Saturday Evening Sunday of the Hemorrhaging Woman
SUNDAY OF THE HEMORRHAGING WOMAN Third Sunday of Lent Ramsho
INTRODUCTION
DOXOLOGY
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as we begin and until we conclude.
May mercy and compassion be poured forth upon us
in this world and the next.
O Lord, our God, to you be glory for ever.
Amen.
OPENING PRAYER
Lord God,
you probe our hearts and know those things which are hidden.
May our prayers and praise rise to you this blessed evening as we hope for your blessing
and glorify the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
now and for ever.
Amen.
GREETING
Peace be with the Church and her children.
PRAISE OF THE ANGELS
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace on earth and good will to all.
Praise the Lord all you nations,
glorify him all you peoples!
For steadfast is his mercy towards us,
and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
and peace on earth and good will to all.
FIRST PRAYER
Lord, have mercy on us and save us.
O Lord,
accept our prayers and praise and have mercy on us,
as you had mercy on the woman with the hemorrhage
whom you cured,
and the daughter of the head of the synagogue whom you raised from the dead.
Cure us, Lord, of our chronic sins,
kill the sources of death within sins,
that we may live for you alone
and give praise to you, your Father and your Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
Amen.
PSALM OF THE DAY
Antiphon:
Only in God is my soul at rest;
from him comes my salvation.
Psalm 62
Only in God is my soul at rest;
from him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed at all.
How long will you set upon a man and all together beat him down
as though he were a sagging fence, a battered wall?
Truly from my place on high they plan to dislodge me;
they delight in lies;
They bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse.
Only in God be a rest, my soul,
for from him comes my hope.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed.
With God is my safety and my glory,
he is the rock of my strength; my refuge is in God.
Trust in him at all times, O my People!
Pour out your hearts before him; God is our refuge!
Only a breath are mortal men;
an illusion are men of rank;
In a balance they prove lighter,
all together, than a breath.
Trust not in extortion; in plunder take no empty pride;
though wealth abound, set not your heart upon it.
One thing God said; these two things which I heard:
that power belongs to God, and yours, O Lord, is kindness;
and that you render to everyone according to his deeds.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. Amen.
Antiphon:
Only in God is my soul at rest;
from him comes my salvation.
SECOND PRAYER
Lord, have mercy on us and save us.
O Lord,
you guide souls and enlighten consciences,
let the light of your faith shine in the hearts of those who wander and are far from you,
that they may taste the sweetness of grace and the goodness of interior peace,
and give thanks and praise to the Most High who has saved them and from whom alone comes life.
Glory to him, for ever.
Amen.
EVENING PSALMS
Psalm 141: 1-4
O LORD, to you I call; hasten to me;
hearken to my voice when I call upon you;
Let my prayer come like incense before you;
the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.
O LORD, set a watch before my mouth,
a guard at the door of my lips.
Let not my heart incline to the evil
of engaging in deeds of wickedness
With men who are evildoers;
and let me not partake of their dainties.
Psalm 142
With a loud voice I cry out to the LORD;
with a loud voice I beseech the LORD.
My complaint I pour out before him;
before him I lay bare my distress.
When my spirit is faint within me,
you know my path.
In the way along which I walk
they have hid a trap for me.
I look to the right to see,
but there is no one who pays me heed.
I have lost all means of escape;
there is no one who cares for my life.
I cry out to you, O LORD:
I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Attend to my cry,
for I am brought low indeed.
Rescue me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.
Lead me forth from prison,
that I may give thanks to your name.
The just shall gather around me
when you have been good to me.
Psalm 119: 105-112
A lamp to my feet is your word,
a light to my path.
I resolve and swear
to keep your just ordinances.
I am very much afflicted;
O LORD, give me life according to your word.
Accept, O LORD, the free homage of my mouth,
and teach me your decrees.
Though constantly I take my life in my hands,
yet I forget not your law.
The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but from your precepts I have not strayed.
Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.
I intend in my heart to fulfill your statutes
always to the letter.
Psalm 117
Praise the LORD, all you nations;
glorify him, all you peoples!
For steadfast is his mercy towards us,
and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. Amen.
Alleluia.
[SOOGHITO/HYMN]
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST (On feasts of Christ and Sundays) Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and people everywhere hope in you!
those in the shadow of death await your great Day and seek your light.
You have enlightened their darkness, broken their chains, and freed them from their bondage.
You have broug
ht them back to life and , through your
victorious power, they arise in glory.
To you be glory, thanksgiving and honor,
now and for ever.
HOOSOYO
PROEMION
Praise, glory and honor to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God in three persons,
who pours out his love on his creatures,
and to whom is due praise and thanksgiving.
