Synaxis of the Saints of North America
Troparion — Tone 8
As the bountiful harvest of Your sowing of salvation, / the lands of North America offer to You, O Lord, all the saints who have shone in them. / By their prayers keep the Church and our land in abiding peace / through the Theotokos, O most Merciful One.
Kontakion — Tone 3
Today the choir of Saints who were pleasing to God in the lands of North America / now stands before us in the Church and invisibly prays to God for us. / With them the angels glorify Him, / and all the saints of the Church of Christ keep festival with them; / and together they all pray for us to the Pre-Eternal God.
Finding of the relics of Venerable Maximus the Greek (July 4, 1996)
Troparion — Tone 8
Having been made resplendent by the glory of the Spirit, / you were deemed worthy of the wisdom of those who speak with eloquence, and the knowledge of things divine. / Having illumined the hearts of men who were in the darkness of ignorance with the light of piety, / you appeared as a great luminary of Orthodoxy, O Venerable Maximus. / And after leaving your country out of divine zeal, you became a settler in the Russian lands, / where the right hand of the Most High crowned you as you endured fetters and prison, and glorified you with miracles. / Intercede unceasingly for us who, with love, honor your memory.
Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete
Troparion — Tone 5
(Podoben: “Come, let us worship the Word...”)
Emulating David / you sang a new song in the assembly of the righteous. / As an initiate of the Holy Spirit
you guided us with hymns of grace / and the word of righteousness for our salvation, / O Andrew, glory
of the Fathers.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Trumpeting forth divine melodies, / you were shown as a far-shining luminary for the world. / You
shone forth with the radiant light of the Trinity, O Venerable Andrew. / Therefore we all cry to you: "Do
not cease to intercede for us all.
Venerable Andrew Rublev the Iconographer
Troparion — Tone 3
Shining with the rays of divine light, / O venerable Andrew, / you knew Christ the wisdom and power of God. / By means of the image of the Holy Trinity / you preached to all the world the Holy Trinity in unity. / And we, with amazement and joy, cry out to you: / As you have boldness before the Most Holy Trinity / Pray that the Uncreated Light / may illumine our souls!
Kontakion — Tone 2
Like a trumpet, you clearly sounded the sweetness of divine hymns, / and were revealed as a brilliant beacon shining on the world with the light of the Trinity. / Therefore, we all cry to you, venerable Andrew: / “Unceasingly pray for us all.”
Venerable Martha, mother of Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger
Troparion — Tone 4
By your pure life and love for the Most Pure Mother of God, / you acquired a glorious gift of childbearing, / a lamp for the world, the wondrous Simeon; / therefore we praise you, O Martha, / as a mother who rejoices in a child,1 / and we glorify you in song.
1 Psalm 112/113: 9
Kontakion — Tone 2
Standing before the Lord in prayer, / offering songs and praise to the Most Pure Virgin Theotokos, / O honored Martha, you gave birth to a sacred child, / the most wondrous Simeon, a beacon for the entire world; / pray with him for all of us.
Burial of Saint Andrew the Prince
Troparion — Tone 8
O Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of the Hierarchs: / O all-wise Father Andrew, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ our God to save our souls!
Kontakion — Tone 2
Divine truth became glorious melodies in your mouth, O holy Andrew; / therefore you became a guiding star illumined by the light of the Trinity. / We faithful cry out to you: / Never cease to intercede that our souls may be saved!
Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Euthymius, Archimandrite of Suzdal
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 Euthymius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyr Theodotus and Theodotia at Caesarea, in Cappadocia
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Theodotus and Theodotia, 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 Theodore, Bishop of Cyrene in Libya, and those with him
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!
Venerable Tikhon, Vasily and Nikon, Monks of Solovki
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 Tikhon, Vasily, and Nikon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Hieromartyr Platon the Newmartyr of Banjaluka
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 Platon, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Hieromartyr George
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 George, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Saint Savva, Bishop of Gornjikarlovci
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 Savva, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.