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.
Martyr Agathonicus of Nicomedia, and those with him, who suffered under Maximian
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyr Agathonicus 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 1
Having received the good calling, divinely-wise One, / you abandoned the cult of evil men, not fearing their tortures, glorious Agathonicus. / Therefore, you have inherited good things, / and worthily received the incorruptible crown with your fellow martyrs.
Hieromartyr Athanasios, Venerable Anthousa, and others
Troparion — Tone 4
HIEROMARTYR ATHANASIOS
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 divinely-inspired one; by rightly dividing the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / O Hieromartyr Athanasios, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Troparion — Tone 8
VENERABLE ANTHOUSA
(Podoben: “Come, let us worship the Word...”)
With the streams of your tears, you cultivated the barrenness of the desert, / and by your sighings from the depths, your labors bore fruit a hundredfold, / and you became a luminary of the world, radiant with miracles, / O Venerable Mother Anthousa, intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 4
HIEROMARTYR ATHANASIOS
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, O divinely-wise one, / you abolished the sacrifices of idolatry and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock. / Therefore, we cry fervently to you: / “By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, / O Athanasios, our Father.”
Kontakion — Tone 2
VENERABLE ANTHOUSA
(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with purity of soul / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you slew the hordes of demons. / Therefore, we beseech you, O Venerable Mother Anthousa): / “Always intercede for those who honor you.”
Virgin Martyr Eulalia of Barcelona and the Martyr Felix
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Joseph was amazed...”)
Your lamb Eulalia, / 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 Eulalia, / entreat Christ God unceasingly on behalf of us all.”
Icon of the Mother of God of Georgia
Troparion — Tone 4
Today the Monastery of Krasnogorsk rejoices brightly and Raithu Hermitage celebrates with it; / like the dawn of the sun shining from the east, / we perceive your wonderworking Icon, O Sovereign Lady, / by which you disperse the fog of temptations and troubles from those who cry to you with faith: / "Deliver our Monastery, and all Christian countries, from all the intrigues of our enemies, / and save our souls as the Merciful Protector of the Christian race."
Kontakion — Tone 6
Although by Divine permission your revered Icon was desecrated and pierced with a spear by the pagans, O Sovereign Lady, / in our Orthodox country it is glorified and lovingly revered by all. / Therefore, through you, the blind receive sight, the deaf hear, / the mute speak, the lame walk, the sick are strengthened, and the grieving receive comfort and joy. / Therefore, we pray you, O Merciful Mother, / always extend your mercies toward us as the Blessed one.
Saint Bogolep, disciple of Saint Paisius of Uglich
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 Bogolep, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Isaac I 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 Isaac, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!