Postfeast of Pentecost — Day of the Holy Spirit
Troparion — Tone 8
Blessed are You O Christ Our God / You have revealed the fishermen as most wise / by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit / through them You drew the world into Your net / O Lover of Man, Glory to You!
Kontakion — Tone 8
When the most High came down and confused the tongues, / He divided the nations; / but when he distributed the tongues of fire / He called all to unity. / Therefore, with one voice, we glorify the All-holy Spirit!
Apostle Hermas of the Seventy
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostle Hermas, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Martyr Hermias at Comana
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Hermias, 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 Hermias; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Martyr Philosophus at Alexandria
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Philosophus, 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 Philosophus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Hieromartyr Philosophos of St. Petersburg
Troparion — Tone 4
From your youth, O wondrous Father Philósophos, / you loved the wisdom of God,1 and all the days of your life you followed Christ the Chief Shepherd,2 / Who revealed you to the city of Saint Peter as a good shepherd. / After laying down your life for your flock, / you arose to suffer at the hands of the wicked / with your children Nicholas and Boris; / and now we entreat you: “Through your intercessions, do not forsake all those who revere your memory.”
1 Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God (I Corinthians 1:24).
2 Holy Scripture refers to Christ as “the Good Shepherd" (John 10:11), "the Shepherd of the sheep" (Hebrews 13:20), and “the Chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:2-4). /
Metropolitan Philotheos of Tobolsk, Enlightener of Siberia
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 Philotheos, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Saint Apollonios (Apollo) of the Egyptian Thebaid
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 Apollonios, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!