04/20/1690 (3.05). - Memory of St. Gabriel from the Jews martyred
Holy Martyr Child Gabriel († 1690)
- the son of the peasant Govdel from the village of Zverki (near Zabludovo), the estate of a Polish landowner. Gabriel was distinguished by his meekness and prayerfulness. Six years old in 1690, shortly before Easter, he was kidnapped by Jews, and on April 20 he was crucified by them on the cross with the mockery characteristic of crimes of this kind: depicting the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ. The body of the little martyr was all cut up, drained of blood and thrown into the field. When the body was found on the third day, it had village dogs with it, guarding it and driving away predators and birds. The body showed no signs of decomposition.
The investigation established that several people took part in the murder, including a rabbi. They were tried by a Polish court and executed. Gabriel was buried first in the cemetery in the village of Zverki, where in 1720 his relics were accidentally found incorrupt and transferred to the crypt of the local church, then his local veneration began, the troparion and kontakion for him were compiled already in 1752. In 1746. this church burned down, but the relics survived (only the baby’s hand was burned, which soon miraculously healed, again being covered with skin) and were transferred to the Zabludovsky Monastery of the Bialystok district, and on May 9, 1775 to the Slutsk Holy Trinity Monastery. Numerous cuts are clearly visible on the relics.
In 1820 he was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church, in 1893 the authorities of the Lithuanian diocese ordered to place his icons in all churches, in 1894 in the baby’s homeland in the village of Zverki a chapel was consecrated in his name. In 1908, Archbishop Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Volyn and Zhitomir compiled the Service to the Holy Martyr Gabriel (Pochaev, 1908). Celebration of St. Gabriel was set on April 20 (O.S.). In Slutsk there was a special book in which cases of miraculous healing associated with the relics of St. baby Gabriel, whose veneration became nationwide in the Russian Empire.
During the First World War, in 1915, refugees from Bialystok transported the ark with the relics to Moscow, to St. Basil's Cathedral, where Archpriest served at that time. John Vostorgov. For the festive service and sermon on April 20 (Old Style), 1918, performed on the day of memory of St. baby Gabriel “tortured by the Jews” as for “anti-Semitic propaganda” Fr. John was arrested by the Bolsheviks at the end of May and executed on September 5. On October 20, 1919, the expert of the VIII department of the People's Commissariat of Justice, Spitsberg, began a case of “anti-Semitic agitation” in St. Basil's Cathedral. The main evidence was the troparion and kontakion of the martyr. Gabriel, engraved on the cancer. The clergy and guards of the cathedral were arrested in this case. On November 26, 1919, the shrine with the relics was seized and sent to the Moscow Police Museum.
Under the rule of the Bolsheviks, the Holy Trinity Slutsk Monastery was closed, and the relics were transferred to the atheistic museum in Minsk. Rediscovered in 1943 (under German occupation) and transferred to the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God in Grodno. On September 21-22, 1992, the solemn transfer of St. relics of the martyr. Gabriel in a religious procession from Grodno to Bialystok (Poland) with a huge crowd of people (about 100,000 people), where the relics now rest in the St. Nicholas Cathedral. The day of September 22 is celebrated annually by the local Church as the day of the transfer of the relics of St. martyr baby Gabriel of Bialystok.
Prayer
Guardian of infantile kindness and bearer of martyrdom, blessed Gabriel, precious adamante of our country and denouncer of Jewish wickedness! We, sinners, come running to you in prayer and, lamenting our sins and being ashamed of our cowardice, we call to you with love: do not disdain our filth, this treasure of purity, do not detest our cowardice, long-suffering to the teacher, but more than this, seeing our weaknesses from Heaven Grant us healing through your prayers and teach us to be imitators of your fidelity to Christ. If we are unable to patiently bear the cross of temptation and suffering, then ask for your merciful help. Also, hear the mothers who pray for their children, pray for health and salvation for the baby from the Lord. There is no such cruel heart that the holy infant will not be moved by hearing about your torments, and even if, apart from this tender sighing, we are able to bring no good deed, but even with such a tender thought our minds and hearts, blessedly, have been enlightened for the correction of our life by the grace of God instruct. Instill in us tireless zeal for the salvation of the soul and the glory of God, and help us keep vigilant memory of the hour of death. Most of all, in our mortal dormition, demonic torment and thoughts of despair are driven away from our souls by your intercession and this is filled with the hope of Divine forgiveness, so that both then and now we may glorify the mercy of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit and your strong intercession forever and ever. Amen.
