners have you as an advoca te\, O most pure One\,* and as our refuge in affliction.\n\nPolyeleos\n\nE xaltation\n\nWe extol you\,* O great-martyr George\,* and we honour your p recious sufferings* which you endured for Christ.\n\nverse: God is for us a refuge and strength\, a helper close at hand\, in time of distress.\n\nv erse: We went through fire and through water\, but then You brought us rel ief.\n\nverse: Many are the trials of the just one\, but from them all the Lord will rescue him.\n\nverse: The just will rejoice in the Lord and fly to Him for refuge. All the upright hearts will glory.\n\nGlory… Now…\ n\nAlleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be to You\, O God! (3)\n\nSessional Hymn\n\nTone 3\n\nInflamed with a burning love for the Master\, you destr oyed the storehouse of deceit\,* and with strength and wisdom you professe d Christ at the trial.* O all-blessed conqueror and most glorious martyr G eorge\,* implore Christ to grant great mercy to us.\n\nTone 4\, Glory…\n \nYou properly planted the seeds of the commandments of God.* You devoutly distributed all your riches to the poor.* In place of them you acquired t he glory of Christ\, O most glorious one.* Then\, full of hope and through lengyour sufferings\,* you struggled along the course.* You shared in the passion and the resurrection* of the One who is beyond all suffering.* No w that you dwell with Him in the kingdom\, pray for us.\n\nNow…\n\nO Vir gin Mother of God\,* we acknowledge that the Word of the Father\, Christ o ur God\,* was incarnate of you\,* the only-pure one and the only-blessed o ne.* Therefore\, we sing to you a hymn of praise\, and we exalt you.\n\nGr adual Hymn\, Tone 4\, Antiphon I\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nThe just man s hall flourish like the palm tree* and grow like a cedar of Lebanon.\n\nver se: Planted in the house of the Lord\, they will flourish in the courts of our God!\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 12:2-12\n\nHymn of the Resurrection (once)\n\n After Psalm 50\n\nGlory…\n\nThrough the intercession of the holy apostle s\, O Merciful One\, remit our many sins.\n\nNow…\n\nThrough the interce ssion of the Mother of God\, O Merciful One\, remit our many sins.\n\nTone 6\n\nHave mercy on me\, God\, in your kindness. In your compassion blot o ut my offense.\n\nToday the whole world is illumined by the rays of the ma rtyr.* The Church of Christ is adorned with flowers\, O George\,* and she cries out to you: O servant of Christ\,* O fervent defender\, do not cease to pray for us.\n\nCanon\n\nOde 1\n\nIrmos: Taking up the Song of Moses\, * O my soul\, cry aloud:* “A helper and a protector has become to me sal vation.* My God\,* whom I will glorify.”\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou were crucified in the flesh\, O You Who are passio nless by the nature of the Father\; and You were pierced in the side\, the reby causing blood and water to spring forth for the world. You are our Go d\, and we glorify You.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\ nI honour Your Cross and I glorify Your Burial\, O Good One\, and I praise and worship Your Arising\, and I cry out: You are our God\, and we glorif y You.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYough You tasted of gall\, O You Who re the sweetness of the Church\, yet You caused incor ruption to spring forth for us from Your side. You are our God\, and we gl orify You.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nO Saviour\, You were counted among the dead\, You Who raised up the dead. You tasted o f corruption\, though You did not know corruption. You are our God\, and w e glorify You.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nLet Sion rejoice\, and let Heaven be glad\; Christ is risen\, having raised up the dead who chant: You are our God\, and we glorify You.\n\nGlory be to You\ , our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nHaving wrapped Your Body with fine linen\, O Christ\, Joseph laid You\, our Salvation\, in a new sepulchre\; and as God\, You raised up the dead.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\ n\nStanding\, most radiant\, before the precious throne of Him Who hath do minion over all\, by your supplications and intercessions preserve those w ho call upon you with fervent faith and love\, O martyr of Christ\, crown- bearer George.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nYou were a n oble field of Christ\, O George\, cultivated by the acts of your martyrdom \, and the Judge of the contest hath laid you up in the treasuries of heav en as all-glorious riches\, in that you  contend most excellently.\n\nHol y martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nCalled to struggles\, O George\, you strove steadfastly and with endurance\, O all-blessed George\, and hav ing cast down the bold array of the tyrants\, you have become an advocate for all who call upon you.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\n You have now received the blessed life which is hidden in Christ\, for whi ch you  contend\, even to the shedding of your blood\, O George. Pray you \, that those who hymn you be saved from every evil circumstances\, O pass ionbearer.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nYou have finishe d the course of sacred sufferings\, and\, arriving in the heaven\, have be en shown to be an incorrupt crown-bearer\, O George\, revealing yourself t o be a right flourishing traveller\; and you join chorus with the angels\, chanting: Let us sing unto our God\, for He has been glorified!