Bright Friday: The Life Giving Fountain of the Mother of God
Kontakion — Tone 8
O most favored by God, you confer on me the healing of your grace from your inexhaustible Fountain. / Therefore, since you gave birth incomprehensibly to the Word, / I implore you to refresh me with the dew of your grace that I might cry to you: Hail, O Water of salvation.
Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Footprint” at Pochaev
Troparion — Tone 8
O Victorious Leader, who has chosen the mountain of Pochaev as your habitation, / we, your servants, sing our grateful thanks and praise to you, O Theotokos; / for you have glorified this godly place from of old by the appearance of the healing power of your footprint and your wonderworking image. / As you once preserved your habitation from the invasion of infidels, / set us free from every calamity and invasion, / so that always preserved through your help, we may sing from the depths of our souls: / “Rejoice, O Praise of Pochaev, our hope and consolation.”
Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople
Troparion — Tone 4
The city of the Theotokos / dedicates its foundation as an offering to the Theotokos. / For it has been established to remain in Her, / and it lives and is strengthened through Her, / crying out to Her, / “Hail, the hope of all the ends of the earth.”
Hieromartyr Mocius the Presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia
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 Mocius, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Equals of the Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius
Troparion — Tone 4
Divinely-wise Cyril and Methodius, / equals-to-the-apostles and teachers of the Slavs, / entreat the Master of all / to strengthen all nations in Orthodoxy and unity of mind, / to grant peace to the world and to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 3
Let us honor the sacred pair, who translated divine scripture / pouring forth a fountain of divine knowledge from which we still draw today. / Now as you stand before the throne of the Most-high / we call you blessed, Cyril and Methodius, / as you fervently pray for our souls.
Venerable Sophronius the Recluse of the Kiev Far Caves
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 Sophronius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan
Troparion — Tone 6
You fought the good fight,1 crowning your life with torments for the truth, / you have moved to the heavenly abodes, / where, before the Throne of the Holy Trinity, O Hierarch Joseph, / you pray for the city of Astrakhan, and for our earthly homeland to be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 2
You shone as a bright star in Astrakhan, where you were born and raised, / and for your faithfulness to God, you suffered a martyric death. / Honoring your martyrdom, we cry to you: / “O Hierarch Joseph, who were killed by the rebels, pray to Christ God for our souls.”
1 2 Timothy 4:7.
Saint Nikodemos, Archbishop of Serbia
Troparion — Tone 4
The truth of things revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, / a model of meekness, and a teacher of abstinence. / Therefore, through humility, you attained the heights; / and through poverty, riches. / O Hierarch Nikodemos our Father, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 4
You ascended to the heights of the virtues, through which you approached God; / O Hierarch Nikodemos, / pray for us who lovingly glorify you as a pastor and teacher.
New Martyr Dioscorus
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Dioscorus, 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 Dioscorus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
New Martyr Argyrus
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Argyrus, 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 Argyrus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Blessed Christopher, called Christesia
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 Christopher, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Holy Monastic Martyrs Olympia and Euphrosynē
Troparion — Tone 4
Your lambs Olympia and Euphrosynē, O Jesus, / call out to You in a loud voice: / I love You, O my bridegroom, / and in seeking You, I endure suffering. / In Baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love. / By their prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.
Kontakion — Tone 2
As venerable and proven ascetics, as honorable and renowned martyrs, / and as models of the desert life, O most exalted Olympia and Euphrosynē, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.