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.”
Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa, and his companions
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyr Patrick 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!
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Today You have shown forth...”)
You were arrayed in the beauty of the priesthood, O Patrick, / and adorned with the blood of martyrdom. / As you stand before Christ with those who suffered with you, / remember us, / for you are an honored passion-bearer.
Venerable Cornelius, Abbot of Komel, Vologda
Troparion — Tone 4
From your youth you were inflamed with the fire of divine love, / and you forsook the vanity of earthly life, O Venerable one. / As a disciple of Anthony the Great, / you served Christ in silence and in strictness, through vigil, prayer, and fasting. / Therefore, O blessed Cornelius, pray to the Lord that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 8
From your youth, like an Angel, you served the Lord, / Who shone forth to the world from the Holy Virgin, O blessed one, / and by His power, you made the desert a city; / for there you gathered a multitude of disciples, enlightening them with your God-inspired teaching. / Therefore, we cry to you: “Hail, Father Cornelius, divine adornment of monks.”
Venerable Cornelius, Abbot of Paleostrov
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 Cornelius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Right-believing John, Prince of Uglich, tonsured as Ignatius
Troparion — Tone 8
In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Father, / for taking up your cross, you followed after 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, most venerable Father Ignatius your spirit rejoices with the Angels.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with the purity of your soul, / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you pierced the armies of demons. / O our Father Ignatius, pray unceasingly for us all.
Venerable Sergius of Shukhtom
Troparion — Tone 8
With the streams of your tears you cultivated the barrenness of the desert; / and with your deep sighs, you bore fruit a hundredfold by your labors. / You became a luminary, shining upon the world with miracles. / O our righteous Father Sergius, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved!
Saint John, Bishop of the Goths in the Crimea
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 John, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Right-believing Demetrios Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscow
Troparion — Tone 3
In you the Russian land has found a great defender in a time of tribulation, / O vanquisher of the pagans. / At the Don you defeated the vainglorious Mamai; / having received the blessing of Saint Sergius for this undertaking; / and so, Prince Demetrios, pray to Christ God to grant us great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 2
By your deeds, Saint Demetrios, / God preserved our country by granting you invincible power. / And now, our powerful defender, / by your holy prayers, keep your city of Moscow safe from all hostile schemes.
Martyr Caluf of Egypt
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Caluf, O Lord, / through his sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through his intercessions, save 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 Caluf; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Entrance of Saint Nino (Nina) the Enlightener into Georgia
Troparion — Tone 4
O handmaiden of the Word of God, / who equaled the first-called Apostle Andrew in preaching, / and emulated the other Apostles; / enlightener of Iberia and lyre of the Holy Spirit, / Holy equal of the Apostles Nina, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
Come, all of you, let us sing praises today to the one chosen by Christ, / the equal of the Apostles, the preacher of God's Word, / the wise bearer of good tidings, who brought the people of Kartli to the path of life and truth; / she is the disciple of the Mother of God, / our zealous intercessor and unsleeping guardian, / the all-praised Nina.
Martyr Theotime
Troparion — Tone 4
Your lamb Theotime* 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 all-revered temple to be a source of healing for our souls, / we the faithful cry out to you with a loud voice: / "O greatly renowned martyr Theotime, / entreat Christ God unceasingly on behalf of us all."
* Pronounced Theo - TEE - mee