Sunday of the Blind Man
Kontakion — Tone 4
I come to You, O Christ, / blind from birth in my spiritual eyes / and I call to You in repentance: / You are the most radiant light of those in darkness!
Saint Nikephoros the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
Troparion — Tone 3
Through your inspired confession, / you gained victory for the Church, holy Hierarch Nicephorus. / You suffered unjust exile / because of your reverence for the icon of God the Word. / Righteous Father, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Today You have shown forth...”)
Since you have received from God in heaven / a crown of victory, glorious Nicephorus, / save those who faithfully honor you as a hierarch of Christ and a teacher.
New Martyr John the New of Sochi, who suffered at Belgrade
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr John, 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 John; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Juliana, Princess of Vyazma
Troparion — Tone 2
Living devoutly according to the Law, and adorned with good deeds, / you appeared as a hard diamond, O Holy Right-believing Princess Juliana, / despising perishable glory and bodily beauty, / you defeated the insidious Enemy, and you were martyred for the sake of chastity. / Therefore, you were crowned by Christ God with an imperishable and eternal crown, / and now you rejoice in the assembly of the Martyrs. / Therefore, we cry out to you: / “Entreat Christ God for all of us, who with faith and love revere your sufferings.”
Kontakion — Tone 2
Today let us sing to God, the Benefactor of all, / Who glorified the divinely-wise Juliana in Russia, / that by her prayers He may grant to our souls / the forgiveness of sins and great mercy.
Venerable Erasmus of Ochrid
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 Erasmus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with the purity of your soul, / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you pierced the armies of demons. / O our Father Erasmus, pray unceasingly for us all.