On Lord, I have cried…, 4 stichera of the resurrection, in Tone III—

By Thy Cross hast Thou destroyed the might of death, O Christ our Savior, and hast set at naught the deception of the devil. And the human race, saved by faith, ever offereth a hymn unto Thee.

All things have been illumined by Thy resurrection, O Lord; paradise hath again been opened, and all creation, praising Thee, ever offereth a hymn unto Thee.

I glorify the power of the Father and the Son, and I hymn the authority of the Spirit: the indivisible and uncreated Godhead, the consubstantial Trinity, Who reigneth unto the ages of ages.

We bow down before Thy precious Cross, O Christ, and we hymn and glorify Thy resurrection; for by Thy stripes have we all been healed.

Glory…, in Tone V—

Jesus went up to the Sheep’s Pool at Jerusalem, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, and which had five porches; therein a multitude of the infirm did lie, for an angel of God, descending at all seasons, troubled the water, and imparted healing to those who approached it with faith. Seeing a man who had lain there a long time, He said unto him: “Dost thou desire to be healed?” The afflicted one answered: “Lord, I have no man who, when the water is troubled, will cast me into the pool. I have given all my property to physicians, and it hath not been granted me to receive mercy.” But the Physician of souls and bodies said to him: “Take up thy bed and walk, proclaiming My power and great mercy to the ends of the earth!”

Now & ever…: Dogmatic theotokion, in Tone III—

O wonder most great! A virgin hath given birth, and her Offspring is God Who was begotten and revealed before the ages, and is perfect beyond nature. O awesome mystery! He remaineth ineffably noetic and, though seen, is not comprehended. Blessed art thou, O all-pure Maiden, daughter of the earthly Adam, who hast been shown to be the Mother of God Most High! Him do thou entreat, that our souls be saved.

Aposticha sticheron of the resurrection, in Tone III—

O Christ Who by Thy suffering didst darken the sun, and with the light of Thy resurrection hast illumined all things: Accept Thou our evening hymnody, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

And 3 stichera of the Theotokos, in the same tone, Special Melody: Great is the power of Thy Cross…—

Stichos: Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear.

Having received great benefaction through thee, O all-pure one, with the angels we glorify thine Offspring, Who in His utter compassion deigned to be born of thy womb, and hath refashioned the human race.

Stichos: I shall commemorate thy name in every generation and generation.

All of us sinners have acquired thee, O pure Virgin, as a haven and divine protection in life; where-fore, we all entreat thy lovingkindness: Turn not away from us, we pray, but have mercy and save us!

Stichos: The rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance.

O Ever-virgin Mother Theotokos, with the divine commander Gabriel we, thy children fashioned of dust, offer thee the salutation “Rejoice!” as is meet; for thou wast the Mediatress of joy and rejoicing for the world.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone VIII—

In the porch of Solomon lay a multitude of the infirm; and at the time of the midfeast Christ found a man who had lain paralyzed for thirty-eight years, and said to him with a commanding voice: “Dost thou desire to be healed?” The afflicted one answered: “Lord, I have no man to cast me into the pool when the water is troubled.” And He said to him: “Take up thy bed, and walk. Behold, thou art well. Sin no more.” Through the supplications of the Theotokos, send down upon us great mercy.

Troparion of the resurrection, in Tone III—

Let heavenly things be glad; let earthly things rejoice! For the Lord hath wrought might with His arm; He trampled down death by death; He became the Firstborn of the dead. From the belly of hades hath He delivered us, and hath granted the world great mercy.

And the dismissal.

After the Introductory Psalm, we chant Blessed is the man…, the first antiphon.

On Lord, I have cried…, 10 stichera: 7 of the resurrection, in Tone III—

By Thy Cross hast Thou destroyed the might of death, O Christ our Savior, and hast set at naught the deception of the devil. And the human race, saved by faith, ever offereth a hymn unto Thee.

All things have been illumined by Thy resurrection, O Lord; paradise hath again been opened, and all creation, praising thee, ever offereth a hymn unto Thee.

I glorify the power of the Father and the Son, and I hymn the authority of the Spirit: the indivisible and uncreated Godhead, the consubstantial Trinity, Who reigneth unto the ages of ages.

We bow down before Thy precious Cross, O Christ, and we hymn and glorify Thy resurrection; for by Thy stripes have we all been healed.

We hymn the Savior incarnate of the Virgin; for, crucified for our sake, He rose on the third day, granting us great mercy.

Descending, Christ proclaimed the glad tidings to those in hades, saying: “Be of good cheer! Now have I triumphed! I am the resurrection! And, breaking down the gates of death, I will lead you up!”

Standing unworthily in Thine all-pure house, O Christ God, we send up our evening hymnody, crying out from the depths of our souls: O Thou Who lovest mankind and didst illuminate the world with Thy resurrection on the third day, rescue Thy people from the hands of Thine enemies.

And 3 of the paralytic: Idiomela, in Tone I—

O compassionate Christ, Who didst create man with Thine all-pure hands, Thou didst come to heal the sick: by Thy word Thou didst raise up the paralytic at the Sheep’s Pool, didst heal the ailment of the woman with an issue of blood, didst have mercy on the afflicted daughter of the Canaanite woman, and didst not spurn the plea of the centurion. Wherefore, we cry out: O Almighty Lord, glory to Thee. Twice

Seeing Thee, the paralytic, who was like an unburied corpse, cried out: “Have mercy on me, O Lord, for my bed hath become a coffin for me. Of what profit is life for me? I have no need of the Sheep’s Pool, for I never have anyone to cast me into it when the waters are troubled. But I approach Thee, the Source of healings, that with all I may cry out to Thee: O Lord, glory to Thee!”

