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Tone: 4 : | Antiphonal Verses: Sunday | 7th : John 20:1-10

v.1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

v.2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He has done for you.

v.3 The Lord in heaven has prepared His throne, and His kingdom rules over all.

Through the intercessions of the Theoto- kos, Savior, save us.

v.1 Praise the Lord, O my soul; I will praise the Lord in my life; I will chant unto my God for as long as I have my being. v.2 Blessed is He of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God.

v.3 The Lord shall be King unto eternity; your God, O Zion, from generation to genera- tion.

Save us, O Son of God, Who arose from the dead, save us who sing to You: . ( The of the Day - Tone 4 )

The joyful news of Your resurrection was pro- claimed by the angel to the women disciples. Having thrown off the curse that fell on Adam, they ran elatedly to tell the apostles: Death has

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Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. Save us, O Son of God (who rose from the dead), to You we sing: Alleluia.

Matins: 8:45 am : 10:00 am Greater Blessing of the Waters: 11:00 am ( Tone 4 ) The joyful news of Your resurrection... - : 8:45 am Divine Liturgy: 10:00 am The river Jordan was once turned back by Elisha's mantle when was taken up, and the waters were divided hither and thither. The watery path became dry for him as a type Camp Agape NW Board Meeting: 7:00 pm of baptism whereby we cross the flowing stream of life. Christ has appeared in the Jor- dan to sanctify the waters. Cooking for the Homeless (Society of St. John the Almsgiver): 9:30 am You preserved your virginity in birthgiving; you Great Vespers: 4:00 pm did not forsake the world in your falling asleep, O . You have passed to life being the mother of Life, and through your intercessions, deliver our souls from death.

John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the Today, having truly been in the streams of thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with the Jordan, the Lord cries out to John "Do water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." not be afraid to Baptize me, for I have come to save Adam, the first to be created.” Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, (3x)… have mercy on us. (3x)… It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ev- er blessed, most pure, and mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than

Priest: Let us be attentive. the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word. We magnify you, : O Lord, save Your people, and bless Your inheritance. the true Theotokos. Verse: To You, O Lord, I cry; O my God.

Priest: Wisdom.

Reader: The reading is from St. Paul Second Letter to Timothy (4:5-8).

Priest: Let us be attentive. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise

imothy, my son, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill Him in the highest. Alleluia. (Repeat)… your ministry.

For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. We have seen the true light; we have re- ceived the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided , for the Trinity has saved us.

The Reading is from Mark 1:1-8

he beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXX prophets, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now READER TODAY: Stella Athans continued è