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May 3, 2007 on the day of memory of St. baby Gabriel from the Jews was martyred in Moscow near the building of the General Prosecutor's Office by the initiative group of the Moscow department of the Union of Russian People and the movement “ZhBSI!” a picket was held demanding an objective investigation into the murders of children in Krasnoyarsk. A corresponding statement was sent to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
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Martyr Gabriel of Bialystok
Martyr Gabriel of Bialystok
In the Orthodox calendar, among the martyrs of all times there are many children. Since the time of the Maccabean martyrs and the 14 thousand infants exterminated by Herod in Bethlehem, Orthodox piety has treated with special love precisely those children who became victims of sudden violent death. In their case, sacrificial death was combined with the purity of their innocence. Thus, youths and infants who were not yet fully mature in the physical sense became the true “salt of the earth” and “light of the world” (Matt. 5:13-14).
Hence the numbering of many infants and youths who were tortured for their faith by pagans in the first centuries of Christianity, as well as those who subsequently suffered from other faiths, heterodox and atheists, among the saints. Hence the popular veneration and subsequent canonization of the martyr baby Gabriel, named Bialystok, Zabludov and Slutsk.
Gabriel was born on March 22 (April 2), 1684 in the village of Zverki, near the town of Zabludov, Bialystok district, Grodno province, into a family of Orthodox peasants Peter and Anastasia Gavdel. Baby Gabriel was distinguished from other children by qualities of his soul that were unusual for his age. He grew up as a meek and gentle child. There was a noticeable tendency in him towards prayer and solitude rather than towards children's amusements and games.
His parents, despite the oppression to which the Orthodox of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were then subjected, who did not want to accept the Union of Brest, sacredly preserved the Orthodox faith. The proximity of the monastery had a great influence on the holy baby Gabriel, where during divine services he matured spiritually, learned to pray and came to know God.
Holy Martyr Child Gabriel of Bialystok
In 1690, the Govdel family suffered great grief. An innocent boy became a victim of savagery. On April 11, when the mother of six-year-old Gabriel brought lunch to her husband in the field, a village tenant, Shutko, entered the house. He caressed the child and secretly took him to Bialystok, where the baby was tortured. First they put him in the basement, where they pierced his side with sharp instruments to let out blood. After this, the martyr was crucified on a cross installed in a trough and stabbed with sharp instruments to release the remaining blood. On the ninth day the child died.
The executioners secretly took the lifeless body into the field and threw it at the edge of the forest near the village of Zverki. The holiday of Holy Easter was approaching. Hungry dogs ran to the body, birds of prey circled over it, but the dogs not only did not tear it to pieces, but even protected the body from the birds. The villagers heard the barking and discovered the victim of the brutality. The fanatics were found and punished, and a corresponding entry was left in the memoirs of the Zabludov city government.
At a gathering of people deeply moved by such atrocity, the body of the tortured baby Gabriel was interred near the cemetery church in Zverki, where it remained for about 30 years.
In 1720, during an epidemic, local residents tried to bury dead babies near the martyr’s grave, feeling the grace of this place.
One day they accidentally touched Gabriel’s coffin and discovered his incorruptible relics. They were transferred to the crypt of the Zverkovsky church. In 1746, the temple burned down, but the relics of Gabriel remained unharmed and were transferred to the Zabludovsky Monastery.
In 1755, due to the deterioration of the financial situation of the monastery, because of “its dilapidation and because of fears of attacks from infidels,” with the permission of the Patriarch of Constantinople and with the blessing of the Kiev Metropolitan, Archimandrite Michael (Kozachinsky) transferred the relics of Gabriel to the Slutsk St. Trinity Monastery.
Relics of the Holy Infant Martyr Gabriel
Gabriel of Bialystok was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1820 and is revered as the patron saint of children; his memory is celebrated on April 20 (May 3) and May 9 (22). The Church reports numerous cases of healing from holy relics. Gradually, the veneration of the martyr baby Gabriel was established throughout the Russian Empire.
Together with the earthly martyrdom of the baby Gabriel and his simultaneous birth for a new, better life, we received a special intercessor for us sinners before the throne of the Most High.