Glory…, in ToneV—

Jesus went up to the Sheep’s Pool at Jerusalem, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, and which had five porches; therein a multitude of the infirm did lie, for an angel of God, descending at all seasons, troubled the water, and imparted healing to those who approached it with faith. Seeing a man who had lain there a long time, He said unto him: “Dost thou desire to be healed?” The afflicted one answered: “Lord, I have no man who, when the water is troubled, will cast me into the pool. I have given all my property to physicians, and it hath not been granted me to receive mercy.” But the Physician of souls and bodies said to him: “Take up thy bed and walk, proclaiming My power and great mercy to the ends of the earth!”

Now & ever…: Dogmatic theotokion, in Tone III—

How can we not marvel at thy giving birth to the God-man, O all-honored one. For without having accepted the temptation of a man, O all-immaculate one, without a father thou gavest birth in the flesh to a Son Who was begotten without a mother before the ages, without His undergoing change, confusion or division, and yet preserved intact the character of both essences. Wherefore, O Virgin Mother and Mistress, entreat Him, that the souls of those who in Orthodox manner confess thee to be the Theotokos be saved.

Entrance. O gladsome Light…; Prokimenon, The Lord is King…

At Litia, the sticheron of the temple; and, Glory…, in ToneV—

At the Sheep’s Pool a man lay infirm; and seeing Thee, O Lord, he cried out: “I have no man who, when the water is troubled, will cast me therein. When I come, another goeth in before me and receiveth the healing, and I lie here in mine infirmity.” And straightway, having mercy, the Savior said to him: “It is for thy sake that I became a man, for thy sake I clothed Myself in flesh, and thou sayest: I have no man. Take up thy bed and walk.” All things are possible for Thee, all things obey Thee, all things submit to Thee. O Holy One, remember us all and have mercy, in that Thou lovest mankind.

Now & ever…, in the same tone—

Thou art the temple and portal, the palace and throne of the King, O most honored Virgin, through whom Christ the Lord, my Deliverer, Who is the Sun of righteousness, hath revealed Himself unto those who sleep in darkness, desiring to enlighten that which He fashioned by His own hand in His image. Wherefore, O most hymned one, as thou hast acquired maternal boldness before Him, entreat Him without ceasing, that our souls be saved.

Aposticha sticheron of the resurrection, in Tone III—

O Christ Who by Thy suffering didst darken the sun, and with the light of Thy resurrection hast illumined all things: Accept Thou our evening hymnody, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Then, the Paschal stichera, with their refrains, in ToneV—

Stichos: Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered.

Today hath a sacred Pascha been shown unto us: a new and holy Pascha, a mystical Pascha, a Pascha all-venerable, Pascha—Christ the Redeemer, an unblemished Pascha, a great Pascha, a Pascha of the faithful, a Pascha which openeth unto us the gates of paradise, a Pascha which sanctifieth all the faithful!

Stichos: As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish.

O ye women proclaimers of good tidings, come ye from the sight of Christ and say ye unto Sion: “Receive from us good tidings of the joy of the resurrection of Christ! Delight thyself, dance and rejoice, O Jerusalem, having beheld Christ the King issuing forth like a bridegroom from the tomb!”

Stichos: So let sinners perish at the presence of God, and let the righteous be glad.

At late dawn, the myrrh-bearing women stood before the tomb of the Giver of life and found an angel seated upon the stone; and he, addressing them, spake thus: “Why seek ye the Living among the dead? Why lament ye the Incorrupt as amid corruption? Go forth and proclaim this to His disciples!”

Stichos: This is the day that the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad therein.

A delightful Paschal Pascha, the Lord’s Pas-cha, an all-venerable Pascha hath shone forth on us. It is Pascha: let us embrace one another with joy! O Pascha, ransom from sorrow! For Christ, having shone forth today from the tomb, as from a bridal-chamber, filled the women with joy, saying: “Proclaim this to the apostles!”

Glory…, Tone VIII—

In the porch of Solomon lay a multitude of the infirm; and at the time of the midfeast Christ found a man who had lain paralyzed for thirty-eight years, and said to him with a commanding voice: “Dost thou desire to be healed?” The afflicted one answered: “Lord, I have no man to cast me into the pool when the water is troubled.” And He said to him: “Take up thy bed, and walk. Behold, thou art well. Sin no more.” Through the supplications of the Theotokos, send down upon us great mercy.

Now & ever…, in Tone V—

It is the day of the resurrection! Let us adorn ourselves with the splendor of the festival and embrace one another! And let us say, O brethren, even unto those who hate us: “Let us forgive all things at the resurrection, and thus let us cry out: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!”

And, Christ is risen…, once. And the rest as set forth for the previous Sunday.

Resurrectional troparion, in Tone III—

Let heavenly things be glad; let earthly things rejoice! For the Lord hath wrought might with His arm; He trampled down death by death; He became the Firstborn of the dead. From the belly of hades hath He delivered us, and hath granted the world great mercy.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

We hymn thee who hast mediated the salvation of our race, O Virgin Theotokos; for thy Son and our God, accepting suffering through the Cross in the flesh He had received of thee, hath delivered us from corruption, in that He loveth mankind.

If vigil is not served, we chant the Canon of the Trinity, in Tone III, from the Octoechos at Nocturns, and It is truly meet to glorify Thee…; and the rest as usual, and the dismissal.

At God is the Lord…, the troparion of the resurrection, twice; Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion.

After the first chanting of the Psalter, these sessional hymns, in Tone III—

Christ hath risen from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep, the Firstborn of creation, the Creator of all that existeth; and in Himself He hath restored the nature of our race which had become corrupt. No longer dost thou have dominion, O death, for the Master of all hath destroyed thy realm!

