BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.12//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:634@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTSTAMP:20261026T150727Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/tuesday-november-3-2026-the-holy -martyrs-acepsimas-the-bishop-joseph-the-priest-and-aithalis-the-deacon-th e-dedication-of-the-church-of-the-holy-great-martyr-george-in-lydda-where- his-precious-b/ SUMMARY:Tuesday\, November 3\, 2026\; The Holy Martyrs Acepsimas the Bishop \, Joseph the Priest\, and Aithalis the Deacon\; The Dedication of the Chu rch of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydda where his precious body is en tombed DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appoint ed psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 8\, Podoben “O most glori ous wonder…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But wi th You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nMost glorious wonder!* T he handsome Acepsimus who ministered to the martyrs* today is crowned with a wreath of hymns.* He puts before us the suffering he endured for his wo rship of God* and wounds the bodiless enemy!* What great gifts of grace he received!* Through his prayers\, save our souls\, O Christ\,* since You a re great in love and mercy!\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded \; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the L ord.\n\nMost glorious wonder!* Joseph shines forth as a star from Persia!* He destroyed the outrage of sorcery through the Spirit\;* he extinguished the impious worship of fire with the streams of his blood!* How great is the strength by which he cast down the demons!* Through his prayers\, save our souls\, O Christ\,* since You are compassionate!\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nMost glorious wonder!* The steadfast Aithalas\, a champion of suffering\,* is revealed as an eve r-blossoming garden.* Cut down\, it brings forth the flower of wounds\;* s lain\, it then begins to live! What great strength of nature through which he endured!* Through his prayers\, save our souls\, O Christ\,* since You are compassionate!\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “As valiant among the martyrs… ”\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\nO pas sion-bearer George\, converser with the angels\, dweller with the martyrs\ ,* who are ever the refuge of the sorrowful:* Be a haven of tranquillity!* Preserve me as I sail upon the sea of life\, and pilot my life\, I implor e you\,* that with unwavering faith* I may bless your supernatural struggl es.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you p eople.\n\nAs I sleep at night\;* and when I am awake* illumine my mind\, O George\,* and instruct me to do the will of the Lord\,* that on the day o f Judgment* I may find remission of the sins I have committed in my life\, * by fleeing to your protection\, O glorious one.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nArrayed in the bre astplate of faith\,* armed with the shield of grace and the spear of the C ross\,* you were invincible to the adversary\, O George.* And as a divine warrior\, having conquered legions of demons\,* you hold chorus with the a ngels\,* and\, entreated by the faithful\,* you sanctify and save them\, p reserving them\,\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nYou lived in accordance with the meaning of your name\, as is meet\, O warrior George\;* for\, taking the C ross of Christ upon your shoulders\,* you worked well the ground which had been made barren by the deceit of the devil\,* and\, having uprooted the thorns of idolatrous worship\,* thou planted the vine of the Orthodox Fait h.* Therefore\, you pour forth healings upon the faithful throughout all t he world\,* and have been shown to be a righteous labourer of the Trinity. * We entreat you\, pray for peace for the world and the salvation of our s ouls.\n\nNow…\n\nО most holy Virgin\, show forth upon me\, the wretched one\,* the depths of your love for mankind\,* the abyss of your tender co mpassion\, and the countless compassions of thy goodness.* Mow down the st ubble of sin\, granting me chastity\,* and preserve my body and soul undef iled\,* О you who have given birth to the Saviour.\n\n \n\nAposticha\n\n Tone 6\n\nAt Your fearful Coming\, O Christ\, may we not hear the words: I know you not.* For though\, O Saviour\, we have put our trust in You\,* f rom negligence we have not kept not Your commandments\;* yet we entreat Yo u\, spare our souls.\n\nI have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heave n. 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\nI have no repentance and I h ave no tears.* Wherefore I entreat You\, O Christ God:* before the end is here turn me back and grant me compunction\,* that I may be delivered from the torments of Hades.\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 mocke ry of the rich\, of the contempt of the proud.\n\nО martyred passion-bear ers\,* citizens of heaven\, who suffered on the earth\,* you endured many torments.* By their supplications and entreaty\, О Lord\, preserve us all .\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nThe three children preserved unharmed by the Per sian fire* mystically foreshadowed your thrice-radiant unity of mind* and your martyrdom in Christ!* Athletes of the ineffable Trinity and supernatu ral Unity\,* as they stood in the midst of the flames and did not cry out against God\,* so also you did not refuse to die* when your lives were not spared by the love of Christ.* As in their midst\, a fourth appeared who sprinkled them with dew\,* so also Christ\, one of the Trinity\,* received you into a place of refreshment!* Acepsimus\, Joseph and Aithalas\, chose n by God\,* ever pray for our souls!\n\nNow…\n\nNo one that flees to you \, O most pure Virgin Theotokos\,* departs from you ashamed\;* for those t hat ask grace of you\,* ever receives a gift for their profitable petition .\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nO Lord our God\, your holy martyrs* have deserv ed the crown of immortality* on account of their good fight.* Armed with y our strength\, they have vanquished their persecutors* and crushed Satan ’s dreadful might.* Through their supplications\, O Christ our God\, sav e our souls.\n\nGlory…\n\nYou are a liberator of captives and a defender of the poor\,* a physician for the sick and a champion for kings.* O triu mphant great-martyr George\,* beg Christ our God to save our souls.\n\nNow …\n\nLet us poor sinners hasten with fervour to the Mother of God\;* let us humbly kneel before her and say from the depth of our hearts:* O Lady\ , be kind to us and help us.* Hasten\, for we are perishing under a multit ude of sins.* Do not turn away your servants empty-handed\,* for you are t heir only hope and protection.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING\n\nT roparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: Be swayed by the pains that th e saints have suffered for You\, O Lord\,* and heal all our pains\,* O Lov er of mankind\, for this we pray.\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: Appearing as radiant lights\, O godly martyrs\,* you illumine all creation with the brilliance of your miracles\,* healing infirmities\, alw ays dispelling deep darkness* and praying unceasingly to Christ our God fo r all of us.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nTo the saints who are in His land\ ,* the Lord has made wonderful all His desires in them.\n\nverse: I foresa w the Lord always in my sight\, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken. (Psalm 15:3\,8)\n\nEpistle\n\n1 Thessalonians 3:9-13\n\nAllelui a\, Tone 4\n\nverse: The just cried out and the Lord heard them\, and deli vered them out of their afflictions.\n\nverse: The afflictions of the just are many\, and out of them all will the Lord deliver them. (Psalm 33:18\, 20)\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 11:34-41\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nRejoice in the Lord\, O you just\;* praise befits the righteous.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* allelui a. 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