The Prokeimenon is in the 6th Tone
O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance! (Ps 27/28:9))
v: To Thee, O Lord, will I call. O my God, be not silent to me!
Reading from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Hebrews
BRETHREN: Seeing then that we have a great High Priest
who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold fast our confession.
For we do not have a High Priest
who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses,
but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of
need.
For every high priest taken from among men
is appointed for men in things pertaining to
God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray,
since he himself is also subject to weakness.
Because of this he is required as for the people,
so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.
And no man takes this honor to himself,
but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.
So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest,
but it was He who said to Him:
“You are My Son, today I have begotten You.”
As He also says in another place:
“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek”
Hebrews 4:14-5:6 (Epistle)
The Alleluia is in the 1st Tone: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
v. Remember Thy congregation which Thou hast gotten of old.
vv. God is our King before the ages; He has worked salvation in the
midst of the earth.
The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark
AT THAT TIME: When He had called the people to Himself, with His
disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let
him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever
desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake
and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the
whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in
exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in
this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be
ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
And He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that there are some
standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God
present with power.” Mark 8:34-9:1
От Марка 8:34-9:1
И, подозвав народ с учениками Своими, сказал им: кто хочет идти за
Мною, отвергнись себя, и возьми крест свой, и следуй за Мною.Ибо
кто хочет душу свою сберечь, тот потеряет ее, а кто потеряет душу
свою ради Меня и Евангелия, тот сбережет ее. Ибо какая польза
человеку, если он приобретет весь мир, а душе своей повредит? Или
какой выкуп даст человек за душу свою? Ибо кто постыдится Меня
и Моих слов в роде сем прелюбодейном и грешном, того постыдится
и Сын Человеческий, когда приидет в славе Отца Своего со святыми
Ангелами.И сказал им: истинно говорю вам: есть некоторые из
стоящих здесь, которые не вкусят смерти, как уже увидят Царствие
Божие, пришедшее в силе.
የማርቆስ ወንጌል 8:34-9:1
ሕዝቡንም ከደቀ መዛሙርቱ ጋር ጠርቶ እንዲህ አላቸው። በኋላዬ ሊመጣ የሚወድ ቢኖር፥
ራሱን ይካድ መስቀሉንም ተሸክሞ ይከተለኝ። ነፍሱን ሊያድን የሚወድ ሁሉ ያጠፋታልና፥ ስለ
እኔና ስለ ወንጌል ነፍሱን የሚያጠፋ ሁሉ ግን ያድናታል። ሰው ዓለምን ሁሉ ቢያተርፍ ነፍሱንም
ቢያጐድል ምን ይጠቅመዋል? ሰውስ ስለ ነፍሱ ቤዛ ምን ይሰጣል? በዚህም በዘማዊና
በኃጢአተኛ ትውልድ መካከል በእኔና በቃሌ የሚያፍር ሁሉ፥ የሰው ልጅ ደግሞ በአባቱ ክብር
ከቅዱሳን መላእክት ጋር በመጣ ጊዜ በእርሱ ያፍርበታል። እውነት እላችኋለሁ፥ በዚህ ከቆሙት
ሰዎች የእግዚአብሔር መንግሥት በኃይል ስትመጣ እስኪያዩ ድረስ፥ ሞትን የማይቀምሱ
አንዳንዶች አሉ አላቸው።
‫اإلنجيل بحسب القديس مرقس‬
 ‫ َفِإَّن‬.‫ «َم ْن َأَراَد َأْن َيْأِتَي َو َر اِئي َفْلُيْنِكْر َنْفَس ُه َو َيْح ِم ْل َص ِليَبُه َو َيْتَبْع ِني‬: ‫َو َدَعا اْلَج ْمَع َم َع َتَالِم يِذِه َو َقاَل َلُهْم‬ the rocks were rent,
‫ َألَّنُه َم اَذ ا‬.‫َم ْن َأَراَد َأْن ُيَخ ِّلَص َنْفَس ُه ُيْهِلُك َها َوَم ْن ُيْهِلُك َنْفَس ُه ِم ْن َأْج ِلي َوِم ْن َأْج ِل اِإل ْنِج يِل َفُهَو ُيَخ ِّلُص َها‬ and the splendor of the Temple was torn asunder.
