• July 1 / June 18 •

July 1 / June 18
2018 (7526)
HOLY MARTYR LEONTIOS OF TRIPOLI AND WITH HIM
ST LEONTIOS the Athonite and Myrrhgusher

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Troparion of MARTYRS Tone 3
Girded with divine strength thou didst triumph in thy contest,/ O Leontios the Savior's trophy-bearer./ Thou didst spring into the contest like a lion,/ and destroy the enemy's might;/ O glorious Martyr, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Troparion of MARTYRS Tone 4
In his suffering, O Lord,/ Thy martyr Leontius 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.

Troparion of MARTYRS Tone 4
Your holy martyr Leontius and his companions, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their intercessions, save our souls!

Apolytikion of MARTYRS Tone 4
Thy Martyrs Leontios, Hypatios, and Theodoulos, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received the prize of the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΛΕΌΝΤΙΟΣ, ὝΠΑΤΟΣ καὶ ΘΕΌΔΟΥΛΟΣ Ἦχος δ´
Ὁ Μάρτυς σου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτοῦ, τὸ στέφος ἐκομίσατο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· ἔχων γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους καθεῖλεν ἔθραυσε καὶ δαιμόνων τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση. Αὐτοῦ ταῖς ἱκεσίαις Χριστέ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. . Ἅγιος ΛΕΌΝΤΙΟΣ, ὝΠΑΤΟΣ καὶ ΘΕΌΔΟΥΛΟΣ Ἦχος γ’. Θείας Πίστεως
Ρώμην ἔνθεον, διεζωσμένος, ἐθριάμβευσας, ἐν τοῖς ἀγῶσιν, Ἀθλοφόρε τοῦ Σωτῆρος Λεόντιε· σὺ γὰρ ὡς λέων πρὸς ἄθλησιν ὥρμησας, καὶ πολεμίων τὸ κράτος κατέβαλες. Μάρτυς ἔνδοξε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion of St LEONTIOS the Athonite Tone 4
Ornament of Argos, even its renowned boast and the divine tiller of the Forerunner's Monastery you have proved to be Leontios. By your virtuous conduct you shined, as a servant of Christ and renowned myrrhgusher, wherefore Father we all together praise you.

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Kontakion of MARTYRS Tone 3
Thou didst confound the tyrant's wicked plans/ and expose the pagans' empty worship./ Thou didst illumine all men with the knowledge of God/ by thy teachings, O holy Martyr./ We lovingly venerate thy memory, O wise Leontios.

Kontakion of MARTYRS Tone 3
You confounded the wicked plans of tyrants / and exposed the godless worship of the pagan Greeks. / You illumined all mankind with the knowledge of God by your teachings of true piety, divinely-wise martyr. / Therefore, Leontius, we lovingly honor your memory.

Kontakion of MARTYRS Tone 3
Thou didst wholly put to shame the tyrants' wicked opinions and didst mightily rebuke the Greeks' ungodly religion; with the doctrines of true rev'rence, thou madest shine forth godly knowledge for all men, O wise Leontios, thou most godly-minded Martyr; wherefore with longing we keep thy mem'ry today.

Kontakion of MARTYRS Tone 3 "Today the Virgin..."
Thou didst confound the wicked plots of the tyrants,/ didst denounce the ungodly religion of the Greeks,/ and didst shine forth the knowledge of God upon all men/ in thy doctrines of piety, O divinely wise martyr.// Wherefore, with love we honor thy memory, O all-wise Leontius.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΛΕΌΝΤΙΟΣ, ὝΠΑΤΟΣ καὶ ΘΕΌΔΟΥΛΟΣ Ἦχος γ´. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Τῶν τυράννων ᾔσχυνας, τὰς πονηρὰς ἐπινοίας, καὶ Ἑλλήνων ᾔλεγξας, το ἀθέατον σέβας, ἔλαμψας, θεογνωσίαν πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις, δόγμασι, τῆς εὐσεβείας, θεόφρον Μάρτυς· διὰ τοῦτό σου τὴν μνήμην, τιμῶμεν πόθῳ, σοφὲ Λεόντιε.

Kontakion of St LEONTIOS the Athonite Tone 3
You followed the Savior venerably O Venerable one, and you were purified through the harmony of the virtues, wherefore you glorified the Life-giving Word, and your body proved to be a spring of divine myrrh, for which we cry to you: Rejoice, divinely-minded Father Leontios.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΛΕΌΝΤΙΟΣ, ὝΠΑΤΟΣ καὶ ΘΕΌΔΟΥΛΟΣ
Δόξῃ διαπρέπων στρατηγικῇ, αἴγλῃ ἐλαμπρύνθης, ἐν Κυρίῳ ἀθλητικῇ· σὺ γὰρ τοῦ Σωτῆρος, τὸ ὄνομα δοξάσας, μεγαλομάρτυς ὤφθης, αὐτοῦ Λεόντιε.

Megalynarion of St LEONTIOS the Athonite
Rejoice divine offspring of Argos, and the imitator of Venerable Dionysios, rejoice the fragrance of the monastics of Athos, Venerable Myrrhgusher Father Leontios.

• June 30 / June 17 •

June 30 / June 17
2018 (7526)
HOLY MARTYRS MANUEL, SABEL AND ISMAEL AND THOSE WITH THEM OF PERSIA ST NECTAN
MARTYR ISAURUS AND WITH HIM BASIL, INNOCENT, FELIX, HERMES AND PEREGRINUS OF ATHENS
ST BOTOLPH of Boston

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Troparion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 3
The nine-fold company of God the Word,/ Isaurus, Felix and Hermas, Peregrinus and Innocent,/ Manuel and Basil, glorious Ismael and blessed Sabel/ put to flight the enemy hosts./ As the Lord's martyrs they received the prizes of victory.

Troparion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 3
Your holy martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their intercessions, save our souls!

Apolytikion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 4
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

Troparion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 4
In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By their supplications save Thou our souls.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι ΜΑΝΟΥΉΛ, ΣΑΒὲΛ καὶ ἸΣΜΑὴΛ 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.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι ΜΑΝΟΥΉΛ, ΣΑΒὲΛ καὶ ἸΣΜΑὴΛ Ἦχος γ’. Τὴν ὡραιότητα
Ὡς ἐννεάριθμον, τοῦ Λόγου σύνταγμα, ἐχθρῶν τὰς φάλαγγας, κατετροπώσαντο, Ἴσαυρος Φῆλιξ σὺν αὐτοῖς, Ἑρμείας καὶ Περεγρῖνος, ἅμα Ἰννοκέντιος, Μανουὴλ καὶ Βασίλειος, Ἰσμαὴλ ὁ ἔνδοξος, καὶ Σαβὲλ ὁ μακάριος· διὸ καὶ τὰ βραβεῖα τῆς νίκης, εὗρον ὡς Μάρτυρες Κυρίου.

Troparion of St NECTAN Tone 4
O holy Father Nectan thou didst follow the bidding of the Lord/ and didst leave thy father and mother for His sake/ to embrace the hermit's life./ Faithful follower of Christ unto death/ pray that He may save our souls.

Apolytikion of MARTYRS of Athens Tone 3
The nine-fold company of God the Word, Isauros, Felix and Hermias, Peregrinos and Innocent, Manuel and Basil, glorious Ishmael and blessed Sabel, put to flight the enemy hosts. As the Lord's martyrs they received the prizes of victory.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ἼΣΑΥΡΟΣ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ μαρτυρήσαντες Ἦχος γ’. Τὴν ὡραιότητα
Ὡς ἐννεάριθμον, τοῦ Λόγου σύνταγμα, ἐχθρῶν τὰς φάλαγγας, κατετροπώσαντο, Ἴσαυρος Φῆλιξ σὺν αὐτοῖς, Ἑρμείας καὶ Περεγρῖνος, ἅμα Ἰννοκέντιος, Μανουὴλ καὶ Βασίλειος, Ἰσμαὴλ ὁ ἔνδοξος, καὶ Σαβὲλ ὁ μακάριος· διὸ καὶ τὰ βραβεῖα τῆς νίκης, εὗρον ὡς Μάρτυρες Κυρίου.

Apolytikion of St BOTOLPH Plagal Tone 1
Neither the desolation of the fens, nor the depth of thy humility could hide the light of thy virtues, whereby thou becamest a lamp unto the faithful, O Botolph our righteous Father. Wherefore, we entreat thee: do thou also enlighten us who venerate thy blessed memory.

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Kontakion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 2
Wounded with faith and love for Christ/ you faithfully drank the martyr's cup/ and overthrew the Persian idol's impudence./ O blessed Martyrs,/ you are interceding with the Trinity for us all.

Kontakion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 2
Pierced through in your hearts with faith in Christ, O blessed ones, ye drank of His cup with faith, and ye hurled to the ground all the impudence of the Persians and their vaunting idolatry; and ye intercede for us all, ye equal in number to the Trinity.

Kontakion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 2 “Seeking the highest...”
Wounded by the faith of Christ, O most blessed ones,/ and having faithfully drained the cup thereof,/ ye cast the worship and audacity of the Persians down to the ground,/ making supplications in behalf of us all,// O ye who are equal in number to the Trinity.

Kontakion of the HOLY MARTYRS of Persia Tone 2 “Seeking the highest...”
Because of your perfect faith in Christ, all-blessed ones, / you drank the cup of His sufferings with generous hearts. / Three in number, you renounced the idols of Persia / and proclaimed your belief in the Holy Trinity. / We beseech you to pray for us all.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι ΜΑΝΟΥΉΛ, ΣΑΒὲΛ καὶ ἸΣΜΑὴΛ Ἦχος β´ . Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν
Τῇ πίστει Χριστοῦ, τρωθέντες παμμακάριστοι, καὶ τούτου πιστῶς, πιόντες τὸ ποτήριον, τὰ Περσῶν σεβάσματα, καὶ τὸ θράσος εἰς γῆν κατεβάλετε, τῆς Τριάδος ἰσάριθμοι, πρεσβείας ποιοῦντες, ὑπὲρ πάντων ἡμῶν.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι ΜΑΝΟΥΉΛ, ΣΑΒὲΛ καὶ ἸΣΜΑὴΛ Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ὡς χορὸς θεόπλοκος κατηρτισμένοι, Ἀθληταὶ ἐννάριθμοι, ἀνδραγαθεῖτε εὐκλεῶς, ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ κραυγάζοντες· Σὺ τῶν Μαρτύρων Χριστὲ τὸ κραταίωμα.

Kontakion of MARTYRS of Athens Tone 2
Wounded with faith and love for Christ, you faithfully drank the martyr's cup, and overthrew the Persian idol's impudence. O blessed Martyrs, you are interceding with the Trinity for us all.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ἼΣΑΥΡΟΣ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ μαρτυρήσαντες Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ὡς χορὸς θεόπλοκος κατηρτισμένοι, Ἀθληταὶ ἐννάριθμοι, ἀνδραγαθεῖτε εὐκλεῶς, ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ κραυγάζοντες· Σὺ τῶν Μαρτύρων Χριστὲ τὸ κραταίωμα.

Kontakion of St BOTOLPH Tone 1
The glory of the just, the protector of Boston, the man of mighty prayer, our belov'd Father Botolph, entreateth the Saviour that He show mercy to all of us. Let us honour him with thankful praise, O ye faithful; let us imitate his conversation and virtues, that God hear his prayers for us.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιοι ΜΑΝΟΥΉΛ, ΣΑΒὲΛ καὶ ἸΣΜΑὴΛ
Χαίροις Ἀθλοφόρων παρεμβολή, Ἴσαυρε παμμάκαρ, καὶ οἱ σύναθλοι οἱ κλεινοί· Χαίρετε γενναῖοι, ὁπλῖται τοῦ Κυρίου, Ἀγγέλων συμπολῖται, καὶ ἰσοστάσιοι.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ἼΣΑΥΡΟΣ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ μαρτυρήσαντες Χαίροις Ἀθλοφόρων παρεμβολή, Ἴσαυρε παμμάκαρ, καὶ οἱ σύναθλοι οἱ κλεινοί· Χαίρετε γενναῖοι, ὁπλῖται τοῦ Κυρίου, Ἀγγέλων συμπολῖται, καὶ ἰσοστάσιοι.

Megalynarion of St BOTOLPH
Boston doth exult on this holy day, for thy deeds, O wise one, are gone up as most fragrant myrrh and sweet smelling incense before the throne of Christ God, O Botolph, our blest Father and teacher in all truth.

• June 29 / June 16 •

June 29 / June 16
2018 (7526)
OUR HOLY AND WONDERWORKING FATHER TICHON ― BISHOP OF AMATHUS IN CYPRUS
ST COLMAN MC ROI ― ABBOT
STS CYRICUS and JULITA the Martyrs of Tarsus

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Troparion of St TICHON of Amathus Tone 1
A desert dweller, an angel in the flesh,/ and a wonderworker wast thou shown to be,/ O our God-bearing father Tychon,/ for having acquired heavenly gifts through fasting, vigilance, and prayer,/ thou dost heal the infirm,/ and the souls of those who have recourse to thee with faith./ Glory to Him Who hath given thee strength!/ Glory to Him Who hath crowned thee!// Glory to Him Who worketh healings for all through thee!

