Troparia and kontakia for April 25

Bright Saturday

Troparion — Tone 4

Christ is risen from the dead, / trampling down death by death, / and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!

Troparion — Tone 8

(Hypakoe)
Before the dawn Mary and the women came / and found the stone rolled away from the tomb. / They heard the angelic voice: “Why do you seek among the dead as a Man / the One Who is everlasting Light? / Behold the clothes in the grave; go and proclaim to the world: / ‘The Lord is risen; He has slain death, / as He is the Son of God, saving the race of man.’”

Kontakion — Tone 8

You descended into the tomb, O Immortal, / You destroyed the power of death. / In victory You arose, O Christ God, / proclaiming: “Rejoice!” to the Myrrhbearing Women, / granting peace to Your Apostles, and bestowing Resurrection on the fallen.

Saint Basil of Poiana Marului

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

Apostle and Evangelist Mark

Troparion — Tone 4

From your childhood the light of truth enlightened you, O Mark, / and you loved the labor of Christ the Savior. / Therefore, you followed Peter with zeal / and served Paul well as a fellow laborer, / and you enlighten the world with your holy Gospel.

Kontakion — Tone 2

When you received the grace of the Spirit from on high, O Apostle, / you broke the snares of the philosophers and gathered all nations into your net, / bringing them to your Lord, O glorious Mark, / by the preaching of the divine Gospel.

Venerable Sylvester, Abbot of Obnora

Troparion — Tone 4

As a good disciple of the blessed Sergius, you emulated his faith and godliness, / receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit and, for the Lord's sake, / you made great efforts for the salvation and consolation of the faithful. / Do not forsake us who come to you with faith, / O Venerable Father Sylvester.

Kontakion — Tone 6

By your struggles you have contested,1 and you brought your soul as a pure and unblemished sacrifice to God,2 / after your repose you are diligent for us before God in prayer; / therefore, turning to you with faith, we cry out: / “Rejoice, O Venerable Father Sylvester.”


1 2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course.”
2 Romans 12:1 “Therefore, I beseech you, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your reasonable worship.”