Troparia and kontakia for May 1

HOLY PASCHA: The Resurrection of Our Lord

Troparion — Tone 4

Christ is risen from the dead, / trampling down death by death, / and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!

Troparion — Tone 8

(Hypakoe)
Before the dawn Mary and the women came / and found the stone rolled away from the tomb. / They heard the angelic voice: “Why do you seek among the dead as a Man / the One Who is everlasting Light? / Behold the clothes in the grave; go and proclaim to the world: / ‘The Lord is risen; He has slain death, / as He is the Son of God, saving the race of man.’”

Kontakion — Tone 8

You descended into the tomb, O Immortal, / You destroyed the power of death. / In victory You arose, O Christ God, / proclaiming: “Rejoice!” to the Myrrhbearing Women, / granting peace to Your Apostles, and bestowing Resurrection on the fallen.

Prophet Jeremiah

Troparion — Tone 2

Celebrating the memory / of Your Prophet Jeremiah, O Lord, / for his sake, we entreat You to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 3

Cleansing your radiant heart through the Spirit, / O great Prophet and Martyr, / glorious Jeremiah, / you received from on high the gift of prophecy. / You cried out with a great voice to the nations: / This is our God, and there is none other beside Him / Who became incarnate and appeared on earth.

Venerable Paphnutius, Abbot of Borov

Troparion — Tone 4

By your radiant life, you illumined your homeland; / through prayers and fasting, you were filled with the gifts of the Divine Spirit, / and, contending valiantly in this temporal life, you struggled well, / revealing to all those who mourn, the mercy of compassion, and you were a protector of paupers. / Therefore we pray to you, Father Paphnoutios: “Entreat Christ God, that He may save our souls.”

Kontakion — Tone 8

Having been enlightened by God's divine light, O Father, / you attained the life of fasting, O Venerable one, / you excelled as a guide of monks and adornment of fasters. / Therefore, beholding your labors, the Lord has enriched you with the gift of miracles, for you grant healing. / We rejoice and cry out to you, “Rejoice, Father Paphnoutios.”

New Martyr Euthymius of Mount Athos

Troparion — Tone 8

The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed 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 your spirit, venerable Euthymius, rejoices with the angels.

New Martyr Ignatius the Martyr of Mount Athos

Troparion — Tone 8

The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed 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 your spirit, venerable Ignatius, rejoices with the angels.

New Martyr Acacius, Martyr of Mount Athos and Seres

Troparion — Tone 8

The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed 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 your spirit, venerable Acacius, rejoices with the angels.

Hieromartyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kiev

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 Macarius, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Martyr Bata the Persian

Troparion — Tone 8

The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed 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 your spirit, O Holy Father Bata, rejoices with the Angels!

Right-believing Tamara, Queen of Georgia

Troparion — Tone 1

Desiring heavenly sweetness, you drove base carnal pleasures far from yourself / and, during your reign, you lived an angelic life; / O blessed Queen Tamara, / pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 8

O right-believing Queen Tamara, wondrous among the Saints, and luminary of Georgia, / who built temples upon the high mountains, so that in them you might offer prayers to the Lord; / your prayers which gave strength to the Christ-loving warriors of the land of Georgia. / By your right hand, you defeated the throngs of Hagarenes. / Pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.*




* In several Russian sources this Troparion is listed as the Kontakion.

Venerable Nikēphóros of Chios

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

“Unexpected Joy” Icon of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 4

Today the faithful people celebrate in spirit, glorifying the fervent helper of the Christian race; / and hastening to her most pure image, let us cry out to her: / "O most merciful Sovereign Lady Theotokos, / grant unexpected joy to us who are burdened by sins and many sorrows, and deliver us from all evil; / entreating your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls."

Kontakion — Tone 6

We have no other help, we have no other hope, but you, O Sovereign Lady. / Help us, for in you we hope, / and of you we boast, for we are your servants. / Let us not be put to shame.

Saint Panaretus of Cyprus

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 Panaretus, / entreat Christ our God that our souls may be saved.

Saint Gerasimus of Boldino

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

Martyr Isidora

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Isidora, O Lord, / through her sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, she laid low his adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through her 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 Isidora; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Saint Zosimas II of Kumurdo

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 Zosimas, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.