May 30 / May 17
2018 (7526)
HOLY NEW MARTYR PETER THE ALEUT
HOLY APOSTLE ANDRONICOS OF THE SEVENTY WITH HIS COMPANION JUNIA
ST MADERN ― HERMIT
ST ATHANASIUS THE NEW ― Archbishop of Christianopolis
SS NECTARIUS and THEOPHANES of Meteora
Martyr NICOLAS of Metsovo
Troparion of St Peter the Aleut Tone 1
O Peter, on the rock of thy faith Christ has built the Church of thy land,/ and has hallowed it in the streams of thy blood./ O Aleut, in thee thy people are made holy;/ from the farthest islands of the west He has raised thee as a light to all./ Glory to Him Who has glorified thee; glory to Him Who has crowned thee;/ glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.
Troparion of St Peter the Aleut Tone 4
Today Alaska rejoices and America celebrates / for the New World has been sanctified by martyrdom. / Kodiak echoes with songs of thanksgiving, / Iliamna and Kenai observe the Festival of Faith. / The apostle and martyr Juvenaly is glorified / and Peter the Aleut is exalted by his voluntary sacrifice. / In their devotion and love for the Lord / they willingly endured persecution and death for the Truth. / Now in the Kingdom of Heaven they intercede for our souls.
Troparion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2
You shone forth as Apostles and heralds of Christ,/ sowing the preaching of grace among all men./ Therefore we praise you, illustrious Andronicos and Junia,/ as we exalt Christ our God.
Troparion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 3
O holy apostles/ entreat the merciful God// that He grant to our souls remission of transgressions.
Troparion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 3
Holy Apostle Andronicus / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος α’. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ
Δυὰς φωτοειδής, ἱερῶν Ἀποστόλων, καὶ κήρυκες Χριστοῦ, ἀνεδείχθητε κόσμῳ, τοῖς πᾶσι κατασπείραντες, τὸ τῆς χάριτος κήρυγμα· ὅθεν σήμερον, ὑμᾶς πιστῶς εὐφημοῦμεν, ὦ Ἀνδρόνικε, καὶ Ἰουνία θεόφρον, Χριστὸν μεγαλύνοντες.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος γ´
Ἀπόστολοι Ἅγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε τῷ ἐλεήμονι Θεῷ , ἵνα πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν, παράσχῃ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν.
Troparion of St Madern Tone 2
Out of pagan darkness in the land of Cornwall/ thou didst shine as a witness to Christ./ Holy hermit Madern,/ entreat Him that the light thou didst kindle/ may ever shine in our hearts.
Apolytikion of St Athanasius Tone 1
For those who celebrate your memory, and honor your body, and most-reverently venerate your myrrh-flowing skull, do entreat Christ the good, having boldness towards God, and by your fervent intercessions, save them from dangers, O holy Athanasios. And having as a fellow-intercessor, the great Forerunner of the Lord, invisibly in the monastery, as a guardian and fortress.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης.
Τοὺς τελοῦντας τὴν μνήμην, καὶ τιμώντας τὸ σῶμά σου, καὶ πανευλαβῶς προσκυνοῦντας τὴν μυρίπνοον Κάραν σου, ὡς ἔχων παρρησίαν πρὸς Θεόν, ἱκέτευε Χριστὸν τὸν ἀγαθόν, καὶ ταῖς σαῖς θερμαῖς πρεσβείαις, τῶν κινδύνων σῷζε, ὦ ἅγιε Ἀθανάσιε. Ἔχων δὲ καὶ συμπρεσβευτήν, τὸν μέγαν Κυρίου Πρόδρομον, ἔσο ἀοράτως τῆς Μονῆς, φρουρὸς καὶ προπύργιον.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὅσιοι Νεκτάριος καὶ Θεοφάνης Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Δυὰς ἡ τῶν Ὁσίων θεοφόροι αὐτάδελφοι, τῶν Ἰωαννίνων τὸ κλέος, Μετεώρων ἀγλάϊσμα, Θεόφανες θεράπον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ νέκταρ ὦ Νεκτάριε ζωῆς, πάσης βλάβης καὶ κινδύνων καὶ πειρασμῶν, λυτροῦσθε τοὺς κραυγάζοντας· δόξα τῷ ἐνισχύσαντι ὑμᾶς, δόξα τῷ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ χορηγοῦντι δι’ ὑμῶν, ἡμῖν πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Νικόλαος στὸ Μέτσοβο Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Τοῦ Μετσόβου τὸν γόνον καὶ Τρικκάλων τὸ καύχημα, καὶ τῶν πάλαι Μαρτύρων, μιμητὴν καὶ ὁμότροπον, Νικόλαον τιμήσωμεν πιστοί, τὸν νέον τοῦ Σωτῆρος Ἀθλητήν, ὡς λυτρούμενον κινδύνων πολυειδῶν, τοὺς πίστει ἀνακράζοντας· δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα
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Kontakion of St Peter the Aleut Tone 4
Today Valaam joins Alaska in celebrating this joyous feast, / as her spiritual son Juvenaly embraces the New Martyr Peter with love. / Together they suffered for the Lord in America / and united the Old World with the New by their voluntary sacrifice. / Now forever they stand before the King of Glory and intercede for our souls.
