Hymns
Monday April 06, 2026 / March 24, 2026
Great and Holy Monday, Troparion, Tone VIII
Troparion - Tone VIII
Behold, the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find awake and watching, but unworthy is he whom He shall find idle and careless. Beware, then, my soul, lest thou be weighed down with sleep, lest thou be given up to death and shut out of the Kingdom. But awake and cry: Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, O God: through the intercessions of the Bodiless Ones, save us. (Sung three times; however, the ending the third time is: through the Mother of God, have mercy on us.)
Kontakion, Tone VIII
Kontakion - Tone VIII
Jacob lamented the loss of Joseph, but his noble son was sitting in a chariot and honoured as a king. For when he refused to be enslaved by the pleasures of the Egyptian woman, he was glorified by Him Who sees the hearts of men and bestows an incorruptible crown.
Forefeast of the Annunciation
No Troparion is given in the Menaion.
Kontakion, Tone VIII "To the chosen"
Kontakion - Tone VIII
Thou art the beginning of the salvation of all of us mortals, O virgin Theotokos;/ for Gabriel, the great supreme commander, the servant of God,/ sent from heaven to stand before thee, offered thee gladsome joy.// Wherefore, we all cry out to thee: Rejoice, thou Bride unwedded!