Canons to Saint Theodosius, Wonderworker of Totem

Theodosius (Sumorin), Totemsky
(c. 1530 - 1568), venerable Memory January 28 on the day of death, September 2 (discovery of relics), March 23 (Greek [1])

Born in Vologda around 1530 and was raised in piety and fear of God. Having reached adulthood, at the insistence of his parents, Theodosius married and had a daughter, but family life did not distract him from his active love for God. He diligently attended church and prayed a lot at home, especially at night. After the death of his parents and wife, having given all his fortune to his relatives to raise his daughter, Theodosius retired to the Vologda Transfiguration Monastery of St. Demetrius of Prilutsky and, having taken monastic vows here, humbly carried out all the difficult monastic obediences: chopping wood, baking bread, grinding flour, doing everything with zeal .

Having gone on behalf of the abbot of the monastery to Totma to look after the monastery saltworks, he cared for the workers and was meek and merciful towards them. His management was such that never before had saltworks brought in as much income as under him. After the inhabitants of Totma began to move to a new place, the monk wished to found a monastery in these places. The population of Totma and the surrounding villages, who knew and loved St. Theodosius even at the Varnitsa, heard about this, came to him and brought everything necessary for life.

In 1554, having received the royal letter of indemnity and, as a blessing from the Prilutsky Monastery, the icon of the Mother of God (now known under the name “Sumorinskaya” [2] miraculous), the Monk Theodosius began to build a monastery and within one year, with the help of neighboring residents, erected a wooden church, meals, cells and other necessary buildings.

Having himself received a good education in his youth, the saint strove for the spiritual enlightenment of his brethren and over time collected an extensive library in the monastery. Through the efforts of the monk, the desolate Ephraim hermitage in the same Totem district was also restored. Being the rector of now two monasteries, the Monk Theodosius was constantly in prayer and labor, setting an example for the brethren. Foreseeing his imminent death, the saint left a spiritual testament, in which, in particular, he persistently emphasized the need for church prayer for all the departed.

Died on January 28, 1568. About 150 posthumous miracles of the saint are known.

On September 2, 1796, during the reconstruction of the temple, the incorruptible relics of the saint were found.

In 1919, the relics, despite the protests of believers, were opened and put on public display. Fearing further worship of the saint, the authorities of Totma sent the shrine to Vologda to the anti-religious museum, where it lay in storage for more than 60 years.

In 1988, the relics were transferred by the museum to the Lazarev Gorbachev Church of Vologda.

On September 12, 1994, the relics were transferred to the Trinity Church in the city of Totma, where they were placed in a shrine.

Since 2001, the saint’s relics have been kept in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the city of Totma.

On September 15, 2021, the shrine with holy relics was transferred in a procession from the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Totma to the Spaso-Sumorin Monastery, to the place where they were found in 1796. The relics were placed in the Ascension Cathedral, which was being restored [3].

Prayers

Troparion, tone 1

From your youth, Reverend Theodosius, / you entrusted your desire to Christ God, / for whose sake you left the city and fatherland / and vain glory, as if you counted the dust, / you followed the teacher Bnom Demetrius/ and you were a cohabitant with his monastery,/ moving to the city of Totma/ and you dwelt in the midst of the conflict,/ with fasting and vigil, and shaggy clothing,/ and with chains you afflicted your body./ For this reason, God, seeing your labors,/ after your repose, enriched you with miracles :/ you drive out demons and enlighten the blind,/ from all sorts of ailments and you deliver from troubles/ coming to you with faith and crying out:/ glory to Him who gave you strength, glory to Him who crowned you,// glory to Him who gives you healing to all.

