7/22/2023 - Divine Liturgy

Tone 6 Troparion (Resurrection) 

The Angelic Powers were at Your tomb; 

the guards became as dead men. 

Mary stood by Your grave, 

seeking Your most pure body. 

You captured hell, not being tempted by it. 

You came to the Virgin, granting life. 

O Lord, Who rose from the dead,// 

glory to You. 

Tone 8 Troparion (St. Nikolai) 

O golden-tongued preacher proclaiming the risen Christ, /  everlasting guide of the cross-bearing Serbian people, /  resounding harp of the Holy Spirit, and dear to monastics who  rejoice in you, / pride and boast of the priesthood, teacher of  repentance, master for all nations, / guide of those in the army of  Christ as they pray to God, / Holy Nikolai teacher in America  and pride of the Serbian people, / with all the saints, implore the  only Lover of mankind / to grant us peace and joy in his  heavenly kingdom! 

Tone 4 Troparion (Martyrs) 

Your holy martyr Trophimus and his companions, O Lord,

through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from  You, our God. 

For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries,

and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.//

Through their intercession, save our souls! 

Tone 6 Kontakion (Resurrection) 

When Christ God, the Giver of Life, 

raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty  hand, 

He bestowed resurrection on the human race.// 

He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life, and the God of  all. 

Tone 3 Kontakion (Saint Nikolai) 

Born at Lelich in Serbia, / you served as archpastor at the church  of Saint Nahum in Ochrid. / You presided on the throne of Saint  Savva at Zhicha, / teaching the people of God and enlightening  them with the Gospel, / bringing them to repentance and love for  Christ. / And for His sake you endured suffering at Dachau. /  Therefore, Nicholai, we glorify you as one newly well pleasing  to God. 

Glory to the Father…. 

Tone 2 Kontakion (Martyrs) 

You have appeared as bright lamps, O holy martyrs! 

Illumine the whole creation with the brightness of your miracles.

Deliver it from infirmity and drive away the deep darkness,// 

always interceding before Christ God for us all. 

Now and ever… 

Tone 6 Steadfast Protectress 

Steadfast Protectress of Christians, 

constant Advocate before the Creator: 

do not despise the cry of us sinners,  

but in your goodness come speedily to help us who call on you in faith.

Hasten to hear our petition and to intercede for us, O Theotokos,

for you always protect those who honor you. 

Epistle Reading (Romans 15:1-7)

Brethren, we who are strong ought to bear  with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please  his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. For even Christ did not please  Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on  Me." For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that  we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may  the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another,  according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the  God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore receive one another, just as  Christ also received us, to the glory of God. 

Gospel: Matthew 9:27-35

Let us attend! At that time, two blind men followed  Jesus, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" And when He  had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, "Do  you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." Then He  touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you." And their  eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows  it." But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that  country. As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon possessed. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes  marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!" But the Pharisees said,  "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons." Then Jesus went about all the  cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the  kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.