8th Sunday of PaschaHoly Pentecost – Feast of the Holy Trinity

Priest: Blessed is our God, always now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Reader:Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us! (3)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O most holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us from our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy Name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive

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those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One.

Priest: For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Reader: Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Come, let us worship God, our King!

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God!

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God!

PSALM 103 (4)Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God,

Thou art magnified exceedingly; Thou art clothed with thanksgiving and majesty. Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; Thou art

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He who coverest His upper chambers with waters, Who makes the clouds His means of approach, Who walks on the wings of the winds,

Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. He established the earth on its stable foundation; it shall not be moved unto ages of ages. The deep like a garment is His covering; the waters shall stand upon the mountains; at Thy rebuke they shall flee; at the sound of Thy thunder, they shall be afraid.

The mountains rise up, and the plains sink down to the place Thou hast founded for them. Thou dost set a boundary they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth. Thou art He Who sends springs into the valley; the waters shall pass between the mountains; they shall give drink to all the wild animals of the field; the wild asses shall quench their thirst;

The birds of heaven shall dwell beside them; they shall sing from the midst of the rocks. Thou art He that waterest the mountains from His higher places; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Thy works. Thou art He that causes grass to grow for the cattle, and the green plant for the service of man,

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To bring forth bread from the earth; and wine gladdens the heart of man, to brighten his face with oil; and bread strengthens man’s heart. The trees of the plain shall be full of fruit, the cedars of Lebanon, which Thou hast planted; there the sparrows shall make their nests; the house of the heron takes the lead among them. The high mountains are for the deer; the cliff is a refuge for the rabbits. He made the moon for seasons;

The sun knows its setting. Thou hast established darkness, and it was night, wherein all the wild animals of the forest will prowl about; the young lions roar and snatch their prey, and seek their food from God. The sun arises, and they are gathered together; and they shall be put to bed in their dens. Man shall go out to his work and to his labor until evening. O Lord, Thy works shall be magnified greatly; Thou hast made all things in wisdom; the earth was filled with Thy creation.

There is this great and spacious sea; the creeping things are there without number; the living things are there, both small and great; there the ships pass through; there is this dragon Thou hast formed to play therein. All things wait upon Thee, that Thou mayest give them food in due season. When Thou givest it to them, they shall

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gather it; when Thou openest Thy hand, all things shall be filled with Thy goodness. But when Thou turnest Thy face away, they shall be troubled; when Thou takest away their breath, they shall die and return again to their dust. Thou shall send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and Thou shall renew the face of the earth. Let the glory of the Lord be forever; the Lord shall be glad in His works; He looks upon the earth and makes it tremble; He touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I exist; may my words be pleasing to Him, and I shall be glad in the Lord. May sinners cease from the earth, and the lawless, so as to be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

The sun knows its setting. Thou hast established darkness, and it was night; O Lord, Thy works shall be magnified greatly; Thou hast made all things in wisdom!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory to Thee, O God! (3)

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Reader: Reads the rest of Psalm 140 (1); 141 (2); 129 (30); & 116 (7) in order.

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Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, a door of enclosure about my lips.Incline not my heart to evil words, to make excuses in sins with men who work lawlessness; and I will not join with their choice ones.

The righteous man shall correct me with mercy, and he shall reprove me; but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head for my prayer shall be intense in the presence of their pleasures.

Their judges are swallowed up by the rock; they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.

As a clod of ground is dashed to pieces on the earth, so our bones were scattered beside the grave.

For my eyes, O Lord, O Lord, are toward Thee; in Thee I hope; take not my soul away.

Keep me from the snares they set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of those who work lawlessness.

Sinners shall fall into their own net; I am alone, until I escape.

Psalm 141 (2)I cried to the Lord with my voice, with my voice I prayed to the Lord.

I shall pour out my supplication before Him; I shall declare my affliction in His presence.

When my spirit fainted within me, then Thou didst know my paths; for on the way I was going, they hid a trap for me.

I looked on my right, and saw there was no one who knew me; refuge failed me, and there was no one who cared for my soul.

I cried to Thee, O Lord; I said, “Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.