Troparion, voice 2

From worldly rebellion I came out, / like our Father Theodosius, / and reached a quiet refuge, / you were a roommate with the Monk Demetrius, / and from there, by the Spirit of God, we are guided, / to the city You dwelt in darkness,/ and in your father you built abodes of water for yourself, / having lived an equal life with the angels, / you followed Christ, / for whose sake you wore the hair robe and chains on your body. / Adorned with humility and love of poverty, / with vain glory you despised / and you squandered your father’s property well, / with prayer to God and tears You have put the demons to shame with streams, / Moreover, after your dormition, Christ has enriched you with the gift of miracles. / Having now boldness in the Lord, / like our Father Theodosius, / pray to Christ for Yeah, may he save our souls.

Kontakion, tone 8

(similar to: Taken:)

With abstinence you exhausted your flesh/ and with unceasing prayers, like an Angel, you exalted yourself,/ with streams of tears you immersed the demonic armies./ And now in the unevening Light you rejoice with Christ God/ and to those who come to your holy tomb you generously give healing,/ to those who cry out to you by faith: // Rejoice, Father Theodosius the God-Wise.

St. Theodosius of Totemsky

Prayer to St. Theodosius of Totem

O our good shepherd and godly mentor, Rev. Father Theodosius! Hear us, sinners, praying to you and calling for your speedy intercession for help; see us, sinners, in our present circumstances, see us, weak, caught everywhere, deprived of every good and darkened in mind from cowardice, strive, servant of God, do not leave us in the sinful captivity of being, so that we may not joyfully be our enemy and die in our evil deeds. Pray for us, unworthy, of the Lord the Savior, to Him you stand before the Ethereal Faces. Make our Creator merciful to us in the present world and in the future, may He not reward us according to our deeds and the impurity of our hearts, but may He reward us according to His goodness, for we trust in your intercession, we boast of your intercession, we call upon your intercession for help and, to your wholesome relics, falling, unworthy, healing, we ask: deliver us, saints of Christ, from the evil ones who come upon us, and tame the waves of passions and troubles rising up against us, so that for the sake of your holy prayers the attack will not overwhelm us and we will not get bogged down in in the abyss of sin and in the mud of our passions. Pray, Reverend Father Theodosius, to Christ our God, that he may grant us a peaceful life, forgiveness of sins, salvation for our souls and great mercy. Amen.

Akathist to the Venerable Theodosius of Totem

Kontakion 1

Chosen miracle worker and a great servant of Christ, exuding multi-healing gifts to all who come with faith, let us sing praises to you who create your all-honorable memory: you, as if you have boldness in the Lord, pray for our souls to be saved, and let us call you: Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Ikos 1

Having foreseen your angelic life in the flesh, the Creator, from your youth, prepared you for a dwelling, His praiseworthy abode for you to be, let us write to you: Rejoice, God-pleasing request from pious parents: Rejoice, from the pious root of the most holy branch. Rejoice, having served God from your youth; Rejoice, having astonished the Angels with abstinence. Rejoice, warm representative in prayers: Rejoice, sweet consolation for those who mourn. Rejoice, you are a quick helper to those who ask; Rejoice, you are a quick and free doctor to those who are sick. Rejoice, earthly angel: Rejoice, heavenly man. Rejoice, chosen vessel of the Holy Spirit: Rejoice, mediator of health for our bodies and salvation for our souls. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 2

Seeing the futility of worldly cares, blessed Theodosius, do not make peace with your life, but dedicated it to God: for this reason, leaving the house of your parents, you settled down with those who work for God in a monastic life, in which you continually and auspiciously cry out to Him: Alleluia. Ikos 2

The mind of a carnal man, unreasonable from your youth, acquired, Reverend Father Theodosius, you have philosophized above, not on earth, so we cry to you: Rejoice, dwelling place of heavenly wisdom: Rejoice, patience adamante. Rejoice, mirror of brotherly love: Rejoice, rule of monks. Rejoice, having written the law of God on the tablet of your heart: Rejoice, having given yourself and your whole life to Christ God. Rejoice, your mind is fixed on heaven; Rejoice, you have preserved the fear of God in your heart to the end. Rejoice, you who have acquired incorruptible things instead of perishable ones: Rejoice, you who have trampled upon the pride of the world. Rejoice, taught by the Holy Spirit: Rejoice, you who are unbookish are more enlightened than those who are bookish. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 3

