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SUMMARY:Thursday\, May 7\, 2026\;  Commemoration of the Appearance of the S
 ign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem\; The Holy Martyr Acacius.
DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appoin
 ted psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\n\nIf You mark iniquitie
 s\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be rev
 ered.\n\nAt the Well\, Christ met the Samaritan Woman\,* He asked her for 
 water that He might quench His thirst\,* thirsting for her amendment and f
 or her salvation\, which was fulfilled in deed.* Having asked this woman t
 o draw up water that He might drink\,* He filled her with the draught of l
 ife\,* whereupon she told those in the town:* Lo\, the One spoken of in th
 e Law\,* the Messiah and Christ\, has appeared as a man\,* and has ineffab
 ly made known the secrets of my hidden and unspoken thoughts.\n\nI have wa
 ited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your prom
 ise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nLo\, the Messiah and Christ is s
 een upon earth\,* He of whom the Law had written was to come\,* thus said 
 the Samaritan Woman to the townsfolk\;* He has told me of the deeds which 
 I have done.* He told me of the hidden things in the depths of my heart.* 
 Therefore\, the people made haste that they might see that of which she ha
 d spoken\,* which in every respect was revealed as truth\,* and they were 
 amazed and convinced by what they beheld.\n\nFrom the morning watch until 
 night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO God\, You who as Master once wal
 ked about Paradise at the sixth hour\,* did the daughter of our mother Eve
  behold again at the sixth hour\,* as You sat by the well and source of wa
 ter.* You asked her to draw that You might drink\,* and grant her to parta
 ke of the living Water\, which she did\;* Whereupon she abundantly partook
  of that water which gives life\,* and then preached in the city of Your w
 ater’s abundance.\n\nTone 4\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and wi
 th Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from al
 l its iniquities.\n\nToday the godly multitude of the faithful rejoices\,*
  for the heavenly Cross appears to the ends of the world\,* illumining the
  firmament with unapproachable light\,* makes the air brilliant and adorns
  the face of the earth.* The Church of Christ hymns it with divine songs\,
  worshiping it with veneration\,* and the divine and all-wondrous Cross pr
 eserves it from on high.* By its power are we strengthened\;* therefore\, 
 let us approach the Master\, saying:* Grant peace to the world and enlight
 en our souls!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\,
  all you people.\n\nThe all-precious and glorious Cross has been seen toda
 y* as a most honourable ladder leading up from earth to the heavens* by th
 ose who venerate it with steadfast faith.* All nations rejoice\, hastening
  fervently to baptism\,* and the Church adorns itself in godly manner like
  a bride\;* for that which the Jews sought to hide* shines forth from on h
 igh in the air* and saves those who approach it with faith.\n\nStrong is t
 he love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nFrom on 
 high there has appeared the rod of divine power\,* the Cross sent to us in
  Sion\,* wholly illumined by grace and boundless light.* The heavenly Cros
 s of our crucified God* has shone forth above glorious Golgotha\,* proclai
 ming to all that salvation has come to the world through His sufferings.* 
 And bowing down before it we chant unceasingly and ask with faith* that He
  grant peace to the world and save our souls.\n\nTone 4\, Glory…\n\nThe 
 heavens have proclaimed Your glory\, O Lord\,* the awesome sight of Your C
 ross\,* and all the earth has bowed down with fear.* And we\, rendering up
  glorification\, cry out to You with thanksgiving:* In that You as God are
  dispassionate\, *You have deigned to suffer for us in the flesh of Your o
 wn will.* Save the people whom You have acquired by Your own blood.\n\nTon
 e 1\,  Now…\n\nAt the sixth hour the Well-spring of miracles* came to t
 he well to capture the fruit of Eve\,* for Eve at this same hour departed 
 from Paradise* through the deceit of the serpent.* The Samaritan woman\, t
 herefore\, drew nigh to draw water\,* and the Saviour\, upon seeing her\, 
 said to her:* Give Me water to drink\, and I shall fill you with living wa
 ter.* And running to the city\, that prudent woman at once announced to th
 e multitudes:* Come\, behold Christ the Lord\, the Saviour of our souls.\n
 \nAposticha\n\nTone 4\n\nYou have shattered the gates of Hades\, O Lord\,*
  and by Your death You have destroyed the dominion of death\;* delivering 
 mankind from corruption\,* granting the world life\, incorruption\,* and g
 reat mercy.\n\nI have lifted up my eyes to You 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\nYou enlightened the choir of the Apos
 tles with the Holy Spirit\, O Christ.* Through them wash away the filth of
  our sins\, O God\,* and have mercy on us.\n\nHave mercy on us\, O Lord\, 
 have mercy on us\; for we have been filled with shame\; our soul is all to
 o full of the mockery of the rich\, of the contempt of the proud.\n\nSince
  you possess boldness before the Saviour\, O Saints\,* intercede unceasing
 ly on behalf of us sinners\,* and ask for the remission of our sins* and g
 reat mercy for our souls.\n\nTone 2\, Glory… Now…\n\nWhen the compassi
 onate Lord came to the well\,* the Samaritan woman entreated Him\, saying:
 * Grant me the water of faith\,* and I shall receive the waters of the fon
 t of baptism unto rejoicing and redemption.* O Giver of life\, Lord\, glor
 y be to You.\n\nTroparion\n\nTone 4\n\nWhen the disciples of the Lord lear
 ned from the angel* the glorious news of the resurrection* and cast off th
 e ancestral condemnation\,* they proudly told the apostles:* “Death has 
 been plundered!* Christ our God is risen\,* granting to the world great me
 rcy.”\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nThe sign of the Cross appeared in a dazzli
 ng glow\, more radiant than the sun.* O Saviour\, You stretched it from th
 e holy mountain to the place of Calvary\,* manifesting in this way the pow
 er You have given to it.* Preserve our civil authorities in strength and e
 stablish our country in peace\,* through the prayers of the Mother of God.
