Troparia and kontakia for September 28

Venerable Chariton the Confessor, Abbot of Palestine

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! / Our Father Chariton, pray to Christ God to save our souls!

Kontakion — Tone 2

You delighted in the monastic life, divinely-wise one / and conquered the bodily passions; / you increased in faith, blossoming as the tree of life in the midst of Paradise, / most blessed and holy Chariton!

Venerable Chariton of Syanzhemsk, 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 Chariton, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Venerable Herodion, Abbot of Iloezersk

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

Prophet Baruch

Troparion — Tone 8

You were worthy of the light of prophecy / becoming a companion to Jeremiah. / You foretold the self-emptying of God the Word / which he wrought for the salvation of the world. / Now all heirs of his kingdom honor you, O holy Prophet Baruch!

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Today You have shown forth...”)
Enlightened by the Spirit, your pure heart became the dwelling place of most splendid prophecy; / for you saw things far off as if they were near. / Therefore, we honor you, blessed and glorious Prophet Baruch.

Martyr Alexander and 30 others in Pisidia and Phrygia

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Alexander and his companions, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their intercessions, save our souls!

Martyr Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Wenceslaus, 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 Wenceslaus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Schema-monk Cyril and Schema-nun Maria, the parents of Saint Sergius of Radonezh

Troparion — Tone 8

In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Father Cyril and Mother Maria, / for taking up your crosses, you followed after Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, most venerable Father Cyril and Mother Maria your spirits rejoice with the Angels.

Kontakion — Tone 4

O ye faithful, having gathered together today, / let us glorify the blessed couple, the faithful Cyril and the kind Maria, / for together with their beloved son, the Venerable Sergius, / they pray to the One God in Trinity, / to establish our land in Orthodoxy, to save families in the world, / to protect the young from misfortunes and temptations, to strengthen the aged, / and that our souls may be saved.