The power of the Highest autumn is your heart, Reverend Father Theodosius, like you, in the Savior's monastery of God for the sake of vigilant labor, and to the miraculous race of the Reverend Demetrius, unlaxly resorting, showing the accomplice of his shrine, with him and now dwelling in the heavenly monastery, God who is always wondrous in his saints crying out: Alleluia. Ikos 3

Having thee, Father Theodosius, the Venerable Demetrius of Prilutsky, more than others, was chosen and kind, having prepared thee for great saving feats, always from the civil strife of the Russian nobles, and from the Kazan Tatars and Cheremis, many sorrows, who were to be predicted, the same victory over them and the final ruin proclaim the kingdom of Kazan, and you too will appear before the Lord with your warm intercession: we, knowing everything that has come true, and realizing you are a strong prayer book for our souls, cry out to you: Rejoice, thou who in the flesh was worthy of an interview with Saint Demetrius: Rejoice, great pillar of piety . Rejoice, mirror of perfect patience; Rejoice, accuser of peace-loving people. Rejoice, punisher of sensualists: Rejoice, hostile corrector. Rejoice, comforter of the faint-hearted: Rejoice, guide to abstinence. Rejoice, teacher of sober living; Rejoice, teacher of those who are stubborn in despondency. Rejoice, you who have converted many to the Lord; Rejoice, you who have conquered the wiles of the evil one. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 4

The storm of rage and the atrocity of the godless, evilly snatching away the lives of many of your brethren at your heels, greatly cause you sorrow and distress: however, you, like a worthy warrior of Christ, courageously arming yourself with prayer, you did not change under the blows of malice, always crying out to God: Alleluia. Ikos 4

Hearing from the brethren your patient life in silence, most blessed, after being plundered by the filthy, even though you did not want to leave the holy monastery, you were willing to send you to the city of Totma to build a salty brew, but you, having walked with the Apostolic feet of obedience for the sake of obedience, you completed your path well, for this sake We greet you with these greetings: Rejoice, you who bore the yoke of Christ and His burden from childhood: Rejoice, you who did not turn back in the march to the mountainous city. Rejoice, you who labored well in the mortification of passions; Rejoice, you who were compared with the ancient fathers in spiritual courage. Rejoice, having created wondrous things through your prayers; Rejoice, having subjugated the flesh to the dominion of the spirit. Rejoice, thou shalt surrounded by the heavenly world: Rejoice, thou who hast acquired the skill of long-suffering. Rejoice, thou who despiseth earthly wisdom: Rejoice, thou whost wholeheartedly sought the one and only Lord. Rejoice, having preserved chastity without harm: Rejoice, as a faithful servant who walked piously before the Lord all his days. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 5

Thou didst appear in the land of Totems, the all-blessed one, leading the saving path to the eternal heavenly fatherland, always edifying the souls of the faithful by example, and taught me to gratefully sing to God: Alleluia. Ikos 5

Having seen, Reverend Father, the great fiery heat in the salt pans, you mentally imagined the cruelty of the fire in the future, prepared for unrepentant sinners, and you were always at the boiling of food salt, having serving people, like your own children, you always instilled in them the fear of God , dissolving the words of God with salt, you yourself learned to achieve great feats of virtue, and we also cry out to you: Rejoice, image of spiritual meekness: Rejoice, you who mortified your flesh with fasting and vigil. Rejoice, you who killed your tongue to speak in vain; Rejoice, you who killed your ears to hear the words of the soul-harming. Rejoice, you who put to death your hands to plunder and do evil; Rejoice, you who put to death your belly to gluttony and drunkenness. Rejoice, thou who through dead labor made thy loins for uncleanness: Rejoice, thou who mortified the feet to flow into the counsel of the wicked. Rejoice, established on the rock of Christ's faith: Rejoice, exalted by God's testimony. Rejoice, not by argument, but by faith, who can teach: Rejoice, unlearned, putting to shame many who are bookish. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 6