\n\nGlory …\n\nWhile you were still in pain\, you were shown to the heavenly choir s of the incorporeal beings to pour forth a torrent of blessings\, O Georg e\, and  amaze the ranks of mortals with your divine sufferings. And danc ing with them\, you cry out: Let us sing unto our God\, for He has been gl orified!\n\nNow…\n\nThe staff of Aaron which budded forth prefigured you \, the all-pure one from the root of Jesse\, who for the world produced a Flower: God incarnate. Cease you never to entreat Him in behalf of us who flee to you\, O Ever-virgin.\n\nKatavasia: O day of Resurrection!* Let us beam with festive joy!* This indeed is the Lord’s own Pasch* for from de ath to life\, from earth to heaven Christ has led us\,* as we shout the vi ct’ry hymn.\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos: My mind has not brought forth good fruit\ ,* but show me to be fruitful* in Your compassion O God\,* husbandman of a ll good things.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen Yo ur palms were nailed to the Cross\, O Jesus\, You brought all the nations together out of error and called them to knowledge of You\, O Saviour.\n\n Glory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThe people of the Jews cri ed to Pilate: Release to us the villainous thief\; away with the Sinless O ne\, away with Him\, crucify Him!\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen You were crucified\, O Christ\, the light was darkened\, t he earth was shaken\, and the many of the dead arose from the grave out of fear of Your power.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nAs she stood at the Cross\, Your ewe-lamb cried out lamenting\, O Jesus: To where do you go\, my Son? To where do You depart\, O Lamb\, Who are slain on behalf of all?\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nI wor ship Your Cross\, I praise Your Burial\, I honour Your Passion\, and the n ails in Your hands\, and the lance\, and Your Resurrection\, O Jesus.\n\nG lory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou are arisen\, O Jesus\, the enemy is despoiled\, Adam is delivered together with Eve from the bond s of corruption by Your Resurrection.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nResplendent in the crown of suffering\, O glorious and blessed one\, entreat God our Deliverer\, that He deliver from all necessity those who piously call upon you.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\ nIllumined with rich effulgence\, O all-wise one\, from us who praise you with faith drive far away dark grief and the gloom of the passions.\n\nHol y martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nMade steadfast by hope and love\, and fortified by faith\, O George\, strengthened by the power of Christ y ou cast down the falsehood of the idols.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us! \n\nO all-pure one\, you gave birth in the flesh to the Incorporeal One Wh o hath enlightened the ends of the earth\, and Who before all things is eq ually unoriginate with the Father. Wherefore\, we the faithful honour you\ , the Theotokos.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nYou quietl y distributed your wealth to the poor\, O George\, and\, having anointed y ourself with the oil of love as an athlete\, with body and soul you vanqui shed the tyrant.\n\nGlory…\n\nMade steadfast by grace\, and consumed wit h the fire of zeal\, you were not visible to those who interrogated you\, nor were you found by those who sought you\, O George\, being angered for Christ's sake at the falsehood of the idols.\n\nNow…\n\nAs you bear in y our arms and feed at your breast Him Who feeds every creature\, O Theotoko s Mary\, worshiping Him we proclaim: Pray you to Him\, O pure one\, in beh alf of us all!\n\nKatavasia From barren rock behold the wonder!* The staff of Moses once drew water!* But we have something new to drink:* the drink of deathless life* from the rock that was His tomb\;* for in Him is all o ur might!\n\nSmall Litany\n\nKontakion of the Myrrh-bearers\, Tone 2\n\nYo u commanded the Myrrh-bearers to rejoice\, O Christ God\,* and ended the g rief of our mother Eve by Your Resurrection.* You ordered the apostles to proclaim to all:* The Saviour is risen from the tomb.\n\nIkos\n\nAs the My rrh-bearers went to Your tomb\, O Saviour\, they were perplexed in mind an d said to themselves: Who will roll the stone away from the sepulchre for us? And looking up\, they saw that the stone was rolled away. They were aw estruck by the form of the Angel and his raiment. They were taken with tre mbling and thought to flee\; and the youth cried to them: Be not afraid\; He Whom you seek is risen\; come\, behold the place where the body of Jesu s lay\, and go quickly\, proclaim to the disciples: The Saviour is risen f rom the tomb.\n\n \n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 8 (of the Great Martyr)\n\nMa nfully contending in every manner of piety\, O martyr\, casting down the f alsehood of impiety you trampled the arrogance of the enemy underfoot\; an d ever burning with divine desire\, you quenched the ungodly savagery of t he tyrants. Wherefore\, you have fittingly received a crown as the reward for your torments\, and grant healings unto those who have recourse to you with faith. O passion-bearer George\, entreat Christ God\, that He grant remission of offenses unto those who celebrate your holy memory with love. \n\nGlory…\n\nHaving distributed your earthly riches to the poor on eart h\, O wise martyr\, through your labours you have inherited heavenly riche s\; for\, armed with the precious Cross as with a breast-plate\, you there by put the arrogance of the tyrants to shame. Wherefore\, by your supplica tions you grant divine gifts and the benefactions of healings unto those w ho petition you. O passion-bearer George\, entreat Christ God\, that He gr ant remission of transgressions unto those who celebrate your holy memory with love.