GREAT VESPERS PROPERS FOR JULY 15TH from the Menaion 1 The holy great prince Vladimir, equal to the apostles, who was baptized Basil at Kiev in Rus’. Son of Prince Svyatoslav, grandson of Igor and Olga, he was pagan for the fist part of his life. He sent out envoys to find the religion best suited for his people, and he and his court were baptized in the orthodox faith. He bestowed care in spreading the orthodox faith among the peoples subject to him. (1015) The holy martyrs Cyricus and Julitta (transferredTone 4 to July 14th) Tone 4 The First Kathisma (“Blessed is the man..”)Psalm is sung. 140 Psalm 140 Psalm 140 (Tone 4) & b œ W œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ #œ œ ˙ œ W & b O Lord, I have cried to you, hear˙ œ œ me.˙ Hearœ #me,œ Oœ Lord!˙ Oœ Lord,W I have cried Oœ Lord,W I have cried to you,œ hear me. Hear me, O Lord! O Lord, I have cried

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& b œ W œ #œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ & b andœ theW lifting upœ #ofœ myœ hands˙ likeœ anœ eveœ -ningœ sacœ - riœ - fice.˙ Hearœ ˙ œ œ and the lifting up of my hands like an eve-ning sac - ri - fice. Hear b ˙ œ & b œ #œ œ w & me,˙ Oœ #œ œ œ Lord!w Continueme, withO Psalm 140: "O Lord,Lord! set a guard before my mouth..." (p.58). O Lord, set a guard before my mouth O Lord, and set set a Sticheraa guard seal on before atthe the door my Lamplighting mouthof my lips. Psalms Bring my soul out andof this set prison a seal on the door of my lips. and thenLet I not shall my praise heart yourbe inclined name. to evil, Let not nor my make heart excuses be inclined for sins to Ievil, com mit. Around me the just nor will make assemble excuses for sins I commit. becauseLet of me your never goodness share in to sinners' me. feasting. Let me If anever just manshare strikes in sinners' or reproves feasting. me it is kindness If a just man strikes or reproves1 me it is kindness but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head. but let Let the my oil prayer of the bewicked ever againstnot anoint their my malice. head. Let my prayer be ever against their malice. The princes were thrown down by the side of the rock; The princesthen they were understood thrown down that my by wordsthe side were of the kind. rock; then they understood that my words were kind. As a millstone is shattered to pieces on the ground, As a somillstone their bones is shattered were strewn to pieces at the on mouth the ground, of the grave. so their bones were strewn at the mouth of the grave. 58 58 Tone 4 Tone 4 A. The Lamplighting Psalms (on 10) Tone 4 & b œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ Tone 4 Bring my soul out of this pris - onToneand 4 then I shall praise your name.˙ Tone 4 A. The Lamplighting Psalms (on 9) A. The(on Lamplighting 10) Psalms (on 10) & b œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ ˙ 8 &sticherab A œ for- theroundœ holy meœgreat theW prince just will Vladimir assem œfrom- ble theœbe Menaion- causeœ ˙of: your˙ œgood#œ - œnessœto me. b Bring my soul out of this pris - on and then I shall praise your name.˙ Cantor& -œ (Toneœ 4): œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ ˙Tone 3 (onBring 8) my soul out of this pris - on and then I shall praise your name. (on 9) Tone 3 A. Theb (on Lamplighting 9) œ PsalmsW œ ˙ œ & b œ œ œœ W œ œ œ ˙œ œ #œ˙ œ ˙ œ & Outœ œof the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Lord hearœ my˙ œ voice!