Troparion of St TICHON of Amathus Tone 3
God called thee to the sacred priesthood/ as a worthy servant of the Holy Trinity./ Thou didst shine with the grace of godliness/ and strengthen the Church by many miracles./ O righteous Tichon, pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΤΎΧΩΝ Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμαθοῦντος Ἦχος α´. Τοῦ λίθου σφαγισθέντος
Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης καὶ ἐν σώματι ἄγγελος, καὶ θαυματουργὸς ἀνεδείχθης, θεοφόρε Τύχων Πατὴρ ἡμῶν· νηστείᾳ ἀγρυπνίᾳ προσευχῇ, οὐράνια χαρίσματα λαβών, θεραπεύεις τοὺς νοσοῦντας, καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν πίστει προστρεχόντων σοι. Δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ πᾶσιν ἰάματα.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΤΎΧΩΝ Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμαθοῦντος Ἦχος γ’. Θείας πίστεως
Θείας ἔτυχες, ἱερατείας, νεύσι κρείττονι, ἐκλελεγμένος, ὡς θεράπων τῆς Τριάδος ἐπάξιος· σὺ γὰρ τῶν ἔργων ἐκλάμπων ταῖς χάρισι, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν ἐστήριξας θαύμασι. Τύχων Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκετευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Troparion of St COLMAN Mc Roi Tone 6
Disciple of St Colum Cille,/ thou didst return to his native land and found a monastery at Dublin./ As thou dost now stand before Christ with the Angels/ pray, O Colman, that those who hymn thee may obtain His great mercy .

Apolytikion of Sts CYRICUS and JULITTA Tone 4
Blessed Julitta, Christ God's rational ewe-lamb, with holy Cyricus, 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.

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Kontakion of St TICHON of Amathus Tone 3
Thou wast resplendent in asceticism, O beloved of God,/ and didst receive power from the Holy Spirit/ to destroy idolatry, put demons to flight,/ to save souls and to heal the sick./ We honour thee, O blessed Tichon.

Kontakion of St TICHON of Amathus Tone 3 "Today the virgin..."
Through your ascetic labors, you shone forth, O beloved of God, / and received from on high the power of the Comforter / to destroy the idols of delusion, / and to save people, / to cast out demons and to heal the sick. / Therefore, venerable Tikhon, / we honor you as a friend of God.

Kontakion of St TICHON of Amathus Tone 3 "Today the virgin..."
Persevering in the struggle of the love of God, O holy one,/ from on high thou didst receive the power of the Comforter/ to cast down the idols of falsehood,/ to save men, to cast out demons and to heal sickness.// Wherefore, we honor thee as a friend of God, O blessed Tychon.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΤΎΧΩΝ Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμαθοῦντος Ἦχος γ´ . Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Ἐν ἀσκήσει Ἅγιε, θεοφιλεῖ διαπρέψας, Παρακλήτου δύναμιν, ἐξ ὕψους καθυπεδέξω, ξόανα, καθαιρεῖν πλάνης, λαοὺς δε σώζειν, δαίμονας, ἀποδιώκειν, νόσους ἰᾶσθαι· διὰ τοῦτο σε τιμῶμεν, ὡς Θεοῦ φίλον, Τύχων μακάριε.

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

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΤΎΧΩΝ Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμαθοῦντος
Χαίροις τῶν Ὁσίων ὁ κοινωνός· χαίροις τὸ δοχεῖον, τῶν τοῦ Πνεύματος ἀγαθῶν· χαίροις ὁ τῆς Κύπρου, ἀνέσπερος δᾳδοῦχος, ὦ Τύχων Ἀμαθοῦντος, ποιμὴν μακάριε.

• June 28 / June 15 •

June 28 / June 15
2018 (7526)
HOLY PROPHET AMOS
ST LAZARUS KING OF SERBIA
Blessed AUGUSTINE of Hippo
Venerable JEROME of Stridonium
ST JONAH metropolitan of Moscow
Venerable PACHOMIUS THE GREAT
THE HOLY NEW MARTYRS OF SERBIA

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Troparion of the Prophet AMOS Tone 1
God the Word has revealed thee, O Prophet Amos,/ as a seer Of things sublime./ He has been pleased with thy life and labours,/ for thou didst rebuke the ungodly and die as a martyr./ Wherefore thou wast found worthy of eternal life/ we beseech thee to intercede for us all.

Troparion of the Prophet AMOS Tone 2
Celebrating the memory / Of Your Prophet Amos, O Lord, / For his sake, we entreat You, save our souls.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Προφήτης ἈΜΏΣ Ἦχος α’. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ
Προφήτην σε πιστόν, καὶ τῶν ἄνω ἐπόπτην, ἀνέδειξεν Ἀμώς, ἐκ ποιμνίου ὁ Λόγος, τοῦ βίου σου δεξάμενος, εὐμενῶς τὴν χρηστότητα· ὅθεν ἤλεγξας, τοὺς ἀσεβοῦντας ἀνδρείως, καὶ τὸν θάνατον, μαρτυρικῶς δεδεγμένος, ζωῆς θείας ἔτυχες.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Προφήτης ἈΜΏΣ Ἦχος β´
Τοῦ Προφήτου σου Ἀμὼς τὴν μνήμην, Κύριε ἑορτάζοντες, δι᾽ αὐτοῦ σὲ δυσωποῦμεν, Σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Troparion of St LAZARUS of Serbia Tone 3
Thou didst desire the beauty of God's glory/ and please Him on this earth./ Thou didst faithfully double the talent that was entrusted to thee./ Thou didst suffer as a martyr and receive thy reward from Christ./ O Lazarus, entreat Him to save our souls.

Troparion of St LAZARUS of Serbia Tone 3
Longing for the beauty of God’s glory, / you were found pleasing to Him while yet in the flesh / and by good deeds multiplied the talents entrusted to you. / Having suffered greatly, even to the shedding of your blood, / you received the crown of martyrdom from Christ. / By your prayers, O Lazar, entreat Him to save us who sing to you.

Apolytikion of St AUGUSTINE Tone 3
Thou didst prove to be a radiant vessel of the Divine Spirit and an expounder of the City of God, O Blessed Augustine; and thou didst minister piously unto the Savior, as a wise and God-inspired Hierarch. O Holy Father, entreat Christ God that He grant us great mercy.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΑὐΓΟΥΣΤΊΝΟΣ Ἦχος γ’. Θείας πίστεως
Θείου Πνεύματος, λαμπρὸν δοχεῖον, καὶ τῆς πόλεως, Θεοῦ ἐκφάντωρ, ἀνεδείχθης Αὐγουστῖνε μακάριε· καὶ τῷ Σωτῆρι ὁσίως ἱέρευσας, ὡς Ἱεράρχης σοφὸς καὶ θεόληπτος. Πάτερ Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὅσιος ἹΕΡΏΝΥΜΟΣ Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Τὴν σοφίαν τιμήσας Ἱερώνυμε Ὅσιε, παρ’ αὐτῆς ἐτιμήθης οὐρανίοις χαρίσμασι, καὶ γέγονας φωστὴρ περιφανής, βιώσας ὥσπερ ἄγγελος ἐν γῇ· διὰ τοῦτό σου τὴν μνήμην τὴν ἱεράν, τελοῦμεν ἀνακράζοντες· δόξα τῷ σὲ δοξάσαντι Χριστῷ, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ χορηγοῦντι διὰ σοῦ, χάριν ἡμῖν καὶ ἔλεος.

Troparion of St JONAH Tone 4
Having dedicated your whole life to the Lord from your youth, / you were a paradigm of virtue in prayer, labor and fasting. / God, having seen your good intent, / raised you up as a high priest and shepherd of His Church. / Therefore, even after your repose, / your honorable body was preserved whole and incorrupt. / Hierarch Jonah, pray to Christ God that He may save our souls.

Troparion of St PACHOMIUS the Great Tone 8
By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile, / and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance. / By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe! / Our Father Pachomius pray to Christ God to save our souls!

Apolytikion of THE HOLY NEW MARTYRS OF SERBIA Tone 1
The scarlet of your blood, shed for Christ's sake, O Martyrs, * doth ornament the Church like fine linen and purple. * The crimson seed of the Faith is again sown with gen'rous hand. * Lo, the rushings of this river make glad God's City, * and her enemies are thereby drowned in confusion. * O Serbia, exult with joy!

Troparion of THE HOLY NEW MARTYRS OF SERBIA Tone 8 * composed by St Nikolai (Velimirovich)
For your faith in God and His Righteousness, you suffered in the flesh. The earth sorrows, but you have saved your souls and heaven rejoices! And your ancestors sang aloud with the heaven greeting you at the gate Of paradise with this song: your names are in the Book of Eternity. Enter into Paradise O children of immortality! We your posterity On earth, cry out in unison: O New-martyrs, pray for us!

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Kontakion of the Prophet AMOS Tone 4
Thou didst purify thy burning heart in the Spirit,/ O glorious Prophet Amos./ Thou didst receive the gift of prophecy from heaven/ and proclaim throughout the world:/ This is our God and there is none beside Him.

Kontakion of the Prophet AMOS Tone 4
Purifying your fervent heart by the Spirit, / O glorious Prophet Amos, / And receiving the gift of prophecy from on high, / You cry with a loud voice to the nations: / This is our God, and there is none beside Him.

Κοντάκιον. Προφήτης ἈΜΏΣ Ἦχος β’. Τοῖς τῶν αἱμάτων σου
Τὴν θεοδώρητον φαίνων ἐνέργειαν, προφητικῷ ἀξιώματι ἔλαμψας, καὶ πᾶσι προλέγων τὰ μέλλοντα, τὴν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀνόρθωσιν εἴρηκας, Ἀμὼς ὡς Προφήτης θεόληπτος.

Kontakion of St LAZARUS of Serbia Tone 8
Thou art praised by thy flock as an excellent champion,/ as a courageous martyr, O divinely-wise Lazarus./ As thou hast boldness towards Christ the Savior,/ entreat Him to grant humility to those who praise thee,/ that we may cry: Rejoice, O wondrous Lazarus.

Kontakion of St LAZARUS of Serbia Tone 8
Your flock glorifies you as a valiant champion of true piety / and a glorious martyr, O most wise Lazar. / Since you have boldness before Christ our God, entreat Him to grant peace to those who praise you, / that we may cry: “Rejoice, O praise-worthy Lazar!”

Kontakion of St AUGUSTINE Plagal Tone 4
Having acquired the radiance of wisdom, thou didst prove to be a Divine instrument of piety, O Hierarch Augustine, thou favorite of Christ. As an initiate of godly love, raise up on the wings of Divine longing us who cry unto thee: Rejoice, O God-inspired Father.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΑὐΓΟΥΣΤΊΝΟΣ Ἦχος πλ. δ’. Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ
Ὡς τῆς σοφίας κεκτημένος τὴν λαμπρότητα
Τῆς εὐσεβείας ἀνεδείχθης θεῖον ὄργανον,
Ἱεράρχα Αὐγουστῖνε, Χριστοῦ θεράπον.
Ἀλλ’ ὡς μύστης τῆς ἐνθέου ἀγαπήσεως
Ἀναπτέρωσον ἡμᾶς πρὸς θεῖον ἔρωτα
Τοὺς βοῶντάς σοι, Χαίροις Πάτερ θεόληπτε.

Κοντάκιον. Ὅσιος ἹΕΡΏΝΥΜΟΣ Ἦχος β’. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Τὸν εὐκλεῆ, τῶν ἀρετῶν διδάσκαλον, καὶ μυστικήν, τῆς εὐσεβείας σάλπιγγα, Ἱερώνυμον τὸν μέγιστον, μελῳδικῶς ἀνευφημήσωμεν· ἐν κόσμῳ γὰρ ὁσίως πεπολίτευται, καὶ μύστης τῆς σοφίας ὤφθη ἔνθεος, αἰτούμενος πᾶσι θείαν ἔλλαμψιν.

Kontakion of St JONAH Tone 8
Since you served the Lord from your youth, O wise one, / and disciplined your body through fasting and vigil, / you were revealed to be a pure vessel and the dwelling place of the All-holy Spirit. / Thus, the Church established you to be a hierarch and shepherd, / and having tended it well, you departed to the Lord, whom you loved. / Therefore, we entreat you to remember us who honor your holy memory with faith, / so that we may cry to you: “Rejoice, Father Jonah, most honorable hierarch.”

Kontakion of St JONAH Tone 8 "To thee, the chosen leader..."
From childhood thou didst enslave thyself unto the Lord, O wise one, laying waste to thy body through fasting and the keeping of vigils; wherefore, thou wast shown to be the pure vessel and abode of the all-holy Spirit. For this cause He ordained thee as hierarch and pastor for His Church, and having tended it well, thou didst depart unto the Lord Whom thou didst love. We therefore beseech thee: Be thou mind­ful of us who honor thy holy memory with faith, that we may all cry aloud unto thee: Rejoice, O father Jonah, most honored and holy hierarch!

Kontakion of St PACHOMIUS the Great Tone 2
After living the life of the angels in the body, / you were granted their glory, God-bearing Pachomius. / Now standing with them before the throne of God, / you pray that we all may be forgiven.

Kontakion of THE HOLY NEW MARTYRS OF SERBIA Tone 4
Like a firmament of stars * brilliant with glory * did these holy Martyrs shine * amidst a nation most perverse. * Let us beseech them with fervour now * that they preserve us in Orthodox piety.

Kontakion of THE HOLY NEW MARTYRS OF SERBIA Tone 8 * composed by St Nikolai (Velimirovich)
Let God be praised in the fields and meadows, * on the green mountain tops and in the valleys below, * on the rushing rivers and in dark caves, * since every place has been watered by the innocent and holy blood of many Serbian Martyrs: * worthy stewards, brave soldiers, young boys and children and chaste virgins; * let God be praised and let everyone keep silent, * for the Lord of all rules the world.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Προφήτης ἈΜΏΣ
Χαίροις ὦ Προφῆτα Θεοῦ Ἀμώς· τὴν γὰρ πεπτωκυῖαν, ὡς προέφης σκηνὴν Δαβίδ, σαρκωθεὶς ὁ Λόγος, ἀνέστησεν ἐνδόξως, καὶ ταύτην θεουργήσας, Πατρὶ προσήγαγε.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΑὐΓΟΥΣΤΊΝΟΣ
Χαίροις Αὐγουστῖνε Πάτερ σοφέ, Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, τὸ δοχεῖον τὸ ἐκλεκτόν· χαῖρε Ἱεράρχα, καὶ πρόεδρε Ἱππῶνος, ἠμῶν δὲ πρὸς τὸν Κτίστην, πρέσβυς εὐπρόδεκτος.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ὅσιος ἹΕΡΏΝΥΜΟΣ
Χαίροις ἐναρέτου βίου εἰκών, καὶ τοῦ Παρακλήτου, ἐνδιαίτημα ἱερόν· χαίροις συνωνύμων, τῶν σῶν προστάτης θεῖος, καὶ πρέσβυς πρὸς τὸν Κτίστην, ὦ Ἱερώνυμε.

