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• συνοδικός • August 21 / August 8 • συνοδικός •
2022 (7530)

dedicated in honor of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos .

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THE DORMITION : 宿舍斋戒 : Sùshè zhāijiè FAST

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• ὑμνογραφία • August 21 / August 8 • ὑμνογραφία •
2022 (7530)

dedicated in honor of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos .

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Afterfeast of the TRANSFIGURATION of OUR LORD commemorated on August 19/7

Troparion for TRANSFIGURATION of OUR LORD — Tone 7
You were Transfigured on the Mount, O Christ God, / revealing Your glory to Your disciples as far as they could bear it. / Let Your everlasting Light shine upon us sinners! / Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Giver of Light, glory to You!
Kontakion for TRANSFIGURATION of OUR LORD — Tone 7
On the Mountain You were Transfigured, O Christ God, / and Your disciples beheld Your glory as far as they could see it; / so that when they would behold You crucified, / they would understand that Your suffering was voluntary, / and would proclaim to the world, / that You are truly the Radiance of the Father!

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Martyr LAURENTIUS of Antioch Chief of the seven deacons of Rome (259) roasted like a fish ― cooked to death on a gridiron

Troparion of archdeacon LAURENTIUS — Tone 4
Victorious martyr of Christ our God, / by the sign of the Cross you gave sight to the blind; / you distributed the riches of the Church to the poor; / you were tried by fire and no evil was found in you. / As you endured the burning, / may your prayers extinguish the flames of our many sins, / blessed Archdeacon Laurence!
Troparion of St LAURENCE — Tone 3
Aflame with the Spirit like a living coal/ thou didst burn up the thorns of error,/ O blessed trophy-bearer Laurence,/ archdeacon of Christ./ Like rational incense thou didst become a whole burnt offering/ to Him Who magnified thee./ Wherefore shelter from all assaults of the enemy those who glorify thee.

Troparion of St LAURENCE — Tone 4
Victorious martyr of Christ our God, / by the sign of the Cross you gave sight to the blind; / you distributed the riches of the Church to the poor; / you were tried by fire and no evil was found in you. / As you endured the burning, / may your prayers extinguish the flames of our many sins, / blessed Archdeacon Laurence!

Troparion of St LAURENCE — Tone 4
In his suffering, O Lord,/ Thy martyr Laurence received an imperishable crown from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ he set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By his supplications save Thou our souls.

Ἀπολυτίκιο. Ἅγιος ΛΑΥΡΈΝΤΙΟΣ — Ἦχος γ’. Τὴν ὡραιότητα
Τῷ θείῳ Πνεύματι, καταυγαζόμενος, ὡς ἄνθραξ ἔφλεξας, πλάνης τὴν ἄκανθαν, Ἀρχιδιάκονε Χριστοῦ, Λαυρέντιε Ἀθλοφόρε· ὅθεν ὡς θυμίαμα, λογικὸν ὡλοκαύτωσαι, τῷ σὲ μεγαλύναντι, τῷ πυρὶ τελειούμενος· διό τοὺς σὲ τιμῶντας θεόφρον, σκέπε ἐκ πάσης ἐπηρείας.

Kontakion for archdeacon LAURENTIUS — Tone 2
Your heart burned with divine fire / as the flames of the passions died within you. / God-bearing martyr Laurence, the pillar of those who struggle, / you cried out in the midst of your contest: / “Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ.”
Kontakion of St LAURENCE — Tone 2
With divine fire thou didst kindle thy heart, O Laurence/ and reduce the fire of the passions to ashes./ O staff of athletes, Godbearing Martyr,/ thou didst cry with faith while contesting:/ No one will separate me from the love of Christ.

Kontakion of St LAURENCE — Tone 2
Your heart burned with divine fire / as the flames of the passions died within you. / God-bearing martyr Laurence, the pillar of those who struggle, / you cried out in the midst of your contest: / “Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ.”

Kontakion of St LAURENCE — Tone 2 "Seek ing the highest..."
Kindling thy heart with divine fire,/ thou didst utterly reduce the fire of the passions to ashes,/ O God-bearing martyr Laurence,/ thou confirmation of athletes;/ and in the midst of thy sufferings thou didst cry out with faith:// Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ!

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΛΑΥΡΈΝΤΙΟΣ — Ἦχος β’. Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν
Πυρὶ θεϊκῷ, φλεχθεῖς τὴν καρδίαν σου, τὸ πῦρ τῶν παθῶν, εἰς τέλος ἐναπέσβεσας, Ἀθλητῶν ἑδραίωμα, θεοφόρε Μάρτυς Λαυρέντιε· καὶ ἐν ἄθλοις ἐβόας πιστῶς· Οὐδέν με χωρίσει, τῆς ἀγάπης Χριστοῦ.


Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΛΑΥΡΈΝΤΙΟΣ
Χαίροις ὁ Διάκονος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ διακονήσας, ἐν τῇ χάριτι εὐσεβῶς· χαίροις ὁ τελέσας, διὰ πυρὸς ἀνδρείως, τὸν ἔνθεον ἀγῶνα, Μάρτυς Λαυρέντιε.

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GERONTIUS (Geraint) King and Martyr (508)

Troparion of St GERAINT — Tone 8
Thou wast a Confessor for the Faith, a friend and father of saints/ and a wise and pious king, O holy Geraint./ Even in the Age of Saints thy virtues shone forth, O righteous one,/ and as thou wast a shining beacon guiding thy subjects in Devon into the way of salvation,/ intercede we beseech thee, with Christ our God,/ for those who call upon thee, that He will save their souls.

