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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, October 6\, 2026\; The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas.
DESCRIPTION:GREAT VESPERS\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man… is c
 hanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “As valiant among the martyr
 s...”\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voi
 ce!\n\nO most blessed one\, when you touched the side of the Master* you g
 rasped the most excellent of good things\,* for like a sponge you soaked u
 p waters therefrom\,* the wellspring of blessings and life eternal* and mo
 istened hearts dried up through unbelief\,* pouring forth the dogmas of th
 e divine knowledge of God.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of 
 my prayer.\n\nO most blessed one\, when you touched the side of the Master
 * you grasped the most excellent of good things\,* for like a sponge you s
 oaked up waters therefrom\,* the wellspring of blessings and life eternal*
  and moistened hearts dried up through unbelief\,* pouring forth the dogma
 s of the divine knowledge of God.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who c
 an stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nO most 
 blessed one\, when you touched the side of the Master* you grasped the mos
 t excellent of good things\,* for like a sponge you soaked up waters there
 from\,* the wellspring of blessings and life eternal* and moistened hearts
  dried up through unbelief\,* pouring forth the dogmas of the divine knowl
 edge of God.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul pati
 ently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nBy your
  faithful disbelief you assured the faithful\,* having begun to speak of G
 od\,* that He is the God and Lord of all creation\,* who took flesh for th
 e sake of us on earth\,* and endured the Cross and death\,* the print of t
 he nails\, and the piercing of His side with a spear\,* from where we draw
  forth life.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in th
 e Lord.\n\nBy your faithful disbelief you assured the faithful\,* having b
 egun to speak of God\,* that He is the God and Lord of all creation\,* who
  took flesh for the sake of us on earth\,* and endured the Cross and death
 \,* the print of the nails\, and the piercing of His side with a spear\,* 
 from where we draw forth life.\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and w
 ith Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from a
 ll its iniquities.\n\nBy your faithful disbelief you assured the faithful\
 ,* having begun to speak of God\,* that He is the God and Lord of all crea
 tion\,* who took flesh for the sake of us on earth\,* and endured the Cros
 s and death\,* the print of the nails\, and the piercing of His side with 
 a spear\,* from where we draw forth life.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nat
 ions\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nThe wondrous Thomas has di
 sclosed the wellspring of dogmas to the divinely wise\, O Master\;* for\, 
 when he touched Your side* and was taught Your twofold energies through Yo
 ur two Natures\,* he rightly cried aloud:* You are my God and Master!* You
  are  the Lord of glory\,* who became flesh for my sake!\n\nStrong is the
  love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nThe wondro
 us Thomas has disclosed the wellspring of dogmas to the divinely wise\, O 
 Master\;* for\, when he touched Your side* and was taught Your twofold ene
 rgies through Your two Natures\,* he rightly cried aloud:* You are my God 
 and Master!* You are  the Lord of glory\,* who became flesh for my sake!\
 n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nAs a servant of the Word and of His ineffable inca
 rnation\,* you drew forth an abyss of wisdom\, O Apostle Thomas\;* for lur
 ing souls from the depths of deception\,* you drew them up with the pole o
 f the Cross.* Hence\, with the net of your dogmas\, you have brought the w
 hole world to enlightenment* and have illumined the souls of the benighted
  the people of India with the light of knowledge.* Radiantly delighting in
  the glories of Christ\,* entreat Him to have mercy on our souls.\n\nNow
 …\n\nWho would not call you blessed\, O Virgin most holy?* Who would not
  sing a hymn of praise* to the glory of your giving birth without pain or 
 travail?* The Only-begotten Son Himself\,* begotten of the Father before a
 ll ages\,* was made flesh out of you in a manner* that cannot be explained
