Sunday, April 6th—2014 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

HYMNS AT THE SMALL ENTRANCE (pg 7) First Antiphon (pg 4) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all The Resurrection Apolytikion, Mode 4 Plagal that is within me bless His Descending from on high O Compassionate One, to free us all from our iniquities. Humbling holy Name. Thyself by dwelling three days in the tomb, our Life and Resurrection, Lord Glory to Thee. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and Isodikon forget not all that He has Come let us worship falling down before . Save us O Son of God who didst arise from done for you. the dead sing we to Thee Alleluia. The Lord in heaven has prepared His throne, and His kingdom Apolytikion for St. Mary of Egypt rules over all. The divine likeness was preserved in you Mother Maria, for by taking up the cross you followed Christ, through your good works you taught us to reject the flesh for it passes away, Second Antiphon (pg 5) and to care for the soul, our immortal soul and with the your spirit rejoices, Holy Praise the Lord, O my soul; I will Maria. praise the Lord in my life; I will chant unto my God for as Troparion of Sophia—Holy Wisdom of God long as I have my being. Blessed are You O Christ our God, Who as all wise the fishermen You showed Blessed is He of whom the God of forth; By sending your Holy Spirit down upon them and through them the is his help, whose hope universe You drew unto your net. O lover of mankind Glory to You. is in the Lord his God. The Lord shall be King unto Kontakion eternity; your God, O Zion, Protector of all Christians and unashamed intercessor to our Creator from generation to unchanging, do not turn from the praying voices of all sinners, but extend generation. your good and timely help to us who in faith call upon thee. Hasten O to intercede for us, the protector of us all who defends those who Third Antiphon (pg 7) honor thee.

This is the day the Lord has Megalynarion made; let us rejoice and be All creation rejoices in thee full of grace, the company of angels and the race glad in it. of all people. O sanctified temple and spiritual , the glory of virgins The heavens and earth praise Him. from whom God was incarnate and became a child our God before all ages. And thy womb God made a throne more vast than the heavens. All creation rejoices in thee full of grace, glory to thee.

SAINT SOPHIA CATHEDRAL V. Rev. Father John S. Bakas 1324 S Normandie Avenue Dean Los Angeles, CA 90006 Rev. Father Allan Boyd www.stsophia.org Assistant Priest facebook.com/StSophiaLA Scripture Reading Faith comes by hearing…. Reader: Kyra Lianos Priest: Let Us Attend... Reader: Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them...God is known in Judah; His Name is great in . Priest: Wisdom! Reader: THE READING IS FROM ST. PAUL'S LETTER TO THE HEBREWS (9:11-14) Priest: Let us attend… BRETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

THE ACCORDING TO SAINT MARK (10:32-45) At that time, taking the twelve a