The Third Sunday Antiphon
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord, let us acclaim God, our Savior.
O Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Let us come before His face with praise, and acclaim Him in psalms.
O Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
For God is the great Lord and the great king over all the earth.
O Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
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Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ.
O Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Liturgical Resources for Sunday, August 9th, 2026
Gospel: (Matthew 18:23-35)
The Lord said: "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, "Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full." Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, "Pay back what you owe." Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, "Be patient with me, and I will pay you back." But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. His master summoned him and said to him, "You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?" Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart."
The First Sunday Antiphon
Shout to the Lord, all the earth: sing now to His name, give glory to His praise.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
Your thunderous voice resounded in the whirlwind, your lightning illuminated the world, the earth quivered and quaked.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
You are clothed with glory and majesty, you robe yourself with light as with a cloak.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
Instead of: “It is truly right…”
Extol,* my soul,* the Lord transfigured on Mount Tabor.
You gave birth, O Mother of God,* without blemish.* God came forth from your womb* and revealed himself on earth* bearing our flesh* and living among his people.* And so all of us* extol you.
Kinonikon
Praise the Lord from the heavens,* praise Him in the highest.
We shall walk in the light of your countenance, O Lord,* and we shall rejoice in your name forever.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Prokimenon: My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my Savior.
Stichon: The Lord has chastised me through his teaching, yet he has not delivered me to death.
Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians:
Brethren, you are the seal set upon my apostleship in the Lord. My defense against those who question me is this: Have we not a right to eat and to drink? Have we not a right to take around with us a sister woman, as do the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have not the right of exemption from manual labor? What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends the flock and does not drink of the flock’s milk? Do I speak these things on human authority? Or does not the Law also say these things? For it is written in the Law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain.
Is God concerned about the oxen, or does he say this simply for our sakes? These things were written for us. For he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes, in the expectation of partaking of the fruit. If we have sown for your spiritual things, is it such an affair if we reap from you material things? If others share in this right over you, why should it not rather go to us? Yet, we have not used this right, but we bear all our expenses, lest we be a hindrance to Christ’s Good News.
Alleluia: The Lord shall hear you on the day of distress: the name of the God of Jacob shall defend you.
Stichon: O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
When You went down to death, O Life Immortal,* You struck Hades dead with the blazing light of Your divinity.* When You raised the dead from the nether world, all the powers of heaven cried out:* “O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory be to You!”
When you were transfigured on the mountain, O Christ God,* you showed your disciples as much of your glory as they could possibly bear.* Through the prayers of the Mother of God let your everlasting light now shine forth for us sinners.* O Giver of light, glory to you.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
You arose from the tomb, O almighty Savior;* and Hades, seeing this in wonder, was stricken with fear; and the dead arose.* Creation saw and rejoices with You, and Adam exults.* And the world, my Savior, sings Your praises forever.
Now and for ever and ever. Amen.
When you were transfigured on the mountain, O Christ God,* your disciples saw as much of your glory as they could bear,* so that when they look upon you being crucified,* they will understand that you suffer freely,* and they will proclaim to the world* that you are indeed the radiant reflection of the Father.