Irmos: As God of peace and Father of compassion, Thou didst send Thine Angel of Great Counsel, Who granteth us peace. Therefore, guided to the light of knowledge divine, and waking at dawn out of the night, we glorify Thee, Who lovest mankind.
O Peter and Cyril, great and steadfast confessors, different of character, yet one in faith and firmness of spirit: Though ye were exiled, yet ye retained the full right to govern the Church; and now, as heirs to the kingdom of heaven, entreat God that we also be maintained in this right.
Theotokion: By thy birthgiving, O Virgin, thou hast annulled the curse of Eve, the mother of all, having given rise unto Christ, the Blessing of the world. Wherefore, rejoicing, with mouth and tongue we magnify thee, confessing thee to be the true Theotokos.
Troparia of the Apostle:
Irmos: Isaiah, rising at dawn out of the night, and beholding the never-waning light of Thy theophany, O Christ, which hath mercifully come to pass for us, cried out: The dead shall rise up and those who are in the tombs shall arise, and all born on earth shall rejoice.
O Agathangelus, angel of the Church of Yaroslavl’, rejoice with your friends; for your withdrawal from your brethren, who did not defend the rights of the Church, was a joy to the angels. Ye refused to subject yourselves to impiety; wherefore, ye went forth to tribulations and privations, bearing your cross.
Theotokion: O all-pure Virgin, guide of steadfast and holy hierarchs: Instruct us to think, to say and to do only that which is right, emulating the confessors who spared not themselves.
Illumined with the immaterial effulgences of the primal light of the Cause of all, thou hast illumined the world with honorable preaching; and thou hast manifestly been shown to be a beacon of piety emitting the discourse of the highest life, O most blessed initiate of the sacred mysteries.
O Arsenius, glory of Novgorod the Great, who wast one of the pillars of the Council of All Russia: thy soul was exceeding sorrowful when thou wast in prison; but soon thy faith shone forth in triumph, overcoming all temptations, and thou wast shown to be steadfast to the end.
The true disciple of the divine Paul followed the footsteps of his teacher, sowing his teachings among the faithful; and guided to the light of piety thereby, rising early out of the night, we glorify Thee, Who lovest mankind.
The life of Damascene moveth all who read it to compunction: how he was on the islands of Solovki, in Kazakhstan and the parts of Siberia, ascending his own Golgotha; how on the bank of a river, tormented by the cold of Siberia, he gave his own outer riassa to a priest who had none. And he himself surrendered his spirit to God on a raft in the cold of winter, one of those of whom the whole world is not worthy.
Through enlightenment thou art shown to be a second Paul, ministering to the primal Radiance, with Whose understanding thou hast illumined us. Victoriously protected by his armor, Timothy hath been shown to be his ally in battle.
Troparia of the Martyr
The adversary of God, who of old boasted unrestrainedly, threatening to seize the earth and vainly claiming that he would destroy the whole sea, is trampled underfoot by thy goodly courage, O martyr Anastasius.
Having contended lawfully and emerged victorious, the martyr of Christ manifestly receiveth the ability to work miracles as reward for his sufferings; for Anastasius healeth infirmities and expelleth demons, working wonders through the power of Christ.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.