Prophet Samuel - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 2
You were given to a barren womb as a most precious gift, / and were sacrificed to your Lord as a whole burnt offering. / You served Him with holiness and righteousness; / therefore O Samuel, God's Prophet, we honor you as an intercessor for our souls.
Troparion — Tone 5
You arrived by your mother's prayers, bearing the name “God has heard.” / You were called by the Lord from infancy, O revered Prophet Samuel, / you shepherded the rebellious people well and became the founder of the kingdom of Israel; / entreat the True God for us who honor you with faith / that He may save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 8
You were dedicated to God as a revered gift before your conception, and from an early age you served Him like an angel, / O most blessed one, and you were worthy to prophesy concerning the future. / Therefore, we cry to you: “Rejoice, O Samuel, God's Prophet and great High Priest.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
O great Samuel, who anointed the holy God-seer David, / hasten to ask that we may be anointed with the peace of the Holy Spirit, / and to be strangers to evil, as David was for Saul's tormented soul.1
1 I Kings 16: 14 (I Samuel 16:15).