The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost: \nAll Saints of America \n \nHours & Typica \nServed Sunday morning \n \nThird Hour \n \nThrough the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. \n \nGlory to thee, our God, glory to thee. \nO heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art everywhere present and fillest \nall things, Treasury of blessings and Giver of life: come and abide in us; and cleanse us from \nevery impurity, and save our souls, O Good One. \n \nHoly God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (thrice) \n \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. \n \nAll-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our \ntransgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name ’s sake. \n \nLord, have mercy. (thrice) Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now \nand ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \n \nOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be \ndone, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our \ntrespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but \ndeliver us from the evil one. \n[Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. ] \nAmen. \n \nLord, have mercy. (Twelve times) \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. \n \n\nCome, let us worship God our King. \nCome, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. \nCome, let us worship and fall down before Christ himself, our King and our God. \n \n \nPS ALM 16 \nAttend unto my righteousness, O Lord, give heed to my supplication; give ear to my prayer, \nwhich comes not from deceitful lips. Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let \nmine eyes behold uprightness. Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the \nnight; thou hast tried me by fire, and unrighteousness was not found in me, so that my \nmouth might not speak of the works of men; for the sake of the words of thy lips have I kept \nhard ways. Direct my steps in thy paths, so that my footsteps may not be shaken. I have \ncried, for thou hast heard me, O God; incline thine ear to me, and hear my words. Show \nthy marvelous mercies, O thou that savest them that hope in thee from them that resist thy \nright hand. Keep me as the apple of thine eye, O Lord; thou shalt shelter me in the shelter \nof thy wings, from the face of the ungodly that oppressed me. My enemies surrounded my \nsoul. They enclosed themselves in their own fat; their mouth spoke pride. They that cast \nme out have now encompassed me; they set their eyes to look down on the earth. They \nseized me like a lion ready for his prey, and like a young lion dwelling in secret places. Arise, \nO Lord, overtake them and trip their heels: deliver my soul from the ungodly, thy sword \nfrom the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life. \nAnd their belly was filled with hidden treasures, and they were satisfied with sons, and the \nremnants they left to their babes. But as for me, I shall be seen in righteousness before thy \nface. I shall be satisfied when I see thy glory. \n \nPS ALM 24 \nUnto thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. O my God, I have put my trust in thee. Let me \nnot be put to shame, neither let my enemies laugh me to scorn. Yea, for none of them that \nwait on thee shall be ashamed; let them be ashamed that transgress without cause. Make \nthy ways known to me, O Lord, and teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach \nme, for thou art God my Savior; and on thee have I waited all the day long. Remember thy \ncompassions, O Lord, and thy mercies, for they are from everlasting. Remember not the \nsins of my youth and my ignorance; according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy \ngoodness’ sake, O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will he set a law for them \nthat sin in the way. He will guide the meek in judgment; he will teach the meek his ways. \nAll the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth for them that seek his covenant and his \ntestimonies. For thy Name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my sin, for it is great. Who is the man \n\nthat fears the Lord? He shall set a law for him in the way which he has chosen. His soul shall \ndwell among good things, and his seed shall inherit the earth. The Lord is the strength of \nthem that fear him, and his covenant shall be made known to them. Mine eyes are ever \ntoward the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the snare. Look upon me, and have mercy \non me, for I am only-begotten and poor. The afflictions of my heart are multiplied: deliver \nme from my necessities. Look upon my lowliness and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. \nLook upon my enemies, for they are multiplied, and they hated me with an unjust hatred. \nKeep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I have set my hope on thee. \nThe innocent and the upright have cleaved unto me, for I waited on thee, O Lord. Deliver \nIsrael, O God, out of all his afflictions. \n \nPS ALM 50 \nHave mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy, and according to the multitude \nof thy compassions blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, \nand cleanse me from my sin. For I know mine iniquity, and my sin is continually before me. \nAgainst thee only