Saint Macarius the Roman of Mesopotamia
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 Macarius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord
Troparion — Tone 4
As the Lord’s disciple you received the Gospel, O Just one;1 / as a martyr you have unfailing courage; / as the Brother of the Lord, you have boldness; / as a hierarch, you are able to intercede. / Entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
1 Hegesippus writes in the fifth book of his Commentaries: “After the Apostles, James the Brother of the Lord, surnamed the Just, was made head of the Church at Jerusalem.”
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up on the Cross...”)
When God the Word, the Only-begotten of the Father, / came to dwell among us in these latter days, / He declared you, O glorious James, to be the first shepherd and teacher of Jerusalem / and a faithful steward of spiritual Mysteries. / Therefore, we all honor you, O Apostle.
Translation of the relics of Blessed James of Borovichi, Wonderworker of Novgorod
Troparion — Tone 1
Enlightened by Divine Grace, / after death you grant healing to those who come to you, most wise James, / and now we honor the transfer of your precious relics, rejoicing in both soul and body. / Therefore, we all cry: / “Glory to Him Who gave you strength. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, grants healing to all.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
(Podoben: “O Victorious Leader...”)
Protect and preserve all who celebrate the transfer of your honorable relics with faith and love / from every evil and temptation of the serpent, O blessed one, / for you have boldness before Christ God, the Master of all. / Entreat Him to save the Orthodox people who pray to you, that all of us may cry: / “Rejoice, Father James, adornment of the land of Russia.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
Like a bright star, O Father, / you shone forth in the east, and came west, O blessed one, at the transfer of your relics. / Now, like the rays of the sun, you radiate healing for those who come to the shrine of your relics. / Pray to Christ God to save the Orthodox people who pray to you, that all may cry: / “Rejoice, divinely-wise James.”
Saint Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople
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 Ignatius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Elisha of Lavreshev
Troparion — Tone 3
O Venerable Father Elisha, you struggled wondrously with Saint Laurence. / Emulating your teacher, you threw earthly glory and honor beneath the feet of Christ; / therefore, the Lord has crowned you with the imperishable crown of His glory.