In the 1930s, the Slutsk Trinity Monastery, where the relics were kept, was closed, and the holy relics of Gabriel were transferred to the Museum of Atheism in Minsk. In 1944, the holy relics were transferred from Minsk to the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God in Grodno, where they remained until September 21, 1992. In 1992, with the blessing of Archbishop Sava (who became the primate of the Polish Orthodox Church in 1998), the relics were solemnly transferred to St. Nicholas Cathedral in Bialystok, where they remain to this day, being an object of pilgrimage.
In the village of Zverki today there is a convent of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, where a temple was built in honor of St. Gabriel of Bialystok. This place is also a place of Orthodox pilgrimage for both the Russian and Polish Orthodox Churches.
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A detailed account of the life of the holy martyr Gabriel of Bialystok »
Prayer to the Holy Infant Martyr Gabriel of Zabludovsky, Wonderworker of Bialystok
Holy Child Gabriel of Bialystok
Guardian of infantile gentleness, bearer of martyrdom, Blessed Gabriel, precious adamant of our earth, denouncer of wickedness, we, sinners, prayerfully come running to you, lamenting over our sins, ashamed of our cowardice, we call to you with love: do not disdain our filth, you are a treasure of purity. , do not hate our cowardice, long-suffering teacher, but seeing our weaknesses from heaven more than these, grant us healing through your prayer, and teach us to be imitators of your fidelity to Christ.
If it is impossible to bear the Cross of temptation and suffering without complaint, then do not deprive us of your merciful help, servant of God, but ask the Lord for freedom and weakness for us, and also hear the mother’s prayers for her children, and beg for health and salvation as an infant from the Lord.
There is no such hard heart, which the holy infant was not moved by hearing about your torment, and even if we are able to bring no good deed except a tender sigh, but with such a tender thought our minds and hearts, blessedly, having enlightened us for the correction of our life, instruct us with the grace of God.
Instill in us tireless zeal for the salvation of the soul and for the Glory of God, and help us keep vigilant memory of the hour of death; Most of all, in our mortal dormition, demonic torment and thoughts of despair are driven away from our souls by your intercession and this is fulfilled with the hope of Divine forgiveness, so that we may continually glorify the mercy of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your strong intercession forever and ever. Amen.
Akathist to the Holy Infant Martyr Gabriel of Zabludovsky, Wonderworker of Bialystok, PDF »
Martyr Infant Gabriel of Bialystok
Martyr Gabriel of Bialystok
Troparion, tone 5:
Holy Infant Gabriel, for the sake of the One who was pierced by us from the Jews, you were pierced in the ribs by one, and for the One who exhausted Your blood for us, you gave up your whole body for exhaustion to the blood of fierce ulcers, but now you dwell with Him in eternal glory. Thus remember us, we pray, who honor your memory here, asking us for health in our bodies and salvation for our souls.
Kontakion, tone 6:
Your fatherland became the beasts, O martyr of Christ Gabriel, where you were taken away from the true beasts of the Jews: you were deprived of your parents, and having endured all kinds of cruelty, you moved into the heavenly fatherland. Delight us here too from all misfortunes and sorrows and beg, we pray, to improve your eternal inheritance.
Greatness
We magnify you, the passion-bearing saint of the infant Gabriel, and we honor your honorable suffering, which you endured for Christ.
The prince died. Dmitry Mikhailovich Pozharsky
Discussion: 4 comments
- r.B. Andrey (ROCOR), senior officer of the VDZ:
05/02/2007 at 00:00Holy Martyr Gabriel, pray to God for us!
- Alexander Valentinovich:
05/04/2007 at 00:00
Holy Martyr Child Gabriel of Bialystok (Zabludovsky) https://www.voskres.ru/podvizhniki/gavriil.htm
Troparion, tone 5:
Holy Infant Gabriel, / you were pierced in the ribs for the sake of the One who perforated us from the Jews / and for the One who exhausted Your blood for us / you gave up your whole body to the wasting blood / in fierce ulcers, / now in eternal glory with You have taken possession of Him. / In this way remember us, we pray, who honor your memory here, / asking us for health in our bodies / and salvation for our souls.
- Vadim:
07/12/2012 at 00:00
Brothers and sisters!