Kontakion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2
Let us praise these two Apostles of Christ/ Andronicos the star who enlightened the heathen,/ and Junia his fellow labourer;/ and let us cry:/ Pray to Christ our God unceasingly for us all.
Kontakion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Let us praise Andronicus, the apostle of Christ,/ the all-radiant star who illumined the nations/ with the light, of divine knowledge,/ and with him the all-wise Junia,/ who shone forth in piety;// and let us cry: Entreat Christ God without ceasing in behalf of our souls!
Kontakion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Let us praise the apostle of Christ, Andronicus, / the all-radiant star who illumined the nations with the light of the knowledge of God. / Together with him we praise all-wise Junia, / who shone with righteousness. / To them let us cry out: / “Unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all.”
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος β’. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Ὡς εὐκλεεῖς, τῶν Ἀποστόλων σύναυλοι, καὶ ἀληθεῖς, τοῦ Ἰησοῦ διάκονοι, τῆς αὐτοῦ συγκαταβάσεως, ἱεροφάντορες ἐδείχθητε· τὴν χάριν γὰρ τοῦ Πνεύματος δεξάμενοι, Ἀνδρόνικε καὶ Ἰουνία ἔνδοξοι, ὡς λύχνοι τοῖς πέρασιν ἐφάνατε.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος δ´ . Ὁ ὑψωθείς
Ὁ δοξασθεὶς παρὰ Θεοῦ θαυμασίως, δι᾽ εὐωδίας καὶ θαυμάτων ποικίλων, ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις χρόνοις, Ἀθανάσιε, φάνηθι ταχύτατος, καὶ θερμὸς ἀντιλήπτωρ, τῶν δεινῶν λυτρούμενος, τοὺς πιστώς σε τιμώντας, καὶ τοὺς τὰ λείψανα κατέχοντας τὰ σά, πρὸς μετανοίας ὁδὸν χειραγώγησον.
Kontakion of St Athanasius Tone 4
Having been wondrously glorified by God, embellished with fragrances and miracles, in these latter years, Athanasios, you appeared as a quick, and fervent helper, rescuing from dangers, the faithful who honor you, and those who possess your relics, lead by the hand along the path of repentance.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος Ἦχος δ’. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ
Ὁ δοξασθεὶς παρὰ Θεοῦ θαυμασίως, δι’ εὐωδίας καὶ θαυμάτων ποικίλων, ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις χρόνοις, Ἀθανάσιε, φάνηθι ταχύτατος, καὶ θερμὸς ἀντιλήπτωρ, τῶν δεινῶν λυτρούμενος· τοὺς πιστῶς σε τιμῶντας, καὶ τοὺς τὰ λείψανα κατέχοντας τὰ σά, πρὸς μετανοίας ὁδὸν χειραγώγησον.
Κοντάκιον. Ὅσιοι Νεκτάριος καὶ Θεοφάνης Ἦχος γ’. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Ἡ δυὰς ἡ ἔνθεος, τῶν θεοφόρων Πατέρων, ὁ κλεινὸς Νεκτάριος, καὶ Θεοφάνης ὁ θεῖος, λάμψαντες, ἐν Μετεώροις καθάπερ ἄστρα, νέμουσι, φῶς σωτηρίας τοῖς ἐκβοῶσι· χαίρετε φωτὸς δοχεῖα, οἱ τῆς Τριάδος θεῖοι θεράποντες.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Νικόλαος στὸ Μέτσοβο Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ὡς ἀστὴρ νεόφωτος, λαμπρῶς ἀθλήσας, ἐν ὑστέροις ἔτεσι, τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐδείχθης Μάρτυς Νικόλαε· διὸ γεραίρει τὴν θείαν σου ἄθλησιν.
