Troparia and kontakia for August 8

Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Troparion — Tone 7

You were Transfigured on the Mount, O Christ God, / revealing Your glory to Your disciples as far as they could bear it. / Let Your everlasting Light shine upon us sinners! / Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Giver of Light, glory to You!

Kontakion — Tone 7

On the Mountain You were Transfigured, O Christ God, / and Your disciples beheld Your glory as far as they could see it; / so that when they would behold You crucified, / they would understand that Your suffering was voluntary, / and would proclaim to the world, / that You are truly the Radiance of the Father!

Holy Confessor Emilian, Bishop of Kyzikos

Troparion — Tone 3

In confessing the Faith you proclaimed Orthodox doctrine / and were unjustly exiled for rebuking the wicked Emperor. / O righteous and glorious Emilian, / the boast of Kyzikos, / entreat Christ God to grant us His great mercy.

Kontakion — Tone 3

As a valiant defender of the Trinity, / the Church for which you suffered glorifies you with hymns, O Emilian, since you suffered for Her. / Therefore we honor your memory. / Deliver your servants from all assaults of the Enemy.

Venerable Gregory the Iconographer of the Kiev Near Caves

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

Translation of the relics of Venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius of Solovki

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

Saint Myron the Wonderworker, Bishop of Crete

Troparion — 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 Myron, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.

Martyrs Eleutherius and Leonidas of Constantinople, and many infants martyred with them

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!

Venerable Gregory of Sinai

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

Icon of the Mother of God of Tolga

Troparion — Tone 4

Today, O Most Pure Virgin Theotokos, your Icon shines radiantly upon Tolga, and as a never-setting sun, it always appears to the faithful. / Seeing it in the heavens, invisibly supported by Angels, / His Grace Bishop Tryphon of Rostov came to the luminous pillar of fire which appeared, / and walking on the water as if on dry land, / he prayed to you with faith for his flock and for all people. / And turning to you we cry out: / “Most Holy Virgin Theotokos, we glorify you with faith, / save our land, save the Hierarchs, / and deliver us all from misfortune, / according to your great mercy.”

Kontakion — Tone 8

The miraculous and divinely inspired appearance of your luminous Icon, O Most Pure Virgin, / is for those who look upon it with faith the undoubted hope of salvation; / for as a pillar of fire you show your protection, tirelessly and ardently for us, / and you entreat God, by which you deliver us from all misfortunes, / and with joyful voices we pray and cry out to you: / “Rejoice, O Intercessor for our eternal blessedness.”

Saint Euthymius the Elder of Saint John the Baptist Monastery

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

New Martyr Triandaphyllus of Stara Zagora

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Triandaphyllus, 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 Triandaphyllus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Venerable Zosimas of Tuman

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

10 Egyptian Ascetics and Two Martyrs of Tyre

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!