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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260819
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260820
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 y-martyr-andrew-the-general-and-those-with-him/
SUMMARY:Wednesday\, August 19\, 2026\; The Holy Martyr Andrew the General a
 nd those with him.
DESCRIPTION:Post-feast of the Dormition\n\nAT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING\n\
 nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\n
 Tone 4\, Podoben “As one valiant among the martyrs…”\n\nIf You mark 
 iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You m
 ay be revered.\n\nYour holy\, all-pure and honoured repose* was not a sepa
 ration from those who love you\,* but is an unbreakable union\, O Virgin\;
 * for you ever reveal yourself to those who glorify you* as the true Mothe
 r of God\,* bestowing your grace and showing that you have been given* as 
 an intercessor for all people.\n\nI have waited for You as You have comman
 ded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in th
 e Lord.\n\nBecoming the ark of sanctification* of Him who made His abode w
 ithin you\, O pure Theotokos\,* you are translated by Him from the earth t
 o rest which grows not old\,* illumined with His splendour.* Wherefore\, f
 rom on high you look down upon those who hymn you with love* and proclaim 
 the divine and mighty working of miracles.\n\nFrom the morning watch until
  night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nAccepting you\, O all-pure one\, 
 as a bridal chamber of great splendour\,* as an ark of sanctification for 
 His abode\,* your Son and Lord showed you forth to the incorporeal armies*
  and the dwelling-places of the saints* as the ineffable glory which deliv
 ers from corruption and misfortunes* those who with love hymn your mighty 
 works\, O pure one.\n\nTone 1\, Podoben “O most lauded martyrs…”\n\n
 For with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redempt
 ion\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nRevealed as 
 a model of manliness\,* before the assembly you dared to give yourself ove
 r to the arena of suffering\,* going forth there like a general\,*O martyr
  Andrew who are most rich.* And you ever pour forth the water of healings 
 upon the faithful\,* receiving grace from the heavens.\n\nPraise the Lord\
 , all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nManifest as t
 he namesake of manliness\,* contending manfully you engaged the enemy and 
 destroyed him\,* as though he were another Pharaoh\, * engulfing his whole
  army in the streams of your blood\,* O right wondrous one.\n\nStrong is t
 he love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nWherefor
 e\, pray that God grant to our souls peace and great mercy.* O glorious on
 e\, you brought to God\, the Bestower of good things\,* a great army which
  struggled and with you has found undying glory through death\, O all-glor
 ious one.* With them pray\, that He grant to our souls* peace and great me
 rcy.\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nWhen you departed to Him Who had been 
 ineffably born of you\, O Virgin Theotokos\,* James the brother of God and
  first bishop was present\,* with Peter\, the most honourable and preemine
 nt\, the foremost of theologians\,* and the whole divine choir of the apos
 tles\,* hymning the divine and awesome mystery of God’s dispensation wit
 h manifest theology\;* and\, burying your Life-giving and God-receiving bo
 dy\,* they rejoiced\, O most hymned one.* And regarding one another\, they
  said\, marvelling at the wonders* of her who transcends the all-holy seni
 or ranks of the angels:* “Lift up your gates and receive her who gave bi
 rth to the Creator of heaven and earth\,* and with glorifications let us h
 ymn the precious and holy body which contained the Lord who is invisible t
 o us.”* Wherefore\, celebrating your memory\, we also cry out to you\, O
  all-hymned one:* Exalt the horn of orthodox Christians and save our souls
 !\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 1\, Podoben “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”\n\n
 The assembly of the angels rejoices in the immortal repose of the Mother o
 f God\;* and she\, departing for the eternal mansions\, is glad* and passe
 s over to the gladness of heaven\,* to divine joy and everlasting delight.
 \n\nArise\, O Lord\, into Your rest\,* You and the ark of Your holiness.\n
 \nDesiring the life on high\, you abandoned this one\, O Theotokos\,* O Ma
 iden\, flower of virginity\, who gave birth to Christ\, the Life of all.* 
 And the assembly of the angels stood by with reverence* at your honoured b
 urial\, O Bride of God.\n\nThe Lord has sworn in truth to David\,* and He 
 will not annul it.\n\nThe air is sanctified by your parting burial hymns\;
 * and in your ascent\, O Mother of God who loves mankind\,* is an awesome 
 miracle wrought\, O Theotokos who knew not man.* Wherefore\, we\, the fait
 hful\, faithfully do you homage\,* O Theotokos\, who knew not wedlock.\n\n
 Tone 5\, Glory… Now…\n\nCome\, O assembly of those who love the feasts
  of the Church!* Come\, let us form a choir!* Come\, and with hymns let us
  crown the temple\, the ark of the rest of God!* For today heaven expands 
 its bosom\,* receiving her who gave birth to Him who is invisible to all\,
 * and the earth receives the well-spring of Life\,* who imparts blessing a
 nd is adorned with splendour.* The angels form a chorus with the apostles\
 ,* gazing with awe upon her who gave birth to the Author of life\,* and wh
 o is translated from life to Life.* Let us all bow down before her\, prayi
 ng:* O Mistress\, forget not your kinship with those who celebrate* Your m
 ost holy dormition with faith!\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 5\n\nYou did forsake th
 e glory of earthly prestige* and inherited the kingdom of heaven.* Drops o
 f your blood gleam like rubies in the everlasting crowns which Christ gave
  you.* You led a whole company of martyrs to Christ* and found Him in the 
 company of angelic hosts.* There you join Him in the never-fading light\, 
 O Andrew\, true leader and soldier\,* along with all of your men\, pray un
 ceasingly for all of us.\n\nTone 1\, Glory… Now…\n\nIn giving birth yo
 u retained your virginity\,* in falling asleep you did not abandon the wor
 ld\, O Mother of God.* You passed into life\, for you are the Mother of Li
 fe\,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.\n\nAT DIVINE 
 LITURGY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 
 1: In giving birth you retained your virginity\,* in falling asleep you di
 d not abandon the world\, O Mother of God.* You passed into life\, for you
  are the Mother of Life\,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from
  death.\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 H
 oly Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: Appearing as radiant lights\, O godly m
 artyrs\,* you illumine all creation with the brilliance of your miracles\,
 * healing infirmities\, always dispelling deep darkness* and praying uncea
 singly to Christ our God for all of us.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen
 .\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: The tomb and death could not hold the Mother of G
 od\,* unceasing in her intercession and unfailing hope of patronage\,* for
 \, as the Mother of Life\, she was transferred to life* by Him Who had dwe
 lt in her ever-virgin womb.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nMy soul magnifies t
 he Lord\, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.\n\nverse: Because 
 he has regarded the humility of His handmaid\; for behold\, all generation
 s shall call me blessed. (Luke 1:46-48)\n\nEpistle\n\n2 Corinthians 9:12-1
 0:7\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: Rise up\, O Lord\, to the place of Your
  rest\, You and the ark of Your holiness.\n\nverse: The Lord swore an oath
  to David\, and will not go back on His word. (Psalm 131:8\,11)\n\nGospel\
 n\nMark 3:20-27\n\nHymn to the Theotokos\n\nSeeing the pure one’s fallin
 g asleep\, angels marvelled in wonder how the Virgin could ascend from ear
 th to heaven.\n\nAnd the Irmos: O pure Virgin\, in you are conquered the b
 ounds of nature\,* for childbirth remains virginal and death is betrothed 
 to life.* Virgin after childbearing and alive after death\, O Mother of Go
 d\,* never cease to save your inheritance.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nI will tak
 e the chalice of salvation\;* and I will call upon the name of the Lord.* 
 Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 115:13)
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