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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260916
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, September 15\, 2026\;  The Holy Great-Martyr Nicetas.
DESCRIPTION:Post-feast of the Exaltation of the Cross\n\nAT VESPERS ON MOND
 AY EVENING\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 5\, Podoben “Rejoice\, O Life-bearing
  Cross…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with Y
 ou forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nRejoice\, O Life-bearing Cro
 ss\,* invincible victory of piety\, door to paradise\,* confirmation of th
 e faithful\, rampart of the Church\,* by which corruption has been utterly
  destroyed\,* the dominion of death trampled down\,* and we have been lift
 ed up from earth to them that are in Heaven\,* invincible weapon\, contend
 er against the demons\,* glory of the martyrs\, true adornment of the vene
 rable\, haven of salvation\,* which grants the world great mercy.\n\nI hav
 e waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your 
 promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nRejoice\, O Cross of the Lor
 d\,* by which mankind has been loosed from the curse\,* all-honourable sta
 ndard of joy which disperses the enemy in your exaltation\,* our helper\, 
 might of kings\,* strength of the righteous\, splendour of priests\,* whic
 h\, when traced\, delivers from misfortune\,* staff of power whereby we ar
 e tended\,* weapon of peace which the angels surround with fear\,* divine 
 glory of Christ who grants the world great mercy.\n\nFrom the morning watc
 h until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nRejoice\, O guide of the b
 lind\,* physician of the ailing\, resurrection of all the dead\,* which ha
 s raised us up who had fallen into corruption\,* O precious Cross\, by whi
 ch the curse was annulled and incorruption budded forth\,* and the earthly
  have been deified\, and the devil utterly cast down!* Beholding you raise
 d on high today in the hands of the high priest\,* we exalt Him that was e
 xalted in your midst\,* and bow down before you\,* plenteously drawing for
 th from you great mercy.\n\nTone 1\, “Joy of the ranks of Heaven…”\n
 \nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redem
 ption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nArrayed in
  the armour of piety\,* you were shown to be a champion of Christ\, the Ki
 ng of all\, O passion-bearer Nicetas\,* as was almighty Gideon of old\, se
 tting at nought legions of aliens* by your noble boldness.\n\nPraise the L
 ord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nThat whic
 h is alien you enslaved by your all-powerful faith in Christ\,* O divinely
  wise martyr who endured suffering.* Therefore\, you turned the barbarians
  to the Creator and Master of all\, O wise one\,* and they glorify Him pio
 usly.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth
  endure.\n\nO martyr\, the first-fruits of the barbarians\, dying for the 
 Trinity\,* brought glory to Christ\,* and were shown to be a divinely eloq
 uent sufferer.* Therefore\, you have manifestly received a crown\,* and sh
 ine with splendour in the world like a beacon\,* O right glorious one.\n\n
 Tone 6\, Glory…\n\nWe know you as a lamp to the martyrs\, O Nicetas\, su
 fferer for Christ\,* for\, having forsaken the glory of earthly rank* and 
 despised the godlessness of your father\,* you shattered his gods\, triump
 hantly put the barbarians to shame\,* underwent martyrdom for confessing C
 hrist\,* and were a warrior of the God of Heaven.* Entreat the Benefactor 
 of all in our behalf\,* that He take pity and save our souls.\n\nNow…\n\
 nThe voices of the prophets foretold the holy Tree* by which Adam was loos
 ed from the ancient curse of death\,* and creation raises a cry to that wh
 ich today is exalted\,* begging great mercy of God.* O Master\, who alone 
 are boundless in lovingkindness:* be our cleansing and save our souls!\n\n
 Great Prokeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nBut our God is in the heavens and on earth\;
 * He does whatever He wills.\n\nverse: When Israel came forth from Egypt\;
  Jacob’s sons from an alien people.\n\nverse: The sea fled at the sight\
 ; the Jordan turned back on its course.\n\nverse: Why was it\, sea\, that 
 you fled\; that you turned back\, Jordan\, on your course?\n\nAposticha\n\
 nTone 6\, Podoben “Having set all aside…”\n\nRaised on high\, the Cr
 oss exhorts all creation* to hymn the all-pure Passion of Him that was lif
 ted up thereon.* For thereon having slain him that slew us\,* in that He i
 s merciful\, He gave life to the dead\,* and in the exceeding greatness of
  His goodness* He has made them beautiful and vouchsafed them to live in t
 he heavens.* Therefore\, rejoicing\, we exalt His name\,* and magnify His 
 extreme condescension.\n\nExalt the Lord our God\, and worship the footsto
 ol of His feet\; for He is holy.\n\nMoses prefigured You\, stretching fort
 h his arms on high\,* and vanquished the tyrant Amalek\, O precious Cross\
 ,* boast of the faithful\, confirmation of sufferers\,* saviour of all the
  venerable.* Therefore\, creation\, beholding you lifted up\, is gladdened
 \,* and keeps festival\, glorifying Christ\,* who through you has gathered
  the dispersed* in His extreme goodness.\n\nGod is our King before the age
 s\, He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.\n\nO most precious