have I sinned, and done what is evil before thee, that thou mightest be \njustified in thy words, and prevail when thou art judged. For, behold, I was conceived in \niniquities, and in sins did my mother bear me. For, behold, thou hast loved truth, the \nunknown and hidden things of thy wisdom hast thou made known unto me. Thou shalt \nsprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made \nwhiter than snow. Thou shalt cause me to hear joy and gladness, the bones that have been \nhumbled shall rejoice. Turn thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. \nCreate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away \nfrom thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy \nsalvation, and establish me with a ruling spirit. I will teach transgressors thy ways, and the \nungodly shall return to thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my \nsalvation, and my tongue shall rejoice in thy righteousness. O Lord, thou shalt open my \nlips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise. For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would have \ngiven it; thou wilt not be pleased with whole-burnt-offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken \nspirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in thy good \npleasure unto Sion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then shalt thou be pleased with \na sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt-offerings. Then shall they offer \nbullocks upon thine altar. \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, \nnow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nAlleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to thee, O God. (thrice) \nLord, have mercy. (thrice) \n\nT R O P A R I O N O F T H E R E S U R R E C T I O N, T O N E 1 \nWhen the stone had been sealed by the Jews, while the soldiers were guarding thy \nmost pure body, thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. \nThe powers of heaven therefore cried to thee, O Giver of Life: “Glory to thy \nResurrection, O Christ! Glory to thy Kingdom! Glory to thy dispensation, O thou \nwho lovest mankind!” \n \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. \nT R O P A R I O N T O A L L S A I N T S O F A M E R I C A, T O N E 8 \nAs the bountiful harvest of thy sowing of salvation, the lands of North America offer \nto thee, O Lord, all the saints who have shone in them. By their prayers keep the \nChurch and our land in abiding peace through the Theotokos, O most Merciful One. \n \nNow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nO Theotokos, thou art the true vine who hast budded forth the Fruit of life. We entreat \nthee, O sovereign Lady: intercede, together with the holy Apostles that he may be merciful \nto our souls. \n \nBlessed is the Lord God, blessed is the Lord day by day; the God of our salvation shall \nprosper us along the way; our God is the God of salvation. \n \nHoly God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (thrice) \n \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. \n \nAll-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our \ntransgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name ’s sake. \n \nLord, have mercy. (thrice) Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now \nand ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \n \nOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be \ndone, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our \ntrespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but \ndeliver us from the evil one. \n[Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. ] \nAmen. \n\nK O N T A K I O N T O T H E R E S U R R E C T I O N, T O N E 1 \nAs God, thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, raising the world with thyself. Human \nnature praises thee as God, for death has vanished. Adam exults, O Master! Eve \nrejoices, for she is freed from bondage and cries to thee: “Thou art the Giver of \nResurrection to all, O Christ.” \n \nLord, have mercy. (40 times) \nPRAY ER O F TH E H O URS \nThou who, at every season and every hour, in heaven and on earth, art worshiped and \nglorified, O Christ our God, who art long-suffering, merciful, and compassionate; who \nlovest the just and showest mercy upon the sinner; who callest all to salvation through the \npromise of blessings to come: O Lord, in this hour receive our supplications, and direct our \nlives according to thy commandments; sanctify our souls, hallow our bodies, correct our \nthoughts, cleanse our minds; deliver us from all tribulation, evil, and distress. Surround us \nwith thy holy angels, that guided and guarded by their host, we may attain to the unity of \nthe faith and to the knowledge of thine unapproachable glory, for blessed art thou unto \nages of ages. Amen. \n \nLord, have mercy. (thrice) \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. \nMore honorable than the cherubim and more glorious, beyond compare, than the \nseraphim: without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word; true Theotokos, we \nmagnify thee. \n \nPRAY ER O F ST MA RD ARIO S \n God the Master, Father Almighty; O Lord Jesus Christ, thou Only-begotten Son; \nand thou, O Holy Spirit, one Godhead, one Power: have mercy on me, a sinner, and \nby the judgments known to thee, save me thine unworthy servant, for blessed art thou unto \nages of ages. Amen. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nO\n\nSixth Hour \n \nCome, let us worship God our King. \nCome, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. \nCome, let us worship and fall down before Christ himself, our King and our God. \n \nPS ALM 53 \nSave me, O God, by thy Name, and judge me by thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give \near to the words of my mouth. For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have \nsought after my soul; they have not set God before them. For behold, God helps me, and \nthe Lord is the protector of my soul. He shall reward evils upon my enemies; utterly destroy \nthem in thy truth. I will freely sacrifice to thee. I will confess thy Name, O Lord, for it is \ngood. For thou hast delivered me out of every affliction, and my eye has looked down upon \nmy enemies. \n \nPS ALM 54 \nGive ear to my prayer, O God, and despise not my supplication. Attend to me, and hear \nme. I was grieved in my meditation and troubled because of the voice of the enemy and \nbecause of the oppression of the sinner, for they brought iniquity against me, and in wrath \nwere they indignant with me. My heart was troubled within me, and the fear of death has \nfallen upon me. Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness has covered me. And I \nsaid, Who will give me wings like a dove? Then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, I have \nfled afar off, and have dwelt in the wilderness. I waited for him that should save me from \nfaint-heartedness and tempest. Drown them, O Lord, and divide their tongues, for I have \nseen iniquity and strife in the city. Day and night it shall go round about her on her walls, \nand iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness are in the midst of her, and usury and deceit \nhave not departed from her streets. For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have borne \nit, and if one who hated me had spoken evils against me, I would have hid myself from him. \nBut it was thou, O man of like soul, my guide, and my own familiar friend, who together with \nme didst make our meals sweet; we walked in the house of God with one mind. Let death \ncome upon them, and let them go down alive into hell, for wickedness is in their dwellings, \nin the midst of them. As for me, I cried to God, and the Lord heard me. Evening, and \nmorning, and at noon I will recount and declare it, and he shall hear my voice. He shall \ndeliver my soul in peace from them that draw near to me, for they were with me in great \nnumbers. God shall hear, and shall humble them, he that exists before the ages. For there \nis no change with them, because they have not feared God. He has stretched forth his hand \nfor retribution; they have profaned his covenant. They were scattered by the wrath of his \n\ncountenance, and their hearts drew nigh. His words were smoother than oil, yet they are \ndarts. Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never permit the \nrighteous to be shaken. But thou, O God, shalt bring them down to the pit of destruction; \nbloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but as for me, O Lord, I \nwill hope in thee. \n \nPS ALM 90 \nHe that dwells in the help of the Most High shall abide under the shelter of the God of \nheaven. He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge, my God, and I will \nhope in him. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters, and from a troubling \nword. He shall overshadow thee with his shoulders, and under his wings shalt thou hope; \nhis truth shall encompass thee with a shield. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, \nnor for the arrow that flies by day, nor for the thing that walks in darkness, nor for the \nmishap and the demon of noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at \nthy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou consider \nand see the reward of sinners. For thou, Lord, art my hope; thou hast made the Most High \nthy refuge. No evils shall come upon thee, and no scourge shall draw near thy dwelling. For \nhe shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee \nup on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon \nthe asp and basilisk, and thou shalt trample upon the lion and dragon. For he has set his \nhope on me, and I will deliver him; I will shelter him, because he has known my Name. He \nshall cry unto me, and I will hear him. I am with him in affliction, and I will deliver him and \nglorify him. With length of days will I satisfy him, \nand show him my salvation. \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, \nnow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nAlleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to thee, O God. (thrice) \nLord, have mercy. (thrice) \n \nT R O P A R I O N O F T H E R E S U R R E C T I O N, T O N E 1 \nWhen the stone had been sealed by the Jews, while the soldiers were guarding thy \nmost pure body, thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. \nThe powers of heaven therefore cried to thee, O Giver of Life: “Glory to thy \nResurrection, O Christ! Glory to thy Kingdom! Glory to thy dispensation, O thou \nwho lovest mankind!” \n \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. \n\nT R O P A R I O N T O A L L S A I N T