July 5 – 5th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 4

Hieromartyr Eusebius, bishop of Samosata (380). Martyrs Zeno and his servant Zenas of Philadelphia (304). Martyrs Galacteon, Juliana, and Saturninus of Constantinople.

Rom. 10:1-10; Mt. 8:28–9:1;

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Tropar Resurrectional, Tone 3

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 of the Hieromartyr, Tone 4

By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O divinely-inspired one: / by rightly dividing the Word of truth, you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. / O Hieromartyr Eusebios, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

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 Hieromartyr, Tone 4

As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, / O divinely-wise one, / you abolished the sacrifices of idolatry and showed yourself as the protector of your flock. / Therefore, we cry fervently to you: / "By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, O Eusebios our Father."

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 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: How marvelous are Your works, O Lord.

Choir: In wisdom You have made them all.

Epistle

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.

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.

Communion Hymn

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