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Theotokos of Tabynskaya Panteleimon Healer Holy Martyr John the Warrior Archangel Jeremiel Hieromartyr Macarius, Bishop of Oryol Archangel Barachiel Simeon Stylite Hieromartyr Metropolitan Vladimir (Epiphany) Ephraim the Syrian Holy Prince Michael of Chernigov Hieromartyr Bishop Joasaph of Mogilev (Zhevakhov) Theotokos of the Vzbranaya Voivode victorious Righteous Naya Leah Archangel Selaphiel Hieromartyr Bishop Hermogenes (Dolganov) Gerasim of Jordan Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb Hieromartyr Seraphim Chichagov Cathedral of the Archangels Vladislav of Serbia Savior Ardent Eye Archangel Uriel Hieromartyr Andronik (Nikolsky), Archbishop of Perm and Kungur Martyrs Cosmas and Damian Gabriel of Bialystok (Zabludovsky) Schmch. Archpriest Pavel Levashev Rev. Ilya of Muromets Saint Fyodor Ushakov Hieromartyr Ephraim (Kuznetsov), Bishop of Selenga Alexander Peresvet Andrey Oslyabya Sergius of Radonezh with Alexander Peresvet, Andrey Oslyabya and Dmitry Donskoy Alexander Peresvet with Andrey Oslyabya Hieroconfessor Agafangel (Preobrazhensky) Metropolitan of Yaroslavl Venerable. Joseph of Volotsk Archbishop Gennady of Novgorod Tsarevich Dimitri the Great Martyr. Dmitry Solunsky Martyr. Andrey (Yushchinsky) of Kiev Venerable Agapit of Pechersk Venerable. Evstratiy of Pechersk Metropolitan of Petrograd Veniamin (Kazan) Savior Not Made by Hands Patriarch Hermogenes sschmch. Archpriest John Vostorgov St. Angelina of Serbia, Blessed Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, venerable martyr. Vadim Saint Macarius of Parvitsky-Nevsky, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna Archangel Yehudiel
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- Terletsky Alexander:
05/03/2020 at 16:17
That year marks the 300th anniversary of the discovery of the relics of St. martyr baby Gabriel and the end of the epidemic...
“In 1720, a pestilence swept through the entire territory of the Bialystok district. There was barely time to bury people. In the village of Zverki, they tried to place dead children closer to the grave of the baby Gabriel, feeling the unusual grace of this place. One day, during a burial, they accidentally touched the martyr’s coffin and, to the great surprise of everyone, they discovered the incorrupt remains of a baby. The news of this spread with lightning speed among the Orthodox believing people. Popular legend connects with this event numerous healings that took place at the grave of the holy infant martyr Gabriel and the end of the epidemic, which served as a reason for his veneration. The found relics were reverently transferred to the crypt of the local church in the village of Zverki...” (Alexander Katrich. Holy Martyr Child Gabriel of Bialystok (Zabludovsky). - Kharkov, 2003. - p. 7.)
Holy Martyr Infant Gabriel, pray to God to deliver us from the epidemic of lies and deceit...
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Kontakion 1
And the chosen child of Christ Gabriel, we magnify the Lord who glorified you, we praise you with love, we sing of your childish kindness and honest passions. But you, like an immaculate chick, ordained from the womb by God to the mother and associated with a heavenly calling, stand in heaven, pray for us, and let us call to you:
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Ikos 1
And you, O Gabriel, appeared as an angel of light on earth, like a child who had done no evil. Moreover, Christ, taken from the earth, opened the heavenly gates to you, uniting the elect, with whom you unceasingly praise the Most Holy Trinity. For this sake, hear us singing to you on the Sitsevaya land:
Rejoice , fragrant vessel of angelic purity; Rejoice, wonderful honor of your pious parents Peter and Anastasia. Rejoice, beauty of infancy; Rejoice, for your life is sinless. Rejoice, for your death is honorable before God; Rejoice, in your infancy you loved the cross of Christ and bore it. Rejoice, thou art worthy to see the ineffable glory of God in heaven; [Rejoice, for you are with all the saints in the glory of God].
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kontakion 2
In the coming of Christ the everlasting rise of hard-hearted people, called you Gabriel, the perfect child, the warrior of heavenly goodness, and so the streams of your blood are pure Let us disgrace the most wicked God-fighters, so that by you seeing the greatness of God and the greatness of our Church, let us gladly sing in the Trinity to the glorified God : And liluiya.