● BLANE (Blaan, Blain) of Ireland, Bishop (6th c.) disciple of Sts Comgall and Canice in Ireland
Troparion of St BLANE — Tone 5
Drifting over the sea in a boat without oars/ thou wast directed by God to the Island of Bute, O Hierarch Blane,/ where thou didst devote thyself to apostolic labours./ O performer of miracles,/ thou art worthy to be praised as Equal to the Apostles./ Wherefore we beseech thee pray to Christ our God/ that He will raise up labourers to recultivate that northern part of His Vineyard,/ so long overgrown with the weeds of heresy and apostasy,/ which thou didst once tend with such care,/ that again many may be led into the way of salvation.

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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
愿上帝怜恤我罪人

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
for the sake of the prayers
of Thy most pure Mother,
our holy and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us.
Amen.
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Blessed be God.

#Great_Martyr_MARINA_SAVE_US #συνοδικός

2019 • July 30 / July 17 • 7527 •

July 30 / July 17
2019 (7527)

HOLY AND GREAT MARTYRESS MARINA

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Troparion of ST MARINA – Tone 4
Your lamb Marina calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice:
“I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering.
In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You,
and I died so that I might live with You.
Accept me as a pure sacrifice,
for I have offered myself in love.”
Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.

Troparion of ST MARINA – Tone 4
Thy ewe-lamb Marina crieth out to Thee with a loud voice, O Jesus:/ "I love Thee, O my Bridegroom,/ and, seeking Thee, I pass through many strug­gles:/ I am crucified and buried with Thee in Thy baptism,/ and suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign with Thee;/ I die for Thee that I might live with Thee./ As an unblemished sacrifice accept me,/ who sacrifice myself with love for Thee// By her supplications save Thou our souls, in that Thou art merciful.

Troparion of ST MARINA – Tone 5
O glorious Marina betrothed to God the Word,/ thou didst abandon all things earthly/ and contest victoriously as a virgin./ For thou didst trample on the invisible foe when he appeared,/ O holy trophy-bearer,/ and thou dost now bestow gifts of healing on the world.

Apolytikion of ST MARINA – Plagal Tone 4
O Glorious Marina, once betrothed to the Logos, you relinquished all worldly concerns and brilliantly gave struggle as a virginal beauty. You soundly trounced the invisible enemy who appeared to you, O Champion, and you are now the world's wellspring of healing grace.

Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Μάρτυρος — Ἦχος δ´
Ἡ ἀμνάς σου Ἰησοῦ, κράζει μεγάλη τῇ φωνῇ. Σὲ Νυμφίε μου ποθῶ, καὶ σὲ ζητοῦσα ἀθλῶ, καὶ συσταυροῦμαι καὶ συνθάπτομαι τῷ βαπτισμῷ σου· καὶ πάσχω διὰ σέ, ὡς βασιλεύσω σὺν σοί, καὶ θνήσκω ὑπὲρ σοῦ, ἵνα καὶ ζήσω ἐν σοί· ἀλλ᾽ ὡς θυσίαν ἄμωμον προσδέχου τὴν μετὰ πόθου τυθεῖσάν σοι. Αὐτῆς πρεσβείαις, ὡς ἐλεήμων, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἁγία ΜΑΡΊΝΑ — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος πλ. α’. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Μνηστευθεῖσα τῷ Λόγῳ Μαρίνα ἔνδοξε, τῶν ἐπιγείων τὴν σχέσιν πᾶσαν κατέλιπες, καὶ ἐνήθλησας λαμπρῶς ὡς καλλιπάρθενος· τὸν γὰρ ἀόρατον ἐχθρόν, κατεπάτησας στερρῶς, ὀφθέντα σοι Ἀθληφόρε. Καὶ νῦν πηγάζεις τῷ κόσμῳ, τῶν ἰαμάτων τὰ χαρίσματα.

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Kontakion of ST MARINA – Tone 3
Adorned with the beauty of virginity,/ thou hast been crowned with unfading wreaths, O Marina./ Having shed thy blood in holy martyrdom/ and radiant with miracles of healing,/ thou hast received the prize of victory from the hand of thy Creator.

Kontakion of ST MARINA – Tone 3
Adorned with the beauty of Purity, O Virgin; crowned with the stigmata of martyrdom; stained with the blood of your struggles; and brilliantly radiant with healing wonders, piously, O Marina, you received the trophy of victory for your struggles.

Kontakion of ST MARINA – Tone 3
Adorned with the beauty of virginity,
you have been crowned with unfading crowns, O Marina.
Having shed your blood in holy martyrdom,
and radiant with the miracles of healing,
you have received from the hand of your Creator the prize of victory.

Kontakion of ST MARINA – Tone 3 "Today the Virgin..."
Arrayed in the beauties of virginity, O Virgin Marina,/ thou wast crowned with imperishable crowns;/ and stained with the blood of thy martyrdom, O martyr,/ thou hast received the trophy of victory for thy suffering,// piously shining forth miracles of healing.

Ἁγία ΜΑΡΊΝΑ — Κοντάκιον — Ἦχος γ´ . Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Παρθενίας κάλλεσι, πεποικιλμένη παρθένε, ἀκηράτοις στέμμασιν, ἐστεφανώθης Mαρίνα, αἵμασι, τοῦ μαρτυρίου δε φοινιχθεῖσα, θαύμασι καταλαμπρύνθης τῶν ἰαμάτων, καὶ τῆς νίκης τὰ βραβεῖα, ἐδέξω Μάρτυς χειρὶ τοῦ Κτίστου σου.

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Ἁγία ΜΑΡΊΝΑ — Μεγαλυνάριον
Τὴν λαμπάδα πάντες τὴν φαεινήν, καὶ τῆς παρθενίας, τὸν ἀσύληπτον θησαυρόν, τὴν νύμφην Κυρίου, καὶ ἄσπιλον ἀμνάδα, Μαρίναν τὴν ἁγίαν, ὕμνοις τιμήσωμεν.

