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DESCRIPTION:Post-feast of the Exaltation of the Cross\n\nAT VESPERS ON WEDN ESDAY EVENING\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 1\, Podoben “Joy of the ranks of a ngels…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with Yo u forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nThe Cross is uplifted\, and t he demons are driven away\;* the thief opens the gates of Eden\,* death is slain and has now been shown to be desolate\;* Christ is magnified.* Ther efore\, be glad\, all you earthborn\,* for the curse has been lifted!\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Y our promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nCome\, all you who love God\,* and beholding the precious Cross uplifted\,* let us magnify it toge ther* and give glory to the one Deliverer and God\, crying aloud:* O You w ho were crucified on the wood of the Cross\,* disdain not us that pray to You!\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\ n\nMoses of old\, changing bitterness into sweetness\, delivered Israel\,* inscribing the image of the Cross beforehand\;* and all of us\, the faith ful\,* ever mystically making the sign of the Cross in our hearts in godly manner\,* are saved by its might.\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You have given a sign…”\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is pl entiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\ n\nThe virgin maidens\, bound by the law of nature* and manifestly strengt hened by the love of the Creator\,* with faith loosed the bonds of decepti on\;* and\, becoming manly\, they broke the feeble enemy underfoot* and ha ve been radiantly adorned with the crown of victory\;* and\, rejoicing\, t hey have made their abode* in the heavenly bridal chamber.\n\nPraise the L ord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nThe most laudable Faith and the glorious Charity\,* and the divinely wise Hope\,* s howing themselves to be the namesakes of the virtues most splendid\,* as a thletes cast down the evil one\,* who with cunning had deceived our first mother\;* and having become deified\, they have received mansions in parad ise\,* praying for us all.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* ete rnally will His truth endure.\n\nFaith\, Hope and Charity\, the offspring of Sophia\,* seeking with faith the beauty of the most comely Bridegroom\, * united themselves to Him\,* having adorned themselves with divine wounds \;* and they disdained the fire\, the multifarious torments and an ignomin ious death.* For their sake\, O Lord\, free us from evils.\n\nTone 1\, Glo ry… Now…\n\nElevated today\, the Tree of life\, which was planted in t he place of the skull\,* whereon the pre-eternal King wrought salvation in the midst of the earth\,* sanctifies the ends of the earth\;* and the tem ple of the Resurrection is renewed.* The angels rejoice in heaven\, and me n make merry on earth\, crying like David and saying:* Exalt the Lord our God\, and worship the footstool of His feet\, for it is holy\,* granting g reat mercy to the world!\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\, Podoben “O house of Ep hratha…”\n\nLike\, a bride is the Church splendidly adorned with the w ater of grace* and Your Blood\, O Word\,* singing the glory of the Cross.\ n\nExalt the Lord our God\, and worship the footstool of His feet\, for it is holy.\n\nRaising aloft the spear and the Cross\,* the nails and all el se by which the life-bearing body of Christ was pierced\,* let us worship them.\n\nGod is our King before the ages\; He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.\n\nWhen Moses conquered Amalek\, keeping his arms rai sed aloft\,* he prefigured the all-pure suffering of Christ* in the form o f the Cross.\n\nTone 1\, Glory… Now…\n\nPrefiguring Your Cross\, O Chr ist\,* in giving his blessing to his grandsons\,* the Patriarch Jacob cros sed his hands over their heads.* And raising it aloft today\, O Saviour\, we cry out:* Grant victory to all Orthodox Christians over their adversari es\,* as You gave the victory to Constantine.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nThe Church celebrates and rejoices* in the feast of the three daughters\, Fai th\, Hope and Love* and their mother Sophia named for her wisdom:* For in them she gave birth to the three godly virtues.* Now they eternally behold their Bridegroom\, God the Word.* Let us rejoice spiritually in their mem ory and cry:* Our three heavenly protectors\,* establish\, confirm and str engthen us* in faith\, hope and love!\n\nTone 1\, Glory… Now…\n\nSave Your people\, O Lord\, and bless Your inheritance.* Grant victory to Your faithful people against enemies\,* and protect Your community by Your cros s.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON THURSDAY MORNING\n\nAntiphon 1\n\nO God\, my Go d\, hear me\; why have You forsaken me? The words of my transgressions put salvation far from me.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Sa viour\, save us.\n\nO God\, I will call to You by day but You will not lis ten\; and by night\, yet it will not be foolish of me.\n\nThrough the pray ers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nBut You\, the praise of Israel\, dwell in the holy place.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nGlory… Now… Only-begotten Son…\n\nAnt iphon 3\n\nCome\, let us sing joyfully to the Lord\, let us acclaim God\, our Saviour.\n\nSon of God\, crucified in the flesh\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nLet us come before His face with praise\, and acclaim Hi m in psalms.\n\nSon of God\, crucified in the flesh\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nFor God is the great Lord\, and the great king over all the earth.\n\nSon of God\, crucified in the flesh\, save us who sing to Yo u: Alleluia.\n\nEntrance\n\nCome\, let us worship and fall down before Chr ist.\n\nSon of God\, crucified in the flesh\, save us who sing to You: All eluia.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: Save Your people\, O Lord\, and bless Your inheritance.* Grant victory to Your faithful peopl e against enemies\,* and protect Your community by Your cross.\n\nTropario n\, Tone 4: The Church celebrates and is truly happy* over the newly born children and their radiant mother.* Named after Wisdom\, she gave birth to three children* equal to the three theological virtues.* In the company o f these wise virgins\,* she gazes on the Word and chaste Groom.* We join h er in her happiness and sing:* O thrice-blessed martyrs\, Faith\, Hope\, a nd Charity\,* make us firm in faith\, hope\, and charity.\n\nGlory be to t he Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 1: Yo ur daughters\, O venerable Sophia\, were Faith\, Hope\, and Charity.* They were like three buds of great holiness.* By the grace of Christ\, they co nfused the false reasoning of the Greeks.* By their struggles\, they obtai ned an incorruptible crown* from Christ the Master of all.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: By Your own choice\, O Christ our God\,* You were lifted on the cross.* Grant Your mercies to Your new c ommunity* that bears Your Name.* By Your power gladden the faithful people \,* and grant them victory against enemies.* May they have the help of You r instrument of peace\,* the invincible sign of victory.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nExalt the Lord our God\,* and bow in worship at the footstool of his feet\, for it is holy.\n\nverse: The Lord reigns\, let the people tre mble. (Psalm 98:5\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\nEphesians 4:14-19\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1 \n\nverse: Remember Your congregation which You acquired from the beginnin g.\n\nverse: But God is our king before the ages\; He has wrought salvatio n in the midst of the earth. (Psalm 73:2\,12)\n\nGospel\n\nMark 11:27-33\n \nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nO my soul\, magnify the most precious cross of the Lord.\n\nAnd the Irmos\, Tone 8: You are a mystical Paradise\, O Mothe r of God\, who though untilled\, have brought forth Christ. He has planted upon earth the life-giving Tree of the Cross. Therefore today as we raise it on high we bow low and we magnify you.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nLet the li ght of Your countenance\, O Lord\,* shine upon us.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 4:7)\n\nAt the end of Liturgy we sing:\n\nTo Your Cross\ , O Master\, we bow in veneration\, and we glorify Your holy Resurrection. (3) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR