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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261117
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026\; Our Holy Father Gregory the Wonderwo
 rker\, Bishop of Neocaesarea\, Wonderworker.
DESCRIPTION:Nativity Fast\nAT VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING\nKathisma Reading\n
 \nThe appointed psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 8\n\nIf You ma
 rk iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that Yo
 u may be revered.\n\nWhat shall we call you\, Gregory?* Master\, for you s
 ubjected the passions to your mind!* Husbandman\, for you reaped the fruit
  of wisdom!* One granted the vision of God and taught with heavenly theolo
 gy!* A sacred performer of the mysteries* and most wondrous worker of mira
 cles!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\n\nI have waited for You as You h
 ave commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has tru
 sted in the Lord.\n\nWhat shall we call you\, Gregory?* Master\, for you s
 ubjected the passions to your mind!* Husbandman\, for you reaped the fruit
  of wisdom!* One granted the vision of God and taught with heavenly theolo
 gy!* A sacred performer of the mysteries* and most wondrous worker of mira
 cles!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\n\nFrom the morning watch until n
 ight* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nWhat shall I now call you\, Gregory
 ?* Mighty destroyer of godless impiety\,* setting forth the laws of true w
 orship!* Wise teacher and bestower of invincible peace!* Unvanquished conq
 ueror of armies!* One who ever dwells in the mountains\,* beholding those 
 living in the cities!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\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\nWhat shall I now call you\
 , Gregory?* Mighty destroyer of godless impiety\,* setting forth the laws 
 of true worship!* Wise teacher and bestower of invincible peace!* Unvanqui
 shed conqueror of armies!* One who ever dwells in the mountains\,* beholdi
 ng those living in the cities!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\n\nPrais
 e the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nWh
 at shall I now proclaim you\, venerable one?* You followed the apostles as
  a worker of miracles!* You restrained the river by calling on Christ\,* d
 rying up the lake which was the cause of contention between brethren!* You
  dispersed the ungodly congregation\,* increasing and enlightening Christi
 an assemblies!* Pray that our souls may be saved!\n\nStrong is the love of
  the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nWhat now shall I p
 roclaim you\, O venerable one?* Guide of them that are astray and physicia
 n of the ailing\,* bestower of an abundance of necessities upon them that 
 ask\,* most mighty persecutor of demons\,* one who urged the struggle of m
 artyrdom\,* and was prophetically illumined with graces\, O right glorious
  one.* Pray that our souls be saved.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nYou most wise
 ly embarked upon the depths of knowledge\, hierarch of Christ! * You acqui
 red the vision of the Trinity\, foreseeing steadfastly in the spirit Chris
 t our God!* You poured forth on us a flood of miracles\, making solid the 
 watery nature of the sea\,* changing the pagan priest's dark delusion to b
 elief!* You persuaded the persecutors truly to believe\,* revealing yourse
 lf to them as a pillar of virtue!* You were called a prophet through your 
 miracles!* Therefore we beseech you\, ever pray for us to the Saviour* tha
 t our souls may be saved!\n\nNow…\n\nО most holy Virgin\, show forth up
 on me\, the wretched one\,* the depths of your love for mankind\,* the aby
 ss of your tender compassion\, and the countless compassions of thy goodne
 ss.* Mow down the stubble of sin\, granting me chastity\,* and preserve my
  body and soul undefiled\,* О you who have given birth to the Saviour.\n\
 nAposticha\n\nTone 8\n\nThe angels unceasingly hymn You\, the King and Mas
 ter\;* and I fall down before You\, crying like the publican:* Cleanse me\
 , О God\, and have mercy upon me!\n\nI have lifted up my eyes to You enth
 roned in heaven. Behold\, as the eyes of servants are on the hands of thei
 r masters\, as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress\, so ar
 e our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.\n\nAs you are imm
 ortal\, О my soul\,* let not the waves of life engulf you\,* but rise up\
 , crying out to your Benefactor:* Cleanse me\, О God\, and save me!\n\nHa
 ve 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 conte
 mpt of the proud.\n\nО martyrs of the Lord\, entreat our God\,* and ask f
 or our souls a multitude of compassions* and the cleansing of our many tra
 nsgressions\, we beseech you.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nThe watchfulness of 
 God was given you\, wise one\,* as it was to Daniel the prophet: * For as 
 a dream was revealed to him\, * so the mystery of the faith was disclosed 
 to you!* Therefore\, venerable Father\, pray that our souls may be saved!\
 n\nNow…\n\nNo one that flees to you\, O most pure Virgin Theotokos\,* de
 parts from you ashamed\;* for those that ask grace of you\,* ever receives
  a gift for their profitable petition.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 3\n\nYou became
  worthy of your name through your way of life\,* through assiduous prayers
  and constant works of mercy.* Therefore\, O holy father Gregory\, interce
 de with Christ our God that He may enlighten our minds\,* lest we go to sl
 eep in sin which leads to death.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO Mother of God\, p
 owerful protectress of the world\,* you are our shelter and you are our st
 rength.* Through your intercession\, protect your servants against all dan
 gers\,* for you are the only blessed One!\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON TUESDAY MO
 RNING\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: The truth of your deed
 s made you for your flock a rule of faith* and an image of meekness\,* a t
 eacher of continence.* And so you gained the heights through humility\,* r
 iches through poverty\,* father and bishop\, Gregory.* Intercede with Chri
 st\, our God\,* for the salvation of our souls.\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 2: O thunder of justice\, spiritual trumpet\,* planter 
 of faith and destroyer of heresies\,* servant of the Trinity\, great hiera
 rch Gregory\,* forever standing in the company of the angels\,* pray witho
 ut ceasing for all of us.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nThe just man shall be
  glad in the Lord and shall hope in Him.\n\nverse: Hear\, O God\, my voice
  when I make my petition to You. (Psalm 63:11\,2)\n\nEpistle\n\n1 Timothy 
 1:8-14\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: With expectation I have waited for t
 he Lord\, and He was attentive to me\, and He heard my prayer.\n\nverse: H
 e brought me out of the pit of misery and the mud of the swamp. (Psalm 39:
 2\,3)\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 14:25-35\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThe just man shall b
 e in everlasting remembrance\;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Al
 leluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6)
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