Troparia and kontakia for November 28

Monastic Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New

Troparion — Tone 4

Trained in asceticism on the mountain, / with the weapon of the Cross you destroyed the spiritual assaults of the hostile powers, all-blessed one; / Again you bravely prepared for combat / and slew Copronymus with the sword of faith; / for both struggles you have been crowned by God, monk-martyr Stephen of eternal memory.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Lovers of the feasts, from the heart with hymns let us praise in faith / godlike Stephen the lover of the Trinity, / for he honored the fair icon of the Master and of His Mother. / Now let us rejoice together and cry out to him with love: / “Rejoice, ever glorious Father.”

Monastic Martyrs and Confessors Auxentius, Basil, Gregory, another Gregory, John, Andrew, Peter and many others

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.

Martyr Anna

Troparion — Tone 4

Your lamb Anna 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.

Kontakion — Tone 2

As a venerable and proven ascetic, as an honorable and renowned martyr, / and as a model of the desert life, O most exalted Anna, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.

Martyr Irenarchus and Seven Women Martyrs at Sebaste

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!

Saint Theodore, Archbishop of Rostov

Troparion — Tone 4

The truth of things revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, / a model of meekness, and a teacher of temperance. / Therefore, through humility, you attained the heights; / and through poverty, riches. / O Hierarch Theodore our Father, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Troparion — Tone 4

From your youth you were raised well, by labor, abstinence, fasting, and prayer, / you made your soul pure and blameless. / Therefore, you ascended the hierarchal throne / and, as a bright star, you enlighten the hearts of the faithful with the rays of your miracles, / O Hierarch Theodore our Father, / and now entreat Christ God, / that our souls may be saved.

Troparion — Tone 5

From your youth, O most wise one, you labored diligently, / and with the blessing of the Holy Spirit / you built the great Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos in honor of her Nativity; / and with the streams of your tears you drowned the bodiless enemies / and immersing your life in chastity you were joined to the assembly of Angels, / O Venerable Father Theodore, / with them you pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
O Hierarch Theodore, / divine thunder, spiritual trumpet, planter of faith, and pruner of heresies, / great favorite of the Trinity, as you stand before God with the Angels, / pray unceasingly for all of us.

Martyr Timothy and his companions, at Tiberiopolis

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Timothy and his companions, 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!

Hieromartyr Metropolitan Seraphim (Chichagov)

Troparion — Tone 5

Loving the Heavenly King more than an earthly one, / you appeared as a fiery servant of the Holy Trinity, / keeping the instructions of Saint John of Kronstadt in your heart, / you received manifold gifts from God for the benefit of the people of God, / and you were vouchsafed to suffer, / even unto the shedding of your blood. O Hieromartyr Seraphim, / entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 6

Named for the wonderworker of Sarov, you loved him fervently, / proclaiming the ascetical contests and miracles of that world by your writings; / you moved faithfully for his glorification, / and you were vouchsafed a blessed visit from the Venerable one himself. / O Hieromartyr Seraphim, dwelling with him now in the Heavenly palaces, / entreat Christ God that we may partake of seraphic joy.

Martyr Hristo of Bulgaria

Troparion — Tone 3

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