Troparia and kontakia for November 27

Greatmartyr James the Persian

Troparion — Tone 4

You astounded all, long-suffering James, by enduring horrible tortures with great patience. / As the evil assembly performed the slaughter, / you uttered prayers of thanksgiving to the Lord. / Through your sufferings you received your crown, / and came to the throne of the heavenly King, Christ God. / Entreat Him to save our souls!

Kontakion — Tone 2

You listened to your faithful wife / and contemplated the judgment of God, holy James; / you despised the threats and commands of the Persians, / accepting the cutting of your body as though you were a vine. / Therefore you were revealed as a martyr worthy of honor.

Venerable Palladius of Thessalonica

Troparion — Tone 1

Pleasing God in monasticism, O God-bearing Father Palladius, / you sought Him through prayer and fasting, / and were the pure abode of the Spirit, shining upon the faithful with the rays of virtues, / which enlighten all who revere you. / Glory to Christ Who glorified you. / Glory to Him Who strengthened you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, grants healing to all.

Saint James the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov

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

17 Monastic Martyrs in India

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!

Kontakion — Tone 2

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

Repose of Venerable Diodorus, Igoumen of George Hill

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

Troparion — Tone 1

O lover of those who dwelt in the desert, / you were aflame with zeal to emulate their virtues. / Coming to the barren desert after many trials and sorrows, / you watered it with your tears and made it fruitful in true strugglers of Christ. / Therefore, we glorify you, O holy Diódoros, and cry out with thanksgiving for the grace which was granted to you: / “Glory to Him Who gave you strength in the wilderness. / Glory to Him Who crowned you for your labors. / Glory to Him Who works miracles through your holy prayers. ”

Troparion — Tone 2

Aflame with spiritual desire, and rejecting worldly vanity, / you became attached to the One God by love and you sought Him with all your soul. / You went into the inner wilderness, and settled by the water, / where you remained in tears and labors for many years with great patience. / You led an angelic life, and guided by the Divine mind, / you gathered a flock of monks, O wise one. / Do not cease to visit them, Venerable Diódoros our Father, / but entreat the All-Holy Trinity to deliver us from all evils, and to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 2

From your youth, O Venerable one, / you exhausted your carnal desires by fasting and prayers. / Taking up your cross, you followed Christ. / Therefore, you hastened joyously on the path to Heaven. / Now as you stand before the Holy Trinity with all the Saints, / visit your flock and remember those who revere your holy memory, that we may cry out thankfully to you: / “Rejoice, O godly-wise Diódoros, our instructor in the desert.”

Commemoration of the Weeping Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign” at Novgorod

Troparion — Tone 4

Having obtained you as an unassailable rampart and a source of miracles, O Most Pure Theotokos, / we your servants vanquish the assaults of enemies. / Therefore we entreat you: “Grant peace to your city, and great mercy to our souls.”

Kontakion — Tone 4

We celebrate the appearance of your revered Icon of the Sign, O Theotokos, whereby you have granted your people a wondrous victory over the enemies of your city. Therefore, we cry to you with faith: “Rejoice, O Virgin, the boast of Christians.”

“Kursk-Root” Icon of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 4

Having obtained you as an unassailable rampart and a source of miracles, O Most Pure Theotokos, / we your servants vanquish the assaults of enemies. / Therefore we entreat you: “Grant peace to your city, and great mercy to our souls.”

Kontakion — Tone 4

We celebrate the appearance of your revered Icon of the Sign, O Theotokos, whereby you have granted your people a wondrous victory over the enemies of your city. Therefore, we cry to you with faith: “Rejoice, O Virgin, the boast of Christians.”

Icon of the Mother of God of Abalaka

Troparion — Tone 4

Today your Icon shines brightly like an unsetting sun, O Most Pure One, / appearing miraculously in the heavens to a widow in the village of Abalak. / And bowing before it, we humbly cry out to the Theotokos: / “O Sovereign Lady hymned by all, grant peace to your abode, / and to our souls great mercy.”

Kontakion — Tone 4

Luke, the preacher of the Gospel of Christ, / painted your icons in antiquity, O Most Pure One, / but a widow, miraculously seeing one of them, / told us of your command, and turning to you the faithful cried out, / “Rejoice, Sovereign Lady, and reveal the Sign of your mercy toward us.”

Kontakion — Tone 4

Reverently bowing down before the Abalak Icon of our Sovereign Lady, / with humility we cry out: / “Save us by your prayers, O Most Pure Virgin.”

Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarskoe Selo

Troparion — Tone 4

Having obtained you as an unassailable rampart and a source of miracles, O Most Pure Theotokos, / we your servants vanquish the assaults of enemies. / Therefore we entreat you: “Grant peace to your city, and great mercy to our souls.”

Kontakion — Tone 4

We celebrate the appearance of your revered Icon of the Sign, O Theotokos, whereby you have granted your people a wondrous victory over the enemies of your city. Therefore, we cry to you with faith: “Rejoice, O Virgin, the boast of Christians.”

“Seraphim-Ponetaevka” Icon of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 4

Having obtained you as an unassailable rampart and a source of miracles, O Most Pure Theotokos, / we your servants vanquish the assaults of enemies. / Therefore we entreat you: “Grant peace to your city, and great mercy to our souls.”

Kontakion — Tone 4

We celebrate the appearance of your revered Icon of the Sign, O Theotokos, whereby you have granted your people a wondrous victory over the enemies of your city. Therefore, we cry to you with faith: “Rejoice, O Virgin, the boast of Christians.”