Ikos 2
Because of the murder of Christ, the ailing tormentor, your parents left home for a short time, I flattered you, Gabriel, and took you to the city of Bialystok, from Your pure blood is like a predatory beast thirsting to enjoy. When you were bloodless and dead, the tormentor cast you down onto the green field of life, near the weight of the Beast your body was a vergosha. Marveling at such a feat in your suffering, we cry to you:
Rejoice , meek victim of secret murderers; Rejoice, you who have endured terrible torment. Rejoice, display the image of Christ’s passion on yourself; Rejoice, sent from the Lord to expose error. Rejoice, confirmation of faith; Rejoice, unflickering lamp of the Church. Rejoice, for you are numbered among the martyrs; Rejoice, for through your torments the Heavenly Father has been glorified.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kontakion 3
With the silt of the Most High we strengthen you on the cross, having prostrated yourself, the purest martyr, you rested in the tabernacles of heaven, bestial bloodshed of guise and furious wickedness has hurt. Rejoice, thou who sang with all the passion-bearers the victorious song to God: A lleluia.
Ikos 3
And we, martyr of God, covered the sky and the green field as a bed of repose, for three days you remained unknown and unburied. Thousands of birds of prey, with a multitude of greedy dogs, your immaculate body surrounds you, but it is not daring to touch it: for the birds have made wise your body predatory guards. About this sign of God we understand, with the verb:
Rejoice , God-loving child of Christ; Rejoice, marvelous sight of God's fulfillment. Rejoice, thou longed-for Son of God; Rejoice, O righteous saint of the same equal. Rejoice, pure nestling, welcomed into the heavenly nest; Rejoice, young branch of the tree of paradise. Rejoice, heavenly luminosity shining; Rejoice, bright star, shining in the firmament of heaven.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kontakion 4
Storms of anxiety overcome us, passion-bearing young one, when we think of your cruel death and we see a natural miracle revealed to you, as if a child were a body Oh, the husband of perfect patience in your suffering appeared to you. Having thus advanced your passionate mind, we contemplatively sing to Him who gave you strength: And liluia.
Ikos 4
Since your parents heard from the inhabitants the weight of Zverkovsky, as their child in the empty place for three days is breathless, having come and your end Having mourned untimely, your honest body was brought to the church graveyard and near the church weighed the animals of the cellar, the inhuman Jewish atrocity together with everyone of the same faith I'm horrified. We, marveling at your patience, praise your passion and tenderly cry:
Rejoice , young branch, who has not tasted the temptation of worldly sweets; Rejoice, you who were deprived of earthly blessings, may you be a partaker of heavenly ones. Rejoice, you were destroyed by the Jews for six years; Rejoice, you who have entered into the eternal Kingdom. Rejoice, thou who troubled thy father and mother by the untimely death of thy womb; Rejoice, for their sorrow has been changed into great joy. Rejoice, for the righteous One has appeared to the Master; Rejoice, imitator of the passions of Christ.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kondak 5
a shining star in the world, blessed child Gabriel, shining with angelic purity, and now you shine in heaven with eternal glory from your faces righteous man, with him we continually cry out to the King of glory Christ: And liluia.
Ikos 5
Following the equal angelic purity of your heart, meekness and gentleness, you died as a martyr, Gabriel, God glorify you in His saints; Truly, the miracle is glorious: after thirty years, your body will be found incorruptible, a source of healing for everyone who flows to you with faith. Take this praise from us:
Rejoice , friend of grace; Rejoice, thou who fillest us with the greatest joy through the incorruption of thy relics. Rejoice, source of miraculous healings; Rejoice, for the Lord has shown His strength upon you in a wondrous manner. Rejoice, debased unbeliever of the Jews; Rejoice, you who established the law with your blood. Rejoice, thou who has entered into the joy of our Lord; Rejoice, our prayer book before God.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kontakion 6
The Orthodox Church of Christ glorifies yours, baby Gabriel, the passions, wounds and torments that you raised in God, for whose sake the Lord wonderfully glorify you and your body The imperishable earth of Bialystokstya will appear, and with tenderness we call: A liluiya.