S O F A M E R I C A, T O N E 8 \nAs the bountiful harvest of thy sowing of salvation, the lands of North America offer \nto thee, O Lord, all the saints who have shone in them. By their prayers keep the \nChurch and our land in abiding peace through the Theotokos, O most Merciful One. \n \nNow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nAs we have no boldness on account of the multitude of our sins, O Virgin Theotokos, \nintercede with him who was born of thee, for much more is the prayer of a mother able to \nincline the Master unto kindheartedness. \n \nDespise not the supplications of sinners, O All-pure one, for merciful and strong to save is \nhe who condescended to suffer for us. Let thy compassions quickly go before us, O Lord, \nfor we are become exceedingly poor. Help us, O God our Savior, for the sake of the glory \nof thy Name. O Lord, deliver us, and be gracious unto our sins, for thy Name’s sake. \n \nHoly God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (thrice) \n \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. \n \nAll-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our \ntransgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name ’s sake. \n \nLord, have mercy. (thrice) Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now \nand ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \n \nOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be \ndone, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our \ntrespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but \ndeliver us from the evil one. \n[Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. ] \nAmen. \n \nK O N T A K I O N T O T H E S A I N T S O F A M E R I C A, T O N E 3 \nToday the choir of Saints who were pleasing to God in the lands of North America \nnow stands before us in the Church and invisibly prays to God for us. With them the \nAngels glorify him, and all the Saints of the Church of Christ keep festival with them; \nand together they all pray for us to the Pre-eternal God. \n\n \nLord, have mercy. (40 times) \nPRAY ER O F TH E H O URS \nThou who, at every season and every hour, in heaven and on earth, art worshiped and \nglorified, O Christ our God, who art long-suffering, merciful, and compassionate; who \nlovest the just and showest mercy upon the sinner; who callest all to salvation through the \npromise of blessings to come: O Lord, in this hour receive our supplications, and direct our \nlives according to thy commandments; sanctify our souls, hallow our bodies, correct our \nthoughts, cleanse our minds; deliver us from all tribulation, evil, and distress. Surround us \nwith thy holy angels, that guided and guarded by their host, we may attain to the unity of \nthe faith and to the knowledge of thine unapproachable glory, for blessed art thou unto \nages of ages. Amen. \n \nLord, have mercy. (thrice) \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. \nMore honorable than the cherubim and more glorious, beyond compare, than the \nseraphim: without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word; true Theotokos, we \nmagnify thee. \n \nPRAY ER O F ST B A SI L TH E G RE AT \n God, the Lord of Hosts and Author of all creation, who in thine ineffable and tender \nmercy hast sent down thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the \nsalvation of our kind, and through his precious Cross hast torn up the record of our sins, \nand thereby triumphed over the princes and dominions of darkness: do thou, O Master \nwho lovest mankind, accept these prayers of thanksgiving and supplication even from us \nsinners, and deliver us from every dark and deadly transgression and from all the visible \nand invisible enemies that seek to do us harm. Nail down our flesh with the fear of thee, \nand let not our hearts incline to evil words or thoughts; rather, wound our souls with thy \nlove, that ever gazing upon thee, guided by thy light, and beholding thee, the eternal Light \nthat no man can approach, we may offer up unceasing praises and thanksgiving unto thee, \nthe Father without beginning, together with Thine Only-begotten Son, and thine all-holy, \ngood, and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \n \n \n \n \n \nO\n\nTypica \n \nless the Lord, O my soul. Blessed art thou, O Lord! \nBless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. Bless the \nLord, O my soul, and forget not all that He hath done for thee, Who is gracious unto all \nthine iniquities, Who healeth all thine infirmities, Who redeemeth thy life from corruption, \nWho crowneth thee with mercy and compassion, Who fulfilleth thy desire with good \nthings; thy youth shall be renewed as the eagle's. The Lord performeth deeds of mercy, \nand executeth judgement for all them that are wronged. He hath made His ways known \nunto Moses, unto the sons of Israel the things that He hath willed. Compassionate and \nmerciful is the Lord, long-suffering and plenteous in mercy; not unto the end will He be \nangered, neither unto eternity will He be wroth. Not according to our iniquities hath He \ndealt with us, neither according to our sins hath He rewarded us. For according to the \nheight of heaven from the earth, the Lord hath made His mercy to prevail over them that \nfear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our iniquities from us. \nLike as a father hath compassion