Stichos: Arise, O Lord my God, let Thy hand be lifted high; forget not Thy paupers to the end. Having tasted the fruit of death, O Lord, Thou didst cut off the bitterness of death by Thine arising, and hast strengthened man against it, revoking the defeat that was the primal curse. O Lord, Defender of our life, glory be to Thee!

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion automelon—

Awed by the beauty of thy virginity and thine all-radiant purity, Gabriel, marveling, cried out to thee, O Theotokos: “What praise can I bring which is worthy of thee? What shall I call thee? I am at a loss and filled with awe! Wherefore, as I have been commanded, I cry unto thee: ‘Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace!’”

After the second chanting of the Psalter, these resurrectional sessional hymns, in Tone III; Special Melody: Awed by the beauty of thy virginity—

Having assumed all things that pertain to man, and taken upon Thee all that is ours, thou didst deign to be nailed to the Cross, O my Creator, accepting to endure death as a man, that as God Thou mightest deliver humanity from death; wherefore, we cry out to Thee as to the Bestower of life: Glory to Thy compassion, O Christ!

Stichos: I will confess Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, I will tell of all Thy wonders.

O ye faithful, let us theologize concerning the incomprehensibility of the crucifixion, the ineffability of the resurrection, the unspeakable mystery; for today death and hades have been made captive, and the human race hath been clothed in incorruption. Wherefore, giving thanks, we cry unto Thee: Glory to Thine arising, O Christ!

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Those in heaven rejoiced with love, and those on earth trembled with awe, when the all-pure voice descended upon thee, O Theotokos; for the one Conqueror shone forth for both when He delivered the first-created from death. Wherefore, with the angels, we cry out to thee: Rejoice, O pure Virgin Mother!

After the eulogitaria, the hypacoï, in Tone III—

The radiant angel said to the myrrh-bearing women: “Why seek ye the Living in the tomb? He Who hath emptied the graves hath risen! Understand the Changer of corruption to be immutable! Say ye unto God: How awesome are Thy works, for Thou hast saved the human race!” And they were amazed by the sight of him and refreshed by his words.

Songs of ascent, in Tone III, the verses being repeated—

Antiphon I

Thou didst move the captivity of Sion away from Babylon, O Word. Draw me also forth from the passions unto life.

They who sow in the south with godly tears shall joyfully reap the grain of life everlasting.

Glory…: Unto the Holy Spirit, as to the Father and the Son, shineth all thanksgiving, wherein all things live and move.

Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

Antiphon II

If the Lord buildeth not the house of the virtues, in vain do we labor; and when the Spirit protecteth it, no one will destroy our city.

Through the Spirit are the saints ever adopted by Thee, O Christ, as the fruit of Thee and the Father.

Glory…: Through the Holy Spirit is all holiness and wisdom perceived; for He bringeth every created thing into existence. Him do we worship, for He is God, like the Father and the Word

Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

Antiphon III

Blessed are they who fear the Lord, who walk the path of the commandments; for they shall eat of all the fruits of life.

Be Thou glad, O Chief Shepherd, beholding Thine offspring round about Thy table, bearing the branches of goodly works.

From the Holy Spirit are all the riches of glory; from Him are grace and life for every creation: for He is hymned with the Father and the Word.

Glory…: By the Holy Spirit is every creature restored, returning to its primal state; for He is equal in power with the Father and the Son.

Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

Prokimenon, in Tone III—

Say among the nations that the Lord is King; for He hath established the world, which shall not be shaken.

Stichos: O sing unto the Lord a new song, sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

Let every breath praise the Lord.

Gospel According to Luke, §112 [24:1-12]

At that time, upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: and as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them: “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying: ‘The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’” And they remembered His words, and returned from the sepulcher, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women who were with them, who told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulcher; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

Then, Having beheld the resurrection of Christ…, thrice. Psalm 50 and the rest.

Canon of Pascha, with 8 troparia, including its irmoi and theotokia; and that of the paralytic, with 6 troparia.

Ode I

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: It is the day of Resurrection! Let us shine with splendor, O ye peoples! Pascha, the Pascha of the Lord! For from death to life and from earth to heaven hath Christ God led us over who sing a hymn of victory.

Let us purify our senses, and with the unapproachable light of the resurrection we shall behold Christ, shining forth with brilliance; and singing a hymn of victory, we shall clearly hear Him saying: “Rejoice.”

Let the heavens be glad as is meet, and let the earth rejoice; and let the whole world, both visible and invisible, keep festival, for Christ, our eternal Gladness, hath risen.

Canon of the Theotokos

Thou didst shatter the bounds of mortality, O most immaculate one who gavest birth to eternal Life—Christ Who hath shone forth today from the tomb and enlightened the world.

Having beheld thy Son and God risen, rejoice with the apostles, O pure one, full of the grace of God; for as the cause of joy for all thou wast first to receive the salutation “Rejoice!” O most immaculate Mother of God.

Canon of the Paralytic, in Tone III—

Irmos: Thou, O God, art He Who wondrously and gloriously wrought miracles, Who made the deep land, Who engulfed the chariots, and saved the people who sang unto Thee as our King and God.

O King Who alone workest signs and wonders, in that Thou art compassionate, Thou didst of Thine own will endure crucifixion; and having slain death by Thy death, Thou hast brought life to us.

O ye people, with faith let us join chorus today for the arising of Christ. Hades hath been made captive. The prisoners it held it hath surrendered with haste, and they hymn the mighty works of God.

With divine power, O Christ, Thou didst once restore the paralytic by Thy word. O Thou Who didst command him to take up his bed, heal also my soul which hath long been grievously sick.

At times, the angel would descend into the Sheep’s Pool and heal one man at a certain season; but by divine baptism Christ now cleanseth countless multitudes.

To the Archangel Michael: O leader of the angels, supreme commander of the servants of the Most High: from all temptations protect and preserve those who have gathered in thine honored church and chant hymns to God.