2019 • July 29 / July 16 • 7527 •

July 29 / July 16
2019 (7527)

HOLY HIEROMARTYR ATHENOGENES BISHOP OF PIDAHTHOE AND HIS TEN DISCIPLES
HOLY MARTYR HELIER
The Five Ascetic Martyrs of Leipsoi

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Troparion of ST ATHENOGENE — Tone 3
Thou wast an anointed priest and a martyr of God the Word,/ O Athenogenes;/ thou wast steadfast in contest and didst offer thy ten disciples to Him./ With them pray to Christ our God/ that we may be granted His great mercy and forgiveness.

Troparion of ST ATHENOGENES — Tone 2
Most blessed and wise Bishop and Martyr Athenogenes, / You grew as a palm tree in the Monastic life; / Towering as a cedar in your struggles, / Through your teachings you brought a number of martyrs to Christ. / We honor them together with you.

Troparion of ST ATHENOGENES — Tone 4
By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God; / by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / Hieromartyr Athenogenes, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Apolytikion of ST ATHENOGENES — Tone 4
As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O Hieromartyr Athenogenes. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

Ἅγιος ἈΘΗΝΟΓΈΝΗΣ καὶ οἱ Δέκα Μαθητές — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος δ´
Κανόνα πίστεως, καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξε σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια. Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα Ἀθηνογένη, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἅγιος ἈΘΗΝΟΓΈΝΗΣ καὶ οἱ Δέκα Μαθητές — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος γ’. Θείας πίστεως
Χρῖσμα ἅγιον, εἰσδεδεγμένος, Μάρτυς ἔνθεος, τοῦ Λόγου ὤφθης, Ἀθηνόγενες ἀθλήσας στερρότατα, καὶ ὡς θυσίαν αὐτῷ προσενήνοχας, τῶν φοιτητῶν σου δεκάδα τὴν πάνσεπτον· μεθ’ ὧν πρέσβευε, δοθῆναι τοῖς σὲ γεραίρουσι, πταισμάτων ἱλασμὸν καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.

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Troparion of ST HELIER — Tone 5
O glorious St Helier,/ thou didst labour for Christ on the Isle of Jersey,/ in fasting, vigil and prayer./ Thou didst leave thy rock to convert pirates when they landed,/ and so obtain the crown of victory./ O valiant Martyr, we praise God Who has glorified thee.

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5 Μαθητές ― Απολυτίκιον ― Ήχος πλ. α'. Τον συνάναρχον Λόγον
Την εν χρόνοις ποικίλοις πεντάδα ένθεον οσιοάθλων πατέρων εν τη Λειψώ, ιεροίς αγωνίσμασιν αθλήσασαν τιμήσωμεν, συν Νεοφύτω, Ιωνά, άλλω θείω Ιωνά, Παρθένιον και φωσφόρον ευχής, Νεόφυτον, φάρον, αυτών λιτάς απεκδεχόμενοι.

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Kontakion of ST ATHENOGENES — Tone 4
Thou didst follow the Lord's teaching, O Athenogenes,/and as a shepherd lay down thy life for thy flock./ We praise thee and thy ten disciples,/ who under thy guidance and in fear of God suffered with thee./ The Lord has crowned you as Saints/ with His life-giving hand./ Pray to Him for us all, O holy Hieromartyr.

Kontakion of ST ATHENOGENES — Tone 4
Following the Master’s teachings, / as a shepherd you laid down your life for the flock of Christ. / Therefore, we praise you and your ten disciples, who under your guidance and in the fear of God suffered with you. / With His life-creating right hand / the Lord has granted you a crown. / Pray to Him for us all, Hieromartyr Athenogenes.

Kontakion of ST ATHENOGENES — Tone 4 "Having been lifted up..."
Following the love of the Master,/ as an excellent pastor thou didst lay down thy life for the sheep of Christ,/ O hieromartyr Athenogenes;/ for this cause we praise thee, and with thee the ten disciples who suffered with thee,/ instructed by the fear of God and thy teaching./ Wherefore, with His life-creating right hand the Master hath crowned you who pleased Him.// Him do ye entreat in behalf of us all.

Kontakion of ST ATHENOGENES — Tone 4
Having followed the Lord's teaching, as an eminent shepherd thou didst lay down thy life for Christ's sheep, O Hieromartyr Athenogenes. Wherefore, we praise thee and thy ten disciples who suffered with thee, guided by the fear of God and thy teaching; for the Lord hath crowned you as Saints with His life-giving right hand. Pray, then, to Him in behalf of us all.

Ἅγιος ἈΘΗΝΟΓΈΝΗΣ καὶ οἱ Δέκα Μαθητές — Κοντάκιον — Ἦχος β’. Τοῖς τῶν αἱμάτων σου
Ἱεραρχήσας ἀμέμπτως τῷ Κτίσαντι, μαρτυρικὸν ὁλοκάρπωμα πέφηνας, σὺν μαθηταῖς ὁμοῦ θυόμενος, οἷα ποιμὴν σὺν ἀμνοῖς Ἀθηνόγενες· μεθ’ ὧν θείας δόξης ἐπέτυχες.

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5 Μαθητές ― Κοντάκιον ― Ήχος πλ. δ'. Τη Υπερμάχω
Λειψώ την νήσον, θεοφόροι, ηγιάσατε ιδρώτων όμβροις και αιμάτων ταις εκχύσεσι ταις υμών, οσιομάρτυρες τροπαιούχοι, Ιωνά συν Νεοφύτων ζεύγοι έμφρονι και συν άλλω Ιωνά, κλεινέ Παρθένιε, ανακράζοντες. Χαίροις, γέρας πεντάριθμον.