#œ œ ˙ b A(on 10)- roundœ meW the just will assem - bleœ beœ - causeœ of your˙ good - ness toœ me. (8)& (7) Sticheronœ œ œ ˙ œ #œ œ ˙ b(onA 7)- round me the just will assem - ble be- cause of your good - ness to me. In wordb and deed you were a second Constantine; * œfor heœ was born in a Christian age, * & (on 8)œ W œ #œ ˙ #œ nœ #œ œ ˙ yet remainedb (onBring 8) a paganmy soulœ for out Wmany of this years, prisœ -*on while youand˙ werethen bornI shall amongpraise pagans,your *œ yetname. came to& loveb Christœ œwho loved you, * and you haveœ ascended˙ to him,œ rejoicing.#œ œ * Never cease˙ & Letœ œyourœ earsœ beW attentiveœto œ the ˙ voice ˙ œ #ofœ myœ œplead˙ - ing. to& entreatb Out(onœ him9)ofœ **theœ in depthsbehalfœ IWof cry those to you, whoœ OœhonorLord;˙ yourLord ˙memory.hearœ #œ myœ œ voice!˙ Cantorb(onOut: 6) of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Lord hear my voice! & b (onœ 7) W œ #œ œ œ ˙ #œ #œ œ A - round me the just will assem - ble be - cause of your good n-œ ness to me.˙ & b (onœ 7)œ œ W œ œ W & b If you,œ O œLord, Wshould markœ our guilt,œ Lord,˙ who˙ wouldœ sur-vive? œ But œwith you is (onœ 8) #œ ˙ & b Letœ yourœ earsœ beW attentive toœ theœ voice˙ ˙ ofœ #myœ pleadœ œ- ing.˙ Repeat:b Let “In wordyour andears deed…”be attentive to the voice of my plead - ing. b (on 6) œ œ Cantor:& b œ W œ #œ ˙ #œ nœ #œ œ ˙ & (onWOut 6) of the depthsœ I cryœ ˙to ˙you, œ O#œ Lord;œ œ Lord hear my voice! found forgive - ness: for this we re - vere you.˙ & b œ œ œ W œ œ W b If(on 7) you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would sur-vive? But with you is & (onœ 5)œ œ W œ œ W bb If you, O Lord, should markœ our guilt, Lord, who would sur-vive? But with you is & b œ W œ #œ œ ˙ #œ nœ #œ œ & b œLet œyourœ earsœ Wbe at-ten - tiveœ toœ theW voice of myœ pleadœ W- ing.˙ & MyW soul is wait-ingœ for theœ Lord.˙ I˙ countœ on# œhis word.œ œ My˙soul is longing for the Lord b foundW forgive - ness:œ for this˙ we re - vere œ you. & (on 6) œ ˙ œ #œ œ ˙ found forgive - ness: for this we re - vere you. (6) (5)bb (onSticheronœ 5) ˙ œ & (onœ 5) Wœ ˙ œ #œ œ ˙ œ œ W M&ountb more SinaiIf you,than is œglad, watchOœ Lord, shiningW- man should eternallyfor markœ our œwithday Wguilt, splendor, -Lord,break. who * œhaving wouldœ surbeenW-vive? sanctifiedBut withby the you law is of Mosesœ * andœ having seen the Invisible One; 25 * and your great city, O Vladimir, * b My soul is wait-ing for the Lord. I count on his word. My soul is longing for the Lord rejoices& œandœ is glœ ad,œ shiningW with œsplendor,œ W * beholdingœ in itselfœ W and not in darkness, * b My soul is wait-ing for the Lord. I count on his word. My soul is longing for the Lord the Sonb glorified with the Father in theœ Spirit. ** Entreat him, that he save and enlighten & œ œ œ #œ œ ˙ #œ nœ #œ œ our souls.b found for - give - ness: for this we re - vere you.˙ & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ ˙ Cantorb more: than watch - man for day - break. & (onœ 5) œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ more than watch - man for day 25- break.˙ b & b œ W œ œ W 25 œ œ W My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word. My soul is longing for the Lord b 2 & b œ #œ œ œ ˙ #œ #œ œ more than watch - man for nœ day - break.˙ 17 Tone 3 Tone 3 A. The Lamplighting Psalms

