Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 4
Your Nativity, O Virgin, / has proclaimed joy to the whole universe! / The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, / has shone from You, O Theotokos! / By annulling the curse, / He bestowed a blessing. / By destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life.
Kontakion — Tone 4
By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, / Joachim and Anna are freed from barrenness; / Adam and Eve, from the corruption of death. / And we, your people, freed from the guilt of sin, celebrate and sing to you: / The barren woman gives birth to the Theotokos, the nourisher of our life!
Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora, at Nicomedia
Troparion — Tone 4
O Holy Martyrs, / you wisely exchanged horrible torture and bitter death for Eternal Life! / Three virgins, you confessed the unoriginate Trinity at an evil council, / and for this reason were slain by the sword, / following the way of the Lamb who was slain! / Now ever pray for us / Who commemorate your holy memory!
Troparion — Tone 1
Let all who rejoice at their triumph honor these three virgin martyrs, / who are united to God as sisters and who pour forth fair streams of grace: / Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora, / who were in all things courageous; / they ever pray to the Trinity for us.
Kontakion — Tone 4
Invincible in your struggles for the Holy Trinity, / and through your love for each other as sisters, / you defeated the foe of your spiritual life, / and with the five virgins, entered victoriously into the Heavenly Mansions / where you ever rejoice with the angels in the presence of the King of All!
Venerable Paul the Obedient, of the Kiev Caves
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 Paul, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Venerable Prince Andrew, in Monasticism Joasaph, of Kubensk, Vologda
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 Joasaph, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Holy Apostles of the 70 Apelles, Luke (Loukios), and Clement
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostles Apelles, Luke, and Clement, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Martyr Barypsabas in Dalmatia
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Barypsabas, 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 Barypsabas; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Saints Peter and Paul, Bishops of Nicaea
Troparion — Tone 4
O God of our Fathers, / always act with kindness towards us; / take not Your mercy from us, / but guide our lives in peace / through the prayers of Saints Peter and Paul.