37 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ' αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ ἰησοῦς, πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.
38 ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι αὐτοὺς αὐτὸς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς κώμην τινά: γυνὴ δέ τις ὀνόματι μάρθα ὑπεδέξατο αὐτόν.
39 καὶ τῇδε ἦν ἀδελφὴ καλουμένη μαριάμ, [ἣ] καὶ παρακαθεσθεῖσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας τοῦ κυρίου ἤκουεν τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.
40 ἡ δὲ μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν: ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπεν, κύριε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπεν διακονεῖν; εἰπὲ οὖν αὐτῇ ἵνα μοι συναντιλάβηται.
41 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ κύριος, μάρθα μάρθα, μεριμνᾷς καὶ θορυβάζῃ περὶ πολλά,
42 ἑνὸς δέ ἐστιν χρεία: μαριὰμ γὰρ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται αὐτῆς.
Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia. Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων
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Κυριακή 28 Νοεμβρίου 2010

Paramonus, Philumenus, and their 370 Companion Martyrs in Bithynia

Reading from the Synaxarion:

Saint Paramonus contested for piety's sake during the reign of Decius,
in the year 250. A ruler named Aquilinus, seeking relief from a
bodily malady, visited a certain therapeutic hot spring. He brought with
him captive Christians from Nicomedia, and commanded them to offer
sacrifice in the temple of Isis. When they refused, he had them all
slaughtered, to the number of 370. Saint Paramonus, beholding their murder,
boldly cried out against such an act of ungodliness. When Aquilinus
heard this, he sent men to take the Saint. Some smote him with spears,
others pierced his tongue and body with sharp reeds, until he died.

Saint Philumenus' contest in martyrdom took place during the reign of
Aurelian, in the year 270. Coming from Lycaonia, he was conveying a load of
wheat into Galatia when he was denounced as a Christian to Felix,
Governor of Ancyra. Nails were driven into his hands, feet, and head, and
he was commanded to run. While running in the road, he fell and gave
up his holy soul into the hands of God.

Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as
the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal
God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the
tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O
Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

Kontakion in the Second Tone
Enlisted by Christ through faith and through your fervent love, ye cut
down the ranks of all the wicked enemies; and upon receiving the crown
of vict'ry, O wise Paramonus and most godly Philumenus, ye dwell now
together with Angel's hosts.