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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260812
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SUMMARY:Wednesday\, August 12\, 2026\; The Holy Martyrs Photius and Aniceta
 s.
DESCRIPTION:Dormition Fast. Post-feast of the Transfiguration. Abstention f
 rom meat and foods that contain these ingredients\n\nAT VESPERS ON TUESDAY
  EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Ps
 alm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You have given a sign…”\n\nIf You mark 
 iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You m
 ay be revered.\n\nYou were not daunted by the fire or the instruments of l
 aceration\,* by the savage rage of him who threatened mindlessly\,* by the
  assault of lions\, the trampling of horses\, the severing of your members
 \,* or being sentenced to a bitter death* which sent you gloriously to the
  immortal God\,* who made you immortal\, O valiant athletes.\n\nI have wai
 ted for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promi
 se\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nAs is meet\, you received the eve
 rlasting hope* and the blessed and most honourable end* which you desired\
 , O valiant ones\,* and you pour forth upon us streams of miracles\,* remo
 ving the burning of the passions of the souls and bodies* of those who pio
 usly celebrate your solemn feast\, O all-praised ones.\n\nFrom the morning
  watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nThe glorious Photius 
 and the divinely wise Anicetas\,* the all-comely two\, are adorned with th
 e radiance of the Trinity* and embellished with the beauty of their wounds
 \,* and ever rejoice with the angels.* And they impart enlightenment and m
 ercy* to those who celebrate their glorious and sacred martyrdom with fait
 h.\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “As one valiant among the martyrs…”\n\nFor wi
 th the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;*
  and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nO venerable Maximu
 s\,* you preached Him who\, in His lovingkindness\, became man\,* as was H
 is good pleasure\,* and who is known as having two wills and activities\;*
  and you have stopped the gaping mouths of the abominable ones* who\, thro
 ugh the temptation of the devil\, the author of evil\,* worship Him as hav
 ing but a single will and activity.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;
 * proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nWith the cords of your doctrines
 \, O father Maximus\,* You strangled the thought of Pyrrhus\, the evil-min
 ded trifler\,* and endured persecution and tribulations\, O ever-memorable
  one\,* cruelly wounded\, your tongue cut off\, as well as your divine han
 d\,* which is ever stretched forth to God\,* writing by which you have wro
 ught exalted discourses.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* etern
 ally will His truth endure.\n\nO blessed one\, your tongue was holy\,* sha
 rpened by the Spirit like the pen of a scribe\,* inscribing the law of the
  divine virtues with comely letters of grace* upon the tablets of our hear
 ts* and imparting by your doctrine the incarnation of Him who desired to a
 ppear to men* in two natures\, but a single Hypostasis.\n\nTone 8\, Glory
 …\n\nWe honour you as the instructor of a multitude of monks\, O Maximus
  our father\;* for by your steps have we truly learned to walk aright.* Bl
 essed are who\, serving Christ\, denounced the power of the enemy\,* O con
 verser with the angels\, companion of the venerable and the righteous.* Wi
 th them beseech the Lord\, that our souls find mercy.\n\nNow…\n\nThe clo
 ud of the law\, in which Moses and Elijah stood\,* received the radiant da
 rkness of the transfiguration\;* and\, vouchsafed all-radiant glory\, they
  said to God: You are our God\, the King of the ages!\n\nAposticha\n\nTone
  2\, Podoben “O house of Ephratha…”\n\nLet us zealously approach Mou
 nt Tabor\,* to behold the glory of Christ\, the King of all\,* our Deliver
 er.\n\nYours are the heavens\, and Yours is the earth.\n\nYou appeared to 
 Moses and Elijah\, O my Saviour\, on Mount Tabor\,* enlightening the forem
 ost among the disciples* more brilliantly than the sun.\n\nTabor and Hermo
 n shall rejoice in Your name.\n\nThe foremost among the disciples heard th
 e voice of the Father* proclaiming Your glory\, O my Saviour\,* and they f
 ell prostrate on the ground.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nO venerable father\, 
 word of your corrections has gone forth into all the earth.* Therefore\, y
 ou have the reward of your labours in the heavens\,* have destroyed hordes
