Hieromartyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O divinely-inspired one; by rightly dividing the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / O Hieromartyr Cyprian, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Troparion — Tone 8
Guide of Orthodoxy, teacher of piety and holiness, / luminary of Carthage, and divinely-inspired adornment of Confessors. / O wise Cyprian, by your teachings you have enlightened all, O harp of the Spirit. / Pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved.
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 Cyprian our Father.”
Kontakion — Tone 1
(Podoben: “The soldiers standing guard...”)
We honor you, O Cyprian, as a true shepherd / who by your sacred words and divinely-wise doctrines / have shown us the boundary stones which mark the one Church of Christ. / You bore witness courageously, even unto death; / therefore, we praise you as a Hierarch and Martyr. / Pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved.