Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
Troparion — Tone 8
You are most glorious, O Christ our God! / You have established the Holy Fathers as lights on the earth! / Through them you have guided us to the true faith! / O greatly Compassionate One, glory to You!
Kontakion — Tone 8
The Apostles’ preaching and the Fathers’ doctrines have established one faith for the Church. / Adorned with the robe of truth, woven from heavenly theology, / it defines and glorifies the great mystery of Orthodoxy!
Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus in Cyprus
Troparion — Tone 3
God called you to the sacred priesthood / as a worthy servant of the Holy Trinity. / You shone forth with the grace of godliness / strengthening the Church by many miracles. / Righteous Tikhon, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 3
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Through your ascetic labors, you shone forth, O beloved of God, / and received from on high the power of the Comforter / to destroy the idols of delusion, / and to save people, / to cast out demons and to heal the sick. / Therefore, venerable Tikhon, / we honor you as a friend of God.
Venerable Tikhon of Kaluga Or Medin
Troparion — Tone 4
You were shone to be a most radiant beacon in the land of Russia, O Tikhon, our Venerable Father, / for making your dwelling in the wilderness, and leading a strict life there, / you lived as an incorporeal being, and so God has enriched you with the gift of miracles. / Therefore, hastening to the shrine of your relics, we cry with compunction: / "O Venerable Father, entreat Christ God for the salvation of our souls."
Kontakion — Tone 8
Forsaking your homeland, O Venerable one, / you settled in the wilderness, where you showed your way of life to be strict; / and astonishing many by your virtues, you received from Christ the gift of miracles. / Therefore, remember us who honor your memory that we may cry out to you: / "Rejoice, O Venerable Tikhon, our Father."
Venerable Tikhon of Luchov, Kostroma
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 Tikhon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Martyrs Tigrius the Presbyter and Eutropius the Reader, of Constantinople
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Tigrius and Eutropius, 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!
Saint Kaikhosro the Georgian
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Kaikhosro, 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!
Venerable Moses of Optina
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 Moses, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!