Church Schedule
Saturday, July 31 -
Sunday, August 1 -
July 29, 2004 to August 4, 2004
Troparion:
Thou didst descend from on high, O Merciful One! Thou didst accept the three-day burial to free us from our sufferings! O Lord, our Life and Resurrection: glory to Thee!
Kontakion:
By rising from the tomb, Thou didst raise the dead and resurrect Adam. Eve exults in Thy Resurrection, and the world celebrates Thy Rising from the dead, O greatly Merciful One!
Great Vespers - 5:30 p.m.
Procession of the Precious and Life-giving Cross
Seven Maccabean Martyrs
Divine Liturgy - 9:00 a.m.
The Virgin Fast Begins
Prokeimenon in the 6th Tone:
O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance!
(Vs.) To Thee, O Lord, will I call. O my God, be not silent to me!
Tone 4 (Martyrs):
The Lord has shown all the wonders of His will to all the Saints that are in His land.
Epistle:
The reading from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians. (1 Cor. 3:9-17) also (1 Cor 1:18-24) also (Heb 11:33-12:2)
Alleluia Verses:
Remember Thy congregation which Thou hast purchased of old.
(Vs.) God is our King before the ages; He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
Tone 4 (Martyrs):
The righteous cried and the Lord heard them and delivered them out of all their troubles.
Sunday, August 1, 2004 -Tone 8
Gospel readings this Sunday also include John 19:6-11; 13-20; 25-35 and also Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1. You can find a link to an on-line Bible on the Charities Page.
