Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgment
Kontakion — Tone 1
When You, O God, shall come to earth with glory, / all things shall tremble / and the river of fire shall flow before Your judgment seat; / the books shall be opened and the hidden things disclosed! / Then deliver me from the unquenchable fire, / and make me worthy to stand at Your right hand, Most Righteous Judge!
Apostles of the Seventy Archippus and Philemon, and Martyr Apphia
Troparion — Tone 3
With your whole heart you followed the way of holiness / and became a companion of the Apostles, O Archippus. / By your word you preached the Faith, / and by your life you uprooted evil. / Having proved steadfast in contest you were granted the crown of righteousness.
Kontakion — Tone 4
The Church has gained you as a great star, O Archippus, / and enlightened by the rays of your wonders it cries out to you: / “Save us, who with faith honor your memory.”
Martyrs Maximus, Theodotus, Hesychius, and Asclepiodota, of Adrianopolis
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!
Presbyters and Confessors Eugene and Macarius, at Antioch
Troparion — Tone 8
Champions of Orthodoxy, teachers of purity and of true worship, / the enlighteners of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise fathers Eugene and Macarius, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.
Venerable Dositheus of Palestine, disciple of Venerable Abba Dorotheus
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 Dositheus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Rabulas of Samosata
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 Rabulas, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Theodore of Sanaxar
Troparion — Tone 4
From your youth you loved Christ with filial love, / and desiring to serve only the Lord, / you have chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away by death.1 / You devoted yourself to the one thing needful, and to the Giver of Life, / and you were found worthy to receive from Him the gifts of divine teaching and spiritual discernment, / guiding all who have recourse to you, seeking the salvation of their souls, / O divinely-wise Elder Theodore of Sanaxar.
1 Luke 10:42
Kontakion — Tone 2
Forsaking the vanity of the world and regarding everything in it as fleeting, / you dwelt in Sanaxar Monastery, where you lived as an angel. / You were a path to salvation for many, / and so Christ enriched you with the gifts of discernment and teaching. / Therefore, we cry out to you: / “By your prayers, O Venerable Theodore, may our souls be saved.”
Venerable Conan, Abbot of the Pethukla Monastery
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 Conan, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyr Philothea the Monastic
Troparion — Tone 5
(Podoben: “Come, let us worship the Word...”)
The renowned city of Athens honors the Monastic Martyr Philothei, / and joyously reveres her sacred relics; / for she lived her life honorably and exchanged it for contests and martyrdom; / and she intercedes with the Savior, / that He may grant all of us divine mercy.