  of the demons\, and attained to the ranks of the angels\,* whose life you
  blamelessly emulated.* As you have boldness before Christ\, ask peace for
  our souls.\n\nTone 5\, Now…\n\nDisclosing a little of the radiance of Y
 our divinity* to those who ascended the mountain with You\, O Saviour\,* Y
 ou made them lovers of Your supernatural glory\;* Therefore\, they cried o
 ut in awe:* “It is good for us to be here!”* And with them we also hym
 n You forever:* Christ the transfigured Saviour.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\n
 O Lord\, Your holy martyrs\,* by their passion acquired the crown of incor
 ruptibility from You\, our God.* For possessing Your power they overcame t
 he torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By their supp
 lications\, save our souls.\n\nTone 7\, Glory… Now…\n\nYou were transf
 igured on the mount\, O Christ God\,* showing Your glory to Your disciples
  as much as they could bear.* Make Your eternal light shine* also on us wh
 o are sinners\,* through the prayers of the Mother of God* O Giver of Ligh
 t\, glory to You!\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING\n\nAntiphon 1\
 n\nShout to the Lord\, all the earth\, sing now to His name\, give glory t
 o His praise.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\, sa
 ve us.\n\nThe voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind\; Your lightning 
 lit up the world.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\, O Saviour\
 , save us.\n\nYou have clothed Yourself in praise and splendour\; You robe
  Yourself in light as with a cloak.\n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother o
 f God\, O Saviour\, save us.\n\nGlory… Now… Only-begotten Son…\n\nAn
 tiphon 3\n\nCome\, let us sing joyfully to the Lord\, let us acclaim God\,
  our Saviour.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mount\, save us who sing
  to You: Alleluia.\n\nLet us come before His face with praise\, and acclai
 m Him in psalms.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mount\, save us who s
 ing to You: Alleluia.\n\nFor God is the great Lord\, and the great king ov
 er all the earth.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mount\, save us who 
 sing to You: Alleluia.\n\nEntrance\n\nCome\, let us worship and fall down 
 before Christ.\n\nSon of God\, transfigured on the mount\, save us who sin
 g to You: Alleluia.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 7: You we
 re transfigured on the mount\, O Christ God\,* showing Your glory to Your 
 disciples as much as they could bear.* Make Your eternal light shine* also
  on us who are sinners\,* through the prayers of the Mother of God\,* O Gi
 ver of Light\, glory to You!\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: Be swayed by the pains
  that the saints have suffered for You\, O Lord\,* and heal all our pains\
 ,* O Lover of mankind\, for this we pray.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to
  the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: Appearing as radia
 nt lights\, O godly martyrs\,* you illumine all creation with the brillian
 ce of your miracles\,* healing infirmities\, always dispelling deep darkne
 ss* and praying unceasingly to Christ our God for all of us.\n\nKontakion\
 , Tone 7: You were transfigured on the mount\, O Christ God\,* and Your di
 sciples saw Your glory as much as they could\;* that when they saw You cru
 cified* they might know that You suffered willingly*\, and might proclaim 
 to the world* that You are truly the brightness of the Father.\n\nProkeime
 non\, Tone 4\n\nHow great are Your works\, O Lord\, You have made all thin
 gs in wisdom.\n\nverse: Bless the Lord\, O my soul\; O Lord\, my God\, You
  are exceedingly great. (Psalm 103:24\,1)\n\nEpistle\n\n2 Corinthians 6:11
 -16\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: Yours are the heavens\, and Yours the e
 arth.\n\nverse: Blessed are the people who know the festal shout\, they wi
 ll walk in the light of Your countenance\, O Lord. (Psalm 88:12\,16)\n\nGo
 spel\n\nMark 1:23-28\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nO my soul\, magnify the L
 ord transfigured on the mountain.\n\nAnd the Irmos\, Tone 4: Your giving b
 irth was revealed as incorrupt\; for it was God who came forth from your w
 omb\; He appeared on earth in the flesh\, and made His dwelling among us. 
 Thus\, O Mother of God\, all of us magnify you.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nWe wi
 ll walk in the light of Your face\, O Lord\,* and rejoice in Your name for
 ever.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 88:16\,17)
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