  Cross\, who are today exalted\,* and about whom the ranks of angels stand
  in gladness\,* by divine command you uplift all* who for the stealing of 
 the fruit were driven out and were sunk in death.* Therefore\, we\, the fa
 ithful\, venerating you with hearts and lips\,* derive from you sanctifica
 tion\,* crying out: Exalt Christ\, the all-good God\,* and worship His div
 ine footstool.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nYou showed yourself to be the names
 ake of victory\, O most honoured martyr Nicetas\;* proclaiming Christ our 
 God amid your struggle\,* you confessed Him before kings and tormentors.* 
 Therefore\, never cease in your prayers to Him that alone loves mankind\,*
  in behalf of the world\, for Christ-loving kings\,* and for all that fait
 hfully keep your memory\,* that He deliver them from all wrath.\n\nNow…\
 n\nO God\, the cry of the prophet Moses has been fulfilled\,* who cried: B
 ehold your life which is raised up before your eyes!* Today the Cross is u
 plifted\, and the world is freed from deception.* Today the Resurrection o
 f Christ is renewed\,* and the ends of the earth rejoice\,* offering a hym
 n to You\, and saying like David:* You have wrought salvation in the midst
  of the earth\, O God\,* and the Cross and Resurrection\,* for whose sake 
 You have saved us\, good Lover of Mankind.* O Almighty Lord\, glory to You
 !\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nTaking up the Cross of Christ ardently\, as it 
 were a sword\,* you made haste to do battle with the enemy\,* and\, suffer
 ing for Christ\,* you at last committed your sacred soul to the Lord\,* an
 d hence you have been vouchsafed* to receive from Him gifts of healing\, O
  great-martyr Nicetas.* Entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.\n\nTon
 e 1\, Glory… Now…\n\nSave Your people\, O Lord\, and bless Your inheri
 tance.* Grant victory to Your faithful people against enemies\,* and prote
 ct Your community by Your cross.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON TUESDAY MORNING\n
 \nAntiphon 1\n\nO God\, my God\, hear me\; why have You forsaken me? The w
 ords of my transgressions put salvation far from me.\n\nThrough the prayer
 s of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nO God\, I will call to Yo
 u by day but You will not listen\; and by night\, yet it will not be fooli
 sh of me.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, save u
 s.\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\nAntiphon 3\n\nCome\, let us sing joyfully to t
 he Lord\, let us acclaim God\, our Saviour.\n\nSon of God\, crucified in t
 he flesh\, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nLet us come before His fa
 ce with praise\, and acclaim Him in psalms.\n\nSon of God\, crucified in t
 he 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 You: Alleluia.\n\nEntrance\n\nCome\, let us w
 orship and fall down before Christ.\n\nSon of God\, crucified in the flesh
 \, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTropario
 n\, Tone 1: Save Your people\, O Lord\, and bless Your inheritance.* Grant
  victory to Your faithful people against enemies\,* and protect Your commu
 nity by Your cross.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Taking up the Cross of Christ a
 rdently\, as it were a sword\,* you made haste to do battle with the enemy
 \,* and\, suffering for Christ\,* you at last committed your sacred soul t
 o the Lord\,* and hence you have been vouchsafed* to receive from Him gift
 s of healing\, O great-martyr Nicetas.* Entreat Christ God that our souls 
 be saved.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
 \n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: O glorious Nicetas\, you crushed the power of erro
 r by your perseverance in the faith* and earned the crown of victory by yo
 ur struggles\;* therefore\, you now enjoy the company of the angels in hea
 ven.* With them do not cease to intercede with Christ our God that He may 
 save our souls.\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.* G
 rant Your mercies to Your new community* that bears Your Name.* By Your po
 wer gladden the faithful people\,* and grant them victory against enemies.
 * May they have the help of Your instrument of peace\,* the invincible sig
 n 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 L
 ord reigns\, let the people tremble. (Psalm 98:5\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\nEphesia
 ns 2:19-3:7\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: Remember Your congregation whic
 h You acquired from the beginning.\n\nverse: But God is our king before th
 e ages\; He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth. (Psalm 73:2\,
 12)\n\nGospel\n\nMark 11:11-23\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nO my soul\, mag
 nify the most precious cross of the Lord.\n\nAnd the Irmos\, Tone 8: You a
 re a mystical Paradise\, O Mother of God\, who though untilled\, have brou
 ght forth Christ. He has planted upon earth the life-giving Tree of the Cr
 oss. Therefore today as we raise it on high we bow low and we magnify you.
 \n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nLet the light of Your countenance\, O Lord\,* shine 
 upon us.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 4:7)\n\nAt the end of Li
 turgy we sing:\n\nTo Your Cross\, O Master\, we bow in veneration\, and we
  glorify Your holy Resurrection. (3)
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