Troparia and kontakia for December 12

Saint Mardarije (Uskokovic) of Libertyville

Troparion — Tone 4

The truth of things revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, / a model of meekness, and a teacher of temperance. / Therefore, through humility, you attained the heights; / and through poverty, riches. / O Hierarch Mardarije* our Father, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
O Hierarch Mardarije*, / divine thunder, spiritual trumpet, / planter of faith, and pruner of heresies, / great favorite of the Trinity, / as you stand before God with the Angels, / pray unceasingly for all of us.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Tireless preacher of Christ the Lord, leader on the path of Saint Savva for your people in diaspora, / labor-loving practitioner and teacher of repentance, / Saint Mardarije* of Libertyville and America, together with all the Enlighteners of the American lands, / entreat the only Lover of mankind, to grant peace and unity to all Orthodox Christians.


* Mah-DAH-ri-yeh (or Mardários)

Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus

Troparion — Tone 1

At the First Council you appeared as a champion of Truth and a Wonderworker, O our God-bearing Father Spyridon. / For you spoke to one dead in her grave, and transformed a serpent into gold; / while chanting your holy prayers / you had Angels serving with you, most holy one. / Glory to Him Who glorified you. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, grants healing to all.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Wounded by the love of Christ, most holy one, your mind was given wings by the radiance of the Spirit, O God-inspired one, / you found your work in active contemplation, O God-pleasing Spyridon, / becoming a godly sacrifice, and entreating divine illumination for all.

Venerable Therapon, Abbot of Monza

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

Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem

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 Alexander, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Martyr Synetus of Rome

Troparion — Tone 4

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

Martyr John, Abbot of the Zedazeni Monastery

Troparion — 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 John entreat Christ God to save our souls.