Troparia and kontakia for December 8

Venerable Patapius of Thebes

Troparion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “The Divine Faith...”)
In following your divine calling from your youth, / you shone forth upon the world with the gift of your ascetical labors. / And as one made glorious by the grace of dispassion, / you healed diverse passions. / O Venerable Father Patapios, / entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy.

Kontakion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)
Finding your temple to be a place of spiritual healing, / people flocked to it eagerly, O Saint. / They seek to be healed of their diseases and to receive the remission of the sins / which they committed during their lives, / for you are seen as a protector of all those in need, / O Venerable Patapios.

Venerable Cyril, Abbot of Chelma Hill

Troparion — Tone 4

Today your bright memorial has shone upon us, / shining like the sun, with beams of divine grace, / illuminating the entire world and driving away from us the dark night of evil spirits. / Today the Holy Angelic Powers of Heaven, / all the nations of the earth, and the souls of the righteous, / triumph spiritually, and rejoice today; and bowing down we sinners entreat you: / “O Venerable Father Cyril, / pray unceasingly to Christ God for the salvation of your monastery, your city, / and of all those who revere you with love.”

Kontakion — Tone 8

From your youth, O Venerable one, you forsook all worldly goods and comforts, / and settled in the wilderness, diligently following your calling, / most blessed Father, exhausting your body through toil and fasting; / therefore, the Most Blessed Lord made you a shepherd of His sheep. / O Wonderworker Cyril, entreat Christ God on behalf of those who come to you with faith, / asking for the forgiveness of their transgressions, and honoring your holy memory with love.

Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus

Troparion — Tone 3

Holy Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Martyr Anthusa at Rome

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Anthusa, O Lord, / through her sufferings has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, she laid low her adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through her 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 Anthusa; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

362 Martyrs of Africa (62 Clergy and 300 Laypeople)

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs, O Lord, / through their sufferings have received an incorruptible crown 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!