Troparia and kontakia for August 23

Leavetaking of the Dormition of the Mother of God

Troparion — Tone 1

In giving birth you preserved your virginity, / in falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. / You were translated to life, O Mother of Life, / and by your prayers, you deliver our souls from death.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos, / who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions. / For being the Mother of Life, / she was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb.

Martyr Lupus, slave of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyr Lupus, 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

As a steadfast warrior of the Lord, / you vanquished the enemy array, O Lupus. / Strengthened by divine love, / with strength surpassing that of man you prevailed in your contest. / Now you unceasingly intercede with Christ our God for us all.

Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons

Troparion — Tone 4

By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, / you became a successor to their throne, / and through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O divinely-inspired one; / Therefore, by rightly dividing the word of truth, you suffered for the Faith, / even to the shedding of your blood. / O Hieromartyr Irenaeus, entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom, / O divinely-wise one, / you extinguished the sacrifices of idolatry / and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock. / Therefore, we fervently cry out to you: / “By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, / O Irenaeus our Father.”

Saints Eutychius and Florentius of Nursia

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 fathers Eutychius and Florentius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Saint Callinicus, Patriarch of Constantinople

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