Troparia and kontakia for October 10

Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia, at Nicomedia, and 200 Martyrs with them

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia, 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 3

Let us honor the noble martyrs, / brother and sister in the flesh, wise Eulampius and Eulampia; / for they put to shame the devices of tyrants / through the power of the Crucified one. / Therefore, they have been declared the glory and boast of martyrs.

Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Vladimir, Volhynia

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

Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Saint Bassian of Constantinople

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

Saint Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria

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

Venerable Ambrose of Optina

Troparion — Tone 5

We come to you, as to a fountain of healing, O Father Ambrose. / For you guide us truly on the path of salvation, / protecting us from troubles and misfortunes by your prayers, / and comforting us in our physical and spiritual sorrows; / above all, you taught with humility, patience, and love. / As our fervent intercessor, entreat Christ the Lover of mankind / that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Fulfilling the precepts of the Shepherd of shepherds, / you inherited the grace of Eldership, / having compassion for all who come to you with faith; / therefore we your children cry out to you with love: / “Holy Father Ambrose, / entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.”

Hieromartyr and Metropolitan of Moscow and Krutitsy, Peter Polyansky

Troparion — Tone 4

By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne. / Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God; / by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / Hieromartyr Peter, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

26 Monastic Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos

Troparion — Tone 1

(At the Litya)
Having passed this life honorably in fasting at Zographou Monastery, O Venerable company of twenty-six Fathers, / you offered yourselves voluntarily to God as a sacrifice, tested in the fire. / Therefore, you received a double crown from the Lord God, / sending up glory to Him Who glorified you.

Troparion — Tone 4

(Apolytikion)
Today, O honored Monastic Martyrs, and preachers of the Spirit, / we celebrate your holy Feast as is meet, / for you are a cause of blessings for us. / Celebrating the All-night Vigil we sing: / “O faithful servants of the Holy Trinity, entreat the Lord on our behalf.”

Kontakion — Tone 8

Let us praise the intercessors and protectors of our Monastery (city), / the sacred and Venerable Martyrs, twenty-six in number, / who overthrew the Latin error, endured immolation and were crowned; / therefore,we cry aloud: “Rejoice, O Venerable sufferers.”