Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Troparion — Tone 8
You are most glorious, O Christ our God! / You have established the Holy Fathers as lights on the earth! / Through them you have guided us to the true faith! / O greatly Compassionate One, glory to You!
Kontakion — Tone 8
The Apostles’ preaching and the Fathers’ doctrines have established one faith for the Church. / Adorned with the robe of truth, woven from heavenly theology, / it defines and glorifies the great mystery of Orthodoxy!
Martyr Justin the Philosopher and those with him at Rome
Troparion — Tone 5
You emptied the cup of the wisdom of the Greeks, / but you thirsted again, until you came to the well where you found water springing unto eternal life.1 / And having drunk deeply, you also drank from the cup2 which Christ gave to His disciples. / Therefore, O Justin, / we praise you as a Philosopher and Martyr of Christ.
1 John 4:14.
2 Mark 10:39.
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
O Justin, teacher of divine knowledge, / you shone with the radiance of true philosophy. / You were wisely armed against the Enemy. / Confessing the truth, you contested with the Martyrs, / with them, O Justin, always entreat Christ to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
Through the wisdom of your divinely-inspired teachings, O Justin, / the Church of God, adorned in its entirety, enlightens the world by the radiance of your life. / By shedding your blood, you received the crown of martyrdom. / As you stand before Christ with the Angels, pray unceasingly for all of us.
Kontakion — Tone 3
(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)
As a breath from Paradise, the dew descending upon Aermon,1 / Christ the Power and the Peace and Wisdom of God the Father, / came upon your thirsting spirit, O Martyr Justin, / making you a Fount of Knowledge2 for all the faithful, / when with true valor you endured death as a Martyr, to live forever in Christ.
1 Psalm 132/133:3.
2 Saint John of Damascus entitled his philosophical chapters "The Fount of Knowledge."
Venerable Dionysius, Abbot of Glushitsa, Vologda
Troparion — Tone 1
Inflamed with divine love from your youth, O venerable Dionysius, and despising all earthly attractions, you came to love Christ alone, / and for His sake, you settled in the inner wilderness / and lived with the wild animals, entirely for Christ. / Thus, the All-Seeing Eye, having beheld your labors, / enriched you with the gift of miracles, even after your repose. / Therefore, we cry out to you: / Pray unceasingly for us who always revere your honorable memory with hymns of praise.
Kontakion — Tone 8
Turning all of your spiritual longing toward God, steadfastly you followed His call with all your soul. / Having settled in the wilderness and, having lived there in an angelic way, you were a path to salvation for many. / Hence, Christ has glorified you, and enriched you with the gift of miracles. / Therefore, we cry out to you: Hail, Venerable Dionysius, dweller in the wilderness.
Venerable Agapitus the Unmercenary Physician of the Kiev Near Caves
Troparion — Tone 5
O righteous Agapitus, you healed the infirm with edible herbs, / and with humility like Anthony the Great. / So doing, you brought the unbelieving physician to the Faith, / guiding him on the path of salvation. / Heal our infirmities and pray to Christ our God for those who sing to you!
Troparion — Tone 5
You proclaimed your faith as a good physician. / You rebuked the Armenian and brought him to piety. / When dying you asked God for life, / and by this wonder brought him to Christ. / Now standing joyfully before the Lord / Pray for us, O righteous one!
Martyrs Shio, David, Gabriel, and Paul of Akhalkalaki in Georgia
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!