Troparia and kontakia for September 16

Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross

Troparion — Tone 1

O Lord, save Your people, / and bless Your inheritance. / Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians / over their adversaries. / And by virtue of Your Cross, / preserve Your habitation.

Kontakion — Tone 4

As You were voluntarily raised upon the cross for our sake, / grant mercy to those who are called by Your Name, O Christ God; / make all Orthodox Christians glad by Your power, / granting them victories over their adversaries, / by bestowing on them the Invincible trophy, Your weapon of Peace.

Great Martyr Euphemia the All-praised

Troparion — Tone 4

Your lamb Euphēmia calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice: / “I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering. / In Baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and I died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love.” / Through her prayers, save our souls, since You are merciful.

Troparion — Tone 4

(Slavic usage)
You loved your Bridegroom Christ, / and your lamp was well trimmed1 shining with virtue, O All-praised Euphēmia, / and so you went in with Him to the wedding feast,2 / receiving from Him a crown of martyrdom. / Deliver us from misfortune, who revere your memory with faith.


1 Matthew 25:7
2 Matthew 25:10

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “As You were voluntarily raised...”)
In your struggle you contested well, Euphēmia; / even after death you make us holy by gushing forth miracles, O All-praised one. / Therefore, we honor your holy repose, standing by your august relics with faith, / in order to be delivered from spiritual afflictions, / and that we may draw forth the grace of your miracles.

Repose of Saint Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

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 Cyprian, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.

Saint Sebastiana the Martyr, disciple of Saint Paul the Apostle, at Heraclea

Troparion — Tone 4

Your lamb Sebastiana, / calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice: / “I love You, my Bridegroom, / and in seeking You, I endure suffering. / In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and I died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love.” / Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.

Martyr Melitinḗ of Marcianopolis

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Melitίnē, O Lord, / through her sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, she laid low her adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through her 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 Melitίnē; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Martyrs Victor and Sosthenes at Chalcedon

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Victor and Sosthenes, 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 Dorotheus the Hermit 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 Dorotheus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Martyr Ludmilla the grandmother of Saint Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs

Troparion — Tone 3

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

New Martyrs Isaac and Joseph of Georgia

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Isaac and Joseph, 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!

“Support of Humble” Icon of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 4

Your Icon is an impregnable wall, and a fountain of miracles, / for by it you protected the city of Pskov in the past; / and now, with compassion, / deliver us from all our troubles and sorrows, / and save our souls as a loving Mother.

Kontakion — Tone 3

O Most Pure Virgin, those who honor your Icon, the source of miracles, / give thanks for the gifts they receive; / you help both the living and to the dead, / and you defend our city and our land; / and by offering prayers to your Son, you save us all.

New Hieromartyr Gregory (Raevskii) of Tver

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 Gregory, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Saint Procopius

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