Great and Holy Wednesday, 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: by the power of Thy Cross, save us. (Sung three times; however, the ending the third time is: through the Mother of God, have mercy on us.)
Kontakion, Tone IV
Kontakion - Tone IV
I have sinned more than the harlot, O Good One, and I come to Thee with none of her showers of tears. But praying in silence, I fall down before Thee and lovingly embrace Thy immaculate feet, that as the Lord Thou mayest grant me forgiveness of sins as I cry to Thee, O Saviour: Deliver me from the mire of my evil deeds.
Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Troparion, Tone IV
Troparion - Tone IV
Today is the crown of our salvation,/ and the revelation of the mystery which is from before the ages!/ The Son of God becometh the Son of the Virgin,/ and Gabriel announceth the glad tidings of grace./ Wherefore, with him let us cry out to the Theotokos:/ Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace!// The Lord is with thee!
Kontakion, Tone VIII
Kontakion - Tone VIII
O supreme commander, thou glorious intercessor before/ and servant of the all-radiant, worshipful, all-accomplishing, infinite and awesome Trinity:/ do thou now unceasingly pray that we be delivered from all tribulations and torÂments,// that we may cry out to thee: Rejoice, O protection of thy servants!
Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Troparion, Tone II
Troparion - Tone II
Chant now and clap your hands, O Church of Sirmium! Leap up, ye waters of the River Sava, adorning thyself in the name of the all-praised Irenaeus! For, having fought the good fight and kept the Faith, sealing it with his blood, he hath acquired great boldness before God, Whom he entreateth without ceasing, that his Christian flock be saved in peace.
Kontakion, in Tone VIII
Kontakion - Tone VIII
As is meet, let us hymn Irenseus, the pastor of Sinnium, the namesake of peace and right victorious warrior of Christ, who ail-gloriously trampled the ancient prince of this world unÂderfoot and strengthened his own hands for battle against him; and let us cry out to him with heartfelt love: Pray thou unceasingly to Christ, the King of peace, that He grant peace to the whole world and great mercy to our souls!