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Jerry Columba Roberts 3rd SUNDAY OF — Tone 2. Altar Servers Veneration of the Cross.

Eli Atallah Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer (883). Ven. George of Mt. Maleon in the Nathanael Fadil Peloponnesus (6th c.). Ven. Joseph the Much-ailing, of the Kiev Caves (Far Jay Faust Caves—14th c.). Ven. Zosimas, Abbot of Vorbozómsk (ca. 1550). Ven. Zosimas, of (4th c.). Virgin Martyr Pherbutha of Persia, her sister, David Mykut and servants (341-343). Martyr Nikita of Pojani (1808). St. Isidore, Bishop of Joseph Mykut Seville (636). Ven. Theonas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (1545). Jerry Columba Roberts

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Tone 2 Troparion (Resurrection) Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1 When You descended to death, O Life Immortal, You slew hell with the splendor of Your Godhead. (Instead of “It is truly meet…,” we sing the following) And when from the depths You raised the dead, Hymn to the all the powers of heaven cried out:// All of creation rejoices in you, O Full of Grace: “O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to You!” the assembly of angels and the race of men. O sanctified temple and spiritual paradise, Tone 1 Troparion (of the Cross) the glory of virgins, O Lord, save Your people, from whom God was incarnate and became a Child– and bless Your inheritance! our God before the ages. Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians He made your body into a throne, over their adversaries; and your womb He made more spacious than the and by virtue of Your Cross,// heavens. preserve Your habitation! All of creation rejoices in you, O Full of Grace. Glory to you! Glory … Now and ever … Communion Hymn Tone 7 Kontakion (Cross) The light of Your countenance has shone on us, O Now the flaming sword no longer guards the gates Lord. (Ps. 4:7a) of Eden; Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! it has been mysteriously quenched by the wood of the Cross. The sting of death and the victory of hell have been vanquished; for You, O my Savior, have come and cried to those in hell:// “Enter again into Paradise!”

Tone 6 Prokeimenon (Cross) O Lord, save Your people, / and bless Your inheritance! (Ps. 27:9a) V. To You, O Lord, will I call. O my God, be not silent to me! (Ps. 27:1a)

Epistle: Hebrews 4:14-5:6

Tone 8 Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! V. Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old! (Ps. 73:2) V. God is our King before the ages; He has worked salvation in the midst of the earth! (Ps. 73:13)

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Epistle (NKJV): Gospel (NKJV): Hebrews 4:14-5:6 Mark 8:34-9:1

4:14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest 8:34 When He had called the people to Himself, with who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with cross, and follow Me. 35 For whoever desires to save his our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what will it profit a man boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For 5:1 For every high priest taken from among men whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” 2 He can have compassion on those who are 9:1 And He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also that there are some standing here who will not taste subject to weakness. 3 Because of this he is required death till they see the kingdom of God present with as for the people, so also for himself, to offer power.” sacrifices for sins. 4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. 5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.” 6 As He also says in another place: “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek”;

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