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.”
Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow-laborer, Junia
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Apostle Andronicus / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Kontakion — Tone 2
(Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”)
Let us praise the apostle of Christ, Andronicus, / the all-radiant star who illumined the nations with the light of the knowledge of God. / Together with him we praise all-wise Junia, / who shone with righteousness. / To them let us cry out: / “Unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all.”
Saint Euphrosynē, Great Princess of Moscow
Troparion — Tone 5
From childhood, you were someone pleasing to God, / and leaving your radiant royal palace, you arrived at the Convent you founded. / Having crossed the abyss of the sea of life, / now with the Angels, you glorify Christ God in songs. / O Venerable Euphrosynē, / do not cease to pray that He will always preserve your Convent, / and grant us peace and great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 2
You scorned all the good things of this world as vain, / and exhausted your body with fasting and vigilance, / you pleased God with your unceasing prayers, O Venerable Euphrosynē, / and receiving the gift of healing from Him, / you restored the sight of the blind man, and alleviated many other ailments. / Therefore, we cry out with joy, / “Glory to God, Who is wondrous in His Saints.”
Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon, at Chalcedon
Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon, 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 Stephen, Archbishop 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 Stephen, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Dodo of the Saint David-Gareji Monastery, Georgia
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 Dodo, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Great Martyr Nicholas of Sofia (Bulgaria)
Troparion — Tone 3
You were enriched by the dawn of the Spirit, O glorious one, / and from Whom you received boldness, you brought forth the Trinity one in essence at the Lord's judgment; / therefore, you were pelted with stones, but were not defeated by this. / You were burnt in the fire, and denounced the delusion of the godless. / O much-suffering Saint Nicholas, entreat Christ God to grant our souls great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 2
Let us praise the godly Nicholas in songs, / a true champion of piety, and invincible helper in troubles; / for in his last year he appeared as a most luminous star, / enlightening the hearts of the faithful; / and now he stands with the Angels before the Holy Trinity, / praying unceasingly for all of us.
Saint Athanasius the New, Wonderworker and Archbishop of Christianopolis
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 Athanasius, / entreat Christ our God / that our souls may be saved.