Great and Holy New Martyrs of Egypt & Libya pray for us!
Troparion (Tone 1)
Like meek lambs ye cried out with your last breaths,/
‘O Lord Jesus’,/
And like roses blooming in the desert of Libya,/
Ye shed your blood for the Master./
With godly valour, ye showed your godless persecutors/
True strength from the true faith,/
O pride of Minya and boast of the church of St Mark,/
Intercede with Christ that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion (Tone 8, to the special melody ‘To thee the Champion Leader’)
O ye new-martyrs, faithful sons of the nation of the Cross,/
Ye denied not Christ to save your mortal lives,/
With your constancy ye earned the true crowns of life./
Ye are witnesses to us who venerate your sufferings/
That the Lord gives courage in the hour of trial,/
By your example we sing: /
O Lord Jesus, be our comfort and strength!