Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church Choir

10/28/2026

10/27/2026

10/26/2026

Righteous Mother Olga of Kwethluk–Tanqilria Arrsamquq–Wonderworker, Matushka of All Alaska
Commemorated on October 27
Troparion — Tone 4

God has chosen a humble mother from Alaska / to be an example for all the servants of God; / He has given us Saint Olga as a helper in afflictions / and as a guide to leading a life of sacrificial love. / Therefore we entreat thee, O holy mother Olga: / pray that we, thy sinful children, may be saved / and rejoice with thee in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Guided by the heavenly light and touched by Christ’s rich mercy, / thy loving hands heal the wounds of those hurt in the past. / Thy soft voice encourages all to remain faithful to God, / for the eternal Lord will give the steadfast a crown of life. / O holy mother Olga, visit us with love and reassure us, / that we may accept whatever cross we must bear as chosen by the merciful God / and that, through thy prayers, we do the will of God for the salvation of our souls.

10/24/2026

Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius, the Notaries of Constantinople - Troparion & Kontakion
Commemorated on October 25
Troparion — Tone 3

In holy zeal you dispelled the error of Arius / and proclaimed the Trinity, one in essence. / Holy martyrs Marcian and Martyrius, / unshaken bulwarks of Orthodoxy, / entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Kontakion — Tone 4

From your youth you were good athletes, wise Marcian and Martyrius, / vanquishing the A***n heretics; / you kept the faith perfect by following in the footsteps of your bishop and teacher Paul, / therefore, you are worthy to be with him in eternal life, / as respected defenders of the Holy Trinity.

10/17/2026

Apostle and Evangelist Luke
Commemorated on October 18
Troparion — Tone 5

Let us praise with sacred songs the holy Apostle Luke, / the recorder of the joyous Gospel of Christ / and the scribe of the Acts of the Apostles, / for his writings are a testimony of the Church of Christ: / He is the physician of human weaknesses and infirmities. / He heals the wounds of our souls, / and constantly intercedes for our salvation!

Kontakion — Tone 2

Let us praise the godly Luke: / he is the true preacher of piety, / the orator of ineffable mysteries / and the star of the Church; / for the Word, Who alone knows the hearts of men, / chose him, together with wise Paul, to be a teacher of the gentiles!

10/10/2026

Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council

Troparion — Tone 8

Most glorious art Thou, O Christ our God, / Who hast established the Holy Fathers as luminaries on the earth. / By them Thou hast guided us on the path of the True Faith. / O Most Merciful One, glory to Thee!

Kontakion — Tone 6

The Son, Who shone forth ineffably from the Father, / was born of a woman, in two natures. / Beholding Him, we do not deny the image of His form, / but depicting it piously, we revere it with faith. / Therefore, the Church, holding the True Faith, / venerates the Icon of Christ's Incarnation.

10/03/2026

Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
Commemorated on October 4
Troparion — Tone 1

We the faithful all praise Hierótheus, the disciple of Paul, / Hierarch of Athens, / the world’s teacher and a preacher of the Faith, / who revealed to us Christ’s Mysteries / and poured forth streams of godly doctrine. / His life was well-pleasing to God, who is greatly merciful.

Kontakion — Tone 8

Hierarch of Athens, we praise you for you have instructed us in awesome and ineffable things, / and you were revealed to be a divinely-inspired writer of hymns. / Pray that we be delivered from every kind of sin, so that we may cry to you: / “Rejoice, divinely-wise Father Hierótheus.”

09/30/2026

The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
Commemorated on October 1
Troparion — Tone 4

On this day we, the Orthodox people, joyously keep festival, / illumined by your coming, O Mother of God; / and, beholding your most pure image, we cry out with compunction: / "Cover us with your Protecting Veil and deliver us from all evil, / entreating your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls."

Kontakion — Tone 3

Today the Virgin stands in the church, / and with hosts of Saints, and invisibly prays to God for us. / Angels worship with Hierarchs, / and Apostles rejoice with Prophets, / for the Theotokos prays to the Pre-eternal God for us.

09/26/2026

Apostle Mark of the Seventy -
Commemorated on September 27

Troparion — Tone 3

Holy Apostle Mark, / entreat the merciful God, / to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.