March 31 / March 18
2019 (7527)
3rd Sunday of the Great Lent: ADORATION OF CROSS // 2019 //
ST CYRIL― ARCHBISHOP OF JERUSALEM
KING EDWARD the Martyr
BLESSED HOSIOSMARTYRESS MARIA OF RAVENSBRUCK
ST NIKOLAI of Zhicha
Troparion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 1
O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance. Grant victory over their enemies to Orthodox Christians, and protect Thy people with Thy Cross.
ΣΤΑΥΡΟΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΉΣΕΩΣ ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος α´
Σῶσον Κύριε τὸν λαόν σου, καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοῖς βασιλεῦσι, κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούμενος, καὶ τὸν σὸν φυλάττων, διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευμα.
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Troparion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 3
Clothed in a robe of godliness, thou wast seen in Zion/ as an illustrious pillar of the Apostles' Faith./ Thou didst become an heir of their grace,/ and didst set forth their pious doctrines/ and dispense their talents of wisdom./ Pray for us, O Cyril, our Father and our Hierarch.
Apolytikion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 4
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Cyril, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
Troparion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 8
You were seen in Zion clothed in a robe of godliness / As an illustrious pillar of the Apostles’ faith. / You became an heir to their grace, / Setting forth their pious doctrines / And dispensing their talents of wisdom. / O Cyril, our Father and hierarch, pray for us.
Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος γ´. Τὴν ὡραιότητα
Στολὴν τὴν ἔνθεον, ἀμφιεσάμενος, στῦλος ὁλόφωτος, ὤφθης τῆς πίστεως, τῶν Ἀποστόλων ἐν Σιών, τὴν χάριν κεκληρωμένος· ὅθεν ἐνδιέπρεψας, εὐσέβειας τοῖς δόγμασι, καὶ πιστῶς ἐσκόρπισας, τῆς σοφίας τὸ τάλαντον. Καὶ νῦν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐκδυσώπει, Κύριλλε Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα.
Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος δ´
Κανόνα πίστεως, καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξε σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια. Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα Κύριλλε, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
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Apolytikion of ST EDWARD ― Tone 4
Celebrating the newly manifest commemoration of the holy King Edward, who shone forth of old in the virtues and suffered undeservedly we all bow down before the Icon of his honoured countenance and in gladness cry out: Truly Thou art wonderful in Thy Saints, O God.
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Troparion of ST MARIA ― Tone 4
You became a bride of Christ, O venerable Mother, * and offered your body and soul to Him as a living sacrifice. * You exposed the evil side of humanity's ways * by allowing the light of the Resurrection to shine forth from you. * We celebrate your memory in love. * O Martyr and Confessor Maria, * pray to Christ our God that He may save our souls.
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Troparion of ST NIKOLAI ― Tone 8
O golden-tongued preacher proclaiming the risen Christ, / Everlasting guide of the cross-bearing Serbian people, / Resounding harp of the Holy Spirit, and dear to monastics who rejoice in you, / Pride and boast of the priesthood, teacher of repentance, master for all nations, / Guide of those in the army of Christ as they pray to God, / Holy Nikolai teacher in America and pride of the Serbian people, / With all the saints, implore the only Lover of mankind / To grant us peace and joy in his heavenly kingdom!
Troparion of ST NIKOLAI ― Tone 4
In truth you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith, / an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence; / your humility exalted you; your poverty enriched you. / Hierarch Father Nikolai, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
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Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 4
O Christ our God, Who wast voluntarily lifted up on the Cross, grant Thy mercies to Thy new people named after Thee. Gladden with Thy power Orthodox Christians and give them victory over their enemies. May they have as an ally that invincible trophy, Thy weapon of peace.
Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 7
No longer does the flaming sword guard the gate of Eden, for a glorious extinction has come upon it, the wood of the Cross. The sting has been drawn from death and the victory from hell. And Thou, my Saviour, didst come and shout to those in hell: Enter Paradise again.
Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 7
Now the flaming sword no longer guards the gates of Eden;
It has mysteriously been 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."
Festal Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Grave Tone
No longer does the flaming sword guard the gate of Eden, for a marvelous quenching is come upon it, even the Tree of the Cross. The sting has been taken from death, and the victory from Hades. And, You, my Savior, has appeared unto those in Hades saying: Enter again into Paradise.
Seasonal Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS Plagal ― Tone 4. Sung during Divine Liturgy (Translated by Father George Papadeas)
O Champion General, we your faithful inscribe to you the prize of victory as gratitude for being rescued from calamity, O Theotokos. But since you have invincible power, free us from all kinds of perils so that we may cry out to you: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.
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Kontakion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 1
Thy speech inspired of God hath enlightened thy people to honour the One God, undivided in essence, yet known and distinguished in His Three Persons, the Trinity. Wherefore, with great joy we keep thy holy remembrance, and we have thee as our intercessor, wise Cyril, to pray unto God for us.
Kontakion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 1
With your lips, O wise Cyril, / And through divine inspiration / You enlightened your people / To the worship of the one Trinity, / Undivided in essence, yet divided in Hypostases. / Wherefore rejoicing, we celebrate your all-holy memory, / Offering you as our intercessor before God.
Kontakion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 3
Thy divine words for the Church of Christ/ are endowed with authority from heaven;/ in teaching us the knowledge of Truth/ thou didst reveal the radiance of holiness./ And by thy intercessions thou dost heal our sufferings,/ O godly-minded Father Cyril.
Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος γ´. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Φερωνύμος γέγονε, τῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἐκκλησία, ὁ φωσφόρος λόγος σου, κῦρος οὐράνιον Πάτερ· γνῶσιν γάρ τῆς ἀληθείας Πάτερ διδάσκων, ἔλλαμψιν, ἠθῶν ὁσίων καθυπογράφεις, καί παθῶν βραβεύεις λύσιν, τῇ σῇ πρεσβείᾳ, θεόφρον Κύριλλε.
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Kondakion of ST MARIA ― Tone 6
You became an instrument of divine love, O holy martyr Maria, * and taught us to love Christ with all our being. * You conquered evil by not submitting yourself into the hands of the destroyer of souls. * You drank from the cup of suffering. * The Creator accepted your death above any other sacrifice * and crowned you with the laurels of victory with His mighty hand. * Pray fervently that nothing may hinder us from fulfilling God's will * because you are a bright star shining in darkness!
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Kontakion of ST NIKOLAI ― Tone 3
Born at Lelich in Serbia, / you served as archpastor at the church of Saint Nahum in Ochrid. / You presided on the throne of Saint Sava at Zhicha, / teaching the people of God and enlightening them with the Gospel, / bringing them to repentance and love for Christ. / And for His sake you endured suffering at Dachau. / Therefore, Nicholai, we glorify you as one newly well pleasing to God.
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Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Ἔλλαμψιν πλουτήσας τὴν μυστικήν, ἐν Σιὼν τῇ θείᾳ, ὡς καθάρας σου τὴν ψυχήν, ἐν τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ δαβιτικῶς Ὁσίων, ἐκλάμπεις ὥσπερ λύχνος, παμμάκαρ Κύριλλε.
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PRAYER TO BLESSED HOSIOSMARTYRESS MARIA OF RAVENSBRUCK
O Blessed Maria, while you lived among us, you showed us that obedience to the will of God is the path to the Kingdom of heaven. Though the world was engulfed in war and had forgotten the ways of God, you never ceased to care for the sick, the homeless, the weak and the spiritually lost. You did not let the coldness of hatred enter into your being, but showed compassion toward all God's children. Now, O faithful witness of Christ our God, look down from your heavenly abode upon those who raise their voice to you in prayer. Intercede for us before the Throne of God, that we may be strengthened in love for God and love for our neighbor. Grant us the grace to see God's image in every human being. Through word and deed, you taught us to be patient in suffering, joyful in time of adversity, and to put one's trust in God's providence at all times, at every place and in each circumstance during our lifetime. Grant us to see our countless voluntary and involuntary sins. Renew our faith and trust in the Living God and His forgiveness. At the hour of our death, take us by the hand, granting us the courage to stand before the awesome judgement seat of Christ. May we be counted worthy of the joy of the eternal Kingdom awaiting all those Who love Christ with their whole hearts. Amen. We extol you, O Blessed Martyr Maria, and we honor your precious sufferings, which you endured for the sake of Christ our God.
