Troparia and kontakia for September 9

Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 4

Your Nativity, O Virgin, / has proclaimed joy to the whole universe! / The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, / has shone from You, O Theotokos! / By annulling the curse, / He bestowed a blessing. / By destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life.

Kontakion — Tone 4

By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, / Joachim and Anna are freed from barrenness; / Adam and Eve, from the corruption of death. / And we, your people, freed from the guilt of sin, celebrate and sing to you: / The barren woman gives birth to the Theotokos, the nourisher of our life!

Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna

Troparion — Tone 1

Since you were righteous under the law of grace, O Joachim and Anna, / you gave birth to the God-given infant for our sake. / Therefore, the divine Church radiantly keeps feast today, / joyfully celebrating your honorable memory and giving glory to God / who has raised up a horn of salvation from the house of David.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”)
Anna is now no longer barren / and nurses the All-Pure One! / She rejoices and calls us all to sing a hymn of praise to Christ, / she who from her womb gave mankind the only ever Virgin Mother.

Martyr Severian of Sebaste

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Venerable Joseph, Abbot of Volokolamsk, Volotsk

Troparion — Tone 5

Let all the faithful who have gathered here praise the adornment of fasters and glory of the Fathers, / an alms-giver, a light of wisdom, a teacher of meekness, / who put heresies to shame, and the star of Russia, / the most wise Joseph, / who entreats the Lord to have mercy on our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Regarding the storms of life, the vanity of the world, and the tumult of the passions as nothing, / you became a dweller in the wilderness, / an instructor of many, a gatherer of monks, a true intercessor, and a lover of purity. / O Venerable Joseph, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov

Troparion — Tone 4

O Hierarch Father Theodosius, / you are a most worthy Bishop. / You were a light to your flock; / then you were translated to the eternal Mansions. / Pray at the Throne of the King of Glory, / that we may be delivered from present evils / and that our souls may be saved by your prayers, O Holy One!

Venerable Theophanes the Confessor and Faster of Mount Diabenos

Troparion — Tone 8

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Theophanes, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.

Martyr Chariton

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Blessed Nikḗtas the Hidden of Constantinople

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

Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise

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