Great and Holy Wednesday
Troparion — Tone 8
Behold the Bridegroom comes at midnight, / and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching, / and again unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. / Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, / lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. / But rouse yourself crying: Holy, Holy, Holy, are You, O our God! / Through the Theotokos have mercy on us!
Kontakion — Tone 4
Though I have transgressed more than the harlot, O Good One, / I have not offered You a flood of tears, but in silence I fall down before You. / With love I embrace Your most Pure feet. / As Master, grant me remission of sins, when I cry to You, O Savior: / “Deliver me from the filth of my evil deeds.”
Apostle Herodion of the Seventy, and those with Him
Troparion — Tone 1
Let us praise in hymns the six-fold choir of Apostles: / Herodion and Agabus, / Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and holy Hermes. / They ever entreat the Trinity for our souls!
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostles / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Kontakion — Tone 4
With the light of the Holy Spirit, / you illumine the way of the faithful like stars, O Holy Apostles. / As you gaze on God the Word you repel the darkness of error.
Kontakion — Tone 2
You became the disciples of Christ / And all-holy Apostles, / O glorious Herodion, Agabus and Rufus, / Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes. / Ever entreat the Lord / To grant forgiveness of transgressions / To us who sing your praises.
Saint Niphon, Bishop of Novgorod
Troparion — Tone 4
In truth you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith, / an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence; / your humility exalted you; / your poverty enriched you. / Hierarch Father Niphon, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Rufus the Obedient 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 Rufus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyr Pausilippus of Heraclea in Thrace
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Pausilippus, O Lord, / through his suffering 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 Pausilippus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome
Troparion — Tone 4
In truth you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith, / an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence; / your humility exalted you; / your poverty enriched you. / Hierarch Father Celestine, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
“Spanish” Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 4
Your Icon, O Virgin Lady, was given to us as an inexhaustible source of miracles, / bestowed upon those who are overwhelmed and afraid, / pouring forth the healing of the afflictions for the sick, / which is a sign of your intercession. / By the Cross of your Son, we conquer our enemies; / and to you, our Queen and Sovereign Lady, / we offer a song of praise.