Troparia and kontakia for February 21

Venerable Timothy of Symbola in Bithynia

Troparion — Tone 4

O God of our Fathers, / always act with kindness towards us; / take not Your mercy from us, / but guide our lives in peace / through the prayers of Saints Timothy and Eustathius.

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Today You have shown forth...”)
Blessed wonder-worker, Timothy, / you rose from the east like a brilliant star / causing virtue to spring in the hearts of the faithful / through your miracles.

Saint Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch

Troparion — Tone 4

O God of our Fathers, / always act with kindness towards us; / take not Your mercy from us, / but guide our lives in peace / through the prayers of Saints Timothy and Eustathius.

Saint George, Bishop of Amastris on the Black Sea

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

“Kozel'shchansk” Icon of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 3

O all-hymned Theotokos, hope of the world, / grant unto us abundant gifts of grace from the inexhaustible well-spring of your wonderworking Icon, / that we may cry out in thanksgiving: / “Rejoice, O most merciful Queen and Mother of Christians.”

Kontakion — Tone 1

As your divine Son raised the paralytic from his bed by His word alone, / so you also raised up the afflicted girl in an instant. / Therefore, take pity now on your people who offer you their faith and fervent tears; / grant their every good request, and pro­tect them from all misfortunes, that we may cry aloud: / “All things are possible for you. / Save us, O Mother of God.”

Saint John “Scholasticus”, Patriarch of Constantinople

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

Saint Zacharias, Patriarch of Jerusalem

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

Saint Makarios of Glinsk Hermitage

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