Triadicon: With the incorporeal ones let us unceasingly hymn the unoriginate God in three Persons but a single Nature—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, Who hath indivisible kingship and dominion.

Theotokion: O pure one, from misfortunes, barbarian captivity, civil strife, the sword, and every other threat, do thou save this, thy city, which ever honoreth thee with faith.

Katavasiæ: The irmoi of the Paschal Canon.

Ode III

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: Come, let us drink a new drink, not one miraculously sprung from a barren rock; but the Fount of incorruption—Christ Who poured forth from the tomb, in Whom we are established.

Now have all things been filled with light—heaven and earth, and the nether regions. Let all creation, therefore, celebrate the rising of Christ, wherein it hath been established.

Yesterday I was buried with Thee, O Christ; today I rise with Thee Who art risen. Yesterday I was crucified with Thee. Do Thou Thyself glorify me with Thee, O Savior, in Thy kingdom.

Canon of the Theotokos

I am come today unto life incorruptible, O pure one, through the goodness of Him Who was born of thee and hath shone forth light upon all the ends of the earth.

Having beheld God to Whom thou gavest birth in the flesh risen from the dead, as He said, O pure one, dance thou, and magnify Him as God, O all-pure one.

Canon of the Paralytic

Irmos: O barren and sterile soul, acquire thou right glorious fruit, and cry out in gladness: I have been made steadfast by Thee, O God! There is none so holy or so righteous as Thou, O Lord!

Once, the sun, seeing Thee hanging upon the Tree, O Word, hid its light; and the whole earth trembled; and the dead arose when Thou wast dead, O Almighty One.

When with Thy soul Thou didst come into the belly of the earth, hades quickly surrendered the souls it had acquired, who cried out a hymn of thanksgiving to Thy dominion, O only Lord.

O All-good One, heal Thou my soul, which hath lain grievously sick for many years, as before Thou didst heal the paralytic, that I may follow Thy steps, which Thou hast shown to those who love Thee.

To the Archangel Michael: With the ranks on high make entreaty for those who hymn thee with faith, O archangel of God, keeping and preserving us who have fallen under life’s passions.

Triadicon: Let us cry out: “Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit!” for God is One in essence, Whom all the heavenly hosts glorify with fear, crying: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou!

Theotokion: Thou didst experience a seedless conception and a birthgiving past understanding, O pure Virgin Mother. This is a wonder most great, honored by the angels and glorified by men, O Maiden Mistress.

Kontakion of Pascha, in Tone VIII—

Though Thou didst descend even into the tomb, O Immortal One, yet didst Thou destroy the power of hades, and didst rise as victor, O Christ God, proclaiming to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!” bestowing peace upon Thine apostles, and granting resurrection to the fallen.

Ikos: The myrrh-bearing maidens forestalled the dawn, seeking, like the day, the Sun Who existed before the sun and once set in the tomb; and they cried one to another: “Come, O friends, and with fragrant spices let us anoint the buried body of the Bearer of Life Who hath raised up the flesh of fallen Adam which lieth in the tomb. Come, let us make haste like the Magi: let us offer worship and bring myrrh as a gift, not to One wrapped in swaddling clothes, but wound in a shroud; and let us lament and cry aloud: Arise, O Master, Who givest resurrection to the fallen!”

Sessional hymn, in Tone III: Special Melody: Awed by the beauty…—

A word alone healed the paralytic, for it was the universal and singular word of Him Who in His compassion appeared on earth for our sake; wherefore, he walked away, bearing his bed, even though the scribes, held fast by the jealousy of wickedness which paralyzeth men’s souls, could not bear the sight of what was done.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Awed by the beauty of thy virginity and thine all-radiant purity, Gabriel, marveling, cried out to thee, O Theotokos: “What praise can I bring which is worthy of thee? What shall I call thee? I am at a loss and filled with awe! Wherefore, as I have been commanded, I cry unto thee: ‘Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace!’”

Ode IV

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: Let the divinely eloquent Habbakuk stand with us on godly watch and show us the radiant angel, who clearly saith: “Today hath salvation come to the world, for Christ is risen, in that He is almighty!”

Christ appeared as of the male sex when He opened the womb of the Virgin, and though a man He was called the Lamb. Our Pascha is without blemish, for He partook not of corruption, and as true God He was called perfect.

Like a yearling lamb was Christ, our blessed crown, the purifying Pascha, slain of His own will for all; and from the tomb hath He shone forth upon us again as the beauteous Sun of righteousness.

David, the ancestor of God, leapt, dancing before the foreshadowing ark. O ye holy people of God, beholding the fulfillment of the images, let us be divinely glad, for Christ hath risen as One omnipotent.

Canon of the Theotokos

He Who fashioned Adam, thy forefather, O pure one, is made of thee. And today He hath demolished the dwelling-place of death by His own death, and hath illumined all with the divine rays of the resurrection.

Today thou didst behold Christ to Whom thou gavest birth, and Who most beautifully shone forth from the dead unto the salvation of all, O pure one who art goodly, blameless among women, and comely. Rejoicing, glorify Him with the apostles.

Canon of the Paralytic

Irmos: O pure one, Habbakuk foresaw thine all-pure womb as a mountain overshadowed; wherefore, he cried aloud: God cometh from Thæman, the Holy One from a mountain overshadowed and densely wooded.

Melting with jealousy, the assembly of the Jews crucified Thee on the Tree, O Lord; but annulling the sentence of death, as One Mighty Thou didst arise, raising up the world with Thyself.

“O ye women with myrrh, why seek ye the inexhaustible Myrrh? He is risen!” the one who sat, clothed in white garments, said to the myrrh-bears, filling the earth with noetic fragrance.