• June 27 / June 14 •

June 27 / June 14
2018 (7526)
HOLY PROPHET ELISHA
ST METHODIUS THE PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
ST CYRIL BISHOP OF GORTYNA
Translation of the Relics of ST BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR
ST NEPHON the Athonite

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Troparion of the Prophet ELISHA Tone 4
Interpreter of the Savior's words,/ teacher and enlightener of those under the law,/ thou wast known to those afar by thy signs and miracles,/ for thou didst inherit the grace of the Tishbite./ Preserve us evermore, O divine Prophet Elisha.

Troparion of the Prophet ELISHA Tone 4
The angel in the flesh, the foundation of the prophets,/ the second forerunner of the coming of Christ,/ the glorious Elijah from on high sent down grace upon Elisha/ to dispel infirmities and to cleanse lepers.// Wherefore, he poureth forth healings upon those who honor him.

Troparion of the Prophet ELISHA Tone 4
An angel in the flesh and the cornerstone of the prophets, / the second forerunner of the coming of Christ, / Glorious Elijah sent grace from on high to Elisha, / to dispel diseases and to cleanse lepers. / Therefore, he pours forth healings on those who honor him.

Apolytikion of the Prophet ELISHA Tone 4
The incarnate Angel, and the Prophets' summit and boast, the second forerunner of the coming of Christ our God, Elias, the glorious, from above sent down his grace upon Elisseus; he doth cast out sickness and doth also cleanse lepers; and unto all that honour him, he poureth forth streams of cures.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὁ Προφήτης ἘΛΙΣΣΑῖΟΣ Ἦχος δ´. Ταχύ προκατάλαβε
Ὁ ἔνσαρκος Ἄγγελος, τῶν Προφητῶν ἡ κρηπίς, ὁ δεύτερος Πρόδρομος, τῆς παρουσίας Χριστοῦ, Ἠλίας ὁ ἔνδοξος, ἄνωθεν καταπέμψας, Ἐλισαίῳ τὴν χάριν, νόσους ἀποδιώκει, καὶ λεπροὺς καθαρίζει, διὸ καὶ τοῖς τιμῶσιν αὐτόν, βρύει ἰάματα.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὁ Προφήτης ἘΛΙΣΣΑῖΟΣ Ἦχος δ’. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ
Ὡς ὑποφήτην ἀληθῆ τοῦ Σωτῆρος, καὶ τῶν ἐν τῷ νόμῳ παιδευτὴν καὶ φωστῆρα, τοῖς πόρρω σε ἐδήλωσεν ὁ τόκος σου σοφέ· σὺ γὰρ κληρωσάμενος, τοῦ Θεσβίτου τὴν χάριν, θαύμασι διέπρεψας, καὶ δυνάμεσι πλείσταις. Καὶ νῦν ἀπαύστως φύλαττε ἡμᾶς, ὦ Ἐλισσαῖε, Προφῆτα θεσπέσιε.

Apolytikion of St METHODIUS of Constantinople Plagal Tone 1
Putting forward a method of piety, you dissolved the barren designs of the heretics, the foundation of Orthodoxy Father Methodios, you restored with honors the icon of Christ, as a divine hierophant, and now you ever entreat, that our souls receive mercy.

Apolytikion of St METHODIUS of Constantinople Tone 4
A model of faith and the image of gentleness, the example of your life has shown you forth to your sheep-fold to be a master of temperance. You obtained thus through being lowly, gifts from on high, and riches through poverty. Methodios, our father and priest of priests, intercede with Christ our God that He may save our souls.

Troparion of St METHODIUS of Constantinople Tone 4
You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith, / An image of humility, and a teacher of abstinence. / Because of your lowliness, heaven was opened to you; / Because of your poverty, riches were granted to you! / O Holy Bishop Methodius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΜΕΘΌΔΙΟΣ ὁ Ὁμολογητής Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Ἦχος πλ. α’. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Εὐσεβείας τὴν μέθοδον προβαλλόμενος, αἱρετικῶν διαλύεις τὰς ἐπινοίας στερρῶς, Ὀρθοδόξων ἡ κρηπὶς Πάτερ Μεθόδιε· τὴν γὰρ Εἰκόνα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἀνεστήλωσας τιμᾶν, ὡς θεῖος ἱεροφάντωρ· καὶ νῦν ἀεὶ ἐκδυσώπει, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἱεράρχου, 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 Μεθόδιε, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Troparion of St BRENDAN Tone 4
The Divine Likeness has been perfected in thee, O holy Father Brendan,/ for taking up the Cross thou hast followed Christ,/ and by thy deeds thou hast taught us to disdain the flesh for it passes away,/ but to cultivate the soul for it is immortal:/ wherefore, O holy father, thy spirit rejoices with the Angels.

Apolytikion of St CYRIL of Gortyna Tone 1
Let us praise Cyril, the luminary of Crete and Gortyna, the President of the Church and fervent protector of the world, celebrating the memory of his feast with hymns and spiritual songs. Glory to Him Who declared you sacred, glory to Him Who crowned you, glory to Him Who gave you to us as a vigilant intercessor.

Apolytikion of St NEPHON the Athonite Tone 1
Offspring of Epirus and shoot of Athos, and the glory of priests, the divinely-possessed Nephon, let us honor with sacred hymns; he exercised the venerable virtues, and was worthy of heavenly graces, illuminating those who cry: Glory to Him Who gave you strength, glory to Him Who crowned you, glory to Him Who through you satisfies all of our requests.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὅσιος ΝΉΦΩΝ ὁ ΚΑΥΣΟΚΑΛΥΒΊΤΗΣ Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Τῆς Ἠπείρου τὸν γόνον καὶ τοῦ Ἄθωνος ὄρπηκα, καὶ τῶν ἱερέων τὴν δόξαν, τὸν θεόληπτον Νήφωνα, τιμήσωμεν ἐν ὕμνοις ἱεροῖς· ἀσκήσει γὰρ ὁσίων ἀρετῶν, οὐρανίων χαρισμάτων ἀξιωθείς, λαμπρύνει τοὺς κραυγάζοντας· δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐκπληροῦντι διὰ σοῦ, πάντων τὰ αἰτήματα.

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Kontakion of the Prophet ELISHA Tone 2
O Prophet of God, thou didst worthily receive a double portion of grace,/ for thou wast a companion of Elijah./ With him intercede with Christ our God unceasingly for us all.

Kontakion of the Prophet ELISHA Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Thou wast shown to be a prophet of God,/ receiving a twofold measure of grace,/ which truly befitted thee, O blessed Elisha;/ for thou wast the compan­ion of Elijah,// and with him dost unceasingly entreat Christ God in behalf of us all.

Kontakion of the Prophet ELISHA Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
You were revealed as a Prophet of God, / when you received from Elijah a double portion of the grace which you deserved; / you were his contemporary, blessed Elisha, / and together with him you unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all!

Κοντάκιον. Ὁ Προφήτης ἘΛΙΣΣΑῖΟΣ Ἦχος β´ . Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν
Προφήτης Θεοῦ, ἐδείχθεις διπλασίονα, τὴν χάριν λαβών, τὴν ὄντως ἐπαξίαν σοι, Ἐλισσαῖε μακάριε. Ἠλιοῦ γὰρ γέγονας σύσκηνος, σὺν αὐτῷ Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, πρεσβεύων ἀπαύστως ὑπὲρ πάντων ἡμῶν.

Κοντάκιον. Ὁ Προφήτης ἘΛΙΣΣΑῖΟΣ Ἦχος πλ. δ’. Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ
Διπλῆν τὴν χάριν εἰληφὼς παρὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος
Προφήτην ὤφθης θαυμαστὸς πᾶσι τοῖς πέρασι
Τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε λυτρούμενος ἐκ κινδύνων
Καὶ δωρούμενος τὴν χάριν τῶν θαυμάτων σου,
Ἐλισσαῖε, τοῖς ἐκ πόθου σοι προστρέχουσι
Καὶ κραυγάζουσι, χαίροις σκεῦος τῆς χάριτος.

Kontakion of St METHODIUS of Constantinople Tone 2
You contended on earth as one already delivered from the body, / And thus you deserved heaven, O Methodius! / You proclaimed throughout the world the righteousness of venerating Icons, / Spending your days in hardship and effort, / And now you still rebuke those who do not honor the image of Christ.

Kontakion of St METHODIUS of Constantinople Tone 2
Thou didst struggle on earth as one without a body, and didst inherit Heaven, O Methodios; for thou didst set forth the veneration of icons to the ends of the earth. And while living in abundant labours and hardships, thou didst not cease boldly to censure them that set at nought the icon of Christ.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΜΕΘΌΔΙΟΣ ὁ Ὁμολογητής Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Ἦχος β’. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Ὡς ἱερόν, ὁμολογίας πρόβολον, καὶ ἀρραγές, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας ἔρεισμα, Ἱεράρχην σε περίδοξον, ὁ Ἰησοῦς προεχειρίσατο· τὴν τούτου γὰρ Εἰκόνα κατασπάζεσθαι, ἐν σχέσει ἀνεκήρυξας Μεθόδιε, παρέχων ἡμῖν πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν.

Kontakion of St CYRILof Gortyna Plagal Tone 4
Crying out loudly let us praise Cyril, the never-setting star of the world and the vigilant shepherd of the island of Crete. You are free to speak boldly before the Lord to free us from all tribulations. Wherefore we cry: Rejoice, Father of blessed memory.

Kontakion of St NEPHON the Athonite Tone 4
In Athos you shined as the morning star, the assembly of monastics, you illumine with your virtues, our Venerable Father Nephon, wherefore you have been adorned with a crown of glory.

Κοντάκιον. Ὅσιος ΝΉΦΩΝ ὁ ΚΑΥΣΟΚΑΛΥΒΊΤΗΣ Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ἐν τῷ Ἄθῳ ἔλαμψας ὡς ἑωσφόρος, Μοναστῶν τὸν σύλλογον, ταῖς σαῖς λαμπρύνων ἀρεταῖς, Ὅσιε Νήφων Πατὴρ ἡμῶν· διὸ στεφάνῳ τῆς δόξης κεκόσμησαι.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ὁ Προφήτης ἘΛΙΣΣΑῖΟΣ
Σύσκηνος ὑπάρχων καὶ φοιτητής, Ἠλιοὺ παμμάκαρ, Ἐλισσαῖε τοῦ ζηλωτοῦ, τῆς ἐκείνου δόξης, ἀνάπλεως ἐδείχθης, θαυμάτων ἐνεργείᾳ, καταλαμπόμενος.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΜΕΘΌΔΙΟΣ ὁ Ὁμολογητής Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
Τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας λύρα τερπνή, καὶ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, ὑποβάθρα θεοπαγής, ὤφθης Ἱεράρχα, Εἰκονομάχων θράσος, εἰς γῆς κατεδαφίσας, Πάτερ Μεθόδιε.

Megalynarion of St CYRIL of Gortyna
Rejoice, beauty of the Martyrs and the most glorious joy of the Hierarchs. Rejoice, great guardian and glory of Crete. Hierarch Cyril, shelter your flock.

Megalynarion of St NEPHON the Athonite
Unyielding watchfulness always was your delight, you became a visionary, of the immaterial light, which you now enjoy, O God-bearing Nephon, from vain conceptions, do rescue me I pray.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ὅσιος ΝΉΦΩΝ ὁ ΚΑΥΣΟΚΑΛΥΒΊΤΗΣ
Νήψει ἀνενδότῳ ἀεὶ τρυφῶν, τῆς αΰλου δόξης, ἐχρημάτισας θεωρός· ἧς νῦν ἀπολαύων, ὦ Νήφων θεοφόρε, προλήψεων ματαίων, ῥῦσαί με δέομαι.

• June 26 / June 13 •

June 26 / June 13
2018 (7526)
HOLY MARTYRESS AQUILINA THE VIRGIN
ST TRIPHYLLIUS THE BISHOP
ST PHILOTHEOS of Sklataina
ST JOHN TRIANTAPHYLLIDES ― the New Chrysostom and Merciful

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Troparion of St AQUILINA Tone 4
O Aquilina Bride of Christ, by thy love for Him/ thou wast revealed to the ends of the world as a pure virgin and victor in the contest./ Thou didst blossom like a spiritual rose,/ fragrant with purity in thy struggle./ Thou art interceding with the Lord to save us all.

Troparion of St AQUILINA Tone 4
Your lamb Aquilina, 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 AQUILINA Tone 4
Thy ewe-lamb Aquilina 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.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἁγία ἈΚΥΛΊΝΑ 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.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἁγία ἈΚΥΛΊΝΑ Ἦχος δ’. Τχὺ προκατάλαβε
Παρθένος ἀκήρατος, καὶ Ἀθληφόρος σεμνή, ἐδείχθης τοῖς πέρασι, τῇ ἀγαπήσει Χριστοῦ, Ἀκυλίνα θεόνυμφε· σὺ γὰρ καθάπερ ῥόδον, νοητὸν τεθηλυῖα, ἔπνευσας ἐν ἀθλήσει, τῆς ἁγνείας τὴν χάριν, πρεσβεύουσα τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὑπὲρ τῶν τιμώντων σε.