upon his sons, so hath the Lord had compassion upon \nthem that fear Him; for He knoweth whereof we are made, He hath remembered that we \nare dust. As for man, his days are as the grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he blossom \nforth. For when the wind is passed over it, then it shall be gone, and no longer will it know \nthe place thereof. But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, even unto eternity, upon them \nthat fear Him. And His righteousness is upon sons of sons, upon them that keep His \ntestament and remember His commandments to do them. The Lord in heaven hath \nprepared His throne, and His kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, all ye His angels, \nmighty in strength, that perform His word, to hear the voice of His words. Bless the Lord, \nall ye His hosts, His ministers that do His will. Bless the Lord, all ye His works, in every \nplace of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul. \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto \nages of ages. Amen. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy \nname. Blessed art thou, O Lord! \n \nThen Psalm 145: \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. \nraise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord in my life, I will chant unto my God \nfor as long as I have my being. Trust ye not in princes, in the sons of men, in whom \nthere is no salvation. His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return unto his earth. In that day \nall his thoughts shall perish. Blessed is he of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope \nB \nP\n\nis in the Lord his God, Who hath made heaven and the earth, the sea and all that is therein, \nWho keepeth truth unto eternity, Who executeth judgement for the wronged, Who giveth \nfood unto the hungry. The Lord looseth the fettered; the Lord maketh wise the blind; the \nLord setteth aright the fallen; the Lord loveth the righteous; the Lord preserveth the \nproselytes. He shall adopt for His own the orphan and widow, and the way of sinners shall \nHe destroy. The Lord shall be King unto eternity; thy God, O Sion, unto generation and \ngeneration. \nThen sing the “Only-begotten Son”: \nNow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nOnly-begotten Son and immortal Word of God, who for our salvation didst will to be \nincarnate of the holy Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary, who without change didst become \nman, and wast crucified, O Christ our God, trampling down death by death, who art one of \nthe Holy Trinity, glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit: save us! \n \nThen sing the Beatitudes, together with the troparia for the Resurrection (4) and All Saints \nof America (4): \nn Thy kingdom remember us, O Lord, when thou comest in Thy kingdom. \nBlessed are the poor in spirit, * for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. \nBlessed are those who mourn, * for they shall be comforted. \nBlessed are the meek, * for they shall inherit the earth. \nBlessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. \n(8) Blessed are the merciful, * for they shall obtain mercy. \nThrough food the foe led Adam out of Paradise; but through the Cross Christ led back the Thief \nas he cried: Remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom. \n(7) Blessed are the pure in heart, * for they shall see God. \nI venerate thy sufferings and I glorify thy Resurrection; with Adam and with the Thief I cry aloud \nwith radiant voice: Remember me, O Lord, when thou comest in thy Kingdom. \n(6) Blessed are the peacemakers, * for they shall be called the sons of God. \nThou wast crucified, O sinless one, and willingly laid in a grave, but thou didst arise as God; raising \nAdam with thyself as he cried: Remember me when thou comest in thy Kingdom. \n(5) Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, * for theirs is the kingdom \nof heaven. \nRaising the temple of thy body after thy burial for three days, O Christ God, thou hast raised with \nAdam those who came from Adam as they cried: Remember me when thou comest in thy \nKingdom. \n(4) Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, * and shall say all manner \nof evil against you falsely for my sake. \nI\n\nCome, all Orthodox believers, and let us praise in song the Saints of our Church in America, and \nlet us glorify Christ who has glorified them. \n(3) Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, * for great is your reward in heaven. \nCome, let us with one accord sing hymns of praise to all the Saints who have shone forth in virtue \nthroughout our land, spiritually nourishing the Church on the North American continent. \n(2) Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. \nCome, all Orthodox believers, let us praise the wonderworker Herman, and the holy martyrs \nJuvenal and Peter, and all who labored in the Alaskan vineyard of Christ — these Northern Lights \nof the American Church and ever-shining beacons of piety. \n(1) Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nAccept our songs of thanksgiving, O Virgin, Full of grace, and deliver us from all tribulation, evil \nand distress, for we place our hope in you as the mighty protectress of the Orthodox Church in \nthe New World. \nRemember us, O Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom. \nRemember