Variable Portions of The Hours and Typika
3 May 2009
3rd Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers
Instead of "O Heavenly King" on page 3
Christ is risen from the dead,
trampling down death by death,
and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! (3)
Troparion for pages 5, 8, & 11
Troparion When Thou didst descend to death, O Life Immortal,
Resurrection Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead!
(Tone 2) And when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead,
All the powers of heaven cried out:
O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Troparion The noble Joseph,
Noble Joseph when he had taken down Thy most pure Body from the tree,
(Tone 2) wrapped it in fine linen
and anointed it with spices and placed it in a new tomb.
But Thou didst rise on the third day, O Lord,
granting the world great mercy.
Troparion The angel came to the myrrhbearing women at the tomb
Myrrhbearers and said:
(Tone 2) Myrrh is meet for the dead;
but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption!
So proclaim: the Lord is risen,
granting the world great mercy.
Kontakion for pages 6, 9 & 15
Kontakion Thou didst command the myrrhbearers to rejoice, O Christ!
Pentecostarion By Thy Resurrection, Thou didst stop the lamentation of Eve,
(Tone 2) O God!
Thou didst command Thine apostles to preach:
The Savior is risen!
Prokeimenon
Tone 6 O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.
Holy Scriptures
Acts 6:1-7 Mark 15:43-16:8
Instead of the Hymn to the Theotokos on page 16:
People: The angel cried to the Lady full of grace:
"Rejoice! Rejoice, O pure Virgin!
Again I say, 'Rejoice!'
Your Son is risen from His three days in the tomb.
With Himself He has raised all the dead.
Rejoice! Rejoice, all ye people!"
Shine! Shine! Shine, O new Jerusalem!
The glory of the Lord has shone on you.
Exult, now exult,
and be glad, O Zion!
Be radiant,
O pure Theotokos,
in the resurrection
the resurrection of your Son!
Instead of the Dismissal on page 16
People: Christ is risen from the dead,
trampling down death by death,
and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! (3)
Reader: Christ is Risen!
People: Indeed, He is risen!
Epistle for the Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers
Reader: The Prokeimenon in the 6th Tone: O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.
People: O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: To Thee, O Lord, will I call. O my God, be not silent to me!
People: O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: O Lord, save Thy people.
People: And bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: The Reading is from the Acts of the Apostles
(Acts 6:1-7)
In those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying,
there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
People: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Reader: Lord, Thou wast favorable to Thy land; Thou didst restore the fortune of Jacob.
People: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Reader: Mercy and truth have kissed met; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
People: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel for the Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers
(page 12)
If you are a tonsured Sub-deacon, Reader or Cantor,
chant the Gospel from the center of the chapel
facing the altar according to custom.
If you are not of such rank, do not chant or intone the Gospel
but read it in a normal speaking-voice at your place in the following manner:
Reader: The Reading is from the holy Gospel according to St. Mark, Chapter 15, Verse 43 to Chapter 16, Verse 8.
(Mark 15:43-16:8)
At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.
Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they said among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away--for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples--and Peter--that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you." So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
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