\n\nNow…\, Tone 2\n\nThe women brought myrrh and came to Your sepulchre.* Their souls were filled with joy on seeing the bright Angel’ s light.* With great zeal and boldness\, O Lord\, they preached that You a re the God of all\,* and to Your disciples they cried:* The Life of all ha s arisen from the dead.\n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos: The prophet foreseeing Your bir th from a virgin\, prophesied crying aloud:* “I have heard report of You \, and I was afraid\;* for from the South\, from the Overshadowed mountain * shall You come forth\, O Christ!”\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nBy the Cross You bound the belly of Hades\, and raised up t he dead together with Yourself\, and destroyed the tyranny of death. There fore\, we who are of Adam worship and praise Your burial and arising\, O C hrist.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nO our Saviour\, Whose good pleasure it was\, for the sake of Your compassionate mercy to b e nailed to the Cross and redeem us from the paternal curse\, loose the bo nds of my many transgressions\, for You are able to accomplish whatsoever You will.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nO You Who nai led to the Cross my ancient curse and caused blessing to pour forth for me from Your side by Your blood\, O Saviour\, loose the bonds of my many tra nsgressions\, for You are able to accomplish whatsoever You will.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen hades met You in the nethe rmost regions\, it was embittered\, O Saviour\, seeing those whom it had t he power to devour from before time\, now given up involuntarily\; and its depths searched out\, stripped\, and despoiled of its dead.\n\nGlory be t o You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThough the stone was sealed\, and th e sentry was present\, O lawless foes\, yet the Lord arose as He foretold\ , loosing the bonds of my many transgressions\, for He is able to accompli sh whatsoever He wills.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\ nO You Who arose from the sepulchre and despoiled Hades and quicken the de ad and caused incorruption to flow forth for me by Your arising\, loose Th u the bonds of my many transgressions\, for You are able to accomplish wha tsoever You will.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nO most bl essed George\, we hymn your struggles\, whereby you broke asunder the wors hip of the idols\; and set at nought all the falsehood of the demons\, O a ll-glorious one.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nStill the turbulence of perils and misfortunes\, O right wondrous one\, and dispel f rom those who hymn you as a warrior of Christ every evil assault of the de mons.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nYou have shone forth like a radiant star\, O George\, driving away dark falsehood with valour o f spirit and steadfastness of faith\, and saving those who hymn you.\n\nMo st holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nO Virgin\, you gave birth to Him Who is in essence salvation\, saving man in the richness of His goodness and his es sential kindness\, and restoring His image which had become corrupt.\n\nHo ly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nThe utterance of the words of yo ur wisdom\, which transcended the human mind\, struck the tyrants with awe before their tribunal\, O George\, and Christ God was acknowledged by tho se who knew Him not.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nWith t he word of the faith of Christ\, O all-wise George\, you demolished the ph ilosophers' weaving of vile myths\, and you  mock their gods as passion-r idden creatures\, O champion of the Trinity.\n\nGlory… \n\nThe tyrants w ho heard the report of your words were put to shame\, for\, mocking their gods\, you showed them to be objects of derision\, preaching Christ God\, Who was crucified in the flesh and hath abolished soul-destroying falsehoo d.\n\nNow…\n\nWe glorify you\, O all-pure one\, the only Theotokos\, the true Ever-virgin\, whom the bush which was mingled with fire without bein g consumed prefigured for Moses the God-beholder.\n\nKatavasia Let God’s prophet Habakkuk* now stand with us in godly vigil!* And show the angel r adiant with light* whose voice gives forth the joyous news:* salvation vis its the earth today\,* for Christ has risen in His might!\n\nOde 5\n\nIrmo s: Having dispelled the gloom of my soul\, O my Saviour\,* illumine me wit h the light of You commandments for You alone are the King of peace.\n\nGl ory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen You were clothed with m e\, You divested me of my ancient garment which\, alas! the sower of sin w ove for me\, O Saviour.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\ nAlas! My sin has sewn fig leaves for me who by the counsel of the serpent have not kept Your immaculate commandment\, O Saviour.