1st Saturday of Great Lent: The Miracle of the Boiled Wheat
Troparion — Tone 2
Great are the accomplishments of faith, / the Holy Martyr Theodore rejoiced in the flames as though at the water of rest, / for having been made a whole-burnt offering in the fire, / offered to the Trinity as a sweet loaf. / By his prayers, O Christ God, save our souls!
Kontakion — Tone 8
(Original melody)
Having carried the faith of Christ within thy heart as a breastplate; / thou didst trample underfoot the forces of the Enemy. / Therefore thou art crowned with a heavenly crown, as one who is joyfully invincible.
Saints Martinian, Zoe, and Photina of Caesarea in Palestine
Troparion — Tone 8
You quenched the flames of passion, blessed Martinian, with abundant tears; / you calmed the waves of the sea and checked the assaults of wild beasts, saying: / “Almighty God, You are most glorious, for You have saved me from the fire and storm!”
Kontakion — Tone 2
Let us worthily praise with hymns the ever-venerable Martinian, / the tried ascetic who struggled for piety, / an honorable athlete by deliberate choice, / and a resolute citizen and inhabitant of the desert; / for he has trampled down the serpent.
Venerable Stephen (in monasticism Simeon), the Myrrhgusher and Prince of Serbia
Troparion — Tone 4
You were illumined with the image of Godly grace, / and after death you have shone with the light of your life, / by issuing sweet-scented myrrh / which flows from the tomb of your relics, / and sustains your people on this earth, / O our Father Simeon, discerner of the Way of God, / pray to Christ our God that He may grant us His great mercy.
Saint Eulogius, Archbishop of Alexandria
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 Eulogius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Appearance of Christ to Saint Martin of Tours
Troparion — Tone 4
In signs and in miracles you were renowned throughout Gaul. / By grace and adoption you are a light for the world, O Martin, blessed of God. / Almsgiving and compassion filled your life with their splendors, / teaching and wise counsel were your riches and treasures, / which you dispense freely to those who honor you.
Kontakion — Tone 8
As a devoted man of God, you proclaimed His mysteries, / and as a seer of the Trinity, you shed your blessings on the Occident. / By your prayers and entreaties, O adornment of Tours and glory of all the Church, / preserve us, O Saint Martin, and save all who praise your memory.
Saint Seraphima
Troparion — Tone 8
In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother, / for taking up your cross, you followed after Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, most venerable Mother Seraphima your spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Having received the grace...“)
Because of your love of God you forsook a bed for rest, O Mother Seraphima, / you illumined your soul with fasting, thoroughly vanquishing your enemies; / but by your intercessions destroy the evil designs of our adversaries.
Saint George, Archbishop of Mogilev, Belarus
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 George, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
O Hierarch George, divine thunder, spiritual trumpet, / planter of faith and pruner of heresies, great favorite of the Trinity, / while standing with the Angels before God, / pray unceasingly for us all.