(on 10) b & b œ W œ #œ œ œ ˙ #œ #œ œ Bring my soul out of this pris - on and then I shall praise nœ your name.˙

(on 9) b & b œ W œ #œ œ œ ˙ #œ #œ œ A - round me the just will assem - ble be - cause of your good n-œ ness to me.˙

(on 8) b & b œ W œ #œ œ œ ˙ #œ #œ œ Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Lord nœ hear my voice!˙

(on 7) b & b œ W œ #œ œ œ ˙ #œ #œ œ Let your ears be at-ten - tive to the voice of nmyœ plead - ing.˙

(on 6) b & b œ W œ œ W If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would sur-vive? But with you is

b & b œ œ œ #œ œ œ ˙ #œ #œ œ found for - give - ness: for this we nreœ - vere you.˙

(on 5) b & b œ W œ œ W œ œ W My soul is waiting for the Lord. I count on his word. My soul is longing for the Lord

bb œ & œ #œ œ ˙ #œ nœ #œ œ ˙ more than watch - man for day - break. Repeat: “Mount Sinai is glad…” 17 Tone 5 Cantor – (Tone 5): (on 4) b œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Let the watch-man count on day - break and Is - ra - el on the Lord. (4) (3) Sticheron Tone 5 Spiritually(on 3) you were the father, * and materially you were the king of the people of Rus, (on 4) Tone 5 O Vladimir; * and as a true preacher, an apostle of Christ, * you proclaimed the baptism b (on 4) of& salvation.b œ *W Thus splendidly illuminingœ œ œall, ** you sanctified theœ peoplœ e inœ all theœ landsœ & Beœ - œ causeœ withœ the œLordœ there is mercy andœ fullnessœ œ ofœ redempœ - tion,œ œ Isœ- raœ - ˙el of& yourb Let œkingdom,theœ watchœ O-man blessedœ countœ one.onœ dayœ -œ breakœ œ andœ Is - raœ - elœ œ onœ œ the œ Lord. Cantor:Let the watch-man count on day - break and Isœ - ra - el on theœ Lord.˙ b (on 3) œ œ œ œ & (onœ 3) œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ in - deed he will re - deemœ from all its in - i - quiœ - ty.˙ & b œ W œ œ œ œ b Be - cause with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemp - tion, Is - ra - el & (onœ 2) W œ œ œ œ Be - cause with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemp - tion, Is - ra - el b œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & Praiseœ theœ Lord, all œyou naœ - œ tions,œ œ ac-œclaimœ himœ œ allœ youœ peo œ - ples!˙ b in - deed œ he will re - deem from all its in - i - qui - ty.˙ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Repeat:(onin “ -Spiritually1)deed youhe werewill the fatherre - deem…” from all its in - i - qui - ty.˙ Cantor(on: 2) b (on 2) œ œ œ œ & b œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ ˙ & œStrongœ is œthe œlove œof the Lord forœ us; œ œhe isœ faithœ -ful forœ-ev œ -œ œ er. ˙ & bPraise the Lord, all youœ naœ -œ tions,œ œ ac-claim himœ œ allœ you peo - ples! Aœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Praise the Lord, all you na - tions, ac-claim him all you peo - ples! (2) (1) (onSticheron 1) You bwere(on 1) a root of the true faith, O Vladimir, * watered by the All-holy Spirit, *œ puttingœ œ & b œ W œ œ œ œœ œ œ forth& forGlo usœ - divinelyryW to the planted Father,œ œ andbra nchesto the *Son, which œand œ emitto theœ the Holyœ sweetœ Spir œfragrance-it, œnow œofand flowers:œ evœ - * theer b Strong is the love of the Lord œ for us; he is faith-ful for -ev - er.˙ wondrous& œ BorisW and Gleb,œ theœ loversœ of œpiety.œ *œ They pourœ œ forthœ miraclesœ œ œ in abundanceœ Strong is the love of the Lord for us; heœ is faith-ful for -ev œ- er.˙ uponb allA the faithful. * Standing with them before Christ, ** pray that he save and enlighten& Aœ ourœ souls. œ œ œ œ œ œ and for - evœ - er. A - - œ - - men.˙ & b œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ & b BGloœ - ryW to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir-it,œ nowœ andœ evœ œ- erœ Glo - ry to the Father, and to the Son, and3 to the Holy Spir-it, now and ev - er b œ & b œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & Gloœ - ryœ to theœ Fa -œther, œand to œ œthe Son,œ andœ to ˙ the Ho - ly Spir - it. & b andœ forœ - ev œ- er.œ œ Aœ - œ - - œ- men. and for - evœ - er. A - - œ - - men.˙ B B b œ 34 & œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & b Gloœ - ryW to the Faœ - ther,œ andœ œ toœ œ theœ Son, andœ toœ theœ Hoœ - lyœ Spir œ- it. Glo - ry to the Fa - ther, and to the Son,œ and to the Ho - ly Spirœ - it.˙

