At Liturgy

On the Beatitudes, 8 troparia: 4 from Ode III of the canon of the Apostle Peter, and 4 from Ode VI of the canon of the Apostle Paul.

Prokimenon, in Tone VIII—

Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

Stichos: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.

Epistle to the Corinthians, § 193

[II Cor. 11: 21-30]

Brethren: Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

Alleluia, in Tone I—

Stichos: The heavens shall confess Thy wonders, O Lord, and Thy truth in the congregation of saints.

Stichos: God is glorified in the council of the saints.

Gospel according to Matthew, §67

At that time, when Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsaria Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying: “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” And they said: “Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” He said unto them: “But whom say ye that I am?” And Simon Peter answered and said: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered and said unto him: “Blessed art thou, Simon bar Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father Who is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Communion Verse—

Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

We read the daily Epistle and Gospel on the first convenient day before this feast.

If this feast fall on a Wednesday or a Friday, we are permitted to eat fish and to drink wine.

N.B.: If the feast of the apostles fall on a Sunday,

the hymns of the apostles take precedence over the hymns of the resurrection.