Apolytikion of St TRIPHYLLIUS Tone 3
Having zeal of faith, All-Blessed one, you bore ripe fruit, putting to shame the battle line of the enemy, and you slayed Beliar, Triphyllios; Venerable Father, entreat Christ God, to grant us the great mercy.

Troparion of St TRIPHYLLIUS Tone 4
In truth you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith, / an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence; / your humility exalted you; / your poverty enriched you. / Hierarch Father Triphyllius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.

Apolytikion of St PHILOTHEOS Tone 1
Offspring of Sklataina, boast of Meteora, citizen and founder of the Monastery of Saint Stephen, Philotheos, let us honor O faithful, as a lamp of Christ that forever shines, illuminating this sacred shrine throughout the ecumene. Glory to God who sanctified you, the glory of those who obey the divine commandments, Most Sacred one.

Apolytikion of St JOHN TRIANTAPHYLLIDES Tone 1
The offspring of Chaldia, the barrier of Orthodoxy, the treasury of piety, John let us hymn, who pours out healings to the faithful, and mercy to those who run to him, giving the fruits of his divine teachings, imparting peace: glory to you whom we proclaim wise, glory to Him Who showed you to be, to all those who approach you with faith, a protective consolation.

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Kontakion of St AQUILINA Tone 2
Thou didst purify thy soul with the virtue of humility,/ and by thy martyrdom thou didst ascend to the heights of holiness./ Thou wast wounded with love for Christ thy Bridegroom,/ O venerable Aquilina./ Thou art radiantly standing in His presence with the Angels;/ together with them pray for us all.

Kontakion of St AQUILINA Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Having utterly purified thy soul with the beauties of thy virginity/ and attained the heights by martyrdom, O most honored Aquilina,/ wounded with the love of Christ thy Bridegroom,/ thou standest before Him with the angels in gladness.// With them cease thou never to pray for us all.

Kontakion of St AQUILINA Tone 3
You ascended to the heights through martyrdom, all-honorable Aquilina, / having purified your soul through the virtues of your virginity. / You were wounded with love for Christ your bridegroom, / before whom you stand rejoicing with the angels; / together with them unceasingly pray for us all.

Κοντάκιον. Ἁγία ἈΚΥΛΊΝΑ Ἦχος γ´. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Ραντισμοῖς αἱμάτων σου, καθηγνισμένην παρθένε, καὶ Μαρτύρων στέμμασι, σὲ Ἀκυλίνα στεφθείσαν, δέδωκε, τοῖς ἐν ἀνάγκαις τῶν νοσημάτων, ἴασιν, καὶ σωτηρίαν ὁ σὸς νυμφίος, τοῖς προστρέχουσιν ἐν πίστει, Χριστὸς ὁ βρύων ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

Kontakion of St JOHN TRIANTAPHYLLIDES Tone 3
With the reed, O Saint, of your love and words, you drew to yourself your flock, and on the beaten track of sanctity, you were seen as a container of heavenly grace, while we run with leaps to your relics, drawing healings, O John, bringing you hymns.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἁγία ἈΚΥΛΊΝΑ
Μύρων αἰσθομένη τῶν νοητῶν, Μάρτυς Ἀκυλίνα, ὡς νεᾶνις πανευπρεπής, κόσμου τὸ δυσῶδες, ἐμφρόνως ὑπερεῖδες, καὶ ἄθλοις μαρτυρίου, Χριστῷ νενύμφευσαι.

Megalynarion of St JOHN TRIANTAPHYLLIDES
Rejoice, the divine spring of Chaldia, and the most-ready defender of Orthodoxy; rejoice, John the glory of priests, the boast of all, newly-illumined illuminator.

• June 25 / June 12 •

June 25 / June 12
2018 (7526)
ST ONUPHRIOS THE GREAT OF EGYPT AND ST PETER OF MOUNT ATHOS
ST TERNAN
Hosiosmartyrs SYNESIOS, BENEDICT, TIMOTHY and PAUL at Thessaloniki

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Troparion of Ss ONUPHRIOS and PETER Tone 1
In the flesh you lived the life of Angels,/ you were citizens of the desert and treasuries of grace,/ O Onuphrios adornment of Egypt, and Peter the light of Athos./ Wherefore we honour your struggles as we sing to you:/ Glory to Him Who has strengthened you; glory to Him Who has made you wonderful;/ glory to Him Who through you works healings for all.

Ἀπολυτίκιον, Ἦχος α´. Τοῦ λίθου σφαγισθέντος
Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης καὶ ἐν σώματι ἄγγελος, καὶ θαυματουργὸς ἀνεδείχθης, θεοφόρε Πατὴρ ἡμῶν Ονούφριε· νηστείᾳ ἀγρυπνίᾳ προσευχῇ, οὐράνια χαρίσματα λαβών, θεραπεύεις τοὺς νοσοῦντας, καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν πίστει προστρεχόντων σοι. Δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ πᾶσιν ἰάματα.

Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης.
Τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὸν βίον ἐν σαρκὶ μιμησάμενοι, ὤφθητε ἐρήμου πολῖται, καὶ χαρίτων κειμήλια, Ὀνούφριε Αἰγύπτου καλλονή, καὶ Πέτρε τῶν ἐν Ἄθῳ ὁ φωστήρ· διὰ τοῦτο τοὺς ἀγῶνας ὑμῶν ἀεί, τιμῶμεν ἀναμέλποντες· δόξα τῷ ἐνισχύσαντι ὑμᾶς, δόξα τῷ στεφανώσαντι, δίξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι δι’ ὑμῶν, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.

Troparion of St TERNAN Tone 5
At Candida Casa among the throng of saints/ the flame of faith enkindled thee, O Ternan./ Thy missionary labours among the Picts have shone with glory/ as did thy monastery of Culross in Fife./ Pray to Christ our God to save our souls.

Apolytikion of Hosiosmartyrs Tone 3
Divine offspring, of Trigleia, joyfully practicing asceticism, at the Holy Mountain, Venerable Martyr of the Lord Synesios, having accomplished martyrdom in the stadium, you were made worthy of the brilliance of martyrdom, wherefore intercede, that we who praise you may receive, propitiation for our failures and great mercy.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΣΥΝΈΣΙΟΣ Ἦχος γ’. Θείας Πίστεως
Θεῖον βλάστημα, Τριγλίας πέλων, χαίρων ἤσκησας, ἐν Ὄρει Ἄθῳ, Ὁσιομάρτυς Κυρίου Συνέσιε· καὶ μαρτυρίου ἀνύσας τὸ στάδιον, μαρτυρικῆς ἠξιώθης λαμπρότητος· ὅθεν πρέσβευε, δοθῆναι τοῖς σὲ γεραίρουσι, πταισμάτων ἱλασμὸν καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.

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Kontakion of Ss ONUPHRIOS and PETER Tone 8
By your achievements in the wilderness you became like the Bodiless Powers,/ godly Onuphrios, and righteous Peter adornment of Athos/ you heavenly-minded pair who sing: Alleluia.

Kontakion of St ONUPHRIOS Tone 2
You appeared as a bright star to the hermits of the desert, / A light shining in the darkness of solitude, O holy Father Onuphrius, / Therefore ceaselessly intercede for us all.

Kontakion of St ONUPHRIOS Tone 3 "Today the Virgin..."
Illumined by the radiance of the all-holy Spirit,/ O divinely wise one,/ thou didst forsake all the tumults of life;/ and on reaching the desert, O venerable father,/ thou didst gladden God the Creator, Who is over all things.// Wherefore, Christ, the great Bestower of gifts, doth glorify thee, O blessed one.

Κοντάκιον, Ἦχος πλ. δ´. Πίστιν Χριστοῦ
Φῶς νοητὸν καὶ οὐράνιον, Πέτρε λαβὼν ἐν καρδίᾳ σου, τῆς ἀκηράτου Τριάδος δοχεῖον ὤφθης λαμπρότατον, καὶ χάριν τῶν θαυμάτων ἀπείληφας, κραυγάζων, Ἀλληλούϊα.

Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος πλ. δ’. Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ
Ὡς τῆς ἐρήμου πολιστὰς οὐρανοβάμονας
Καὶ δωρεῶν τῶν ὑπὲρ φύσιν καταγώγια,
Τὸν Ὀνούφριον ὑμνήσωμεν σὺν τῷ Πέτρῳ·
Ὁ μὲν ὤφθη ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ φοῖνιξ εὔκαρπος,
Ὁ δὲ ἔλαμψεν ἐν Ἄθῳ ὡς ἰσάγγελος·
Τούτοις λέγοντες, θεοφόρητοι χαίρετε.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΣΥΝΈΣΙΟΣ Ἦχος β’. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Ὡς νουνεχὴς καὶ μοναστὴς θεόληπτος, μαρτυρικῆς εὐκλείας κατηξίωσαι, καταπαλαίσας τὸν ἀλάστορα,, τῇ ἀνενδότῳ καρτερίᾳ σου· διὸ διπλοῖς στεφάνοις κατηγλάϊσαι, παρὰ Χριστοῦ Ὁσιομάρτυς ἔνδοξε· διό σε Συνέσιε γεραίρομεν.

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Μεγαλυνάριον.
Χαίροις τῆς Αἰγύπτου θεῖο πυρσός, Ὀνούφριε Πάτερ, νομοστάθμη ἡσυχαστῶν· χαίροις τῶν ἐν Ἄθῳ, ἀκρότης μάκαρ Πέτρε, Τριάδος τῆς Ἁγίας, ἐνδιαιτήματα.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΣΥΝΈΣΙΟΣ
Χαίροις τῆς Τριγλίας θεῖος βλαστός, καὶ τῶν ἐν τῷ Ἄθῳ, Μοναζόντων συγκοινωνός· χαίροις ὁ ἀθλήσας, ὐπὲρ Χριστοῦ νομίμως, Συνέσιε παμμάκαρ, Ἀγγέλων σύσκηνε.

• June 24 / June 11 •

June 24 / June 11
2018 (7526)
SYNAXIS OF THE ICON 'IT IS MEET'
HOLY APOSTLES BARTHOLOMEW AND BARNABAS
ST BARNABAS the Wonderworker of Vasa
ST LUKE of Crimea
THE CHINESE MARTYRS OF THE BOXER REBELLION

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Troparion of the Icon 'IT IS MEET' Tone 4
Gather together, all you fathers of Athos,/ and celebrate with joy and gladness on this day:/ for the Mother of God is wonderfully praised by the Angel,/ and we magnify her/ as the Birthgiver of God.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ ἌΞΙΌΝ ἘΣΤΙΝ Ἦχος δ’. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε
Πατέρων ἀθροίσθητε, πᾶσα τοῦ Ἄθω πληθύς, πιστῶς ἑορτάζοντες, σήμερον χαίροντες, καὶ φαιδρῶς ἀλαλάζοντες, πάντες ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ· τοῦ Θεοῦ γὰρ ἡ Μήτηρ, νῦν παρὰ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου, παραδόξως ὑμνεῖται· διὸ ὡς Θεοτόκον ἀεί, ταύτην δοξάζομεν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ ἌΞΙΌΝ ἘΣΤΙΝ Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Τῇ σεπτῇ σπυ Εἰκόνι Γαβριὴλ ὁ Ἀρχάγγελος, καταπτὰς ἐν σχήματι ξένῳ, τὴν ᾠδήν σοι ἀνέμελψεν, Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς, τὴν μόνην μακαρίζειν σε Ἁγνή, ὡς Μητέρα τοῦ τῶν ὅλων Δημιουργοῦ, καὶ σώζουσαν τοὺς κράζοντας· δόξα τοῖς θαυμασίοις σου Ἁγνή, δόξα τοῖς μεγαλείοις σου, δόξα τῇ πρὸς ἡμᾶς σου προνοίᾳ Ἄχραντε.

Troparion of Ss BARTHOLOMEW and BARNABAS Tone 3
Instruments of the Comforter and proclaimers of the Word,/ O Apostles and Seers of God,/ Bartholomew of the Twelve/ and Barnabas son of consolation,/ entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Troparion of Ss BARTHOLOMEW and BARNABAS Tone 3
O holy apostles/ entreat the merciful God// that He grant to our souls remission of transgressions.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑῖΟΣ καὶ ΒΑΡΝΆΒΑΣ οἱ Ἀπόστολοι Ἦχος γ´ Ἀπόστολοι Ἅγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε τῷ ἐλεήμονι Θεῷ , ἵνα πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν, παράσχῃ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑῖΟΣ καὶ ΒΑΡΝΆΒΑΣ οἱ Ἀπόστολοι Ἦχος γ’. Θείας πίστεως
Θεῖα ὄργανα, τοῦ Παρακλήτου, καὶ ἐκφάντορες, τοῦ Θεοῦ Λόγου, ἀνεδείχθητε θεόπται Ἀπόστολοι, Βαρθολομαῖε τῶν Δώδεκα σύσκηνε, καὶ Βαρνάβα ὡς υἱὸς παρακλήσεως. Ἀλλ’ αἰτήσασθε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν πανεύφημοι, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion of St BARNABAS OF VASA Tone 3
The village of Vasa rejoices, in having the divine larnax of your relics, as a well-spring of healings, and a salvation for all those in sorrow, to all those who flee to you, Father, with faith. Rightous Barnabas, entreat Christ God, to grant us great mercy.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Λουκᾶς Ἦχος γ’. Θείας πίστεως
Νέον ἅγιον, τοῦ Παρακλήτου, σὲ ἀνέδειξεν, Λουκᾶ ἡ χάρις, ἐν καιροῖς διωγμῶν τε καὶ θλίψεων· νόσους μὲν ὡς ἰατρὸς ἐθεράπευσας, καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς ὡς ποιμὴν καθοδήγησας· πάτερ τίμιε, ἐγγάμων τύπος καὶ μοναστῶν, πρέσβευε σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

CHINESE Martyrs Apolytikion Tone 3"Seeing how beautiful..."
When you renounced your false ancestral errors all,
you came to know that Christ is God and Lord of all.
When you courageously proclaimed that He is the only Savior
you endured the suffering and the tortures as if you were
bodiless, and you received from His hand the unfading crown.
And now you intercede for all of China
to see the light of knowledge, O Martyr Saints.

