Righteous James the Brother of the Lord - Troparion & Kontakion

Troparion — Tone 2

O Joseph, proclaim the wonders to David, the ancestor of God: / you have seen a Virgin great with child; you gave glory with the shepherds; / you worshipped with the Magi; / you received an answer from the Angel.1 / Beseech Christ God to save our souls.


1 Matthew 1: 20-21.

Kontakion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “Today the Virgin..”)
Today the godly David is filled with gladness / and Joseph offers praise with James. / Having received the crown of their kinship with Christ, they rejoice, / praising in song Him Who is inexpressibly born on earth, / crying out: “O Compassionate One, save those who honor You!”