Glorification of Saint Tikhon, Apostle to America
Troparion — Tone 1
Chosen by God in a turbulent time, / you glorified God in complete holiness; / and attained greatness through humility / you showed forth the power of God through simplicity and piety; / you laid down your life for the Church and her people, / O Holy Confessor and Patriarch, Father Tikhon, / pray to Christ God to Whom you were also crucified / that He may save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
A gentle manner adorned You / you showed kindness and compassion to those who repented / you were firm and unbending in confessing the Orthodox Faith / and zealous in loving the Lord / O Holy Hierarch of Christ and Confessor Tikhon / pray for us that we may not be separated from the love of God / which is of Christ Jesus, our King and Lord.
Apostle James, son of Alphaeus
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostle James, / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Kontakion — Tone 2
Let us bless James, praising him as the messenger of God, / for he filled the souls of the pious with wise dogmas. / Standing at the throne of glory before the Master, / he rejoices with all the angels unceasingly praying for us all.
Venerable Andronicus, and his wife Athanasia, 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 holy Andronicus and Athanasia, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs Juventius and Maximus at Antioch
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Juventius and Maximus, 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 Publia the Confessor, Deaconess of Antioch
Troparion — Tone 8
Your holy martyr Publia, O Lord, / through her sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, she laid low her 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 Publia; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Venerable Peter the former soldier
Troparion — Tone 8
In you, O Father, was preserved with exactness what was according to the image; / 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 for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, O Venerable Peter, your spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with purity of soul / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you have slain the armies of the demons. / Therefore, we beseech you, O Father Peter: / “Always intercede for those who honor you.”
Hieromartyr Dionysius of Paris, Bishop
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 Dionysius, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Icon of the Mother of God of Korsun
Troparion — Tone 4
Like a radiant star, your revered Icon, O Virgin Theotokos, / shone forth in the city of Izborsk, / from which tears sometimes flow from both eyes, like a stream, / then having seen it, the people of Izborsk, men, women, and children, prayed before it with tears, / and we, gazing tenderly, cry: / “O Most Holy Sovereign Lady Theotokos, do not forget us, your sinful servants, / but pray to Christ God, that we may be saved.”
“Assuage My Sorrows” Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 5
Assuage the sickness of my much-sighing soul, / you who wipe away every tear from the face1 of the earth: / for you drive away the sicknesses of mankind, / and end the despondency of sinners. / Through you, Most Holy Virgin Mother, / all of us acquire hope and affirmation of faith.
1 Compare Isaiah 25:8: “... again the Lord God has taken away every tear from every face” (LXX) and Revelation 7:17: “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Kontakion — Tone 6
Do not entrust me to human protection, Most Holy Sovereign Lady, / but accept the prayers of your servant, / for I am fettered by sorrow, and I cannot endure the arrows fired by demons; / I have no shelter and there is nowhere to run. / I am wretched and my enemies are on every side, and I have no consolation except you, / O Sovereign Lady of the world, the hope and protection of the faithful. / Do not despise my prayers, / but do that which is beneficial for me.