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!
Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
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 Polycarp, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 1
Through virtues, you offered spiritual fruit to the Lord, / therefore, you were glorified as a worthy hierarch, wise Polycarp. / Today, we who have been enlightened by your words / extol in song your praise-worthy memory, / thereby giving glory to the Lord.
Venerable Polycarp of Briansk
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 Polycarp, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable John, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
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 John, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Antiochus and Antoninus, ascetics of the Syrian Deserts
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 Antiochus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Moses, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
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 Moses, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Zebinas, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
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 Zebinas, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Polychronius, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
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 Polychronius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Damian, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
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 Damian, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Alexander, founder of the Monastery of the “Unsleeping Ones”
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 Alexander, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Damian of Esphigmenou of Mount Athos
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 Damian, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Monastic Martyr Damian of Philotheou
Troparion — Tone 1
The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. / By so doing you taught us to disregard the flesh for it passes away / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore your spirit, venerable Damian, rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
As a venerable and proven ascetic, as an honorable and renowned martyr, / and as a model of the desert life, O most exalted Damian, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.
New Hieromartyr Nicholas (Dmitrov) of Tver
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 Nicholas, entreat Christ God to save our souls.