Troparia and kontakia for January 21

Venerable Maximus the Confessor

Troparion — Tone 8

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

Kontakion — Tone 8

Let us the faithful fittingly praise the lover of the Trinity, / the great Maximus who taught the God-inspired faith, / that Christ is to be glorified in His two natures, wills, and energies; / and let us cry to him: “Rejoice, herald of the faith.”

Martyr Neophytus of Nicea

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Neophytus, O Lord, / through his suffering 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 4

You shone forth from the mount like lightning, / glorifying Christ through your struggles and death as a martyr. / Therefore, you have received an unfading crown, Great-martyr Neophytus.

Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian, and Aquila, at Trebizond

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!

Virgin Martyr Agnes of Rome

Troparion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Joseph was amazed...”)
Your lamb Agnes, / 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.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Finding your most revered temple to be a source of healing for our souls, / we the faithful cry out to You with a loud voice: / “O most renowned Virgin Martyr Agnes, / entreat Christ God unceasingly on behalf of us all.”

Martyr Anastasius, disciple of Venerable Maximus the Confessor

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Anastasius, 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!

Venerable Neóphytos of Vatopaidi Monastery on Mount Athos

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

Venerable Maximus the Greek

Troparion — Tone 8

Having been made resplendent by the glory of the Spirit, / you were deemed worthy of the wisdom of those who speak with eloquence, and the knowledge of things divine. / Having illumined the hearts of men who were in the darkness of ignorance with the light of piety, / you appeared as a great luminary of Orthodoxy, O Venerable Maximus. / And after leaving your country out of divine zeal, you became a settler in the Russian lands, / where the right hand of the Most High crowned you as you endured fetters and prison, and glorified you with miracles. / Intercede unceasingly for us who, with love, honor your memory.

Icon of the Mother of God “Comfort” or “Consolation”

Troparion — Tone 1

(Prosomoion: “As a citizen of the wilderness...”)
We have obtained thy venerable icon, O Theotokos, / as a divine consolation and unshakeable wall of defense / from which thou dost mystically dispense consolation and strength to us who, / from our souls, cry out in faith to thee, our consoling Lady: / “Glory to thy wonders, chaste Lady! / Glory to thine assistance! / Glory to thy consolation of us, O undefiled Lady!”

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “To our leader in battle...”)
Taking refuge in thy mighty protection, / O comforting ever-virgin Theotokos, we are freed from all harm. / Now, as the inexhaustible source of compassion, console us in our troubles as we cry to thee: / “Hail, Help of all!”

Icon of the Mother of God “Xenophon Hodegetria”

Troparion — Tone 4

Let us sinners and wretched people now run most earnestly to the Theotokos, / and let us fall down in repentance, crying out from the depths of our souls: / “O Sovereign Lady, have compassion on us, / help us, and come quickly, for we are perishing from a multitude of transgressions. / Do not turn your servants away empty-handed, for we have you as our only hope.”

Kontakion — Tone 6

We have no other help, we have no other hope, but you, O Sovereign Lady. / Help us, for in you do we hope, / and of you do we boast, for we are your servants. / Let us not be put to shame.

Kontakion — Tone 6

Steadfast protectress of Christians, / most constant advocate before the Creator, / do not despise the voices of us who have sinned, / but in your goodness come speedily to help us, who cry to you in faith: / “Hasten to intercede for us, O Theotokos, / and speedily make supplication, for you always protect those who honor you.”

Martyr Fructuosis, Bishop of Tarragona, Spain, and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius

Troparion — Tone 4

By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you occupied their throne, / and through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O divinely-inspired one; / Therefore, by rightly dividing the word of truth, you suffered for the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / O Hieromartyr Fructuosis, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, O divinely-wise one, / you abolished the sacrifices of idolatry and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock. / Therefore, we cry fervently to you: / “By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, / O Fructuosis, our Father.”

Saint George (John) of Georgia

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