CHINESE Martyrs Troparion Tone 5
In a pagan land ye were enlightened by the Orthodox Faith, / and having lived in the Faith but a little time, / ye inherited the eternal Kingdom. / By the purity of your Christian ways / ye put to shame the false Confucian piety / and trampled demon-inspired Buddhism underfoot as refuse, / sanctifying the Chinese land with your blood. / Wherefore, we pray: / Entreat the Master of all / that He enlighten your land with Orthodoxy in these latter times, // and strengthen us therein.

CHINESE Martyrs Apolytikion Tone 1
Minister to Christ, true priest of glory, reasonable sacrifice and blameless victim, thou gavest thyself up to the stadium with thy flock, O father, Chi - Sung in Beijing. Therefore pray for us who keep thy precious memory with faith.

CHINESE Martyrs Apolytikion Tone 2
Thou hast become a participator in the customs of the Apostles and a successor to their throne thou hast found the way of ascending to behold God, by thy faithful struggle unto blood with thy flock in Beijing, O God inspired, hieromartyr Chi - Sung Pray to Christ our God, that our souls might be saved.

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Kontakion of the Icon 'IT IS MEET' Tone 4
Athos is celebrating today,/ for from the Angel it has received hymns dedicated to the Mother of God,/ whom all creation is acclaiming with hymn of praise.

Κοντάκιον. Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ ἌΞΙΌΝ ἘΣΤΙΝ Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ἑορτάζει σήμερον ἅπας ὁ Ἄθως, ὅτι ὕμνοις δέδεκται, ὑπὸ Ἀγγέλου θαυμαστῶς, σοῦ τῆς Ἁγνῆς Θεομήτορος, ἣν πᾶσα κτίσις γεραίρει δοξάζουσα.

Κοντάκιον. Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ ἌΞΙΌΝ ἘΣΤΙΝ Ἦχος πλ. δ’. Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ
Ὡς ἐπιστὰς ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ ἐν ξένῳ σχήματι
Ὁ Γαβριὴλ τὸν Μοναστὴν ἐμυσταγώγησε
Μακαρίζει καὶ ὑμνεῖν σε ἀξίως Κόρη.
Ἀλλ’ ἡμεῖς τούτου τὴν μνείαν ἑορτάζοντες
Τὴν πολλήν σου πρὸς ἡμᾶς ὑμνοῦμεν πρόνοιαν
Καὶ βοῶμέν σοι, χαῖρε Ἄθω ἡ ἔφορος.

Kontakion of the Apostle BARTHOLOMEW Tone 4
Thou didst appear as a great sun to the world/ with miracles and rays of teachings./ Thou dost guide to the light/ all who venerate thee,/ O Bartholomew, Apostle of the Lord.

Kontakion of the Apostle BARTHOLOMEW Tone 4 "Thou hast appeared..."
Thou hast been shown to be a great sun for the whole world,/ shining with the radiance of doctrines and awesome miracles,// and illuminating those who honor thee, O Bartholemew, apostle of the Lord.

Kontakion of the Apostle BARNABAS Tone 3
Thou wast the Lord's servant and the first of the Seventy,/ and thy preaching shone with Paul's./ Thou didst proclaim Christ the Savior to all,/ O Barnabas./ Wherefore we celebrate thy memory with hymns.

Κοντάκιον Ἅγιοι ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑῖΟΣ καὶ ΒΑΡΝΆΒΑΣ οἱ Ἀπόστολοι Ἦχος δ´. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ὤφθης μέγας ἤλιος τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, διδαγμάτων λάμψεσι, καὶ θαυμασίων φοβερῶν, φωταγωγῶν τοὺς τιμώντάς σε, Βαρθολομαῖε Κυρίου Ἀπόστολε.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑῖΟΣ καὶ ΒΑΡΝΆΒΑΣ οἱ Ἀπόστολοι Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ὡς Χριστοῦ Ἀπόστολοι καὶ ὑπηρέται, εὐσεβείας δόγμασι, πᾶσαν λαμπρύνετε τὴν γῆν, Βαρθολομαῖε θεόληπτε, σὺν τῷ Βαρνάβᾳ· διὸ ὑμᾶς μέλπομεν.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Λουκᾶς Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Ἀνεδείχθης ἥλιος, νυκτὶ βαθείᾳ διωγμοῦ, μακάριε, διὸ καὶ θάλπος νοητὸς τὸ ἐκ Θεοῦ σὺ ἐξέχεας χειμαζομένοις, Λουκᾶ πανσεβάσμιε.

CHINESE Martyrs Kontakion Tone 4 "You who were lifted..."
In recent times you imitated the martyrs of former times in your victorious contests, O blessed Saints, for you competed valiantly for Christ. Watering the holy Church of the great land of China with your blood, you have received a crown from Lord’s hand. As you are standing near Him in the heights, commemorate us who honor your martyrdom.

CHINESE Martyrs Kontakion Tone 1
O Martyrs of these latter times, / ye whitened your garments in the blood of the Lamb, / and shed your own blood for Christ. / Wherefore, ye now minister unto Him day and night / in the Church of heaven. / Therefore, entreat Christ for us, O glorious Martyrs, / that He hide His little flock from the beguilement of Antichrist, / and that He lead all of us out of great tribulation // unto a land of never-waning light.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ ἌΞΙΌΝ ἘΣΤΙΝ
Ἄξιον ὑμνεῖν σε διὰ παντός, τὴν Θεοῦ Μητέρα, καὶ προστάτιν τῶν γηγενῶν, παρὰ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου, Παρθένε διδαχθέντες, ὑμνοῦμεν καθ’ ἑκάστην, τὰ μεγαλεῖά σου.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιοι ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑῖΟΣ καὶ ΒΑΡΝΆΒΑΣ οἱ Ἀπόστολοι
Χαίροις Ἀποστόλων ἡ ξυνωρίς, τῆς οἰκονομίας, τοῦ Σωτῆρος οἱ λειτουργοὶ, σὺν Βαρθολομαίῳ, Βαρνάβας ὁ θεόφρων, πνευματικαὶ κινύραι, τῶν ὑπὲρ ἔννοιαν.

CHINESE Martyrs Megalynarion
Rejoice, O priest of Beijing, martyred illustriously with thy flock thou didst destroy the impious schemes of tyrants with the strength of the Lord O Father Chi - Sung.
Mitrophan as a pious God speaking minister thou didst weaken the delusions of the impious by thy feats, with thy flock, O Father, protector from darkness and boast of martyrs.

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PRAYER FOR THE CHINESE PEOPLE
O, Omniscient God, Sun above the suns, Light above the lights, Who encompassest in Thy sight all the creatures in heaven and on earth; Thou art the Only One Who knowest the number of Angelic hosts, and also of ants upon the sand, birds in the air and fishes in the water — pour down Thy mercy on the Chinese people, the most plentiful among Thy peoples inhabiting the earth, we pray Thee now.
Lord, Thou hast given unto the Chinese people great life wisdom, hence to know how to till the earth, to do commerce in honesty, to obey the government, to show filial piety, to keep the house neat, and to love order and harmony in everything.
But this wisdom can serve man only unto the grave, 'tis only a step away from the cradle of each mortal. The Chinese people so desireth of Thine everlasting Wisdom, O Lord, Who incarnate on earth in Thine Only-begotten Son, which doth carry the soul beyond the grave and lead her into the Kingdom of Heaven.
O Good Creator, O Boundless Love, can it be that Thy love could ever have a limit before the millions in Thy great Chinese nation? No, that cannot be! But Thou, in Thy marvelous providence hast established the time in which the Chinese people will come forth and venerate the Cross of Christ, receiving within themselves the most pure Blood of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Make that time come sooner, O Abundant in Mercy! Provide help to the missionaries of the Cross and Resurrection in the land of China! Open thou the doors of Thy grace to China, overlooking our iniquities. So the land of the yellow people would also reverberate with songs and exclamations: "Thy Nativity, O Christ, our God" and "Christ is risen from the dead!". O Most Holy Trinity, let it be so through the intercession of all the Apostles and Evangelists.
Let it be so, indeed!
Amen.

• June 23 / June 10 •

June 23 / June 10
2018 (7526)
HOLY MARTYRS ALEXANDER AND ANTONINA
ST JOHN ― METROPOLITAN OF TOBOLSK
Hieromartyr TIMOTHY bishop of Prusa
STS THEOPHANES and PANSEMNI of Antioch
Hosiosmartyr SAVVAS the Stageiritis
THE CHINESE MARTYRS OF THE BOXER REBELLION

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Troparion of Ss ALEXANDER and ANTONINA Tone 1
Let us praise the two holy Martyrs,/ renowned Alexander and noble Antonina;/ in their holy contests they shone with love, faith and healing/ for those who cry together:/ Glory to Him Who has strengthened you; glory to Him Who has crowned you;/ glory to Him Who through you works healings for all.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιοι ἈΛΈΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ καὶ ἈΝΤΩΝΊΝΑ Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Ξυνωρὶς ἡ ἁγία τῶν Μαρτύρων ὑμνείσθω μοι, σὺν τῷ εὐκλεεῖ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ, Ἀντωνίνα ἡ πάνσεμνος· ἀγάπη γὰρ καὶ πίστει εὐσεβεῖ, ἐκλάμψαντες ἐν ἄθλοις ἱεροῖς, ἰαμάτων ἐφαπλοῦσι μαρμαρυγάς, τοῖς πόθῳ ἀνακράζουσι· δόξα τῷ ἐνισχύσαντι ὑμᾶς, δόξα τῷ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι δι’ ὑμῶν, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.

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.

Troparion of St JOHN of Tobolsk Tone 8
Thou wast a guide of virtue, a comforter of orphans and an unmercenary physician of the sick;/ a help of the suffering and an intercessor to the Lord;/ beseech Him to save our souls.

Troparion of St TIMOTHY Tone 1
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 Timothy entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Apolytikion of St SAVVAS Tone 1
The boast of Stageira and the pride of Athos, let us praise with odes Hieromartyr Savvas; strongly he lived in asceticism and contested, he defeated the treacherous enemy, and through a vision he was made worthy of the divine voice foretelling his martyrdom. Glory to Christ Who glorified you, Glory to Him Who gave you strength, Glory to Him Who in these latter days crowned you.

CHINESE Martyrs Apolytikion Tone 3"Seeing how beautiful..."
When you renounced your false ancestral errors all,
you came to know that Christ is God and Lord of all.
When you courageously proclaimed that He is the only Savior
you endured the suffering and the tortures as if you were
bodiless, and you received from His hand the unfading crown.
And now you intercede for all of China
to see the light of knowledge, O Martyr Saints.

CHINESE Martyrs Troparion Tone 5
In a pagan land ye were enlightened by the Orthodox Faith, / and having lived in the Faith but a little time, / ye inherited the eternal Kingdom. / By the purity of your Christian ways / ye put to shame the false Confucian piety / and trampled demon-inspired Buddhism underfoot as refuse, / sanctifying the Chinese land with your blood. / Wherefore, we pray: / Entreat the Master of all / that He enlighten your land with Orthodoxy in these latter times, // and strengthen us therein.

CHINESE Martyrs Apolytikion Tone 1
Minister to Christ, true priest of glory, reasonable sacrifice and blameless victim, thou gavest thyself up to the stadium with thy flock, O father, Chi - Sung in Beijing. Therefore pray for us who keep thy precious memory with faith.

CHINESE Martyrs Apolytikion Tone 2
Thou hast become a participator in the customs of the Apostles and a successor to their throne thou hast found the way of ascending to behold God, by thy faithful struggle unto blood with thy flock in Beijing, O God inspired, hieromartyr Chi - Sung Pray to Christ our God, that our souls might be saved.

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Kontakion of Ss ALEXANDER and ANTONINA Tone 2
Let us bless godly Alexander and Antonina,/ spiritual kinsmen in Christ and of one mind in holiness;/ receiving their struggles and wounds as fragrant myrrh/ He has glorified them.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιοι ἈΛΈΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ καὶ ἈΝΤΩΝΊΝΑ Ἦχς β’. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Τοὺς ἐν Χριστῷ, πνευματικοὺς ὁμαίμονας, καὶ ἐν ὁδοῖς, τῆς εὐσεβείας σύμφρονας, τὸν θεόφρονα Ἀλέξανδρον, σὺν Ἀντωνίνῃ μακαρίσωμεν· τοὺς ἄθλους γὰρ ἐκείνων καὶ τὰ στίγματα, ὡς μύρον εὐωδίας προσεδέξατο, ὁ τούτους δοξάσας ὡς ηὐδόκησε.

Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος δ´ . Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Τῶν Μαρτύρων ἔλαμψεν, ἡ ἀξιέπαινος μνήμη, ἦν πιστοί τελέσωμεν, καὶ ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστῶς, ἐν ἐπὶ γνώσει κραυγάζοντες, Σὺ τῶν Μαρτύρων, Χριστὲ τὸ κραταίωμα.

Kontakion of St JOHN of Tobolsk Tone 2
To those in the darkness of ignorance thou wast a light,/ a comforter of widows and orphans, and a physician to the weak,/ a guide to the young and the light of joy to parents./ Pray to Christ our God to grant Faith in our land/ and great mercy to His people.

CHINESE Martyrs Kontakion Tone 4 "You who were lifted..."
In recent times you imitated the martyrs of former times in your victorious contests, O blessed Saints, for you competed valiantly for Christ. Watering the holy Church of the great land of China with your blood, you have received a crown from Lord’s hand. As you are standing near Him in the heights, commemorate us who honor your martyrdom.

