Troparia and kontakia for September 6

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae

Troparion — Tone 4

Michael, commander of the heavenly hosts, / we who are unworthy beseech you, / by your prayers encompass us beneath the wings of your immaterial glory, / and faithfully preserve us who fall down and cry out to you: / “Deliver us from all harm, for you are the commander of the powers on high!”

Troparion — Tone 5

(Podoben: “ Come, let us worship the Word...”)
O Chief Commander Michael, / you were seen overshadowing your church like a cloud raining waters of immortality. / You preserved it like another ark, / and turned aside the flow of the rivers with your staff, / for the glory of the Faith, and to the delight of our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Michael, commander of God’s armies / and minister of the divine glory, / prince of the bodiless angels / and guide of mankind, / ask for what is good for us, and for great mercy, / as supreme commander of the Bodiless Hosts.

Martyrs Eudoxius, Zeno, and Macarius

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Eudoxius, Zeno, and Macarius, 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 Archippus of Herapolis

Troparion — Tone 8

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / enlightener of the universe and adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Archippus, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.

Martyr Romulus and with him many others

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Romulus and his companions, 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!

Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna

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 Cyril, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Martyrs Cyriacus, Faustus the Presbyter, Abibas the Deacon, and 11 others, at Alexandria

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!

Saint David of Hermopolis, Egypt

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

Hieromartyr Maxim Sandovich

Troparion — Tone 4

By God’s Providence you were sent to the Mountain of Pochaev / for the knowledge of the truth of the Orthodox Faith, / and after receiving true teaching in the city of Zhitomir, / you came to our land as a soldier of Christ. / For Orthodoxy and for your own people you received a martyr's crown. / Therefore, you confirmed your native land in Orthodoxy. / O Hieromartyr Maxim, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Your Martyrdom, O Father Maxim, / enlightened and encouraged our people in the Orthodox Faith. / Giving up your own life to Christ God, / you endured torments and suffered imprisonment. / Pray for us and for your land before Christ our God.