To the Good One is due glory and honor this evening,
and all the days of our lives,
now and for ever.
Amen.
SEDRO
O Christ our God,
Word of the Father and Name most exalted,
you are the heavenly King whose kingdom is without end,
the Good One whose treasures do not pass away and
whose existence is infinite.
You are Love without measure or limit and the Most High Mighty One, the invincible Lord of hosts.
You desired to live among us as one of us,
to bring us to your eternal happiness, the source of all happiness.
You made yourself like us in all things but sin:
you lived among us and took part in the joys of weddings and feasts.
You walked on our roads, extended your hand to the lepers and the lame, the blind and the paralyzed.
In your goodness and mercy, you opened veiled eyes, and deaf ears,
that they may se the light of your face and hear the good news from on high.
You untied bound and twisted tongues that they might praise you, and commanded the sea and it obeyed you.
Yes, truly you are the Son of God and the Savior of the world.
And now we beseech you:
pour peace into our hearts,
just as you put it into the hearts of the sick whom you cured.
Let your light shine on our eyes that they may look upon you alone.
Let your praise be on our lips that they may proclaim your glory.
Let our ears hear your living word,
that we may act according to it and bear the message of your gospel where we live.
May the world know that you are the Savior and give praise to you,
the Father who sent you into our midst,
and the Spirit who consoles and strengthens us,
now and for ever.
Amen.
QOLO
Brothers and sisters, come, let us praise Christ our God;
let his wonderful signs lead us to a truly spiritual life.
Contemplate the face of the good Master, live in his love and his precepts;
you will receive his light and goodness and you will offer glory to him.
ETRO
O Source of life and compassion,
accept the prayers of your servants who implore you,
as you accepted the request of the woman with the hemorrhage
and the supplications of those who are afflicted.
Forgive the sins and faults of your people,
because you alone are without sin.
Christ Jesus our Lord,
to you be glory, for ever.
Amen.
READINGS
MAZMOORO
Christ waits in the midst of the crowd,
a woman looks to approach him and to obtain a cure from him.
Hear, peoples of the earth, Christ walks in the midst and crowd;
pay attention, inhabitants of the world, a woman comes to obtain a cure.
O God who accepted the prayers of the just and the righteous
receive our prayers and have mercy on us.
SYNAXARION
On this Third Sunday of Lent, the necessity of faith in the power and compassion of Jesus shines forth. This poor woman who was lost in the crowd thought that no one would notice her—not even the Master himself. Yet Jesus stopped everyone in order to speak to the woman.
Jairus, the president of the synagogue, asked Jesus to come to his house and lay his hands upon his only child. The centurion had more faith. He told Jesus that he was not worthy to have Jesus come under his roof, but Jesus had only to say the word and the boy would be healed (Matthew 8:8). However, the faith of the sick woman surpassed even that of Jairus of the centurion. According to the Law, she was “unclean” and she considered herself as nobody, not even worthy to speak to the Lord. She simply lost herself in the crowd and sought to touch the tassels of Jesus’ robe.
All devout Jews wore robes with fringes on them (Numbers 15: 37-41). Attached to the fringes were four tassels of white thread with blue thread woven through them. These fringes and tassels served to remind the Jew that he was a man of God and required to observe God’s law.
On his way to Jairus’ home, many people followed Jesus and pressed upon him. The hemorrhaging woman was part of the crowd. She had spent all of her money on medicine and doctors, but was never cured. Jesus was her only hope. She felt that if she could get close to him and touch only the tassels of his robe, she would be healed. Upon touching one of the tassels, she was healed instantly. Jesus wanted to exalt the faith of the one who touched him and wanted to speak with the woman. The woman came and knelt before him. Jesus, not desiring to embarrass her but to exalt her faith said,
“Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, an be healed of your disease.” It is only our faith in the Lord an our willingness to be cleansed and to walk in the peace of the Lord that brings us true health.
The sick woman was an unimportant member of the crowd following Jesus, but she was important to Jesus. To Jesus, each of us is important and worthy of all of his attention. It is encouraging to know that we—unimportant in the eyes of the world—are most valuable in the eyes of almighty God.
Everyday our lives touch not only the tassels of the Lord, but his most sacred body and precious blood. After the celebration of the Divine Mysteries, the priest recites or sings,
“I have consumed your holy body. Let them see your abundant mercy. I have shared in your holy Mysteries. Let me join you in your heavenly abode.”
