The Feast of the Holy Trinity
Introit (Psalm 145,1.3-4.7.13; Liturgical text)
Blessed be the Holy Trinity
and Undivided Unity.
I will extol You, my God and King,
and bless Your Name forever and ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and His greatness is unsearchable.
One generation will commend Your works to another,
and will declare Your mighty acts.
They will pour forth the fame of Your abundant goodness
and will sing aloud of Your righteousness.
Your reign is an everlasting reign,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and kind in all His works.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Blessed be the Holy Trinity
and Undivided Unity.
Blessed be the Holy Trinity
and Undivided Unity.
I will extol You, my God and King,
and bless Your Name forever and ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and His greatness is unsearchable.
One generation will commend Your works to another,
and will declare Your mighty acts.
They will pour forth the fame of Your abundant goodness
and will sing aloud of Your righteousness.
Your reign is an everlasting reign,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and kind in all His works.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Blessed be the Holy Trinity
and Undivided Unity.
Collect of the Day
O Almighty and Everlasting God, You have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the Eternal Trinity by the confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine Majesty. Keep us steadfast in this faith and defend us from all adversities; for You O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, live and reign, One God, now and forever. Amen.
O Almighty and Everlasting God, You have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the Eternal Trinity by the confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine Majesty. Keep us steadfast in this faith and defend us from all adversities; for You O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, live and reign, One God, now and forever. Amen.
Isaiah 6,1-13
1In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord seated upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3And one called to another and said: „Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!“
4And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5And I said: „Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!“ 6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7And he touched my mouth and said: „Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.“ 8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying: „Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?“ Then I said: „Here am I! Send me.“ 9And He said: „Go, and say to this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.“
11Then I said: „How long, O Lord?“ And He said: „Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste, 12and the Lord removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 13And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains when it is felled.“ The holy seed is its stump.
1In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord seated upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3And one called to another and said: „Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!“
4And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5And I said: „Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!“ 6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7And he touched my mouth and said: „Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.“ 8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying: „Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?“ Then I said: „Here am I! Send me.“ 9And He said: „Go, and say to this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.“
11Then I said: „How long, O Lord?“ And He said: „Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste, 12and the Lord removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 13And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains when it is felled.“ The holy seed is its stump.
Gradual (Liturgical text)
Blessed are You, O Lord, who beholds the deep, and who dwells between the cherubim. Blessed are You, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and greatly to be praised forever.
Blessed are You, O Lord, who beholds the deep, and who dwells between the cherubim. Blessed are You, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven, and greatly to be praised forever.
Romans 11,33-36
32For God has consigned all to disobedience, so that He may have mercy on all.
33O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways! 34»For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor?« [Job 15,8; Isaiah 40,13] 35»Or who has given a gift to Him so that He might be repaid?« [Job 41,11] 36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.
32For God has consigned all to disobedience, so that He may have mercy on all.
33O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways! 34»For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor?« [Job 15,8; Isaiah 40,13] 35»Or who has given a gift to Him so that He might be repaid?« [Job 41,11] 36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.
John 3,1-15
1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2This man went to Jesus by night and said to Him: „Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.“ 3Jesus answered him: „Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the reign of God.“ 4Nicodemus said to Him: „How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?“ 5Jesus answered: „Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the reign of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not marvel that I said to you: ‘You must be born again.’ 8The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is sent from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.“ 9Nicodemus said to Him: „How can these things be?“ 10Jesus answered him: „Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. 12If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13No one has ascended into heaven except He who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15so that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.“
1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2This man went to Jesus by night and said to Him: „Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.“ 3Jesus answered him: „Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the reign of God.“ 4Nicodemus said to Him: „How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?“ 5Jesus answered: „Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the reign of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not marvel that I said to you: ‘You must be born again.’ 8The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is sent from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.“ 9Nicodemus said to Him: „How can these things be?“ 10Jesus answered him: „Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. 12If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13No one has ascended into heaven except He who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15so that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life.“
Hymns
649 Blest be the ties that Bind
506 Glory be to God the Father
849 Praise the One who breaks the Darkness
506 Glory be to God the Father
849 Praise the One who breaks the Darkness
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