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†Our Venerable Father Patapius†
(6th or 7th c.)
December 8
,He was born at Thebes in Egypt
,and at a young age left his pious parents
his inheritance and his acquaintances to dwell in the Egyptian desert, devoting himself to ceaseless prayer
the nunnery of Saint Patapius
, After many years, he reputation spread and
, despite his desire for solitude
throngs of pilgrims would seek him out
,or his prayers and counsel To escape the attentions of men
: he did a surprising thing
,he abandoned the desert and moved to Constantinople
, settling in the Blachernae district, where
, amid the bustle of the city, he was able to pass unnoticed
more secure in his solitude than he had been
.in the caves of Egypt
As he grew in obedience to the commandments of Christ
the grace of working miracles grew in him
. and once again he gradually became known
, Once a blind man cast himself before Patapius on the street
.and the Saint cured him instantly by calling on the name of Christ
once he healed a man crippled by dropsy,
anointing him with the oil from a vigil lamp
. and signing him with the Cross.
After blessing the Church for many years with his prayers
, and miracles, St Patapius fell asleep in peace
and was buried in the church of the Monastery of the Egyptians
. near Constantinople
In 1904 his precious and incorrupt relics were uncovered
in the course of some building
. at a small monastery near Corinth
The monastery of St Patapius
From that time the monastery has been dedicated
.to St Patapius, and many miracles are worked there
Apolytikion of St. Patapios 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 Patapius,
.your soul rejoices with the angels.
طروبارية أبينا البار بتابيوس
بكَ حفظت الصورة باحتراس وثيق، أيها الأب بتابيوس.
لأنكَ قد حملتَ الصليب فتبعتَ المسيح،
وعملتَ وعلَّمتَ أن يُتغاضى عن الجسد لأنهُ يزول،
ويهتَّم بأمور النفس غير المائتة.
فلذلك أيها البارَّ تبتهج روحُكَ مع الملائكة.
Kontakion of the Saint in the Third Tone
,Having found thy Church to be a place of spiritual healing
, all the people flock with haste thereto, O Saint
and they ask thee to bestow the ready healing of their diseases and forgiveness
,of the sins they wrought in their lifetime; O Patapius most righteous
. in every need, thou art the protector of all
القنداق
إن الشعوب إذ قد وجدوا هيكلك أيها القديس مستشفى روحيّاً،
فهم يتقدمون إليه برغبةٍ، مستمدين أن ينالوا شفاء الأسقام،
وغفران ذنوب الحياة، لأنكَ قد ظهرتَ منجداً لجميع الذين في الشدائد أيها البار بتابيوس.
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