Troparia and kontakia for May 26

Sunday of the Paralytic

Troparion — Tone 3

Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad, / for the Lord has shown strength with His arm. / He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted to the world / great mercy.

Kontakion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”
By Your divine authority, O Lord, / as You raised up the paralytic of old, / so raise up my soul, paralyzed by sundry sins and unseemly acts; / so that being saved I may cry: / “Glory to Your power, O compassionate Christ!”

Apostle Carpus of the Seventy

Troparion — Tone 3

Holy Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus, / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Today You have shown forth...”)
The Church ever sees you as a shining star, Apostle Carpus. / Your miracles have brought her great enlightenment. / Save those who in faith honor your memory.

Apostle Alphaeus of the Seventy

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Greatmartyr George the New at Sofia, Bulgaria

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr George, O Lord, / through his sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through his intercessions, save our souls!

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
You appeared as a bright star announcing Christ with your radiance, / which is repulsive to this world, O Martyr George; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Macarius, Abbot of Kalyazin

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 Macarius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Martyrs Abercius and Helen, children of the Apostle Alphæus

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs 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!

Venenerable Confessor John Psykhaϊtēs

Troparion — Tone 8

In you, O Father, was preserved with exactness what was according to the image; / for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away; / but to care for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, O Venerable John, your spirit rejoices with the Angels.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Finding delight in abstinence, / you subdued the desires of the flesh / Revealed as one nurtured in the Faith, / you blossomed like the Tree of Life in Paradise, / O Holy Father John.

Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Evangelizer of England

Troparion — Tone 8

In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Father, / for taking up your cross, you followed after Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, most venerable Father Augustine your spirit rejoices with the Angels.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with the purity of your soul, / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you pierced the armies of demons. / O our Father Augustine, pray unceasingly for us all.