Sunday of the Paralytic
Troparion — Tone 3
Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad, / for the Lord has shown strength with His arm. / He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first born of the dead. / He has delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted to the world / great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 3
(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”
By Your divine authority, O Lord, / as You raised up the paralytic of old, / so raise up my soul, paralyzed by
sundry sins and unseemly acts; / so that being saved I may cry: / “Glory to Your power, O compassionate Christ!”
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, and with him the seven Virgin Martyrs: Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudia, Phaine, Euphraisa, Matrona, and Julia, who suffered under Decius
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyr Theodotus and his companions, 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!
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”)
You struggled well, O Theodotus, / together with your fellow athletes and the passion-bearing virgins. / You have all received crowns of honor. / Therefore, unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all.
Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, and Christina who suffered under Decius
Troparion — Tone 4
Your martyrs, O Lord, for their sufferings / have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For strengthened by Your might, / they overthrew tyrants and destroyed the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their supplications save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 8
(Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”)
O divine martyrs, you appeared as bright beacons, / illumining all of creation with the radiance of your miracles; / do not cease to entreat Christ to deliver us all from our maladies, / and drive away from us the profound darkness of ignorance.
Martyrs Simeon, Isaac and Bachtisius, of Persia
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Simeon, Isaac, and Bachtisius, 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!
Martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus, 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!
Martyrs David and Tarichan of Georgia
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs David and Tarichan, 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!