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SUMMARY:Thursday\, July 2\, 2026\;  The Placing of the Precious Robe of Our
  Most Holy Lady and the Mother of God in Blachernae.
DESCRIPTION:Polyeleos Feast.\n\nGREAT VESPERS\n\nKathisma Reading\n\n“Ble
 ssed is the man…” is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\n\nIf You mark in
 iquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may
  be revered.\n\nIn Your compassion\, O Lover of mankind\,* You have given 
 Your Mother as a helper to Your servants* and through her You have fulfill
 ed Your ineffable and awesome dispensation* and restored us to our divine 
 first-created estate.* Therefore\, as we praise her\, we praise Your domin
 ion\,* O Almighty Jesus\, the Saviour of our souls.\n\nI have waited for Y
 ou as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for
  it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nIn Your compassion\, O Lover of mankind\,*
  You have given Your Mother as a helper to Your servants* and through her 
 You have fulfilled Your ineffable and awesome dispensation* and restored u
 s to our divine first-created estate.* Therefore\, as we praise her\, we p
 raise Your dominion\,* O Almighty Jesus\, the Saviour of our souls.\n\nFro
 m the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO all-pr
 aised Theotokos\, we worthily glorify you* for you protect us with your pr
 ecious robe* from famine\, earthquake\, and from civil war\,* and from our
  godless enemies\, O pure one.* Therefore\, we glorify you\, O Virgin who 
 knows not wedlock\,* As the helper of mankind\, O All-holy Bride of God.\n
 \nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redem
 ption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nO all-prai
 sed Theotokos\, we worthily glorify you* for you protect us with your prec
 ious robe* from famine\, earthquake\, and from civil war\,* and from our g
 odless enemies\, O pure one.* Therefore\, we glorify you\, O Virgin who kn
 ows not wedlock\,* As the helper of mankind\, O All-holy Bride of God.\n\n
 Praise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\
 n\nO Lady\, full of divine grace\, you have given to us your precious robe
 .* It is truly a treasure that cannot be taken away\,* our shelter and glo
 ry\, an invincible citadel\,* a treasury of healings\, a ready haven of sa
 lvation for those tossed upon the seas.* Therefore\, we worthily sing your
  praises\,* O All-honoured Lady Theotokos.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lo
 rd for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nCome\, O people\, and dra
 w forth the healing of our body and soul* at the shrine which holds the pr
 ecious robe of the Ever-virgin Lady.* From which pour forth streams of won
 ders* that wash away the darkness of our hearts* and the defilement of the
  passions\,* sanctifying the souls of the faithful with divine grace.\n\nT
 one 2\, Glory…\n\nHaving cleansed our hearts and minds* let us celebrate
  together with the angels* and joyfully sing the song of David* to the mai
 den bride of Christ our God\, the King of all\,* singing: Arise\, O Lord\,
  into Your resting place\,* You and the ark of Your holiness!* For having 
 adorned her as a beautiful palace\, you have given her to us as an inherit
 ance* to establish and protect us through her prayers\, from our godless e
 nemies* by Your power\, O Master.\n\nNow…\n\nO Virgin\, the shadow of th
 e Law passed away* with the realization of grace.* For as the bush had bur
 ned without being consumed\,* so you gave birth while a virgin* and you re
 mained a virgin.* Instead of the pillar of fire there rose the Sun of Just
 ice.* Instead of Moses\, Christ God came forth\,* the Saviour of our souls
 .\n\nReadings\n\n(1) Genesis 28:10-17\; (2) Ezekiel 43:27-44\; (3) Proverb
 s 9:1-11\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 1\n\nYou alone are the living palace of the 
 God* and you have given us your precious robe* to be preserved as a treasu
 re in your holy house* as a sanctification and invincible protection for t
 he faithful\,* through which we are saved\, O Mother of God* as we sing an
 d praise your divine authority.\n\nArise\, O Lord\, into Your resting plac
 e\, You and the ark of Your holiness.\n\nYou have given to us your preciou
 s robe* which had clothed your honoured and holy body\, O pure Lady.* It i
 s a fountain flowing with the eternal waters of grace\,* and we celebrate 
 its deposition for us\, and we honour thee\, O Theotokos\,* who has bestow
 ed this great honou on us.\n\nThe rich among the people shall pray before 
 your face.\n\nYour temple\, preserves your holy robe\, O Lady\,* as a trea
 sure of holiness\,* rightly sanctifying those come before you with faith.*
  Therefore\, we ever bless and honour you as the strength and hope* and th
 e steadfast protection of our souls.\n\nTone 2\, Glory… Now…\n\nO pure
  Lady Theotokos\, the Church of God is adorned today* with the beauty of y
 our precious robe\,* she rejoices and mystically dances and cries to you:*
  Rejoice\, O precious diadem\, the crown of divine glory!* Rejoice\, magni
 ficent splendour of the fulfilment and eternal gladness!* Rejoice\, O have
 n and protection!* Rejoice\, deliverance of those who run to you.\n\nTropa
 ria\n\nTone 8\n\nProtection of humans\, ever-Virgin Mother of God* as a mi
 ghty bulwark for your city* you gave your pure body’s robe and sash.* Th
 ey remained incorrupt by your giving birth without seed.* For in you are n
 ature and time made new.* Therefore\, we pray you\, give peace to your cit
 y\,* and to our souls great mercy.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO gracious Lord\,
  for the sake of mankind You were born of a virgin\;* through Your death o
 n the cross You conquered death\;* and through Your resurrection You revea
 led yourself as God.* O merciful Lord\, do not disdain those whom You have
  created with Your own hands\,* but show forth Your love for mankind.* Acc
 ept the intercession which the Mother\, who bore You\, makes in our behalf
 .* O Saviour\, save Your despairing people!\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON THURSD
 AY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 8: Protection of h
 umans\, ever-Virgin Mother of God* as a mighty bulwark for your city* and 
 you gave your pure body’s robe and sash.* They remained incorrupt by you
 r giving birth without seed.* For in you are nature and time made new.* Th
 erefore\, we pray you\, give peace to your city\,* and – to our souls 
 – great mercy.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy 
 Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: O pure on
 e\, full of the grace of God\,* you have given your sacred robe as a garb 
 on incorruption to all who believe.* It covered your sacred body\,* O prot
 ection of all mankind.* We feast its deposition with love\, and in awe we 
 cry:* Rejoice\, O Virgin\, boast of Christians.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\
 nMy soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour
 .\nverse: Because he has regarded the humility of His handmaid\; for behol
 d\, all generations shall call me blessed. (Luke 1:46-48)\n\nEpistle\n\nHe
 brew 9:1-7\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: Rise up\, O Lord\, to the place 
 of Your rest\, You and the ark of Your holiness.\n\nverse: The Lord swore 
 an oath to David\, and will not go back on His word. (Psalm 131:8\,11)\n\n
 Gospel\n\nLuke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nI will take the cu
 p of salvation\;* and I will call upon the name of the Lord.* Alleluia\, a
 lleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 115:13)
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