In Thy great compassion Thou didst come, bearing the form of a servant, and didst show forth as healed him who lay ill for many years, O Word; and Thou didst also command him to take up his bed.

The angel of the Lord, descending at a certain season, troubled the water in the pool, healing only one; but Christ saveth a countless multitude through divine baptism.

To the Archangel Michael: O leader of the angels and guide of the lost, chief commander of the Lord, come now into our midst, and bear the entreaties of all to the only Creator and Master.

Triadicon: One in nature and distinct as to Persons is the Holy Trinity—the transcendent Father, the co-eternal Son, and the only holy and omnipotent Spirit.

Theotokion: How is it that thou givest suck, O pure one? How hast thou given birth to a Babe Who is more ancient than Adam? How dost thou bear in thine arms a Son Who is borne upon the shoulders of the cherubim? As He knoweth, as He Who hath brought all things into existence understandeth.

Ode V

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: Let us rise very early in the morning and offer hymnody to the Master instead of myrrh; and let us behold Christ, the Sun of righteousness, Who shineth forth life upon all.

Beholding Thy boundless compassion, O Christ, those held fast by the bonds of hades walked toward the light with gladsome steps, praising the eternal Pascha.

O ye light-bearers, let us approach Christ Who issueth forth from the tomb like a bridegroom, and together with the ranks who love the feasts of the Church let us celebrate the saving Pascha of God.

Canon of the Theotokos

The assembly of the pious is filled with joy and enlightened by the divine and light-bearing rays of the resurrection of thy Son, O all-pure Mother of God.

Thou didst not break the doors of the Virgin at Thine incarnation, O King of creation nor didst thou break the seals of Thy tomb; wherefore, beholding Thee risen, Thy Mother rejoiced.

Canon of the Paralytic

Irmos: With Thy never-waning light, O Christ God, illumine my lowly soul, and guide me to the fear of Thee, to the light of Thy commandments.

O God Who wast lifted up upon the tree of the Cross, and Who hast raised up the whole world with Thyself, when Thou wast among the dead Thou didst raise up the dead of ages past.

Christ Who hath emptied all the kingdoms of hades is risen, as He said; and He hath appeared to the apostles, granting them everlasting joy.

A radiant angel, clad in white, was seen by the women; and he said: “Weep no longer! Your Life hath risen, imparting life to those dead in the graves.”

As Thou didst raise up the paralytic, O Christ, heal Thou my soul, which hath been paralyzed by transgressions, and enable me to walk in Thine upright steps.

To the Archangel Michael: O Michael, leader of the angels, save thou those who gather today in thy church and who proclaim the mighty works of God.

Triadicon: A Unity equal in honor and three in number, faithfully distinguished as to hypostasis, and one nature, is the Father, the Son and the divine Spirit.

Theotokion: O pure one, we hymn the seedless birth, thine unapproachable Offspring, blessing thee as the Mother of the Creator and Master of all.

Ode VI

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: Thou didst descend into the nethermost depths of the earth, and didst shatter the everlasting bars which held those who were bound O Christ, and like Jonah from the sea monster Thou didst rise from the tomb on the third day.

Thou didst arise from the tomb, maintaining the seals intact, O Christ, Who in Thy birth didst not break the seal of the Virgin; and thou hast opened unto us the gates of paradise.

O my Savior, Thou living and unsacrificed Victim, Who of Thine own will didst as God bring Thyself to the Father, with Thyself Thou didst resurrect Adam, the father of our whole race, when Thou didst arise from the tomb.

Canon of the Theotokos

That which of old was held fast by death and corruption hath been led up to life incorruptible and everlasting by Him Who became incarnate of thine all-pure womb, O Virgin Theotokos.

He Who descended into thy pure womb and dwelt therein, becoming incarnate in manner past understanding, O pure one, descended into the uttermost depths of the earth and raised up Adam with Himself, arising from the tomb.

Canon of the Paralytic

Irmos: the abyss of the passions and the tempest of contrary winds have risen up against me; but going before me, save me, O Savior, and deliver me from corruption, as Thou didst save the prophet from the beast.

O Christ Who of Thine own will wast lifted up upon the Tree, Thou wast laid in the tomb as one dead; and giving life to all the dead in hades Thou didst resurrect them with Thy divine power.

Meeting Thee below, O Compassionate One, hades was embittered, quickly surrendering those who were bound, who with never-ceasing voices hymn Thine awesome resurrection, O Savior.

The godly disciples, beholding Christ the Life of all, risen from the tomb, worshipped Him with great love, with uprightness and gladness of soul.

When by Thy command Thou didst heal him who of old lay on a bed of sickness for many years, O Christ, he gave glory, hymning Thy compassion, O Bestower of life.

To the Archangel Michael: O Michael, leader of the angels, who standest before the throne of the Master, come among us, guiding to the paths of life those who have acquired thee as a fervent intercessor.

Triadicon: I honor Thee, the Trinity of Persons; and with the dread armies on high I proclaim Thee the Unity in essence, O Father, Son and upright Spirit, O God of all.

Theotokion: He Who upbeareth all things by His divine hand is held in thine arms, O Virgin Theotokos, rescuing us from slavery at the hand of the evil one, in that He is compassionate.

Kontakion of the paralytic, in Tone III: Special Melody: Today the Virgin…—

By Thy divine authority, O Lord, raise up my soul, which hath been grievously paralyzed by all manner of sins and unseemly deeds, as of old Thou didst raise up the paralytic, that, saved, I may cry: O compassionate Christ, glory to Thy dominion!

Ikos: O Jesus God, Who holdest the ends of the earth in the palm of Thy hand, O Thou Who with the Father art equally without beginning, and with the Spirit hath equal dominion over all things, Thou didst appear in the flesh, healing infirmities, and didst drive out the passions: Thou didst grant light to the blind, and by Thy divine word didst raise up the paralytic, commanding him to walk immediately and to take his portable bed upon his shoulders. Wherefore, with him we all cry out and sing: O compassionate Christ, glory to Thy dominion!