\n\nGlory be to You \, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThough my soul was wounded by my thieving thoughts\; Christ\, Who came forth from Mary\, has healed it\, by pouring oil thereon.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nStanding by the Cross\, the most pure Theotokos called out with a maternal voice: Y ou have left me alone\, O my Son and God.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, G lory be to You.\n\nBy the weapon of Your Cross\, You have put down the ser pent\, the author of evil\, and by Your arising You have broken the sting of death\, O Jesus.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nLet Adam also cry out: O Death\, where is your sting? O Hades\, where is your victory? You are destroyed by the quickening of Him that raises the dead. \n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nAs you have the boldness o f a martyr before the Master\, earnestly beseech salvation for those who h ymn you\, doing away with their spiritual ailments by your entreaties\, O passion-bearing martyr\, all-blessed George.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nAs you join chorus with the choirs of angels and martyrs \, O crown-bearer\, and share in immortal and blessed glory\, rescue those who have recourse to your protection from threefold waves and tempest.\n\ nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nDeliver us from all necessity \, O Christ\, in that You are merciful\, dispelling the multifarious turmo il of sin and misfortune\, and accepting the supplications of George Your favourite.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nYou repaid the debt of our first mother Eve\, O Mother of God\; for you wrapped in flesh the Saviour of the world Who was born of you. Wherefore\, we all call you blessed\, O joyous and most immaculate Virgin.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God fo r us!\n\nWrestling like an athlete and manfully contending against the cau ses of divers deceptions\, O George\, naked to the world you stripped away the might of the cruel prince of this world.\n\nGlory… \n\nProtected by the weapon of the Cross\, O George\, with the hope of faith and mighty lo ve you blunted the sharp edges of all the weaponry of the cruel adversary. \n\nNow…\n\nThe womb of the virgin put to shame the understanding of the tyrants\; for a child received the deadly sting of an adder in his hand\, but George\, casting down the prideful one who fell away from God\, hath humbled him beneath the feet of the faithful.\n\nKatavasia Now at daybreak * let us celebrate.* Let us gaze on Christ\, our Sun of holiness.* Instead of spices\,* let us offer Him our song* as He brings forth life for all!\ n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos: I am held fast in the depths of sin O Saviour\,* and am overwhelmed by the sea of life\,* but as Jonah was delivered from the sea -monster\,* so also deliver me from the passions\, and save me.\n\nGlory b e to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nHades is dead\, take courage\, O you earthborn\, for while Christ was hanging upon the Tree\, He struck the sword against him\, and he lies dead\; for\, being stripped naked\, he wa s despoiled of those he held.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to Y ou.\n\nHades has been despoiled\, take courage\, O you dead\; and the tomb s have been opened: arise. Thus did Christ cry to you from Hades\, as One Who has come to deliver all from death and corruption.\n\nGlory be to You\ , our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThe dead\, which at one time you had the p ower to devour\, and which now are demanded of you\, give back to Me\, O H ades\, cries God\, the Giver of life\, Who has come to deliver all from yo ur insatiate belly.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nO m yrrh-bearing women\, why do you hasten now? Why do you bring myrrh to the Living One? Christ is risen\, as He foretold. Let your tears cease and be changed into joy.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nHavin g wrapped You in linen\, O Christ\, the noble Joseph laid You in a tomb\; and having anointed with myrrh the fallen temple of Your Body\, he rolled a great stone before the sepulchre.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory b e to You.\n\nThe Lord is risen and has despoiled the enemy\, and having pl ucked out them that were in fetters\, He has led them all forth\, as well as Adam the first-fashioned\, when He raised them up\, since He is compass ionate and the Lover of mankind.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for u s!\n\nTranscending nature\, recounting and understanding are the brave dee ds of your valour\, which are unceasingly hymned\, O all-blessed martyr Ge orge.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nIn that you are a con verser with the army of heaven\, and beholds the revelation of God insofar as you canst attain thereto\, O blessed one\, save those who honour you w ith faith.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nInclining toward God in every way\, and receiving the effulgence of miracles\, O all-bless ed George\, you dost distribute gifts to those in need.\n\nMost holy Theot okos\, save us!\n\nI flee now to you\, O all-pure one. Save and preserve m e by the supplications\; for you canst do all things whatsoever you desire \, in that you are the Mother of the Almighty.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pra y to God for us!