A silent preacher appeared to all who saw you, O Reverend One, the wisdom of the Gospel, eternal purity and courageous patience, even in silence you kept in your heart the treasure of faith, hope and love, and you sang to God: Alleluia. Ikos 6

The rise of your God-protected soul, the true light of God, began to think about creating a new monastery in the city of Totma, and to move in, thereby signifying God’s blessing to the people, and for their prosperous life a powerful intercession to God: we, having seen yours, Reverend, not exactly about ourselves, and especially about our concern for the salvation of our neighbors, we sing to you: Rejoice, you who have forsaken your relatives in the flesh for Christ’s sake: Rejoice, you who have placed all your hope in Him. Rejoice, guardian of unhypocritical love: Rejoice, servant of God, beseeching God for the faithful. Rejoice, guide of sinners to heaven; Rejoice, teach in word and life. Rejoice, thou art like a lamb and a shepherd: Rejoice, blessed seeker of eternity. Rejoice, incomprehensible glory of the Saints to the contemplator: Rejoice, stream infusing the church with piety. Rejoice, lamp, shining with unceasing thoughts of God: Rejoice, candlestick, shining with love for God and neighbor. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 7

Although you accepted the way to the abbot and brethren to fulfill what you promised to God, they, not wanting to be separated from you, escorted you out of the monastery with honor. Walking on your way, rejoicing, when you reached the place for the construction of the monastery, designated on the bank of the Kovda River, having erected the cross, you cried out to God with joyful tears: Alleluia. Ikos 7

You shed new tears of joy and thanksgiving to God. Reverend Father, when you crossed the river and ascended the mountain, you set up a tabernacle and erected a cross in the place designated for the construction of the temple, kneeling and praying with tears, you said: “Blessed is God, who showed “This is the place where I will dwell forever and ever,” for this reason we cry to you: Rejoice, you who ascended from this mountain to the mountain of heaven; Rejoice, you who were likened to the ruler of the ancient hostels. Rejoice, true worshiper of God: Rejoice, great servant of Him. Rejoice, unslothful worker of Christ’s grapes: Rejoice, good and faithful servant of Him. Rejoice, the talent of piety given to you has grown; Rejoice, having been faithful in a little time, now placed over many. Rejoice, desert-loving turtledove: Rejoice, tree planted in the midst of the flowing waters. Rejoice, thou who hast foretold the present; Rejoice, thou withst the eyes of the soul I can contemplate the Lord. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 8

It’s strange to see how a poor old man alone lives in the desert on a mountain, despising visible and invisible enemies, but he builds his beloved city as an abode and strives to enrich it with shrines, while we, with our eyes, are all doing it according to his will from God, seeing, gratefully crying out to Him: Alleluia . Ikos 8

All, wonderful Theodosius, you dedicated your soul and body to God, remaining in unceasing labors, prayers, fasts and vigils, having seen the people around you, marveling at your meekness and patience, you began to serve those needed for the construction of the holy monastery: for which you laboriously flowed to intercede the city reigning to the Grand Duke. We praise your deeds: Rejoice, man perfect in virtues: Rejoice, having inspired the lazy with your morals. Rejoice, having learned meekness from the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world; Rejoice, having received eternal good for your deeds. Rejoice, having extinguished the arrows of the evil one with the shield of faith; Rejoice, having crushed his head through prayer and fasting. Rejoice, good leader on the path of salvation; Rejoice, thou who has succeeded in virtues and labors. Rejoice, thou who died by mortifying the passions of the world: Rejoice, thou living unto God by cultivating virtue. Rejoice, thyself, as one who dedicated a youth as a sacrifice to God: Rejoice, thou lamp boiling with the oil of grace. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 9

Every angelic nature was amazed at your feat and your Christ-imitating life: I revered you for those who lived on earth during your labors, not like a simple man, but like an Angel of God shining among them and surpassing everyone in the wisdom of teaching in virtue, but we cry out to God who is glorified through you : Alleluia. Ikos 9

Your human ornate courage in Christ, O all-blessed one, cannot be uttered, for having prospered in vigils and fasting, you have clothed yourself with heavy chains and sackcloth, enduring illnesses in love for the sake of God, you have enslaved your flesh and the spirit. For this reason we cry to you: Rejoice, having hungered and thirsted for righteousness, now being filled: Rejoice, having given yourself in obedience to God the Father. Rejoice, having imitated God the Son through your poverty: Rejoice, having preserved your purity to God the Spirit. Rejoice, living angelically in the flesh: Rejoice, invincible warrior of Christ. Rejoice, you did not oblige yourself with worldly purchases, so that you may please the Voivode: Rejoice, you did not desire to work for two masters. Rejoice, thou who from youth armed yourself against the flesh, the world and the devil: Rejoice, thou who gloriously conquered these enemies. Rejoice, father loving in spirit; Rejoice, planter of a wondrous monastery. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 10

To save your soul, you ran to the glory of the world in every possible way, and when you began to venerate the great ascetic of Christ around the people, in the city, before everyone, you clearly ate sweet things, and from mad people you joyfully endured reproaches and beatings, like God in a tympanum , in the mortification of the body continually crying out: Alleluia. Ikos 10

You were the wall protecting the brethren from all the attacks of the devil, especially after your death, in it you predicted the glorification of the monastery and the intercession of those who demanded your prayers, now, according to the prediction, being fulfilled in sight, we gratefully cry out to you: Rejoice, you laid down your soul for men: Rejoice , from the earthly abode to the heavenly abode. Rejoice, your soul is there, your body is here: Rejoice, healing flows from the relics of your ailments. Rejoice, having completed the course in great labors; Rejoice, having produced much fruit in Christ. Rejoice, you who nourish and cheer us with grapes of wine; Rejoice, you who enlighten the darkened. Rejoice, you who are enlightened and affirmative: Rejoice, you are a joy to those who resort to you. Rejoice, you who bring victory to Russia against resistance: Rejoice, you who fulfill the petitions of all the faithful. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 11

Bringing incessant singing to the Holy Trinity for the preservation and strengthening of the All-Russian Kingdom, and to the entire Russian Empire, from the strength that comes, pray to be saved, and cry out to God with joy: Alleluia. Ikos 11

A luminous lamp appeared when your relics were illuminated by incorruption, shedding the light of God’s grace with your healing gifts: for this reason we, as children of the Church of Christ, flocking together, offering thanks to God, crying out to you: Rejoice, full of all goodness: Rejoice, great treasure of mercy. Rejoice, friend of the providences for people: Rejoice, treasure of the paradise village. Rejoice, myrrh of Christ's fragrance: Rejoice, miraculous tree of Jesus' paradise. Rejoice, cup, pouring out currents of God's mercy: Rejoice, abyss of miracles, poured out from above. Rejoice, fertilizer for the monks: Rejoice, strengthening of all Russia. Rejoice, Totemskaya praise: Rejoice, glory to all who are humble. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 12

The grace of the celibacy of the Venerable Theodosius, with a reverent heart and lips, and may we give greater honor to his holy relics, striving in every possible way to imitate his faith, always crying out to God who glorifies his Saints: Alleluia. Ikos 12

Singing yours, holy Theodosius, warm intercession, speedy intercession from enemies visible and invisible, we tenderly call upon you, do not disdain us sinners, but hear those crying out to you: Rejoice, healer of every ailment of the body and soul: Rejoice, you who sleep everlastingly in the unevening days of the kingdom of God. Rejoice, thou who drivest away evil thoughts: Rejoice, thou quickest healer of the possessed. Rejoice, correction of stubborn sinners: Rejoice, silent mentor. Rejoice, you who healed painful and tumorous diseases; Rejoice, you who drove away shaking and fire ailments. Rejoice, you who have given sight to the blind; Rejoice, you who have corrected the walk of the lame and weakened. Rejoice, you who contemplate our need in God; Rejoice, you who anticipate many petitions. Rejoice, Theodosius, great miracle worker. Kontakion 13

