Troparia and kontakia for May 28

Saint Niketas, Bishop of Chalcedon

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

Kontakion — Tone 8

You shone with the splendor of your deeds, venerable Nicetas. / You became an heir to the throne of the apostles. / Completely filled, O Father, with the teachings of God, you shone like the sun upon your flock. / Therefore we cry out to you: “Rejoice, beauty of Chalcedon.”

Saint Ignatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov

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

Saint Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene

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 Eutychius entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Martyr Heliconis of Thessalonica

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Hieromartyr Helladius, Bishop in the East

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 Helladius, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Saint Germanus, Bishop of Paris

Troparion — Tone 7

Holy Germanus, as bishop of Paris you remained the monk you always were, / cherishing the beauty of the Liturgy and developing the cult of the saints. / Your miracles merited your veneration by young and old alike. / It was thus that you exercised a happy influence over the powerful, / and prevailed on them to free slaves and release prisoners. / And in the name of Christ, in the Church of Gaul you made concord and peace to reign.

Troparion — Tone 8

Let us celebrate the father of the poor, the treasure of the needy, / the master of wisdom of kings and powerful men, / the unifier of the Church of Gaul, the unmercenary healer of all illnesses: / Saint Germanus, the founder of the abbey that still bears his name, / the crafter of peace, the exemplary pastor of Paris: / for he intercedes for our souls before Christ our God.

Saint Sophronius the Bulgarian

Troparion — Tone 8

The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Father, / for you took up the Cross and followed 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 your spirit, venerable Sophronios, rejoices with the angels.

New Martyr Demetrius

Troparion — Tone 3

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

Icon of the Mother of God of Nicea

Troparion — Tone 4

(Tone 8 in Greek usage)
Your womb has become a Holy Table, which held the Heavenly Bread. / Those who partake of it shall not die, / as the Nourisher of all has said, O Theotokos.

Saint William of Gellone

Troparion — Tone 8

In you, O Father, was preserved with exactness what was according to the image; / for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away; / but to care for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore, O Venerable William, your spirit rejoices with the Angels.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Finding delight in abstinence, / you subdued the desires of the flesh. / Revealed as one nurtured in the Faith, / you blossomed like the Tree of Life in Paradise, / O Venerable Father William.