Synaxarion

On this day, the fourth Sunday of Pascha, we keep the memory of the paralytic, and as is fitting, we likewise celebrate the miracle wrought by our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Stichoi: The word of Christ was the strengthening of the paralytic;/ and thus did this word alone serve for his healing.

It hath been determined to celebrate this miracle on this day because Christ performed it during the Jewish Pentecost. For, having come to Jerusalem for the feast, He went to the pool built by Solomon, which had five covered entrances, and which was called the Sheep’s Pool, because it was there that they washed the entrails of the sheep which had been slaughtered as sacrifices in the Temple; and also, perhaps, because the first to enter it when, once a year, the water in it was troubled by an angel, recovered his health. There, He found a man who, because he lacked anyone to help him into the water, had lain in that place for thirty-eight years. From this we understand how good are patience and persistence. And also, because baptism was to be given to wash away every sin, God arranged in Old Testament times to work miracles by means of water, that when the time came, it would be readily accepted. To this paralytic, Jarah by name, came Jesus, and questioned him; and he complained that he had no man to help him. And Christ, seeing how infirm he was by reason of his condition, said: “Take up thy bed, and walk!” And he, his health immediately restored, took his bed upon his shoulders, lest the event turn out to be an illusion, and walked with it to his home. But since it was the Sabbath, the Jews forbade him to walk. But he referred them to the One Who had cured him, Who had told him to walk:, though he did not know who He was; for Jesus had hid Himself from the people who were in that place. Later, Jesus met him in the Temple and said to him: “Behold, thou art made well; sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.” Some mistakenly say that Christ said this precisely because the paralytic would later slap Jesus in the face when He stood before the High Priest Caiaphas, and that for this his punishment would be in eternal life, far worse than paralysis, and not for thirty-eight years, but for eternity; but it is more likely that the Lord said this because the paralytic condition had been the result of sins he had committed. However, not every infirmity is the result of sins, but may be due to a natural illness, to satiety, to neglect of one’s health, or to any of many other causes. When the paralytic knew for sure that it was Jesus Who had cured him, he told this to the Jews; and they, motivated by vengeance, sought to kill Christ because He had violated the Sabbath. But He spoke to them at length, teaching that it is entirely legal to benefit others even on the Sabbath; and that He Himself is the One Who commanded that the Sabbath be kept holy, since He is equal to the Father; and as the Father worketh on this day, so doth He. One should note that this paralytic is a different man from the paralytic spoken of in the Gospel of Matthew. For the latter event took place in a house, where the sick man was attended by others; and he heard: “Thy sins are forgiven thee;” whereas this event took place on the porch of the Sheep’s Pool’s, and this paralytic, as the sacred Gospel tells us, had no one, though he took up his bed as did the other. This is celebrated now because it took place within the fifty days of Pentecost, as did the encounter with the Samaritan woman and the healing of the blind man. We celebrate Thomas and the Myrrh-bearers as a testimony to the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and the rest of the events up to the ascension, because even though He performed them at different times, they all took place during the course of the Jewish Pentecost, and only John mentions this. In Thine ineffable mercy, O Christ our God, have mercy upon us. Amen.

Ode VII

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: He Who delivered the children from the furnace, having become man suffereth as a mortal, and by suffering clotheth mortal splendor in incorruption. He alone is the blessed and most glorious God of our fathers!

With myrrh the godly-minded women hastened after Thee, Whom they sought with tears as one dead; and they worshipped Thee, rejoicing, as the living God; and announced the mystic Pascha unto Thy disciples, O Christ.

We celebrate the slaying of death, the destruction of hades, the beginning of a new and everlasting life; and, leaping up, we hymn the Cause thereof, the only blessed and most glorious God of our Fathers.

Truly sacred, most festive and radiant is this saving night, the herald of the luminous day of the resurrection, whereon the timeless Light hath in the flesh shone forth upon all from the tomb.

Canon of the Theotokos

Slaying death, thy Son, O most immaculate one, hath today granted abiding life unto all the dead forever—He Who is the only blessed and all-glorious God of our fathers.

He Who is King over all creation, becoming man, dwelt in thy womb, O thou who art full of the grace of God; and having endured crucifixion and death, He hath arisen as God, raising us up with Himself, in that He is omnipotent.

Canon of the Paralytic

Irmos: O Lord God of our fathers, Who didst bedew the flame of the furnace and save the children unconsumed: Blessed art Thou forever!

When it beheld Thee stretched out upon the Tree, the sun hid its light, unable to illumine the world when Thou, O King of all, didst set of Thine own will, for the enlightenment of all the nations.

Thou didst arise, O Thou Who by Thine omnipotent power didst empty the graves and make hades captive; wherefore, O Christ, we hymn Thine honored and divine arising.

“Why seek ye the living as though He were dead? He is not in the tomb!” the divine angel, his face shining, cried of old to the myrrh-bearing women.

O Thou Who by Thy word didst heal the man who had lain paralyzed for many years, Thou didst cry: “Take up thy bed, and walk, hymning the mighty works of God!”

To the Archangel Michael: O Michael, chief commander of the Lord, in the praise of God guide those who with faith assemble in thy divine temple, and by thy mediation protect them from all manner of evils.

Triadicon: From all misfortunes save those who with faith hymn Thee as the God and Master of all, O Trinity, and cause them to share in Thy good things.

Theotokion: Thou remainest a virgin, though thou gavest birth, in manner past describing, unto Him Who before all the ages was begotten incorruptibly of the unoriginate Father; wherefore, O pure one, we call thee blessed.

