Troparia and kontakia for December 5

Venerable Savva the Sanctified

Troparion — Tone 8

With the streams of your tears you cultivated the barrenness of the desert; / and by your sighs from the depths, you bore fruit a hundredfold in your labors. / You became a luminary, shining upon the world with miracles. / O our righteous Father Savva, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.

Kontakion — Tone 8

(Podoben: “O Victorious Leader...”)
From your youth you were offered to God as an unblemished1 sacrifice because of your virtue, / having been dedicated to Him before your birth, O blessed Savva. / You were an adornment of monastics and a praiseworthy citizen of the desert. / Therefore, we cry to you: “Hail, greatly renowned Father.”


1 See Leviticus 22:21 (ἄμωμον); Colossians 1:22 (ἀμώμους); Hebrews 9:14 (ἄμωμον); I Peter 1:19 (ἀμώμου), etc.

Saint Gurias, Archbishop of Kazan

Troparion — Tone 3

Because of your virtuous and noble life, the most generous God raised you to the throne of the God-saved kingdom of Kazan / and enlightened the Tatar people by your teachings, O Saint Gurίas. / You brought many to Christ's chosen flock, and lived a godly life, giving aid to the poor; / and after your glorification, your body, which lay hidden for many years, wondrously appeared from the depths of the earth, / and your coffin was filled with fragrant myrrh for all those who come with faith to receive this myrrh at the shrine of your revered relics, / which pour forth healing for all. / O Holy Hierarch Gurίas, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

Martyr Anastasius the Fuller of Salona in Dalmatia

Troparion — Tone 4

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

Venerable Karion (Cyrion) and his son, Venerable Zachariah, of Egypt

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 Karion and Zachariah, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Venerable Nectarius of Bitolya and Mount Athos

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

Venerable Philotheus of Karyes, Mount Athos

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

Monastic Martyrs of Karyes

Troparion — Tone 4

Your holy martyrs 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 2

As venerable and proven ascetics, as honorable and renowned martyrs, / and as models of the desert life, O most exalted Fathers, / we sing hymns of praise to you, / for you have trampled upon serpents.

Saint Crispina

Troparion — Tone 4

Your lamb Crispina calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice: / "I love You, my Bridegroom, and in seeking You I endure suffering. / In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You, / and I died so that I might live with You. / Accept me as a pure sacrifice, / for I have offered myself in love." / Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.