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34 Tone 8 (on 4) # & œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Let the watchman count on day- break and Is˙ - ra - el on the Lord.˙

(on 3) # & œ W œ œ W Tone 5 Be - cause with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemp-tion, Is - rael indeed he (on 4) b œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & Letœ theœ watchœ -manœ count on ˙day -˙ break˙ and œIs - raœ - elœ on the Lord.˙ will re - deem from all˙ its in - i - qui - ty.˙ (on 3) (on 2) b & # œ W œœ œ œ œ & Beœ - causeW with the Lord there isœ mercy œand fullness˙ of ˙redemp˙ - tion, œ Isœ- raœ - el Praise the Lord, all you na-tions, ac - claim˙ him all you peo - - - ples!˙

(on 1) & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # in - deed he will re - deemœ from all its in - i - quiœ - ty.˙ & œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Strong is the love of the Lord for us; he is faith˙ - ful for - ev - - - er.˙ (on 2) A & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #Praise the Lord, all you na - tions, ac-claimœ him all you peoœ - ples!˙ & œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ CantorGlo: - ry to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spir-it, now and ev˙ - er and (on 1)

& b# œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & Strong˙ œis theœ loveœ of œthe Lord for us; he is faith-ful for -ev - er.˙ for - ev - er. A - men.˙ Repeat: “You were a root of the true faith…” A CantorB - (Tone 8): & b# œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ & Gloœ - Wry to the Father, and œto theœ Son, and to˙ the ˙Holy ˙Spir-it,œ œnow andœ evœ - er Glo - ry to the Father and to the Son,˙ and to the Ho - ly Spir - it.˙ Doxastikon C&ome,b letœ us allœ hasten toœ the œhonoredœ memorialœ œ * of theœ father of Rus, Vladimir, our leader;and * for hefor was- evœ born- of theer. heathen,A * but- came- œ to- love- Christmen.˙ who loved him, * and 58 he has now gone up to him, in joy, * with his grandmother Olga. * For he taught all his peopleB to believe in and worship the one God in Trinity. * Destroying the idols, he trampledb them underfoot, * and producedœ for us his precious offspring, Boris and Gleb.* Therefore,& œ weW faithfullyœ honorœ œ their memoryœ œ withœ hymnsœ andœ splendor,œ œ œ* and weœ Glo - ry to the Fa - ther, and to the Son,œ and to the Ho - ly Spirœ - it.˙ celebrate them with love, * that they may pray for us to the Lord, * grant victory to the faithful over the pagan foe, ** bring peace to the whole world, and save our souls. Tone 8 Cantor - (Tone 8):