 \, O Woman most pure!* And for our sake\, He who is God by nature* assumed
  the nature of a man.* He is not divided into two persons\;* He is underst
 ood to have two natures* without commixion or confusion.* O noble and bles
 sed Woman\,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.\n\n[P
 rokeimenon]\n\nReadings\n\n(1) 1 John 1:1-7\; (2) James 1:1-12\; (3) Jude 
 1-25\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You gave a sign…”\n\nChrist\,
  the Lover of mankind\,* took you like a pearl from the abyss of the turmo
 il of the world\,* enriching with you the poor* and them that are held fas
 t by the poverty of evil circumstances\, O Apostle Thomas.* Therefore\, we
  bless you and glorify in praise your most festive memorial\,* honoring yo
 u piously.\n\nTheir proclamation has gone out into all the earth and their
  words to the ends of the universe!\n\nYou enlightened all the land of Ind
 ia\, O most sacred Apostle and Seer of God\;* for\, having illumined all\,
  you made them children of Light and of the day of the Spirit\, O wise one
 .* And having cast down the temples of idols\,* through grace you raised u
 p churches to the glory and praise of God\,* O blessed intercessor for our
  souls.\n\nThe heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament proclaim
 s His handiwork.\n\nHaving probed with your curious hand the divine side a
 nd the wounds of the nails* which the Immortal One bore for our sake\,* an
 d having joyously transformed your disbelief into right belief\, O Thomas\
 ,* you cried out: You are my God and Lord!* I glorify You\, O Lover of man
 kind\,* who through Your sufferings have poured forth dispassion upon the 
 faithful!\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nBeholding the divine wisdom of Christ\, 
 you were mystically shown to be a noetic bowl* in which the souls of the f
 aithful are gladdened\, O Apostle Thomas\;* for\, with the divine net of t
 he Spirit\,* you drew men from the depths of wretchedness.* Hence\, you we
 nt forth from Sion like a river of grace\,* pouring forth your divine dogm
 as upon the whole world.* Therefore\, emulating the sufferings of Christ\,
  you were pierced in your side\, entering the shade of incorruption.* Entr
 eat Him that our souls be saved.\n\nNow…\n\nO Theotokos\, you are the tr
 ue vine who has budded forth for us the Fruit of life.* And we entreat you
 :* Pray\, O Mistress\, with the holy apostles\, that our souls find mercy.
 \n\nTroparia\n\nTone 2\n\nO disciple of Christ and member of the apostolic
  council\,* your lack of faith proclaimed Christ’s resurrection\,* and y
 our touch confirmed His holy passion.* O Thomas\, worthy of all praise\,* 
 pray even now that He grant us peace and great mercy.\n\nGlory… Now…\n
 \nO Mother of God\, the mysteries which surround you are exceedingly glori
 ous\,* and beyond the power of understanding.* For you retained the seal o
 f purity\,* and your virginity remained inviolate\;* yet you are acknowled
 ged\, without doubt\,* to be the Mother who gave birth to the true God.* W
 e beg you\, therefore\, to entreat Him to save our souls\n\nAT DIVINE LITU
 RGY ON TUESDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 2: O d
 isciple of Christ and member of the apostolic council\,* your lack of fait
 h proclaimed Christ’s resurrection\,* and your touch confirmed His holy 
 passion.* O Thomas\, worthy of all praise\,* pray even now that He grant u
 s peace and great mercy.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to t
 he Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: F
 illed with the grace of wisdom\,* Your apostle and genuine servant\, O Chr
 ist\,* cried out to You in his change of heart:* You are my God and Lord.\
 n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 8\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth into all the ear
 th\, and their words unto the ends of the world.\n\nverse: The heavens tel
 l the glory of God\, and the firmament declares the work of His hands. (Ps
 alm 18:5\,2)\n\nEpistle\n\n1 Corinthians 4:9-16\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nve
 rse: The heavens shall confess our wonders\, O Lord\, and Your truth in th
 e church of the saints.\n\nverse: God is glorified in the assembly of the 
 saints. (Psalm 88:6\,8)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 20:19-31\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nTh
 eir utterance has gone forth into all the earth\,* and their words unto th
 e ends of the world.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 18:5)
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