Troparia and kontakia for April 7

Great and Holy Saturday

Troparion — Tone 2

The Noble Joseph, / when he had taken down Your most pure Body from the tree, / wrapped it in fine linen, / and anointed it with spices, / and placed it in a new tomb.

Troparion — Tone 2

When You descended to death, O Life Immortal, / You slayed hell with the splendor of Your Godhead, / and when from the depths You raised the dead, / all the Powers of Heaven cried out, / O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You!

Troparion — Tone 2

The Angel came to the myrrh-bearing women at the tomb and said: / “Myrrh is fitting for the dead, / but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption.”

Kontakion — Tone 6

He who shut in the depths is beheld dead, / wrapped in fine linen and spices. / The Immortal One is laid in a tomb as a mortal man. / The women have come to anoint Him with myrrh, / weeping bitterly and crying: / “This is the most blessed Sabbath / on which Christ has fallen asleep to rise on the third day!”

Repose of Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener of North America

Troparion — Tone 1

Let us praise Tikhon, the patriarch of all Russia, / and enlightener of North America / an ardent follower of the Apostolic traditions, / and good pastor of the Church of Christ. / Who was elected by divine providence, / and laid down his life for his sheep. / Let us sing to him with faith and hope, / and ask for his hierarchical intercessions: / Keep the church in Russia in tranquility, / and the church in North America in peace. / Gather her scattered children into one flock, / bring to repentance those who have renounced the True Faith, / preserve our lands from civil strife, / and entreat God’s peace for all people!

Kontakion — Tone 3

Today the assembly of New Martyrs / stands together with us in the Church / and together we raise a festive song / celebrating the uncovering of the relics of our Hierarch Father Tikhon / who defeated the enemy and preserved the Faith / While protecting the flock entrusted to him. / For he ever prays for us all / that we may never be deprived of the Love of God.

Saint George the Confessor, Bishop of Mytilene

Troparion — Tone 3

Like a meadow planted by God / you were fruitful with the grace of the Spirit, / O holy Archpastor of the Mysteries. / You cultivated the souls of the faithful / refreshing them with living water. / O righteous Father George, / pray Christ our God to grant us great mercy!

Kontakion — Tone 4

You shone on the world like the sun, O holy and righteous George, / inspired initiate of the holy Faith, / enlightening your disciples!

Venerable Daniel, Abbot of Pereslavl-Zalessky

Troparion — Tone 3

From your youth, O blessed one, you devoted yourself entirely to the Lord, / always obeying God and resisting the devil, you overcame sinful passions, / thereby becoming a temple1 of God and you built a beautiful monastery for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity, / and for Christ's flock gathered in them, O God-pleaser, you departed to the eternal abodes, O Father Daniel. / Entreat the tri-hypostatic God, one in essence, for the salvation of our souls.


1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19.

Kontakion — Tone 8

You appeared as an unfading Light, a bright luminary enlightening all with the purity of your life, O Father Daniel, / because you were a model and a rule for monastics, a father of orphans, and benefactor of widows. / Therefore, we your children cry out to you: / “Rejoice, our joy and crown; rejoice, for you have a special right to address God; / rejoice, great strengthener of our city.”

Martyr Calliopius at Pompeiopolis in Cilicia

Troparion — Tone 3

Your holy martyr Calliopius, 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

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
You appeared as a bright star announcing Christ with your radiance, / which is repulsive to this world, O Martyr Calliopius; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.

Martyrs Rufinus the Deacon, Aquilina, and 200 soldiers with them at Sinope

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs 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!

Venerable Serapion 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 Serapion, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!