Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 1
In giving birth you preserved your virginity, / in falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. / You were translated to life, O Mother of Life, / and by your prayers, you deliver our souls from death.
Kontakion — Tone 2
Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos, / who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions. / For being the Mother of Life, / she was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb.
Translation of the Image “Not-Made-By-Hands” of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople, the Third “Feast of the Savior in August”
Troparion — Tone 2
We venerate Your most pure image, O Good One, / and ask forgiveness of our transgressions, O Christ God. / Of Your own will You were pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh / to deliver Your creatures from bondage to the Enemy. / Therefore with thanksgiving we cry aloud to You: / “You have filled all with joy, O our Savior, / by coming to save the world.”
Kontakion — Tone 2
Uncircumscribed Word of the Father / as we behold the victorious image of Your true incarnation, / not made by hands, but divinely wrought / in Your ineffable and divine dispensation towards us, / we honor it with veneration!
Holy Unmercenary Physician Diomedes
Troparion — Tone 1
(Podoben: “O citizen of the desert...”)
O Diomedes, as a healer of bodily sickness, / you also heal the soul by the word of truth. / You received this gift from God, / and you always help those who suffer from various diseases. / You were radiant with the grace of martyrdom; / therefore you preserve those who cry to you: / “Glory to Him Who glorified you. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, works healings for all.”
Troparion — Tone 4
The instruments of torture have made a way for you to Heaven, O soldier of Christ Diomḗdēs, / you defeated the devil’s intrigues and became distinguished in Heaven with Christ, / pray for those who honor your memory with faith.
Kontakion — Tone 6
You were skilled in the science of healing and wisely chose the assembly of holy contestants; / O blessed Diomedes; / as a glorious herald of Christ our God, / you are the adornment of the Unmercenary Saints, / and the protector of those who cry to you: / “Be the physician of us your servants, O wise one.”
Kontakion — Tone 2
As a true and invincible Martyr, / you became the guardian of the heavenly mysteries of piety and grace, O wondrous Diomḗdēs, / having overcome the torturer and becoming victorious, / you were honored with crowns of victory.
Venerable Cherimon (Chaeremon) of 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 Cherimon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Icon of the Mother of God of Saint Theodore
Troparion — Tone 4
Today, the renowned city of Kostroma and the entire Russian land rejoice joyfully, / calling all God-loving Christian people to the glorious triumph of the Mother of God / because of the arrival of her wonderworking and much-healing Icon: / for today a great and most radiant sun has appeared to us. / Come all of God's chosen people, the new Israel, to the fountain of healing, / for it pours forth to us the inexhaustible mercy of the Most Holy Theotokos / and delivers all Christian cities and lands from the malice of their enemies. / But, All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Theotokos, Sovereign Lady, / by your great mercy, save our country, the bishops, and your people / from all their misfortunes that we may cry out to you, / “Rejoice, O Virgin, the boast of Christians.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
We your servants offer prayers of thanksgiving to you, O Theotokos, / for all the good things you have done for our city; / we cry out to you from the depths of our souls, and bowing down we pray: / “O Sovereign Lady, do not cease to intercede with your Son and our God / to grant every good thing and salvation to all who cry out to you with faith and love, / ‘Rejoice, O Virgin, the boast of Christians.’”
Martyr Christopher of Guria, Georgia
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Christopher, 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 Christopher; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Martyr Isaac of Karnu, Georgia
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Isaac, 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 Isaac; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Martyr Joseph of Karnu, Georgia
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Joseph, 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 Joseph; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Saint Joachim of Osogovo
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 Joachim, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Hieromartyr Νikόdēmos of Meteora
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 Νikόdēmos, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
New Martyr Stamatius of Volos
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Stamatius, 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 Stamatius; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia
Troparion — Tone 1
Let us the faithful praise the divine Gerasimos, / who is the protector of the Orthodox, and an angel in the body, and a newly appeared God-bearing wonderworker; / for he has worthily received from God the unfailing grace of healing; / he restores the sick, and heals those possessed by demons; / therefore, he pours forth healings upon those who honor him.
Kontakion — Tone 3
(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)
Today the island of Cephalonia / with sacred songs of thanksgiving, / calls upon all the Orthodox to extol the newly appeared boast and glory of Orthodoxy, / the divine Gerasimos, / who is truly her deliverer and champion.
Saint Constantine Brancoveanu and those with him
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyr Constantine 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