\n\nYou cry out to the Creator with boldness\, O George: " Give not your servant over to the iniquitous\, but grant me the strength t o destroy their arrogance!"\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\ nScorning the vessels of the torturers\, O George\, of your own will you m anfully hasten to the contest\, and have been crowned by Christ God with t he honours of victory.\n\nGlory… \n\nThe deceitful tyrants\, their threa ts turned to wonder during the testing of your virtue\, O George\, marvell ed at Christ\, the Bestower of life\, Whom you preached.\n\nNow…\n\nOf o ld the serpent deceived me and made me subject to death through my first m other Eve\; but now\, O pure one\, He Who created me has through you calle d me back from corruption.\n\nKatavasia: O Christ* You pierced the world b eneath* and snapped infernal chains that bind forever!* But in three days You came forth from the tomb:* our Jonah from the belly of the whale!\n\nS mall Litany\n\nKontakion of the Great Martyr\, Tone 4:\n\nYou showed yours elf a most honourable harvester of godliness\,* for it was God who cultiva ted you.* You gathered the sheaves of virtues\;* for\, sowing in tears\, y ou reaped in gladness\;* and in shedding your blood\, you received Christ. * By your prayers\, O holy one\, you grant pardon of transgressions of all .\n\nIkos\n\nDesiring Christ the King\, Who laid down His life for the lif e of the world\, the warrior hastened to die for Him\, and\, possessing gr eat and divine zeal in his heart\, he brought himself to Him. With faith\, then\, let us all hymn the divine George as a fervent intercessor\, a glo rious servant of Christ\, who manifestly emulated his Master and responds to everyone who approaches him\; for he doth ever hasten to entreat the Sa vior\, that He grant forgiveness of offenses unto all.\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: Like the Cherubim\, the Children rejoicing in the furnace sang:* “Blesse d are You\, O God\,* for in truth You have brought this judgment upon us b ecause of our sins\,* You are supremely praised and glorified throughout a ll ages.”\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou\, as th e Lover of mankind\, wishing to save from error all whom You had fashioned \, deigned to be nailed to the Cross\, that by Your flesh You might renew this image demolished by the passions\, O Saviour\; and despoiling Hades\, You raised up the dead with Yourself.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glor y be to You.\n\nWhen You were lifted up upon the Cross\, O Compassionate O ne\, You called all to Yourself\, as You promised\, O Good One. For in tru th\, You were pleased to suffer all these things because of our sins. Ther efore\, You also opened the gates of Paradise to the thief\, O Saviour.\n\ nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou raised up the fallen temple of Your Body from the grave on the third day\, as You promised\, O Good One\, that in truth You might make known Your glory which You caused to flow for us through faith\; and You took away those who were in bonds\, whom Hades had held of old in fetters.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glo ry be to You.\n\nO mindlessness of the Jews! O frenzy of the lawless! What thing did you see\, that you believed not in Christ? For did He not by a word raise up the sick? Or did He not Himself save the whole world? At lea st\, let the soldiers or those that arose from the dead convince you.\n\nG lory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nLet the guards who became a s dead now say: How was He stolen\, Whom the ungrateful ones in no wise sa w? For if they saw Him not arisen\, how would they ever have perceived how He was stolen? At least\, let this stone and Christ’s funeral shrouds c onvince you.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhom do yo u guard as dead? What seals have you placed upon the stone\, O Jews\, who fear the fear of theft? Behold\, in truth the grave is sealed. How\, there fore\, did He arise\, were Christ not God? Let them that arose and were se en by many convince you.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nEm ulating your Master\, O glorious martyr\, you willingly hastened to the st ruggle\, and having received the victory have become the guardian of the C hurch of Christ. Do you ever preserve it by your intercession.\n\nHoly mar tyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nAs an invincible martyr\, as an athlet e\, as an unvanquished champion of the Faith\, O all-wise George\, be you now an unshakable pillar far those who praise you\, protecting them by you r supplications.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nHaving wis ely cultivated the divine seed\, you have multiplied it\, watering it with the torrents of your blood\, with the urgency of your pangs and divers wo unds\, whereby you put down the savagery of the tyrants.\n\nMost holy Theo tokos\, save us!\n\nYou remained a virgin even after giving birth\, for yo u have birth to God Who feeds all creatures in His ineffable mercy\, and W ho in His great loving-kindness became man\, O pure one. Him do you entrea t\, that our souls be saved.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n \nSeeing the falsehood of idolatry prevailing\, O George\, burning with th e zeal of piety you gave yourself over to struggles.\n\nHoly martyr George \, pray to God for us!