Ode VIII

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: This is the appointed and holy day, the one king and lord of Sabbaths, the feast of feasts and solemnity of solemnities, whereon we bless Christ forever.

On this auspicious day, come, let us partake of the new fruit of the vine of divine gladness, and of the kingdom of Christ, praising Him as God forever.

Cast thine eyes about thee, O Sion, and behold: for, lo! from the west and from the north, from the sea and from the east, have thy children come unto thee like divinely radiant luminaries, blessing Christ in thee forever.

Triadicon: O Father Almighty, and Word, and Spirit, Essence united in three Hypostases, transcending existence and all-divine! In Thee have we been baptized, and Thee do we bless for all ages!

Canon of the Theotokos

Through thee did the Lord come into the world, O Virgin Theotokos; and breaking open the belly of hades, He hath given resurrection to us mortals; wherefore, He is blessed forever.

Having cast down all the dominion of death by His resurrection, thy Son, O Virgin, hath, as mighty God, raised us up with Himself and deified us; wherefore, we praise Him forever.

Canon of the Paralytic

Irmos: O ye heavens of heavens, O earth, ye mountains and hills, O abyss, ye whole generation of mankind: with hymns bless God Who is glorified unceasingly by the angels in the highest, and exalt Him supremely as Creator and Deliverer for all ages.

The veil of the Temple was rent in twain when Thou wast crucified, O our Savior; and death surrendered the dead whom it had devoured; and hades was stripped bare, beholding Thee in the lower depths of the earth.

Where is thy sting, O death? Wherefore now is thy victory, O hades? When the King arose, thou didst die and perish; thou reignest no longer: for the Mighty One hath taken those whom thou hadst kept in bonds.

“Haste ye, and announce the resurrection to the apostles!” the youth who appeared declared to the myrrh-bearing women; “The Master is risen, and the dead of ages past have all-gloriously arisen with Him!”

The paralytic, who had lain inert for many years, cried out: “Have mercy on me who know not what to do, O Deliverer!” And He commanded Him to take up his bed straightway, and to walk aright.

To the Archangel Michael: As the leader of the immaterial hosts, O archangel, with us ask that we receive deliverance from our transgressions, amendment of our life, and delight in the eternal good things of heaven.

We bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: the Lord.

Triadicon: Crying out the dread hymn of the seraphim, together let us hymn the uncreated, indivisible Essence, the Godhead in three Hypostases-God: the unoriginate Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Theotokion: Of old, O Ever-virgin, Isaiah beheld thee as a scroll whereon was written by the finger of the Father the timeless Word, Who saveth from all irrationality us who hymn thee with sacred words.

We praise, we bless…; and the katavasia. We do not chant the Magnificat.

Ode IX

Canon of Pascha

Irmos: Shine, O shine, thou new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord hath shone upon thee! Dance now and be glad, O Sion! And do thou delight, O pure Theotokos, in the rising of thine Offspring.

O Thy divine and beloved voice most sweet! For Thou didst truly promise to be with us until the end of the world, O Christ. Having this as the confirmation of our hope, let us rejoice, O ye faithful.

O Christ, Thou great and most sacred Pascha! O Wisdom, Word and Power of God! Grant that we may more truly partake of Thee in the never-waning day of Thy kingdom.

Canon of the Theotokos

Together we, the faithful, bless thee, O Virgin: Rejoice, O portal of the Lord! Rejoice, O animate city! Rejoice, thou for whose sake the Light hath now shone forth on us from the resurrection of the dead of Him Who was born of thee.

Be glad and rejoice, O divine portal of the Light, for Jesus Who descended into the tomb hath shone forth, shining forth more brightly than the sun, and illumining all the faithful, O divinely joyous Mistress.

Canon of the Paralytic

Irmos: On Mount Sinai Moses beheld in the bush thee who without being consumed didst conceive the fire of the Godhead within thy womb. Daniel beheld thee as the unquarried mountain. And Isaiah cried aloud: Thou art the rod sprung forth from the root of David!

Lifted up upon the Tree, O Jesus, Thou didst lift us up with Thyself; and laid of Thine own will in the tomb, Thou didst raise up all the dead from the graves, who hymn Thine unapproachable might and Thine invincible power.

Thou didst shine forth from the tomb like a most comely bridegroom from his chamber, O most beauteous Word, didst destroy the dark dominion of hades, and didst lead forth its prisoners, who cry out together: Glory to Thy power! Glory to Thine arising, O Jesus our God!

Bearing sighs and tears with sweet spices, the women went to the most holy tomb with haste; and were told of the glorious arising of Christ, which we celebrate with faith, rejoicing in gladness of soul.

Health of body followed Thy command, O Christ, and he who before was paralyzed was seen running with haste, bearing his bed, whereon he had lain for many years, and hymning Thy great power.

To the Archangel Michael: Ask enlightenment for us, O great commander, who ever standest before the great Light, and bring peace to our life, which is ever fraught with the perils of the serpent and shaken by the evil circumstances of life, O right lauded one.

Triadicon: Most piously do I glorify Thee, Light and from Light, Life and from Life, O Father, Word and Holy Spirit, Unity in three Hypostases, indivisible Dominion, unconfused Godhead, crying “Holy, Holy, Holy!” with the powers on high.

Theotokion: Christ, the great Sun, issued forth from thy light-bearing womb, O all-pure one, to enlighten the world with radiant effulgences and to take away the darkness of disobedience; wherefore, we hymn thee as the cause of all good things, O Bride of God.

Then, Holy is the Lord our God!, thrice, in Tone III. Exapostilarion of the resurrection—

Having fallen asleep in the flesh, as one mortal, O King and Lord, Thou didst rise on the third day, raising up Adam from corruption and abolishing death. O Pascha of incorruption! O salvation of the world!

