On the Beatitudes, 8 troparia: 4 from Ode III of the canon of Saint Paul, and 4 from Ode VI of the canon of Saint John.
Prokimenon, in Tone VIII—
The saints shall boast in glory, and they shall rejoice upon their beds.
Stichos: O sing unto the Lord a new song, for the Lord hath wrought wondrous things.
Epistle to the Galatians §213 [Gal. 5:22-6:2]
Brethren: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Alleluia, in Tone VI—
Stichos: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.
Stichos: His seed shall be mighty upon the earth.
Gospel according to Matthew, §43
[Mt. 11: 27-30]
The Lord said to His disciples: “All things are delivered unto Me of My Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him. Come unto Me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
Communion Verse—
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.
Be it known that, following the leave-taking of the feast of the Theophany (i.e., from January 15th), until the leave-taking of the feast of the Meeting of the Lord, on Sundays and the major feasts of saints, we chant as katavasia the irmoi of the canon of the Meeting.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.