34 # œTone 8 & œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Dogmatikonœ œ œ ˙ Now and ev - er and for - ev - er. A - men. Dogmatikon B. Aposticha for Sundays # œ W & 1œ œ œ œ œ œ In his love for allœ #ofœ us,˙ the King of Heaven appeared on earth and # & œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ # The Lord reigns, he˙ is clothed in maj - es - ty.˙ & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W œ ˙ dwelt a-mong us, for he took flesh from a pure Virgin and came forth 2 # œ & # œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ & Theœ worldœ ˙he hasœ madeœ W firm, not to be œmoved.œ œ œ from her. The on - ly Son has two natures but is not two perœ #-œ sons.˙ 3 # 4 & œ œW œ œ œœ œœ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙œ ˙ ˙ ˙œ œœ œœ Wœ ˙ HoWe -proliness- claim is fittingthe truthto youra - bouthouse,Christ Oour Lord,God,un - protil the- fessend- ingof himtime. to be # A & # W œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & bothœ perfectW God and per - fect man, Be- seech him, O œun - wedœ- dedœMoth #˙œ- er˙, Glo - ry to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spir-it, now and ev˙ - er and # # œ & œ œœ ˙ œ #œ ˙ œ nœ œ w & to˙ have merœ - œ - œ- cy on our souls. Go to page 12 for - ev - er. A - men.˙

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107 Tone 8 DogmatikonTone 8 Dogmatikon # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ W & Inœ hisœ œ loveœ forœ all #ofœ us, theœ Kingœ Wof Heaven appeared on earth and In his love for allœ #ofœ us,˙ the King of Heaven appeared on earth and Tone 6 # œ ˙ œ W œ & # (on 4) œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ & dweltœ œa-mong˙ œ œ us,˙ for˙ œ heœ Wtook flesh from a pure Virgin and cameœ forth˙ ## dwelt a-mong us, for he took flesh from a pure Virgin and came forth & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ # Letœ the watch- man count on dayœ - break and Is - ra - el on the #œ Lord. # œ œ W œ & œ œ ˙ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ & from(on 3)œ her˙ . Theœ on - ly Son has two natures but is not œ twoœ œ per - sons. from her. The on - ly Son has two natures but is not two perœ #-œ sons.˙ ## & # œ œ W œ & # œBeœ -œ causeœœ œwithœ œ theœ œ Lord˙ thereœ isœ mercy˙ and˙ fullnessœ ofœ redempW -tion, & Wœe proœ - claimœ theœ truthœ œa - boutœ Christ˙ ourœ œ God,˙ pro˙ œ- fessœ - Wing him to be We pro - claim the truth a - bout Christ our God, pro - fess - ing him to be # & ## œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ # WIs - rael indeed heœ will reœ - deemœ œ from all itsœ in - i - quiœ #-œ ty.˙ & W œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ & both perfect God and per˙ - fectœ œ man,˙ Beœ - seechœ him,œ œO unœ - wedœ - dedœ Mothœ #œ- er˙ , both(on 2) perfect God and per - fect man, Be- seech him, O un - wed- ded Moth - er, # # œ ˙ & # œ œ œ œ˙ œ #œW ˙ œ œœ nœœ œœ wœ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ #œ ˙ & toœPraisehaveœ themer˙ Lord,- œ -#œall- youcy˙ naon- tions,œ nourœac- claimœ souls.w him all you peoGo -to pageples! 12 Continueto withhave "Wisdom..."mer - - and- cy the Hymnon of ourthe Eveningsouls. (p. 12) Go to page 12 The Prokeimenon(on 1) is for the Day of the Week (pp. 114-115). # # ˙ Readings:& œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ Strongœ isœ theœ love of the Lord for us;œ heœ œ is faith -fulœ for - ev œ -#œ er.˙ 1) 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 2) AIsaiah 61:10-62:5

