Kontakion 1
O passion-bearer chosen from birth, Christian love
incarnate: we chant hymns of praise to thee, as one who loved thy homeland more
than all the good things of this world. As thou hast boldness before the Lord,
enlighten thou our benighted minds and hearts, that we may cry out to thee:
Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great
passion-bearer!
Ikos 1
The Creator of the angels sent thee to the Russian land as
an angel of innocence and of admonition to thy people, for He chose thee after
the example of His only-begotten Son, as a sacrifice of redemption for the sins
of thy people; and, marveling at this providence of the Almighty concerning
thee, in repentance we cry out to thee:
Rejoice, emulation of Christ! Rejoice, whole-burnt offering!
Rejoice, adornment of the Russian tsars! Rejoice, confirmation of honesty and
fidelity! Rejoice, sure hope of the oppressed! Rejoice, indestructible
foundation of faith! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great
passion-bearer!
Kontakion 2
The all-good Mother of God, in her domain beholding our land
defiled by the abomination of decadence, chose thee from birth as the most pure
man of Russia, for its purification, that we all, chanting a funeral hymn, may
cry out: Alleluia!
Ikos 2
In His foreknowledge, the pre-eternal Mind appointed the
much-suffering Job as an example for thy life and salvation, joining thy birth
to the commemoration of that righteous one. And we, mindful of our sins and
iniquities, with trepidation of heart and contrite soul, cry out to thee thus:
Rejoice, thou that didst endure accusation and temptation
from thy people! Rejoice, thou that didst keep thy faith until the end!
Rejoice, model of meekness! Rejoice, beacon of righteousness! Rejoice, observer
of reverence toward God! Rejoice, rule of humility! Rejoice, O Nicholas,
divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High overshadowed thee, O divinely
crowned Nicholas, who proposed a war to chastise the falsely-reasoning West,
that the world might cry out to God: Alleluia!
Ikos 3
Zealous in admonishing the erring, O right-believing tsar,
thou didst love the erection of churches, the glorification of the relics of
the holy favorites of God, the instilling of enlightenment and the protection
of the dispossessed from constraint, that the Christian world might cry out to
thee such things as these:
Rejoice, thou that with the holy hierarch Nicholas didst
share a name on earth! Rejoice, thou that dost pray with the venerable Seraphim
in heaven! Rejoice, instiller of Orthodoxy! Rejoice, bearer of the light of
Christ! Rejoice, teacher of Christian patience! Rejoice, defender of Orthodox
Christians! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great
passion-bearer!
Kontakion 4
Thou didst not fear the tempest of mindlessness and outrage,
O passion-bearer Nicholas, when, rejecting a dishonorable truce, thou didst
endure calumny, imprisonment and death, crying out to God Almighty: Alleluia!
Ikos 4
Hearing of the tumults of the Russian realm and beholding
the destruction of Christians, thou didst pray without ceasing that the
all-good Theotokos save Orthodox Russia. Wherefore, we cry to thee:
Rejoice, fragrant incense of prayer! Rejoice,
inextinguishable lamp of faith! Rejoice, admonition of the violent through thy
meekness! Rejoice, consolation of the disconsolate amid sorrows! Rejoice, lover
of heavenly things! Rejoice, zealot for righteousness! Rejoice, O Nicholas,
divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 5
Thou hast been shown to be a divinely guided star for
Russians in the diaspora, O Tsar Nicholas; for, gathering them together in thy
name, thou dost point the way to the rebirth of the Russian land, that we may
hear angels crying out: Alleluia!
Ikos 5
Perceiving that thy meekness and humility availed naught,
but that yet greater discord resulted, thou didst set thy hope on the all-pure
Mother of God and didst place thy fate in the hands of the Almighty, that He
chastise the mindless, that they chant unto thee:
Rejoice, vanquisher of pride! Rejoice, bearer of a heavenly
crown! Rejoice, insuperable bulwark for the weak! Rejoice, invincible power for
the bold! Rejoice, superabundant love of thy native land! Rejoice, beauteous
sacrifice for the Russian land! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and
great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 6
The ends of the earth proclaim thy glory, and thy saying
hath gone forth for all ages, that thou didst have naught which thou couldst
not give up for thy people, thus teaching them to chant unto God: Alleluia!