\n\nYou were shown to preach the persecuted Faith\, O George\, and\, denouncing the darkness of falsehood\, you said: O God of our fathers\, blessed are You!\n\nGlory… \n\nYou cut off falsehood at t he root\, cultivated great faith by piety\, O George\, and  rejoiced\, sa ying: O God of our fathers\, blessed are You!\n\nNow…\n\nYou are more ex alted than all creatures\, O Theotokos\, in that you gave birth to the Cre ator and Lord. Wherefore\, I cry to you: O blessed one\, the Lord of hosts is with you!\n\nKatavasia: As He rescued three young men from furnace fla mes* by His passion* He has rescued us from death\,* this One who took our flesh and suffered like all mortals.* He alone is blessed and full of glo ry:* the only God!* The One our Fathers knew!* Ever robed in splendid glor y!\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos: To Him Who of old prefigured the miracle of the Virg in\,* to Moses in the burning-bush* on Mount Sinai\,* let us sing\, bless and supremely exult throughout all ages.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Gl ory be to You.\n\nThe beams of the sun withdrew themselves in fear before the sufferings of Christ\, and the dead arose\, and the mountains shook\, and the earth trembled\, and Hades was laid bare.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThe thrice-blessed Children who were in the fur nace of old\, raising up their hands\, prefigured Your immaculate Cross\, O Good One\, whereby You cast down the might of the enemy\, O Christ.\n\nG lory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nO blind Jews\, deceivers an d transgressors\, who disbelieved Christ’s arising as though it were a l ie: What do you see that is unbelievable? that Christ\, Who raised up the dead\, is risen?\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWho is it that withered the fig tree? Who is it that healed the withered hand? W ho is it that once filled the multitude in the wilderness? Is it not Chris t God\, Who raised up the dead?\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWho is it that raised from the grave\, the man four-days dead\, a nd the son of the widow? Who is it that\, as God\, strengthened the paraly tic on his bed? Is it not Christ God\, Who raised up the dead?\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nThe stone itself cries\, the seals call out\; when you placed them\, you appointed a watch to guard the tomb . Truly Christ is risen\, and He lives throughout the ages.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nBy your supplications\, O crown-bearer Ge orge\, bring a halt to the torrent of cruel sufferings and misfortunes\, t umultuous evil circumstances\, attacks of pain\, the wiles of the demons a nd the assaults of the ungodly.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us !\n\nWholly illumined with purity by the light of the Trinity\, O blessed dweller in heaven\, as an invincible martyr\, a champion of piety and a di vinely crowned victor\, by your supplications save those who honour you.\n \nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nAdorned in every way with th e noetic crown and diadem of the kingdom\, dignified with a sceptre and ar rayed in a royal robe empurpled in your blood\, O blessed one\, you reign with the King of hosts.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nO Virgin Moth er\, you gave birth to Him Who was begotten timelessly of the Father\, Who shone forth before time began and hath created all things\, visible and i nvisible. Wherefore\, we and all nations glorify you\, the Theotokos.\n\nH oly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nStrengthened by the Spirit\, yo u spurned the instruments of pain\, for you wouldst not offer praise to de af idols\, but only to Christ God\, having acquired roving faith in Him\, O George\; and you  say: Hymn the Lord\, all ye works\, and exalt Him sup remely for all ages!\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nSeekin g after no transitory beauty\, rejoicing in the hope of divine life\, O Ge orge\, you underwent divers afflictions\; and paying no heed to your terri ble dismemberment\, with steadfastness of soul you  say: Hymn the Lord\, all you works\, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!\n\nLet us bless the Lord: Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit!\n\nSeeing your body cut apart by ins truments of bronze and dismembered limb by limb with sharp knives\, alive in spirit you said: "These present tortures are for the glory which is to come\, O you unworthy! Hymn the Lord\, all you works\, and exalt Him supre mely for all ages!"\n\nNow…\n\nThe Lord of all\, Who formed you from the rib of Adam\, became incarnate of your virginity\; and\, hymning Him\, we cry: All ye works\, bless and hymn the Lord\, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!\n\nKatavasia: That hallowed and chosen day has come!* Of all ho ly Sabbaths the first and foremost:* the very expectation of the people of God.* The Festivals of festivals\;* of all solemnities the greatest:* whe n all of us bless Christ forever!\n\nThe Song of the Theotokos (Magnificat ) is sung.\n\nOde 9\n\nIrmos: In a manner surpassing nature* has the Word who timelessly shone forth from the Father\,* been conceived within a womb \, according to the flesh\,* O faithful\, with never silent hymns\, let us magnify Him.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nWhen the thief recognized You as God upon the Cross\, You made him an heir of the n oetic Paradise\, as he cried out: Remember me\, O Almighty Saviour.