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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία
Παῦλος ὁ οὐράνιος συγγενεῖς, καὶ ἐν Ἀποστόλοις, ἐπισήμους ὑμᾶς καλεῖ, Ἀνδρόνικε μάκαρ, καὶ θεία Ἰουνία· Χριστοῦ γὰρ θεηγόροι, ὤφθητε κήρυκες.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ὅσιοι Νεκτάριος καὶ Θεοφάνης
Χαίροις αὐταδέλφων ἡ ξυνωρίς, Νεκτάριε μάκαρ, καὶ Θεοφάνες ἱερέ, Ἰωαννίνων δόξα, καὶ Μετεώρων λύχνοι, καὶ Βαρλαὰμ τῆς Μάνδρας, θεῖοι δομήτορες.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Νικόλαος στὸ Μέτσοβο
Χαίροις τοῦ Μετσόβου θεῖος βλαστός· χαίροις ὁ Τρικκάλων, ἀντιλήπτωρ καὶ ἀρωγός· χαίροις ὁ παρέχων, ἰάσεων τὴν χάριν, Νικόλαε τρισμάκαρ τοῖς σοὶ προστρέχουσι.
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PRAYER to St NICOLAS of Metsovo
Like a second Peter you denied your Lord, And like a second Peter repented And confessed your faith in Him. Your sufferings and death Witnessed to Christ our God, Your prayers rising up amidst the flames, Like incense offered at His altar. Pray for us as we venerate your memory, Holy Martyr Nicolas,| That we, inspired by your courage And your faith, May seek forgiveness for our sins, And witness to Christ's love In all we say and do. AMEN
PRAYER to St NICOLAS of Metsovo
Holy martyr Nicolas, Pray for us before the throne of God As you prayed in the midst of the consuming flames; At your prayers may we be healed Of all sickness of body, mind and spirit. AMEN
PRAYER to St NICOLAS of Metsovo
Teach us, Holy Martyr Nicolas, Never to lose trust in God's forgiveness. In your youth you abandoned Christ But when you turned to Him again, He granted you the courage To witness to Him in the flames. Be a beacon to lead us back to Christ If we stray from His path Through error, wrongdoing or sin, So that we too may confess Him With you and with all His saints. AMEN
2018 (7526)
HOLY NEW MARTYR PETER THE ALEUT
HOLY APOSTLE ANDRONICOS OF THE SEVENTY WITH HIS COMPANION JUNIA
ST MADERN ― HERMIT
ST ATHANASIUS THE NEW ― Archbishop of Christianopolis
SS NECTARIUS and THEOPHANES of Meteora
Martyr NICOLAS of Metsovo
Troparion of St Peter the Aleut Tone 1
O Peter, on the rock of thy faith Christ has built the Church of thy land,/ and has hallowed it in the streams of thy blood./ O Aleut, in thee thy people are made holy;/ from the farthest islands of the west He has raised thee as a light to all./ Glory to Him Who has glorified thee; glory to Him Who has crowned thee;/ glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.
Troparion of St Peter the Aleut Tone 4
Today Alaska rejoices and America celebrates / for the New World has been sanctified by martyrdom. / Kodiak echoes with songs of thanksgiving, / Iliamna and Kenai observe the Festival of Faith. / The apostle and martyr Juvenaly is glorified / and Peter the Aleut is exalted by his voluntary sacrifice. / In their devotion and love for the Lord / they willingly endured persecution and death for the Truth. / Now in the Kingdom of Heaven they intercede for our souls.
Troparion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2
You shone forth as Apostles and heralds of Christ,/ sowing the preaching of grace among all men./ Therefore we praise you, illustrious Andronicos and Junia,/ as we exalt Christ our God.
Troparion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 3
O holy apostles/ entreat the merciful God// that He grant to our souls remission of transgressions.
Troparion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 3
Holy Apostle Andronicus / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος α’. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ
Δυὰς φωτοειδής, ἱερῶν Ἀποστόλων, καὶ κήρυκες Χριστοῦ, ἀνεδείχθητε κόσμῳ, τοῖς πᾶσι κατασπείραντες, τὸ τῆς χάριτος κήρυγμα· ὅθεν σήμερον, ὑμᾶς πιστῶς εὐφημοῦμεν, ὦ Ἀνδρόνικε, καὶ Ἰουνία θεόφρον, Χριστὸν μεγαλύνοντες.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος γ´
Ἀπόστολοι Ἅγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε τῷ ἐλεήμονι Θεῷ , ἵνα πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν, παράσχῃ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν.