2019 (7527)
3rd Sunday of the Great Lent: ADORATION OF CROSS // 2019 //
ST CYRIL― ARCHBISHOP OF JERUSALEM
KING EDWARD the Martyr
BLESSED HOSIOSMARTYRESS MARIA OF RAVENSBRUCK
ST NIKOLAI of Zhicha
Troparion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 1
O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance. Grant victory over their enemies to Orthodox Christians, and protect Thy people with Thy Cross.
ΣΤΑΥΡΟΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΉΣΕΩΣ ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος α´
Σῶσον Κύριε τὸν λαόν σου, καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοῖς βασιλεῦσι, κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούμενος, καὶ τὸν σὸν φυλάττων, διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευμα.
Troparion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 3
Clothed in a robe of godliness, thou wast seen in Zion/ as an illustrious pillar of the Apostles' Faith./ Thou didst become an heir of their grace,/ and didst set forth their pious doctrines/ and dispense their talents of wisdom./ Pray for us, O Cyril, our Father and our Hierarch.
Apolytikion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 4
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Cyril, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
Troparion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 8
You were seen in Zion clothed in a robe of godliness / As an illustrious pillar of the Apostles’ faith. / You became an heir to their grace, / Setting forth their pious doctrines / And dispensing their talents of wisdom. / O Cyril, our Father and hierarch, pray for us.
Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος γ´. Τὴν ὡραιότητα
Στολὴν τὴν ἔνθεον, ἀμφιεσάμενος, στῦλος ὁλόφωτος, ὤφθης τῆς πίστεως, τῶν Ἀποστόλων ἐν Σιών, τὴν χάριν κεκληρωμένος· ὅθεν ἐνδιέπρεψας, εὐσέβειας τοῖς δόγμασι, καὶ πιστῶς ἐσκόρπισας, τῆς σοφίας τὸ τάλαντον. Καὶ νῦν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐκδυσώπει, Κύριλλε Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα.
Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος δ´
Κανόνα πίστεως, καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξε σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια. Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα Κύριλλε, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Apolytikion of ST EDWARD ― Tone 4
Celebrating the newly manifest commemoration of the holy King Edward, who shone forth of old in the virtues and suffered undeservedly we all bow down before the Icon of his honoured countenance and in gladness cry out: Truly Thou art wonderful in Thy Saints, O God.
Troparion of ST MARIA ― Tone 4
You became a bride of Christ, O venerable Mother, * and offered your body and soul to Him as a living sacrifice. * You exposed the evil side of humanity's ways * by allowing the light of the Resurrection to shine forth from you. * We celebrate your memory in love. * O Martyr and Confessor Maria, * pray to Christ our God that He may save our souls.
Troparion of ST NIKOLAI ― Tone 8
O golden-tongued preacher proclaiming the risen Christ, / Everlasting guide of the cross-bearing Serbian people, / Resounding harp of the Holy Spirit, and dear to monastics who rejoice in you, / Pride and boast of the priesthood, teacher of repentance, master for all nations, / Guide of those in the army of Christ as they pray to God, / Holy Nikolai teacher in America and pride of the Serbian people, / With all the saints, implore the only Lover of mankind / To grant us peace and joy in his heavenly kingdom!
Troparion of ST NIKOLAI ― Tone 4
In truth you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith, / an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence; / your humility exalted you; your poverty enriched you. / Hierarch Father Nikolai, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 4
O Christ our God, Who wast voluntarily lifted up on the Cross, grant Thy mercies to Thy new people named after Thee. Gladden with Thy power Orthodox Christians and give them victory over their enemies. May they have as an ally that invincible trophy, Thy weapon of peace.
Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 7
No longer does the flaming sword guard the gate of Eden, for a glorious extinction has come upon it, the wood of the Cross. The sting has been drawn from death and the victory from hell. And Thou, my Saviour, didst come and shout to those in hell: Enter Paradise again.
Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Tone 7
Now the flaming sword no longer guards the gates of Eden;
It has mysteriously been 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."
Festal Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS ― Grave Tone
No longer does the flaming sword guard the gate of Eden, for a marvelous quenching is come upon it, even the Tree of the Cross. The sting has been taken from death, and the victory from Hades. And, You, my Savior, has appeared unto those in Hades saying: Enter again into Paradise.
Seasonal Kontakion of ADORATION OF CROSS Plagal ― Tone 4. Sung during Divine Liturgy (Translated by Father George Papadeas)
O Champion General, we your faithful inscribe to you the prize of victory as gratitude for being rescued from calamity, O Theotokos. But since you have invincible power, free us from all kinds of perils so that we may cry out to you: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.
Kontakion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 1
Thy speech inspired of God hath enlightened thy people to honour the One God, undivided in essence, yet known and distinguished in His Three Persons, the Trinity. Wherefore, with great joy we keep thy holy remembrance, and we have thee as our intercessor, wise Cyril, to pray unto God for us.
Kontakion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 1
With your lips, O wise Cyril, / And through divine inspiration / You enlightened your people / To the worship of the one Trinity, / Undivided in essence, yet divided in Hypostases. / Wherefore rejoicing, we celebrate your all-holy memory, / Offering you as our intercessor before God.
Kontakion of ST CYRIL of Jerusalem ― Tone 3
Thy divine words for the Church of Christ/ are endowed with authority from heaven;/ in teaching us the knowledge of Truth/ thou didst reveal the radiance of holiness./ And by thy intercessions thou dost heal our sufferings,/ O godly-minded Father Cyril.
Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος γ´. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Φερωνύμος γέγονε, τῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἐκκλησία, ὁ φωσφόρος λόγος σου, κῦρος οὐράνιον Πάτερ· γνῶσιν γάρ τῆς ἀληθείας Πάτερ διδάσκων, ἔλλαμψιν, ἠθῶν ὁσίων καθυπογράφεις, καί παθῶν βραβεύεις λύσιν, τῇ σῇ πρεσβείᾳ, θεόφρον Κύριλλε.
Kondakion of ST MARIA ― Tone 6
You became an instrument of divine love, O holy martyr Maria, * and taught us to love Christ with all our being. * You conquered evil by not submitting yourself into the hands of the destroyer of souls. * You drank from the cup of suffering. * The Creator accepted your death above any other sacrifice * and crowned you with the laurels of victory with His mighty hand. * Pray fervently that nothing may hinder us from fulfilling God's will * because you are a bright star shining in darkness!
Kontakion of ST NIKOLAI ― Tone 3
Born at Lelich in Serbia, / you served as archpastor at the church of Saint Nahum in Ochrid. / You presided on the throne of Saint Sava at Zhicha, / teaching the people of God and enlightening them with the Gospel, / bringing them to repentance and love for Christ. / And for His sake you endured suffering at Dachau. / Therefore, Nicholai, we glorify you as one newly well pleasing to God.
Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Ἔλλαμψιν πλουτήσας τὴν μυστικήν, ἐν Σιὼν τῇ θείᾳ, ὡς καθάρας σου τὴν ψυχήν, ἐν τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ δαβιτικῶς Ὁσίων, ἐκλάμπεις ὥσπερ λύχνος, παμμάκαρ Κύριλλε.
PRAYER TO BLESSED HOSIOSMARTYRESS MARIA OF RAVENSBRUCK
O Blessed Maria, while you lived among us, you showed us that obedience to the will of God is the path to the Kingdom of heaven. Though the world was engulfed in war and had forgotten the ways of God, you never ceased to care for the sick, the homeless, the weak and the spiritually lost. You did not let the coldness of hatred enter into your being, but showed compassion toward all God's children. Now, O faithful witness of Christ our God, look down from your heavenly abode upon those who raise their voice to you in prayer. Intercede for us before the Throne of God, that we may be strengthened in love for God and love for our neighbor. Grant us the grace to see God's image in every human being. Through word and deed, you taught us to be patient in suffering, joyful in time of adversity, and to put one's trust in God's providence at all times, at every place and in each circumstance during our lifetime. Grant us to see our countless voluntary and involuntary sins. Renew our faith and trust in the Living God and His forgiveness. At the hour of our death, take us by the hand, granting us the courage to stand before the awesome judgement seat of Christ. May we be counted worthy of the joy of the eternal Kingdom awaiting all those Who love Christ with their whole hearts. Amen. We extol you, O Blessed Martyr Maria, and we honor your precious sufferings, which you endured for the sake of Christ our God.
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