On the Beatitudes, 8 troparia: 4 from Ode III of the canon for the earthquake, and 4 from Ode VI of the 2nd canon to the greatmartyr .
Prokimenon, in Tone VI —
O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance.
Stichos: Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry; O my God, be not silent unto me.
and that for the Greatmartyr, in Tone VII —
The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in Him.
For the Earthquake: Reading from the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews, §331, from the Midpoint (12:6-13, 25-27).
Brethren: Those whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto those who are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. See that ye refuse not Him Who speaketh: for if they escaped not who refused Him Who spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him Who speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now He hath promised, saying: “Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.” And this word: “Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.”
For the greatmartyr: Reading from the Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, § 292 (2:1-10).
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Do thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man who warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman who laboreth must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead, according to my gospel: wherein I suffer trouble, as an evildoer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sake, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Alleluia, in Tone IV —
Stichos: O God, Thou hast cast us off and hast destroyed us; Thou hast been wroth and hast had pity on us.
Stichos: Thou madest the earth to quake and troubled it.
and for the Greatmartyr —
Stichos: The righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied.
For the Earthquake: Reading from the Gospel According to St. Matthew, § 27 (8:23-27).
At that time, when Jesus entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but He was asleep. And His disciples came to Him, and awoke Him, saying: “Lord, save us: we perish!” And He said unto them: “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marveled, saying: “What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
For the greatmartyr: Reading from the Gospel According to St. John, § 52
(15:17-16:2).
The Lord said to His disciples: “These things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you: The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for My name’s sake, because they know not Him Who sent Me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin; but now they have no cloak for their sin. He who hateth Me hateth My Father also. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both Me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law: They hated Me without a cause. But when the Comforter is come, Whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, Who proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with Me from the beginning. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.”
Communion Verses —
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest.
In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be; he shall not be afraid of evil tidings.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.