CHINESE Martyrs Kontakion Tone 1
O Martyrs of these latter times, / ye whitened your garments in the blood of the Lamb, / and shed your own blood for Christ. / Wherefore, ye now minister unto Him day and night / in the Church of heaven. / Therefore, entreat Christ for us, O glorious Martyrs, / that He hide His little flock from the beguilement of Antichrist, / and that He lead all of us out of great tribulation // unto a land of never-waning light.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιοι ἈΛΈΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ καὶ ἈΝΤΩΝΊΝΑ
Χαίροις ὦ Ἀλέξανδρε Ἀθλητά· χαίροις Ἀντωνίνα, νύμφη ἄμωμε τοῦ Χριστοῦ· γνώμῃ γὰρ τελείᾳ, ἐχθροῦ τὰς μεθοδείας, ἀθλητικῇ δυνάμει, κατηδαφίσατε.

Megalynarion of Sts THEOPHANES and PANSEMNI
Rejoice, visible model, Venerable Pansemni, of sincere repentance; Rejoice, Venerable Theophanes, who led her on the path of salvation to blossom as a flower.

CHINESE Martyrs Megalynarion
Rejoice, O priest of Beijing, martyred illustriously with thy flock thou didst destroy the impious schemes of tyrants with the strength of the Lord O Father Chi - Sung.
Mitrophan as a pious God speaking minister thou didst weaken the delusions of the impious by thy feats, with thy flock, O Father, protector from darkness and boast of martyrs.

• June 22 / June 9 •

June 22 / June 9
2018 (7526)
ST CYRIL ― ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA
ST CYRIL OF THE WHITE LAKE
ST COLUMBA OF IONA

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Troparion of St CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Tone 1
With all reverence let us praise the light of the world,/ the great orator and champion of the Mother of God;/ for by his fiery teachings he burned the heresy of Nestorius./ Wherefore let us cry to him:/ O divine Cyril, intercede with Christ/ to strengthen the Orthodox faith.

Troparion of St CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Tone 8
O instructor of Orthodoxy, teacher of piety and purity,/ beacon for the whole world, divinely inspired adornment of hierarchs./ O most wise Cyril by thy doctrines thou hast illumined all.// O harp of the Spirit, entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Ἀρχιεπίσκοποσ Ἀλεξανδρείασ Ἦχος δ’. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε
Ὡς κῦρος οὐράνιον, θεολογία ἡ σή, βραβεύει ἐν Πνεύματι, τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ Χριστοῦ, τὴν χάριν τὴν ἔνθεον· σὺ γὰρ καθυπογράψας τῆς Τριάδος τὴν δόξαν, μύστης τῆς Θεοτόκου, καὶ ὑπέρμαχος ὤφθης, παρ’ ἧς λαμπρῶς δεδόξασαι, Ἱεράρχα Κύριλλε.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Ἀρχιεπίσκοποσ Ἀλεξανδρείασ Ἦχος πλ. α’. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Τῇ σοφίᾳ τῇ θείᾳ καλλωπιζόμενος, τῆς Συνόδου τῆς τρίτης ἐδείχθης ἔξαρχος, καὶ καθεῖλες τὸν δεινὸν Πάτερ Νεστόριον, καὶ Θεοτόκον τὴν Ἁγνήν, ἀνεκήρυξας λαμπρῶς, ὦ Κύριλλε Ἱεράρχα, Ἀλεξανδρέων ἡ δόξα, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας ὁ διδάσκαλος.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Ἀρχιεπίσκοποσ Ἀλεξανδρείασ Ἦχος πλ.δ´
Ὀρθοδοξίας ὁδηγέ, εὐσεβείας Διδάσκαλε καὶ σεμνότητος, τῆς Οἰκουμένης ὁ φωστήρ, τῶν Μοναζόντων θεόπνευστον ἐγκαλλώπισμα, Κύριλλε σοφέ, ταῖς διδαχαῖς σου πάντας ἐφώτισας, λύρα τοῦ Πνεύματος. Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Troparion of St CYRIL OF THE WHITE LAKE Tone 1
O Father Cyril, uprooting the thorns of passions/ thou didst blossom as a lily in David's wilderness,/ where thou didst gather a multitude of disciples/ and guide them as a father in the fear of God./ Glory to Him Who has strengthened thee; glory to Him Who has crowned thee;/ glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.

Troparion of St COLUMBA Tone 5
By thy God-inspired life/ thou didst embody both the mission and the dispersion of the Church,/ most glorious Father Colum Cille./ Using thy repentance and voluntary exile,/ Christ our God raised thee up as a beacon of the True Faith,/ an Apostle to the heathen and an indicator of the Way of salvation./ Wherefore O holy one, cease not to intercede for us/ that our souls may be saved.

Troparion of St COLUMBA Tone 8
Innocent in soul, thou didst mortify the passions of the body, soaring on high to the mansions of heaven as on the wings of the dove, whose namesake thou wast, O Godbearing father Columba. And having by grace restored within thee the true image of God, thou didst teach multitudes of the faithful the ways of repentance; wherefore, we glorify thee as our father in the Holy Faith, O venerable one.

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Kontakion of St CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Tone 6
Thy teaching has reached to the ends of the earth./ For from the wellsprings of the Savior, O blessed one,/ thou hast poured forth a flood of doctrine/ which engulfs all heresies.

Kontakion of St CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Tone 6 "Fulfilling the dispensation concerning us..."
Thou hast manifestly poured forth upon us an abyss of doctrines of theology/ from the well-springs of the Savior,/ drowning heresies and saving thy flock unharmed by threefold waves, O blessed Cyril;// for thou art shown to be a guide for all lands, O venerable one, revealing things divine.

Kontakion of St CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Tone 6
You have openly poured out upon us the depth of the teachings of theology, / drawing from the well-springs of the Savior; / you drowned heresies / and saved your flock unharmed from triple waves. / Blessed and venerable Cyril, / you are shown to be a guide for all lands, revealing things divine.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Ἀρχιεπίσκοποσ Ἀλεξανδρείασ Ἦχος δ’. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ
Τὰς τῶν αἱρέσεων πλοκὰς διαρρήξας, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ Χριστοῦ θείοις λόγοις, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν Κύριλλε ἐπλούτισας, πάντα τὰ ζιζάνια, Νεστορίου ἐκκόψας· ὅθεν καὶ παρίστασαι, σὺν Ἀγγέλων χορείαις, Χριστῷ πρεσβεύων μάκαρ ἐκτενῶς, πᾶσι πταισμάτων, δωρήσασθαι ἄφεσιν.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Ἀρχιεπίσκοποσ Ἀλεξανδρείασ Ἦχος πλ. β´. Τὴν ὑπέρ ἡμῶν
Ἄβυσσον ἡμῖν, δογμάτων θεολογίας, ἔβλυσας σαφῶς, ἐκ τῶν πηγῶν τοῦ Σωτῆρος, τὰς αἰρέσεις κατακλύζουσαν μακάριε, καὶ τὸ ποίμνιον ἀλώβητον, τρικυμίαις διασώζουσαν, τῶν περάτων καὶ γὰρ Ὅσιε, ὑπάρχεις καθηγητής, ὡς τὰ θεῖα σαφῶν.

Kontakion of St CYRIL OF THE WHITE LAKE Tone 8
Thou didst scorn all ways and thoughts which dragged thee down/ and didst rejoice to yearn for the heavenward course./ With the Saints before the Trinity pray that thy flock may be preserved;/ for as we celebrate thy repose we cry to thee:/ Rejoice, O blessed Father Cyril.

Kontakion of St COLUMBA Tone 8
As one in whom grace burned with flames of zeal, like Elijah thou didst ascend to the heavens, upborne upon thy virtues as upon a fiery chariot, O Columba; for thou wast filled with the love of Him Who loveth mankind, and by thy miracles didst convert many to faith and amendment of life. Wherefore, joining chorus with the angelic hosts, thou prayest with fervor to Christ, the King of all, Whom do thou ever entreat, O venerable father, that He save our souls.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΚΎΡΙΛΛΟΣ Ἀρχιεπίσκοποσ Ἀλεξανδρείασ
Ρήτωρ εὐσεβείας ἀναδειχθείς, δογμάτων τὸν λόγον, θεηγόρως διατρανοῖς, καὶ τὴν τοῦ Σωτῆρος, πανάφθορον Μητέρα, κηρύττεις Θεοτόκον, πάνσοφε Κύριλλε.

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PRAYER OF ST COLUMBA
Almighty Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
Eternal ever blessed God.
To me unworthy servant, to me allow
That I may keep a door in heaven.
The smallest door, the one that is least used.
But in your house, O Lord,
that I may see your glory, even from afar,
And hear your voice, O God, and know
That I am with You - You, O God.

PRAYER OF ST COLUMBA
O Lord, grant us that love which can never die, which will enkindle our lamps but not extinguish them, so that they may shine in us and bring light to others. Most dear Savior, enkindle our lamps that they may shine forever in your temple. May we receive unquenchable light from yo so that our darkness will be illuminated and the darkness of the world will be made less. Amen.

• June 21 / June 8 •

June 21 / June 8
2018 (7526)
TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS OF GREAT MARTYR THEODORE
ST KALLIOPI THE MARTYRESS
VENERABLESS MELANIA THE ELDER
Righteous JOHN of Kronstadt

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Troparion of St THEODORE Stratelates Tone 4
With thy true strategy, O Trophy-bearer,/ thou wast an illustrious general of the Heavenly King./ Armed with the weapons of faith,/ thou didst annihilate hordes of demons./ O victorious Athlete Theodore, with faith we call thee blessed.

Troparion of St THEODORE Stratelates Tone 4
Truly enlisted with the King of Heaven, / you became an outstanding general for Him, passion-bearer Theodore; / you armed yourself wisely with the weapons of faith / and conquered hordes of demons, revealing yourself as a victorious athlete. / Therefore, in faith we always call you blessed.

Troparion of St THEODORE Stratelates Tone 4
Through true recruitment/ didst thou become a most comely general of the heavenly King,/ O passion-bearer Theodore;/ for with the weaponry of faith thou didst wisely array thyself,/ didst vanquish legions of demons and didst show thyself forth as a victorious athlete.// Wherefore, with faith do we ever bless thee.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἁγίου ΘΕΟΔΏΡΟΥ τοῦ Στρατηλάτου Ἦχος δ΄. Ὁ ὑψωθείς
Στρατολογίᾳ ἀληθεῖ ἀθλοφόρε, τοῦ οὐρανίου στρατηγὸς Βασιλέως, περικαλλὴς γεγένησαι Θεόδωρε· ὅπλοις γὰρ τῆς πίστεως, παρετάξω ἐμφρόνως, καὶ κατεξωλόθρευσας, τῶν δαιμόνων τὰ στίφη, καὶ νικηφόρος ὤφθης ἀθλητής, ὅθεν σε πίστει, ἀεὶ μακαρίζομεν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἁγίου ΘΕΟΔΏΡΟΥ τοῦ Στρατηλάτου Ἦχος πλ. α’. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Δωρεῶν θεοσδότων ὄλβον ἀκένωτον, τὴν τῶν σεπτῶν σου λειψάνων θήκην πλουτοῦντες σοφέ, τὴν μετάθεσιν αὐτῶν πανηγυρίζομεν, ἁγιασμοῦ τὰς δωρεάς, πορισόμενοι πιστῶς, Θεόδωρε Στρατηλάτα· διὸ μὴ παύσῃ πρεσβεύων, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Apolytikion of St KALLIOPI Tone 1
Having loved the beauty of the Savior from your soul, O comely-virgin lady, O all-praised Kalliopi, you struggled steadfastly on His behalf, and were made worthy of divine glory. Because of this, we honor your holy memory and cry out to you: Glory to Him Who gave you strength, Glory to Him Who crowned you, Glory to Him Who grants to us, through you, remission of offenses.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἁγία ΚΑΛΛΙΌΠΗ Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Τοῦ Σωτῆρος τὸ κάλλος ἐκ ψυχῆς ἀγαπήσασα, καλλιπάρθενε κόρη, Καλλιόπη πανεύφημε, ἠγώνισαι στερρῶς ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ, καὶ δόξης ἠξιώθης θεϊκῆς· διὰ τοῦτό σου τὴν μνήμην τὴν ἱεράν, τιμῶμεν ἐκβοῶντές σοι· δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ χορηγοῦντι διὰ σοῦ, ἡμῖν πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν.

Apolytikion of St MELANIA THE ELDER Tone 1
Scorning riches that perish and worldly dignity, thou soughtest heavenly glory through self-denial and toils, making noble rank more noble by humility; and thou didst build a holy house in Jerusalem, where thou didst guide souls unto salvation. And now, O Mother Melania, grant us the alms of thy rich prayers to God.

Troparion of St JOHN of Kronstadt Tone 1
As a zealous advocate of the Orthodox faith,
As a caring Solicitor for the land of Russia,
Faithful to the rules and image of a pastor,
Preaching repentance and life in Christ,
An awesome servant and administer of God's sacraments,
A daring intercessor for people's sake,
O Good and righteous Father John,
Healer and wonderful miracle-worker,
The praise of the town of Kronstadt
And decoration of our Church,
Beseech the All-Merciful God
To reconcile the world and to save our souls!

Troparion of St JOHN of Kronstadt Tone 4
With the apostles your message has gone out to the ends of the world,
And with the confessors you suffered for Christ!
You are like the hierarchs through your preaching of the word;
With the righteous you are radiant with the grace of God.
The Lord has exalted your humility above the heavens
And given us your name as a source of miracles.
O wonder-worker, living in Christ for ever,
Have mercy on those beset by troubles;
And hear us when we cry out in faith, O our beloved shepherd John!

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Kontakion of St THEODORE Stratelates Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Arrayed in faith with manliness of soul,/ and taking in hand the word of God as a spear,/ thou didst conquer the enemy, O Theodore,/ great among the mar­tyrs.// With them cease thou never to entreat Christ God in behalf of us all.