Ikos 6
Thou didst shine upon the Russian land more brightly than
the sun, O Tsar Nicholas, defending its Orthodox people even unto the death,
that all that turn to thee might be converted to Christ, for Whose sake we cry
out to thee such things as these: Rejoice, light which hath come forth from the
East! Rejoice, model for Orthodox kings! Rejoice, inextinguishable splendor of
righteousness! Rejoice, unwaning radiance of meekness! Rejoice, fatherly
chastiser of sinners! Rejoice, filial glorification of the righteous! Rejoice,
O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 7
Desiring to establish the Orthodox Faith on earth, thou
didst move thy holy kingdom to the defense of the oppressed, that all may cry
out to God: Alleluia!
Ikos 7
The most blessed Mother of God appointed thee a new Noah, a
steward of salvation for the Russian people, that, mindful of all thy labors,
we may unceasingly chant unto thee such things as these:
Rejoice, pilot of the ship of Russia! Rejoice, comforter of
Slavs amid their misfortunes! Rejoice, defense of the land of Serbia! Rejoice,
nourishment of Russians! Rejoice, preacher of the love of peace! Rejoice,
restorer of enlightenment! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great
passion-bearer!
Kontakion 8
A strange wonder do we see in thee, O Nicholas, when thou
art repeatedly saved by the right hand of the Most High and, with thy children
and kinfolk, art led like a lamb to the slaughter, that we may cry out to God,
the Preserver of all: Alleluia!
Ikos 8
Thou hast been wholly shown to be a defender of all
Christians, O divinely chosen Nicholas, and thou dost show forth twofold
assistance for the Slavic peoples, moving them to chant to thee in praise:
Rejoice, defense of the oppressed! Rejoice, chastisement of
the oppressors! Rejoice, refuge of the afflicted! Rejoice, aid of the
persecuted! Rejoice, champion of Christians in thy repose! Rejoice, peacemaker
in thine aspiration! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great
passion-bearer!
Kontakion 9
With all manner of wonders did the Lord reveal His good
pleasure to the Russians, until they angered the Lord exceedingly; but, led by
thee to the habitations of the righteous, together we chant unto God: Alleluia!
Ikos 9
Mute as fish, the most eloquent of orators cannot describe
the loftiness of thy patience; and, contemplating the depth of our fall, we cry
out in contrition of spirit:
Rejoice, unassailable patience! Rejoice, unshakeable
loyalty! Rejoice, destruction of pride! Rejoice, enlightener of the foolish!
Rejoice, thou that in thy life and repose hast given an example to the
faithful!
Rejoice, thou that didst suffer for thy sins on earth! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Rejoice, thou that didst suffer for thy sins on earth! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 10
Christ, Who alone knoweth men’s hearts, Who hath founded the
Church upon the blood of His martyrs, desiring that all men be saved, appointed
thee, O passion-bearer Nicholas, for the founding of a new house of the Russian
realm, that all therein might cry out: Alleluia!
Ikos 10
Thou art a bulwark for all that have recourse to thee in
faith and dost reveal an unassailable wall of defense for the Orthodox world,
teaching all that are of thy blood to glorify thee thus:
Rejoice, revelation of heavenly things on earth! Rejoice,
thou that dost fill them that lack! Rejoice, splendor which hast shown forth in
the Russian land! Rejoice, river which dost water all the parts thereof!
Rejoice, teacher of humble-mindedness! Rejoice, instiller of faith and piety!
Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 11
Offering up hymnody to the all-holy Trinity even unto the
moment of thy death, thou didst finish the course of thy life and keep the
Faith; and thereby thou dost move all Orthodox Christians to chant: Alleluia!
