Sunday of Pascha – Myrrh-Bearing Women

General Sharing: **Readings**Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is Risen!-3rd Sunday of Pascha-Commemoration of the Myrrh-Bearing Women - Tone 2    Inbox

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Truly He Is Risen!-3rd Sunday of Pascha-Commemoration of the Myrrh-Bearing Women - Tone 2 From: ilarion.maharadze.marr@gmail.com To: Toparia in the Second Tone of the Myrrh-Bearing Women When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity.  And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the hosts of heaven cried out: O Life-giver, Christ Our God, glory be to Thee.  The noble Joseph, taking Thine immaculate Body down from the Tree, and having wrapped It in pure linen and spices, laid It in new tomb.  But on the third day Thou didst arise, O Lord, granting to the world great mercy.   Unto the myrrh-bearing women did the angel cry out as he stood by the tomb:  Myrrh is meet for the dead, but Christ hath proved to be a stranger to corruption.  But cry out: The Lord is risen, granting to the world great mercy.   Kontakion, Second Tone:   When Thou didst cry, Rejoice, unto the myrrh-bearers, Thou didst make the lamentation of Eve the first mother to cease by Thy Resurrection, O Christ God.  And Thou didst bid Thine apostles to preach: The Saviour is risen from the grave.  **Prayer Before Reading Scripture:  O Lord Jesus Christ, open Thou the eyes of my heart, that I may hear Thy word and understand and do Thy will, for I am a sojourner upon the earth.  Hide not Thy commandments from me, but open mine eyes, that I may receive the wonders of Thy law.  Speak unto me the hidden and secret things of Thy wisdom.  On Thee do I set my hope, O my God, that Thou shalt enlighten my mind and understanding with the light of Thy knowledge, not only to cherish those things which are written, but to do them; that in reading the lives and sayings of the saints I may not sin, but that such may serve for my restoration, enlightenment and sanctification, for the salvation of my soul, and the inheritance of life everlasting.  For Thou art the enlightenment of those who lie in darkness, and from Thee cometh every good deed and every gift. Amen Saint John Chrysostom** Troparion of the Resurrection. Second Tone. When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the Hosts of Heavens cried out: O Lifegiver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee. Kontakion of the Resurrection. Second Tone. Thou didst arise from the tomb, O omnipotent Savior, and Hades was terrified on beholding the wonder; and the dead arose, and creation at the sight thereof rejoiceth with Thee. And Adam also is joyful, and world, O my Savior, praiseth Thee for ever. The Reading from The Acts of the Apostles:  Acts 6:1-7 King James Version (KJV 1611) 6 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.  4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: 6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. The Holy Gospel according to: Saint Mark 15:43-16:6 King James Version (KJV 1611) 43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if He were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether He had been any while dead. 45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 And he bought fine linen, and took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where He was laid. 16 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: He Is Risen; He is not here: behold the place where they laid Him.