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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026\; The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and thos
 e with him\; The Holy Martyr Theodore of Pergia
DESCRIPTION:VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING\nAfter the priest has exclaimed\, Ble
 ssed be our God… and the people have responded\, Amen\, the clergy sing 
 the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then\, the clergy sin
 g the first half\, and the people conclude it.\n\nPaschal Troparion\n\nChr
 ist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in 
 the tombs* giving life.\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe assigned psalms are cha
 nted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can
  stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nYou were 
 a most sacred priest and a lawful athlete\, O Januarius\,* and You have en
 tered not with another’s blood\, but with your own\,*into heaven itself\
 ,* where Jesus is\, the precursor of all\;* and ever looking and gazing up
 on Him\,* you behold Him whom the angels see\, O father.\n\nI have waited 
 for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,
 * for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nBeheaded by the sword\,* cast into th
 e fire\, thrown to the wild beasts\,* imprisoned for many days\, O right w
 ondrous one\,* by divine power you remained unshaken in mind\,* and finish
 ed your race\, suffering lawfully\, O sacred wonder-worker\,* converser wi
 th the incorporeal ones.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel
  trust in the Lord.\n\nTogether let us honour Desiderius and Proclus\, Sos
 ius\, Faustus and Eutychius\,* the glorious Januarius and the wise Acutius
 \,* as wise sacred ministers\, crowned martyrs\, citizens of the holy city
 * and true advocates for those who bless them.\n\nTone 4\n\nFor with the L
 ord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He 
 shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nStanding before the unjust
  tribunal\, O great-martyr Theodore\,* you denounced the ungodliness of id
 olatry\, and were beaten unjustly\,* stretched out upon a heated grill\, O
  all-blessed one\, and cruelly seared\;* yet you were covered with the dew
  of the Spirit* who imparted steadfast strength to you\,* that you might d
 estroy the savagery of the cruel foe.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations
 \;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nYou were manifestly the chario
 t of our God\, O blessed one\,* bearing Him in your pure heart\,* and as y
 ou were bound to a chariot\,* you loosed from bonds those who bound you\,*
  binding them to the love of Christ\;* and cast with them into the furnace
 \, you were not consumed\,* magnifying the Lord with them\,* O right wondr
 ous Theodore.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will H
 is truth endure.\n\nEmulating Him who stretched forth His arms upon the Cr
 oss\,* you were crucified\, O blessed Theodore\,* and remained\, hanging\,
  for three days\,* until you committed your soul into the hands of God* an
 d finished the race of your suffering\,* O summit of martyrs\, great tower
  of the Church\, adornment of the faithful\,* converser with the angels.\n
 \nTone 2\, Glory… Now…\n\nRising up early and coming with earnestness 
 to Your tomb\,* the Myrrh-bearers sought for You so as to anoint Your imma
 culate Body\, O Christ.* And having been told by the words of the Angel\,*
  they preached to the Apostles the tokens of joy:* That the Author of our 
 salvation has arisen\, having despoiled death\,* and granting the world et
 ernal life and great mercy.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nThe Lord hears me* 
 when I cry out to Him.\n\nverse: Whenever I called\, the God of my justice
  heard me.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\n\nWhen the myrrh-bearing women\, O Chri
 st\,* came early in the morning seeking after You the Life of all\,* carry
 ing spices and myrrh.* Constrained by their love they wept inconsolably\,*
  whereupon they heard a young man speak from within the tomb:* Leave off y
 our weeping.* Rather\, be glad and rejoice now\,* since you have received 
 your salvation\,* and proclaim the Lord’s arising to all.\n\nI have lift
 ed 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 hand
 s of her mistress\, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy
  on us.\n\nO noble Joseph\, we know you to be a cherubic chariot\,* since 
 you bore Christ the King in your arms* when you took Him down from the Cro
 ss.* Therefore\, we bless your divine hands and eyes\;* and your palms do 
 we now honour\,* by which you were deemed worthy to carry the Sun\, and th
 e Word to His tomb and place Him therein.* Therefore\, with love we acclai
 m your godly memory.\n\nHave mercy on us\, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for
  we have been filled with shame\; our soul is all too full of the mockery 
 of the rich\, of the contempt of the proud.\n\nThe feast of the myrrh-bear
 ers and of the noble Joseph has now appeared to us\,* as if another Paradi
