Troparia and kontakia for October 28

Venerable Stephen the Hymnographer of Saint Savva Monastery

Troparion — Tone 8

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

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “As You were voluntarily raised...”)
You planted a garden of the virtues, most glorious one, / and watered it with the streams of your tears. / Since you have received the tree of life, O Stephen, / save your flock from corruption by your prayers. / Deliver from all evil / all of those who fervently honor you, O wise one, / for we have acquired you as a great intercessor through faith and love.

Repose of Saint Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia

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

Greatmartyr Paraskevi of Iconium

Troparion — Tone 5

Wise and praiseworthy martyr of Christ Paraskevḗ, / you conquered the devil by accepting courage and rejecting feminine weakness. / You shamed your torturer by crying out: / Come rend my body with your sword and burn it with fire, / for I go rejoicing to Christ my bridegroom. / By her prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

Repose of Venerable Job the Wonderworker, Abbot of Pochaev

Troparion — Tone 4

Attaining the patience of our long-suffering Forefather, / and similar to the abstinence of John the Baptist, partaking of the divine fervor of both, / you were worthy to receive their names, / and you were a fearless preacher of the true Faith, / thereby you brought a multitude of monks to Christ, / and you confirmed all the people in Orthodoxy. / O Venerable Father Job, pray that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Today You have shown forth...”)
You appeared as a pillar of the true Faith and as one zealous for the Gospel's commandments, a denouncer of pride, and an intercessor and instructor of the humble, / therefore, pray for the remission of sins of those who glorify you, / and preserve your Monastery unharmed, / O Job our Father, resembling the much-suffering Job.

Saint Demetrius (Dimitri), Metropolitan of Rostov

Troparion — Tone 8

O lover of Orthodoxy and eradicator of schisms, / healer of Russia and new intercessor before God, / you healed the minds of the foolish by your writings. / O blessed Demetrios, harp of the Spirit, pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Let us bless Demetrios, the golden-worded teacher, the radiant star of Russia who shone forth from Kiev, / and reached Rostov by way of Novgorod and Seversk, illuminating the entire land with his teachings and miracles, / for he wrote down all those things which are for our edification / so that, like Paul, he might win all for Christ and save our souls through the Orthodox Faith.

Martyrs Africanus, Terence, Maximus, Pompeius, and 36 others, of Carthage

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received an 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!

Martyrs Terence and Neonila, and their children

Troparion — Tone 3

Bound together by natural bonds / and clothed with the might of faith, / you walked the path of martyrdom with your seven children. / O holy Martyrs Terence and Neonilla, / pray that those who honor your contest may receive forgiveness of their sins.

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “As You were voluntarily raised...”)
The universe rejoices at the honorable commemoration of the martyrs: / Terence the most-wise, his wife Neonila, and their children. / Therefore, let us hasten that we may receive healing; / for he has received grace from the Holy Spirit / to cure the sicknesses and ills of our souls.

Hieromartyr Cyriacus, Patriarch of Jerusalem

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 Cyriacus, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Venerable John the Chozebite

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.

Martyr Neophytus of Urbin, Georgia

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 Neophytus entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Venerable Athanasius the Younger, 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 Athanasius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.

Saint Arsenius of Cappadocia

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!