Jan. 18 – 32nd Sunday after Pentecost, before Theophany. Tone 7

Theophany Eve.
Навечір'я Богоявлення

Martyrs Theopemptus, bishop of Nicomedia(303). Ven. Syncletica of Alexandria (350). Prophet Micah (9th c. B.C.). Ven. virgin Apollinaris of Egypt (470).

2 Тim. 4:5-8; Mk. 1:1-8 ;

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Tropar Resurrectional, Tone 7

By Your Cross, you destroyed Death. To the Thief, You opened Paradise. For the Myrrh-bearers, You changed weeping into joy. Christ God, You commanded Your disciples to proclaim that You are risen, granting the world great mercy.

Tropar of the Forefeast, Tone 4

Make ready, Zebulon and prepare Nephtali. You Jordan River, stop your flow and receive with great joy the Master coming to be baptized. You, Adam, rejoice with the First Mother Eve and hide not as you did in Paradise. For at the sight of your nakedness Christ has come to clothe you with the robe of innocence. Christ has appeared to renew all creation.

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.

Kondak Resurrectional, Tone 7

The dominion of Death can no longer hold humanity captive, for Christ descended shattering and destroying its power. Hades is bound while the prophets rejoice with one voice. The Savior has come to those in faith, saying: "Enter, you faithful, into the Resurrection."

Glory … 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.

Now and ever ...
Kondak of the Forefeast, Tone 4

Today, the Lord has appeared at the waters of the Jordan River. He cries out to John, saying: "Be not afraid at having to baptize Me, for I have come to save Adam, the First-created One!"

Prokimen

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

Reader: And with your spirit!

Deacon: Wisdom!

Reader: The Prokimen in Tone 6: O Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance.

Choir: (repeats the prokimen)

Reader: V. To You, Lord, will I call: "My God, be not silent to me."

Choir: (repeats the prokimen)

Reader: O Lord, save Your people…

Choir: … and bless Your inheritance.

Epistle

Deacon: Wisdom!

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

Deacon: Let us be attentive.

Reader: Son Timothy, be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

Priest: Peace be with you.

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

Verse: May God be gracious to us and bless us.

Verse: May God's Face shine upon us.

Communion Verse

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

Апостол

2 Тимофія 4:5-8

Сину Тимофію, ти будь пильний в усьому, перенось скорботи, роби діло благовісника, виконуй служіння твоє. Бо я вже стаю жертвою, і час мого відходу настав. Подвигом добрим я подвизався, свій біг закінчив, віру зберіг; а тепер готується мені вінець правди, який дасть мені Господь, праведний Суддя, в день той; і не тільки мені, але і всім, що полюбили явлення Його.