Troparia and kontakia for August 9

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!

Glorification of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America

Troparion — Tone 7

Joyful North Star of the Church of Christ, / guiding all people to the Heavenly Kingdom; / teacher and apostle of the True Faith; / intercessor and defender of the oppressed; / adornment of the Orthodox Church in America: / Blessed Father Herman of Alaska, / pray to our Lord Jesus Christ / for the salvation of our souls!

Troparion — Tone 4

O blessed Father Herman of Alaska, / north star of Christ’s holy Church, / the light of your holy life and great deeds / guides those who follow the Orthodox way. / Together we lift high the Holy Cross / you planted firmly in America. / Let all behold and glorify Jesus Christ, / singing his holy Resurrection.

Kontakion — Tone 3

The eternal light of Christ our Savior / guided you, blessed Father Herman, / on your evangelical journey to America / to proclaim the Gospel of peace. / Now you stand before the throne of glory; / intercede for your land and its people: / Peace for the world and salvation for our souls!

Apostle Matthias of the Seventy

Troparion — Tone 3

O Holy Apostle Matthias, / intercede with the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Kontakion — Tone 4

O wonderworker and Apostle Matthias, / your words have gone out into all the world, / enlightening men as the sun / and giving grace to the Church, / bringing faith to the heathen lands.

Martyr Anthony of Alexandria

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Venerable Psoi of Egypt

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

Martyr Julian of Constantinople and those with him

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Julian 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

Saint Macarius of Oredezhsk

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!

Holy New Martyr Ignatius (Bazyluk)

Troparion — Tone 8

In you, O Father, was preserved with exactness what was according to the image; / for you took up your 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 Ignatius, your spirit rejoices with the Angels.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Let us worthily extol in hymns the all-praised Ignatius, / as a devout and experienced faster, / as an honored and voluntary martyr, / and as one who led an eremitic life in the desert, / for he has trampled the serpent underfoot.

Hieromartyr Euthymios of Rhodes

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 Euthymios, entreat Christ God to save our souls.