O great miracle worker Theodosius! Having accepted our prayer, beg the hero Jesus to deliver the reigning cities and every Christian city and country from the presence of foreigners, from heresies and schisms, from illnesses and sins and from all misfortunes, so that with you in the village of the righteous we may be worthy to sing to the Trinitarian God: Alleluia. Kontakion 13 is spoken three times. And according to this, Ikos 1 and Kontakion 1 are read

CANON ONE OF THE REVEREND THEODOSIUS OF TOTEMS

voice 8 Song 1

Irmos: Let us praise the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone was gloriously glorified. Illuminate, O Christ the Eternal God, Light from Light, darkened me, and sing to the God-wise Theodosius. Vouchsafe, father, the light that brought you the uneven singing, in which you rejoice. You kindled with Divine love with the warmth, reverend, and dried up the streams of passionate leaping. Theotokos: In Thy womb containing the Incontainable One, all the Creator, deliver Thee from the fierce ones who sing, O All-Immaculate One. Song 3

Irmos: You are the affirmation of those who flow to You, Lord, You are the Light of the darkened, and my spirit sings of You. From your youth you loved to work diligently for Christ, but for His sake you despised everything that was dragging you down. Having purified the mind, body and spirit, blessed, the house was of the Trisunlight, adorned with virtues. You have refined the nature of the flesh through abstinence, having Christ, Theodosius, strengthening you for feat. Theotokos: Pray, O All-Pure and Unartificed Mary, Thy Son and our God, to send us great mercy. Sedalen, voice 8

From infancy you adorned your life with a multitude of virtues, thinking from the earthly to the heavenly, and having accomplished the deed, Father Theodosius, you counted the glory and wealth of perishable things as nothing; You exhausted your flesh with fasting and hair-cloth, but with all-night standing and prayers you showed your interlocutor the face of an angel. Pray to Christ the God of forgiveness of sins to grant to those who honor your holy memory with love. Song 4

Irmos: I heard, O Lord, Thy mystery, I understood Thy works and glorified Thy Divinity. By the power of the Lady of the Ladder, you destroyed treachery, passing serenely into the village of paradise. You preferred nothing else to the future and for this sake you inherited eternal bliss, Our Father Theodosius. With streams of tears you washed away the impurity of sin, but with vigils and prayers you were counted among the saints. Theotokos: We sing Thee alone and after the Nativity of the Virgin, Mother of God: for Thou didst give birth to the incorruptible Word of the world in flesh. Song 5

Irmos: Enlighten us with Your commandments, O Lord, and with Your high arm grant us Your peace, O Lover of Mankind. Having directed the eye of the heart to the Creator of all, Theodosius, and having examined the machinations of the enemy, with your firm meaning you have overthrown. You conquered the wisdom of the flesh and the spirit, having become jealous of the Most High with your mind, and you received spiritual grace from Him. The foundation, which the enemy cannot move, having firmly laid in your souls, you had the Holy Spirit alive. Theotokos: Having the generosity of the abyss, Virgin Mary, look upon me, embittered by sins, and lead me to repentance when I have fallen into the pit. Song 6

Irmos: Give me a robe of light; dress in light like a robe, O most merciful Christ our God. Having become like Abraham, having left your earthly fatherland, you followed Christ with much diligence. Having despised wealth and glory, you wore a cruel robe, thereby seeking for yourself the clothing of incorruptibility. You have fertilized yourself, God-wise, with red ascents to the Heavenly East, with Divine wings. Theotokos: Having observed pure virginity and having given birth to the Flightless Word at the end of the summer, by Your prayer save the singing Ty. Kontakion, tone 8

With abstinence you exhausted the flesh and with unceasing prayers, like an Angel, you exalted yourself, but you immersed the demonic shelves with streams of tears. And now, in the unevening Light, you rejoice in Christ God and you endlessly grant healing to those who come to your holy tomb; by faith they cry out to you: Rejoice, Father Theodosius the God-Wise. Ikos

