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Divine Liturgy of St. Basil

Octoechos - Grave Mode.

On Sunday Morning

Triodion

Fourth Sunday of Lent: St John Climacus

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LITURGY OF ST. BASIL

An optional alternative to the Antiphons are the Typika (Psalms 102 and 145), and the Beatitudes with the appointed troparia, which are provided here.

Psalm 102.

Psalm 145.

The Beatitudes.

Grave Mode.

Resurrectional.

From Octoechos - - -

In Your kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [RSV]

The fruit that killed me of old was good for food and beautiful to contemplate. But Christ is the very tree of life, from which I eat and die not. And echoing the Robber’s words, I cry out, “Remember me in Your kingdom, O Lord.” [SD]

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. [RSV]

When You, O merciful Lord, were lifted on the Cross, You cancelled and erased the bond and record of the primal sin of Adam, and You saved us, the human race, from all deceit. Therefore we extol You, our Benefactor and Lord. [SD]

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. [RSV]

You nailed our sins to the Cross, O Master all-compassionate Lord Jesus Christ; and You put death to death by Your death and also resurrected from the dead those who had died. Therefore we all worship You and Your resurrection, O God. [SD]

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. [RSV]

Theotokion.

On earth you carried and bore the Father’s Son and Logos, when He became flesh, as He knew how, all-holy Theotokos. Therefore, Virgin Mother, we who are deified through you, cry aloud, saluting you: Hope of Christians all, rejoice! [SD]

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Ode iii. Mode pl. 1. (N/M)

Στερέωσον ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεός.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. [RSV]

Christ, as I walk on the path of life, ⁄ I am gravely wounded by thieves through my passions: ⁄ I pray that You will raise me up. [OCA]

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. [RSV]

Thieves have robbed my mind and left me half dead. ⁄ I am wounded by my sins, but heal me, Lord. [OCA]

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. [RSV]

My passions have stripped me bare of Your commandments, Christ, ⁄ and I have been scourged by sensual pleasures, ⁄ but pour oil on my wounds, O Savior. [OCA]

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [RSV]

Theotokion.

Pray without ceasing, pure Bride of God, ⁄ to the One who came forth from your womb, ⁄ that those who sing your praises may be delivered from the deceit of the devil. [OCA]

Canon for the Devout Man.

From Triodion - - -

Ode vi. Mode pl. 4. N/M (Be gracious to me.)

Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ.

Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely [for my sake]. [RSV]

You received the divine wealth of the Spirit in your soul: ⁄ blameless prayer, chastity and purity ⁄ with unceasing watchfulness and the labors of abstinence. ⁄ Through these you became a dwelling place of God. [OCA]

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. [RSV]

You passed by the worthless joys of this material world, wise father, ⁄ raising your mind on the wings of immaterial prayer. ⁄ Through the perfection of your life ⁄ you received an inheritance on high. [OCA]

Glory.

You quenched the fiery darts of the enemy ⁄ with the sweat of your ascetic toil; ⁄ kindling the fire of faith, ⁄ you burnt up the proud insolence of unbelief and heresy! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

The majesty of the Most High has shone forth from Zion! ⁄ He has put on flesh from you O Virgin, in an ineffable union, ⁄ and has brought light to the world. [OCA]

Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.

Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.

Hymns after the Entrance.

From Octoechos - - -

Resurrectional Apolytikion.

Grave Mode.

You destroyed death by Your Cross, You opened Paradise to the Robber. You turned the Myrrh-bearing Women’s lament into joy, and You commanded Your Apostles to preach that You rose, O Christ God, granting the world the great mercy. [GOASD]

For the Devout Man.

Mode pl. 4.

With the rivers of your tears you made the barren desert bloom; and with your sighs from deep within, you made your labors bear their fruits a hundredfold; and you became a star, illuminating the world by your miracles, O John, our devout father. Intercede with Christ our God, for the salvation of our souls. [SD]

The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:

Kontakion.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. Automelon.

Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ.

O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you

Triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude,

Being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos.

Inasmuch as you have power unassailable,

From all kinds of perils free me, so that unto you

I may cry aloud: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride. [SD]

Trisagios Hymn

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

The Epistle

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 28.

The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace. [SAAS]

Verse: Bring to the Lord, O you sons of God, bring to the Lord glory and honor. [SAAS]

The reading is from Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews.

Heb. 6:13 – 20

Brethren, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore to himself, saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. [RSV]

Alleluia. Grave Mode. Psalm 91.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 1: It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High. [SAAS]

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 2: To proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth at night.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

The Gospel

Fourth Sunday of Lent

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Mark.

Mk. 9:17 – 31

At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, “How long has he had this?” And he said, “From childhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “If you can! All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.” They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” [RSV]

Hymn to the Theotokos.

In you, O Lady full of grace, all creation rejoices, the hosts of Angels and the human race. O consecrated temple and allegorical Paradise, virgins boast of you. For God became incarnate from you, yes, our eternally existing God became a child from you. He made a throne of your womb, and He made your body wider than the heavens. In you, O Lady full of grace, all creation rejoices. Glory to you!

Communion Hymn. Psalm 148.

Praise the Lord from the heavens. Alleluia. [SAAS]

Hymn after Holy Communion.

Mode 2.

We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided Trinity, for the Trinity has saved us.

DISMISSAL

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

May He who rose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, our devout father John Climacus, the author of the Ladder, whose memory we celebrate, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Fasting Rule

Wine: Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

It is Saturday or Sunday in Lent.