Troparion of prophecy, tone 6:
We bow to Your cross, Master, and we glorify Your holy resurrection.
Glory, and now: and we repeat the same.
Troparion of prophecy, tone 6: We worship Your Cross, O Lord, and glorify Your holy Resurrection!
Glory, even now: and we repeat the same troparion.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 77), tone 6: The same is Generous,/ and will cleanse their sins.
Verse: Hearken, my people, to my law; incline your ear to the words of my mouth.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 77), tone 6: But He is Merciful and will forgive their sins.
Verse: Hear, my people, my law; turn your ears to the words of my mouth!
Reading the prophecies of Isaiah. [Isa.29:13–22]
Thus says the Lord: these people draw near to Me with their lips, and with their lips they worship Me, but their hearts are far from Me: yet they worship Me in vain, more and more commandments of men and doctrines. For this reason I will strive to put this people into exile, and I will put an end to it, and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and hide the understanding of the prudent. Woe to those who do it in deep counsel, and not to the Lord: woe to those who do it in secret, and their works will be in darkness, and they will say: Who have we seen? and who will understand us what we do? Is it not like the clay of a poor man that is counted against you? The food says to the one who created it: “Didn’t you create me?” or the creation to the one who created: did you not create me wisely? Isn’t it just a little while before Lebanon will be added, like Mount Hermel, and Hermel will be counted among the oak groves? And on that day they will hear the foolish words of the book [sowing], and those who are in darkness, and those who are in darkness, the eyes of the blind will see. And the poor will rejoice for the Lord’s sake with joy, and despairing people will be filled with joy.
The lawless one has disappeared, and the proud one has perished, and all the lawless have been consumed in wickedness, And men who commit sins in the word: but to all who rebuke in the gates they will lay a stumbling block, no matter what. seducing the righteous in iniquities. For this reason the Lord speaks against the house of Jacob, which he ordained of Abraham: Jacob will not now be ashamed, nor will Israel change her face today. But when the children see my works, they will sanctify my name for my sake, and they will sanctify holy Jacob, and they will fear the God of Israel.
Reading the prophecy of Isaiah [29:13–23]
Thus says the Lord: These people draw near to Me with their lips and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me, and in vain they honor Me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men. Therefore I will carry out the migration of this people, and will cause them to be carried away, and will destroy the wisdom of their wise men, and will hide the understanding of their wise men. Woe to those who harbor an intention in the depths of themselves that is not in agreement with the Lord, woe to those who secretly formulate a plan; and their deeds will be in darkness, and they will say: “Who has seen us and who will know about us, what we do?” Will you not be like the potter's clay? Will the product say to the person who made it: “You didn’t make me”? Or a piece to your artist: “You didn’t create me intelligently”? And a little more, and Lebanon will be like Mount Hermel, and Mount Hermel will be like an oak grove. And on that day the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see in darkness and obscurity. And the poor will rejoice in the Lord with great joy, and people who despair will be filled with joy.
The lawless one disappeared, and the proud one perished, and all the evil lawless ones and those who encourage people to sin in word were destroyed; they lay snares at the gates of all who reprove, and deceive the righteous with untruths. Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the house of Jacob, whom He separated from Abraham: Jacob will not now be ashamed, not now will he change his face. But when their children see My works, because of Me they will honor My name holy, and they will holyly honor the Holy One of Jacob and fear the God of Israel.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 78), tone 5: Help us, O God, / our Savior.
Verse: O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance and have desecrated Your holy church.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 78), tone 5: Help us, O God our Savior!
Verse: The pagans have come into Your inheritance, O God, and have desecrated Your holy temple.