Troparia and kontakia for October 22

Saint Averkios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles

Troparion — Tone 4

You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith, / an Image of humility and a teacher of abstinence. / Because of your lowliness, Heaven was opened to you; / because of your poverty, riches were granted to you. / O Holy Bishop Averkios, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Troparion — Tone 5

You emulated the zeal of the Apostles / and shone forth like a morning star, / and your works revealed your God-given power: / you guided the erring to God, / O Hierarch Averkios.

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “As first fruits of our nature...”)
The Church of all the faithful honors you, / as a great Hierarch and equal of the Apostles. / O blessed one worthy of all praise. / By your intercessions / preserve the Church victorious, calm and unshaken by heresy, O most wondrous Averkios.

7 Holy Youths “Seven Sleepers” of Ephesus

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received their 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!

Kontakion — Tone 4

Those who renounced the perishing comforts of this world, / preferring the eternal things of Heaven, / were incorrupt after death and rose from the dead / and buried the snares of the devils! / O Faithful, let us then honor them, singing a hymn of praise to Christ!

Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Adrianopolis, and the Martyrs Heraclius, Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota, and Glyceria

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!

Commemoration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the deliverance from the Poles

Troparion — Tone 4

O fervent Protectress, / Mother of the Lord Most High; / you intercede for all before your Son Christ our God, / granting salvation to all who seek refuge in your protection. / Protect us all, O Queen and Sovereign Lady, / for we are stricken with grief and wounded by sin. / With tears we stand before your pure Icon, / praying with contrite souls and humble hearts. / All our hope we place in you, / May we be delivered from evil. / Grant to all what is expedient, / and save all, O Virgin Theotokos: / For you are the Holy Protection of your servants!

Kontakion — Tone 8

Let us run to the gracious and quiet haven / the fervent helper, ardent and eager to save all. / Let us run to the Virgin’s protection and hasten to repentance. / The pure Theotokos grants us unfailing mercy / she comes to help all, delivering her faithful servants from tribulations!

Saints Paul and Theodore of Rostov

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 Paul and Theodore, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Venerable Lot of Egypt

Troparion — Tone 1

You were shown as a citizen of the desert, / an Angel in the flesh, and a wonderworker, O our God-bearing Father Lot. / Through fasting, vigil, and prayer you obtained heavenly gifts, / and you healed the sick and the souls of those who have recourse to you with faith. / Glory to Him Who gave you strength.Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, works healings for all.