day 15

December 15: Holy Hieromartyr Eleutherius

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 4 stichera, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “O all-glorious wonder…”—

Now & ever… Theotokion—

Troparion, in Tone VIII—

The 15th Day Of The Month Of December

O blessed Tryphon, favorite of Christ our God, who by love ever turnest our lowly souls to the Lord, quench thou the fire of our passions with thy venerable supplications, leading us to the fulfillment of the precepts of God, and cleanse our hearts by true repentance, for we call upon thee for help as a father. Twice

Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Commemoration Of The Holy Hieromartyr Eleutherius

O venerable Tryphon, full of wisdom divine, thy pure soul, shining with reason, hath been illumined by God, and, emitting the splendors of the virtues, filleth with light the fullness of the faithful, dispelling the darkness of the demons. Wherefore, we call thee blessed.

Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Commemoration Of Our Venerable Father Paul Of Mount Latros

Possessed of a merciful soul, a pure mind and a vigilant heart, immaculate faith and love truly unfeigned, thou hast been translated from earth to the heavens, O Tryphon our venerable father, and thou dwellest with the choirs of preachers and the lovers of the wilderness; wherefore, we honor thee with sacred hymns and glorify thee with piety.

(for this day we provide also the service in honor of St. Tryphon of Pechenga, and as well that in honor of St. Stephen of Sougdaia)

Glory…, in Tone I—

December 15: Holy Hierarch Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Sougdaia

O Tryphon our venerable father, we marvel at thy blameless life, and we praise thee, O peer of the angels; we honor the chastity of thy mind, we hymn the humility and serenity of thy might, and we bless thee who art abundant in mercy and wondrous in all the virtues. For because of thy sacred struggles, thou delightest in the ineffable joy of Christ our God in His heavenly kingdom.

Also on The 15th Day of the Month of December

Accepting the entreaties of sinners, and heeding the sighs of those who sorrow, O loving Mother, beseech Christ our God, the Son to Whom thou gavest birth, that our souls be saved.

Commemoration of the Holy Hierarch Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Sougdaia

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

December 15: Our Venerable Father Tryphon Of Pechenga

Thou wast the abode and dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit, O Tryphon our father all-wise; ­wherefore, we cry aloud: Cause thy servants to share in the kingdom of God, for we honor thy holy memory with love.

Also On The 15th Day Of The Month Of December

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

Commemoration Of Our Venerable Father Tryphon Of Pechenga

Like the sun, O venerable one, thy life shone forth in the lands of the north, emitting miracles; wherefore, illumine us also with never-waning light, for we ever hymn thy memory.

At Little Vespers

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

O venerable father, fail not in thy supplications for thy monastery and thy faithful servants, which thou didst beget by thy spiritual evangelism, that in gladness we may all honor thy venerable festival.

Glory…, in Tone IV—

O brethren, let us all honor Tryphon our venerable father, the earthly angel and heavenly man, the wellspring of compunction, the fountain of mercy, the stream of healings, the divine and fruitful olive-tree in the desert; and let us fall down before him, saying: O venerable father, enlighten us with the oil of thy labors in the wilderness, for we praise and honor thy holy memory with faith.

Deliver us from tribulations, O Virgin Theotokos, Mother of Christ God, that we may all cry unto thee: Rejoice, O thou who alone art the cause of the salvation of our souls!

Thou wast a teacher and guide to the path which leadeth to life; for thou wast first to arrive in part of the Norwegian land and didst illumine the heathen at the uttermost ends of the lands of the north, giving birth to them in water and the Holy Spirit; thou didst plant thy sacred children like olive-trees in the barren wastes, and didst found the great Monastery of the Holy and Life-creating, Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity, assembling a multitude of monks. Wherefore, honoring thee as a peer of the apostles and the desert-dwellers, and earnestly falling down before thee, we cry: Entreat the God of all for the Russian land, for thy province and for all those who honor thy memory!

O Good One, Who for our sake wast born of the Virgin and, having endured crucifixion, cast down death by death, and as God revealed the resurrection: disdain not that which Thou hast fashioned with Thine own hand. Show forth Thy love for mankind, O Merciful One; accept the Theotokos who gave Thee birth and prayeth for us; and save Thy despairing people, O our Savior!