Variable Portions of the Divine Liturgy
25 Apr 2010
4th Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Paralytic
Following "Blessed is the Kingdom..." the priest intones:
Priest: Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death,
and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! (2)
Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death...
People: ...and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!
After the Little Entrance:
Troparion Let the heavens rejoice!
Resurrection Let the earth be glad!
(Tone 3) For the Lord has shown strength with His arm!
He has trampled down death by death!
He has become the first-born of the dead!
He has delivered from the depths of hell,
and has granted the world great mercy!
Glory
to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Kontakion By Thy divine intercession, O Lord,
Pentecostarion as Thou didst raise up the paralytic of old,
(Tone 3) so raise up my soul, paralyzed by sins and thoughtless acts;
so that being saved I may sing to Thee:
Glory to Thy majesty, O Bountiful Christ!
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Kontakion On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One,
Resurrection leading us from the gates of death.
(Tone 3) On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices;
with the prophets and patriarchs
they unceasingly praise the divine majesty of Thy power!
Prokeimenon
Tone 1 Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us as we have set our hope on Thee.
Holy Scriptures
Acts 9:32-43 John 5:1-15
Instead of the Hymn to the Theotokos
People: The angel cried to the Lady full of grace:
"Rejoice! Rejoice, O pure Virgin!
Again I say, 'Rejoice!'
Your Son is risen from His three days in the tomb.
With Himself He has raised all the dead.
Rejoice! Rejoice, all ye people!"
Shine! Shine! Shine, O new Jerusalem!
The glory of the Lord has shone on you.
Exult, now exult,
and be glad, O Zion!
Be radiant,
O pure Theotokos,
in the resurrection
the resurrection of your Son!
Communion Hymn verse
Receive the Body of Christ!
Taste the Fountain of immortality!
After Communion:
People: Christ is risen from the dead...
Priest: Always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages!
People: Amen. Let our mouths be filled with Thy praise, O Lord...
At the Dismissal
Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ, our God and our hope, glory to Thee!
People: Christ is risen from the dead... (3)
Priest: Pronounces the dismissal and concludes with... Christ is Risen!
People: Indeed, He is risen!
Epistle for the Sunday of the Paralytic
Priest: Let us attend! Peace be unto all!
Reader: And to your spirit.
Priest: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokeimenon in the 1st Tone: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us as we have set our hope on Thee.
People: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us as we have set our hope on Thee.
Reader: Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the just!
People: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us as we have set our hope on Thee.
Reader: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon.
People: As we have set our hope on Thee.
Priest: Wisdom!
Reader: The Reading is from the Acts of the Apostles
Priest: Let us attend!
(Acts 9:32-43)
Reader: In those days, it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed." Then he arose immediately. So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord. So it was that he stayed many days in Joppa with Simon, a tanner.
Priest: Peace be unto you, Reader!
Reader: And to your spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
People: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Reader: I will sing of Thy mercies, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Thy truth from generation to generation.
People: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Reader: Thou hast said: Mercy will be established forever, and my mouth will be prepared in the heavens.
People: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel for the Sunday of the Paralytic
Priest: The Reading is from the holy Gospel according to St. John.
People: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee!
(John 5:1-15)
Priest: Let us attend! At that time, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk." And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed." He answered them, "He who made me well said to me, 'Take up your bed and walk.'" Then they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you." The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
People: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee!
This content has been generously provided by Fr. Jerome Cwiklinski, CAPT, CHC, USN