Troparia and kontakia for April 5

Great and Holy Thursday

Troparion — Tone 8

When the glorious disciples were enlightened / at the washing of their feet before the supper, / then the impious Judas was darkened, ailing with avarice / and to the lawless judges he betrays You, the righteous Judge. / Behold, O lover of money, this man who because of money hanged himself. / Flee from the greedy soul which dared such things against the Master. / O Lord, who is good towards all men, glory to You!

Kontakion — Tone 2

With his hands the betrayer receives the Bread. / With his hands he secretly receives the silver, / the price of Him who fashioned man with His hands; / so the servant and deceiver Judas remains depraved.

Martyrs Agathopodes the Deacon and Theodulus the Reader at Thessalonica

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Agathopodes and Theodulus, and those with them, 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!

Kontakion — Tone 2

As courageous soldiers of Christ, / you scattered the enemy principalities, O blessed martyrs. / Rejoicing in one spirit, you proclaimed together: / “Christ is the crown of athletes.”

Venerable Publius of Egypt

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

Saint Theonas of Egypt

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 Theonas, pray to Christ God to save our souls!

Saint Simeon of Egypt

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 Simeon, pray to Christ God to save our souls!

Saint Phorbinus of Egypt

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 Phorbinus, pray to Christ God to save our souls!

Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens

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

Saint Plato the Confessor of Studion

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 Plato, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things. / Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.

Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica

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 Theodora, our Mother, intercede with Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 2

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Having divinely armed yourself with purity of soul / and firmly grasping unceasing prayer as a spear, you slew the hordes of demons. / Therefore, we beseech you, O Mother Theodora: / “Always intercede for those who honor you.”

Translation of the relics of Saint Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

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

Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov

Troparion — Tone 4

Today, we Orthodox people celebrate joyously, / sheltered by your coming, O Mother of God, / and beholding your Most Pure Icon, we say tenderly: / “Cover us with your revered veil and deliver us from all evil, / entreating your Son, Christ God, to save our souls.”

Kontakion — Tone 3

Today the Virgin is in the Church, and with the assembly of the Saints, / invisibly prays to God for us. / The Angels worship with the Hierarchs, the Apostles rejoice with the Prophets; / and the Theotokos prays to the Pre-eternal God for our sake.

Martyr Claudius and those with him

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Claudius 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 Hypomone

Troparion — Tone 4

Your lamb Hypomone calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice: / "I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering. / In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and I died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love." / Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.