Orthodox Calendar

HIDE TROPARIA

All venerable and holy Fathers of the Holy Mount Athos, Troparion, in Tone I —
In hymns let us honor the fathers of the wilderness of Athos, the angels in the flesh, the confessors and the venerable, holy hierarchs and martyrs; and, emulating their virtues, let us cry aloud, saying: Glory to Him who hath glorified you! Glory to Him Who hath crowned you! Glory to Him Who hath shown you to be our intercessors amid tribulations!

Kontakion, in Tone IV, "O Thou Who wast of Thine own will lifted up on the Cross..." —
Come ye, let us all praise the fathers who have made Mount Athos a heaven, who have shown forth therein an angelic life, and have assembled a multitude of monks; and let us cry out unto them: deliver us from every misfor­tune and temptation, O ye multitude of the venerable, boast of Athos.

All Russian Saints, Troparion, in Tone VIII —
The land of Russia doth offer Thee, O Lord, all the saints who have shone forth in it, as the beauteous fruit of Thy salvific splendor. By their supplications and through the Theotokos preserve Thou the Church and our land in profound peace, O most Merciful One.

Kontakion, in Tone III, "Today the Virgin... " —

Today the choir of the saints who have pleased God in our land standeth forth in the Church and invisibly prayeth to God for us. With them the angels give glory, and all the saints of the Church of Christ celebrate with them; for all together they entreat the pre-eternal God for us.

Troparion of the Sunday, Tone I —
When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; / while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; / Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, / granting life to the world. / The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: / Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! / Glory to Thy Kingdom! / Glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone I —
When Gabriel announced to Thee, O Virgin, “Rejoice!” / with that word the Master of all was incarnate in Thee, O Holy Ark. / As the righteous David said, / Thy womb became more spacious than the heavens, bearing Thy Creator. / Glory to Him Who took abode in Thee! / Glory to Him Who came from Thee! / Glory to Him Who freed us by being born of Thee!

Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone I —
As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, / raising the world with Thyself. / Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! / Adam exults, O Master! / Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: / Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ!

Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra , Troparion, Tone IV —
Having partaken of the apostolic way of life,/ And becoming their successor to the throne,/ You have discovered in the practice of the virtues/ The way to divine contemplation./ Therefore dispensing the word of truth/ You have also suffered to the shedding of blood for the sake of the faith,// O holy martyr Theodotus, entreat Christ our God to save our souls.

Kontakion, Tone I —
O blessed Theodotus,/ You were truly a brilliant star enlightening all creation/ With your gift of wonders/ And your sacred suffering./ Therefore celebrating today your radiant memory,// In gladness of heart we magnify Christ.

Holy Martyrs Kyriaki, Valeria and Maria, Troparion, Tone IV —
In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By their supplications save Thou our souls.

Kontakion, Tone II —
Cleaving to the faith of Christ/ and loving the unfeigned promises of God,/ looking for eternal life and the blessedness of paradise,/ ye did steadfastly endure torture and did fervently bow your necks beneath the sword;/ where­fore, ye have been crowned by the hand of the Lord, O Kyriaki, Valeria and Maria,/ and your memory is glorious.// O passion-bearers, entreat ye Christ God, the Judge of the contest, for them that faithfully honor your struggles.