Kontakion of St THEODORE Stratelates Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
With the word of God as a spear in your hand, / in courage of soul and armed with faith, / you vanquished the enemy, O Theodore, glory of martyrs; / with them you unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all.

Kontakion of St THEODORE Stratelates Tone 8
Through lying as dead in thy holy reliquary thou art enjoying eternal life./ Thou dost pour forth a fountain of gifts for those who venerate thy relics/ and seek thy help, O Theodore, God the Word's commander.

Κοντάκιον. Ἁγίου ΘΕΟΔΏΡΟΥ τοῦ Στρατηλάτου Ἦχος δ΄. Ὁ ὑψωθείς
Ἀνδρεία ψυχῆς τὴν πίστιν θωρακισάμενος, καὶ ρῆμα Θεοῦ ὡς λόγχην χειρισάμενος, τὸν ἐχθρὸν κατέτρωσας, τῶν Μαρτύρων μέγιστε Θεόδωρε, σὺν αὐτοῖς Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, πρεσβεύων ἀπαύστως ὑπὲρ πάντων ἡμῶν.

Κοντάκιον. Ἁγίου ΘΕΟΔΏΡΟΥ τοῦ Στρατηλάτου Ἦχος πλ. δ’. Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ
Εἰ καὶ νεκρὸς ἐν τῇ θήκῃ κατάκεισαι, ἀλλὰ ζωὴν ἐκτρυγᾷς τὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ βλυστάνεις διαπαντός, πηγὴν δωρεῶν, τοῖς προσψαύουσι πόθῳ τῶν θείων λειψάνων σου, καὶ τὴν σὴν ἐξαιτοῦσι ταχεῖαν ἀντίληψιν, ὁ Στρατηλάτης τοῦ Λόγου Θεόδωρος.

Kontakion of St KALLIOPI Tone 2
Shining with the grace of virginity, you offered yourself to Christ in martyrdom, Whose joy you received that surpasses every mind, O all-famed Kalliopi; intercede on behalf of those who honor you.

Κοντάκιον. Ἁγία ΚΑΛΛΙΌΠΗ Ἦχος β’. Τοῖς τῶν αἱμάτων σου
Παρθενικῇ διαλάμπουσα χάριτι, μαρτυρικῶς τῷ Χριστῷ προσενήνεξαι· οὗ νῦν τῆς χαρᾶς ἀπολαύουσα, τῆς ὑπὲρ νοῦν Καλλιόπη πανεύφημε, δυσώπει ὑπὲρ τῶν τιμώντων σε.

Kontakion of St MELANIA THE ELDER Tone 4
Thou didst use thine earthly wealth, O wise Melania, to console and help the poor; and with the riches of thy mind, thou leddest many of noble rank with joy to be poor in spirit for Jesus' sake.

Kontakion of St JOHN of Kronstadt Tone 3
This day the pastor of Kronstadt
Appears before the throne of God
Praying fervently on behalf of the faithful
To the chief pastor Christ, who has promised:
"I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it!"

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἁγίου ΘΕΟΔΏΡΟΥ τοῦ Στρατηλάτου
Πνέουσα τὴν χάριν τὴν μυστικήν, ὡς ἀνθώδης κῆπος, τῶν Λειψάνων σου ἡ σορός, ἐκ τῆς Ἡρακλείας, τῇ σῇ πατρίδι ἧκε, Θεόδωρε τρισμάκαρ, ἀξιοθαύμαστε.

Megalynarion of St KALLIOPI
Shining with spiritual beauty of soul, you were shown fair and beautiful to the Savior through your martyric struggles, O godly-minded Kalliopi, intercede that those who praise you may be saved.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἁγία ΚΑΛΛΙΌΠΗ
Κάλλει διαλάμπουσα ψυχικῷ, καλὴ καὶ ὡραία, δι’ ἀγώνων μαρτυρικῶν, ὤφθης τῷ Σωτῆρι, θεόφρον Καλλιόπη, ᾧ πρέσβευε σωθῆναι τοὺς σὲ γεραίροντας.

• June 20 / June 7 •

June 20 / June 7
2018 (7526)
HOLY HIEROMARTYR THEODOTOS ― BISHOP OF ANCYRA
ST MERIADOC ― HIERARCH AND WONDERWORKER
WOMENMARTYRS KALERIA (VALERIA), KYRIAKIA AND MARIA IN CAESAREA PALESTINE

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Troparion of St Theodotos Tone 3
God enriched thee with the gift of the sacred ministry,/ O blessed Hierarch Theodotos./ Thou didst offer the excellent deeds of thy contest as gifts to the Lord thy God./ O righteous Father,/ entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Troparion of St Theodotos Tone 4
Having partaken of the apostolic way of life,/ And becoming their successor to the throne,/ You have discovered in the practice of the virtues/ The way to divine contemplation./ Therefore dispensing the word of truth/ You have also suffered to the shedding of blood for the sake of the faith,// O holy martyr Theodotus, entreat Christ our God to save our souls.

Troparion of St Theodotos Tone 4
Your holy martyr Theodotus and his companions, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their intercessions, save our souls!

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος Ἦχος γ’. Θείας πίστεως
Δόσιν ἔνθεον, καταπλουτήσας, τὴν τῆς χάριτος ἱερουργίαν, Ἱερομάρτυς τρισμάκαρ Θεόδοτε, καθάπερ δῶρα Θεῷ προσενήνοχας, τὰς ἀριστείας τῶν θείων ἀγώνων σου. Πάτερ Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος Ἦχος δ´. Ταχύ προκατάλαβε
Ὡς στύλος ἀκλόνητος, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας Χριστοῦ, καὶ λύχνος ἀείφωτος τῆς οἰκουμένης σοφέ, ἐδείχθης Θεόδοτε· ἔλαμψας ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, διὰ τοῦ μαρτυρίου, ἔλυσας τῶν εἰδώλων, τὴν σκοτόμαιναν μάκαρ, διὸ ἐν παρρησίᾳ Χριστῷ, πρέσβευε σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.

Troparion of St Meriadoc Tone 4
O Meriadoc holy hermit,/ through thy simplicity thou didst draw many souls to God./ Near the church of the Mother of God in Camborne/ thou didst cause a healing well to rise./ We glorify God Who has glorified thee.

Troparion of Martyresses of Caesarea Tone 1
As reasonable lambs, you were guided by Christ, the Chief Shepherd, / along the path of martyrdom. / You finished your course and kept the faith; / therefore, honored Kyra, Valerie, and Mary, / with joyful hearts, we magnify Christ today, as we honor your holy memory!

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Kontakion of St Theodotos Tone 1
O blessed Theodotus,/ You were truly a brilliant star enlightening all creation/ With your gift of wonders/ And your sacred suffering./ Therefore celebrating today your radiant memory,// In gladness of heart we magnify Christ.

Kontakion of St Theodotos Tone 2
O Priest of God Theodotos,/ thou didst emulate the trophy bearers./ Thou hast received a double crown/ and art rejoicing with the Bodiless Ones./ And thou art interceding for our souls.

Kontakion of St Theodotos Tone 2 “Seeking the highest...”
You struggled well, O Theodotus, / together with your fellow athletes and passion-bearing virgins. / You have received crowns of honor. / Therefore, unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος Ἦχος β’. Τοῖς τῶν αἱμάτων σου
Τῶν ἱερέων ἐν στάσει γενόμενος, τῶν Ἀθλοφόρων τοὺς τρόπους ἐζήλωσας, καὶ στέφος διπλοῦν κομισάμενος, σὺν Ἀσωμάτοις χορεύεις Θεόδοτε, πρεσβεύων ἀπαύστως, ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.

Kontakion of Martyresses of Caesarea Tone 2
Passion-bearers Kyra, Valerie and Mary, / you loved the faithful promises of God; / you clung to the faith of Christ, / looking for eternal life and the blessedness of Paradise! / You endured torture with steadfastness / and bowed your necks beneath the sword. / Therefore, you have been crowned by the hand of the Lord / and glorious is your memory. / Entreat Christ God, the Judge of the contest, / on behalf of those who honor your struggles with faith!

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος
Χαίροις Ἀθλοφόρων ὁ κοινωνός· χαίροις Ἱερέων, ὑποτύπωσις ἀληθής· χαίροις ὁ φαυλίσας, τυράννων τὴν μανίαν, Θεόδοτε τρισμάκαρ, τῇ καρτερίᾳ σου.

• June 19 / June 6 •

June 19 / June 6
2018 (7526)
ST HILARY THE NEW ABBOT OF THE MONASTERY OF DALMATOS IN CONSTANTINOPLE
ST SUSANNA THE VIRGIN MARTYRESS
Venerable BESSARION THE WONDERWORKER of Egypt

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Troparion of St Hilary Tone 1
By cultivating the words of the Lord,/ thou didst blossom with grace like an olive tree./ With the oil of divine virtues and by thy confession, blessed Hilary,/ thou didst gladden those who faithfully cry to thee:/ Glory to Christ Who has strengthened thee; glory to Him Who has crowned thee;/ glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.

Troparion of St Hilary Tone 4
O God of our Fathers, / Always act with kindness towards us; / take not Your mercy from us, / but guide our lives in peace / through the prayers of the venerable Bessarion and Hilarion the New.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὅσιος Ἱλαρίων ὁ Νέος Ἦχος α’. Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος
Τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου τὴν χάριν γεωργήσας, ἤνθησας καθάπερ ἐλαία, παμμάκαρ Ἱλαρίων, ἐλαίῳ τῶν θείων ἀρετῶν, καὶ τῆς ὁμολογίας σου σοφέ, ἱλαρύνων τὰς καρδίας καὶ τὰς ψυχάς, τῶν πίστει σοι ἐκβοώντων· δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ σταφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ὅσιος Ἱλαρίων ὁ Νέος Ἦχος πλ. δ´
Ἐν σοὶ Πάτερ ἀκριβῶς διεσώθη τὸ κατ᾽ εἰκόνα· λαβὼν γὰρ τὸν σταυρόν, ἠκολούθησας τῷ Χριστῷ, καὶ πράττων ἐδίδασκες, ὑπερορᾷν μὲν σαρκός, παρέρχεται γάρ· ἐπιμελεῖσθαι δὲ ψυχῆς, πράγματος ἀθανάτoυ· διὸ καὶ μετὰ Ἀγγέλων συναγάλλεται, Ὅσιε Ἰλαρίων τὸ πνεῦμά σου.

Troparion of St Susanna Tone 4
With two companions thou didst desire a life of prayer and solitude,/ O pious Susanna,/ but by thy virtuous example, thy gift of healing and thy consolation for the afflicted/ thou didst enrage the God-hating Diocletian./ Wherefore, O holy one, pray to God for us/ that we, like thee, may be faithful even unto death,/ that our souls may be saved.

Troparion of St Bessarion Tone 4
O God of our fathers,/ deal with us ever according to Thy meekness./ Deprive us not of Thy mercy,/ but through their supplications// direct our life in peace.

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Kontakion of St Hilary Tone 1
Though contesting with fire thou wast not burned,/ for the dew of God refreshed thee./ Thou didst rejoice to accomplish struggles beyond nature./ As thou art now among the righteous, O Hilary, remember us.

Kontakion of St Hilary Tone 2
You imitated the powers on high, venerable Hilarion, / living by example the life of those who take flight. / Led by steadfast desire to the heavenly good things of Christ the King, / you put passing things from your mind and attained to Him. / Entreat Him without ceasing for the sake of us all!

Κοντάκιον. Ὅσιος Ἱλαρίων ὁ Νέος Ήχος α'. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτὴρ
Πυρὶ προσομιλῶν, οὐδαμῶς κατεφλέχθης, Ἰλάριε σοφέ, ἀθλητὰ γενναιόφρον, τὴν δρόσον γὰρ ἐκέκτησο, τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀναψύχουσαν, ὅθεν ἤνυσας, τοὺς ὑπὲρ φύσιν ἀγώνας, ἀγαλλόμενος, μετὰ Ὁσίων θεόφρον, μεθ᾽ ὧν ἡμῶν μνήσθητι.

Κοντάκιον. Ὅσιος Ἱλαρίων ὁ Νέος Ἦχος δ’. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Τοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῖς ἴχνεσιν ἀκολουθήσας, ἐν Ὁσίοις ἔφανας, ὥσπερ ἀστὴρ ἑωθινός, καταπυρσεύων τοῖς τρόποις σου, τοὺς σὲ τιμῶντας, Ἱλαρίων Ὅσιε.

Kontakion of St Susanna Tone 4
O holy Susanna, the purity and constancy of thy life was a hymn of praise to God/ Who sent Angels to escort thy soul to heaven./ At the sight of this the executioners fell back with fear/ and thou, most pious virgin, didst urge them to their task of awarding thee a martyr's crown,/ the guarantee of eternal salvation.

Kontakion of St Bessarion Tone 2 "The steadfast..."
Emulating the powers on high,/ by example thou didst live the life of the birds, O venerable one;/ and putting transitory things from thy mind,/ led to the heavenly beauties of Christ the King by thy constant desire,/ thou didst come even unto Him.// O Bessarion, entreat Him unceasingly in behalf of us all!

Kontakion of St Bessarion Tone 2
You imitated the powers on high, venerable Bessarion, / living by example the life of those who take flight. / Led by steadfast desire to the heavenly good things of Christ the King, / you put passing things from your mind and attained to Him. / Entreat Him without ceasing for the sake of us all!

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ὅσιος Ἱλαρίων ὁ Νέος
Ἴθυνας πρὸς χλόην τῶν ἀρετῶν, Πάτερ Ἱλαρίων, βακτηρίᾳ τῇ λογικῇ, τὴν Μονὴν Δαλμάτων, ὡς ταύτης ποιμενάρχης· διὸ σὺν τοῖς Ὁσίοις, λαμπρῶς δεδόξασαι.

