Great and Holy Tuesday
Troparion — Tone 8
Behold the Bridegroom comes at midnight, / and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching, / and again unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. / Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, / lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. / But rouse yourself crying: Holy, Holy, Holy, are You, O our God! / Through the Theotokos have mercy on us!
Kontakion — Tone 2
You know that this is the last hour, O wretched soul, / and fear the cutting of the fig tree. / Work diligently therefore at the talent given to you / keep watch and pray: / Let us not remain outside the bridal chamber of Christ.
Venerable John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine
Troparion — Tone 8
The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / 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 instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore your spirit, O holy Father John, rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”) Divinely arming yourself with purity of soul, / and wielding incessant prayer as a spear, / John, our father, you impaled hordes of demons. / Unceasingly pray for us all!
Martyrs Christopher, Theonas, and Anthony, at Rome
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Christopher, Theonas, and Anthony, 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 Paphnutius of Jerusalem
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Go quickly before...”)
As a Priest you offered the Holy Sacrifice, / and as a Martyr you yourself were a burnt offering. / O Hieromartyr Paphnoutios, / God's steadfast contestant and treasury of grace, / bestow grace on us who praise you.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
You reddened your priestly vesture in the streams of your blood, / and ran joyously to the heavenly tabernacle, O blessed Paphnoutios, / and you cry out to the Savior: / “You are the Fountain of Life, pouring forth compassion upon us all.”
Saint George the Confessor and Bishop of Antioch, in Pisidia
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 George, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.
Saint Tryphon, Patriarch of Constantinople
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 Tryphon, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Nikēphóros, Abbot of Catabad
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 Nicephorus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Monastic Martyr Agathangelus of Esphigmenou, Mount Athos
Troparion — Tone 1
The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / 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 instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore your spirit, venerable Agathangelus, rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
As a venerable and proven ascetic, as an honorable and renowned martyr, / and as a model of the desert life, O most exalted Agathangelus, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.
Venerable Simeon of Philotheou
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 Simeon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyr Theodore and those with him
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Theodore 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!