\n\nGlo ry be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou were smitten for our sake \, You were spat upon by the lawless men\, O Jesus\, Who inscribed the tab lets of the Law on Mount Sinai for Your servant Moses.\n\nGlory be to You\ , our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou were pierced in Your life-creating sid e\, O Christ\, and You caused Your immaculate Blood and the precious Water to flow forth as an ever-living fount for the world.\n\nGlory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nYou were accounted among the dead\, O You W ho quickened the dead\; You were laid in a grave\, Who emptied the graves\ ; You despoiled Hades\, O You Who resurrected Adam.\n\nGlory be to You\, o ur God\, Glory be to You.\n\nGlory be to You\, O Christ Saviour\, Who caus ed life to flow forth\, and the light to shine upon those in the darkness of ignorance\, and Who have illumined the whole world by Your arising.\n\n Glory be to You\, our God\, Glory be to You.\n\nLet us acclaim the wondrou s Joseph\, as well as Nicodemus and the faithful Myrrh-bearers\, O faithfu l\, as we cry out: The Lord is truly risen.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray t o God for us!\n\nUnceasingly entreat the Lord for us who hymn you\, O bles sed one\, as a martyr of Christ who vanquished the tyrant\, as an expeller of evils spirits\, a tireless guardian\, a helper unashamed.\n\nHoly mart yr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nThe Master of all has richly rewarded y ou for your sufferings\, O thrice-blessed one\; and\, standing before him with the boldness of a martyr\, preserve those who call upon you with glad ness.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nThe earth covered you \, but heaven received you and manifestly opened unto you the gates of par adise\, O athlete\; and joyously dancing and leaping up therein\, by your supplications preserve those who hymn you with faith.\n\nMost holy Theotok os\, save us!\n\nThe tabernacle of the witness\, wherein were the tablets of the law\, the jar of manna and the golden ark\, prefigured you\, O all- pure one\; for like it\, O Theotokos\, you  contained the unoriginate Wor d\, incarnate\, in your womb.\n\nHoly martyr George\, pray to God for us!\ n\nPriests hymn\, kings praise and the people utter laudation to your suff erings\, O martyr George\; wherefore\, we all call you blessed.\n\nHoly ma rtyr George\, pray to God for us!\n\nAll the hosts of heaven hymned your s truggles\; for\, sacrificing yourself\, you were well pleasing to God\, O martyr George. Wherefore\, we all call you blessed.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\n Rejoice\, O pure Theotokos our boast\, who sprang forth from mortal parent s and gave birth to the Creator! We magnify you as her who has dominion ov er creation.\n\nKatavasia: Shine\, shine\, O new Jerusalem!* for the glory to the Lord has risen upon you!* Exult now and be glad\, O Sion!* And you \, O chaste Mother of God\,* take delight* in the resurrection of your Son .\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHymn of Light\, Tone 2\n\nSpring has shone forth for us:* it is the splendorous and divine Resurrection of the Master\;* it tra nsports us from earth to the heavenly Pasch.* The radiant remembrance of t he glorious martyr George begins to shine with it.* We shall observe it wi th splendour* so that we may be made worthy of divine grace from Christ th e Saviour.\n\nGlory…\n\nLike the light-bearing sun\, O martyr George\,* you illumine all creation with your marvellous rays.* Therefore\, we obser ve your memory and extol Him who rose from the grave.\n\nNow…\n\nHearken \, ye women\, and give ear unto the voice of joy\, for I have trampled dow n tyrant Hades and raised the world from corruption. Hasten ye quickly and proclaim the gladsome tidings to My friends\; for I have willed that joy shine forth thence upon all My creation from whence there first came sorro w.\n\nAt the Praises\n\nTone 2\n\nIt is called the all-festive\, splendoro us\, and glorious Resurrection.* All of you who have celebrated the feast\ ,* come again to resplendently celebrate* the feast of George the martyr.* Let us crown with spring flowers the one who was invincible\,* so that th rough his pleas we may be delivered* from tribulations and from sins.\n\nO all-blessed one\,* you offered your whole life as a living and complete o ffering\,* as a pleasing and most pure sacrifice.* Therefore\, you have be en a very fervent intercessor.* O martyr George\, you dispel all the trial s* of those who invoke and praise you.\n\nYou properly cultivated the seed of the Word* which had been sown in your pure soul.* By the pains of your sufferings\, you made it grow.* It has been stored in the heavenly granar ies.* You have found the incorruptible delight* and are now rejoicing in i t.* By your prayers to God\, save those who faithfully praise you.\n\nO Ma rtyr who suffered the passion of Christ\,* by your pleas\, save and delive r from all oppression* those who are in sorrow.* Repel the soul-destroying and heavy pain.* Ask for grace and mercy for us to be saved by your praye rs\,* so that we may joyfully venerate your precious struggles\, O George. \n\nTone 2\, Glory…\n\nSolomon said and proclaimed to all:* The one who sees and proclaims things which are just is shown mercy by God.* You liste ned attentively\, O patient George\,* and followed the teachings of the Ma ster.