Thursday — The Holy Apostles and Saint Nicholas

Troparion to the Apostles, Third Tone: O holy Apostles, intercede with the merciful God, that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.Troparion to Saint Nicholas, Fourth Tone: The truth of things revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness and a teacher of temperance; therefore thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.Kontakion to the Holy Apostles, Second Tone: The firm and divine-voiced preachers, the chief of Thy disciples, O Lord, Thou hast taken to Thyself for the enjoyment of Thy blessings and for repose; their labours and death didst Thou accept as above every sacrifice, O Thou Who alone knowest the hearts.Kontakion to Saint Nicholas, Third Tone: In Myra, O Saint, thou didst prove to be a minister of things sacred; for having fulfilled the Gospel of Christ, O righteous one, thou didst lay down thy life for thy people, and didst save the innocent from death. Wherefore, thou wast sanctified, as a great initiate of the grace of God.