Post-feast of Pentecost.
AT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING
Kathisma Reading
The appointed psalms are chanted.
At Psalm 140
Tone 1
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
It is proper and natural that the rational heavens* proclaim with tongues of fire to all the nations,* the glory of God, who has adorned the heavens by means of fire;* and who, by the Son and the Spirit, has rendered luminous* the world which our senses know.
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
When Christ’s disciples had gathered in Sion, as He said,* then did the Spirit come down upon them, as was promised.* Appearing as fire, showing the Apostles to be teachers,* who spoke of the hidden things of the Trinity* while breathing forth fire.
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
The Divine Spirit came upon the sacred Apostles,* making of them heavenly swords.* Thus they consecrated all the earth to God the Creator* as they cut down the impious ones.* By them the swords of the evil one have been destroyed,* that our souls may be saved.
Tone 8
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
The most glorious Therapontus, illumined by divine acts,* was vouchsafed to behold the beauty of Christ with the eyes of his heart,* having pleased Him by his suffering.* Therefore, by grace he ever heals sufferings of soul and body* for those who have recourse to him with faith.
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
As a well-spring of living water,* the all-rich Therapontus pours forth streams of healings* and utterly washes away the defilement of grievous ailments* from all who have recourse to him with faith.* By his entreaties, O Lord, grant to all great mercy.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
The wondrous Therapontus, soaked in the dye of his blood,* fashioned a truly most splendid garment of sanctity;* and arraying himself magnificently therein,* he has entered the Holy of holies.* Through his supplications, O Lord, grant great mercy to all.
Tone 2, Glory… Now…
We have seen the true Light;* we have received the Heavenly Spirit;* we have found the true Faith,* we worship the undivided Trinity;* for He has saved us.
Prokeimenon, Tone 1
Your mercy, O Lord, shall follow me* all the days of my life.
verse: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. In green pastures He gives me repose.
Aposticha
Tone 4
On this day the working of Your Holy Spirit came down upon Your Apostles,* showing them to be supremely wise, and seers of divine things,* filling them with Your blessed teaching.* Wherefore, we glorify Your saving dispensation,* O Jesus Almighty, the Saviour of our souls.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,* and renew a right spirit within me.
On this day Your Spirit O All-powerful Lord,* has been sent forth from the Father,* He who is consubstantial with You,* was distributed among the Apostles in the form of fiery tongues;* thus He prepared them to preach Your mighty deeds.* Wherefore we glorify Your saving dispensation,* O Jesus, Almighty, the Saviour of our souls.
Cast me not away from Your presence,* and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
On this day, O Saviour, You have poured forth the gifts of Your Comforting Spirit,* granting mortal-mankind to prophesy,* as You once promised, O Word,* whereby You taught all to worship and adore the undivided Trinity.* Wherefore we glorify Your saving dispensation,* O Jesus Almighty, the Saviour of our souls.
Tone 6, Glory… Now…
O Lord, the descent of the Holy Spirit, which enveloped Your Apostles,* made them to speak with other tongues.* Hence, the strange wonder was thought to be drunkenness by the unbelievers,* but to the believers it was a cause of salvation.* Wherefore, we beseech Your to grant us also His illumination,* O Lover of mankind.
Troparion, Tone 4
Having shared the way of life of the apostles,* and having become a successor to their thrones,* labouring you found the divinely inspired way to contemplation.* Therefore, forthrightly ministering the word of truth,* you shed your blood for the faith, O hieromartyr, Therapontus.* Intercede with Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.
Tone 8, Glory… Now…
Blessed are You, O Christ our God who revealed the fishermen as most wise* by sending them the Holy Spirit;* through them You caught the entire world.* Loving Master, glory to You.
AT DIVINE LITURGY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
At the beginning of the Liturgy, immediately after Blessed be the Kingdom… and Amen we all kneel and sing the following in Tone 6, samohlasnyj:
Heavenly King, Advocate, Spirit of Truth, Who are everywhere present and fill all things, Treasury of Blessings, Bestower of Life: come, and dwell within us; cleanse us of all that defiles us, O Good One, save our souls.
Antiphon 1
The heavens tell the glory of God, and the firmament declares the work of his hand.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.
Day to day pours forth the message and night proclaims this knowledge to night.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.
Their utterance has gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.
Glory… Now… Only-begotten Son…
Third Antiphon
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord,* let us acclaim God, our Saviour.
O good Advocate,* save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Let us come before His face with praise,* and acclaim Him in psalms.
O good Advocate,* save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
For God is the great Lord,* the great king over all the earth.
O good Advocate,* save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Entrance
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ.
O good Advocate,* save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 8: Blessed are You, O Christ our God who revealed the fishermen as most wise* by sending them the Holy Spirit;* through them You caught the entire world.* Loving Master, glory to You.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 8: When the Most high descended and confused the tongues,* He parted the nations.* He called all to unity;* and with one voice* we glorify the all-Holy Spirit.
Prokeimenon, Tone 8
Their utterance has gone forth into all the earth,* and their words unto the ends of the world.
verse: The heavens tell the glory of God, and the firmament declares the work of His hand. (Psalm 19:5,2)
Epistle
Romans 1:18-27
Alleluia, Tone 1
verse: By the Lord’s words the heavens were established, and by the Breath of His mouth all their host.
verse: The Lord has looked down from heaven and beheld the whole human race.
Gospel
Matthew 5:20-26
Hymn to the Theotokos
O my soul, magnify the one Divinity in three Persons.
and the Irmos: Rejoice, O Queen, boast of the virgins and mothers, for every tongue, though capable and eloquent, cannot hymn you as is your due, and every mind is confounded in seeking to comprehend the way in which you gave birth. Wherefore with one accord we glorify you.
Communion Hymn
Your good Spirit will lead me* to the land of righteousness.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 142:10)