* You handed yourself over to the wicked and suffered to the end.* Yo u looked upon the offerings to idols as an abomination.* You offered your body to be tortured because of your love for the Creator.* The Evil One wa s extremely angered when he saw you wearing a crown.* Therefore\, since yo u suffered the passion of Christ\,* you now live with the heavenly powers in the courts of your Lord\;* entreat Him to save our souls.\n\nNow…\n\n In the deep of dawn\, the myrrh-bearing women * came unto the Lord’s tom b bearing sweet-smelling spices\, * and finding that which they had not ex pected\, * they stood reverently pondering the removal of the stone\, * an d said one to another: Where are the seals of the sepulcher? * Where are P ilate’s watchmen and the secure sentry? * Upon which a radiant Angel\, p roclaimed to the women saying to them: * “Why do ye lament seeking Him t hat liveth * and hath given life unto the race of mortals? * Christ our Go d hath arisen from the dead\, since He is Almighty\, ** granting unto all incorruption\, life\, illumination\, and great mercy.\n\nGreat Doxology\n\ nTroparia\, Tone 4\n\nO victorious great-martyr George\,* as a liberator o f captives and helper of the poor\,* physician of the sick* and champion o f kings\,* entreat Christ our God to save our souls.\n\nGlory… Now…\, Tone 2\n\nWhen You went down to death\, O Life Immortal\,* You struck Hade s dead with the blazing light of Your divinity.*When You raised the dead f rom the nether world\, all powers of heaven cried out:* O Giver of Life\, Christ our God\, glory to You!\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON THURSDAY MORNING\nTro parion and Kontakion\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2: When You went down to death\, O Life Immortal\,* You struck Hades dead with the blazing light of Your di vinity.*When You raised the dead from the nether world\, all powers of hea ven cried out:* O Giver of Life\, Christ our God\, glory to You!\n\nTropar ion\, Tone 2: The noble Joseph took down Your most pure body from the tree .* He wrapped it with a clean shroud and aromatic spices* and placed it in a new tomb.* But on the third day You arose\, O Lord\,* granting the worl d Your great mercy.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: O victorious great-martyr Georg e\,* as a liberator of captives and helper of the poor\,* physician of the sick* and champion of kings\,* entreat Christ our God to save our souls.\ n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: You commanded the myrrh-bearers to rejoice\, O Chri st God\,* and ended the grief of our mother Eve by Your Resurrection.* You ordered the apostles to proclaim to all:* The Saviour is risen from the t omb.\n\nGlory be to the Father\, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit. \n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: You showed yourself a most honourable harvester of godliness\,* for it was God who cultivated you.* You gathered the sheaves of virtues\;* for\, sowing in tears\, you reaped in gladness\;* and in sh edding your blood\, you received Christ.* By your prayers\, O holy one\, y ou grant pardon of transgressions of all.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Am en.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8: Yough You descended into a tomb\, O Immortal On e\,* yet You destroyed the power of Hades\;* and You rose as victor\, O Ch rist God\,* calling to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice!* and giving peace to Your Apostles:* You\, who grant resurrection to the fallen.\n\nProkeim enon\, Tone 7\n\nThe just man shall be glad in the Lord and shall hope in Him.\n\nverse: Hear\, O God\, my voice when I make my petition to You. (Ps alm 63:11\,2)\n\nEpistle\n\nActs 12:1-11\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 4\n\nverse: Th e just man shall flourish like the palm tree\; and he shall grow like the cedar in Lebanon.\n\nverse: They who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish the courts of our God. (Psalm 91:13\, 14)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 15:17-16:2\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nReceive the Body of Christ\,* taste the f ountain of immortality.* The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance\ ;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia . (Psalm 111:6)\n\nInstead of Blessed is He Who comes… we sing:\n\nChris t is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in th e tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of We have seen the true light… we sing :\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to t hose in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of May our mouths be filled… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death b y death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of Blessed b e the name of the Lord… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving lif e.\n\nAt the dismissal\, instead of Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, now and forever and ever. Amen. we chant:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\, trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tomb s giving life.\n\nAfter the final Amen\, the Troparion Christ is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Liturgy\, but with the addition:\n\nAnd to us He has granted life eternal\;* we bow down before His resurrection on the third day. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR