Troparia and kontakia for May 11

Bright Saturday

Troparion — Tone 4

Christ is risen from the dead, / trampling down death by death, / and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!

Troparion — Tone 8

(Hypakoe)
Before the dawn Mary and the women came / and found the stone rolled away from the tomb. / They heard the angelic voice: “Why do you seek among the dead as a Man / the One Who is everlasting Light? / Behold the clothes in the grave; go and proclaim to the world: / ‘The Lord is risen; He has slain death, / as He is the Son of God, saving the race of man.’”

Kontakion — Tone 8

You descended into the tomb, O Immortal, / You destroyed the power of death. / In victory You arose, O Christ God, / proclaiming: “Rejoice!” to the Myrrhbearing Women, / granting peace to Your Apostles, and bestowing Resurrection on the fallen.

Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople

Troparion — Tone 4

The city of the Theotokos / dedicates its foundation as an offering to the Theotokos. / For it has been established to remain in Her, / and it lives and is strengthened through Her, / crying out to Her, / “Hail, the hope of all the ends of the earth.”

Hieromartyr Mocius the Presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia

Troparion — Tone 4

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 inspired one of God; / by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / Hieromartyr Mocius, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Equals of the Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius

Troparion — Tone 4

Divinely-wise Cyril and Methodius, / equals-to-the-apostles and teachers of the Slavs, / entreat the Master of all / to strengthen all nations in Orthodoxy and unity of mind, / to grant peace to the world and to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 3

Let us honor the sacred pair, who translated divine scripture / pouring forth a fountain of divine knowledge from which we still draw today. / Now as you stand before the throne of the Most-high / we call you blessed, Cyril and Methodius, / as you fervently pray for our souls.

Venerable Sophronius the Recluse 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 Sophronius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Saint Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan

Troparion — Tone 6

You fought the good fight,1 crowning your life with torments for the truth, / you have moved to the heavenly abodes, / where, before the Throne of the Holy Trinity, O Hierarch Joseph, / you pray for the city of Astrakhan, and for our earthly homeland to be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 2

You shone as a bright star in Astrakhan, where you were born and raised, / and for your faithfulness to God, you suffered a martyric death. / Honoring your martyrdom, we cry to you: / “O Hierarch Joseph, who were killed by the rebels, pray to Christ God for our souls.”


1 2 Timothy 4:7.

Saint Nikodemos, Archbishop of Serbia

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 Νikόdēmos, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights…”)
O Hierarch Nikodemos, / 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.

New Martyr Dioscorus

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Dioscorus, 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 Dioscorus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

New Martyr Argyrus

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Argyrus, 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 Argyrus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Blessed Christopher, called Christesia

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 Christopher, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Holy Monastic Martyrs Olympia and Euphrosynē

Troparion — Tone 4

Your lambs Olympia and Euphrosynē, O Jesus, / call out to You in a loud voice: / I love You, O my bridegroom, / and in seeking You, I endure suffering. / In Baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love. / By their prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.

Kontakion — Tone 2

As venerable and proven ascetics, as honorable and renowned martyrs, / and as models of the desert life, O most exalted Olympia and Euphrosynē, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.