INTROIT
Dan 3:84, 87
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord; holy men of humble heart, praise God.
Dan 3:57
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, praise and exalt Him above all forever.
Glory Be to the Father…
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord; holy men of humble heart, praise God.
COLLECT
O God, Who gladden us with the yearly festival of blessed N., Your Martyr and Bishop, mercifully grant that, as we venerate the anniversary of his martyrdom, we may also rejoice in his protection.
Through our Lord…
COMMEMORATION COLLECT
Commemoration II Sunday of Advent
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Your only-begotten Son, so that through His coming we may be able to serve You with purified minds.
Who livest…
EPISTLE
Lesson from the second letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
2 Cor. 1:3-7
Brethren: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, Who comforts us in all our afflictions, that we also may be able to comfort those who are in any distress by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so also through Christ does our comfort abound. For whether we are afflicted, it is for your instruction and salvation; or whether we are comforted, it is for our comfort; which shows its efficacy in the endurance of the selfsame sufferings that we also suffer. And our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so will you also be of the comfort, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL
Ps 8:6-7
You crowned him with glory and honor.
℣. You have given him rule over the works of Your hands, O Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.
℣. This is the priest whom the Lord has crowned. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 16:24-27.
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For he who would save his life will lose it; but he who loses his life for My sake will find it. For what does it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, but suffer the loss of his own soul? For the Son of Man is to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, and then He will render to everyone according to His conduct.
OFFERTORY
Ps 88:21-22
I have found David, My servant; with My holy oil I have anointed him, that My hand may be always with him, and that My arm may make him strong.
SECRET
Sanctify the offerings dedicated to You, O Lord, and through the intercession of blessed N., Your Martyr and Bishop, look upon us with mercy because of them.
Through our Lord…
COMMEMORATION SECRET
Commemoration II Sunday of Advent
Be appeased, we beseech You, O Lord, by the prayers and offerings of our human frailty, and where the support of our own merits is lacking, come to our assistance with Your protection.
Through our Lord…
PREFACE
Common
It is truly meet and just, and profitable unto salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks to Thee, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, eternal God, through Christ, our Lord. Through whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the Dominions adore it, the Powers are in awe. Which the heavens and the hosts of heaven together with the blessed Seraphim joyfully do magnify. And do Thou command that it be permitted us to join with them in confessing Thee, while we say with lowly praise:
COMMUNION
Ps 20:4
You placed on his head, O Lord, a crown of pure gold.
POSTCOMMUNION
May this Communion, O Lord, cleanse us of sin, and through the intercession of blessed N., Your Martyr and Bishop, may it make us sharers of heavenly healing.
Through our Lord…
COMMEMORATION POSTCOMMUNION
Commemoration II Sunday of Advent
We who have been refreshed by the food of spiritual nourishment, humbly beseech You, O Lord, that through partaking of this sacrament You will teach us to disdain the things of earth and love those of heaven.
Through our Lord…