Propers for July 6, 2025

July 6 – 4th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 3

Martyr Agrippina of Rome (253-260). Martyrs Eustochius, Gaius, Probus, Lollius, and Urban, of Ancyra (4th c.).

Rom. 6:18-23; Mt. 8:5-13;

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Tropar Resurrectional, Tone 3

Let the heavens rejoice. Let the earth be glad. For the Lord has shown strength with His Arm. He has trampled Death by death. He has become the First-born of the Dead. He has delivered us from the depths of Hades and has granted the world great mercy.

Tropar of our church, Tone 4

Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ,/ we who honor you with love can find no manner of praising you worthily./ For the barrenness of one who bore you / and the silence of your father have been ended by your being born of divine grace / and you have proclaimed to the world / the Incarnation of the Son of God.

Tropar to Martyr Agrippina, Tone 4

Your lamb Agrippina calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice: / "I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering. / In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and I died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love." / Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.

Kondak Resurrectional, Tone 3

On this day You rose from the tomb, Merciful One, leading us from the gates of death. On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices. With the prophets and patriarchs they unceasingly praise the divine majesty of Your Power.

Kondak of our church, Tone 3

She who was previously barren / now bears the Forerunner of Christ / who is the fulfillment of every prophecy. / For the prophets proclaimed beforehand / that having laid hands on Him in the Jordan, / he would be manifest as Prophet, / Preacher / and Forerunner of the Word of God.

Glory …
Kondak to Martyr Agrippina, Tone 4

The day has come on which the Church commemorates your radiant contest and martyrdom. / She calls upon all to cry to you with gladness: / "Rejoice, all-honored virgin-martyr Agrippina."

Now and ever ... Theotokion, Tone 6

Protection of Christians not put to shame,/ unwavering Mediation before the Creator;/ despise not the prayer of sinners,/ but because you are good, quickly come to help us who call on you in faith./ Be swift to intercede and make haste to supplicate, Birth-Giver of God,/ who always protects those who honor you.

Prokimen

Priest: Let us be attentive! Peace be with you all!

Reader: And with your spirit!

Deacon: Wisdom!

Reader: The Prokimen in Tone 3: Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

Choir: (repeats the prokimen)

Reader: V. Clap your hands, all you peoples, Shout to God with a joyful voice.

Choir: (repeats the prokimen)

Reader: Sing praises to our God, sing praises.

Choir: Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

Epistle

Deacon: Wisdom!

Reader: The reading is from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans.

Deacon: Let us be attentive.

Reader: Brethren, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification. When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Priest: Peace be with you.

Reader: And with your spirit. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Verse: Lord, in You have I hoped; let me never be put to shame.

Verse: Be a God of protection for me, a house of refuge, to save me.

Communion Hymn

Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the Highest. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Апостол

З Посла́ння до Римля́н Свято́го Апо́стола Павла́ чита́ння (6:18-23)

Браття, звільнившись від гріха, ви стали рабами праведності. Кажу за людським міркуванням задля немочі плоті вашої. Як віддавали ви члени ваші в раби нечистоті і беззаконню для діл беззаконних, так нині представте члени ваші в раби праведності для діл святих. Бо, коли ви були рабами гріха, тоді були вільні від праведності. Який же плід ви мали тоді? Такі діла, яких тепер самі соромитесь, бо кінець їхній – смерть. А нині, коли ви звільнилися від гріха і стали рабами Богові, плід ваш є святість, а кінець – життя вічне. Бо відплата за гріх – смерть, а дар Божий – життя вічне у Христі Ісусі, Господі нашому.