The Divine Liturgy
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DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020 24 th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 7. Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus (284). Ven. Matrona, abbess, of Constantinople Ven. Onesiphorus the Confessor of the Kyiv Caves (1148). Eph. 2:14-22 Lk. 8:41-56 Priest: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, and……….……… Choir: Amen. The Great Litany Priest: In peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy………………………..…. Priest: For unto You are due all glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Choir: Amen. The First Antiphon Bless the Lord, O my soul! Blessed are You O Lord!.............................. The Little Litany Priest: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. ……………………………………. Priest: For Yours is the majesty, and Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Choir: Amen . The Second Antiphon Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spiri t Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being. The Little Litany Priest: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. Priest: For You are a good God and love mankind, and unto You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and unto ages of ages. Choir: Amen. The Third Antiphon In Your Kingdom remember us, O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven…………… The Little Entrance Priest: Wisdom! Let us attend! Choir: Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, who rose from the dead, O Son of God, save us who sing to You: Alleluia! Troparion Tone 7 Let us, the faithful, praise and worship the Word, co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, born for our salvation from the Virgin; for He willed to be lifted up on the Cross in the flesh, to endure death, and to raise the dead// by His glorious Resurrection. Troparion — Tone 4 Holy Prince Vladimir, / you were like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / By sending servants to Constantinople for the Orthodox Faith, you found Christ, the priceless pearl. / He appointed you to be another Paul, / washing away in baptism your physical and spiritual blindness. / We celebrate your memory, / asking you to pray for all Orthodox Christians and for us, your spiritual children. Tone 3 Troparion of Ss Onesiphorus and Porphyrius You sought the delights of heaven/ and became martyrs of the Lord,/ O renowned Onesiphorus and Porphyrius./ Wherefore you drove God's golden chariot on the heavenly course.// O divine Martyrs, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy. Troparion to the Venerable One, Tone 8: In thee, O mother, / that which was created according to the image of God / was manifestly saved; / for, accepting thy cross, thou didst follow after Christ; / and, praying, thou didst learn to disdain the flesh,/ for thou didst transcend it, and to take care of thine immortal soul//. Wherefore, with the angels doth thy soul rejoice, O venerable Matrona Kontakion Tone 7 The dominion of death can no longer hold mankind captive, for Christ descended shattering and destroying its powers! Hell is bound, while the prophets rejoice and cry: The Savior has come to those in faith,// enter, you faithful, into the Resurrection! Kontakion of Ss Onesiphorus and Porphyrius Tone 2 The glorious martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius together contested valiantly./ They humbled the enemy's arrogance to the earth/ and shone with the grace of the uncreated Trinity.// Together with the Angels they now intercede for us all. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Kontakion (to Matrona) Tone 8 You passed through the storm of life without faltering, chosen and godly Mother, guided to the harbor of life, where you sing hymns to the Deliverer! You ever pray for us, that Christ may grant us grace and mercy:// You preserve the flock which you painstakingly gathered! Kontakion — Tone 8 Most glorious Vladimir, in your old age you imitated the great apostle Paul: He abandoned childish things, while you forsook the idolatry of your youth. Together with him you reached the fullness of divine wisdom: / You were adorned with the purity of holy baptism. / Now as you stand before Christ our Savior, pray that all Orthodox Christians may be saved. The Trisagion Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us. (3X) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us. Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us . The Epistle Reading Priest: Let us attend! Peace be unto all! Reader: And to your spirit! Priest: Wisdom! The Prokiemenon tone 7: The Lord shall give strength to His people. / The Lord shall bless His people with peace. (Ps. 28:11) V. Offer to the Lord, O you sons of God! Offer young rams to the Lord! (Ps. 28:1a) Priest: Wisdom! Reader: The Reading is from the epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians (2:14-22) Brethren, For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Priest: Peace be unto you. Reader : And to your spirit. Tone 7 V. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to YourName, O Most High. (Ps. 91:1) V. To declare Your mercy in the morning, and Your truth by night. (Ps. 91:2a) The Gospel Reading Priest: Peace be unto all. Choir: And to your spirit. Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 8:41-56 Choir: Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. Priest: Let us attend! And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and tou ched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how sh e was healed immediately. And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.” But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.” Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened. Choir: Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. Sermon The Litany of Fervent Supplication Priest: Let us all say with all our soul and all our mind, let us say………… Priest: For You are a merciful God, and love mankind, and unto You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.