Troparia and kontakia for December 18

Martyr Sebastian at Rome, and his companions

Troparion — Tone 1

O Sebastian, spurning the assemblies of the wicked, / you gathered the wise martyrs / who with you cast down the enemy; / and standing worthily before the throne of God, / you gladden those who cry to you: / Glory to him who has strengthened you! / Glory to him who has granted you a crown! / Glory to him who through you works healing for all!

Kontakion — Tone 4

Excelling in godly zeal, / you gathered a band of martyrs from which you shone as a star. / The arrows that wounded your body, O Sebastian, / pierced the hearts of the enemy. / Therefore Christ has glorified you!

Venerable Sebastian, Abbot of Pshekhonye Monastery, Vologda

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 Sebastian, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Righteous Simeon, Wonderworker of Verkhoturye

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 Simeon, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Saint Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem

Troparion — Tone 4

O divinely wise Módestos, / you lived a holy life, clothed in Hierarchal garments, / you rejoice, O most blessed shepherd of Jerusalem. / Now standing before Christ, you illumine the ends of the earth with miracles, / be a helper to those who beseech you to pray for all of us, O Father.

Kontakion — Tone 4

You were a venerable Hierarch, / and by your angelic life, you served Christ in Zion. / Therefore, we glorify you, O Father Módestos, adornment of Patriarchs.

Saint Florus, Bishop of Amisus

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 Florus, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.

Saint Michael the Confessor at Constantinople

Troparion — Tone 8

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / the enlightener of the universe and the adornment of hierarchs: / all-wise father Michael, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.

New Hieromartyr Archbishop Thaddeus of Tver

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 Thaddeus, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Venerable Daniel the Hesychast

Troparion — Tone 8

(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 Daniel our Father. Intercede with Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 3

Living an angelic life on earth, / you made yourself an image and model for your disciples. Through prayers, long fasts and vigils, / you were accounted worthy of dwelling in the land of the meek, O Saint Daniel honored by God, / the adornment of hesychasts and praise of monks.