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.
Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus: Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, Thaumasius, and Philemon
Troparion — Tone 8
By Divine command, the Holy Nine Martyrs from various cities were united in a single alliance, and courageously suffered martyrdom for Christ; / by your patience, the invisible enemy1 was defeated, / the wicked princes and tormentors were put to shame, / the spiritual fire of love for God was kindled, and the material fire which tormented you was cooled. / Therefore, grace has been given unto you by Christ God to heal the plague, / and we pray that you will save us from it, and from other afflictions, by your protection.
Kontakion — Tone 2
The steadfast and most radiant Nine Martyrs, / confessing the three-sunned2 God at His judgment seat they cried out: / “We offer to You our blood, our souls, and our bodies, as an unblemished sacrifice, O Master.”
1 (Ephesians 6:12)
2 The three persons of the Holy Trinity.
Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker
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 Memnon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopianus—Deacons, at Aphrodisia in Anatolia
Troparion — Tone 4
O God of our Fathers, / always act with kindness towards us; / take not Your mercy from us, / but guide our lives in peace / through the prayers of Saints Diodorus and Rhodopianus.
Saint Basil, Bishop of Zakholmsk in Montenegro, Serbia
Troparion — Tone 4
From your youth you gave yourself completely to the Lord, / abiding in prayers, contests,1 and fasts, O God-bearing Father, / you were an example of virtue for your flock, / so God, seeing your good will, placed you as a shepherd and a most excellent Hierarch of His Church; / and after your repose, O Hierarch Basil, / your holy body was preserved incorrupt. / Therefore, as one having boldness, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
1 Podvigs.
Kontakion — Tone 8
From childhood you submitted yourself to the Lord, / by fasting and vigil you subdued your body, O wise one, / you were shown to be a precious vessel of the Most Holy Spirit, / so he made you the shepherd of His Church, which you shepherded well. / Therefore, you departed to the Lord Whom you loved. / We beseech you to remember us who honor your holy memory with faith, / and we all cry out to you: “Rejoice, most revered Father Basil.”
Venerable Nectarius of Optina
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 Nectarius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs of Lazeti
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs O Lord, / through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their intercessions, save our souls!
Saint Endellion, recluse of Cornwall
Troparion — Tone 8
In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother, / for taking up your cross, you followed after Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, most venerable Mother Endellion your spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Having received the grace...“)
Because of your love of God you forsook a bed for rest, O Mother Endellion, / you illumined your soul
with fasting, thoroughly vanquishing your enemies; / but by your intercessions destroy the evil designs
of our adversaries.