Russian Orthodox

Tuesday October 14, 2025 / October 1, 2025

19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one.

The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.
Apostle Ananias of the Seventy (1st c.).
Venerable Romanus the Melodist of Constantinople (556).
Venerable Sabbas, abbot of Vishera (Novgorod) (1461).
New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1918).
New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1920).
New Hieromartyrs Alexander, Gregory, Nicholas priests, Martyr John (1937).
New Hieromartyr Archpriest Ismael Rozhdestvensky, of Strelna (St. Petersburg) (1938).
New Hieromartyr Theodore (1940).
Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (4th c.).
Martyr Michael, abbot in Armenia, and 36 Fathers with him (790).
Miracle of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta (330) (Georgia).
Synaxis of All Saints of Moldova.
Liublinsk, Pskov-Protection, Kasperovsk, Brailovsk, Gerbovetsk and Barsk Icons of the Mother of God.
Venerable John Kukuzelis the Singer of Mt. Athos (ca. 1341) (Greek).
Venerable Gregory the Singer of Mt. Athos (1355) (Greek).
Venerable Bavo of Haarlem (659) (Neth.).
St. Remigius of Rheims, apostle to the Franks (533).
King Mirian and Queen Nana of Mtskheta, St. Abiathar of Mtskheta, and St. Sidonia, disciple of St. Nina (4th c.).
St. Melchizedek, catholicos-patriarch of Georgia (11th c.).
Martyr-prince Mylor of Brittany.

The Scripture Readings

Luke 1:39-49, 56 Matins Gospel
Hebrews 9:1-7 Epistle, Theotokos
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Gospel, Theotokos

Troparion

Protection of the Theotokos, Troparion, Tone IV —
Overshadowed by thy coming, O Mother of God,/ we the right faithful people, cel­ebrate today with splendor,/ and gazing at thine all-precious image,/ we say with compunction:/ Cover us with thy precious omophorion,/ and deliver us from all evil,// entreating thy Son, Christ our God, that He save our souls.

Kontakion, Tone III "Today the Virgin" —
Today the Virgin standeth forth in the church,/ and with the choirs of the saints she invisibly prayeth to God for us./ Angels and hierarchs offer homage,/ and the apostles and prophets join chorus,// for for our sake the Theotokos entreateth the preeternal God.

Troparion of the apostle Ananias, Tone III —
O holy apostle Ananias/ entreat the merciful God// that He grant to our souls remission of transgressions.

Kontakion of the apostle, in Tone II "In supplications... "—
O Ananias, helper most fervent in supplications and speedy heeder of those who petition thee, accept our entreaty, and beg Christ to have mercy on us, for He alone doth rest in the saints.

Troparion of the venerable Romanus, Tone VIII —
In thee, O father, that which is fashioned according to the image of God was preserved; for, taking up thy cross, thou didst follow after Christ, and by thine example didst teach that the flesh is to be spurned as transitory, but that the soul must be cared for as a thing immortal. Wherefore, thy spirit rejoiceth with the angels, O venerable Romanus.

Kontakion of the venerable Romanus, in Tone VIII —
Adorned from childhood with the godly virtues of the Spirit, O all-wise Romanus, thou wast an all-precious adornment of the Church of Christ; for thou hast adorned it with all-beauteous hymnody. Wherefore, we entreat thee: Grant thy divine gift unto those who desire it, that we may cry out to thee: Rejoice, O all-blessed father, thou beauty of the Church!

Design Jason Powell.