HOLY PASCHA: The Resurrection of Our Lord
Troparion — Tone 4
Christ is risen from the dead, / trampling down death by death, / and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!
Troparion — Tone 8
(Hypakoe)
Before the dawn Mary and the women came / and found the stone rolled away from the tomb. / They heard the angelic voice: “Why do you seek among the dead as a Man / the One Who is everlasting Light? / Behold the clothes in the grave; go and proclaim to the world: / ‘The Lord is risen; He has slain death, / as He is the Son of God, saving the race of man.’”
Kontakion — Tone 8
You descended into the tomb, O Immortal, / You destroyed the power of death. / In victory You arose, O Christ God, / proclaiming: “Rejoice!” to the Myrrhbearing Women, / granting peace to Your Apostles, and bestowing Resurrection on the fallen.
Leavetaking 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 Lupus, slave of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyr Lupus, O Lord, / through his suffering 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
As a steadfast warrior of the Lord, / you vanquished the enemy array, O Lupus. / Strengthened by divine love, / with strength surpassing that of man you prevailed in your contest. / Now you unceasingly intercede with Christ our God for us all.
Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
Troparion — Tone 1
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As a wise Hierarch bearing the name of peace, / you proclaimed the Gospel in the world, Most Blessed and Holy Irenaeus, / and you contested vigorously for Christ; / therefore, O Hieromartyr, we honor you in song, crying; / “Glory to Him Who strengthened you. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, grants us grace and mercy.”
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, / O divinely-wise one, / you
extinguished the sacrifices of idolatry / and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock. / Therefore,
we fervently cry out to you: / “By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, / O Irenaeus our Father.”
Saints Eutychius and Florentius of Nursia
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 fathers Eutychius and Florentius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Saint Callinicus, Patriarch of Constantinople
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 Callinicus, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.