Song of Ascents, the first antiphon of Tone IV.
Canon of the feast, with 6 troparia, including the irmos; and that of the passion-bearer, with 8 troparia, in Tone VIII—
After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone I—
Forsaking an earthly kingdom of thine own will, O passion-bearer, thou didst desire the glory which is in heaven, and didst endure pangs and a violent death; wherefore, we celebrate thy most holy memory today, offering praise unto Christ, O all-blessed Igor.
On “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the feast, twice; Glory…, that of the saint; Now & ever…, that of the feast.
Canon of the feast, 8 troparia, including its irmos; and that of the martyrs, with 4 troparia.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast.
Bowing down before Thee, O Christ God, in the pine, cedar and cypress, the Church crieth out to Thee: Granting victory over heresy to our hierarchs through the Theotokos, have mercy upon us.
At “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the feast, twice; Glory…, the troparion of the martyrs; Now & ever…, the troparion of the feast, again.
After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV—
Completing the race of truth, thou didst vanquish all the might of the tyrannous, and hast received a crown from the hand of the Almighty, O most blessed Igor; and thou hast been shown to be a companion of the angels.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast.
Shining forth like a light, Thy Cross, O Lord, driveth away legions of the demons and illumineth the faithful who chant: The Cross is the boast of the world!
After the Polyeleos, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV—
Polyeleos, and this magnification—
Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast., in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “That which was mystically commanded…”—
We magnify thee, O holy passion-bearer Prince Igor, and we reverence thine honored sufferings, which thou didst endure for Christ.
After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone VII—
Selected Psalm verses—
After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV—
A Our God is refuge and strength. [Ps. 45: 2]
B A helper in afflictions which mightily befall us. [Ps. 45: 2]
A Therefore shall we not fear when the earth be shaken. [Ps. 45: 3]
B O God, who shall be likened unto Thee? Be Thou not silent, neither be still, O God. [Ps. 82: 2]
A For behold, Thine enemies have made a noise, and they that hate Thee have lifted up their heads. [Ps. 82: 3]
B Against Thy people have they taken wicked counsel, and have conspired against Thy saints. [Ps. 82: 4]
A They have made the dead bodies of Thy servants to be food for the birds of heaven. [Ps. 78: 2]
B The flesh of Thy saints for the beasts of the earth. [Ps. 78: 2]
A They have poured out their blood like water. [Ps. 78: 3]
B For Thy sake we are slain all the day long. [Ps. 43: 23]
A We are counted as sheep for the slaughter. [Ps. 43: 23]
B Thou hast made us a byword among the nations. [Ps. 43: 15]
A And I became a man scourged all the day long. [Ps. 72: 14]
B By fire hast Thou tried us even as silver is tried by fire. [Ps. 65: 11]
A We went through fire and water, and Thou didst bring us out into refreshment. [Ps. 65: 12]
B Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous. [Ps. 31: 11]
A For the Lord is in the generation of the righteous. [Ps. 13: 5]
B And their inheritance shall be for ever. [Ps. 36: 18]
A The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them. [Ps. 33: 18]
B A light hath dawned forth for the righteous man, and gladness for the upright of heart. [Ps. 96: 11]
A In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be. [Ps. 111: 6]
B In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them. [Ps. 15: 3]
A Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel. [Ps. 67: 36]
B The righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied. [Ps. 91: 13]
A The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in Him. [Ps. 63: 11]
B And all the upright in heart shall be praised. [Ps. 63: 11]
Glory…, Now & ever… Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, O God. Thrice
With multifarious tortures the cruel tormenters subjected thy much-suffering body to wicked execution, O divinely wise Prince Igor; yet thou didst endure all these things as though it were another who was suffering, awaiting future reward and immortal life.
Of old, in paradise, a tree stripped me naked, the enemy bringing about mortality through eating; but the tree of the Cross, bearing for men the vesture of life, hath been planted in the ground, and the whole world hath been filled with all manner of joy. Beholding it uplifted, O ye people, let us cry out to God together: Fill Thou Thy house with glory!
Prokimenon, in Tone IV—
The righteous man shall flourish like a palm-tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied.
Stichos: They that are planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God they shall blossom forth.
Let every breath praise the Lord.
Gospel according to Matthew, § 36
(Mt. 10: 16-22)
The Lord said to His disciples: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for My name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”
After Psalm 50, this sticheron, in Tone VI—
The city of Chernigov, which preserveth thy holy and much-suffering body in the Church of the Savior, rejoiceth today and crieth out to thee with love: O passion-bearer Prince Igor, entreat Christ God, that He preserve our land in peace profound, that He protect this city and save us all.
Bowing down before Thee, O Christ God, in the pine, cedar and cypress, the Church crieth out to Thee: Granting victory over heresy to our hierarchs through the Theotokos, have mercy upon us.
Glory…, Now & ever…: the foregoing is repeated.
Shining forth like a light, Thy Cross, O Lord, driveth away legions of the demons and illumineth the faithful who chant: The Cross is the boast of the world!
Glory…, Now & ever…: the foregoing is repeated.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.