Ikos 11
Sent to our land as a bestower of light, like an unblemished
lamb thou art offered for the redemption of our sins, that all might
unceasingly glorify thee:
Rejoice, sacrifice beloved of God! Rejoice, inexhaustible
abundance of love! Rejoice, boast of loyalty! Rejoice, invisible radiance of
the Spirit! Rejoice, reflection of wisdom! Rejoice, hope of the hopeless!
Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 12
Divine grace, which healeth the infirm, foresaw thee as an
inexhaustible healing for thy subjects that cry out to God: Alleluia!
Ikos 12
Hymning thy sufferings, O passion-bearer Nicholas, we bow
down before thy patience, as to the power of the Almighty Trinity made manifest
in thee, that together we may all cry out:
Rejoice, beloved child of Christ! Rejoice, thou that didst
lead thy innocent children and thy faithful servants to Christ! Rejoice, thou
that didst make thy consort righteous! Rejoice, thou that didst draw thy people
toward the truth! Rejoice, thou that didst not put the honor of thy homeland to
shame! Rejoice, thou that hast acquired the Kingdom of Heaven! Rejoice, O
Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great passion-bearer!
Kontakion 13
O most wondrous and all-glorious passion-bearer Nicholas:
watch over thine earthly kingdom and thy people, for we are at a loss to make
any reply concerning our sins; and entreat thou the Almighty, that He not enter
into judgment over us, but vouchsafe us peacefully to chant: Alleluia!
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Kontakion 1
O passion-bearer chosen from birth, Christian love
incarnate: we chant hymns of praise to thee, as one who loved thy homeland more
than all the good things of this world. As thou hast boldness before the Lord,
enlighten thou our benighted minds and hearts, that we may cry out to thee:
Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great
passion-bearer!
Ikos 1
The Creator of the angels sent thee to the Russian land as
an angel of innocence and of admonition to thy people, for He chose thee after
the example of His only-begotten Son, as a sacrifice of redemption for the sins
of thy people; and, marveling at this providence of the Almighty concerning
thee, in repentance we cry out to thee:
Rejoice, emulation of Christ! Rejoice, whole-burnt offering!
Rejoice, adornment of the Russian tsars! Rejoice, confirmation of honesty and
fidelity! Rejoice, sure hope of the oppressed! Rejoice, indestructible
foundation of faith! Rejoice, O Nicholas, divinely crowned tsar and great
passion-bearer!
Prayer
O holy passion-bearer Tsar Martyr Nicholas! The Lord has
chosen thee as His anointed one to judge with mercy and righteousness thy
people and to be the guardian of the Orthodox Kingdom.
This royal service and the care for souls thou hast
completed with the fear of God. Testing thee as gold in the furnace, the
Lord has allowed bitter sorrows to come upon thee, as to the much suffering
Job, by depriving thee of thy royal throne and sending upon thee martyric
death. Having meekly endured all this, like a true slave of Christ, thou art
partaking of the highest glory at the Throne of the God of All, together with
the Holy Martyrs, the holy Tsarina Alexandra, the holy youth Crown Prince
Alexis, and the holy princesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia and with the
faithful servants of thine, as well as with the holy Martyr Grand Duchess
Elizabeth and with all the Royal Martyrs and the Holy Martyr Barbara.
For as having great boldness before Christ King, for whose
sake thou hast endured everything, pray with us, that the Lord might forgive
the sin of thy people, who did not stop thy slaughter, as King and Anointed One
of God, that the Lord will deliver the suffering land of Russia from the fierce
and godless ones, who came upon it because of our sin and apostasy, and that He
will restore the throne of Orthodox Tsars, and to us will grant forgiveness of
sins and will instruct us on every good deed, that we might acquire humbleness,
meekness and love, as these Martyrs have done, that we will be vouchsafed the
Heavenly Kingdom, where together with thee and all the Holy New Martyrs and
Confessors of Russia, we might glorify Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now
and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
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