Synaxis of All Saints
Troparion — Tone 4
Adorned in the blood of Your Martyrs throughout all the world, / as if clothed in purple and linen, / through them Your Church cries out to You, O Christ God: / “Bestow Your bounties upon Your people, / grant peace to Your habitation, and great mercy to our souls.”
Kontakion — Tone 8
(Original Melody)
As the first fruits of nature offered to the Planter of all creation, O Lord, / the inhabited earth brings the God-bearing Martyrs. / By their supplications, and the intercession of the Theotokos, / preserve Your Church in profound peace, O greatly Merciful One.
Icon of the Mother of God “The Unbreakable Wall”
Troparion — Tone 4
Let us, sinful and humbled, now run earnestly to the Theotokos, / and let us fall down in repentance, crying from the depths of our soul: / "Help us, O Sovereign Lady, and have compassion on us. / Make haste, for we perish from the multitude of our sins. / Do not turn your servants empty away, for we have you as our only hope.
Kontakion — Tone 6
We have no other help, we have no other hope, but you, O Sovereign Lady. / Help us, for in you do we hope, / and of you do we boast, for we are your servants. / Let us not be put to shame.
"Seven Arrows" Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion — Tone 5
Soften our evil hearts, O Theotokos, and repel the attacks of those who hate us, / and loosen all the rigidity of our soul. / For beholding your holy image, / we are filled with compunction by your compassion and loving kindness toward us, / and we kiss your wounds; / for we are terrified by the darts with which we wound you. / O Compassionate Mother, / do not let us perish because of our hardness of heart, / or our neighbor's hardness of heart, / for you are truly the Softener of Evil Hearts.
Kontakion — Tone 2
By your grace, O Sovereign Lady, / soften the hearts of evildoers, / send down benefactors who will preserve them from all evil; / with gratitude and zeal, we pray to you before your revered icons.
Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara
Troparion — Tone 1
Your blood cries out to God from the earth like that of Abel, / divinely-wise holy hierarch, Methodius. / You openly preached the Incarnation of God, / putting the heresy of Origen to shame. / You were translated to the heavenly bridal chamber: / Pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 4
As a priest of the mysteries of the Holy Trinity, / and a preacher of the commandments of God that surpass understanding, / you were the confirmation of Orthodox Christians, O Methodius! / You denounced the errors of heretics; / for the sake of the True Faith you shed your blood as a hieromartyr. / Now as you stand before Christ with the angels, / pray that we may be saved.
Translation of the relics of Saint Gurias, Archbishop of Kazan
Troparion — Tone 4
As a fragrant lily, / your myrrh-streaming relics were transferred reverently from the garden of the church of the Savior / to the garden of the church of the Mother of God, O Hierarch Gurίa, / for you were given by Christ as a precious gift to His Most Pure Mother, / and her church was filled with your holy fragrance, / and the hierarchal throne rejoiced, receiving you, its Elder. / The assembly of the faithful with the Hierarchs and the clergy / also rejoiced at the glorious transfer of your healing relics, which we celebrate with joy. / We pray to you, O God-pleaser: / “Entreat Christ God / to grant peace and great mercy to our souls.”
Kontakion — Tone 4
Having conquered sensual passions, / you shone like the sun with purity, preserving your chaste life to the end. / You brought many from unbelief to faith in Christ; / therefore, you were honored by God with incorruption, and you astonished everyone by your miracles. / O Hierarch Gurίa, by your prayers deliver us from our troubles, / that we may cry out to you: / “Rejoice, O wondrous Father, the glory and strength of the city of Kazan.“
Martyrs Inna, Pinna, and Rimma, disciples of Apostle Andrew in Scythia
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, and Rimma, 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!
Martyrs Aristocles the Presbyter, Demetrian the Deacon, and Athanasius the Reader, of Cyprus
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!
Saint Leucius, Bishop of Brindisi
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 Leucius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Saint Callistus, Patriarch of Constantinople
Troparion — Tone 1
(Podoben: “O citizen of the desert...”)
You proved to be a divinely-wise Patriarch of the Queen of Cities, / and the boast of Mount Athos, / the treasury of Serres, / the friend and advocate of the divine hesychasts of Christ; / wherefore O Father Kállistos, / all of us sing hymns to you crying out with joy: / “Glory to Christ Who glorified you. / Glory to Him Who made you wondrous. / Glory to Him Who, through you, gives us that which is best.”1
1 The name Kállistos means “the best”
Saint Menas, Bishop of Polotsk
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 Menas, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Nicholas Cabasilas
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Go quickly before...”)
As a divine teacher, a wise interpreter of the dogmas of faith, and of the divine virtues, O Venerable Nicholas, / you shone forth in the world by your life and your word. / Wherefore, Thessaloniki boasts of your glory, / lovingly keeps festival, and celebrates your most exalted memory.
Saint Nahum of Ochrid, disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equals of the Apostles
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 Nahum, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Hodegetria Icon of the Mother of God (Παναγία Οδηγήτρια)
Troparion — Tone 4
Let us sinners and wretched people now run most earnestly to the Theotokos, / and let us fall down in repentance, crying out from the depths of our souls: / "O Sovereign Lady, have compassion on us, / help us, and come quickly, for we are perishing from a multitude of transgressions. / Do not turn thy servants away empty-handed, for we have thee as our only hope."
Kontakion — Tone 6
We have no other help, we have no other hope, but thee, O Sovereign Lady. / Help us, for in thee do we hope, / and of thee do we boast, for we are thy servants. / Let us not be put to shame.
Kontakion — Tone 6
Steadfast protectress of Christians, / most constant advocate before the Creator, / do not despise the voices of us who have sinned, / but in thy goodness come speedily to help us, who cry to thee in faith: / "Hasten to intercede for us, O Theotokos, / and speedily make supplication, for always thou dost protect those who honor thee."