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Ἅγιος ἈΘΗΝΟΓΈΝΗΣ καὶ οἱ Δέκα Μαθητές ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Χαίροις Ἀθηνόγενες ἱερέ· σὺ γὰρ ἀναιμάκτως, τῇ Τριάδι ἱερουργῶν, αἵματι ἰδίῳ, ἀθλητικῶς ἐτύθης, σὺν Μαθητῶν δεκάδι, τῷ σὲ δοξάσαντι.

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5 Μαθητές ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Χαίροις, των αγίων Λειψώ πεντάς, οσιομαρτύρων, ω Νεόφυτε, Ιωνά, συν τω Νεοφύτω και Ιωνά τω άλλω, Παρθένιε παμμάκαρ, πίστεως μάργαρα.

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Hymn of Athenogenes
PHOS ILARON
O Gladsome Light of the holy glory of the Immortal Father, heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ. Now we have come to the setting of the sun and behold the light of evening. We praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit, God. For it is right at all times to worship Thee with voices of praise, O Son of God and Giver of Life, therefore all the world glorifies Thee.
Φώς ιλαρόν αγίας δόξης αθανάτου Πατρός, ουρανίου, αγίου, μάκαρος, Ιησού Χριστέ, ελθόντες επί την ηλίου δύσιν, ιδόντες φώς εσπερινόν, υμνούμεν Πατέρα, Υιόν και Άγιον Πνεύμα, Θεόν. Άξιόν σε εν πάσι καιροίς, υμνείσθαι φωναίς αισίαις, Υιέ Θεού, ζωήν ο διδούς• Διό ο κόσμος σε δοξάζει.

2019 • July 28 / July 15 • 7527 •

July 28 / July 15
2019 (7527)

ST VLADIMIR THE GREAT PRINCE AND EQUAL TO THE APOSTLES
ST MATRONA of Chios
Holy Martyrs KYRIKOS and JULITTA
SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE SEVEN ECUMENICAL COUNCILS // SUNDAY CLOSEST TO JULY 29 //

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Troparion of Prince VLADIMIR — Tone 4
Sitting on the throne of God-protected Kiev,/ thou wast like a merchant seeking goodly pearls, O Vladimir./ Thou didst search and send to the Imperial City/ to know the Orthodox Faith./ Thou didst find Christ the Pearl of great price,/ Who chose thee like Paul and enlightened thy blindness at the Font./ Thy people celebrate thy repose:/ wherefore pray for Russia and all peoples,/ that the Orthodox may be granted peace and great mercy.

Troparion of Prince VLADIMIR— Tone 4
Seated on the high throne of Kiev, the mother of cities saved by God,/ thou didst emulate the merchant who sought the goodly pearl,/ O Vladimir glorious in might,/ and examining and sending emissaries to the Imperial City to learn about the Orthodox Faith,/ thou didst find Christ the priceless Pearl, Who chose thee as a second Paul/ and in the holy font removed thy blindness, spiritual and bodily./ Wherefore, we, thy people, celebrate thy repose./ Pray thou, that Russia, thy land, be saved,// and that peace and great mercy be granted to the Orthodox people.

Apolytikion of Prince VLADIMIR — Tone 4
Thou wast like a merchant who seeketh a goodly pearl, O glorious Sovereign Vladimir, sitting on the height of the throne of the mother of cities, God-protected Kiev. Searching and sending to the imperial city to know the Orthodox Faith, thou didst find Christ, the priceless Pearl, Who chose thee as a second Paul, and Who did shake off thy spiritual and bodily blindness in the holy font. Wherefore, we who are thy people celebrate thy falling asleep. Pray that thy land of Russia be saved, and that Orthodox people be granted peace and great mercy.

Troparion of Prince VLADIMIR — Tone 4
Holy Prince Vladimir, / you were like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / By sending servants to Constantinople for the Orthodox Faith, you found Christ, the priceless pearl. / He appointed you to be another Paul, / washing away in baptism your physical and spiritual blindness. / We celebrate your memory, / asking you to pray for all Orthodox Christians and for us, your spiritual children.

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Apolytikion of ST MATRONA of Chios — Tone 3
Following the steps of Christ, you left behind all the pleasures of the world, and imitated in the flesh the lifestyle of the angels. Wherefore with the gifts bestowed by the Spirit you brightened up your homeland, the island of Chios, O Maiden extolled by all. And therefore it cries out to you joyfully: Rejoice, O all-honorable Matrona.

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Apolytikion of Martyrs KYRIKOS and JULITTA — Tone 4
Blessed Julitta, Christ God's rational ewe-lamb, with holy Kyrikos, her three-year-old offspring, stood at the judgment seat and with authority and great boldness they proclaimed the true Faith of the Christians. In no wise were they afraid of the threats of the tyrants; and now in Heaven, wearing precious crowns, they both rejoice as they stand before Christ our God.

Ἅγιοι ΚΉΡΥΚΟΣ καὶ ἸΟΥΛΊΤΤΑ — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος δ´. Ταχύ προκατάλαβε
Οἱ Μάρτυρες σου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτῶν, τὸ στέφος ἐκομίσαντο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· σχόντες γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους καθεῖλον· ἔθραυσαν καὶ δαιμόνων τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἅγιοι ΚΉΡΥΚΟΣ καὶ ἸΟΥΛΊΤΤΑ — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος δ’. Ὁ ὑψωθεῖς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ
Ἡ καλλιμάρτυς τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἰουλίττα, σὺν τριετεῖ ἀμνῷ αὐτῆς τῷ Κηρύκῳ, δικαστικοῦ πρὸ βήματος παρέστησαν φαιδρῶς, εὔτολμοι κηρύττοντες, τὴν χριστώνυμον κλῆσιν, ἄμφω μὴ πτοούμενοι, ἀπειλὰς τῶν τυρράνων· καὶ στεφηφόροι νῦν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ἀγαλλιῶνται, Χριστῷ παριστάμενοι.

