BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:542@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260805 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260806 DTSTAMP:20260725T142423Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/wednesday-august-5-2026-the-fore -feast-of-the-transfiguration-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-the-holy-martyr-eus ignius/ SUMMARY:Wednesday\, August 5\, 2026\; The Fore-feast of the Transfiguratio n of Our Lord Jesus Christ\; The Holy Martyr Eusignius. DESCRIPTION:Dormition Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain the se ingredients\n\nAT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING\n\nAt Psalm 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 may be revered.\n\n Come\, let us go up with Jesus who ascends the holy mountain\,* and there let us listen to the voice of the living God\,* the all-unoriginate Father \, which through the divine Spirit* bears witness by a cloud to His true S onship\;* and\, illumined in mind\,* let us gaze upon Light amid light.\n\ nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nCome\, let us dance be forehand\, let us purify ourselves* and faithfully prepare for divine entr y* into the dwelling-place of the transcendent God\;* and let us receive t he glory* which the forechosen apostles were vouchsafed* to behold mystica lly on Mount Tabor.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trus t in the Lord.\n\nCome\, and\, having transformed ourselves with a more ex alted transformation\,* let us prepare ourselves well for tomorrow\,* to a scend the holy mountain of God\,* beholding the glory of Christ which shin es forth immutably\, more brightly than the sun\;* and\, illumined with th e light of the Trinity\,* let us glorify His condescension therein.\n\nTon e 4\, Podoben “As one valiant among the martyrs…”\n\nFor with the Lo rd there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He s hall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nDyed in the blood of your f lesh\, O glorious one\,* you clothed yourself in the purple robe of divine grace\,* and placed upon your head the crown of life incorruptible.* And bearing the trophy of the Cross in the right hand as a sceptre\, O most wi se martyr\,* you reign with Christ\, ever rejoicing.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nYou were recogn ized\, O Eusignius\, as an invincible warrior\;* for\, wielding the sword of the Cross\,* you went forth to do battle with the adverse foe and cast him down\,* contending splendidly and receiving the crown of victory* from the one Master and Judge of the contest\,* who reigns forever.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nBy y our honoured sufferings\, O glorious athlete Eusignius\,* you portrayed th e honoured Passion: the symbol of victory* and now you dwell in the city o n high\,* rejoicing with all the martyrs* being deified by communion with the Godhead.* Therefore\, we celebrate your honoured and holy festival.\n\ nTone 5\, Glory… Now…\n\nCome\, let us ascend the mountain of the Lord * to the house of our God\,* and let us gaze upon the glory of His transfi guration\,* the glory of the Only-begotten of the Father.* Through light l et us receive light\;* and\, exalted in the Spirit\,* let us hymn the cons ubstantial Trinity forever.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\, Podoben “O house of Ephratha…”\n\nIllumined with the effulgence of the virtues\,* let us proceed to the holy mountain\,* that we may behold the divine transfigurat ion of the Lord.\n\nMercy and truth are met together\, righteousness and p eace have kissed each other.\n\nShining forth like the sun on the mountain today\,* before undergoing His sufferings\, Christ shows to the initiates of His mysteries* a divine sign of His divinity.\n\nBlessed is the people that knows jubilation.\n\nDesiring to transform Adam's nature\,* Christ n ow ascends Mount Tabor\,* that He might disclose His divinity* to the init iates of His mysteries.\n\nTone 2\, Glory… Now…\n\nO Christ God who wa s transfigured in glory on Mount Tabor* and showed the glory of Your divin ity to Your disciples:* illumine us also with the light of the knowledge o f You\,* and guide us to the path of Your commandments\,* for You alone ar e good and love mankind.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nFaithful\, let us celebr ate in advance the joy of Christ’s Transfiguration!* Let us rejoice and cry out in the prefeast:* The day of heavenly joy is approaching\,* for th e Lord is ascending Mount Tabor* where He shines with the light of His Div inity!\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nO Virgin\, all immaculate Mother of Christ Go d\,* a sword pierced your all-holy soul* when you saw your Son and God wil lingly crucified.* Therefore\, O blessed One\,* never cease to pray to Him * that He may grant us forgiveness of our sins.\n\n \;\n\nAT DIVINE LI TURGY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: As the priceless beauty residing within the divine image of the tabernacl e\,* thus outwardly you manifested the holy glory of your temple O Lord.* Establish it for the ages of ages\, and accept\, through the prayers of th e Theotokos\, our supplications\,* which we unceasingly offer to You\, O L ife and Resurrection of all.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Faithful\, let us cele brate in advance the joy of Christ’s Transfiguration!* Let us rejoice an d cry out in the prefeast:* The day of heavenly joy is approaching\,* for the Lord is ascending Mount Tabor* where He shines with the light of His D ivinity!\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\ n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: The Synaxis of the faithful in the Cathedral of the Resurrection\,* shines as a multitude of stars in heavens\,* and as we of fer our prayers we exclaim:* “This is the house the Lord has made.”\n\ nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: Today mankind pre pares to reflect the radiance of divine splendour* wrought in the Transfig uration of Christ!* Crying joyfully: Christ is transfigured to save us all !\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nHoliness befits Your house\, O Lord\, for len gth of days.\n\nverse: The Lord reigns! He is clothed in majesty! (Psalm 9 2:6\, 1)\n\nEpistle\n\nHebrews 3:1-14\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 4\n\nverse: His f oundations are in the holy mountains.\n\nverse: Glorious things were said concerning you\, O city of God. (Psalm 86:1\, 3)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 16:1 3-18\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nO Lord\, I love the beauty of Your house\,* and the place where Your glory dwells.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia (Psalm 25:8). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR