_Alleluia, thrice, repeating also in order the rest of the Psalm._
_Then troparion, tone vi._
O my beloved brethren, do ye forget me not, when ye sing unto the Lord;
but remember ye the brotherhood, and beseech ye God that the Lord may
rest me with the just.
_Troparion, tone vi._
On me death suddenly hath come, and parted me to day from that which
was mine own; but me, translating, do thou rest, O Christ, in places of
refreshment.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for, destitute of all
defence, we sinners offer unto thee, as Master, this prayer, Have mercy
upon us.
_Glory._
O Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have put our trust in thee. Be not
exceedingly wroth against us, neither remember our transgressions; but,
as being loving-kind, look now upon us, and deliver us from our enemies;
for thou art our God, and we are thy people, we are all the work of thy
hand, and we call upon thy name.
_Both now. Theotokion._
Open unto us the gates of loving-kindness, O blessed God-bearing one,
that we perish not who put our trust in thee, but through thee may we be
delivered from calamities; for thou art the salvation of the christian
race.
_Prokimenon, tone vi._
His soul shall dwell in good things.
_Verse._ Unto thee, O Lord, have I cried....
_The epistle to the Corinthians, section clx._
Brethren, Christ is risen ... _ending_, God may be all in all.[43]
_Alleluia._
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord.
_Verse._ His seed shall be mighty upon earth.
_The gospel from John, section xxii._
The Lord spake unto the Jews that came unto him, This is the will....
_ending_, at the last day.[44]
_Then the beatitudes in tone ii._
In thy kingdom remember us, O Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they
shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
For tasting the tree’s fruit of old Adam from paradise was driven; but
for thee owning to be God, when on the cross he hung, the thief was
plac’d in paradise. And, saved by thy passion, Lord, we imitate the
thief, crying in faith, Remember us, when in thy kingdom thou shalt come.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
My maker, taking clay from earth, by will divine my body form’d, but by a
holy ordinance he plac’d a soul therein, by breathing breath that beareth
life. And when to sin’s corruption I in evil wise was bound, me thou
recalledst, lover of mankind, by tenderness extreme. But rest, O God,
among thy Saints, him whom thou hast receiv’d.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
When soul and body parted are, fearful and dread the mystery is to
all: then wailing goeth forth the soul, and hid the body is, consign’d
to earth. Therefore let us, knowing the final going hence, before the
Saviour come with tears, and cry, When in thy kingdom thou shalt come, do
thou remember us.
Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven.
Why bitterly do ye lament, O men, for me? and why in vain do ye a
murmuring make? he that is gone to all exclaims; for unto all a rest is
death. Then let us hear the voice of Job who saith, Death is the rest of
man. But rest, O God, among thy Saints him whom thou hast receiv’d.
Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall
say all manner of evil against you falsely for my name’s sake.
The all-wise Paul hath clearly fore-announc’d the change, instructing all
that uncorrupt the dead shall rise, and we be chang’d by God’s command.
Then shall that trumpet sound in fearful wise, and they that have from
ages slept shall rise from sleep. But rest, O God, among thy Saints him
whom thou hast receiv’d.
Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven.
He that is gone and in the grave lies dead, being reconcil’d, to all
exclaims, Come unto me, ye sons of earth, see ye the body’s beauty
render’d dark. Then, brethren, knowing his departure hence, let us before
the Saviour come, and cry with tears, Rest thou, O God, among thy Saints
him whom thou hast receiv’d.
_Glory. Both now. Theotokion._
Thou, Queen, didst seedlessly within thy womb in supernatural wise
conceive the God who ere the ages was, and bring him forth in flesh
unchangedly and unconfusedly, himself being God and man. Therefore we
ever owning thee God-bearing one in faith exclaim to God brought forth
from thee, Remember in thy kingdom also us.
_Prokimenon, tone vi._
Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and received, O Lord.
_Verse._ His soul shall dwell in good things.
_The epistle to the Romans, section cxiii._