Sunday Readings
Apostolic Reading – 2 Timothy 2:1-10
Gospel – Matthew 9:27-35
Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 6)
The angelic powers were around Your tomb, and the guards became as dead, and Mary stood at the tomb, seeking Your spotless body; Then You despoiled Hades without being tried by it, and You met the Virgin O Bestower of life. O Lord, who rose from the dead, glory to You!
Troparion of St. Panteleimon (Tone 3)
O holy, victorious healer Panteleimon, intercede with the Merciful God, that He may grant our souls the forgiveness of sins.
Troparion of the Holy Cross (Tone 1)
O Lord save your people and bless your inheritance, granting peace to the world; and protect your community by the power of your Cross.
Kondakion of the Feast (Tone 7)
On the Mountain, You were transfigured, O Christ God; and Your disciples saw as much of Your glory as they could hold, so that when they should see You crucified they would know that You suffered willingly and would proclaim to the world that You are verily the Splendor of the Father.
Prokimenon
The just shall rejoice in the Lord and place his hope in Him.
All those with an upright heart shall be praised.
Stichon
O God, hear my voice when I pray to You; save my life from the dreadful enemy.
Reading from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy (2:1-10)
My son Timothy, be strengthened in the grace which is in Christ Jesus; and the things you have heard from me through many witnesses, commend to trustworthy men who shall be competent in turn to teach others.
Conduct yourself in work as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one serving as God’s soldier entangles himself in worldly affairs, so that he may please the one whose approval he has obtained. And again, one who enters a contest is not crowned unless he has competed according to the rules. The farmer who toils must be the first to partake of the fruit. Take in what I tell you, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things. Remember that Jesus Christ rose from the dead and was a descendant of David; this is my Good News in which I suffer even to the point of being chained as a criminal. But God’s word is not bound. This is why I bear all things for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory.
Alleluia
The just shall bloom like the palm tree; he shall grow like the cedar of Lebanon.
Stichon
Those who are planted in the Lord’s house shall flourish in the courts of our God.
The Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew the Evangelist (9:27-35)
At that time as Jesus was passing on, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying “Have pity on us, Son of David” And when He had reached the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this to you?” They answered Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done to you according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See that no one knows of this!” But they went out and spread His fame abroad throughout all that district. Now as they were going out, behold, there was brought to Him a dumb man possessed by a devil. And when the devil had been cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, “Never has the like of this been seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “By the prince of devils He casts out devils.” And Jesus was going about all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity in the people.