Bright Tuesday
Troparion — Tone 1
The audacity of those who hated the Icon of the Lord and the might of the godless came to Nicaea, / and those who were sent there inhumanly tortured a widow who devoutly revered the Icon of the Mother of God; / but by night, she and her son cast the Icon into the sea, crying out: / “Glory to you, O pure one, for the impassable sea has given you its shoulders.1 / Glory to your straight way,2 O you who alone are incorrupt.”
1 The waves.
2 Psalm 5:8.
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Go quickly before...”)
You strove in contest on Lesbos for the sake of Christ God; / sanctifying her by the discovery of your relics, O blessed martyrs. / Therefore, we honor you, God-bearer Raphael, / together with Nicholas the deacon, and the virgin Irene, / as our divine protectors, and intercessors with the Lord.
Kontakion — Tone 8
Although your holy Icon was cast into the sea by the widow who could not save it from its enemies, O Theotokos, / it has been shown as the Guardian of Mount Athos and the Gate-Keeper of Ivḗron Monastery, / driving the Enemy away and delivering those who honor you from all misfortunes and dangers.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You Who were lifted up...”)
Let all of us honor the Holy Martyrs / who contended for Christ as our protectors and wonderworkers, / whose relics were hidden beneath the earth for many years, / and who have revealed themselves to us in wondrous ways: / Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene, as well as those who contended with them, as protectors and wonderworkers.
Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop in Persia, and those with him
Troparion — Tone 4
As an instructor of divinely inspired doctrines / you trained martyrs for contest by your words and deeds. / You suffered with them, holy hierarch Simeon, / crying out to Christ while hastening to Him: / “We are counted as sheep for the slaughter out of love for You, O Savior.”
Kontakion — Tone 4
With your holy band of martyrs / you shone forth from Persia like radiant stars. / With them we praise you, O Simeon.
Saint Akakios, Bishop of Melitēnḗ
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 Acacius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Zosimas, Abbot of Solovki
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 Zosimas, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Alexander, Abbot of Svir
Troparion — Tone 4
From your very youth, O divinely wise one, with a spiritual desire, / you settled in the wilderness, wishing only to follow in the footsteps of Christ. / Therefore, the ranks of Angels were astonished, / seeing you struggle in the flesh with the deceit of invisible (enemies). / You conquered a multitude of passions through abstinence, / and you have appeared on earth as one similar to the Angels. / O Venerable Alexander, pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 8
As a bright star, you have shone forth now in the Russian lands, O Father, / having settled in the wilderness, you wished to walk with diligence in the footsteps of Christ; / and taking up His holy yoke1, the revered Cross, on your shoulder, / you mortified the waywardness of the flesh through your ascetic struggles. / Therefore, we pray to you: "Save your flock, which you have gathered, O wise one, / so that we may cry out to you: "Hail, Venerable Father Alexander."
1 Matthew 12:30
Martyr Adrian of Corinth
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Adrian, 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 Adrian; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Saint Agapitus, Pope of Rome
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 Agapitus, / entreat Christ our God that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Makarius of Corinth
Troparion — Tone 3
The city of Chios sings divine hymns to Makarios, the Archbishop of Corinth, / for in Heaven he is received by the Hierarchs; and also by the Martyrs, since he trained them for contest; / and by the Ascetics, since he was one of their number. / Through his prayers, O Christ our God, save our souls.
Troparion — Tone 1
O you faithful, let us praise the divine shepherd of Corinth, / whom God’s providence has made the adornment of all Chios; / who shone forth in words, deeds, and prayers, the truly most blessed Makarios, / who received from God the grace to heal every illness, and to cast out unclean spirits. / Glory to the Father Who preordained him; / glory to the Son Who hath exalted him; / glory to the Holy Spirit Who, through him, works healings for all.