Great and Holy Saturday
Troparion — Tone 2
The Noble Joseph, / when he had taken down Your most pure Body from the tree, / wrapped it in fine linen, / and anointed it with spices, / and placed it in a new tomb.
Troparion — Tone 2
When You descended to death, O Life Immortal, / You slayed hell with the splendor of Your Godhead, / and when from the depths You raised the dead, / all the Powers of Heaven cried out, / O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You!
Troparion — Tone 2
The Angel came to the myrrh-bearing women at the tomb and said: / “Myrrh is fitting for the dead, / but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption.”
Kontakion — Tone 6
He who shut in the depths is beheld dead, / wrapped in fine linen and spices. / The Immortal One is laid in a tomb as a mortal man. / The women have come to anoint Him with myrrh, / weeping bitterly and crying: / “This is the most blessed Sabbath / on which Christ has fallen asleep to rise on the third day!”
Saint Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis
Troparion — Tone 2
You were sanctified from your earliest childhood / and were shown to be filled with grace. / You illumined the world with miracles / and drove away a multitude of demons, O Holy Hierarch Theodore. / Therefore, entreat the Lord on our behalf.
Kontakion — Tone 3
(Podoben “Today the Virgin...”)
As upon a fiery chariot, you ascended on the virtues to the heavenly mansions, O God-bearer Theodore. / You were an Angel living on earth with men; / and a man dancing with joy with the holy Angels. / Therefore, O Theodore, / you proved to be a divine vessel of miracles.
Apostle Nathaniel of the Seventy
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostle Nathaniel, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Apostle and Evangelist Luke of the Seventy
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostle Luke, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Holy Apostles of the 70 Apelles, Luke (Loukios), and Clement
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostles Apelles, Luke, and Clement, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Venerable Vitalius of Gaza
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 Vitalius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Hieromartyr Savva (Trlajic) of Serbia
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 Savva, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Hieromartyr Platon the Newmartyr of Banjaluka
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 Platon, entreat Christ God to save our souls.