Ikos 6
We are witnessing a new miracle, revealing the Divine mystery of the Providence, even when the Zverkovskaya Church perished in the flames of fire, keeping both your holy relics under its cover. found, undamaged. Marveling at this, with faith and a pure heart we proclaim to you, the glorified infant Gabriel:
Rejoice , thou who fulfillest the word of God, for the Lord preserves the bones of the righteous; Rejoice, you who have established the word of Christ God, for the hair of your head will not perish. Rejoice, spiritual treasure, richer of the faithful; Rejoice, you make us happy with the joyful hope of the saving promise. Rejoice, worthy beloved in heaven and on earth, angels and men; Rejoice, propitiate the Creator with your prayers. Rejoice, chosen one of God; Rejoice, O psalter, proclaim the glory of the Creator.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kondak 7
X Father, lover of mankind, the Lord will show in you the image of the edification of man, showing you, Gabriel, a true passion-bearer, the aspirations of the blasphemer are crushing, and we too are kind With your body, in whom you shine, we will be jealous and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, singing to God, marvelous in His providence: And liluia.
Ikos 7
A new bright lamp, not hidden under a bushel, but placed in the priesthood of the Church of Christ and glorified by God, you appeared, O Saint Gabriel, dispelling the darkness God-fighters who oppose Christ are firmly victorious, for this reason we sing songs to you:
Rejoice , you who endured much sorrow from the Jews; Rejoice, conqueror of those malice and deceit. Rejoice, you teach us to preserve the right faith in the true God glorified in the Trinity; Rejoice, directing our feet towards the path of salvation. Rejoice, for the perforated Christ God received many wounds; Rejoice, for you are glorified in heaven about Him. Rejoice, honorable glory to the Orthodox people; Rejoice, for through you the Lord will visit our land.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kondak 8
A strange and glorious sign of God’s favor is seen on you, by all who flow to you, Gabriel: the grace given to you with faith asks from everyone You protect from misfortunes, free from sorrows, and fulfill everything that is asked with faith, teaching the wondrous things in His miracles to sing to God: A Lilluia.
Ikos 8
In the ulcers, exiled, gored and drained of blood, Gabriel, you gave up your righteous spirit in the hand of God, resting from the sufferings of everyday life. I was not involved in earthly sorrows. With tender remembrance of this righteous repose in God, we bring you the following verbs:
Rejoice , blameless in your success; Rejoice, angels ascended to the bosom of Abraham. Rejoice, thou who art received with glory in the abode of paradise; Rejoice, thou crowned with the crown of immortality from the Lord. Rejoice, good follower of Christ God; Rejoice, for the inheritance of your infancy is the Kingdom of Heaven. Rejoice, for your memory is sweet to all the faithful; [Rejoice, for by the memory of your torments the faithful are guided to the right path].
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kondak 9
When the earth-born hears about your torment, the meek child, he is touched and honors your passions; The Orthodox Church glorifies your martyrdom and rejoices in your holy name, joyfully singing: A liluia.
Ikos 9
In this many-verb, with the eyes of the carnal mind looking [and with verbose lips explaining] the wisdom of the creative structure of the universe, they are perplexed, scratching for the sake of suffering There are virgin babies. We, marveling at this mystery, cry out to you, O holy Gabriel:
Rejoice , for your sufferings are equal to the suffering of others; Rejoice, for in the suffering of your body you were crucified with Him who suffered. Rejoice, radiance of Creative Wisdom; Rejoice, Divine will for earthly beings. Rejoice, heavenly voice, calling everyone to the feat of salvation; Rejoice, the finger of God shows us the heavenly things. Rejoice, for you brought prayers for us to Christ the King; [Rejoice, for through your prayers the eternal blessings are granted].
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kontakion 10
With those who want to graze, holy martyr, your sufferings are an image of the right procession to God, virtue and fruit-bearing. As you now enjoy the ineffable heavenly blessings, remember us here on earth praising your suffering and singing to God: A liluia.
Ikos 10
From the point of indestructibility you are, Gabriel, to all those who grieve and receive guidance, calling to you, an infant, in illness and mothers, for your children who are grieving, weak and tired Give me your intercession. Moreover, for all the blessings you have shown us, we exclaim in gratitude:
Rejoice , our strong guardian; Rejoice, our zealous intercessor. Rejoice, patron of heavenly infants; Rejoice, good healer of the sick and sick children. Rejoice, mothers who seek to assuage sorrow for their departed children, speedy comforter; Rejoice, pacifier of those who are troubled by thoughts. Rejoice, teacher of spiritual purity; Rejoice, servant of God.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kontakion 11
We even bring you, Gabriel, it is not enough to praise your glorious exploits in suffering, otherwise our zealous will in vain Please accept our song graciously, and free us from sins and misfortunes, and with a pure heart we call to our Creator: A liluia.