Attend to my supplication for I was humbled exceedingly; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

VERSES(For “Lord, I Call Upon Thee)

10. Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Thy name, O Lord;

Tone 1 Idiomela (from the Pentecostarion)

We celebrate the feast of Pentecostand the coming of the Spirit,the appointed day of the promise, the fulfillment of hope.How majestic and great is the mystery!

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Therefore we cry aloud to Thee://“Glory to Thee, O Lord and Creator of all!”

9. The righteous shall wait for me, until Thou shalt reward me.”

We celebrate the feast of Pentecostand the coming of the Spirit,the appointed day of the promise, the fulfillment of hope.How majestic and great is the mystery!Therefore we cry aloud to Thee://“Glory to Thee, O Lord and Creator of all!”

Psalm 129 (30)8. Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; O Lord hear my

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Thou hast renewed Thy Disciples, O Christ,by giving them the gift of foreign tongues,that through them they might preach of Thee,the immortal Word and God,//Who givest great mercy to our souls.

7. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

The Holy Spirit provides all things:He pours forth prophecies,He leads priests to perfection,He teaches unschooled people wisdom,He reveals fishermen as theologians,He confirms the Church.//O Comforter, one in essence and enthroned with the Father and the Son,

glory to Thee!

6. If Thou, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who could stand? For there is forgiveness with Thee.

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5. Because of Thy law, O Lord, I waited for Thee; my soul waited for Thy word. My soul hopes in the Lord.

We have seen the True Light.We have received the heavenly Spirit.We have found the true faith,worshipping the undivided Trinity,//Who has saved us.

4. From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

In the Prophets, O our Savior,Thou didst proclaim to us the way of salvation.In the Apostles the grace of Thy Spirit shone forth.From the beginning and ever after, Thou art God,//our God before the ages.

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3. For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He shall deliver Israel from all his transgressions.

In Thy courts I will praise Thee, the Savior of the world.On bended knee I will worship Thine invincible might.In the evening, in the morning, and at noontime –//at all times I will bless Thee, O Lord.

Psalm 116 (7)2. Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples.

In Thy courts, O Lord,we faithful bend the knees of soul and body;with songs we proclaim Thee, O eternal Father, and co-eternal Son,and all-holy and co-eternal Spirit,//Who dost sanctify and enlighten our souls.

1. For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever.

Let us praise in song the consubstantial Trinity:the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.//For this was the preaching of all the Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrs.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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Prokeimenon

Old Testament Readings

Priest: Wisdom!Reader: The reading from Numbers!Priest: Let us attend!Reader:

Numbers 11:16-17, 24-29

So the LORD said to Moses: “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with thee. Then I will come down and talk with thee there. I will take of the Spirit that is upon thee and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou mayest not bear it thyself alone. So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle. Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again.

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But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, “Moses my lord, forbid them!” Then Moses said to him, “Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!”

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Priest: Wisdom!Reader: The reading from the Prophecy of Joel!Priest: Let us attend!Reader:

Joel 2:23-32

Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for He gives food that is right for you, and He will cause the rain to come down for you – the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, my great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.

“And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall

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be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls.

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Priest: Wisdom!Reader: The reading from the Prophecy of Ezekiel!Priest: Let us attend!Reader:

Ezekiel 36:24-28

“For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. “Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.

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Aposticha

Tone 6 Idiomela (from the Pentecostarion)

The nations did not know the power of the Holy Spirit,which came upon Thine Apostles, O Lord,so they mistook the foreign tongues for drunkenness.But we are strengthened by the Apostles,so we ceaselessly pray to Thee, O good God Who lovest mankind://“Take not Thy Holy Spirit from us!”

v: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right Spirit within me! (Ps 50:12/51:10)

The coming of the Holy Spiritfilled Thine Apostles, O Lord, and made them speak in foreign tongues.To the faithless this wonder was but drunkenness,but to the faithful it brings salvation.We pray to Thee, O good God Who lovest mankind://“Make us worthy of such enlightenment!”

v: Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me! (Ps 50:13/51:12)

O heavenly King,the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth,Who art everywhere and fillest all things;Treasury of blessingsand Giver of life,come and abide in us,and cleanse us from every impurity,//and save our souls, O Good One!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen

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