Forgiveness Sunday / Tone 7
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos:
6; Triodion: 4, from Ode 6.
1. The fruit which slew me was beautiful and good to eat; but Christ is the Tree of life, and eating of Him I do not die, but cry out with the thief: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy kingdom! 2. O Compassionate One, Who wast lifted up upon the Cross, Thou hast erased the record of Adam’s ancient sin, and hast saved the whole human race from deception. Wherefore, we hymn Thee, O Lord and Benefactor. 3. Thou didst nail our sins to the Cross, O compassionate Christ, and by Thy death Thou didst slay death, O Thou who didst raise up the dead from among the dead. Wherefore, we worship Thy holy resurrection. 4. The serpent once poured its venom into the ears of Eve; but on the tree of the Cross, Christ poured forth the sweetness of life upon the world. Wherefore, we cry out: Remember us, O Lord, in Thy kingdom! 5. Thou wast laid in the tomb as one dead, O Christ, Thou Life of all; and Thou didst break down the gates of hades; and having risen again in glory on the third day as One mighty, Thou hast illumined all. Glory to Thine arising! 6. Having risen from the dead on the third day, the Lord bestowed His peace upon His disciples; and having blessed them, He sent them forth saying: Lead all into My kingdom! 7. O Savior, in Thy compassion Thou hast clothed
me in Eden with a divinely woven garment; but, persuaded by the devil, I
neglected Thy commandment and was stripped naked in my wretchedness.
8. O miserable soul, thou hast departed far from
God through thy carelessness; Thou hast been deprived of the delight of
Paradise and parted from the angels; thou hast been led down into
corruption. How art thou fallen!
9. Almighty God, have mercy and take pity on the
work of Thy hands. I have cut myself off
from the choir of Thine angels; but I entreat Thee, loving Lord, reject me not.
10. O Mary chosen by God, Queen of the world,
thou hast borne the Lord who is King of all and Redeemer. I am a prisoner and an exile from the glory
of Paradise: I entreat thee, call me back.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 7: Thou didst
destroy death by Thy Cross, /
Thou didst open paradise to the
thief. /
Thou didst change the lamentation
of the Myrrh-bearers, /
and Thou didst command Thine
Apostles to proclaim /
that Thou didst arise, O Christ
God, //
and grantest to the world great
mercy.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Glory…
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Both now... Tone 6: O
Thou guide unto wisdom, /
bestower of prudence,
instructor of the foolish and defender of the poor: /
Establish and
grant understanding unto my heart, O Master.
/
Grant me
speech, O Word of the Father; /
for behold, I
shall not keep my lips from crying unto Thee: O Merciful One, //
have mercy on
me who have fallen.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in
the 8th Tone: Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our
God.
Choir: Make your vows and
pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: In Judea is God
known, His name is great in Israel.
Choir: Make your vows and
pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: Make your vows
Choir: and pay them to the
Lord our God.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
to the Romans:
[Romans 13:11-14:4 (§112)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: It
is good to give praise unto the Lord and to chant unto Thy name, O Most High.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: To proclaim in
the morning Thy mercy, and Thy truth by night.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matthew 6:14-21 (§17)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!