• June 18 / June 5 •

June 18 / June 5
2018 (7526)
HOLY HIEROMARTYR DOROTHEOS ― BISHOP OF TYRE
ST PETER of Korisha
New Martyr MARK of Chios

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Troparion of St Dorotheos of Tyre Tone 4
O Dorotheos, wise Hierarch of Christ,/ thou didst receive the light of wisdom as a gift from the Father of lights./ Thou didst increase the talents given to thee/ and contest in thine old age beyond the bounds of nature./ And thou, O Hieromartyr, art interceding for our souls.

Troparion of St Dorotheos of Tyre Tone 4
As thou didst share in the ways of the apostles/ and didst occupy their throne,/ thou didst find thine activity to be a passage to divine vision,/ O divinely inspired one./ Wherefore, ordering the word of truth,/ thou didst suffer for the Faith even to the shedding of thy blood.// O hieromartyr Dorotheas, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Δωρόθεος ὁ Τύρου Ἦχος δ´
Καὶ τρόπων μέτοχος, καὶ θρόνων διάδοχος, τῶν Ἀποστόλων γενόμενος, τὴν πρᾶξιν εὗρες θεόπνευστε, εἰς θεωρίας ἐπίβασιν· διὰ τοῦτο τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας ὀρθοτομῶν, καὶ τῇ πίστει ἐνήθλησας μέχρις αἵματος, Ἱερομάρτυς Δωρόθεε, Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Δωρόθεος ὁ Τύρου Ἦχος δ’. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε
Ὡς δώρημα τέλειον, ἐκ τοῦ τῶν φώτων Πατρὸς, σοφίας τὴν ἔλλαμψιν, ὡς Ἱεράρχης σοφός, ἐδέξω Δωρόθεε· ὅθεν καὶ πλεονάσας, τὸν σὸν τάλαντον μάκαρ, ἤθλησας ὑπὲρ φύσιν, βαθυτάτῳ ἐν γήρᾳ, πρεσβεύων Ἱερομάρτυς, ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.

Apolytikion of St Peter Tone 1
As a desert dweller, an angel in body and a miracle worker, thou hast revealed thyself O our God-bearing father Peter. Through fasting, vigils and prayer, thou hast received heavenly gifts to heal the needy and those who come to thee with faith. Glory be to the One who crowned thee. Glory be to the One who strengthened thee. Glory be to the One who through thee accomplishes healings.

Apolytikion of St Mark Tone 3
You gladdened the whole island of Chios, O godly-minded, glorious Martyr Mark, as you radiantly preached piety, and deposed profane error, through your words and struggles, O godly-wise one. As you received that which you sought, O ever-memorable one, remember us who praise you.

Apolytikion of St Mark Tone 4
God glorified you in heaven and on earth, O adornment and boast of Martyrs, O Mark the radiant. To those who celebrate your sacred memory with fervor, and faithfully venerate the treasury of your relics, grant your grace, and pray to Christ for them, that they be delivered from dangers and trials.

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Kontakion of St Dorotheos of Tyre Tone 3
By preaching Orthodox doctrine, O Hieromartyr,/ thou didst offer thyself as a godly and holy gift./ Thou didst first excel in asceticism/ and then contest in martyrdom,/ and attain to receiving the victor's prize from Christ our God.

Kontakion of St Dorotheos of Tyre Tone 5
Resplendent with virtues brighter than the sun/ and with thy sufferings, O blessed Dorotheus,/ thou didst shine forth and illumine the land,/ dispelling the darkness of polytheism and vile heresy./ Wherefore, we celebrate thy memory with splendor.

Kontakion of St Dorotheos of Tyre Tone 5
You were resplendent, O blessed Dorotheus, / With virtues brighter than the sun and with your sufferings! / You shine forth and enlighten the land, / Dispelling the darkness of idolatry and base heresy. / Therefore, we celebrate your memory with splendor!

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Δωρόθεος ὁ Τύρου Ἦχος γ´ . Η Παρθένος
Ὀρθοδόξοις δόγμασιν, Ἱερομάρτυς κηρύξας, δῶρον θεῖον ἅγιον, σαυτὸν προσήξας τῷ Κτίστῃ, πρότερον ἐν τῇ ἀσκήσει ἐνδιαπρέψας, ὕστερον τῷ μαρτυρίῳ στερρῶς ἀθλήσας, καὶ νομίμως ὑπεδέξω, βραβεῖον νίκης, παρὰ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Kontakion of St Peter Plagal Tone 2
Having fled from the company of men, thou didst dwell in stony caves and clefts. Thou wast filled with divine desire and love for thy Lord O Peter, from Whom thou didst receive the crown. Pray without ceasing that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion of St Mark Plagal Tone 4
To those who stand round your reliquary, O glorious Mark, and faithfully venerate your divine relics, grant the grace of the Spirit through your prayers, that He might dwell in them and remain in them, and pour forth streams of healings, for you have attained boldness before the Lord.

Kontakion of St Mark Tone 3
Joyously Chios praises in hymns, and ever honors your wondrous struggles radiantly, hastening to where you were martyred--O strange wonder!--hastening to your Master Who sactified your blood, as you desired, the boast of Martyrs, O Mark, the Athlete of Christ.

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Megalynarion of St Dorotheos of Tyre
Rejoice heavenly mystagogue, rejoice the beginning of perfect gifts, rejoice the good lot of the God of all, you who are most eminent in fame.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος Δωρόθεος ὁ Τύρου
Χαίροις τῆς σοφίας μυσταγωγός, καὶ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, θεοφάντωρ ὁ ἱερός· χαίροις ὁ Μαρτύρων, τῆς δωρεᾶς τρυφήσας, ὡς θεῖος Ἱεράρχης, Πάτερ Δωρόθεε.

• June 17 / June 4 •

June 17 / June 4
2018 (7526)
SS MARTHA AND MARY ― SISTERS OF ST LAZARUS THE FRIEND OF CHRIST
ST METROPHANES ― FIRST PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
ST PETROC AND HIS COMPANIONS CROIDAN, MEDAN AND DEGAN
VENERABLE FATHER ZOSIMA the Bishop of Babylon
THE SYNAXIS OF ALL SAINTS OF BRITAIN and IRELAND // 3RD SUNDAY OF PENTECOST //
NEW MARTYRS OF THE TURKISH YOKE // 3RD SUNDAY OF PENTECOST //

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Troparion of Martha and Mary Tone 3
You fervently believed in Christ and His marvelous acts,/ O Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus./ You were adorned with radiant virtues/ and were found worthy to be numbered with the Saints;/ together with holy Lazarus pray to God for us.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἁγίες Μάρθα καὶ Μαρία Ἦχος πλ. α’. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Τῷ Σωτῆρι ἀμέμπτως διακονήσασαι, αἱ τοῦ ἁγίου Λαζάρου θεῖαι αὐτάδελφοι, σὺν τῇ Μάρθᾳ τῇ κλεινῇ Μαρία πάνσεμνε· καὶ τὴν Ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ, σὺν Μυροφόροις Γυναιξί, μαθοῦσαι ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου, φωτὸς ἐπλήσθητε θείου, ἡμῖν αἰτοῦσαι τὰ σωτήρια.

Troparion of St Metrophanes Tone 1
O good shepherd, thou didst proclaim the great mystery of the Trinity/ and manifest Christ's dispensation to all./ Thou didst put to flight the spiritual wolves who menaced your rational flock/ and didst save the lambs of Christ who cry:/ Glory to Him Who has strengthened thee; glory to Him who has exalted thee;/ glory to Him Who through thee has strengthened the Orthodox Faith.

Troparion of St Metrophanes Tone 1
You proclaimed the great mystery of the Trinity, O good shepherd, / And manifested Christ’s dispensation to all, / Dispersing the spiritual wolves who menaced your rational flock, / Saving the lambs of Christ who cry: / Glory to him who has strengthened you! / Glory to him who has exalted you! / Glory to him who through you has fortified the Orthodox Faith!

Troparion of St Metrophanes Tone 4
The truth of things revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith,/ a model of meekness and a teacher of abstinence/ wherefore thou hast attained the heights through humility/ and riches through poverty.// O hierarch Metrophanes our father, entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.

Troparion of St Metrophanes Tone 4
In truth you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith, / an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence; / your humility exalted you; your poverty enriched you. / Hierarch Father Metrophanes, / entreat Christ our God that our souls may be saved.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Μητροφάνης 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 Μητροφάνη, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος Μητροφάνης Ἦχος πλ. α’. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Ἀρετῶν ταῖς ἀκτῖσι καταλαμπόμενος, Πατριαρχῶν ἀνεδείχθης γέρας καὶ θεία κρηπίς, ὡς Χριστοῦ μυσταγωγός, Πάτερ Μητροφάνες, ἀπὸ δὲ θρόνου ὑψηλοῦ, τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ δαδουχεῖς, τὸ φέγγος τῆς εὐσεβείας. Καὶ νῦν ἀπαύστως δυσώπει, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Troparion of St Petroc and his Companions Tone 2
O Petroc, Master Builder of the Faith in the West,/ who didst prefer the heavenly warfare to thy kingly heritage and military prowess:/ with thy companions thou didst travel through the West Country establishing churches/ and didst include the animals in thy loving care./ In thy monastic zeal thou didst recite the psalms in rivers:/ through thy prayer may the flow of Christian Faith/ ever increase in our land.

Troparion of St Zosima Tone 4
You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith, / An image of humility and a teacher of abstinence. / Because of your lowliness, Heaven was opened to you; / Because of your poverty, riches were granted to you. / O Holy Bishop Zosima, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

ALL SAINTS OF BRITAIN and IRELAND Troparion
Let us who have gathered together bless the lights of the land of Britain, the glorious Martyrs and holy Hierarchs, Monks and Righteous, and let us cry out to them: O all ye Saints of Britain, pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy. As a beautiful fruit of the sowing of Thy salvation, the land of Britain offereth to Thee, O Lord, all the Saints that have shone in it. By their prayers keep the Churchand our land in deep peace, through the Mother of God, O Most Merciful One.

NEW MARTYRS OF THE TURKISH YOKE Apolytikion Tone 3
The New Martyrs trampled upon the ancient error, and lifted up the faith of the Orthodox, and struggled valiantly. The faith of the lawless they despised, and they proclaimed Christ with boldness as perfect God. And they ever intercede unceasingly that great mercy be granted to us.

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Κοντάκιον. Ἁγίες Μάρθα καὶ Μαρία Ἦχος β’. Τοῖς τῶν αἱμάτων σου
Τῶν ἀδελφῶν τὴν δυάδα τὴν πάντιμον, τὰς τοῦ Λαζάρου συγγόνους τιμήσωμεν, Μαρίαν καὶ Μάρθαν ἐν ᾄσμασιν, ὡς ἂν αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις πρὸς Κύριον, πταισμάτων συγχώρησιν λάβωμεν.

Kontakion of St Metrophanes Tone 2
Thou didst proclaim the Faith of Christ by thy words,/ and by thy life thou didst increase Christ's flock to a multitude./ Now thou dost rejoice with the Angels,/ and art ceaselessly praying for us, O Metrophanes.

Kontakion of St Metrophanes Tone 2 "Seeking the highest..."
Thou didst manifestly preach the Faith of Christ,/ and preserving it, thou didst truly cause thy faithful flock to grow into a multitude./ Wherefore, thou dost rejoice with the angels, O MetropEanes,// entreating Christ unceasingly for us all.

Kontakion of St Metrophanes Tone 2
You clearly taught the faith of Christ, / and by keeping it you truly increased your faithful flock to a multitude; / and so, Metrophanes, you now rejoice with the angels and unceasingly intercede for us all.

Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος Μητροφάνης Ἦχος β’. Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν
Τὴν πίστιν Χριστοῦ, τρανῶς σὺ ἐδογμάτισας, καὶ ταύτην τηρῶν, εἰς πλῆθος ὄντως ηὔξησας, τὸ πιστόν σου ποιμνίον· σὺν Ἀγγέλοις ὅθεν Μητροφάνες, συναγάλλῃ νῦν, καὶ Χριστῷ πρεσβεύεις, ὑπὲρ πάντων ἡμῶν.

Kontakion of St Zosima Tone 2
You taught and preserved the doctrines of Christ, / Greatly increasing the number of your sheep, O holy Zosima. / Therefore you now live with the angels in enjoyment of eternal life, / Fervently interceding with Christ for us all.

ALL SAINTS OF BRITAIN and IRELAND Kontakion
Today the choirs of the saints who have pleased God in the Isles stand forth in the Church and unseen pray to God for us. With them the angels give glory; and all the saints of the Church of Christ make glad with them, and all together they beseech the Pre-Eternal God for us.

NEW MARTYRS OF THE TURKISH YOKE Kontakion Tone 1
Rejoice mystically, O Church of Christ, seeing your sons, the Neomartyrs, surrounding your table and altar as olive trees, arrayed as newly-illumined stars, and to the Creator cry out: You are the strength of the Martyrs, O Christ.

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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἁγίες Μάρθα καὶ Μαρία
Χαίρετε αὐτάδελφοι ἱεραί, Μάρθα καὶ Μαρία, σεμναὶ ἤθεσι καὶ ζωῇ· χαίρετε Λαζάρου, αἱ σύγγονοι αἱ θεῖαι, μεθ’ ὧν ἡμῖν αἰτεῖσθαι, τὸ θεῖον ἔλεος.

Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος Μητροφάνης
Χαίροις τῶν Πατέρων ἡ καλλονή· χαίροις τῶν Ὁσίων, κανὼν θεῖος ἐν ἀρετῇ· χαίροις Ἐκκλησίας, ὡράϊσμα καὶ κλέος, βάθρον Πατριαρχείας, Πάτερ Μητροφάνες.