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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260730
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, July 30\, 2026\; The Holy Apostles Silas and Silvanus an
 d those with them
DESCRIPTION:VESPERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appoint
 ed psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 8\n\nIf You mark iniquities
 \, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be reve
 red.\n\nО Lord\, You enlightened Your apostles with the beams of the Comf
 orter\,* with the noetic radiance of the knowledge of You* setting them as
  beacons to the confirmation of the Faith\, О Master\;* wherefore\, we bo
 w down before Your ineffable love for mankind.\n\nI have waited for You as
  You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it h
 as trusted in the Lord.\n\nBy the supplications of Your apostles\, О Lord
 \, You have protected this Your flock\,* preserving it unharmed by the tem
 ptations of the enemy\;* for with Your precious blood You redeemed it from
  enslavement to the enemy\,* in that You are compassionate and the Lover o
 f mankind.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the 
 Lord.\n\nTogether you were shown to be like precious stones* set in the fo
 undation of the Church\,* with radiant brilliance shining forth upon the w
 hole world the knowledge of God\, О divine apostles\,* who stand before t
 he Trinity and pray for our souls.\n\nTone 4\n\nFor with the Lord there is
  mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem
  Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nEnlightened by the lightning flashes o
 f the spirit\,* you went about the whole world illumining the faithful!* A
 ll-wise ones\, as apostles of the word\,* you diminished the darkness of t
 he depths of ignorance.* Therefore we rejoice today* celebrating your ligh
 t bearing festival that brings us sanctification!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all
  the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nYou sprinkled heav
 enly rain to the ends of the earth* as blest clouds refreshing the souls o
 f the faithful with divine grace!* You choked the alien tares of ungodline
 ss\,* bringing to maturity the fruitful souls of men!* Therefore\, apostle
 s\, we honour you in praises!\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* 
 eternally will His truth endure.\n\nLet us gather and honour the most exce
 llent Silas in faith\,* with Andronicus\, Epenetus and Crescens\,* and in 
 love let us honour Silvanus with them!* They are heralds of the faith* who
  pour out rivers of healing\,* removing attacks of all the passions by the
  divine Spirit!\n\nTone 8\, Glory… Now…\n\nBehold the groaning of my c
 ontrite heart\, O Bride of God\,* and accept\, and reject not\, the liftin
 g up of my hands\,* O pure and all-immaculate Virgin Mary\,* as you are fu
 ll of love for mankind\;* that I may hymn and magnify you who have exalted
  our race.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 5\n\nO Lord\, save me by Your name\,* and
  in Your power be a judge for me.\n\nverse: O God\, hear my prayer\; liste
 n to the words of my mouth.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 8\n\nFervently loving You
  on earth\, О Lord\,* Your apostles considered all to be but dung\,* that
  they might acquire You alone\;* and they gave their bodies over to wounds
  for You\;* wherefore\, glorified\, they pray for our souls.\n\nI have lif
 ted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold\, as the eyes of servant
 s are on the hands of their masters\, as the eyes of a maid are on the han
 ds of her mistress\, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has merc
 y on us.\n\nО Lord\, You magnified the memory of the apostles on earth\,*
  for assembling them together\, we all glorify You\;* since by their praye
 rs and for their sake\,* You grant healings\, peace and great mercy to the
  whole world.\n\nHave mercy on us\, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for we hav
 e been filled with shame\; our soul is all too full of the mockery of the 
 rich\, of the contempt of the proud.\n\nWhat virtue\, what praise is due t
 he saints?* For they bowed their heads beneath the sword for the sake of Y
 ou* who bowed down the heavens and descended\;* they shed their blood for 
 You who emptied Yourself and assumed the form of a servant\;* they humbled
  themselves even to death\, emulating Your poverty.* By their prayers\, О
  God\, have mercy upon us* in the multitude of Your compassions.\n\nGlory
 … Now…\n\nI flee to your protection\, O holy Virgin Theotokos\,* for I
  know that through thee I shall obtain salvation\;* for you are able to he
 lp me\, O pure one.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 3\n\nHoly apostles\, intercede wit
 h the merciful God* to grant to our souls forgiveness of sins.\n\nGlory…
  Now…\n\nThe prophets foretold\, the apostles taught\, the martyrs profe
 ssed\,* and we have believed that you are\, indeed\, the Mother of God.* T
 herefore\, we exalt your inexpressible birthgiving.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY O
 N THURSDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 3: Holy ap
 ostles\, intercede with the merciful God* to grant to our souls forgivenes
 s of sins.\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: You became bran
 ches of Christ’s vineyard\, o wise ones\,* bearing the grapes of good wo
 rks\,* and pouring forth for us* the wine of salvation.* Receiving it and 
 filled with gladness\,* we celebrate your precious memorial.* Therefore pr
 ay that we may be granted great mercy and forgiveness of sins\,* O apostle
 s of the Lord.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 8\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth i
 nto all the earth\, and their words unto the ends of the world.\n\nverse: 
 The heavens tell the glory of God\, and the firmament declares the work of
  His hands. (Psalm 18:5\,2)\n\nEpistle\n\n2 Corinthians 1:1-7\n\nAlleluia\
 , Tone 1\n\nverse: The heavens shall confess our wonders\, O Lord\, and Yo
 ur truth in the church of the saints.\n\nverse: God is glorified in the as
 sembly of the saints. (Psalm 88:6\,8)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 21:43-46\n\nCom
 munion Hymn\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth into all the earth\,* and th
 eir words unto the ends of the world.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (\
 n\nPsalm 18:5)
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