SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Tone 3
36th Sunday after Pentecost/Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord
St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus/Venerable Luke of Hellas
"Lord I Call..." Tone 3
Lord, I call upon You, hear me.
Hearme, O Lord.
Lord, I call upon You, hear me.
Receive the voice of my prayer,
when I call upon You.
Hearme, O Lord.
Let my prayer arise
in Your sight as incense,
and let the lifting up of my hands
be an evening sacrifice.
Hearme, O Lord.
v. (10) Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to Your name!
Tone 3(for the Resurrection)
By Your Cross, O Christ our Savior,
death's dominion has been shattered;
the devil's delusion destroyed.
The human race, being saved by faith,//
always offers You a song.
v. (9) The righteous will surround me; for You will deal bountifully with me.
All has been enlightened by Your Resurrection, O Lord.
Paradise has been opened again.
All creation, praising You,//
always offers You a song.
v. (8) Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice!
I glorify the power of the Father and the Son.
I praise the authority of the Holy Spirit:
the undivided, uncreated Godhead,//
the consubstantial Trinity which reigns forever.
v. (7) Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
Tone 1 (for the Feast, by Patriarch Germanus) (Idiomela)
Simeon, tell us, Whom you bear in your arms,
that you rejoice so greatly in the Temple?
To Whom do you shout and cry aloud:
“Now I am set free, for I have seen my Savior?”
This is He Who was born of a Virgin;
this is God the Word, Who came forth from God,
Who, for our sakes, has taken flesh and has saved man.//
Let us worship Him!
v. (6) If You, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But thereis forgiveness with You.
Simeon, receive Him Whom Moses once beheld in darkness,
granting the Law on Sinai,
now that He has become a Babe subject to the Law!
This is He Who spoke through the Law.
This is He, of Whom the Prophets spoke,
Who, for our sakes, has taken flesh and has saved man.//
Let us worship Him!
v. (5) For Your name's sake I have waited for You, O Lord, my soul has waited for Your word; my soul has hoped on the Lord.
Come, let us also go to meet Christ with divine songs!
Let us receive Him Whose salvation Simeon saw!
This is He Whom David announced;
this is He Who spoke in the Prophets,
Who, for our sakes, has taken flesh and Who speaks through the Law.//
Let us worship Him!
v. (4) From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch, let Israel hope on the Lord!
Tone 1 (for St Parthenius)(Joy of the Heavenly Hosts)
The great Parthenius, the namesake of Virginity,
the beacon of Lampsácus,
the radiant morning star of miracles,
calls us all together by his memorial,
that we who sing hymns to Christ the Savior//
may keep the spiritual feast.
v. (3) For with the Lord there is mercy and with Him is plenteous redemption, and He will deliver Israel from all his iniquities.
You bore God within yourself from childhood
by the fire of your prayers, O all-blessed and wise one.
You burned up legions of demons
and guided the flock of Lampsacus.
Casting down the temples of idols,//
you renewed yourself for God.
v. (2) Praise the Lord, all nations! Praise Him, all peoples!
Tone 6 (for Venerable Luke)(Having placed all their hope)
Following the Lord from your youth, O blessed one,
you forsook the passion and love of earthly things,
and departed from your parents’ home.
You lived in the wilderness,
perfecting a life of fasting and humility.
Coming to the end of your days, you gave your possessions to the poor,
and, as a good merchant, you exchanged them for Christ, the Precious
pearl.//
Receiving Him, you obtained your inheritance, O truly glorious one.
v. (1) For His mercy is abundant towards us; and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.
As your holy life was ending, O venerable Luke,
you performed wondrous and glorious miracles.
For God, Who pledged to reward you for your godly labors,
shall grant you an incorruptible crown
when He shall come as Judge.
Beseech Him to deliver from all affliction//
those who praise you, O all-wondrous Luke.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
Tone 6(for the Feast)
In the hands of the Elder upon this day
You were pleased to be laid, O Christ our God,
as upon the chariot of the Cherubim.
Deliver us also, who sing Your praise,
calling us back from the tyranny of the passions,
and save our souls!
now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Tone 3(Theotokion – Dogmatikon)
How can we not wonder
at your mystical childbearing, O exalted Mother?
For without receiving the touch of man,
you gave birth to a Son in the flesh, immaculate Virgin.
The Son born of the Father before eternity
was born of you at the fullness of time, O honored Lady.
He underwent no mingling, no change, no division,
but preserved the fullness of each nature.
Entreat Him, O Lady and Virgin, and Mother,
to save the souls of those who, in the Orthodox manner, confess you//
to be the Theotokos.
36th Sunday after Pentecost/Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord
Litya (If the rector desires the Litya, the following stichera are sung)
Tone 6(of the Feast)(On the third day)
Simeon, take up the Creator of all in your arms!
Elder, take up Christ to Whom the Virgin Maiden gave birth without
seed//
for the joy of mankind!
Let us assemble, O people, and let us hymn the only Benefactor,
the Giver of the law, the Creator and God of the Law
before Whom the ranks of Angels tremble,//
for the salvation of our souls!
Master, now let Your servant depart in peace
according to Your word,
for I have beheld You, O Christ,
the pre-eternal Light of revelation for the gentiles and for Israel//
Who has bound me in the bonds of the flesh.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Tone 2(for the Feast) (O house of Ephratha)
Rejoice, O Virgin,
you have brought joy to the world:
Christ the Giver of light//
Who banishes the grief of our first mother!
