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Troparion to the Equal-to-the-Apostles

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Averky, bishop. Hierapolis, miracle worker,
voice 4

The preacher and wonderworker of truth, you appeared as a wonder, / father of orphans and protector of the poor, / cheerful shepherd of the spiritual flock, fearful of demons, / protect all from those attacks, crying out to you:/ Averky our father,/ pray to Christ God,// may he save our souls.

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Boris, in St. Baptism of Michael, blgv. to the Tsar of Bulgaria,
voice 6

Filled with the fear of God/ and enlightened by Holy Baptism,/ you were the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit,/ faithful to Tsar Boris./ Having established the Orthodox faith in the lands of Bulgaria/ and the rod of the kingdom having left,/ you settled in the desert,/ you flourished in your struggles/ and you found grace before the Lord./ Now you stand before the Throne of the Most High,/ pray to grant to us who pray to you,// the salvation of our souls.

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Vladimir, in St. Baptism of Vasily, leader. book,
voice 4

You are like a merchant looking for good beads, / glorious Vladimir, / at the height of the table sits the mother of the city, God-saved Kiev: / testing and sending to To the royal city/ you brought the Orthodox faith,/ you found priceless pearls - Christ,/ who chose you like the second Paul,/ and shook off blindness into the holy font,/ both spiritual and physical./ Moreover, we celebrate your dormition,/ your people // pray that your Russian ruler and many who rule will be saved.

##Glorification

We magnify you, / holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, / and honor your holy memory, / who trampled idols, / and who enlightened the entire Russian land with holy Baptism.

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Gorazd, Archbishop of Moravia,
voice 2

The most worthy successor of your teacher Methodius,/ the Moravian Church, the first altar,/ you were, our holy Father Gorazde,/ the pillar of Orthodoxy is pre-existent,/ a martyr without blood,/ and having endured expulsion from your flock by treacherous men./ Far from your fatherland, the Moravian lands,/ having established the preaching of the dogmas of Divine Truth,/ you were united by the Spirit with the saints teachers with their Cyril and Methodius in the Kingdom of Heaven./ Pray for us, blessed one,/ who honor your memory with faith,// to pacify the world and save our souls.

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Kirill, Slovenian teacher,
voice 4

From the shrouds I diligently/ created wisdom for my sister, O God-Glass,/ having seen the bright one, like a pure maiden,/ and now welcome, I bring,/ like monists, having adorned theirs with this golden soul and mind,/ and you will find yourself like another Cyril, blessed one, // wise in mind and wise in name.

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Cyril and Methodius, Slovenian teacher,
voice 4

As an apostle of unity/ and teachers of the Slovenian countries,/ Cyril and Methodius the God of God,/ Pray to the Lord of all,/ to establish all Slovenian languages in Orthodoxy and unanimity,/ pacify the world // and save our souls.

##Glorification

We magnify you,/ Saints Methodius and Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles,/ who enlightened the entire Slovenian country with your teachings // and brought them to Christ.

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Clement, Archbishop of Ohrid,
voice 4

You have instructed the tongues in words in the faith of Christ, and you have exalted your deeds to the Divine life, to St. Clement, Equal to the Apostles, shining miracles on those who come to you faithfully, and Gloriously illuminating the Church with our banners, // for this reason we glorify your honorable memory.

##Glorification

We magnify Thee, / to the holy Father Clement, / with whose teachings you enlightened the Slovenian generations // and you brought them to Christ.

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Cyril, Methodius, Clement, bishop. Ohridski, Naum, Savva, Gorazd and Angelyar (Bulgarian),
voice 1

We will crown the glorious seven-day numerals with crowns of praise,/ Cyril and Methodius, Clement, Nahum and Savva/ and Gorazd with the Angelarius,/ like the luminaries that have risen/ and the Triune God for us who preached the gospel,/ the pillars of the unshakable Bulgarian Church/ and the God-inspired champions of our word,/ who abolished demonic idol worship/ and prayed to Christ God,/ our Church confirm/ and grant // peace and great mercy to our souls.

##Glorification

We magnify you,/ saints equal to the apostles of the seventh day,/ who enlightened the entire Slovenian country with your teachings // and brought you to Christ.

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Constantine, Tsar,
voice 8

Having seen the image of Your Cross in Heaven/ and, like Paul, the title was not received from man,/ Your apostle, O Lord, is in the kingdom,/ Place the reigning city in Your hands,/ Save him always in the world through the prayers of the Mother of God, // O One Lover of Mankind.

Greatness (to Konstantin and Elena)

We magnify you,/ holy saints and Equal-to-the-Apostles Tsars Constantine and Helen,/ and we honor your holy memory,/ for with the Holy Cross// you enlightened the entire universe of nature.

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Mary Magdalene, myrrh-bearer,
voice 1

You followed Christ, born of a Virgin for our sake, / the honorable Magdalino Mary, / keeping the justifications and laws. / Meanwhile, today we celebrate your all-holy memory / of sins We accept permission // through your prayers.

##Glorification

We magnify you,/ the myrrh-bearing holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene,/ and we honor your illnesses and labors,/ in which you labored/ in the gospel of Christ.

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Methodius, Archbishop of Moravia,
voice 4

Thy Saint, O Christ,/ to those who brighten the triumph of the Dormition/ grant Thy mercy from above,/ open the doors of the Kingdom,/ loosen the bonds of our many sins/ through intercession Your holy disciple, // our father.

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Naum Ohridski,
voice 4

You left the world, clinging to Christ, / you crucified the flesh, living in the Spirit, / O all-blessed Naum, / you strove to strive with the apostolic flow / and you led to faith Bulgarian innumerable multitudes./ Moreover, through your prayers// deliver us from temptations.

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Nicholas, Archbishop of Japan,
voice 4

The Apostles are equal and co-throne,/ to the servant of Christ, faithful and God-wise,/ to the chosen bride of the Divine Spirit,/ to the vessel overflowing with the love of Christ,/ to the Enlightener of the Japanese land,/ Saint Nicholas, Hierarch Equal to the Apostles,/ praying to the Life-Giving Trinity/ for all your flock// and for the whole world.

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Nina, enlightener of Georgia,
voice 4

The Words of God to the servant, / in the apostle’s sermon to the first-called Andrew, / and to the other apostles, who imitated, / the enlightener of Iberia and the Holy Spirit, the saint Equal to the Apostles Nino,/ pray to Christ God // for our souls to be saved.

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Olga, in St. Baptism to Elena, lead. book Russian,
voice 1

With the wings of God's understanding, you flew above the visible creation, / having sought God and the Creator of all things, / and having found Him, you were born through Baptism. You have received,/ enjoying the trees of the living things, and remain incorruptible forever, // Olgo, ever-glorious.

##Glorification

We magnify you,/ holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olgo,/ like the morning dawn that rose in our land/ and the light of the Orthodox faith// who foreshadowed to her people.

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Thekla, first martyr,
voice 4

Having learned the words of Paul, O ignorant Theklo,/ and having been strengthened by faith from Peter, O God-called,/ you appeared as the first martyr and the first sufferer among women;/ you ascended upon the flame, as upon a prosperous place,/ the animals and youths are afraid of you, armed with the Cross./ Thus pray, O all-honoured one, to Christ God, // that our souls may be saved.

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