Troparia and kontakia for August 18

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.

Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria

Troparion — Tone 4

Let us praise as is meet, O you faithful, / the most comely, radiant and divinely wise martyrs: / Most blessed Florus and all venerable Laurus, / who proclaimed to all the uncreated Trinity. / Suffering unto bloodshed, / they were adorned with brilliant crowns. / Entreat Christ our God to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Today all the world honors in glory the divinely wise Florus and Laurus, / as pious martyrs who suffered for Christ. / Through their prayers may we receive grace and mercy / and be delivered from calamity and temptation, / and from wrath and sorrow on the Day of Judgment.

Martyrs Hermes, Serapion, and Polyaenus of Rome

Troparion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
Your Holy Martyrs, O Lord, / through their contests have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God; / for possessing Your strength, they laid low the tyrants, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / By their supplications, O Christ God, save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
O divine Martyrs, you appeared as bright lamps, / enlightening all of creation with the radiance of your miracles, / always entreating Christ God on behalf of us all, / thereby releasing us from our maladies, / and ever driving away the most profound darkness of ignorance.

Hieromartyr Emilian and with him Martyrs Hilarion, Dionysius, and Hermippus

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 John, Patriarch of Constantinople

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

Saint George, Patriarch of Constantinople

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

Venerable Macarius the Monk of Pelekete

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

Repose of Venerable John, Abbot of Rila

Troparion — Tone 1

Your life was a foundation of repentance / and a model of compunction, / an image of consolation and spiritual perfection, / equal to the angels, O venerable one. / You persevered in prayer, fasting and tears, O Father John; / intercede with Christ God for our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Imitating the life of the angels and forsaking all earthly things, / you fled to Christ, O venerable one. / Protecting yourself with His commandments, / you were shown to be an unshakable pillar against the attacks of the enemy. / Therefore, we cry to you: “Rejoice, O Father John, most brilliant light!

Venerable Sophronius of Saint Anne Skete, Mount Athos

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

Venerable Arsenius of Paros

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

Saint Christopher of Gazara

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

4 Ascetics

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. / Hieromartyrs entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 2

As venerable and proven ascetics, as honorable and renowned martyrs, / and as a models of the desert life, O most exalted fathers, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.

Venerable Christodoulos the Philosopher

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