SCRIPTURE READINGS
A Reading from the Prophet Jeremiah
Jeremiah 30:
18-24
Thus says the LORD: See! I will restore the tents of Jacob, his dwellings I will pity; City shall be rebuilt upon hill, and palace restored as it was. From them will resound songs of praise, the laughter of happy men. I will make them not few, but many; they will not be tiny, for I will glorify them. His sons shall be as of old, his assembly before me shall stand firm; I will punish all his oppressors. His leader shall be one of his own, and his rulers shall come from his kin. When I summon him, he shall approach me; how else should one take the deadly risk of approaching me? says the LORD. You shall be my people, and I will be your God. See, the storm of the LORD! His wrath breaks forth In a whirling storm that bursts upon the heads of the wicked. The anger of the LORD will not abate until he has done and fulfilled what he has determined in his heart. When the time comes, you will fully understand.
A Reading from the First Letter to the Thessalonians.
1 Thes. 5:11-28
Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do. We ask you, brothers, to respect those who are laboring among you and who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you, and to show esteem for them with special love on account of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. We urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, cheer the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all. See that no one returns evil for evil; rather, always seek what is good both for each other and for all.
Rejoice always.
Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test everything; retain what is good. Refrain from every kind of evil. May the God of peace himself make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will also accomplish it. Brothers, pray for us too. Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. I adjure you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brothers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
SUPPLICATION
In your wonderful love, you desired to gather us together,
to pay our debts and teach us by your wonderful fast.
Jesus, my beloved, such is your goodness
and such is the pouring out of your love,
that you suffered death on a cross to pay our debts.
O Redeemer, with fasting you offered for us vigil and prayer,
during forty days and forty nights.
The angels of peace came to serve you;
all the while the prince of darkness was dumbfounded
and confused as he looked upon you.
Who can describe your goodness, O Holy One,
you bore the ills of sinners and their weaknesses;
you endured shame, contempt and suffering in
fulfilling the prophecies —
enduring affliction and drinking the cup of suffering to the full.
O Good One, you had mercy on us and gave life to our souls.
Just as you raised the widow’s son in a great miracle
and relieved the suffering, relieve us of the punishment of sin, O you who pardon us.
HOOTOMO
Let us confess, adore, and praise the holy and glorious Trinity:
Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit.
TRISAGION
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Holy are you, O God;
Holy are you, O Strong One;
Holy are you, O Immortal One;
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, forgive us and have mercy on us.
Lord, hear us and have mercy on us.
Lord, accept our worship and our prayers.
Lord, come to our assistance and have mercy on us.
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who are in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,
now and for ever.
Amen.
O Lord
the night and the day are yours;
you uphold the light and the sun.
Through your power you direct the sequence of the seasons.
O Lord,
you have brought the day to its close and called forth the night.
Be for us that great Day that never ends.
In the evening let your light shine in our hearts,
and in the darkness of the night,
enlighten us with the knowledge of your truth.
And so, through all the days of our lives,
we shall praise you, Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Amen.
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
Let us thank God for all the graces he has bestowed on us this day
which has passed in calm and peace.
Let us recall our failings against the commandments of God
and the Church in thought, word, deed, or omission.
We ask for God’s pardon as we pray.
“Forgive us, Jesus!”
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
God,
Father in heaven,
by your living and holy name,
keep us from evil and lead us not into temptation:
for we c all upon you, O Lord, our God, our constant hope, glory to you for ever.
O Lord, our Lord,
may our humble worship be pleasing to you;
may our prayers come before you and our actions give
you honor.
Let your mercy, kindness, help, grace and divine love be poured abundantly upon us poor sinners,
both in heaven and on the earth
which you have created in your goodness.
O Lord, our God, to you be glory for ever.
Amen.
DISMISSAL
Peace be with you.
And with your spirit.
O God,
through the prayers of your Mother and the saints who have believed in you;
through the prayers of the prophets, apostles, martyrs and confessors;
through the prayers of the just, the priests, the holy fathers, the pastors and doctors of true faith;
through the prayers of N., Pope of Rome, N., our Patriarch, and N., our Bishop,
forgive your people and have mercy on your flock.
May God bless, forgive, sanctify, purify, and keep each of the faithful united with us in this spiritual office.
May mercy and compassion be upon us and all the faithful who dwell here.
May peaceful rest be granted to those who have died in the faith.
May the faithful who live here experience the protection of his victorious cross.
May we and all his servants who adore him with bowed head,
receive the mercy of the holy and glorious Trinity:
Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit,
to whom be glory now and for ever.
Amen.
May God forgive your sins,
pardon your failings,
and deliver you from the power of the enemy.
May he grant you the remission of your offenses.
Go in peace, and pray to Christ for me.