BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:565@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260827 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260828 DTSTAMP:20260818T144117Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/thursday-august-27-2026-our-vene rable-father-pimen-blessed-venerable-woman-martyrs-lavrentia-herasymiv-and -olympia-bida/ SUMMARY:Thursday\, August 27\, 2026\; Our Venerable Father Pimen\; Blessed Venerable Woman-Martyrs Lavrentia Herasymiv and Olympia Bida DESCRIPTION:VESPERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appoint ed psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “As one valia nt among the martyrs…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stan d?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nО glorious on es\, who with a most mighty understanding* waged war\, arraying yourselves against the wicked foe\,* for having valiantly armed yourselves with the weaponry of the Spirit\,* you destroyed all the might of the demons\,* who seize men’s souls like plunder\;* wherefore\, we honour you throughout the ages\, О apostles.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; m y soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord. \n\nSpreading out the net of the Faith in the form of the Cross\,* Your tw elve divine apostles dragged all the nations to the knowledge of You\, О Christ\,* and dried up the salty sea of the passions\;* I beseech You: By their wholly well-pleasing supplications* recall me from the depths of tra nsgressions.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in th e Lord.\n\nWith divine hymns let the divinely chosen and all-honourable tw elve apostles be praised:* Peter\, Paul and James\, Luke and John\, Matthe w and Thomas\,* Mark\, Simon and Philip\, the most glorious Andrew and Mat thias\,* with the godly and most wise Bartholomew\,* and the seventy other s.\n\nTone 8\, Podoben “What shall we call you…”\n\nFor with the Lor d there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He sh all redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nWhat shall we call you\, Pim en?* Example for monastics\, performer of healings!* Wounder of the soul ’s passions with blows of abstinence!* Dweller and converser with the an gels!* Inhabitant of the city on high!* Vessel of virtues and support of t he pious!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nWhat shall we say of yo u\, Pimen?* Dweller in the wilderness and lover of silence!* Uprooter of p assions and guide of monks!* Flood of the divine spirit’s instruction!* Unfading lamp of discernment!* True worker of wonders\, healing all kinds of passions!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\n\nStrong is the love of t he Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nYou were a lamp of d iscernment\, wise one\,* illumining the souls of those who rightly came to you:* you showed them the path of life!* Therefore\, Pimen\, we who celeb rate your holy feast * bless you with praises.* Boast of the fathers and a dornment of ascetics!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\n\nTone 6\, Glory …\n\nThe sound of your teachings has gone out into all the earth\,* vene rable father!* Therefore you have found the reward of your labours in the heavens.* You destroyed the hosts of demons* and reached the ranks of ange ls whose life you blamelessly followed!* Since you have boldness before Ch rist our God\,* entreat peace for our souls!\n\nTone 4\, Now…\n\nO all-p ure one\, who have contained the infinite God in your womb* who\, in His l ove for mankind\, has become a man\,* and has received our substance from you\, deifying it:* disdain me not who am now sorrowing\, but quickly take pity* and free me from diverse enemies and the malice of the evil one.\n\ nProkeimenon\, Tone 5\n\nO Lord\, save me by Your name\,* and in Your powe r be a judge for me.\n\nverse: O God\, hear my prayer\; listen to the word s of my mouth.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\n\nYou enlightened the choir of the apostles with the Holy Spirit\, О Christ God.* By them wash away the defi lement of our sin\, and have mercy on us.\n\nI have lifted up my eyes to Y ou enthroned in heaven. Behold\, as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters\, as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress\ , so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.\n\nThy Hol y Spirit revealed the illiterate disciples to be teachers\, О Christ God\ ,* and set at naught the deception of the pagans with their greatly eloque nt harmony\,* in that He is almighty.\n\nHave mercy on us\, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for we have been filled with shame\; our soul is all too ful l of the mockery of the rich\, of the contempt of the proud.\n\nO martyrs of the Lord\,* you animate sacrifices\, noetic whole-burnt offerings\, per fect offerings to God\,* you lambs who know God and are known of Him\,* an d to whose fold the wolves have no entry:* Pray that with you we also may be tended by the water of peace.\n\nTone 8\, Glory… \n\nWe honour you\, Pimen our father\,* the instructor of a multitude of monks!* We have indee d learned to walk rightly in your footsteps!* You are blest\, for having l aboured for Christ\,* you denounced the power of the enemy!* Converser wit h the angels\,* companion of the venerable and righteous ones!* Together w ith them\, entreat the Lord that He may grant mercy to our souls!\n\nNow …\n\nI flee to your protection\, O holy Virgin Theotokos\, * for I know that through you I shall obtain salvation\; * for you are able to help me\ , O pure one.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 8\n\nYour abundant tears made the wilder ness bloom\,* and your sufferings made your labours fruitful a hundredfold \;* you became a shining torch over the world.* O venerable father Pimen\, * pray to Christ our God that He may save our souls.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\ nO pure Mother of God\, you are the gate of spiritual life\,* save from al l dangers those who run to you with confidence* to glorify your holy birth giving* for the salvation of our souls.\n\n \;\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON THURSDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 8: Your abu ndant tears made the wilderness bloom\,* and your sufferings made your lab ours fruitful a hundredfold\;* you became a shining torch over the world.* O venerable father Pimen\,* pray to Christ our God that He may save our s ouls.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, no w and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: Divinely armed with purity of spirit* and mightily wielding the lance of unceasing prayers\,* you overcame the powers of demons\,* Venerable Pimen\, pray without ceasin g for all of us.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nPrecious in the sight of the L ord is the death of His venerable ones.\n\nverse: What shall I render to t he Lord for all the things He has rendered to me? (Psalm 115:15\,12)\n\nEp istle\n\nGalatians 1:1-10\; 1:20-2:5\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 6\n\nverse: Blesse d is the man who fears the Lord\; he shall delight exceedingly in His comm andments.\n\nverse: His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth. (Psalm 1 11:1\,2)\n\nGospel\n\nMark 5:1-20\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThe just man shall be in everlasting remembrance\;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* A lleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. 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