1st Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
Troparion — Tone 2
We venerate Your most pure image, O Good One, / and ask forgiveness of our transgressions, O Christ God. / Of Your own will You were pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh / to deliver Your creatures from bondage to the enemy. / Therefore with thanksgiving we cry aloud to You: / You have filled all with joy, O our Savior, / by coming to save the world.
Kontakion — Tone 8
No one could describe the Word of the Father; / but when He took flesh from you, O Theotokos, He accepted to be described, / and restored the fallen image to its former state by uniting it to divine beauty. / We confess and proclaim our salvation in word and images.
Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia
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 Theodotus, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 3
You denounced the depths of false belief. / With the Orthodox faith you wounded the delusion of idolatry. / As a godly, whole burnt sacrifice, / you refreshed the ends of the earth with your wonders! / O holy hierarch Theodotus, our father, / entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy!
Saint Arsenius, Bishop of Tver
Troparion — Tone 1
You were enlightened by divine grace from above, O Hierarch, / and with much patience in this temporal life you performed your ascetical contests. / Therefore, you pour forth the grace of miracles / for all those who come with faith to the revered shrine of your relics, most blessed Arsenios. / Therefore, we cry out to you: / “Glory to Him Who strengthened you. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, grants healing to all.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
You appeared today as a Russian star revealed by God, / resplendent with miracles, O Hierarch Arsenios. / Therefore, do not cease praying to Christ God for your flock, / and preserve your homeland, and your city, / and the people who with faith glorify the transfer of your revered relics, / bowing down before them with fear and love. / May we all cry out to you with a loud voice: / “Rejoice, godly-wise Hierarch Arsenios, our Father.”
Virgin Martyr Euthalia of Sicily
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Joseph was amazed...”)
Your lamb Euthalia, / 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 Euthalia, / entreat Christ God unceasingly on behalf of us all.”
Martyr Troadius of Neocaesarea
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Troadius, O Lord, / through his suffering 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 Troadius; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Venerable Agathon of Egypt
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 Agathon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
400 Martyrs slain by the Lombards in Sicily
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!
Saint Sabbatius of Tver
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 Sabbatius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
“Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 4
The assembly of Angels serves you reverently, / and all the Powers of Heaven glorify you with unceasing voices, O Virgin Theotokos; / ardently we pray to you, O Sovereign Lady: / “May divine grace be upon your Reigning Icon, / and may the radiant beam of the glory of your miracles flow from it upon all who entreat you with faith, / crying out to God: Alleluia.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
Let us sing songs of victory to the Supreme Commander, for her power has been given to us; / and let us fear nothing, for our salvation is not of this world. / As we defend ourselves by the mercy of the exalted Sovereign Lady, / let us rejoice today, for our defender has come to guard her land.
Kontakion — Tone 8
Chosen from all mankind as Protector of the Christian race, / you shelter our land with the veil of your blessings; / we offer hymns of thanksgiving to you, O Sovereign Lady, / in honor of the appearance of your revered Reigning Icon to us. / As the most merciful Protector of all those who come to you with faith, / deliver us from all our troubles, that we may cry out to you: / “Rejoice, O Reigning Mother of God, Protector of the fervent Christian race.”
Venerable Joachim of Ithaka
Troparion — Tone 3
(Podoben: “The Divine Faith...”)
Shining with divine grace, you illumined those caught in the darkness of ignorance and slavery, / raising them up by your teachings and radiant miracles, / O God-inspired ascetic Joachim, / most honored offspring of Ithaca; / entreat Christ to grant us great mercy.