3)## Isaiah 60:1-16 & œ œ LitijaW œ Tone 2 SamohlasenGloœ - ryœ toœ the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir-it, Litija Sticheron: Today## the memory of the pious Prince Vladimir has shone, * poured forth like myrrh; * for,& havingœ loved Christ and triumphedœ œ ˙over107 the idols,œ * ˙he built churches in his land to now andœ evœ œ- er and forœ - ev - er.œ #Aœ - men.˙ him crucified for our sake, ** and has received107 a crown and kingdom in the heavens. Cantor B(Tone 6): # # ˙ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ #œ ˙ Glo - ry to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly Spir - it. Come, let us all hasten to the honored memorial of the father of Rus, * Vladimir, our leader; * for he was born of the heathen, * but came to love Christ who loved him, * and he has now gone up to him, in joy, * with his grandmother Olga. * Therefore, we also 42 celebrate with love, * entreating him to pray to the Lord for us, ** that he grant peace to the world and great mercy.

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A ## œ & ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ WW œœ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ & and we sing with thethe an -- gels:œgels: ReWRe -- joice,joice, OO Lady:Lady: advoadvo--cate,cate, propro--tectec --œ tortor Gloœ - ryœ toœ theœ Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir-it, # ## ˙ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ ww & andœ sal - va - -- --œ -- œtiontion ˙ ofof œ ˙ souls.souls. GoGo toto pagepage 1919 now andœ evœ œ- er and forœ - ev - er.œ #Aœ - men.˙ Continue with the Litany of the Litija (p. 116) B # Aposticha The aposticha# are from the Menaion: & œ œ œ œ 9090 œ œ ˙ œ ˙ (Tone 8) Glo œ - ryœ toœ theœ Fa - ther, and to theœ Son,œ andœ to the Ho - lyœ Spir œ -#œ it.˙ Aposticheron: O all-glorious wonder! * The vaunted mind is cast into the depths today, * and all the armies# of evil lament, * beholding a most wild shoot divinely planted * and glorified by & # œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ Nowœ andœ ev - erœ andœ œ for - 6ev - er.œ A œ - #œ men.˙ 43 Tone 8 (on 4) # & œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Let the watchman count on day- break and Is˙ - ra - el on the Lord.˙

(on 3) # & œ W œ œ W Be - cause with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemp-tion, Is - rael indeed he # & œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ will re - deem from all˙ its in - i - qui - ty.˙

(on 2) # & œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ the powerPraise of God,the *Lord, and crownedall you na by-tions, God withac - splendor:claim him **all Vladimiryou peo the- great,- our- ples! faithful leader. Cantor:(on I 1)have exalted one chosen from my people. Aposticheron:# & œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ WondrousStrong is theis depththe love of ofmiracles! the Lord * Forfor us;those whohe is beforefaith˙ were- ful hardenedfor - ev - in mind- - ander.˙ raged in vain, * are gladdened today in the honored Church * by the face of Vladimir; * and ChristA God reigns, having acquired him like Paul of old, * and in his land he has set him #as a faithful prince, ** who enlightened his people with honorable baptism. Cantor:& œ WithW my holy oil I have anointed him. œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Aposticheron:Glo - ry to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spir-it, now and ev - er and Rejoice, O boast of Russia! * Rejoice, O helmsman of the faithful! * Rejoice, O godly Vladimir,# ourœ leader! * Rejoice, bulwark of the Faith! * Rejoice, all-glorious wonder of wonders,& ˙ * calm havenœ œ of œthose who have recourse to you! * Rejoice, most holy root of for - ev - er. A - men.˙ the Faith * and intercessor for those who hymn you ** and magnify you with faith! CantorB (Tone 8): # & œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ Glo - ry to the Father and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly Spir - it. Assembling today, O councils of Rus, * let us praise Vladimir the Great, * the author of piety and preacher of the faith, * supreme among the princes of Rus, * the equal of the apostles; * and with praises and spiritual hymns let us crown him, saying: * Rejoice, O 58 all-valiant warrior of Christ, * for, having utterly destroyed the tyrant enemy and delivered us from his deceit, * you have led us to the King, Christ our God. * O all- blessed and most praised one, * beseech him to grant peace and health, * steadfast might and victory over the heathen to your people, ** and great mercy to our souls. Tone 8 Cantor (Tone 8): # œ & œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Now and ev - er and for - ev - er. A - men. Theotokion OB. Lady,Aposticha accept for the Sundays prayers of your servant * and deliver us from all want and grief. Continue with the Prayer of the Holy Prophet Simeon (p. 19). 1 # & œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ The Lord reigns, he˙ is clothed in maj - es - ty.˙ 7 2 # & œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ The world he has made˙ firm, not to be moved.˙

