Saturday of Cheesefare Commemoration of all our God-bearing Fathers and Mothers who shone forth in asceticism
Troparion — Tone 8
Only Creator, with wisdom profound, You mercifully order all things, / and give that which is needed to all men: / Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Your servants who have fallen asleep, / for they have placed their trust in You, our Maker and Fashioner, and our God.
Kontakion — Tone 8
With the saints give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Your servants, / where there is neither sickness nor sorrow, and no more sighing, / but life everlasting.
Venerable Gerasimus of the Jordan
Troparion — Tone 1
(Podoben: “When the stone had been sealed...”)
O citizen of the desert and angel in the body, / you were shown to be a wonderworker, O God-bearing Gerasimos, our Father. / You received heavenly gifts through fasting, vigil, and prayer, / healing the sick, and the souls of those who run to you with faith. / Glory to Him Who strengthened you. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, works healing for all.
Kontakion — Tone 4
Aflame with heavenly love, / you preferred the severity of the Jordanian desert to all worldly pleasures, / thus, a lion served you obediently and devotedly until your death, O Father; / and then, grief-stricken, it died on your grave. / Therefore, God has glorified you. / Pray to Him for us, and remember us, O Father Gerasimos.
Venerable Gerasimus of Vologda
Troparion — Tone 5
Equal in the image of the Bodiless Powers, / and of one mind with them, O Venerable Gerasimos, / you arrived alone at the Vologda River, foretelling that there would be a great city, / and in it a holy church, and that Hierarchs would appear there. / Therefore, you deigned to be buried near that city, / and after your death you were renowned for many miracles of healing. / Always pray for us, that we may receive mercy from God.
Kontakion — Tone 8
From your youth, O most wise one, you disdained worldly vanity and forsook corruptible treasures, / neither did you love perishable clothing, / but you received the Holy Angelic Schema with reverence and preserved it with a clear conscience, and with good works. / Even before your death you became a temple of the Holy Trinity1 because of your godly life, / and you enlightened the faithful who came to you; / therefore we all cry out to you: “Rejoice, Father Gerasimos, worthy of special reverence.”
1 I Corinthians 6:19
Venerable Joasaph of Snetogorsk, Pskov
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 Joasaph, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Right-believing Prince Daniel of Moscow
Troparion — Tone 3
You have appeared to our land as a shining star / O faithful prince Daniel! / Your light illumined your city and monastery! / O champion of the Orthodox, / deliverer of captives, / advocate of the poor, / O sovereign of Russia pray to Christ God / to grant us peace and save our souls!
Martyrs Paul and his sister, Juliana
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Paul and Juliana, 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 James the Faster of Phoenicia, Syria
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 James, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Gregory, Bishop of Constantia, Cyprus
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 Gregory, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Martyr Vyacheslav (Leontiev), the Priest
Troparion — Tone 4
By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, / O inspired one of God; / by teaching the word of truth without error, / you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. / Hieromartyr Vyacheslav entreat Christ God to save our souls.