Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Troparion — Tone 8
You are most glorious, O Christ our God! / You have established the Holy Fathers as lights on the earth! / Through them you have guided us to the true faith! / O greatly Compassionate One, glory to You!
Kontakion — Tone 8
The Apostles’ preaching and the Fathers’ doctrines have established one faith for the Church. / Adorned with the robe of truth, woven from heavenly theology, / it defines and glorifies the great mystery of Orthodoxy!
Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre
Troparion — Tone 4
O Dorotheus, wise hierarch of Christ, / you received the light of wisdom as a gift from the Father of lights. / You increased the talents given to you / and in your old age contested beyond the bounds of nature. / And now, O Hieromartyr, you even intercede for our souls!
Kontakion — Tone 3
By preaching Orthodox doctrine, O Hieromartyr, / you offered yourself as a godly and holy gift. / First you excelled in asceticism / and then in the contest of martyrdom, / attaining the victor’s prize from Christ our God!
Kontakion — Tone 5
You were resplendent, O blessed Dorotheus, / with virtues brighter than the sun and with your sufferings! / You shine forth and enlighten the land, / dispelling the darkness of idolatry and base heresy. / Therefore, we celebrate your memory with splendor!
Blessed Constantine, Metropolitan of Kiev
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 Constantine, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Repose of Saint Theodore Yaroslavich, older brother of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Troparion — Tone 8
You grew up up devoutly, like a sprout from a pious root, / and though you reposed at a young age, / you fulfilled long years by your virtues1 O Right-Believing Prince Theodore. / Therefore entreat Him Who governs time, that by your prayers He may grant us long life, / and bestow upon our country great and abundant mercy. 1 He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time (Wisdom of Solomon 4:13).
Kontakion — Tone 4
Born in piety, and raised in the fear of God, / having attained chastity in his life, / and after his repose shone forth by the incorruptibility of his body. / Honoring the Right-Believing Prince Theodore as a Saint, / we humbly pray to Thee, / O Almighty Master, / and glorify our land forever with Your Saints.
Finding of the Relics of Venerable Bassian and Jonah, Monks of Pertominsk
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 fathers Bassian and Jonah, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs Marcian, Nicander, Hyperechius, Appolonius, Leonidas, Arius, Gorgias, Pambo, Selenia, and Irene of Egypt
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!
Venerable Theodore, Wonderworker and Hermit of the Jordan
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 Theodore, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Anubius the Confessor and Anchorite of Egypt
Troparion — Tone 8
Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Anubius, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.
Venerable Abba Dorotheus of Palestine
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 Dorotheus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Peter of Korisha
Troparion — Tone 1
You were revealed as a desert dweller, / an angel in the flesh and a wonderworker, O our God-bearing Father Peter. / You received heavenly gifts through fasting, vigils, and prayers; / you healed the infirm and the souls of those who have recourse to you with faith. / Glory to Him Who strengthened you. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, works healings for all.
Kontakion — Tone 6
You fled from the company of men, and lived in stony caves and cliffs. / You were filled with divine desire and love for your Lord, O Peter, / from Whom you received a crown. / Pray unceasingly that our souls may be saved.