Venerable Ananias the Iconographer
Troparion — Tone 8
In you, O Father, was preserved with exactness what was according to the image; / for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away; / but to care for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, O Venerable Ananias, your spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with purity of soul / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you slew the hordes of demons. / Therefore, we beseech you, O Father Ananias: / “Always intercede for those who honor you.”
Apostle Bartholomew of the Twelve
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas, / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Kontakion — Tone 4
You have appeared to the universe as a great sun, / shining with the radiance of your teachings and awesome miracles. / You enlighten those who honor you, apostle of the Lord, Bartholomew.
Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas, / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Kontakion — Tone 3
You became a true servant of the Lord / and appeared as the first among the Seventy Apostles; / together with Paul you set your preaching in a clear light / revealing Christ as Savior to all; / therefore with hymns we celebrate your godly memory, O Barnabas.
Venerable Barnabas, Abbot of Vetluga
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 Barnabas, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Ephraim, Abbot of Novy Torg
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 Ephraim, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Synaxis of the “Axion Estin” Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Go quickly before...”)
Gather together, all ye Fathers of Athos, / faithfully celebrating with joy and gladness today, / for wondrously the Mother of God / is hymned by the Angel; / therefore, we glorify her forever as the Theotokos.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Thou hast appeared today...”)
All of Athos keeps festival today, / for wondrously, it has received hymns from the Angel, / extolling the Mother of God, whom all of creation honors and glorifies.
Hieromartyr Metrophanes (Chang Tzi-tzung), first Chinese priest and the martyrs of the Boxer Rising in China
Troparion — Tone 1
By the sufferings of Your saints which they endured for Your sake, / be moved, O Lord, and heal all our infirmities, / we implore You, O Lover of man.
Kontakion — Tone 8
(Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”)
O divine martyrs, you have appeared as bright beacons, / illumining all of creation with the radiance of your miracles; / unceasingly entreat Christ to deliver us all from our infirmities, / and to drive away from us the profound darkness of ignorance.
Saint Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol
Troparion — Tone 1
Herald of the path of salvation, Confessor and Archpastor of the Crimean Land, / True Guardian of Patristic Tradition, unshakable pillar, teacher of Orthodoxy, / divinely-wise physician, and Hierarch Luke, / pray unceasingly to Christ the Savior to grant unshakable faith to the Orthodox, salvation, and great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 1
Like a star shining with light, O Hierarch, you shone with virtues, / and you led a blameless life, like the Angels; / therefore, you were honored with the rank of a Bishop, / but suffered much persecution from the atheists, / yet you remained unshakable in your faith, / healing many with your medical wisdom. / Therefore, your revered relics were found in the bowels of the earth, / and the Lord has glorified you, so that all the faithful may cry out to you: / "Rejoice, Father and Hierarch Luke, / the boast and bulwark of the Crimean land."
Abul Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 4
Your Icon, O Virgin Lady, was given to us as an inexhaustible source of miracles, / bestowed upon those who are overwhelmed and afraid, / pouring forth the healing of the afflictions for the sick, / which is a sign of your intercession. / By the Cross of your Son, we conquer our enemies; / and to you, our Queen and Sovereign Lady, / we offer a song of praise.