Troparia and kontakia for November 18

Synaxis of the Saints of North America

Troparion — Tone 8

As the bountiful harvest of Your sowing of salvation, / the lands of North America offer to You, O Lord, all the saints who have shone in them. / By their prayers keep the Church and our land in abiding peace / through the Theotokos, O most Merciful One.

Kontakion — Tone 3

Today the choir of Saints who were pleasing to God in the lands of North America / now stands before us in the Church and invisibly prays to God for us. / With them the angels glorify Him, / and all the saints of the Church of Christ keep festival with them; / and together they all pray for us to the Pre-Eternal God.

Martyr Platon of Ancyra

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Platon and Romanus, 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!

Kontakion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)
Your holy memory delights the universe, O Platon, / bringing us together to honor you in our joy! / With hymns we praise your great deeds / crying out to you with faith: / “Save our land from its enemies, O Holy one!”

Martyr Romanus the Deacon of Caesarea

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Platon and Romanus, 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!

Kontakion — Tone 3

Your holy memory delights the universe, / bringing us together to honor you in our joy. / We praise your great deeds with hymns, O Romanus, / crying out to you with faith: / O holy one, save our land from its enemies!

Martyr Barulas the Youth of Caesarea

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Barulas, 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 Barulas; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

New Martyr Anastasius of Epirus

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Anastasius, 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 Anastasius; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Martyrs Zacchaeus the Deacon, and Alphaeus, of Caesarea in Palestine

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Zacchaeus and Alphaeus, 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!