3 # & œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Ho - liness is fitting to your house,˙ O Lord, un - til the end of time.˙

A # & œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Glo - ry to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spir-it, now and ev˙ - er and # & ˙ œ œ œ œ for - ev - er. A - men.˙

B # & œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Glo - ry to the Father and to the Son,˙ and to the Ho - ly Spir - it.˙

# & œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Now and ev˙ - er and for - ev - er. A - men.˙ 59 15 The holy great prince Vladimir, equal to the apostles, who was baptized Basil at Kiev in Rus’. Son of Prince Svyatoslav, grandson of Igor and Olga, he was pagan for the fist part of his life. He sent out envoys to find the religion best suited for his people, and he and his court were baptized in the orthodox faith. He bestowed care in spreading the orthodox faith among the peoples subject to him. (1015) Troparia Sung twice, first by the priest alone, then by the faithful. Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W You˙ were˙ like a mer-chant seek - ing a fine pearl asœ youœ sat on the throne of # & # W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W the mother of cities, the God - re-deemed Kiev. Send-ing mes-sengers to the capitol

## & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ in your search for the faith, youœ disœ - cov - ered the price- less Pearl which is Christ.

## & œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ He chose you in turn as a sec - ond Paul. Youœ subœ - mit - ted to the

## & œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ rites of bap - tism, and the scales of spiritual blind - ness fell from your eyes.

## & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W Tone 4 Nowœ yourœ peo-ple have come to cel - e-brate your death. Pray for the authorities in the # & b# œœ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ ˙ & Now andœ evœ - erœ and˙ œfor -œ ev w - er. A - men. land of Rus' to be saved. AfterD. Resurrection the second time, Tone the cantor continues: Cantor A(Tone 4): # 43 # œ œ & ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ Glo˙ - ry to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly Spir - it, # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 8 now and ev - er and for - ev - er.œ Aœ - men.˙

B ## & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Glo˙ - ry˙ to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly Spir ˙- it.˙

## & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Now˙ and˙ ev - er and for - ev - er. A -˙ men.˙ E. Matins: Psalms of Praise (on 6) & b œ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ To car-ry out the sentence pre-or-dained: this hon-or is for all his faith - ful.˙

(on 5) & b œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ Praise God in his ho-ly place, praise him in his might-y heav - - - ens.˙

(on 4) & b œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ Praise him for his power-ful deeds, praise his sur- pas -sing great - - ness.˙ 29 Tone 4

& b œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ Now and ev - er and for - ev - er. A - men.˙

D. Resurrection Tone A # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ Glo˙ - ry˙ to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, andœ to the Ho - ly Spir - it, # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ now and ev - er and for - ev - er.œ Aœ - men.˙ Continue with “Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos…” (p.119) and then the Blessing of Bread (p. 119). B 1 Format## 9: Saint with a Vigil on a Weekday & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Glo˙ - ry˙ to the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly Spir ˙- it.˙

# & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Now˙ and˙ ev - er and for - ev - er. A -˙ men.˙ E. Matins: Psalms of Praise (on 6) & b œ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ To car-ry out the sentence pre-or-dained: this hon-or is for all his faith - ful.˙

(on 5) & b œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ Praise God in his ho-ly place, praise him in his might-y heav - - - ens.˙

(on 4) & b œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ Praise him for his power-ful deeds, praise his sur- pas -sing great - - ness.˙ 29

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