Troparion of prophecy, tone 4:
Because of our weaknesses and the relaxation of our sins, heal our contritions, I heal our souls, O knowledgeable mind of man, Lover of mankind.
Glory, and now: and we repeat the same.
Troparion of prophecy, tone 4: Since we are weak and exhausted by our sins, You will heal our wounds, O Physician of our souls, Lover of mankind, Knowing all the thoughts of people!
Glory, even now: and we repeat the same troparion.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 41), tone 4: Prayer to the God of my life, / river to God: Thou art my protector.
Verse: In the same way that the tree longs for the springs of water, my soul longs for You, O God.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 41), tone 4: My prayer is to the God of my life, I will say to God: “You are my Protector.”
Verse: As a deer longs for springs of water, so my soul longs for You, O God.
Reading the prophecies of Isaiah. [Isa.8:13-22, 9:1-7]
Lord of hosts, sanctify Him, and He will be in your fear. And if you trust in Him, it will be for your sanctification, and not as you stumbled over the stone of stumbling, but as over the stone of the fall: but the house of Jacob is in ruins, and in abundance. sitting in Jerusalem. For this reason the many in them will faint, and they will fall, and they will be crushed, and they will draw near, and men will be in the stronghold of existence. Then the phenomena will be imprinting the law, even before you learn it. And he says: I will wait for God to hide His face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in Nan. Behold, and children, even as God has given me: and there will be signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. And if they say unto you, Seek out the glutton-sorcerers, and from the earth those who cry out, who are vainglorious, even from the belly they cry: Shall not the tongue seek unto its God what the dead suffer for the living? The law is to help dad, let them not speak like this word, but do not give gifts.
And a severe famine will come upon you, and when you are hungry, you will have sorrow and speak evil to the prince and to the fatherland. And they will look up to the sky, and they will look to the earth below, and behold, poverty is cramped, and darkness, sorrow, and crampedness, and darkness, as if they could not see: and they will not become poor in cramped conditions even until time. First drink this, and quickly create the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, and the rest of the sea dwellers, and I will surround the land of Jordan. Galilee of the tongues, people walking in darkness, have seen a great light: you who live in the land and shadow of death, the light will shine on you. The multitude of people whom You have rejoiced in Your joy: and they will rejoice in Your presence, as those who rejoice in the harvest, and as those who share gain rejoice. the yoke lay upon them, and the rod that was upon their neck: for the rod of them that tormented the scattering of the Lord, as in the day that was upon Midian. For they will give away all their clothes to flattery, and their robe with reconciliation, and they will be burned with fire. Like a Child, a Son was born to us, and was given to us.
His rulership was on his side: and his name was called, great is the angel of counsel: Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Ruler, Prince of Peace, Father of the Age to Come: I will bring peace to the princes, peace and health to Him. And His great authority, and His peace has no end, on the throne of David, and on His kingdom, to correct it, and to intercede for it in judgment and righteousness, from now and forever: zeal This will create the Lord of Hosts.
Reading the prophecy of Isaiah [8:13–22; 9:1–7]
The Lord of hosts - honor Him holy, and He is fear for you. And if you trust in Him, He will be your sanctification, and you will not stumble as over a stumbling block or over a fallen rock; but the houses of Jacob are in a snare, and those who dwell in Jerusalem are in a snare. Therefore, many among them will faint and fall, and will be crushed, and will draw closer, and the people who are in the fort will be caught. Then those who seal the law so as not to learn will be evident. And you will say: “I will wait for God, who has turned His face away from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in Him. Here I am and the children God gave me.” And there will be signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts who dwells in Mount Zion. And if they say to you: “Seek out the ventriloquists and the soothsayers from the earth, the empty talkers, who speak from their own bellies,” then should not the people seek their God? Do they ask the dead about the living? For He gave the law to help, so that they would not speak like this word, for which gifts should not be given. And a severe famine will befall you, and when you want to eat, you will be sad and will curse the ruler and the fatherland.
And they will look up at the sky, and they will look down at the earth, and behold terrible poverty and darkness, sorrow and crampedness and darkness, so that it is impossible to see; but he who is in close quarters will not perish for the time being. Drink this first, do it quickly, the land of Zebulun, the land of Naphtali and others who live by the sea and on the other side of the Jordan, pagan Galilee: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; you who live in the land and shadow of death, the light will shine on you! The majority of the people whom You brought out in Your joy will rejoice before You, as they rejoice during the harvest and as they rejoice when dividing the spoils; for the yoke that was upon them was taken away, and the rod from their necks: for the Lord broke the rod of the oppressors, as in the day of Midian. For they will peacefully give up all the clothes and apparel that they have collected treacherously and wish to be burned with fire. For a Child is born for us, and a Son is given to us, on Whose shoulders is the government, and His name is: “Angel of great counsel, Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Ruler, Prince of Peace, Father of the age to come”; for I will bring peace upon the princes—peace and health to them.
Great is His dominion and there is no end to His peace on the throne of David and in his kingdom, to correct it and rule over it with judgment and righteousness from now on and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 42), tone 6: The salvation of my face/ and my God.
Verse: Judge me, O God, and judge my soul.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 42), tone 6: My salvation is my God.
Verse: Judge me, O God, and resolve my dispute!