Glory…: Special Melody: Hearken, ye women…—

The most compassionate Lord, Who loveth mankind, stood before the Sheep’s Pool to heal diseases; and He found a man who had been lying there for many years, and cried unto him: “Take up thy bed, and walk the straight paths!”

Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

On the Praises, 8 stichera of the resurrection, in Tone III—

Come, all ye nations, and understand the power of the dread mystery; for Christ the Savior, Who in the beginning was the Word, was crucified for our sake and buried, and rose from the dead, that He might save all. Let us worship Him.

Those who guarded Thee declared all the wonders, O Lord; but the council of vainglory filled their hands with a reward, intending thus to conceal Thy resurrection, which the world doth glorify. Have mercy upon us!

All were filled with joy, experiencing the resurrection; for Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and found an angel seated upon the stone, clad in shining raiment, who said: “Why seek ye the Living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen as He said, going before you to Galilee!”

In Thy light do we behold light, O Master Who lovest mankind; for Thou didst rise from the dead, granting salvation to the human race. Let all creation glorify Thee Who alone art sinless. Have mercy upon us!

With tears the myrrh-bearing women offered Thee a morning hymn, O Lord; for, taking sweet-smelling spices, they went to Thy tomb, intending to embalm Thine all-pure body. But an angel, seated upon the stone, announced to them: “Why seek ye the Living among the dead? For He is risen as God, trampling down death and granting great mercy unto all!”

The radiant angel, seated on Thy life-creating tomb, said to the myrrh-bearing women: “The Deliverer Who hath emptied the graves hath made hades captive and hath risen on the third day, in that He alone is God Almighty!”

Arriving on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene sought Thee in the tomb; and not finding Thee, she lamented, weeping and crying aloud: “Woe is me, O my Savior! Thou hast been stolen, O King of all!” But the two life-bearing angels within the tomb cried out: “Why weepest thou, O woman?” “I weep,” said she, “because they have taken the Lord from the tomb, and I know not where they have laid Him!” But turning around, she straightway cried out as she saw Thee: “O my Lord and my God, glory be to Thee!”

The Jews closed Life within the tomb, but the thief opened up delight with his tongue, crying aloud and saying: “He Who was crucified with me for my sake hath joined me on the Tree, and hath revealed Himself to me, seated on the throne with the Father; for He is Christ our God, Who hath great mercy!”

Glory…, in Tone VIII—

The pool did not cure the paralytic, O Lord, but Thy word restored him; neither did his illness of many years hinder him, for the effect of Thy voice was shown to be most rapid, and it overthrew the nigh unbearable burden, and he shouldered the burden of his bed as a witness to the multitude of Thy compassions. Glory to Thee!

Now & ever…: Theotokion, in Tone II—

All-blessed art thou, O Virgin Theotokos, for by Him Who became incarnate through thee hath hades been made captive, Adam restored, the curse annulled, Eve set free, death slain, and we have been given life. Wherefore, chanting, we cry aloud: Blessed is Christ God Who hath been thus well pleased! Glory to Thee!

Great Doxology, and the resurrectional troparion—

Today hath salvation come to the world! Let us chant unto Him Who hath risen from the tomb, the Author of our life; for having destroyed death by death, He hath granted us victory and great mercy.

Litanies, and dismissal.

Procession to the narthex; and Glory…, Now & ever…: The Evangelical sticheron, in Tone III—

When Mary Magdalene announced the Savior’s resurrection from the dead and His appearance, the disciples, refusing to believe, were reproached for their hardness of heart; but armed with signs and wonders, they were sent forth to preach. Thou, O Lord, didst ascend to Thy Father, the original Light; and they preached the word everywhere, persuading by miracles. Wherefore, enlightened by them, we glorify Thy resurrection from the dead, O Lord Who lovest mankind.

Reading from the Catechesis of St. Theodore the Studite, and final dismissal. First Hour.

The troparion of the resurrection. After the Trisagion, the kontakion from the Pentecostarion: By Thy divine intercession, O Lord…

On the Beatitudes, 8 troparia: 4 of the resurrection, in Tone III—

From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather Adam, who had broken Thy commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein the thief who confessed Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom!”

In rising from the dead, Thou hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through Thy resurrection, O Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”

O Thou Who as God grantest life, by Thy three days in the tomb Thou didst raise up with Thyself the dead in hades, and as One Who is good Thou hast poured forth incorruption upon all of us who with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”

With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who had sinned, O Lord, Bestower of life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O sinless Master, Thou hast granted life unto mortals who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”

And 4 from Ode VI of the Canon of the Paralytic.

After the entrance, the troparion of the resurrection; Glory…, the kontakion from the Pentecostarion; Now & ever…, the kontakion of Pascha. We do not chant the troparion or kontakion of the temple.

Prokimenon, in Tone I—

Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee.

Stichos: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.

Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, §23 [9:32-42]

In those days, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda. And there he found a certain man named Æneas, who had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him: “Æneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed.” And he arose immediately. And all who dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, who by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber, And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said: “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive. And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

Alleluia, in Tone V—

Stichos: Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing forever.

Stichos: For Thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever.

Gospel According to John, §14 [5:1-15]

At that time, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. And a certain man was there, who had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, He said unto him: “Wilt thou be made whole?” The impotent man answered him: “Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.” Jesus said unto him: “Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said unto him who was cured: “It is the Sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.” He answered them: “He Who made me whole, the same said unto me: ‘Take up thy bed, and walk.’” Then asked they him: “What man is that who said unto thee: ‘Take up thy bed, and walk?’” And he who was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus came upon him in the Temple, and said unto him: “Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.” The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, Who had made him whole.

Communion verses—

Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the Fountain of immortality.

Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest.

Be it known that hymns commemorating the healing of the paralytic are chanted on Sunday and Monday, and the leave-taking of the feast is on Tuesday.