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HOLY FATHERS — Troparion — Tone 8
Glorious art Thou, O Christ our God/ Who hast established our holy fathers as stars on earth./ Through them Thou dost guide us to the True Faith./ O Most Merciful One, glory to Thee.

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Kontakion of Prince VLADIMIR — Tone 8
Like the Apostle Paul, O Vladimir, thou didst abandon childish ways/ and in manhood wast royally adorned with Baptism./ Now thou art joyfully standing in the presence of Christ our Savior:/ pray that Orthodox Hierarchs and people, and all creation, may be saved.

Kontakion of Prince VLADIMIR — Tone 8
Emulating the great Apostle Paul in thy maturity, O most glorious Vladimir,/ and putting aside all thy zeal for idols as childish thoughts,/ thou hast adorned thyself with the purple robe of divine baptism./ And standing now in gladness before Christ the Savior,/ pray thou that Russia, thy land, be saved,// and that peace and great mercy be granted to the Orthodox people.

Kontakion of Prince VLADIMIR — Tone 8
Most glorious Vladimir, in your old age you imitated the great apostle Paul: / he abandoned childish things, while you forsook the idolatry of your youth. / Together with him you reached the fullness of divine wisdom: / You were adorned with the purity of holy baptism. / Now as you stand before Christ our Savior, pray that all Orthodox Christians may be saved.

Kontakion of Prince VLADIMIR — Plagal Tone 4
Like the great Apostle Paul, O most glorious Vladimir, in thy maturity thou didst forsake all zeal for idols and a childish sophism, and as a full-grown man thou wast adorned with the royal purple of divine Baptism. And now as thou standest in joy in the presence of Christ our Saviour, pray that thy land of Russia be saved, and that Orthodox people be granted peace and great mercy.

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Kontakion of ST MATRONA of Chios — Tone 3
In no wise was your femininity, seen as a hindrance O Matrona, towards your super human struggles and contests, putting them to shame, by your great mind O God-bearer, bringing great gladness, to the female race by your victories, taking away the reproach of defeat.

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Kontakion of Martyrs KYRIKOS and JULITTA — Tone 4
As the Martyr of Christ God, the chaste Julitta, in her arms bare Kyrikos, she cried out in the stadium with manful courage and boundless joy: Thou art the strength of the Martyrs, O Christ my God.

Ἅγιοι ΚΉΡΥΚΟΣ καὶ ἸΟΥΛΊΤΤΑ — Κοντάκιον — Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ἐν ἀγκάλαις φέρουσα ἡ Χριστομάρτυς, Ἰουλίττα Κήρυκον, ἐν τῷ σταδίῳ ἀνδρικῶς, ἀγαλλομένη ἐκραύγαζε· Χριστὸς ὑπάρχει Μαρτύρων τὸ καύχημα.

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HOLY FATHERS — Kontakion — Tone 8
The preaching of the Apostles and the doctrine of the Fathers confirmed the one faith in the Church./ In the garment of truth woven from theology on high she rightly divides and glorifies true piety.

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Megalynarion of ST MATRONA of Chios
Having poured forth the sweat of asceticism, in Chios O Mother, as the stream of a spring, from which we draw from, blessed Matrona, the cleansing of the passions of our perishable soul.

Megalynarion of ST MATRONA of Chios
Having your revered icon, glorious Matrona, as a lasting tower, we flee to it in times of all manner of danger, and we are redeemed from all harm.

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Ἅγιοι ΚΉΡΥΚΟΣ καὶ ἸΟΥΛΊΤΤΑ — Μεγαλυνάριον
Φέρουσα ὡς ἄμπελος νοητή, Κήρυκον τὸν θεῖον, Ἰουλίττα ἐν ταῖς χερσίν, οἶνον εὐφροσύνης, ληνοῖς τοῦ μαρτυρίου, βλυστάνετε τῷ κόσμῳ, ἐν θείῳ Πνεύματι.

2019 • July 27 / July 14 • 7527 •

July 27 / July 14
2019 (7527)

HOLY APOSTLE AQUILA
ST JOSEPH the Confessor
Crypto-Christian Neomartyrs: EMMANUEL, ANEZINA, GEORGE and MARIA
Venerable NICODEMUS of Mt Athos

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Troparion of ST AQUILA — Tone 1
As a disciple and companion of Paul thou didst receive in thy soul the grace of preaching./ Thou didst shine in the night of error and contest for the Lord's glory./ O Aquila, sacred minister of the Savior,/ we all acclaim thee.

Troparion of ST AQUILA — Tone 1
As a disciple and companion of Paul / you received in your soul the grace of preaching. / You shone in the night of error and struggled for the Lord’s glory. / Sacred minister of the Savior, Aquila, we all acclaim you.

Troparion of ST AQUILA — Tone 3
O holy apostle Aquila/ entreat the merciful God// that He grant to our souls remission of transgressions.

Apolytikion of ST AQUILA — Tone 3
O Holy Apostle Aquila, intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Ἅγιος ἈΚΎΛΑΣ — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος γ΄
Ἀπόστολε Ἅγιε Ἀκύλα, πρέσβευε τῷ ἐλεήμονι Θεῷ, ἵνα πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν, παράσχῃ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν.

