Troparia and kontakia for April 22

Saint Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis

Troparion — Tone 2

You were sanctified from your earliest childhood / and were shown to be filled with grace. / You illumined the world with miracles / and drove away a multitude of demons, O Holy Hierarch Theodore. / Therefore, entreat the Lord on our behalf.

Kontakion — Tone 3

(Podoben “Today the Virgin...”)
As upon a fiery chariot, you ascended on the virtues to the heavenly mansions, O God-bearer Theodore. / You were an Angel living on earth with men; / and a man dancing with joy with the holy Angels. / Therefore, O Theodore, / you proved to be a divine vessel of miracles.

Apostle Nathaniel of the Seventy

Troparion — Tone 3

Holy Apostle Nathaniel, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Apostle and Evangelist Luke of the Seventy

Troparion — Tone 3

Holy Apostle Luke, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Holy Apostles of the 70 Apelles, Luke (Loukios), and Clement

Troparion — Tone 3

Holy Apostles Apelles, Luke, and Clement, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Venerable Vitalius of Gaza

Troparion — 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! / O our holy father Vitalius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Hieromartyr Savva (Trlajic) of Serbia

Troparion — Tone 4

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

Hieromartyr Platon the Newmartyr of Banjaluka

Troparion — Tone 4

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