Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 1
In giving birth you preserved your virginity, / in falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. / You were translated to life, O Mother of Life, / and by your prayers, you deliver our souls from death.
Kontakion — Tone 2
Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos, / who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions. / For being the Mother of Life, / she was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb.
Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy
Troparion — Tone 4
O holy Apostle Thaddeus, witness of God, / Who appeared in the flesh for our sake, / you brought the light of saving grace to those in darkness / and were revealed as an excellent physician to those in Edessa. / Wherefore shelter those who fervently seek you.
Kontakion — Tone 4
The Church has acquired you as a brilliant star, / and is ever enlightened by your miracles, O Apostle Thaddeus. / Save those who in faith honor your memory.
Martyr Bassa of Edessa and her sons Theogonius, Agapius, and Pistus
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyr Bassa and her sons, 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
Venerable Abramius the Wonderworker, Archimandrite of Smolensk
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 Abramius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Ephraim the Wonderworker, disciple of Abramius, and Archimandrite of Smolensk
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 Ephraim, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Abramius the lover-of-labor of the Kiev Near Caves
Troparion — Tone 1
Dweller of the desert and angel in the body, / you were shown to be a wonderworker, our God-bearing Father Abraham. / You received heavenly gifts through fasting, vigil, and prayer: / healing the sick and the souls of those drawn to you by faith. / Glory to Him who gave you strength! / Glory to Him who granted you a crown! / Glory to Him who through you grants healing to all!
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 Abraham, pray unceasingly for us all.
Saint Sarmean, Catholicos of Kartli, Georgia
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 Sarmean, / entreat Christ our God that our souls may be saved.
New Martyr Simeon of Samokov
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Simeon, 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 Simeon; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Hieromartyr Raphael of Serbia
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 Raphael, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Venerable Cornelius of Paleostrov, Olonets
Troparion — Tone 5
From your youth, O most wise one, you contested diligently; / instructed by God, you left your homeland, the city of Pskov, / and settled in the wilderness on an island in the great Lake Onega; / wisely gathering monks, you established a monastery with the blessing of the Holy Spirit, / and built a temple dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos in honor of her Nativity. / By the streams of your tears you drowned the bodiless enemies, / and by the purity of your life, you were united with the assembly of the Angels, O / Venerable Father Cornelius, / with them, entreat Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 3
You were like an Angel in the flesh on earth, / having been prepared by repentance, O Venerable Father Cornelius, / you were the instructor of many monks; / therefore we cry out to you, / “Entreat Christ God for the salvation of our souls.”
Hieromartyr Raphael of Sisatovac
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 Raphael, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Venerable Schema-nun Martha of Diveyevo
Troparion — Tone 2
You attained a life like that of the Angels, / O wondrous virgin and converser with Saint Seraphim, / our lady and Mother Martha, / now that you rest with your incorrupt relics and stand at the Throne of God, / pray to the merciful God of Heaven for us, / O Superior of Diveyevo.1
Kontakion — Tone 8
You were filled with heavenly meekness, silence, and unearthly joy, / young and unseen until now, O virgin of Diveyevo, our venerable Mother Martha; / you were tonsured into the Great Schema by Saint Seraphim, / therefore you dwell with the wise virgins1 in heaven, / and with the Angels, you always stand before the Ruler of All.
1 Saint Martha was not the Superior of the earthly Monastery. Toward the end of this posted Life, Saint Seraphim explained to the Eldress Eudokia Ephraimna that Schema-nun Martha, more than any of his twelve chosen virgins, had attained such holiness that in the Kingdom, "she is above you, she will be the eldest" i.e. their Superior.2 Matthew 25:1-13.