‫َيْنَتِفُع اِإل ْنَس اُن َلْو َر ِبَح اْلَع اَلَم ُك َّلُه َو َخ ِس َر َنْفَس ُه؟ َأْو َم اَذ ا ُيْع ِط ي اِإل ْنَس اُن ِفَداًء َع ْن َنْفِس ِه؟ َألَّن َمِن اْسَتَح ى‬
The dead rose out of their graves,
‫ِبي َو ِبَكَالِم ي ِفي َهَذ ا اْلِج يِل اْلَفاِس ِق اْلَخاِط ِئ َفِإَّن اْبَن اِإل ْنَس اِن َيْسَتِح ي ِبِه َم َتى َج اَء ِبَم ْج ِد َأِبيِه َم َع اْلَم َالِئَك ِة‬
‫ َو َبْع َد ِس َّتِة َأَّياٍم َأَخ َذ َيُسوُع ُبْط ُر َس َو َيْع ُقوَب َو ُيوَح َّنا َوَصِع َد ِبِهْم ِإَلى َج َبٍل َعاٍل ُم ْنَفِرِد يَن‬.» ‫اْلِقِّديِس يَن‬ and the hosts of Angels were amazed, and said:
‫ َو َتَغَّيَر ْت َهْيَئُتُه ُقَّد اَم ُهْم‬. ‫َو ْح َد ُهْم‬ “Oh, the wonder! The Judge is judged and suffers,
desiring this for the salvation and renewal of the world.”
The Third Sunday of Great Lent – Veneration of the Cross April 1st – Repose of St. Innocent
The Third Sunday of Lent is that of the Veneration of the Cross.
The cross stands in the midst of the church in the middle of the Saint Innocent (Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow and
lenten season not merely to remind men of Christ’s redemption Kolomensk (August 26, 1797—March 31, 1879), was glorified
and to keep before them the goal of their efforts, but also to be by the Russian Orthodox Church on October 6, 1977. He was
venerated as that reality by which man must live to be saved. “He born in the village of Anginsk in the Irkutsk diocese. The Apostle
who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of of America and Siberia proclaimed the Gospel “even to the ends
me” (Mt.10:38). For in the Cross of Christ Crucified lies both “the of the earth”: in the Aleutian islands (from 1823), in the six
power of God and the wisdom of God” for those being saved (1 dialects of the local tribes on the island of Sitka (from 1834),
Cor.1:24).
among the Kolosh (Tlingit); in the remotest settlements of the
extensive Kamchatka diocese (from 1853); among the Koryak,
Hymns from Vespers Chukchei, Tungus in the Yakutsk region (from 1853) and North
America (in 1857); in the Amur and the Usuriisk region (from
Wishing to restore all men to life, 1860).
Thou didst accept crucifixion, O Christ our God.
Burning with boundless love for man, Having spent a large part of his life in journeys, Saint Innocent
Thou didst take the quill of the Cross in Thy hand; translated a Catechism and the Gospel into the Aleut language. In
dipping it in ink of royal crimson, 1833, he wrote in this language one of the finest works of
Thou didst sign our release with blood-stained fingers. Orthodox missionary activity INDICATION OF THE WAY TO
Though temptations assault us, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
may we never forsake Thee again!
Have mercy on Thy despairing people, In 1859, the Yakut first heard the Word of God and divine
O long-suffering Master! services in their native language. Twice (in 1860 and 1861) Saint
Arise and fight Thine enemies in Thine almighty power! Innocent met with Saint Nicholas the Apostle to Japan (February
3), sharing with him his spiritual experience.
Beholding Thee, the Fashioner and Creator of all,
hanging naked on the Cross, A remarkable preacher, Saint Innocent said, “Whoever abounds
all creation was changed with fear and lamented. in faith and love, can have mouth and wisdom, and the heart
The sun withdrew its light, and the earth quaked; cannot resist their serving it.”
Having begun his apostolic work as a parish priest, Saint
Innocent completed it as Metropolitan of Moscow (January 5,
1868—March 31, 1879). He obeyed the will of God all his life,
and he left behind a theme for the sermon to be preached at his
funeral: “The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord” (Ps
36/37:23).