Troparion of St Madern Tone 2
Out of pagan darkness in the land of Cornwall/ thou didst shine as a witness to Christ./ Holy hermit Madern,/ entreat Him that the light thou didst kindle/ may ever shine in our hearts.
Apolytikion of St Athanasius Tone 1
For those who celebrate your memory, and honor your body, and most-reverently venerate your myrrh-flowing skull, do entreat Christ the good, having boldness towards God, and by your fervent intercessions, save them from dangers, O holy Athanasios. And having as a fellow-intercessor, the great Forerunner of the Lord, invisibly in the monastery, as a guardian and fortress.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης.
Τοὺς τελοῦντας τὴν μνήμην, καὶ τιμώντας τὸ σῶμά σου, καὶ πανευλαβῶς προσκυνοῦντας τὴν μυρίπνοον Κάραν σου, ὡς ἔχων παρρησίαν πρὸς Θεόν, ἱκέτευε Χριστὸν τὸν ἀγαθόν, καὶ ταῖς σαῖς θερμαῖς πρεσβείαις, τῶν κινδύνων σῷζε, ὦ ἅγιε Ἀθανάσιε. Ἔχων δὲ καὶ συμπρεσβευτήν, τὸν μέγαν Κυρίου Πρόδρομον, ἔσο ἀοράτως τῆς Μονῆς, φρουρὸς καὶ προπύργιον.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὅσιοι Νεκτάριος καὶ Θεοφάνης Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Δυὰς ἡ τῶν Ὁσίων θεοφόροι αὐτάδελφοι, τῶν Ἰωαννίνων τὸ κλέος, Μετεώρων ἀγλάϊσμα, Θεόφανες θεράπον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ νέκταρ ὦ Νεκτάριε ζωῆς, πάσης βλάβης καὶ κινδύνων καὶ πειρασμῶν, λυτροῦσθε τοὺς κραυγάζοντας· δόξα τῷ ἐνισχύσαντι ὑμᾶς, δόξα τῷ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ χορηγοῦντι δι’ ὑμῶν, ἡμῖν πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Νικόλαος στὸ Μέτσοβο Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Τοῦ Μετσόβου τὸν γόνον καὶ Τρικκάλων τὸ καύχημα, καὶ τῶν πάλαι Μαρτύρων, μιμητὴν καὶ ὁμότροπον, Νικόλαον τιμήσωμεν πιστοί, τὸν νέον τοῦ Σωτῆρος Ἀθλητήν, ὡς λυτρούμενον κινδύνων πολυειδῶν, τοὺς πίστει ἀνακράζοντας· δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα
Kontakion of St Peter the Aleut Tone 4
Today Valaam joins Alaska in celebrating this joyous feast, / as her spiritual son Juvenaly embraces the New Martyr Peter with love. / Together they suffered for the Lord in America / and united the Old World with the New by their voluntary sacrifice. / Now forever they stand before the King of Glory and intercede for our souls.
Kontakion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2
Let us praise these two Apostles of Christ/ Andronicos the star who enlightened the heathen,/ and Junia his fellow labourer;/ and let us cry:/ Pray to Christ our God unceasingly for us all.
Kontakion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Let us praise Andronicus, the apostle of Christ,/ the all-radiant star who illumined the nations/ with the light, of divine knowledge,/ and with him the all-wise Junia,/ who shone forth in piety;// and let us cry: Entreat Christ God without ceasing in behalf of our souls!
Kontakion of Ss Andronicos and Junia Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Let us praise the apostle of Christ, Andronicus, / the all-radiant star who illumined the nations with the light of the knowledge of God. / Together with him we praise all-wise Junia, / who shone with righteousness. / To them let us cry out: / “Unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all.”
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος β’. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Ὡς εὐκλεεῖς, τῶν Ἀποστόλων σύναυλοι, καὶ ἀληθεῖς, τοῦ Ἰησοῦ διάκονοι, τῆς αὐτοῦ συγκαταβάσεως, ἱεροφάντορες ἐδείχθητε· τὴν χάριν γὰρ τοῦ Πνεύματος δεξάμενοι, Ἀνδρόνικε καὶ Ἰουνία ἔνδοξοι, ὡς λύχνοι τοῖς πέρασιν ἐφάνατε.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία Ἦχος δ´ . Ὁ ὑψωθείς
Ὁ δοξασθεὶς παρὰ Θεοῦ θαυμασίως, δι᾽ εὐωδίας καὶ θαυμάτων ποικίλων, ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις χρόνοις, Ἀθανάσιε, φάνηθι ταχύτατος, καὶ θερμὸς ἀντιλήπτωρ, τῶν δεινῶν λυτρούμενος, τοὺς πιστώς σε τιμώντας, καὶ τοὺς τὰ λείψανα κατέχοντας τὰ σά, πρὸς μετανοίας ὁδὸν χειραγώγησον.
