Icon of the Mother of God “Tinos” - Troparion & Kontakion

Troparion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Go quickly before...”)
By your appearance you have revealed your divine Icon / from the depths of the earth, O All-Hymned Virgin; / therefore, the island of Tinos rejoices with great joy1 / at its discovery and cries out to you with faith: / “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.”

Troparion — Tone 1

(Podoben: “When the stone had been sealed...”)
O people of Tinos and all you faithful, / let us praise our guardian and Protectress with hymns; / the most exalted Icon of the spotless Theotokos is found to be a font of healing for us. / Therefore, let us all cry aloud to her: / “Hail, hope of those who honor you. / Hail, our boast. / Hail, deliverer of mankind from the curse.”

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “You who were lifted up on the Cross...”)
Your holy wonderworking Icon was hidden in the earth for many years, / by your appearance, O All-Hymned one, you revealed it to us as a divine treasury; / lovingly celebrating its discovery, / we all cry out with joy: / “Hail, O Virgin, our help.”

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “O victorious leader...”)
We celebrate the discovery of your all-holy Evangelίstria2 Icon, / and we praise your beneficence; / for from it you pour forth abundant grace on all, / and grant healing to all who cry to you: “Hail, Bride who knew not wedlock.”


1 The Tinos Icon is also known as Μεγαλόχαρη (the great joy).
2 Accent on the first i - Εὐαγγελίστρια.