Propers for July 13, 2025
July 13 – 5th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 4
Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and All-praised Twelve Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James and John the sons of Zebedee, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of James, Simon the Zealot, Matthias. St. Peter, prince of the Tatar Horde, wonderworker of Rostov (1290).
Rom. 10:1-10; Mt. 8:28 – 9:1;
1 Cor. 4:9-16; Mk. 3:13-19;
Tropar Resurrectional, Tone 4
When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel the joyous message of Your Resurrection, they cast away the ancestral curse and with gladness told the apostles: death is overthrown. Christ God is risen, granting 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 Twelve Apostles, Tone 4
First-enthroned of the apostles, / teachers of the universe: / Entreat the Master of all / to grant peace to the world, / and to our souls great mercy!
Kondak Resurrectional, Tone 4
My Savior and Redeemer as God arose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from bondage. He has shattered the gates of Hades and, as Master, He has risen on the Third Day.
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 Twelve Apostles, Tone 2
Today Christ the Rock glorifies with highest honor / Peter, the rock of faith and leader of the apostles, / together with Paul and the company of the twelve,/ whose memory we celebrate with eagerness of faith, / giving glory to the One Who gave glory to them.
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.
Prokimens
Priest: Let us be attentive! Peace be with you all!
Reader: And with your spirit!
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimen in Tone 4: How marvelous are Your works, O Lord. In wisdom You have made them all.
Choir: (repeats the prokimen)
Reader: V. Bless the Lord, my soul. O Lord my God, You are very great.
Choir: (repeats the prokimen)
Reader: The Prokimen in Tone 8: Their voice has gone out into all the earth and their words to the very ends of the world.
Choir: Their voice has gone out into all the earth and their words to the very ends of the world.
Epistles
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Reader: Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them." But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down from above) or, " 'Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Reader: Brethren, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now. I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Therefore I urge you, imitate me.
Priest: Peace be with you.
Reader: And with your spirit. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Verse: Bend Your bow and proceed prosperously, and reign because of truth, meekness and righteousness.
Verse: You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity.
Verse: The heavens shall confess Your wonders, O Lord, and Your truth in the church of the saints.
Communion Hymns
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the Highest. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Their voice has gone out into all the earth and their words to the very ends of the world. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Апостол
З Посла́ння до Римлян Свято́го Апо́стола Павла́ чита́ння (10:1-10)
Браття! бажання мого серця і молитва до Бога за Ізраїль на спасіння. Бо свідчу їм, що мають ревність по Бозі, та не за розумом. Бо, не розуміючи праведності Божої і намагаючись поставити власну праведність, вони не скорились праведності Божій, бо кінець закону – Христос, до праведності кожного віруючого. Мойсей пише про праведність від закону: людина, яка виконала його, жива буде ним (Лев. 18,5). А праведність від віри так говорить: не кажи в серці твоєму: хто зійде на небо? тобто Христа звести (Втор. 30,12). Або хто зійде в безодню? тобто Христа з мертвих підняти. Але що говорить Писання? Близько до тебе слово, в устах твоїх і в серці твоїм, тобто слово віри, яке проповідуємо (Втор. 30,14). Бо якщо устами твоїми будеш сповідувати Ісуса Господом і серцем твоїм вірувати, що Бог воскресив Його з мертвих, то спасешся, бо серцем вірують до праведності, а устами сповідують до спасіння.
З Першого Посла́ння до Коринфя́н Свято́го Апо́стола Павла́ чита́ння (4:9-16)
Браття, я думаю, що нам, посланникам останнім, Бог судив бути ніби засудженими на смерть, бо ми стали позорищем світові, Ангелам і людям. Ми безумні Христа ради, а ви мудрі у Христі; ми немічні, а ви міцні; ви у славі, а ми в безчесті. Навіть донині терпимо голод і спрагу, і наготу і побої, і поневіряємось, і трудимось, працюючи своїми руками. Лихословлять нас, ми благословляємо; гонять нас, ми терпимо; ганьблять нас, ми молимось; ми як сміття для світу, як порох, що усі топчуть донині. Це пишу не для того, щоб вас посоромити, а наставляю на розум вас, як дітей моїх улюблених, бо хоч у вас тисячі наставників у Христі, та не багато отців; я родив вас у Христі Ісусі благовістям. Тому благаю вас: подібні мені будьте, як я Христу.
Євангеліє - Gospel Reading
Від Матвія 8:28 – 9:1;
І коли Він прибув на інший берег, в країну Гергесинську, Його зустріли двоє біснуватих, що вийшли з могильних печер, дуже люті, так що ніхто не міг пройти тією дорогою. І ось, вони закричали: що Тобі до нас, Ісусе, Сину Божий? прийшов Ти сюди передчасно мучити нас. А далеко від них паслося велике стадо свиней. І біси благали Його: якщо виженеш нас, то пошли нас у стадо свиней. І Він сказав їм: ідіть. І вони, вийшовши, пішли в стадо свиней. І ось, все стадо свиней кинулося з кручі в море і втопилось у воді. Пастухи ж побігли і, прийшовши у місто, розповіли про все, і про те, що було з біснуватими. І ось, все місто вийшло назустріч Ісусові; і, побачивши Його, просили, щоб Він відійшов за межі їхні. Тоді Він, увійшовши в човен, переплив назад і прибув до Свого міста.
Mark 3:13-19
And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.
