Sunday of the Paralytic
Troparion — Tone 3
Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad, / for the Lord has shown strength with His arm. / He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted to the world / great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 3
(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”
By Your divine authority, O Lord, / as You raised up the paralytic of old, / so raise up my soul, paralyzed by
sundry sins and unseemly acts; / so that being saved I may cry: / “Glory to Your power, O compassionate Christ!”
Greatmartyr, Victory-bearer, and Wonderworker George
Troparion — Tone 4
As the liberator of captives and defender of the poor, / physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O Victory-bearer Great Martyr George, / intercede with Christ God to save our souls.
Troparion — Tone 4
You contested with an excellent deed, O passion-bearer of Christ, / by faith you denounced the iniquity of the torturers, offering yourself as a sacrifice pleasing to God;1 / therefore you received a crown of victory, / and by your intercessions O Saint, / you obtain the forgiveness of sins for all.
1 Romans 12:1
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
You were cultivated by God, and you showed yourself as a most honorable cultivator of piety; / and you harvested for yourself the sheaves of virtue; / for having sown in tears, now you reap with joy; / and having contested unto blood, you received Christ. / By your intercessions, O Saint, you obtain the forgiveness of sins for all.
Martyr Alexandra the Empress, wife of Diocletian
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Alexandra, 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 Alexandra; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Martyrs Anatolius and Protoleon, soldiers converted by witnessing the martyrdom of Saint George
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Anatolius and Protoleon, 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!
New Martyr Lazarus of Bulgaria
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Lazarus, 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 Lazarus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Holy Martyr Polychronia
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
Your Martyr Polychronίa, O Lord, / by her contest has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God; / for, possessed of Your strength, she laid the tyrants low / and shattered the powerless boldness of the demons. / By her supplications, save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights..”)
You shone forth in your splendor as a bright star, / proclaiming Christ to this temporal world, O Martyr Polychronίa, / vanquishing the snares of false gods, / you revealed the true light to the faithful, / and you always intercede on behalf of us all.