Troparia and kontakia for July 26

Repose of Saint Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska

Troparion — Tone 4

Righteous Father Jacob, / adornment of Atka and the Yukon delta, / offspring of Russian America, / flower of brotherly unity, / healer of sickness, / and terror of demons, / you offered yourself as a living sacrifice / to bring light to a searching people. / Pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved!

Kontakion — Tone 3

Holy Father Jacob, / teacher of the knowledge of God, / you revealed your love for your people, / taking up your cross and following Christ, / enduring hardships like the apostle Paul. / Pray on our behalf to Christ our God / to grant us great mercy!

Hieromartyr Hermolaus and Martyrs Hermippus and Hermocrates at Nicomedia

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 Hermolaus, Hermippus, and Hermocrates.

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “As the first fruits...”)
The Church glorifies you as teachers of virtue and adornments of hierarchs, / singing: “By your intercessions for those who lovingly honor you, / grant progress in virtue, and deliverance from temptations.”

Venerable Moses the Hungarian of the Kiev Near Caves

Troparion — Tone 3

O great lover of purity and chastity, we sinners praise you with sacred hymns as another Joseph, / O Moses, / revered by all, and equal of the Angels. We pray diligently to you: / “Entreat Christ God that He may heal all our passions and grant us great mercy.”

Kontakion — Tone 3

Seeking God alone in Heaven, you despised all earthly things. / You did not care for your body, but valiantly gave yourself up to torments, hunger, thirst, and bonds; / in prison you endured beatings, shedding your blood, / and having parts of your body cut off, for the sake of purity. / You preserved your virginity courageously, / and now with the assembly of virgins you stand before the Most Holy Trinity. / Entreat Him to deliver from all their temptations those who cry out to you: / “Rejoice, Most Blessed Father Moses.”

Martyr Paraskevi of Rome

Troparion — Tone 1

Showing a diligence befitting your calling, O namesake of preparedness,1 / you have inherited as your dwelling, a faith worthy of your name, O prize-winner Paraskevḗ. / Therefore, you pour forth healings, / and you intercede for our souls.


1 Paraskevḗ means Friday, in Greek. In the Scriptures, Friday is called the day of preparation (Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:31).

Troparion — Tone 5

O wise and praiseworthy Martyr of Christ Paraskevḗ, / by taking courage and rejecting feminine weakness / you conquered the devil! / You put your torturer to shame by crying out: / "Come, rend my body with your sword, and burn it with fire; / for I go rejoicing to Christ my bridegroom!" / By her prayers, O Christ God, save our souls!

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “O Victorious Leader...”)
Come, O faithful, with one accord let us sing a hymn of praise to the prizewinner, the victorious Paraskevḗ, / for she shines forth upon the world with miracles; / driving away the dark moonless night of error, she pours forth grace upon the faithful / who cry out to her: "Rejoice, O much-suffering Martyr!"

Kontakion — Tone 1

Your temple, revered by all, is found to be a hospital for souls, / in it all believers honor you with loud voices, / O glorious Monastic Martyr Paraskevḗ.

Venerable Geróntios, the Founder of the Skḗtē of Saint Anna on Mount Athos

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 Gerontius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Saint Savva III of Serbia

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.

Holy Virgin Martyr Oraiozele, disciple of the Holy Apostle Andrew

Troparion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Joseph was amazed...”)
Your lamb Oraiozele 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.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Finding your most revered temple to be a source of healing for our souls, / we the faithful cry out to You with a loud voice: / “O most renowned Virgin Martyr Oraiozele, / entreat Christ God unceasingly on behalf of us all.”