Kontakion of St Athanasius Tone 4
Having been wondrously glorified by God, embellished with fragrances and miracles, in these latter years, Athanasios, you appeared as a quick, and fervent helper, rescuing from dangers, the faithful who honor you, and those who possess your relics, lead by the hand along the path of repentance.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος Ἦχος δ’. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ
Ὁ δοξασθεὶς παρὰ Θεοῦ θαυμασίως, δι’ εὐωδίας καὶ θαυμάτων ποικίλων, ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις χρόνοις, Ἀθανάσιε, φάνηθι ταχύτατος, καὶ θερμὸς ἀντιλήπτωρ, τῶν δεινῶν λυτρούμενος· τοὺς πιστῶς σε τιμῶντας, καὶ τοὺς τὰ λείψανα κατέχοντας τὰ σά, πρὸς μετανοίας ὁδὸν χειραγώγησον.
Κοντάκιον. Ὅσιοι Νεκτάριος καὶ Θεοφάνης Ἦχος γ’. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Ἡ δυὰς ἡ ἔνθεος, τῶν θεοφόρων Πατέρων, ὁ κλεινὸς Νεκτάριος, καὶ Θεοφάνης ὁ θεῖος, λάμψαντες, ἐν Μετεώροις καθάπερ ἄστρα, νέμουσι, φῶς σωτηρίας τοῖς ἐκβοῶσι· χαίρετε φωτὸς δοχεῖα, οἱ τῆς Τριάδος θεῖοι θεράποντες.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Νικόλαος στὸ Μέτσοβο Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ὡς ἀστὴρ νεόφωτος, λαμπρῶς ἀθλήσας, ἐν ὑστέροις ἔτεσι, τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐδείχθης Μάρτυς Νικόλαε· διὸ γεραίρει τὴν θείαν σου ἄθλησιν.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία
Παῦλος ὁ οὐράνιος συγγενεῖς, καὶ ἐν Ἀποστόλοις, ἐπισήμους ὑμᾶς καλεῖ, Ἀνδρόνικε μάκαρ, καὶ θεία Ἰουνία· Χριστοῦ γὰρ θεηγόροι, ὤφθητε κήρυκες.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ὅσιοι Νεκτάριος καὶ Θεοφάνης
Χαίροις αὐταδέλφων ἡ ξυνωρίς, Νεκτάριε μάκαρ, καὶ Θεοφάνες ἱερέ, Ἰωαννίνων δόξα, καὶ Μετεώρων λύχνοι, καὶ Βαρλαὰμ τῆς Μάνδρας, θεῖοι δομήτορες.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Νικόλαος στὸ Μέτσοβο
Χαίροις τοῦ Μετσόβου θεῖος βλαστός· χαίροις ὁ Τρικκάλων, ἀντιλήπτωρ καὶ ἀρωγός· χαίροις ὁ παρέχων, ἰάσεων τὴν χάριν, Νικόλαε τρισμάκαρ τοῖς σοὶ προστρέχουσι.
PRAYER to St NICOLAS of Metsovo
Like a second Peter you denied your Lord, And like a second Peter repented And confessed your faith in Him. Your sufferings and death Witnessed to Christ our God, Your prayers rising up amidst the flames, Like incense offered at His altar. Pray for us as we venerate your memory, Holy Martyr Nicolas,| That we, inspired by your courage And your faith, May seek forgiveness for our sins, And witness to Christ's love In all we say and do. AMEN
PRAYER to St NICOLAS of Metsovo
Holy martyr Nicolas, Pray for us before the throne of God As you prayed in the midst of the consuming flames; At your prayers may we be healed Of all sickness of body, mind and spirit. AMEN
PRAYER to St NICOLAS of Metsovo
Teach us, Holy Martyr Nicolas, Never to lose trust in God's forgiveness. In your youth you abandoned Christ But when you turned to Him again, He granted you the courage To witness to Him in the flames. Be a beacon to lead us back to Christ If we stray from His path Through error, wrongdoing or sin, So that we too may confess Him With you and with all His saints. AMEN
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