Postfeast of Pentecost — 3rd Day of the Trinity
Troparion — Tone 8
Blessed are You O Christ Our God / You have revealed the fishermen as most wise / by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit / through them You drew the world into Your net / O Lover of Man, Glory to You!
Kontakion — Tone 8
When the most High came down and confused the tongues, / He divided the nations; / but when he distributed the tongues of fire / He called all to unity. / Therefore, with one voice, we glorify the All-holy Spirit!
Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa
Troparion — Tone 1
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 divinely inspired one; / by rightly dividing the word of truth without error, / you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood. / O Hieromartyr Timothy entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, / O divinely-wise one, / you abolished the sacrifices of idolatry and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock. / Therefore, we cry fervently to you: / “By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, O Timothy our Father.”
Venerable Silvanus the Schemamonk, 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 Silvanus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Finding of the relics of Saint Basil, Bishop of Ryazan
Troparion — Tone 4
At first you were honored with the episcopal dignity at Murom, but were unjustly banished. / You climbed onto your mantya as if it were a light ship; / and as one without a body, you made your way supernaturally over the water, / guided by the Providence of the Most High, and by the intercession of the Mother of God, you reached the God-saved city of Ryazan. / There you accepted your hierarchal throne, and your God-given flock of Ryazan. / You have done well, O Hierarch and Father Basil. / Entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 8
O Hierarch Basil, you shone in the city of Murom like a bright star, / and upon the water you reached the city of Ryazan; / you helped the Church of God well by enlightening the people with your teaching and your life. / Even now, remember your children who pray to you, our good teacher, / and entreat Christ God and His Most Pure Mother for us, / that with grateful souls we may cry to you: / “Rejoice, O Christ-pleaser and fervent intercessor with God for us.”
Saint John Maximovitch, Metropolitan of Tobolsk
Troparion — Tone 8
Instructor of piety, nourisher of orphans, helper of the afflicted, / unmercenary physician of the sick, speedy helper of suffering souls, / fervent intercessor with the Lord for all. / O Hierarch Father John, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
You were shown as a light for those in the darkness of ignorance, / a comforter of widows and orphans, / and a wondrous physician of the infirm, / instructor of children and youths, most radiant joy for parents. / O Hierarch Father John, pray to Christ God to grant our country confirmation in the Faith; / victory to our armies over our enemies, and great mercy to His people.
Martyr Alexander and Virgin Martyr Antonina at Constantinople
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Alexander and Antonina, 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!
Saint Kanides the Monk of Cappadocia
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 Kanides, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Theophanes and Saint Pansemne of Antioch
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 holy Theophanes and Pansemne, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Bassianus, Bishop of Lodi in Liguria
Troparion — Tone 4
The truth of things revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, / a model of meekness, and a teacher of temperance. / Therefore, through humility, you attained the heights; / and through poverty, riches. / O Hierarch Bassianus our Father, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Seeking the things on high...”)
O Hierarch Bassianus, / 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.
Saint Neaniskos the Martyr
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Neaniskos, 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 Neaniskos; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.