1st Saturday of Great Lent: The Miracle of the Boiled Wheat
Troparion — Tone 2
Great are the accomplishments of faith, / the Holy Martyr Theodore rejoiced in the flames as though at the water of rest, / for having been made a whole-burnt offering in the fire, / offered to the Trinity as a sweet loaf. / By his prayers, O Christ God, save our souls!
Kontakion — Tone 8
(Original melody)
Having carried the faith of Christ within thy heart as a breastplate; / thou didst trample underfoot the forces of the Enemy. / Therefore thou art crowned with a heavenly crown, as one who is joyfully invincible.
Saint Leo, Bishop of Catania in Sicily
Troparion — Tone 1
You were shown forth as a resplendent priest, / a teacher of godliness and a wonderworker, blessed hierarch Leo; / by the light of heavenly virtue you were enriched with the power of the Spirit, / and heal the souls and bodies of those who hasten to you. / Glory to Christ who has glorified you! / Glory to Him who has crowned you! / Glory to Him who through you works healing for all!
Kontakion — Tone 2
With hymns of praise let us crown Leo, / who was consecrated to the Lord from early childhood; / he received grace while still a babe in swaddling clothes. / He is a brightly shining star in the Church: / its valiant defender and firm support!
Venerable Agathon, Wonderworker of the Kiev Caves
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 Agathon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Beheading of Venerable Cornelius, Abbot of the Pskov Caves
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 Cornelius, rejoices with the angels.
Hieromartyr Sadoc (Sadoth), Bishop of Persia, and 128 Martyrs with him
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 Agathon, Pope of Rome
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 Agathon, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Monastic Martyrs of Valaam Monastery
Troparion — Tone 4
O God of our Fathers, / ever dealing with us according to Your compassion, take not Your mercy from us, / but direct our lives in peace / through the prayers of Your Monastic Martyrs.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Passing unharmed through a multitude of storms, / and receiving the gift of miracles, / you drowned your bodiless Enemies in the streams of your tears, / O Divinely-wise Monastic Martyrs; / now, having received the gift of miracles, / pray unceasingly for all of us.