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.”
Martyr Timothy the Reader and his wife, Maura, in Egypt
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
Let us the faithful honor Timothy with Maura his faithful fellow-athlete, and bride of Christ, / and let us praise their bold endurance; / for being crucified they lovingly followed Him Who was slain / and Who has nailed all our sins to the Cross.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
Having endured many wounds and receiving crowns from God, / O great Timothy and glorious Maura, / pray to God for us who celebrate your most sacred memory, / that He may grant peace to His flock and people; / for He is the affirmation of the faithful.
Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Far Caves Monastery, and Founder of Coenobitic Monasticism in Russia
Troparion — Tone 8
Having been raised on virtue, you loved the monastic life from your youth, / and having valiantly attained your desire, you lived in a cave; / you adorned your life with the radiance of fasting, persevering in prayer as though bodiless. / Like a bright lamp you illumined the Russian lands, Father Theodosius. / Entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 3
(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)
Today let us honor a star of Russia, / who shone forth from the East, and came to the West. / The entire world has been enriched by wonders and blessings, / and all of us by grace / and by the establishment of the monastic rule by Blessed Theodosius.
Saint Peter the Wonderworker, Bishop of Argos
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 Peter, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
“Svena” Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 4
Today Svena Monastery triumphs resplendently / and the countless assembly of the Fathers of the Caves rejoices / in the appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God. / With them we cry unceasingly: / “Rejoice, O full of grace, the glory of Svena.”
Kontakion — Tone 3
Today the Virgin stands invisibly in the church / and prays for us with the assembly of the Fathers of the Caves, / who reverently glorify her immeasurable mercy / toward our people by the appearance of her wonderworking Icon, / which adorns the Monastery of the Caves.
Saint Mamai, Catholicos of Georgia
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 Mamai, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Saints Michael and Arsenius of Ulompo, Georgia
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 fathers Michael and Arsenius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Ekouménios, Wonderworker of Trikala
Troparion — Tone 8
O Luminary of Orthodoxy, support and teacher of the Church, / adornment of Hierarchs, and the invincible champion of theologians, wonderworker of the world, / the boast of Trίkkē, and herald of faith, / always entreat Christ to save our souls.
Holy Great Martyr Xenia of Kalamata
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
Reddened by your blood and radiantly adorned with it, O Xenίa, / as you stood before Christ as an unblemished bride, / you received grace to deliver (people) from sorcery, / to drive away demons, and to heal diseases; / therefore, intercede unceasingly with Him for 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 Xenia; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.