Ἅγιος ἈΚΎΛΑΣ — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος α’. Χορὸς Ἀγγελικός
Τοῦ Παύλου μαθητής, καὶ συνέκδημος ὤφθης, δεχθεῖς ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ, τὸν τῆς χάριτος λόγον, Ἀκύλα Ἀπόστολε, τοῦ Σωτῆρος διάκονε· ὅθεν ηὔγασας, τοὺς ἐν νυκτὶ τῆς ἀπάτης, καὶ ἠγώνισαι, ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης Κυρίου· διὸ εὐφημοῦμέν σε.

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Apolytikion of ST JOSEPH — Tone 4
Having become a living icon, of the sacred virtues, the honor of the immaculate icon, of the Life-Giver Christ, you proclaimed, wherefore by your confession Joseph, you were eminently exalted, as the shepherd of Thessaloniki, and the Master of all glorified you.

Apolytikion of ST JOSEPH — Tone 4
As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O Hieromartyr Joseph. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

Ἅγιος ἸΩΣὴΦ ὁ Ὁμολογητής — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος δ'. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε
Εἰκὼν πέλων ἔμψυχος, τῶν ἱερῶν ἀρετῶν, Εἰκόνα τὴν ἄχραντον, τοῦ Ζωοδότου Χριστοῦ, τιμᾶν ἀνεκήρυξας· ὅθεν ὁμολογίας, διαπρέψας ἀγῶσιν, ὤφθης Θεσσαλονίκης, Ἰωσὴφ ποιμενάρχης· διό σε ὁ Δεσπότης τῶν ὅλων ἐδόξασε.

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Apolytikion of Neomartyrs — Tone 3
New Martyrs of Kissamos, you destroyed the error of Hagar, holding fast your Orthodox witness, let us joyfully praise Emmanuel, Anezina, George and Maria, and cry out to Christ Who glorified them, to grant unto us steadfast faith.

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Ὅσιος ΝΙΚΌΔΗΜΟΣ ὁ Ἁγιορείτης — Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος γ'. Τὴν ὡραιότητα
Σοφίας χάριτι, Πάτερ κοσμούμενος, σάλπιγξ θεόφθογγος, ὤφθης τοῦ Πνεύματος, καὶ ἀρετῶν ὑφηγητής, Νικόδημε θεηγόρε· πᾶσι γὰρ παρέθηκας, σωτηρίας διδάγματα, βίου καθαρότητος, διεκφαίνων τὴν ἔλλαμψιν, τῷ πλούτῳ τῶν ἐνθέων σου λόγων, δι’ ὧν ὡς φῶς τῷ κόσμῳ ἔλαμψας.

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Kontakion of ST AQUILA — Tone 4
The Church has thee as a great sun, O Aquila,/ and illumines with the rays of thy teaching those who faithfully venerate thee,/ the Lord's glorious Apostle.

Kontakion of ST AQUILA — Tone 4
The Church has acquired you, O Aquila, / who shine like a great sun. / With the splendor of your teaching / she enlightens those who honor you with faith, / glorious Apostle of the Lord.

Kontakion of ST AQUILA — Tone 4
Having acquired thee like a great sun,/ O glorious Aquila, apostle of the Lord,// the Church enlighteneth with the splendors of thy teaching those who honor thee.

Kontakion of ST AQUILA — Tone 4
Ranked with the Apostles' choir as their companion, O Apostle wise in Christ, thou madest all the world to shine with thy bright doctrines and miracles, O famed Aquila, while gaining a glorious crown.

Ἅγιος ἈΚΎΛΑΣ — Κοντάκιον — Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ἀποστόλων σύνθρονος καὶ συνοδίτης, γεγονὼς Ἀπόστολε, τὴν οἰκουμένην διδαχαῖς, καὶ θαυμασίοις κατηύγασας, στέφανον δόξης, Ἀκύλα δεξάμενος.

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Kontakion of ST JOSEPH — Tone 4
The divinely-sounded harp of thy teachings hath glorified the Saviour's majesty, and proclaimed to all the clarity of true doctrine and the honour that is due unto the august icons, O wise Joseph, thou glory of the Fathers.

Ἅγιος ἸΩΣὴΦ ὁ Ὁμολογητής — Κοντάκιον.— Ἦχος β’. Τὴν ἐν πρεσβείαις
Ἡ θεηγόρος τῶν διδαγμάτων σου λύρα, τὰς τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἐμεγάλυνεν ὑψώσεις, Ὀρθοδοξίας πᾶσι τὸ εὔσημον, καὶ τῶν σεπτῶν Είκόνων, τῆν τιμῆν ἐξαγγέλλουσα, σοφὲ Ἰωσὴφ Πατέρων καύχημα.

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Ὅσιος ΝΙΚΌΔΗΜΟΣ ὁ Ἁγιορείτης —Κοντάκιον — Ἦχος πλ. δ’. Τῇ Ὑπερμάχῳ
Ὡς ἐναρέτου πολιτείας μύστην ἄριστον
Καὶ εὐσεβείας θεοφόρητον διδάσκαλον
Ἡ Ὀρθόδοξος γεραίρει σε Ἐκκλησία·
Οὐρανόθεν γὰρ τὸ χάρισμα δεξάμενος
Καταυγάζεις τοις ἐνθέοις σου συγγράμμασι
Τοὺς βοῶντάς σοι, χαίροις Πάτερ Νικόδημε.

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Ἅγιος ἈΚΎΛΑΣ — Μεγαλυνάριον
Χάριτι τοῦ Παύλου καταυγασθείς, τῆς θεογνωσίας, ἀνεδείχθης λαμπρὰ ἀκτίς· ὅθεν καὶ ἀθλήσας, Ἀπόστολε Ἀκύλα, τῆς ἄνω θεαυγείας, ὤφθης ὁμόσκηνος.

