9/04/2022 - Divine Liturgy

Special Hymns for Today  

Troparion - Tone 3 (Resurrection) 

Let the heavens rejoice! / Let the earth be glad! / For the Lord has shown strength with His arm. / He has trampled  down death by death. / He has become the first born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and  has granted to the world//great mercy. 

Troparion for St. Nikolai — Tone 8  

O golden-tongued preacher proclaiming the risen Christ, / everlasting guide of the cross-bearing Serbian people, /  resounding harp of the Holy Spirit, and dear to monastics who rejoice in you, / pride and boast of the priesthood,  teacher of repentance, master for all nations, / guide of those in the army of Christ as they pray to God, / Holy Nikolai  teacher in America and pride of the Serbian people, / with all the saints, implore the only Lover of mankind//to grant us peace and joy in his heavenly kingdom! 

Troparion - Tone 4 (St. Babylas) 

By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God; / by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood.//O Hieromartyr Babýlas, entreat Christ God to save our souls!   

Troparion - Tone 2 (Prophet Moses) 

You ascended to the heights of the virtues, O Prophet Moses; / therefore, you were deemed worthy to see the glory of God. / Having received the grace-filled tablets of the Law, / and bearing the grace of the writing within yourself, / You were the honorable praise of prophets,//and a great mystery of piety. 

Kontakion - Tone 3 (Resurrection) 

On this day You rose from the tomb, O Merciful One, / leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults  as Eve rejoices; / with the Prophets and Patriarchs//they unceasingly praise the divine majesty of Your power. 

Kontakion for St. Nikolai — Tone 3  

Born at Lelich in Serbia, / you served as archpastor at the church of Saint Nahum in Ochrid./ You presided on the throne of  Saint Sava at Zhicha,/ teaching the people of God and enlightening them with the Gospel, / bringing them to repentance and  love for Christ. / And for His sake you endured suffering at Dachau. / Therefore, Nikolai, we glorify you as one newly well  pleasing to God. 

Kontakion - Tone 4 (St. Babylas) 

You guarded the mighty works of faith in your heart, / therefore, you did not fear the tyrant;//preserve us as well,  Hieromartyr Babýlas, good servant of Christ! 

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit . . .  

Kontakion - Tone 2 (Prophet Moses) 

The choir of prophets rejoices with Moses and Aaron today, / for the fulfillment of their prophecy is in our midst: / the  Cross, by which You have saved us, shines forth today.//By their prayers, O Christ God, have mercy on us! 

both now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen.  

Steadfast Protectress of Christians. . .  

Reader: The Prokeimenon in the 3rd Tone: Sing praises to our God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

Congregation: Sing praises to our God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 

Reader: v: Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! 

Congregation: Sing praises to our God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 

Reader: Sing praises to our God, sing praises! . . .  

Congregation: . . . Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 

The Reading is from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (15:1-11)  

Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you  received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you – unless  you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according  to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He  was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the  greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.  Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not  worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and  His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which  was with me. Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. 

Priest: Peace be to thee that reads.  

Reader: And to thy spirit. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!  

Congregation: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!  

Reader: In You, O Lord, have I hoped; let me never be put to shame!  

Congregation: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!  

Reader: Be a God of protection for me, a house of refuge in order to save me! 

Congregation: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! 

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (19:16-26)  

Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” So  He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life,  keep the commandments.” He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “’You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit  adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ’Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall  love your neighbor as yourself.’ “ The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I  still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have  treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he  had great possessions. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter  the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich  man to enter the kingdom of God. When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be  saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 

Sunday Communion Hymn  

Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest!  

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!