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RUBRIC: Gospels of the Rest [Service for the Dead] according to the Eight Tones. Gospel according to Matthew (Chapter 13: Verse 36). First tone [lit. *Awag kołm*] and ending. [The Holy Gospel] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[Tone: *Bk* (Third Plagal)] Then Jesus, having dismissed the crowds, [Tone: *Dk* (Fourth Plagal)] came into the house. His disciples came to Him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field." He answered and said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. And the field is this world; the good seed are those who are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the evil one. And the enemy who sowed it is Satan; the harvest is the end of this world, and the reapers are the angels. Just as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this world. The Son of Man will send...