Reading from the Synaxarion:
Our Righteous Father Abramius, born in Edessa in Mesopotamia in 296,
took up the monastic life and brought many pagans to Christ. Mary, his
niece, upon the death of her parents, joined Abramius at his hermitage
and under his guidance advanced swiftly in the love of God. Through
the wiles of the evil one, however, she fell into sin, and falling
from them into despair, she left her uncle and became a harlot. When
he learned where his niece was, Abramius put on the clothes of a man
of the world and went to visit her in disguise. Through his
exhortations, Mary returned to her first hope in the mercy of God, was rescued
from the life of harlotry, and ended her life in great holiness. He
himself reposed in the year 366. Saints Abramius and Mary were friends of
Saint Ephraim the Syrian, and it was he who wrote their account.
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
The image of God, was faithfully preserved in you, O Father. For you
took up the Cross and followed Christ. By Your actions you taught us
to look beyond the flesh for it passes, rather to be concerned about
the soul which is immortal. Wherefore, O Holy Abramius, your soul
rejoices with the angels.
Kontakion in the Third Tone
Thou, while living in the flesh, wast as an angel upon earth; and
through thine ascetic pains, thou didst become like a great tree planted
by the streams of temp'rance, increasing greatly; with the rivers of
thy tears, thou didst cleanse away stains. O Abramius, for this
cause, a godly vessel of the Good Spirit art thou.
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