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Ἅγιος ἸΩΣὴΦ ὁ Ὁμολογητής — Μεγαλυνάριον
Χαίροις Ἐκκλησίας ἠ λαμπηδών, καὶ Θεσσαλονίκης, ποιμενάρχης καὶ ἀρωγός· χαίροις ὁ ποικίλας, τῇ σῇ ὁμολογίᾳ, ὦ Ἰωσὴφ θεόφρον, στολὴν τὴν ἔνθεον.

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Ὅσιος ΝΙΚΌΔΗΜΟΣ ὁ Ἁγιορείτης —Μεγαλυνάριον
Χαίροις Ἐκκλησίας νέος φωστήρ, καὶ Ἁγίου Ὄρους, ἐγκαλώπισμα ἱερόν· χαίροις Μοναζόντων, ὁ φωτοφόρος λύχνος, Νικόδημε παμμάκαρ, Νάξου τὸ καύχημα.

2019 • July 26 / July 13 • 7527 •

July 26 / July 13
2019 (7527)

SYNAXIS OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
ST STEPHEN OF ST SABBAS MONASTERY
ST JUST ― MONK
ST MILDRED of Thanet
Holy Amma SARAH of Scete
The Heliophotoi Saints who lived as Hermits on Mount Kononi of Achera
ST ONESIPHOROS the Wonderworker

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Troparion of the Archangel GABRIEL — Tone 4
Supreme Leader of the Heavenly Host,/ we implore thee that by thy prayers thou wilt encircle us,/ unworthy as we are,/ with the protection of the wings of thy immaterial glory,/ and guard us who fall down before thee and fervently cry:/ Deliver us from dangers,/ for thou art the commander of the Powers above.

Troparion of the Archangel GABRIEL — Tone 4
Supreme commander of the armies of Heaven,/ we, the unworthy, do ever entreat thee,/ that by thy prayers thou ever surround us with the protection of the wings of thine immaterial glory,/ preserving us that earnestly fall down before thee and cry aloud:// Deliver us from misfortunes, in that thou art the leader of the hosts on high.

Troparion of the Archangel GABRIEL — Tone 4
Gabriel, commander of the heavenly hosts,
we who are unworthy beseech you,
by your prayers encompass us beneath the wings of your immaterial glory,
and faithfully preserve us who fall down and cry to you:
“Deliver us from all harm, for you are the commander of the powers on high!”

Σύναξις Ἀρχαγγέλου ΓΑΒΡΙΉΛ —Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος δ´
Τῶν Οὐρανίων στρατιῶν Ἀρχιστράτηγε, δυσωποῦμέν σε ἀεὶ ἡμεῖς οἱ ἀνάξιοι, ἳνα ταῖς σαῖς δεήσεσι τειχίσης ἡμᾶς, σκέπη τῶν πτερύγων τῆς ἀΰλου σου δόξης, φρουρῶν ἡμᾶς προσπίπτοντας, ἐκτενῶς καὶ βοῶντας, Ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς Ταξιάρχης τῶν ἄνω Δυνάμεων.

Σύναξις Ἀρχαγγέλου ΓΑΒΡΙΉΛ —Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος δ'. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε
Ὡς θεῖος Ἀρχάγγελος, τῶν νοερῶν στρατιῶν, Τριάδος τὴν ἔλλαμψιν, καθυποδέχῃ λαμπρῶς, Γαβριὴλ Ἀρχιστράτηγε· ὅθεν ἐκ πάσης βλάβης, καὶ παντοίας ἀνάγκης, σῶζε ἀπαρατρώτους, τοὺς πιστῶς σε τιμῶντας, καὶ πόθῳ ἀνευφημοῦντας, τὰ σὰ θαυμάσια.

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Troparion of ST STEPHEN — Tone 3
O righteous Father Stephen, thou didst receive a glorious crown/ and became a crown of the Church,/ for thou wast crowned with divine graces/ and wast resplendent in godliness./ Entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Ὅσιος ΣΤΈΦΑΝΟΣ ὁ Σαββαΐτης ― Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος δ’. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε
Ὡς θεῖον στεφάνωμα, τὴν ἀρετὴν ἐσχηκώς, λαμπρῶς ἐστεφάνωσας, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν Χριστοῦ, ἐν λόγοις καὶ πράξεσι· σὺ γὰρ ὡς Ἱεράρχης, καὶ σοφὸς θεηγόρος, θείων ᾀσμάτων λύρα, Πάτερ Στέφανε ὤφθης· διὸ ταῖς σαῖς φαιδρότησιν, ἡμᾶς στεφάνωσον.

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Troparion of ST JUST — Tone 6
Son of St Geraint, O lover of peace,/ when a stranger took thy cell thou didst wander to distant lands./ Through thy patience thou art glorious./ We honour thee, O holy Just.

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Troparion of ST MILDRED — Tone 4
Through constant prayer and frequent fasting, by ceaseless hymnody and great humility, the glorious Mildred forsook the allurements of her royal rank, trampling underfoot all worldly pride and presumption. Wherefore, let us imitate her virtues, that, free from all earthly attachments, we may join her at the wedding feast of Christ our Saviour.

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Apolytikion of ST SARAH — Plagal Tone 4
In you, O Venerable Mother Sarah, the faithful image of God shone forth, for you carried your cross and followed Christ. You taught by your deeds how to spurn the body, for it passes away, and how to value the soul, for it is immortal. Wherefore, your soul is forever in blessedness with the angels.

