Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women with the Noble Joseph
Troparion — Tone 2
The comely Joseph, / when he had taken down Your most pure Body from the tree, / wrapped it in fine linen and anointed it with spices, / and placed it in a new tomb. / But You rose on the third day, O Lord, / granting the world great mercy.
Troparion — Tone 2
Appearing to the Myrrh-bearing Women at the tomb, the Angel exclaimed: / “Myrrh is meet for the dead; / but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption. / So proclaim: ‘The Lord is risen, granting the world great mercy.’”
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith...”)
You visited Christ the Lord in the night, / and were born from above1 being received, as it were, as a secret Apostle. / With good courage you disputed with the Pharisees and Scribes2 / and followed the Savior. / Taking Him dead from the Cross, / you wrapped Him in cloths with myrrh and laid Him in the tomb, / O fervent3 Νikόdēmos.
1 John 3:3
2 John 7:50
3 or zealous
Kontakion — Tone 2
When You proclaimed “Rejoice” to the Myrrhbearers, / You caused the lamentation of the foremother Eve to cease by Your Resurrection; O Christ God; / commanding Your Apostles to proclaim: / “The Savior is risen from the tomb.”
Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus
Troparion — Tone 4
O God of our Fathers, / always act with kindness towards us; / take not Your mercy from us, / but guide our lives in peace / through the prayers of the hierarchs Epiphanius and Germanus.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “As You were voluntarily raised...”)
With faith, let us praise the pair of wonderful hierarchs, / the divine Epiphanius and Germanus, / for they subdued the godless pagans / by proclaiming the wisest teachings to all, / ever chanting the great mystery of piety in an Orthodox manner.
Saint Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople
Troparion — Tone 4
O God of our Fathers, / take not away Your mercy from us, / but ever act towards us according to Your kindness, / and by the prayers of Your saints, / guide our lives in peace.
Kontakion — Tone 4
Come, O faithful, let us sing a worthy hymn of praise / to honor the glorious Bishops, Epiphanius and Germanus. / They enlightened the minds of those living without faith, / while presenting the great mysteries of God to the faithful, / explaining True Belief with great wisdom!
Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
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 Hermogenes, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Venerable Dionysius, Archimandrite of Saint Sergius’ Monastery
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 Dionysius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Sabinus, Archbishop of Cyprus
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 Sabinus, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Saint Polybius, Bishop in Cyprus
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 Polybius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Martyr John of Vlachia, Romania
Troparion — Tone 4
Today the Church of the pious Romanians celebrates spiritually and shouts with joy: / Come, O lovers of the martyrs, to celebrate the annual commemoration of the struggles of the New Martyr John. / By God's will, he who was one of us was raised and blossomed wondrously in the imperial city of Constantine, / bringing to the Master rich and well-received fruit, by his martyrdom. / Now, in heaven, he prays unceasingly that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: Show yourself today to the world ...)
Show us today, the very beauty of the Savior, / the young soldier of the Savior, / enlightening all who shout: Rejoice, John, Great Martyr of Christ!
Martyr Pancratius
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Pancratius, 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 Pancratius; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.