 \n\nNow…\n\nO gracious Lord\, for the sake of mankind You were born of a
  virgin\;* through Your death on the cross You conquered Death\;* and thro
 ugh Your resurrection You revealed Yourself as God.* O merciful Lord\, do 
 not disdain those whom You have created with Your own hands\,* but show fo
 rth Your love for mankind.* Accept the intercession which the Mother who b
 ore You makes in our behalf.* O Saviour\, save Your despairing people!\nAT
  DIVINE LITURGY ON THURSDAY MORNING\nAfter the priest has exclaimed\, Bles
 sed be the Kingdom… 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\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4:
  When the disciples of the Lord learned from the angel* the glorious news 
 of the resurrection* and cast off the ancestral condemnation\,* they proud
 ly told the apostles:* “Death has been plundered!* Christ our God is ris
 en\,* granting to the world great mercy.”\n\nTroparion\, Tone 8: The sig
 n of the Cross appeared in a dazzling glow\, more radiant than the sun.* O
  Saviour\, You stretched it from the holy mountain to the place of Calvary
 \,* manifesting in this way the power You have given to it.* Preserve our 
 civil authorities in strength and establish our country in peace\,* throug
 h the prayers of the Mother of God.\n\nGlory be to the Father\, and to the
  Son\, and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: Opening the heavens 
 which were shut\, * the most pure Cross has shed most radiant heavenly bea
 ms upon the earth\; * wherefore\, receiving the effulgence of its activity
 \, * we are guided to the never-waning Light\; * and amid battles * we hav
 e it as a weapon of peace\, an invincible trophy.\n\nNow and for ever and 
 ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8: Drawn to the well by faith\,* the Samar
 itan woman beheld You\, the Water of Wisdom\,* and drinking abundantly of 
 You\,* she inherited the heavenly Kingdom for ever\,* becoming everlasting
 ly glorious.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nSing to our God\, sing\; sing to o
 ur King\, sing.\n\nverse: Clap your hands\, all you nations\; shout unto G
 od with the voice of joy. (Psalm 46:7\,2)\n\nEpistle\n\nActs 14:20-27\n\nA
 lleluia\, Tone 4\n\nverse: Poise yourself and advance in triumph and reign
  in the cause of truth\, and meekness\, and justice.\n\nverse: You have lo
 ved justice and hated iniquity. (Psalm 44:5\,8)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 9:39-10:
 9\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nThe Angel cried out to the One full of Grace
 : O chaste Virgin\, rejoice! And again I say\, Rejoice! Your Son has risen
  from the tomb on the third day\, and raised the dead. Let all people rejo
 ice! Shine\, shine\, O new Jerusalem\, for the glory of the Lord has risen
  upon you! Exult now and be glad\, O Sion! And you\, O chaste Mother of Go
 d\, take delight in the resurrection of your Son.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nRec
 eive the Body of Christ\;* taste the fountain of immortality.* Praise the 
 Lord from the heavens\; praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,*
  alleluia. (Psalm 148:1)\n\nInstead of Blessed is He Who comes… we sing:
 \n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to th
 ose in the 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 those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of May our mouths be
  filled… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampl
 ing death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead o
 f Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is ris
 en from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs*
  giving life.\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 tombs giving life.\n\nAfter the final Amen\, the Troparion Christ i
 s 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 resur
 rection on the third day.
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