Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women with the Noble Joseph
Troparion — Tone 2
The comely Joseph, / when he had taken down Your most pure Body from the tree, / wrapped it in fine linen and anointed it with spices, / and placed it in a new tomb. / But You rose on the third day, O Lord, / granting the world great mercy.
Troparion — Tone 2
Appearing to the Myrrh-bearing Women at the tomb, the Angel exclaimed: / “Myrrh is meet for the dead; / but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption. / So proclaim: ‘The Lord is risen, granting the world great mercy.’”
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith...”)
You visited Christ the Lord in the night, / and were born from above1 being received, as it were, as a secret Apostle. / With good courage you disputed with the Pharisees and Scribes2 / and followed the Savior. / Taking Him dead from the Cross, / you wrapped Him in cloths with myrrh and laid Him in the tomb, / O fervent3 Νikόdēmos.
1 John 3:3
2 John 7:50
3 or zealous
Kontakion — Tone 2
When You proclaimed “Rejoice” to the Myrrhbearers, / You caused the lamentation of the foremother Eve to cease by Your Resurrection; O Christ God; / commanding Your Apostles to proclaim: / “The Savior is risen from the tomb.”
Greatmartyr, Victory-bearer, and Wonderworker George
Troparion — Tone 4
As the liberator of captives and defender of the poor, / physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O Victory-bearer Great Martyr George, / intercede with Christ God to save our souls.
Troparion — Tone 4
You contested with an excellent deed, O passion-bearer of Christ, / by faith you denounced the iniquity of the torturers, offering yourself as a sacrifice pleasing to God;1 / therefore you received a crown of victory, / and by your intercessions O Saint, / you obtain the forgiveness of sins for all.
1 Romans 12:1
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
You were cultivated by God, and you showed yourself as a most honorable cultivator of piety; / and you harvested for yourself the sheaves of virtue; / for having sown in tears, now you reap with joy; / and having contested unto blood, you received Christ. / By your intercessions, O Saint, you obtain the forgiveness of sins for all.
Martyr Alexandra the Empress, wife of Diocletian
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Alexandra, 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 Alexandra; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Martyrs Anatolius and Protoleon, soldiers converted by witnessing the martyrdom of Saint George
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Anatolius and Protoleon, 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!
New Martyr Lazarus of Bulgaria
Troparion — Tone 3
Your holy martyr Lazarus, 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 Lazarus; / extinguishing the allure of false gods, / you enlighten the faithful, / always interceding for us all.
Holy Martyr Polychronia
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
Your Martyr Polychronίa, O Lord, / by her contest has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God; / for, possessed of Your strength, she laid the tyrants low / and shattered the powerless boldness of the demons. / By her supplications, save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “You sought the heights..”)
You shone forth in your splendor as a bright star, / proclaiming Christ to this temporal world, O Martyr Polychronίa, / vanquishing the snares of false gods, / you revealed the true light to the faithful, / and you always intercede on behalf of us all.