Holy Martyrs Terence, His Wife Neonilla and Their Seven Children,
Troparion, Tone IV —
In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from
Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the tormentors
and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By their supplications save
Thou our souls.
St. Stephen of St. Sabbas monastery, Troparion, Tone VIII —
O instructor of Orthodoxy, teacher of piety and purity,/ beacon for the whole
world, divinely inspired adornment of hierarchs./ O most wise Stephen by
thy doctrines thou hast illumined all.// O harp of the Spirit, entreat Christ
God that our souls be saved.
Kontakion of the venerable one, Tone IV, "Having been lifted up..." —
Thou didst plant a garden of the virtues/ and water it with the torrents of
thy tears, O most glorious one./ And having received the tree of life, 0
Stephen,/ save thy flock from corruption by thy supplications/ and deliver from
evil circumstances those who fervently honor thee;/ for through faith and love,
O wise one,// we have acquired thee as an intercessor most great.
Kontakion of the martyrs, Tone IV. "Having been lifted up..." —
Today the honored memorial of the martyrs, Terence the all-wise and his
company,/ hath arrived, bringing gladness to all;// wherefore, let us receive
healing,/ for they have received from the Holy Spirit,// the grace to heal the
infirmities and pain of our souls.
Troparion of Great-martyr Parasceva, Troparion, Tone IV —
O all-wise and most lauded Parasceva, martyr of Christ, having received manly
might and set aside thy womanly weakness, thou didst vanquish the devil and put
the tyrant to shame, crying out and saying: "Come ye, cut my body asunder with
your swords and burn me with fire; for, rejoicing, I shall go to Christ my
Bridegroom!" Through her supplications, O Christ God, save our souls.
Kontakion, Tone III, "Today the Virgin..." —
Bearing thine all-holy and undefiled torment to Christ, the immortal
Bridegroom, as a dowry, thou didst gladden the choir of the angels and didst
overcome the wiles of the demons. Wherefore, we cherish thee with honor and
faith, O much suffering martyr Parasceva.
Troparion of St. Job of Pochaev, Tone IV —
Acquiring the patient endurance of the long-suffering forefather, emulating
the abstinence of the Baptist, and sharing in the divine zeal of both, thou
wast vouchsafed worthily to receive their names, and wast a fearless preacher of
the true faith. Wherefore, thou didst lead a multitude of monks to Christ, and
didst confirm all the people in Orthodoxy. O Job our venerable father, pray that
our souls be saved.
Kontakion, in Tone IV, "Thou hast appeared to the whole world today..." —
Thou wast shown to be a pillar of the true faith, a zealot of the
commandments of the Gospel, the reproof of pride, and an intercessor and
instructor for the lowly. Wherefore, beg thou forgiveness of sins for them that
bless thee, and keep thy monastery unharmed, O Job our father, who art like unto
the longsuffering one of old.
Great-martyr Parasceva of Iconium (3rd c.).
Martyrs Terence and Neonilla of Syria, and their children Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele, and Eunice (249).
Repose of Venerable Job of Pochaev (1651).
New Hieromartyr John priest (1918).
St. Theophilus, fool-for-Christ of Kiev (1852).