Sunday Readings

Apostolic Reading – 1 Tim 2:1-7

Gospel – Lk 4:16-22

Hymns: See our Church’s website for Audio Recordings: holycrossmelkite.org/hymns

Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 6)

The angelic powers were around Your tomb, and the guards became as dead; and Mary stood at the tomb, seeking Your spotless body. Then You despoiled Hades without being tried by it and You met the Virgin, O Bestower of life. O Lord, who rose from the dead, glory to You!

Troparion of the New Year (Tone 2)

Maker of the Universe, O Lord who alone have power over seasons and times: bless this year with Your bounty, preserve our country in safety and keep Your people in peace, through the prayers of the Mother of God, and save us.

Troparion of the Theotokos (Tone 7)

Hail O Woman full of grace, ever-virgin Mother of God, harbor and protectress of the human kind: the Savior of the universe received flesh from you, for you are the only one to be both mother and virgin, forever blessed, forever glorified. Intercede with Christ God that He may grant peace to the whole inhabited earth.

Troparion of St. Simeon Stylite (Tone 1)

You became a column of endurance and rivaled the forefathers, O Holy One, becoming like Job in your sufferings, like Joseph in your trials, like the bodiless angels though you lived in the flesh. O Simeon our Holy Father, intercede with Christ God that He may save our souls!

Troparion of the Holy Cross (Tone 1)

O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance, granting peace to the world. And preserve your community by the power of your Cross.

Kondakion of the New Year (Tone 4)

O Creator and Master of time and eternity, super substantial God of all, O Merciful One: bless the course of this year, and in Your boundless mercy, save all those who worship You our one and only Master and who cry out to You in fear: “O Savior, grant a happy year to all mankind!”

Prokimenon

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power.

To His wisdom, there is no limit.

Stichon

Save me, O Lord, for there is no longer any holy man, for truthfulness has vanished from among the children of men.

Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy (2:1-7)

My dear son Timothy, I urge first of all those supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men; for kings and for all in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all piety and worthy behavior. This is good and agreeable in the sight of God our Savior, Who wishes all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, Himself a man, Christ Jesus, Who gave Himself up as a ransom for all, bearing witness in His own time. To this I have been appointed a preacher and an apostle (I tell the truth, I do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Alleluia

To You we owe our hymn of praise,

O God, in Sion; to You must vows be fulfilled, You who hear prayers.

Stichon

Vows to You must be fulfilled in Jerusalem.

The Holy Gospel According to St. Luke the Evangelist (4:16-22)

At that time Jesus returned to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and according to His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read. And the volume of Isaiah the prophet was handed to Him. And after He opened the volume, He found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me; because He has anointed Me; to bring good news to the poor He has sent Me, to proclaim to the captives release, and sight to the blind; to set at liberty the oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” And closing the volume, He gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were upon Him. But He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” And all bore Him witness, and marveled at the words of grace that came from His mouth.