Great and Holy Tuesday
Troparion — Tone 8
Behold the Bridegroom comes at midnight, / and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching, / and again unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. / Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, / lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. / But rouse yourself crying: Holy, Holy, Holy, are You, O our God! / Through the Theotokos have mercy on us!
Kontakion — Tone 2
You know that this is the last hour, O wretched soul, / and fear the cutting of the fig tree. / Work diligently therefore at the talent given to you / keep watch and pray: / Let us not remain outside the bridal chamber of Christ.
Venerable Niketas the Confessor, Abbot of Medikion
Troparion — Tone 4
You were a firm pillar and an undaunted guardian of sacred tradition, O Nicetas; / you were adorned with holy dispassion and became an illustrious confessor of the Faith. / Accept the prayers of those who cry to you, / interceding for them with Christ our God.
Kontakion — Tone 2
You acquired a heavenly mind and life, / shining as brightly as the sun in the splendor of your deeds! / Father Nicetas, you enlighten those in the darkness of life guiding them all to God. / Pray without ceasing for us all!
Holy Virgin Martyr Theodosίa of Tyre
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
Through your struggles in the contest, / you offered the God-given gift of your virginity to the Word; / therefore, He brought you to the heavenly Bridal Chamber. / O prize-winner, intercede with the Master of all, / that He may deliver us from all manner of misfortunes.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
As a pure virgin and prize-winner, / you were spiritually betrothed to the King of Heaven, / O all-praised Theodosίa, entreat Him for the salvation of our souls
Martyr Irene
Troparion — Tone 4
Your lamb Irene calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice: / “I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering. / In Baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and I died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love.” / Through her prayers, save our souls, since You are merciful.
Saint Illyricus of Mount Myrsinon in the Peloponnesus
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 Illyricus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs Elpidephorus, Dius, Bithonius, and Galycus
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!
“Unfading Flower” Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 5
Rejoice, O Bride of God, / rejoice, mystical rod which blossomed the Unfading Flower;1 / rejoice, O Sovereign Lady, / through whom we are filled with joy and inherit life.
1 This is a quotation from the Saturday of the Akathist Hymn, Canon to the Theotokos, Ode 7.