Mid-Pentecost, Troparion, Tone VIII —
Having come to the middle of the Feast, refresh my thirsty soul with the
streams of piety; for Thou, O Saviour, didst cry to all: Let him who thirsts
come to Me and drink. O Christ our God, Source of Life, glory to Thee.
Kontakion, Tone IV —
When the Feast of the law was half over, O Lord and Creator of all, Thou
didst say to the bystanders, O Christ our God: Come and draw the water of
immortality. Therefore we fall down before Thee and cry with faith: Grant us Thy
bounties, for Thou art the Source of our Life.
Holy & Glorious Martyr Irene of Thessalonica, Troparion, in Tone IV —
Thy ewe-lamb Irene crieth out to Thee with a loud voice, O Jesus:/ "I
love Thee, O my Bridegroom,/ and, seeking Thee, I pass through many struggles:/
I am crucified and buried with Thee in Thy baptism,/ and suffer for Thy sake,
that I may reign with Thee;/ I die for Thee that I might live with Thee./ As an
unblemished sacrifice accept me,/ who sacrifice myself with love for Thee// By
her supplications save Thou our souls, in that Thou art merciful.
Kontakion, Tone IV —
Adorned with the beauties of virginity, O virgin Irene, through thy suffering
thou becamest most beautiful, dyed in thine own flowing blood; and thou didst
cast down the falsehood of ungodliness. Wherefore, thou hast received the
honors of victory from the hand of thy Creator.
"Mozdok" and "Dubensk-Krasnogorodsk" (17th c.) Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Prepolovenie – Mid-Pentecost).
New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1919).
Uncovering of the relics of Venerable James, abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1613).