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Apolytikion of The Heliophotoi Saints — Tone 2
The brave Martyrs of the Alamani, who renounced all things on the earth, let us come together and praise as bright stars, Heliophotos, Epaphroditos, Ammonios, Houlelaios along with Ephsthenios, decking with garlands, honoring the five in number chorus.

Ἅγιοι Ἠλιόφωτοι — Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος β’
Ἀλαμανίας τοὺς γενναίους μάρτυρας, τοὺς τὰ τῆς γῆς καταλιπόντας ἅπαντα, συνελθόντες εὐφημήσωμεν ἀστέρας ὡς φαιδρούς, Ἠλιόφωτον, Ἐπαφρόδιτον, Ἀμμώνιον καὶ Χουλέλαιον ὁμοὺ σὺν τούτοις καὶ Εὐσθένιον καταστέψωμεν, χορείαν τιμῶν τες τὴν πεντάριθμον.

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Apolytikion of St ONESIPHOROS —Tone 3
You were enriched with divine wonders, Venerable Father Onesiphoros, and are the treasured refuge Anarita possesses for the Holy Metropolis of Paphos, having the coffin of your holy relics, which ever gushes forth healings to the glory of Christ of the Trinity.

Ἅγιος ὈΝΗΣΊΦΟΡΟΣ —Ἀπολυτίκιον — Ἦχος γ' Θείας πίστεως
Θείοις θαύμασι κατεπλουτίσθη, πάτερ ὅσιε Ὀνησίφορε, ἡ τῆς Πάφου Ἁγία Μητρόπολις- τὸν ἄσυλον θησαυρὸν ἡ Ἀναρίτις ἐκτήσατο, ἔχουσα τὴν λάρνακα τῶν ἁγίων λειψάνων σου· ἡ καὶ βρύει ἀεννάως ἰάσεις εἰς δόξαν Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἐν Τριάδι.

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Kontakion of the Archangel GABRIEL – Tone 2
Thou dost behold the glory of God in heaven,/ and bring grace from on high to earth,/ O wise Gabriel, Leader of Angels,/ minister of God's glory and champion of the world./ Save and preserve those who cry to thee:/ Be our helper, and no one will be against us.

Kontakion of the Archangel GABRIEL – Tone 2
You look upon God’s glory in heaven,
and bring grace from on high to earth,
wise Gabriel, leader of angels,
minister of God’s glory, and divine defender of the world!
Save and preserve those who cry to you:
“Be our defense, so that no one can be against us!”

Kontakion of the Archangel GABRIEL – Tone 2 "The steadfast.."
O chief commander of God,/ minister of glory divine,/ captain of the angels and instructor of men:/ beg thou great mercy and that which is profitable for us,// for thou art the supreme commander of the bodiless hosts.

Σύναξις Ἀρχαγγέλου ΓΑΒΡΙΉΛ ― Κοντάκιον — Ἦχος δ’. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ
Τῶν ἀσωμάτων λειτουργῶν ὡς πρωτεύων.τὸ πρὸ αἰώνων ὁρισθὲν ὄντως μέγα, σὺ Γαβριὴλ πεπίστευσαι μυστήριον, τόκον τὸν ἀπόρρητον, τῆς Ἁγίας Παρθένου, χαῖρε προσφωνῶν αὐτῇ, ἡ Κεχαριτωμένη. Χρεωστικῶς σε ὅθεν οἱ πιστοί, ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, ἀεὶ μακαρίζομεν.

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Kontakion of ST STEPHEN — Tone 4
Thou didst plant a paradise of virtues/ and water it with thy tears,/ and receive the Tree of Life./ By thy prayers save thy flock from corruption/ and deliver from temptations those who venerate thee./ O glorious Stephen,/ through faith and love we have acquired thee as a great intercessor.

Ὅσιος ΣΤΈΦΑΝΟΣ ὁ Σαββαΐτης ― Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος γ’. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Ἀσκητῶν ὁμότροπος, γεγενημένος θεόφρον, Ἱεράρχης ὅσιος, παρὰ Θεοῦ προεβλήθης, ἅπασαν, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν καταφαιδρύνων, σύριγγι, τῆς θεοπνεύστου σου Πάτερ γλώσσης· διὰ τοῦτό σε τιμῶμεν, ὡς Θεοῦ μύστην, Στέφανε Ὅσιε.

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Σύναξις Ἀρχαγγέλου ΓΑΒΡΙΉΛ ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Τὶς ἀπαριθμήσει τὰς πρὸς ἡμᾶς, σοῦ εὐεργεσίας, Ἀρχιστράτηγε Γαβριήλ; σὺ γὰρ καθ’ ἑκάστην, ἐπιφοιτῶν τῷ κόσμῳ, τὰ κρείττω πᾶσι νέμεις· διὸ ὑμνοῦμέν σε.

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Ὅσιος ΣΤΈΦΑΝΟΣ ὁ Σαββαΐτης ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Στέφανος ἀνθόπλοκος καὶ σεπτός, Στέφανε θεόφρον, δι’ ἀσκήσεως ἀρετῶν, τῇ φωτοστολίστῳ, ἐγένου Ἐκκλησίᾳ· τῇ σῇ γὰρ σταφανοῦται, ἐνθέῳ χάριτι.

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PRAYER OF THE SIXTH HOUR OF THE DAY Written by Amma SARAH
O Lord,
You who have measured
The heights and the earth
In the hollow of your hand,
And created the six-wing Seraphim
To cry out to you with an unceasing voice
Holy, Holy, Holy,
Glory to your name.
Deliver me
From the mouth of the evil one, O Master.
Forget my many evil deeds
And through the multitude of your compassions
Grant me daily forgiveness,
For you are blessed unto the ages. Amen.