 se bearing a fount of life.* It wells up for all the world with waters of 
 grace\,* and it pours forth in strength the Resurrection’s streams.* Thu
 s\, the faithful keep feast and cry aloud:* Glory be to Him that has besto
 wed grace* and Resurrection upon all the world.\n\nTone 2\, Glory… Now
 …\n\nWhy mingle tears with the myrrh-oils\, O you women disciples?* The 
 stone has been rolled away\, the sepulchre has been emptied.* Behold corru
 ption has been trodden under by Life\,* the seals clearly bearing witness\
 ,* the guards of the disobedient ones are fast asleep.* Mortal nature has 
 been saved by the flesh of God\, Hades is lamenting.* Hasten with joy\, an
 d say to the Apostles:* Christ\, the Firstborn of the dead\, who caused de
 ath to die\,* goes before you into Galilee.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 2\n\nWhen 
 You went down to death\, O Life Immortal\,* You struck Hades dead with the
  blazing light of Your divinity.* When You raised the dead from the nether
  world\,* all the powers of heaven cried out:* O Giver of life\, Christ ou
 r God\, glory be to You!\n\nGlory…\n\nThe noble Joseph took down Your mo
 st pure Body from the tree.* He wrapped it with a clean shroud and aromati
 c spices\,* and placed it in a new tomb.* But on the third day You arose\,
  O Lord\,* granting the world Your great mercy.\n\nNow…\n\nThe angel sto
 od by the tomb and cried out to the women bringing ointment:* Ointments ar
 e for the dead\,* but Christ has shown Himself not subject to corruption.*
  So now cry out: The Lord is risen\,* bestowing great mercy upon the world
 .\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON TUESDAY MORNING\nAfter the priest has exclaimed\, 
 Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people have responded\, Amen\, the clerg
 y sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then\, the cle
 rgy sing the first half\, and the people conclude it.\n\nPaschal Troparion
 \n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to th
 ose in the tombs* giving life.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Ton
 e 2: When You went down to death\, O Life Immortal\,* You struck Hades dea
 d with the blazing light of Your divinity.* When You raised the dead from 
 the nether world\,* all the powers of heaven cried out:* “O Giver of Lif
 e\, Christ our God\, glory be to You!”\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2: The noble 
 Joseph took down Your most pure body from the tree.* He wrapped it with a 
 clean shroud and aromatic spices* and placed it in a new tomb.* But on the
  third day You arose\, O Lord\,* granting the world Your great mercy.\n\nG
 lory be to the Father\, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontak
 ion\, Tone 2: You commanded the myrrh-bearers to rejoice\, O Christ God\,*
  and ended the grief of our mother Eve by Your Resurrection.* You ordered 
 the apostles to proclaim to all:* “The Saviour is risen from the tomb.
 ”\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8: Though You 
 descended into a tomb\, O Immortal One\,* yet You destroyed the power of H
 ades\;* and You rose as victor\, O Christ God\,* calling to the myrrh-bear
 ing women: Rejoice!* and giving peace to Your Apostles:* You\, who grant R
 esurrection to the fallen.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 6\n\nSave Your people\, O
  Lord\, * and bless Your inheritance.\n\nverse: Unto You I will cry\, O Lo
 rd\, my God\, lest You turn from me in silence. (Psalm 27:9\,1)\n\nEpistle
 \n\nActs 8:5-17\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: You have shown favour to Yo
 ur land\, O Lord\; You brought back the captives of Jacob.\n\nverse: Mercy
  and truth have met\; righteousness and peace have embraced. (Psalm 84:2\,
 11)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 6:27-33\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 t
 he dead. Let all people rejoice! 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 God\, take delight in the resurrection of your S
 on.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nReceive the Body of Christ\;* taste the fountain 
 of immortality.* Praise the Lord from the heavens\; praise Him in the high
 est.* 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 those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of W
 e 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\nIn
 stead of May our mouths be filled… 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\nInstead of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing thr
 ee times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* 
 and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nAt the dismissal\, instead of G
 lory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit\, now and forever an
 d 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 Ame
 n\, the Troparion Christ is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Litur
 gy\, but with the addition:\n\nAnd to us He has granted life eternal\;* we
  bow down before His resurrection on the third day.
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