Troparia and kontakia for August 17

Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 1

In giving birth you preserved your virginity, / in falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. / You were translated to life, O Mother of Life, / and by your prayers, you deliver our souls from death.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos, / who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions. / For being the Mother of Life, / she was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb.

Martyr Myron the Presbyter of Cyzicus

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr, Myron, 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 2

From childhood you longed for Christ, all-glorious one, / keeping His divine commandments and running to Him with all your being, all-honored Myron. / Now you zealously pray with the angels, / asking remission of sins / for those who celebrate your memory.

Venerable Alypios, Iconographer of the Kiev Near Caves

Troparion — Tone 8

Depicting the faces of the Saints on boards as a skillful artist, / you wrote their good deeds diligently on the tablets of your heart, / and therefore, like an icon, you were beautifully adorned with the grace of the priesthood as with a golden oklad, / by Christ God, the Savior of our souls, O Alypios praised by all.

Kontakion — Tone 2

From a young age, you strove toward God, / and you were given over to the study of iconography, / and when you painted the heavenly church of the Theotokos, / and contributed to its adornment, / you beheld the radiance of the Holy Spirit and received the power to work miracles; / therefore, since your icons are miraculous, we honor and glorify you, O wondrous Alypios.

Martyrs Paul and Juliana of Syria

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Paul and Juliana, 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!

Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, Coronatus, and those with them at Caesarea, in Bithynia

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!

Martyr Patroclus of Troyes

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Martyrs Straton, Philip, Eutychian, and Cyprian, of Nicomedia

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!

Venerable Theodoritus, Enlightener of the Lapps, Solovki

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

Saint Leucius of Volokolamsk

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

Saint Philip of Sukhona

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

Svena Icon of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 4

Today Svena Monastery triumphs resplendently / and the countless assembly of the Fathers of the Caves rejoices / in the appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God. / With them we cry unceasingly: / “Rejoice, O full of grace, the glory of Svena.”

Kontakion — Tone 3

Today the Virgin stands invisibly in the church / and prays for us with the assembly of the Fathers of the Caves, / who reverently glorify her immeasurable mercy / toward our people by the appearance of her wonderworking Icon, / which adorns the Monastery of the Caves.

New Martyr Demetrius of Samarina in Epirus

Troparion — Tone 3

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