BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.6//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:614@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTSTAMP:20261005T132700Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/wednesday-october-14-2026-the-ho ly-martyrs-nazarius-gervasius-protasius-and-celsus-our-venerable-mother-pa rasceva-of-ternovo-blessed-roman-lysko-pastor-of-youth-and-martyr-of-lviv/ SUMMARY:Wednesday\, October 14\, 2026\; The Holy Martyrs Nazarius\, Gervasi us\, Protasius and Celsus\; Our Venerable Mother Parasceva of Ternovo\; B lessed Roman Lysko\, Pastor of Youth and Martyr of L’viv. DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appoin ted psalms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “As one vali ant among the martyrs…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can sta nd?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nHaving finish ed the course of faith\,* the valiant-minded Nazarius\, the great Protasiu s\,* the wise Celsius and the divinely wise Gervasius* received the crown of victory as witnesses.* Let us hymn them as valiant warriors\,* as heirs to the kingdom on high\,* as voluntary sacrifices.\n\nI have waited for Y ou as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nIllumined by the sense of the effulgence o f the Spirit\, O sacred Nazarius\,* with divine grace you shone forth more brightly than the sun* upon the souls of those in darkness\,* teaching\, enlightening\, instructing them most splendidly* to believe in and worship the one Lord* who was all-gloriously incarnate of the Virgin* and has enl ightened those on earth.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nWith Nazarius the ever-memorable Celsius shone fort h\,* and the glorious Protasius and Gervasius\, who suffered with valiant mind* and manfully vanquished on earth all the hordes of the demons.* Ther efore\, they pour forth streams of healings* and richly water the hearts o f the pious* with grace divine.\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nLet Nazarius be praised\, and let Protasius be hono ured* with the godly Celsius and Gervasius\,* who suffered right gloriousl y and diminished falsehood\,* who are honoured in sacred manner by the ang elic choirs* and are deified by divine communion\,* receiving crowns of vi ctory* from the hand of the Bestower of life.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nHaving finished the ra ce and kept the faith\, O divine martyrs\,* you have been crowned with wre aths of suffering* and numbered among the angels\,* having fought splendid ly and trampled the deceitful enemy underfoot with the help of Christ.* Th erefore\, assembling together\,* in gladness we celebrate your radiant mem ory.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nPassing through cities\, the divinely wise Nazarius illumined t hem with his Godly preaching.* And Celsius\, emulating him\, acquired the glory of the athletes of God\,* trampling the deceitful one underfoot.* Le t us all honour them with praises as stars and luminaries for those in dar kness* and physicians for our souls.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nLet us praise Nazarius\, Gervasius\, Protasius and Celsius\, the reason-endowed sacrifi ces\,* for they set at nought all the savagery of the tyrants and the idol s.* Therefore\, through their supplications\, O Christ God\,* grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls. :\n\nNow…\n\nWeeping\, the Vi rgin whom we magnify said:* O my Child\, I cannot bear to see You asleep u pon the Tree\,* who give watchfulness to all! But grant Your divine and sa ving vigilance to those who of old fell into the sleep of perdition* by ea ting of the fruit of disobedience!\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 3\n\nI bow down\, О Christ\, before Your precious Cross:* the guardian of the world\, the s alvation of us sinners\,* the great purification and boast of the whole wo rld.\n\nI have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold\, as t he eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters\, as the eyes of a m aid are on the hands of her mistress\, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.\n\nThe tree of disobedience put forth death for the world\;* but the Tree of the Cross put forth life and incorruption.* Wherefore\, we worship the crucified Lord\, crying:* Let the light of Your countenance be signed upon us!\n\nHave mercy on us\, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for we have been filled with shame\; our soul is all too full of t he mockery of the rich\, of the contempt of the proud.\n\nThe prophets\, t he apostles of Christ and the martyrs* enlightened and taught the erring n ations to hymn the consubstantial Trinity\,* and made the children of mank ind companions of the angels.\n\nTone 3\, Glory… Now… \n\nWhen Your Mo ther\, the unblemished Ewe-lamb who gave You birth\,* saw You lifted up up on the Cross\, О my Christ\,* she lamented and cried out\, weeping: “Sh ow me not to be childless\,* whom You preserved pure even after giving bir th!”\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nThis quartet of martyrs illumines the Chur ch* like a brilliant star in the sky.* By the suffering of Nazarius and co nfession of the others\,* the Church has been made to sing:* Glory to God\ , the strength of martyrs!\n\nGlory…\n\nYou followed closely in the step s of Christ\, your spouse\,* loving the silent desert life.* As a young wo man you took up his yoke* and armed yourself with the cross against the en emy.* By fasting and prayer\, by tears and penance\,* you utterly quenched the fires of passion.* Now you stand with the wise virgins in Christ’s presence* and pray for those who honour your memory\, O Paraskevia.\n\nNow ….\n\nO Virgin\, all immaculate Mother of Christ God\,* a sword pierced your all-holy soul* when you saw your Son and God willingly crucified.* Th erefore\, O blessed One\,* never cease to pray to Him* that He may grant u s forgiveness of our sins.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING\n\nTr oparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: This quartet of martyrs illumin es the Church* like a brilliant star in the sky.* By the suffering of Naza rius and confession of the others\,* the Church has been made to sing:* Gl ory to God\, the strength of martyrs!\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: You followed closely in the steps of Christ\, your spouse\,* loving the silent desert l ife.* As a young woman you took up his yoke* and armed yourself with the c ross against the enemy.* By fasting and prayer\, by tears and penance\,* y ou utterly quenched the fires of passion.* Now you stand with the wise vir gins in Christ’s presence* and pray for those who honour your memory\, O Paraskevia.\n\nGlory be to the Fatherand to the Son and to the Holy Spiri t.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 6: Let us all sing of holy Paraskevia\, patroness o f those in peril.* She spurned the crown of corruption and received the la sting one\;* therefore\, God has given her glory and the grace of miracles .\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2: O heavenly martyrs\, you have become brilliant st ars.* By your miracles you shed light on the world.* You dispel the murky darkness and free us from sickness.* Pray unceasingly to Christ for all of us.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nGod is wonderful in His saints\,* the God of Israel.\n\nverse: Bless God in the churches\, the Lord from the fountai ns of Israel. (Psalm 67:36\,27)\n\nEpistle\n\nColossians 1:18-23\n\nAllelu ia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: With expectation I have waited for the Lord\, and he was attentive to me\, and He heard my prayer.\n\nverse: He brought me out of the pit of misery and the mud of the swamp. (Psalm 39:2\,3)\n\nGospel\ n\nLuke 8:22-25\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThe just man shall be in everlasting remembrance\;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear*. Alleluia\, alleluia \,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6) 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