Ikos 11
With the light of the grace of God, from the womb of your mother, illuminated, incorruptible, you ascended to the Triphasic Light, before Him intercede for our enlightenment, praying for Him We cry out to you sweetly:
Rejoice , bright ray of the Trisolar Light, revitalizing the world; Rejoice, spiritual warmth, warming our coldness. Rejoice, lamp, enlighten our darkness; Rejoice, flame, warm us in faith, love and hope. Rejoice, good helper to those who seek your intercession before God; Rejoice, for your prayer can accomplish much before His face. Rejoice, decoration of the heavenly world; Rejoice, praise from the world below.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kontakion 12
for Divine grace, which never fails, but always heals, for us, holy servant of God, and may it teach us to imitate you in the purity of angels and gentleness, may it guide Our hearts are to ardent prayer and repentance, so that all who keep the commandments of Christ with love may remain unharmed, may he grant us Christian death, may he grant us in heaven to see the glory of God and to sing to the Most Holy Trinity: And liluia.
Ikos 12
In honor of your passion, Gabriel, we glorify your kindly courage in the infancy of your body, we bless your memory, for the glory of Christ has appeared on you, glory to the Church of Righteousness glorious. We also cry out to you with love:
Rejoice , pure sacrifice, slain to the Master for us earth-born; Rejoice, you who glorified the Lord with your suffering. Rejoice, heir to the eternal blessings; Rejoice, bunch of grapes of Christ. Rejoice, our intercessor from all enemies; Rejoice, I intercede for eternal glory to us. Rejoice, virtuous warrior of Christ; Rejoice, supreme ruler and guardian of infants.
Rejoice , Gabriel, martyr of Christ and the purest child.
Kondak 13
Oh , immaculate martyr of Christ Gabriel, in a wonderful image of childish gentleness and meekness! This little work is worthy of praise, let us be a warm prayer book before the Lord, and in our evil days, there will be a storm of little, anger and brotherly hatred Let us remain holy in faith, patience and love. And so all our life has passed, we will be delivered from eternal torment, and we will always sing to God: And liluia.
This kontakion is said three times. Also Ikos 1st and Kondak 1st
Prayer
M childish kindness to the guardian and martyrdom to the bearer, blessed Gabriel, our country's precious adamante and Jewish wickedness to the accuser! We, sinners, come to you in prayer, and lamenting our sins, and being ashamed of our cowardice, we call to you with love: we will not abhor our filth. Hail, thou treasure of purity, do not detest our cowardice, long-suffering to the teacher, but more than these, seeing our infirmities from heaven , grant us your healing through your prayer, and teach us to imitate your faithfulness to Christ. If we are not able to patiently bear the cross of temptation and suffering, then your merciful help will not deprive us, saint of God, but the Lord will give us freedom and weakness ask. Also, hear the mothers praying for their children, and beseech them for health and salvation as a child from the Lord. There is no such cruel heart that even hearing about your torment, holy child, will not be moved, and except for this tender sigh of no good deed We can bring it, but with such a tender thought our minds and hearts, blessedly, have been enlightened for the correction of our lives, by the grace of God instruct. Give us tireless zeal for the salvation of our souls and the glory of God, and help us keep vigilant memory of the hour of death. Most of all, in our deathly dormition, the demonic torment and thoughts of despair from our souls through your intercession and this hope of Divine forgiveness are fulfilled Please, then and now, glorify us the mercy of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your strong intercession forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion, tone 5
Happy newborn Gabriel, you were for the One who perforated us for the sake of the Jews, for whom you were pierced in the ribs, and for the One who drained His blood for us, that’s all You gave up your body to waste of blood and fierce plagues, but now rejoice with Him in eternal glory . Therefore, remember us there, we pray, who honor you here, asking us for health in our bodies and salvation for our souls.
Kontakion, tone 6
O thy fatherland, the beasts came, the martyr of Christ Gabriel, even from the true beasts of the Jews he was delighted: you were deprived of your parents, and all order was given to you. Having endured this, you are transported to the heavenly fatherland. Delight us here too from all misfortunes and sorrows and beg, we pray, to receive your eternal inheritance.
Greatness
glorify you, passion-bearing holy infant Gabriel, and honor your honest suffering, which you endured for Christ.
