day 8

August 8: St. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 4 stichera, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”—

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion, in the same tone and melody—

Troparion of the saints, in Tone IV—

THE 8TH DAY OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST

O holy fathers, upborne to heaven, having received wings of evangelical boldness, ye have reached places far above the earth, and abiding there, O Zosimas and Sabbatius, ye enjoy ineffable good things.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Troparion of the feast, in Tone VII—

AFTERFEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION

Desiring the good things of heaven, ye spurned the pleasures of the world and, laying waste to yourselves with hunger and thirst, ye became lovers of everlasting sweetness, which ye have now truly found, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius.

COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY EMILIAN THE CONFESSOR,

Having consciously rejected things below as fleeting, ye loved things above as ever-abiding, O blessed fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius; and ye dwell there, upborne by the virtues.

BISHOP OF CYZICUS

Ye trampled pleasures underfoot through abstinence, and with fountains of tears ye extinguished the flame of the passions; wherefore, having now inherited the land of the meek, ye dwell together with the venerable and the righteous, O holy fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius.

(for this day we provide also the service in honor of the Venerable Saints Zosimus and Sabbatius)

Glory…, in Tone II—

August 8: Transfer of the Relics of Sts. Zosimas & Sabbatius of Solovki

Come, ye assembly of fasters, and let us bless today the truly blessed fathers; for they have been shown to be the adornment of ascetics, having been excellently adorned with the virtues. Wherefore, assembling with love, let us keep spiritual festival and cry unto them: O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius, as ye have boldness before Christ God, ask peace and remission for those who cherish your most honored memory with love.

Also on THE 8TH DAY of the MONTH OF AUGUST

Now & ever…, in Tone VIII—

COMMEMORATION OF THE TRANSLATION

The cloud of the law, in which Moses and Elijah stood, received the radiant darkness of the transfiguration; and, vouchsafed all-radiant glory, they said unto God: “Thou art our God, the King of the ages!”

OF THE PRECIOUS & HEALING RELICS OF OUR VENERABLE FATHERS ZOSIMAS & SABBATIUS OF SOLOVKI

At the aposticha, these stichera, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “O house of Ephratha…”—

AT LITTLE VESPERS

Ye have shown yourselves to be a habitation of the virtues and a receptacle of gifts, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius.

Stichos: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

O venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius, ye were vanquishers of the passions, oppressors of the flesh, restrainers of your tongues, and mortifiers of the pleasures.

Stichos: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.

Having drawn nigh unto God by your pure supplications, ye are possessed of the grace to dispel unclean spirits from men, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius.

Rejoice, O Virgin who art full of grace, who hast given birth unto Christ, the Bestower of life, the Joy of the world, and hast removed the grief of our first mother!

Your angelic life of fasting hath made you known to the whole world, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius. With divers miracles, O God-bearers, illumine those who with faith call upon you and cherish your honored memory.

Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ God, Who didst show Thy glory unto Thy disciples as far as they could bear it. May Thine ever-existing light shine forth also upon us sinners, through the prayers of the Theotokos. O Bestower of light, glory be to Thee!