36th Sunday after Pentecost/Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord
Aposticha
Tone 3(for the Resurrection)
The sun was darkened by your Passion, O Christ,
but all creation was enlightened by the light of Your Resurrection.//
Accept our evening song, O Lover of mankind!
v. The Lord is King; He is robed in majesty!
Your life-bearing Resurrection, O Lord,
enlightened the whole universe, recalling Your creation.
Delivered from Adam's curse, we sing://
“Almighty Lord, glory to You!”
v. For He has established the world, so that it shall never be moved.
You are the changeless God,
Who, suffering in the flesh, were changed.
Creation could not endure seeing You on the Cross.
It was filled with fear while praising Your patience.
By descending to hell and rising on the third day,//
You have granted to the world life and great mercy.
v. Holiness befits Your house, O Lord, forevermore!
You endured death, O Christ,
to deliver the human race from death.
You rose from the dead on the third day,
raising with yourself those who knew You as God//
and enlightening the world. Glory to You!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen....
Tone 6(by John the Monk)
Let the gate of heaven be opened today,
for the unoriginate Word of the Father
has made a beginning in time without forsaking His divinity.
As a Babe forty days old,
of His own will He is brought by the Virgin, His Mother,
as an offering in the Temple of the Law.
The Elder receives Him in his arms,
crying as a servant to his Master:
“Let me depart for my eyes have seen Your salvation!”//
Glory to You, O Lord, for You have come into the world to save the
human race!
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(at Great Vespers)
Tone 3Troparion(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//
greatmercy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
Tone 4Troparion (SS Parthenius and Luke)
O God of our Fathers,
always act with kindness towards us;
take not Your mercy from us,
but guide our lives in peace//
through the prayers of Your saints!
now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Tone 1Troparion(The Meeting of our Lord)
Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, Full of Grace!
From you shone the Sun of Righteousness, ^Christ our God,
enlightening those who sat in darkness.
Rejoice and be glad, O righteous Elder,
you accepted in your arms the ^Redeemer of our souls,
Who grants us the Resurrection!
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(at Vigil)Tone 4 Troparion to the Theotokos
Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos,
Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you!
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the Fruit of your womb,//
for you have borne the Savior of our souls. (twice)
Tone 1Troparion(The Meeting of our Lord)
Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, Full of Grace!
From you shone the Sun of Righteousness, ^Christ our God,
enlightening those who sat in darkness.
Rejoice and be glad, O righteous Elder,
you accepted in your arms the ^Redeemer of our souls,
Who grants us the Resurrection!
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(at the Divine Liturgy)
Tone 3Troparion(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//
greatmercy.
Tone 1Troparion(The Meeting of our Lord)
Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, Full of Grace!
From you shone the Sun of Righteousness, ^Christ our God,
enlightening those who sat in darkness.
Rejoice and be glad, O righteous Elder,
you accepted in your arms the ^Redeemer of our souls,
Who grants us the Resurrection!
Tone 4Troparion (SS Parthenius and Luke)
O God of our Fathers,
always act with kindness towards us;
take not Your mercy from us,
but guide our lives in peace//
through the prayers of Your saints!
Tone 3Kontakion (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 praisethe divine majesty of Your power.
Tone 1Kontakion(The Meeting of our Lord)
By Your Nativity You sanctified the Virgin’s womb
and blessed Simeon’s hands, ^O Christ God.
Now You have come and savedus through love.
Grant peace to all Orthodox Christians,
O only Lover of Man!
Tone 3Prokeimenon(Resurrection)
Sing praises to our God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing
praises! (Ps 46/47:6)
v: Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
(Ps 46/47:1)
Tone 3Prokeimenon(Song of the Theotokos)
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
(Lk 1:46-47)
Epistle
Timothy 1:15-17
Tone 3
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
v: In You, O Lord, have I hoped; let me never be put to shame! (Ps 30/31:1)
v: Be a God of protection for me, a house of refuge in order to save me!
(Ps 30/31:2)
Tone 8
v: Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word, for
my eyes have seen Your salvation! (Lk 2:29)
Gospel
Matthew 15:21-28
(Instead of “It is truly meet …,” we sing:)
Tone 3
O Virgin Theotokos, hope of all Christians,
protect, preserve, and save those who hope in you!
In the shadow and letter of the Law,
let us, the faithful, discern a figure:
every male [child] that opens the womb is holy to God.
Therefore we magnify the firstborn Word of a Father Who
has no beginning,//
the Son firstborn of a Mother who had not known man.
Communion Hymns
Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise Him in the highest! (Ps 148:1)
I will receive the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
(Ps115/116:13)
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Liturgical texts for this service represent modified versions of translations provided by Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, Otego, New York and St. Tikhon’s Monastery, South Canaan, Pa. The Department of Liturgical Music and Translations of the Orthodox Church in America expresses its gratitude to Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery and St. Tikhon’s Monastery and to those translators whose work has been consulted at times in the course of reviewing and modifying these texts to their present form:Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware), Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash), Archimandrite Juvenaly, Father Benedict Churchill, Isaac Lambertson, St. Vladimir’s Seminary, and Holy Transfiguration Monastery, among others.
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