Troparia and kontakia for October 21

Venerable Hilarion the Great

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! / Our Father Hilarion pray to Christ God to save our souls!

Kontakion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)
Today we gather to praise you with hymns, / O unfading light of the Spiritual Sun; / for you illumined those in the darkness of ignorance, / leading all to the heights of God, as they cried: / “Rejoice, Father Hilarion, rampart of ascetics.”

Translation of the relics of Saint Hilarion, Bishop of Meglin in Bulgaria

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

Venerable Hilarion the Schemamonk of the Kiev Caves

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

Venerable Hilarion, Abbot of Gdov and Pskov Lake

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

Venerable Theophilus and Jacob, Abbots of Omutch, Pskov

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 fathers Theophilus and Jacob, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Martyrs Gaius, Dasius, and Zoticus at Nicomedia

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Gaius, Dasius, and Zoticus, 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!

Venerable Philotheus of Dionysiou of Mount Athos

Troparion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “The Divine Faith...”)
As one rescued from the hands of ungodly by the grace of the Theotokos, / you lived righteously in the Monastery at Neapolis, / and then you struggled on Athos, / where you were called the friend of God. O Venerable Father Philotheos, / intercede with Christ God, that He may grant us great mercy.

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “O Victorious Leader...”)
You became a stranger to worldly friendships, / becoming an abode of divine inspiration, / and God has magnified you, O God-bearer. / But as a genuine friend of the Savior, / deliver from lesser friendships those who cry to you; / “Rejoice, O Father Philotheos.”

Venerable Bessarion Sarai the Confessor in Romania

Troparion — Tone 8

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Bessarion, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.

Saint Sophronius, Confessor of Ciorara, Romania

Troparion — Tone 8

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Sophronius, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.

Martyr Oprea of Salistie in Romania

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Oprea, 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 Oprea; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Saint Hilarion, Metropolitan of Kiev

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

Martyr Moses (Macinic) the Confessor

Troparion — Tone 8

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Moses, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.

Saint John of Galesh

Troparion — Tone 1

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 John entreat Christ God to save our souls.

New Martyr John of Monemvasia

Troparion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “The Divine Faith...”)
O John, divine offspring of Monemvasia, / you budded forth and bore fruit; / by the grace of faith you kept the commandments of the Fathers, / and put the Hagarenes to shame by your struggle. / O glorious Martyr, entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy.