day 22

January 23: Holy Apostle Timothy & Venerable Martyr Anastasius the Persian

Kontakion Tone 4

Glory..., in Tone II—

On “Lord, I have cried...,” 4 stichera for the resurrection, and Glory..., for the New Martyrs, Tone VIII—

Now & ever...: Theotokion of Little Vespers, in the resurrectional tone.

Troparion Tone 4

The 22nd Day of the MONTH OF JANUARY

Now and ever..., Theotokion, in the same tone—

The land of Russia hath become an earthly heaven, hiding the bodies of the new-martyrs and confessors in its clefts, and shining forth with the heavenly glory of those who bedewed it with their own blood, having suffered at the hands of the minions of Satan for the Faith of Christ, to redeem them from the sin of apostasy.

Commemoration of the Holy Apostle Timothy

At the Aposticha, one sticheron of the resurrection, and these stichera for the new martyrs, in Tone I—

& of the Venerable Martyr Anastasius the Persian

O great passion-bearers, new martyrs of Russia, with love we fall down before you; and, glorifying your struggles, we reverently kiss your wounds. Pray ye, we beseech you, in behalf of our souls.

The Service for the New-Martyrs of Russia, which follows, May Fall as Early as This Day

Stichos: By fire hast Thou tried us, even as silver is tried by fire.

January 22: Holy Martyr Alexander of Munich

O glorious new martyrs of Russia, when faith failed, ye strengthened it with your confession; when loved waxed cold, ye gave yourselves over to torment and death for the sake of your love for Christ; and when hope was shaken, ye made it steadfast by your trust in God, Whom do ye entreat, that within us He strengthen faith, hope and love.

The 22nd Day of the MONTH OF JANUARY

Stichos: The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all their tribulations.

HOLY MARTYR ALEXANDER OF MUNICH

It is not men who save the Church; and accord with her enemies profiteth naught. Rather, the Church saveth men by the power of Christ, as your struggle hath shown. O invincible new martyrs of Russia, truly ye are the glory of the Church, for which do ye earnestly pray, that Christ make it steadfast and unshakable.

Today a light adorns our cit y,/ having within it thy holy relics, O Holy Martyr Ale xan der;/ for which sake pray to Christ God/ that He deliver us from all tribu la tions,/ for gathered together in love we celebrate thy radiant mem ory/ imitating thy bra very,// standing against the godless powers and en emies.

O wondrous army of new athletes of Russia, who is able to glorify you worthily? Truly blessed is the land which hath been watered by your blood; and its cities and villages are mystically hallowed, having received your precious remains, oft-times without hymnody of the Church, and likewise without honorable burial. Yet pray, O ye saints, for your country and for all that honor you.

From thy mother thou didst inherit the love of Christ,/ and through the love of thy care-giver thou wast nourished in the fear of God, O all- glo rious one,/ to Whom thou didst give thyself, O all-honourable Ale xan der,/ and thou dost diligently pray with the a ngels.// Beseech on behalf of all who honour thy memory for give ness of their sins.

Who can praise and bless thee as is meet, O Maiden Bride of God, for the deliverance which through thee came into the world? Wherefore, in thanksgiving we cry out to thee, saying: Rejoice, thou who deified Adam and brought together that which had been sundered! Rejoice, thou who hast enlightened our race with the radiant resurrection of thy Son and our God! For the Christian race doth unceasingly call thee blessed.

Magnification

After “Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace...”, and after “Our Father...”, the troparion of the resurrection; Glory..., the troparion of the new martyrs (see text below in Great Vespers); Now and ever..., Theotokion: “The mystery hidden from before the ages...”

We magnify thee, O Holy Passion-bearer Alexander; and we honour thy holy sufferings, which thou hast endured for the sake of Christ.

Sunday of the New-Martyrs and Confessors of Russia

THE SUNDAY ON OR AFTER THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY: Sunday of the

new-martyrs and confessors of THE russia LAND

Their commemoration is made on the Sunday nearest to the 25th of January. If the 25th of January fall on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, we chant the service to the New Martyrs on the Sunday before; but if it fall on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, we chant the service on the following Sunday. If the 25th of January fall on Sunday itself, we chant the service to the New Martyrs on that very day, and the service to St. Gregory the Theologian on January 27th, in conjunction with that to St. John Chrysostom. When such be the case, the hymnody to St. Gregory precedes that to St. John. Be it known that this service can fall between January 22nd and January 28th. If it coincide with the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, or with the Sunday of the Prodigal, or with Meatfare Sunday, the service to the New Martyrs is chanted in conjunction with the Triodion, following the pattern set for the service to the Three Hierarchs in the Chapters of Mark. If a service to a major saint fall on the same day, we chant the service to the major saint on the closest Saturday, or on some other day. If a church’s patronal feast fall on such a Sunday, we chant the service of the patronal feast in conjunction with the Triodion, without further alteration; and the service to the New Martyrs is then transferred to the subsequent Sunday.

AT LITTLE VESPERS