Synaxis of All Saints
Troparion — Tone 4
Adorned in the blood of Your Martyrs throughout all the world, / as if clothed in purple and linen, / through them Your Church cries out to You, O Christ God: / “Bestow Your bounties upon Your people, / grant peace to Your habitation, and great mercy to our souls.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
(Original Melody)
As the first fruits of nature offered to the Planter of all creation, O Lord, / the inhabited earth brings the God-bearing Martyrs. / By their supplications, and the intercession of the Theotokos, / preserve Your Church in profound peace, O greatly Merciful One.
Icon of the Mother of God “The Unbreakable Wall”
Troparion — Tone 4
Let us, sinful and humbled, now run earnestly to the Theotokos, / and let us fall down in repentance, crying from the depths of our soul: / "Help us, O Sovereign Lady, and have compassion on us. / Make haste, for we perish from the multitude of our sins. / Do not turn your servants empty away, for we have you as our only hope.
Kontakion — Tone 6
We have no other help, we have no other hope, but you, O Sovereign Lady. / Help us, for in you do we hope, / and of you do we boast, for we are your servants. / Let us not be put to shame.
"Seven Arrows" Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 5
Soften our evil hearts, O Theotokos, and repel the attacks of those who hate us, / and loosen all the rigidity of our soul. / For beholding your holy image, / we are filled with compunction by your compassion and loving kindness toward us, / and we kiss your wounds; / for we are terrified by the darts with which we wound you. / O Compassionate Mother, / do not let us perish because of our hardness of heart, / or our neighbor's hardness of heart, / for you are truly the Softener of Evil Hearts.
Kontakion — Tone 2
By your grace, O Sovereign Lady, / soften the hearts of evildoers, / send down benefactors who will preserve them from all evil; / with gratitude and zeal, we pray to you before your revered icons.
Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa
Troparion — Tone 1
By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, / you found the way to divine contemplation, O divinely inspired one; / by rightly dividing the word of truth without error, / you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. / O Hieromartyr Timothy entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, / O divinely-wise one, / you abolished the sacrifices of idolatry and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock. / Therefore, we cry fervently to you: / “By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, O Timothy our Father.”
Venerable Silvanus the Schemamonk, of the Kiev Far 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 Silvanus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Finding of the relics of Saint Basil, Bishop of Ryazan
Troparion — Tone 4
At first you were honored with the episcopal dignity at Murom, but were unjustly banished. / You climbed onto your mantya as if it were a light ship; / and as one without a body, you made your way supernaturally over the water, / guided by the Providence of the Most High, and by the intercession of the Mother of God, you reached the God-saved city of Ryazan. / There you accepted your hierarchal throne, and your God-given flock of Ryazan. / You have done well, O Hierarch and Father Basil. / Entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 8
O Hierarch Basil, you shone in the city of Murom like a bright star, / and upon the water you reached the city of Ryazan; / you helped the Church of God well by enlightening the people with your teaching and your life. / Even now, remember your children who pray to you, our good teacher, / and entreat Christ God and His Most Pure Mother for us, / that with grateful souls we may cry to you: / “Rejoice, O Christ-pleaser and fervent intercessor with God for us.”
Saint John Maximovitch, Metropolitan of Tobolsk
Troparion — Tone 8
Instructor of piety, nourisher of orphans, helper of the afflicted, / unmercenary physician of the sick, speedy helper of suffering souls, / fervent intercessor with the Lord for all. / O Hierarch Father John, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
You were shown as a light for those in the darkness of ignorance, / a comforter of widows and orphans, / and a wondrous physician of the infirm, / instructor of children and youths, most radiant joy for parents. / O Hierarch Father John, pray to Christ God to grant our country confirmation in the Faith; / victory to our armies over our enemies, and great mercy to His people.
Martyr Alexander and Virgin Martyr Antonina at Constantinople
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Alexander and Antonina, 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 Kanides the Monk of Cappadocia
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 Kanides, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Theophanes and Saint Pansemne of Antioch
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 holy Theophanes and Pansemne, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Bassianus, Bishop of Lodi in Liguria
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 Bassianus our Father, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Seeking the things on high...”)
O Hierarch Bassianus, / 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.
Saint Neaniskos the Martyr
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Neaniskos, 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 Neaniskos; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.