Synaxis of the Saints of North America
Troparion — Tone 8
As the bountiful harvest of Your sowing of salvation, / the lands of North America offer to You, O Lord, all the saints who have shone in them. / By their prayers keep the Church and our land in abiding peace / through the Theotokos, O most Merciful One.
Kontakion — Tone 3
Today the choir of Saints who were pleasing to God in the lands of North America / now stands before us in the Church and invisibly prays to God for us. / With them the angels glorify Him, / and all the saints of the Church of Christ keep festival with them; / and together they all pray for us to the Pre-Eternal God.
Virgin Martyr Febronia of Nisibis
Troparion — Tone 3
Like a fragrant rose in the ascetic life, / you breathed forth the myrrh of Christ. / Therefore he has glorified you as a righteous martyr, O Febronia. / Now intercede with him for those who cry: / “Rejoice, O noble and blessed martyr!”
Troparion — Tone 4
Your lamb Febronia, calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice: / “I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering. / In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, and I died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love.” / Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.
Kontakion — Tone 3
You were adorned with the grace of virginity and the beauty of martyrdom, / O Febronia, bride of Christ. / You wisely carried your lamp and ran to your Bridegroom / receiving an incorruptible crown. / Pray for those who faithfully sing hymns of praise to you!
Kontakion — Tone 6
“Most sweet Jesus, my Bridegroom, / it is not hard for me to follow You;” cried Febronia, / “the sweetness of Your love gives wings of hope to my soul, / the beauty of Your mercy has sweetened my heart; / may I drain the cup of sufferings in imitation of You, / so that You may count me worthy to be among the wise virgins: / those who dance with You in Your bridal chamber.” / Therefore, venerable passion-bearer, as we honor the struggles of your labors we entreat you: / “Pray that we not find the doors of the bridal chamber locked to us.”
Saints Peter and Fevronia (tonsured David and Euphrosyne), Wonderworkers of Murom
Troparion — Tone 8
You were a precious branch from a pious root O blessed Peter, having lived devoutly in the world, / and then with your wife, the most wise Febronia, you pleased God by your alms and prayers. / Therefore, you were found worthy of the monastic life. / Entreat the Lord to preserve our land from harm, so that unceasingly we may glorify you.
Kontakion — Tone 8
Regarding the princedom and the glory of this world as temporary, / you lived devoutly, O Peter, with your wife, the most wise Febronia, / giving alms and offering God-pleasing prayers. / Therefore, after death, you rest inseparably in one tomb, invisibly bestowing healings; / now entreat Christ to preserve the city and the people who glorify you.
Saint Dionysios, the builder of Prodromou Monastery, Mount Athos
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 Dionysios, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Dometius of Dionysiou
Troparion — Tone 1
The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed 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 your spirit, venerable Dometius, rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with the purity of your soul, / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you pierced the armies of demons. / O our Father Dometius, pray unceasingly for us all.
Monastic Martyr Procopius of the Ivḗron Monastery on Mount Athos
Troparion — Tone 1
The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed 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 your spirit, venerable Procopius, rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
As a venerable and proven ascetic, as an honorable and renowned martyr, / and as a model of the desert life, O most exalted Procopius, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.
New Martyr Procopius of Varna
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Procopius, 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 Procopius; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Venerable Nikon 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 Nikon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
New Martyr George of Attalia
Troparion — Tone 3
You proved to be a divine scion of Attalia and the glory of Krene, O New martyr George; / For you contested steadfastly for Christ / And endured death by hanging. / O glorious Martyr, entreat Christ God, / To grant us great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 2
You were seen to be an equal of the martyrs of Christ / When you steadfastly contested, O blessed George; / For you bravely endured death by hanging, O glorious one. / Therefore, do not cease to intercede that those who fervently acclaim you may be saved.
Saint Theoleptos, Metropolitan of Philadelphia
Troparion — Tone 4
The truth of things revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, / a model of meekness, and a teacher of temperance. / Therefore, through humility, you attained the heights; / and through poverty, riches. / O Hierarch Theoleptos our Father, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
O Hierarch Theoleptos, / divine thunder, spiritual trumpet, planter of faith, and pruner of heresies, / great favorite of the Trinity, as you stand before God with the Angels, / pray unceasingly for all of us.