Propers for May 25, 2023 - The Ascension of Our Lord - Вознесіння Господнє
May 25 – The Ascension of Our Lord - Вознесіння Господнє
St. Epiphanius, bishop of Cyprus (403). St. Germanus, patriarch of Constantinople (740). St. Sabinus, archbishop of Cyprus (5th c.). St. Polybius of Cyprus, bishop of Rinokyr in Egypt (5th c.)
Acts 1:1-12; Lk. 24:36-53;
Antiphon One, Tone 2
Verse 1: Clap your hands, all nations; shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Birth-Giver of God, Savior, save us.
Verse 2: For the Lord Most High is awe inspiring, a great King over all the earth.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Birth-Giver of God, Savior, save us.
Verse 3: He has subdued peoples under us and nations under our feet.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Birth-Giver of God, Savior, save us.
Verse 4: God has gone up in jubilation, the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Birth-Giver of God, Savior, save us.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Refrain: Through the prayers of the Birth-Giver of God, Savior, save us.
Antiphon Two, Tone 2
Verse 1: Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the City of our God, in His Holy Mountain.
Refrain: Son of God, Who has ascended in Glory, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Verse 2: Mount of Zion up the north side is the City of the Great King.
Refrain: Son of God...
Verse 3: God is known in the towers of Zion, when He comes to help her.
Refrain: Son of God...
Verse 4: For behold, the kings of the earth were assembled; they came together.
Refrain: Son of God...
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Only-Begotten Son …
Antiphon Three, Tone 4
Verse 1: Hear this, all you nations, give ear, all who inhabit the world.
Tropar: You have ascended in Glory, Christ our God, having made Your disciples joyful by the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through Your blessing they were assured that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.
Verse 2: Hear this, you of lowly birth or high position, rich and poor alike.
Tropar: You have ascended in Glory...
Verse 3: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart, understanding.
Tropar: You have ascended in Glory...
Verse 4: I will incline my ear to a parable and I will reveal my mystery upon the harp.
Tropar: You have ascended in Glory...
Entrance Hymn
God ascended with a shout, the Lord with the sound of the trumpet.
Tropar, Tone 4
You have ascended in Glory, Christ our God, having made Your disciples joyful by the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through the blessing they were assured, that you are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.
Glory ... Now and Ever ... Kondak, Tone 6
When you had accomplished Your Divine Plan for us and had united earthly and heavenly things, You ascended in Glory, Christ our God. Yet in no manner did You depart from us. Rather, You abide with us forever and You cry out to those who love You: "I am with you and none shall prevail against you."
Prokimen
Priest: Let us be attentive! Peace be with you all!
Reader: And with your spirit!
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimen in Tone 7: Be exalted above the heavens, God, and may Your glory resound throughout all the earth.
Choir: (repeats the Prokimen)
Reader: Verse: My heart is ready, God, my heart is ready: I will sing and chant Your praise.
Choir: (repeats the Prokimen)
Reader: Be exalted above the heavens, God,
Choir: and may Your glory resound throughout all the earth.
Epistle
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Acts of the Apostles. (Acts 1:1–12)
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Reader: Brethren, The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven." Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.
Priest: Peace be with you.
Reader: And with your spirit. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia Verses, Tone 2
Verse: God has gone up in jubilation, the Lord with the voice of the trumpet.
Verse: Clap your hands, all nations. Shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.
Gospel
Luke 24:36–53
Instead of "It is right in truth"
Magnify, my soul, Christ the Life-Giver, Who has ascended from earth to Heaven.
Irmos Tone 5: Beyond understanding and speech you became the Mother of God and brought forth into time the One Who is beyond time. We, the faithful, with one accord magnify you.
Communion Verse
God has gone up in jubilation, the Lord with the voice of the trumpet. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Instead of "We have seen the true light …"
Ascension Tropar: You have ascended in Glory …
Instead of "Let our mouths be filled …"
Ascension Tropar: You have ascended in Glory …
