The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – Tone Seven

Resurrectional Troparion, Tone 7.
Thou didst destroy death by Thy Cross, and didst open paradise to the thief. Thou didst transform the lamentation of the myrrh-bearing women, and didst command the Apostles to proclaim that Christ God is risen, granting the world great mercy.

Glory.

Resurrectional Kontakion, Tone 7.
No longer will the dominion of death be able to hold sway over men; for Christ hath descended, crushing and destroying its power. Hades is in bonds; the Prophets rejoice with one accord, saying: A Saviour hath come for them that have faith; come forth, ye faithful, for the Resurrection.

Now and ever.

Theotokion, Tone 7.
As the treasury of our resurrection, O most pure one, do thou lead forth from the depths of the pit of sin those who take refuge in thee; for, by giving birth to our Salvation, thou hast saved those who were guilty of sin, O thou who wast a virgin before childbirth, and a virgin in childbirth, and after childbirth still a virgin.

Prokeimenon, Tone 7.
Psalm 28:10, 1.
The Lord will give strength to His people: the Lord will bless His people with peace.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams.

The Lesson of the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians.
Ephesians §221 (2:14-22).
Brethren: Christ is our peace, Who hath made both one, and breaking down the middle wall of partition, the enmities in His flesh: making void the law of commandments contained in decrees; that He might make the two in Himself into one new man, making peace; and might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, killing the enmities in Himself. And coming, He preached peace to you that were afar off, and peace to them that were nigh. For by Him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father. Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone: in whom all the building, being framed together, groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord. In whom you also are built together into an habitation of God in the Spirit.

Alleluia, Tone 7.
Psalm 91: 2, 3.
Alleluia.
Verse 1: It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to Thy name, O most High. Alleluia.
Verse 2: To show forth Thy mercy in the morning: and Thy truth in the night. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

The Lesson of the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke.
Saint Luke §39 (8:41-56).
At that time: A certain man came to Jesus whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, beseeching Him that He would come into his house: for he had an only daughter, almost twelve years old, and she was dying. And it happened as He went, that He was thronged by the multitudes. And there was a certain woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had bestowed all her substance on physicians, and could not be healed by any. She came behind Him, and touched the hem of His garment; and immediately the issue of her blood stopped. And Jesus said: Who is it that touched Me? And all denying, Peter and they that were with Him said: Master, the multitudes throng and press Thee, and dost Thou say, Who touched Me? And Jesus said: Somebody hath touched Me; for I know that virtue is gone out from Me. And the woman seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and fell down before His feet, and declared before all the people for what cause she had touched Him, and how she was immediately healed. But He said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go thy way in peace. As He was yet speaking, there cometh one to the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him: Thy daughter is dead, trouble Him not. And Jesus hearing this word, answered the father of the maid: Fear not; believe only, and she shall be safe. And when He was come to the house, He suffered not any man to go in with Him, but Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the maiden. And all wept and mourned for her. But He said: Weep not; the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed Him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But He taking her by the hand, cried out, saying: Maid, arise. And her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He bid them give her to eat. And her parents were astonished, whom He charged to tell no man what was done.

Communion.
Psalm 148:1.
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye Him in the high places. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.