us, O Master, when thou comest in thy kingdom. \nRemember us, O Holy one, when thou comest in thy kingdom. \n \nEPI STL E & G OSP E L \n \nThe prokeimenon in the first tone: \nLet thy mercy, O Lord be upon us * as we have set our hope on thee. \nVerse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise befits the just. \nThe prokeimenon in the seventh tone: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his \nsaints. \n \nThe reading from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans \n(Rom. 2:10-16) \nrethren: glory and honor and peace for every one who does good, the Jew first and also \nthe Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who have sinned without the law will also \nperish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. For \nit is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who \nwill be justified. When Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what the law requires, \nthey are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that what \nthe law requires is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and \ntheir conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when, according to \nmy gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. \n \n(Heb. 11:33-12:2) \nB\n\nrethren: through faith all the Saints conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received \npromises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the \nsword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to \nflight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept \nrelease, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, \nand even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were \nkilled with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-\ntreated— of whom the world was not worthy—wandering over deserts and mountains, \nand in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not \nreceive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart \nfrom us they should not be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a \ncloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let \nus run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and \nperfecter of our faith. \n \nIn the first tone: A lleluia, alleluia, alleluia! God gives vengeance unto me, and subdues \npeople under me. \nAlleluia, alleluia, alleluia! \nVerse: He magnifies the salvation of the King and deals mercifully with David, his anointed, \nand his seed forever. \nAlleluia, alleluia, alleluia! \nIn the first tone: Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, O ye righteous. \nAlleluia, alleluia, alleluia! \n \nThe reading of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew \n(Matt. 4:18-23) \nGlory to thee, O Lord, glory to thee! \nt that time: as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is \ncalled Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were \nfishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of \nmen.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw \ntwo other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with \nZebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the \nboat and their father, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their \nsynagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every \ninfirmity among the people. \n \nB\nA\n\n(Matt. 4:25-5:12) \nt that time: great crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem \nand Judea and from beyond the Jordan. Seeing the crowds, he went up on the \nmountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and \ntaught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. \nBlessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they \nshall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they \nshall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure \nin heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons \nof God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the \nkingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all \nkinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great \nin heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.” \nGlory to thee, O Lord, glory to thee! \n \nThen read the following troparia: \nThe heavenly choir singeth thee and saith: Holy, holy, holy Lord Sabaoth, heaven and earth \nare full of thy glory. \nCome unto Him and be enlightened, and your faces shall not be ashamed. \nThe heavenly choir singeth thee and saith: Holy, holy, holy Lord Sabaoth, heaven and earth \nare full of thy glory. \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. \nThe choir of holy Angels and Archangels, with all heavenly hosts, singeth thee and saith: \nHoly, holy, holy Lord Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. \nNow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nThe Creed \n believe in one God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things \nvisible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, \nbegotten of the Father before all ages: Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not \nmade; of one essence with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men and \nfor our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the \nVirgin Mary, and became man; and he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and \nsuffered, and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and \nascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again with \nglory to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy \nSpirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father; who with the Father and \nthe Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. In One, Holy, \nA\nI\n\nCatholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I \nlook for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. \n \nLoose, remit, forgive, O God, our transgressions, whether voluntary or involuntary, \nwhether in word or in deed, whether in knowledge or in ignorance, whether in the day or \nat night, whether in mind or in reasoning, forgive us all, for Thou art good and lovest \nmankind. \nOur Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done \non earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as \nwe forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us \nfrom the evil one. Amen. \n \nK O N T A K I O N T O T H E R E S U R R E C T I O N, T O N E 1 \nAs God, thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, raising the world with thyself. Human \nnature praises thee as God, for death has vanished. Adam exults, O Master! Eve \nrejoices, for she is freed from bondage and cries to thee: “Thou art the Giver of \nResurrection to all, O Christ.” \n \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, \nnow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. \nK O N T A K I O N T O T H E S A I N T S O F A M E R I C A, T O N E 3 \nToday the choir of Saints who were pleasing to God in the lands of North America \nnow stands before us in the Church and invisibly prays to God for us. With them the \nAngels glorify him, and all the Saints of the Church of Christ keep festival with them; \nand together they all pray for us to the Pre-eternal God. \n \nLord, have mercy. (Twelve times) \nO All-holy Trinity, thou O consubstantial Power, undivided Kingship, the Cause of all \ngood things, show Thy mercy on me, a sinner, confirm my heart and fill it with \nunderstanding, and take away all my defilement. Enlighten my mind, that I may ever \nglorify, sing, and worship Thee, and say: One is holy, one is Lord Jesus Christ, to the glory \nof God the Father. Amen. \n \nBlessed be the Name of the Lord from henceforth and forevermore. (Thrice) \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. \n \n\nPS ALM 33 \n will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. In the Lord \nshall my soul be praised; let the meek hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and \nlet us exalt his Name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from \nall mine afflictions. Come unto him and be enlightened, and your faces shall not be \nashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his \nafflictions. The angel of the Lord will encamp round about them that fear him, and shall \ndeliver them. O taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man that hopes in him. \nO fear the Lord, all ye his saints, for there is no want to them that fear him. Rich men have \nturned poor and gone hungry, but they that seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. \nCome, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is \nthere that desires life, who loves to see good days? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips \nfrom speaking deceit. Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The \neyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayer. But the \nface of the Lord is against them that do evil, utterly to destroy their memory from the earth. \nThe righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and delivered them out of all their \nafflictions. The Lord is near to them that are of a contrite heart, and will save the humble \nin spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord shall deliver them out of \nthem all. The Lord keeps all their bones; not one of them shall be broken. The death of \nsinners is evil, and they that hate righteousness will go wrong. The Lord will redeem the \nsouls of his servants, and none of them shall go wrong that hope in him. \n \nDI SMI SS AL \n \nIt is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and most pure and the \nMother of our God. More honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond \ncompare than the seraphim: without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word. \nTrue Theotokos, we magnify thee. \n \nGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of \nages. Amen. Lord have mercy. (Thrice) O Lord, bless! \n \nO thou who rose from the dead, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of thy \nmost pure Mother of the holy, glorious, and all-laudable Apostles, of all the saints of \nAmerica and Russia whose memory we keep today, of the holy and righteous Ancestors of \nGod, Joachim and Anna; and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, for thou art \ngood and lovest mankind. \nI\n\n \nOur lord, the Most Blessed Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of all \nAmerica and Canada, and our lord, the Most Reverend (or: Right Reverend) N., \nArchbishop (or Bishop) of NN., the Rector and the parishioners of our holy church, this \ncountry, civil authorities and all Orthodox Christians, preserve, O God, for many years!
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