7/10/2022 - 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 - Tone 4 (St. Anthony)
Having left the turmoil of the world, / you renounced the world to follow Christ in accordance with the Gospel. / Living a life equal to the Angels, / you reached the quiet haven of the Holy Mountain of Athos. / With the blessing of the Athonite fathers, you came to the hills of Kiev, / where you labored with love and illumined your homeland. / There you led a multitude of monastics to Christ / showing them the path that leads to the Kingdom of Heaven.//Venerable Anthony, pray to Him that our souls may be saved!
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.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit . . .
Kontakion - Tone 8 (St. Anthony)
Having loved God above all from your childhood, O ven’rable one, / you surrendered yourself to Him and followed Him with all your soul. / Despising the material things of this world, / you made a cave in the earth, where you fought the good fight against the invisible Enemy. / Like a brilliant sun you illumined all the ends of the earth, / and with rejoicing you passed into the heavenly chambers. / Now as you stand with the Angels before the Throne of the Master, / remember us who honor your memory as we cry to you://“Rejoice, our Fa-ther Anthony!”
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 Holy Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans (6:18-23)
And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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 (8:5-13)
Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.
Sunday Communion Hymn
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest!
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance! He shall not fear evil tidings
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!