5th Sunday of Great Lent: St Mary of Egypt
Troparion — Tone 8
In you, O Mother, was preserved with exactness what was according to the image; / for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away; / but to care for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, O Venerable Mary, your spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion — Tone 3
Having been a sinful woman, / you became a Bride of Christ through repentance. / Having attained the angelic life, / you defeated demons by the weapon of the Cross; / therefore, O most glorious Mary you are a Bride of the Kingdom.
Martyrs Agathopodes the Deacon and Theodulus the Reader at Thessalonica
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Agathopodes and Theodulus, and those with them, 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 courageous soldiers of Christ, / you scattered the enemy principalities, O blessed martyrs. / Rejoicing in one spirit, you proclaimed together: / “Christ is the crown of athletes.”
Venerable Publius of Egypt
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 Publius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Theonas of Egypt
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! / Our Father Theonas, pray to Christ God to save our souls!
Saint Simeon of Egypt
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! / Our Father Simeon, pray to Christ God to save our souls!
Saint Phorbinus of Egypt
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! / Our Father Phorbinus, pray to Christ God to save our souls!
Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens
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 Mark, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Plato the Confessor of Studion
Troparion — Tone 8
Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Plato, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.
Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica
Troparion — Tone 8
(Podoben: “Come, let us worship the Word...”)
With the streams of your tears, you cultivated the barrenness of the desert, / and by your sighings from the depths, your labors bore fruit a hundredfold, / and you became a luminary of the world, radiant with miracles, / O Theodora, our Mother, intercede with Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with purity of soul / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you slew the hordes of demons. / Therefore, we beseech you, O Mother Theodora: / “Always intercede for those who honor you.”
Translation of the relics of Saint Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
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 Job, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov
Troparion — Tone 4
Today, we Orthodox people celebrate joyously, / sheltered by your coming, O Mother of God, / and beholding your Most Pure Icon, we say tenderly: / “Cover us with your revered veil and deliver us from all evil, / entreating your Son, Christ God, to save our souls.”
Kontakion — Tone 3
Today the Virgin is in the Church, and with the assembly of the Saints, / invisibly prays to God for us. / The Angels worship with the Hierarchs, the Apostles rejoice with the Prophets; / and the Theotokos prays to the Pre-eternal God for our sake.
Martyr Claudius and those with him
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyr Claudius 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
Martyr Hypomone
Troparion — Tone 4
Your lamb Hypomone 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.