Having become zealous for the Divine vigils and having walked the narrow path to earth, you joyfully reached the heavenly spaces, where you see the Most Holy Trinity and are enriched with the gifts of miracles. We, marveling at your patience, cry out to you: Rejoice, pure friend of the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, earthly Angel and Heavenly man; Rejoice, for the love of Christ, you left the city of your earthly fatherland and deigned to live in the interstices; Rejoice, tree of virtues planted by the waters; Rejoice, for you have borne fruit, blossoming in obedience; Rejoice, for through your patience you have put to death the passions of the flesh; Rejoice, for with the weapon of the godfather you cut down the mental Amalek; Rejoice, pillar, unshakable by the winds of life; Rejoice, drive away evil spirits; Rejoice, for you flow forth a river of healing; Rejoice, for you deliver those suffering from troubles; Rejoice, correction by the monk; Rejoice, Father Theodosius the Wise God. Song 7

Irmos: You saved the youths from the fire by an angel and turned the thundering furnace into dew, blessed art thou, O God of our fathers. You have been overlaid with flesh, you have overcome the incorporeal, you have ceaselessly called upon Christ: blessed art thou, O God of our fathers. With Divine fire you burned the thorns of sinful passions, O God-Wise One, singing: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers. Having spat upon the zeal of your youth wisely, you have assigned everything to God, singing: Blessed are you, God of our fathers. Theotokos: To the heaven-wide Virgin, showing the truth, the Sun, having risen from Her, Savior of those who sing: blessed art thou, O God of our father. Song 8

Irmos: The God-speaking youths in the cave, trampling the flame with fire, bless the works of the Lord, the Lord. With the praise of the all-night vigil, you have always overcome your passion, O blessed one, singing: Bless the works of the Lord, the Lord. Having received the inviolable light, you appear from the faces of the saints, father, singing: bless the works of the Lord, the Lord. Vouchsafe to reach the heavenly Jerusalem, Father Theodosius, singing: Bless the works of the Lord, the Lord. Theotokos: Deified is, from You incarnated, Lord, Lady, earthly beings, singing: bless, works of the Lord, Lord. Song 9

Irmos: Let us gloriously honor, people, the Pure Mother of God, who received the fire of the Divine in her womb without burning, with songs we magnify. Having kindly completed your feat and cultivated your spiritual field, you have reaped a hundredfold fruit, Father Theodosius, from those who honor you. You have achieved eternal life through extreme abstinence and you have been vouchsafed to see the Light of the Ever-Essential Trinity, Father God-Wise. Having boldness towards the Lady, grant healing, and ask for mercy from all who honor your memory, Father. Theotokos: By Adam’s tasting the weapon placed by You, the Most Pure One, gives entrance, ashamed of the copy, the perforated One born from You. Svetilen

Thou hast put to death the downward attraction of wisdom, and, having withdrawn from worldly addictions like filth, thou hast flourished, like the phoenix of David, Father Theodosius, and thou hast been enriched with Heavenly glory from the Angels from God, Whom we praise in song.

Used materials

• “Reverend Theodosius of Totemsky”, calendar page on the portal Pravoslavie.Ru
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• Menaion-January, part 2, ed. Moscow Patriarchate, p. 453, 461:
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• files2.regentjob.ru/minea/jan2/jan2461.html - kontakion

[1] “Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεοδόσιος ὁ Θαυματουργός ἐκ Ρωσίας”, page of the Greek site ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗ Σ (Great month)

, according to the book: Αγαθάγγελος (Χαραμαντίδης), Επ.
Φαναρίου, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ
(Bishop of Phanaria Agathangel, “Synaxarion of the Orthodox Church”), Αποστολικής Διακονίας τη ς Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος, .

[2] by the surname of the Reverend - Sumorin.

[3] “The relics of the founder of the monastery, St. Theodosius of Totemsky, were returned to the Spaso-Sumorin Monastery” -