Great and Holy Friday
Troparion — Tone 4
By Your precious blood, / You have redeemed us from the curse of the law. / By being nailed to the cross and pierced by a spear, / You have poured forth immortality upon men. / O our Savior, glory to You!
Kontakion — Tone 8
Come, let us all sing the praises of Him who was crucified for us, / for Mary said when she beheld Him upon the tree: / Though You endure the cross, You are my Son and my God!
Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus: Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, Thaumasius, and Philemon
Troparion — Tone 8
By Divine command, the Holy Nine Martyrs from various cities were united in a single alliance, and courageously suffered martyrdom for Christ; / by your patience, the invisible enemy1 was defeated, / the wicked princes and tormentors were put to shame, / the spiritual fire of love for God was kindled, and the material fire which tormented you was cooled. / Therefore, grace has been given unto you by Christ God to heal the plague, / and we pray that you will save us from it, and from other afflictions, by your protection.
Kontakion — Tone 2
The steadfast and most radiant Nine Martyrs, / confessing the three-sunned2 God at His judgment seat they cried out: / “We offer to You our blood, our souls, and our bodies, as an unblemished sacrifice, O Master.”
1 (Ephesians 6:12)
2 The three persons of the Holy Trinity.
Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker
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 Memnon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopianus—Deacons, at Aphrodisia in Anatolia
Troparion — Tone 4
O God of our Fathers, / always act with kindness towards us; / take not Your mercy from us, / but guide our lives in peace / through the prayers of Saints Diodorus and Rhodopianus.
Saint Basil, Bishop of Zakholmsk in Montenegro, Serbia
Troparion — Tone 4
From your youth you gave yourself completely to the Lord, / abiding in prayers, contests,1 and fasts, O God-bearing Father, / you were an example of virtue for your flock, / so God, seeing your good will, placed you as a shepherd and a most excellent Hierarch of His Church; / and after your repose, O Hierarch Basil, / your holy body was preserved incorrupt. / Therefore, as one having boldness, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
1 Podvigs.
Kontakion — Tone 8
From childhood you submitted yourself to the Lord, / by fasting and vigil you subdued your body, O wise one, / you were shown to be a precious vessel of the Most Holy Spirit, / so he made you the shepherd of His Church, which you shepherded well. / Therefore, you departed to the Lord Whom you loved. / We beseech you to remember us who honor your holy memory with faith, / and we all cry out to you: “Rejoice, most revered Father Basil.”
Venerable Nectarius of Optina
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 Nectarius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs of Lazeti
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 Endellion, recluse of Cornwall
Troparion — Tone 8
In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother, / for taking up your cross, you followed after Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, most venerable Mother Endellion your spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Having received the grace...“)
Because of your love of God you forsook a bed for rest, O Mother Endellion, / you illumined your soul
with fasting, thoroughly vanquishing your enemies; / but by your intercessions destroy the evil designs
of our adversaries.