Prayer to the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tiron
“Oh, Most Glorious, Great Martyr Theodore Tirone. Hear the prayer of us faithful, who magnify you and in our humility cry out to you with all our souls. From your youth, having shown an ardent faith in Christ the Lord and laid down your life for her sake, give us who pray to you spiritual strength to maintain the purity of the right faith all our days. Seal by martyrdom the confession of faith in the furnace of fire, be an image for us in zeal for preaching the Truth of Christ. Protecting the faithful from the sin of paganism and apostasy, keep us clean from heretical intrigues and all devilish instigations. O Most Blessed Great Martyr Theodora, by your intercession at the Throne of the Most High, beg the Lord God to give us grace-filled strength to direct the path of our lives according to the Word of God for the salvation of our souls. Because through your prayers we have received grace and mercy, let us glorify all the good Source and Gift-Giver God, the One, in the Trinity of Saints Slavimago, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."
Song a҃.
Irmos:
The water has passed through the city, and in the future, to the deliverer and to our saviour. ́m.
With his great feat, his great feat, his great deeds, and even after passing away, he kept all his great deeds, the truth. It's a crown.
Naturally Glory to God, before you, passion-bearer, the whole earth has flown to you, and delivered everything, with faith and reverence flowing to you existing ones.
This glorious celebrant, with the bodiless ones, is on earth calling upon them to overcome misfortunes and misfortunes and deliver them.
Bgorodichen:
Excellence and the word that is unspeakable is born, my dear daughter is fierce and ill, and the pain of the heart is meek.
Song of the city.
Irmos:
You are more resolute than those who flow to you, where you are, you are the light of the darkened, and my soul sings.
The fire of these people is not terrible, nor is the fire of misfortunes that come running to you, but you are a god.
Eliminate with your prayers all the sorrows that keep you from suffering, all the sorrows of life, and all the troubles of life.
I extend all my heart and thoughts to you and to you, your passion-bearing one, I need your help.
Bgorodichen:
Leave your impermanent thoughts in my mind, and therefore, towards your direction of movement.
Sedalen, voice d.
With martyr's kindnesses ᲂу҆krashen, tsr҃yù nbⷭ҇omꙋ, martyr, radꙋѧсѧ, the crowned one stood, ѳeodѡre, on the crⷭ҇t was erected For the sake of nails, and hair veins, and nails, and other parts of the body, the hardness has undergone ѡ. Moreover, we honor him with great faith.
Glory, and now, is great:
And on the other hand, here we are, and on the other side of the courtyards, and on the other hand, child of yours, darling, in your bosom, incarnating God truly, who reigns over all languages, and once again we will understand him ꙋ̀. Let us please save your servants.
Krⷭ҇tobgorodichen:
And the one who was born without beginning, who was born after the flesh, there are sights hanging on the edge, khrⷭ҇tё, ᲂu҆vỳ ѣ̀, dear і҆и҃се, сріѧш: how glorified ꙗ҆́кѡ bг҃ ѿ а҆́гглъ, ѿ lawless people today, even though crucifixion yes; I sing to you, long-suffering.
Song of the day.
Irmos:
Oh, where are you watching your sacrament, how are you doing, and glorifying your life?
I propose to the ruler, dear God of the Year, that you will rule with the wind of the spirit and the blessed winds, most glorious.
I pray to all, and deliver the wicked, the all-blessed Theodore, the blessed ones by faith, and I honor your memory.
Neither life, nor death, nor the present, nor the grѧdꙋ̑schachѧ, nor ѻ҆́gn, nor wounds, ѿ хрⷭ҇ta, bg҃omꙋ́dre, ѿlꙋchisha for you.
Bgorodichen:
Under the summer, the former, who rose without mercy, gave birth to us: I pray for the salvation of the singing ones.
Song є҃.
Irmos:
We cry out loudly to those who are saved: you are ours, unless you and no one know anything.
The martyr would be kind, the martyr would be blessed, the faithful help would be, and the wall would be unbearable.
Each of us enjoys the best steps, and even more so, the good ones, the Lord, those who have saved us.
We win over the love of the builders, the residents against all prejudices, and for the good of all.
Bgorodichen:
She gave birth to two all-blameless, blessed words, diligent prayers for us who sing the same.
Song of ѕ҃.
Irmos:
Cleanse the world, thank you, I have raised my sins, and from the depths I have raised, I pray: I have cried out to you, and hear me Please save my life.
A champion of this warmest piety, and the charms of the demonic world, the demonic dreams, and the passions of the image for my needs ѝ.
Confirmation of my life and wall, martyrdom, invincibility, weakness and rottenness of my body, theodore, by your representations, and Keep it harmless.
The hosts of the corruptible and corruptible irecles and the hosts of life, the all-blessed Lord, loved them to the end, in whom the victorious one showed Yes, dear sir.
Bgorodichen:
Everything from above is good, except for the flesh, according to an unspoken connection, and from you, unsophisticated brother, and everything, and Let the world be enlightened.
Kontakion, voice i҃:
Believe in your heart, trample the opposing forces, the long-suffering one: and in the end nbⷭ҇м вѣчалѧ є҆сѝ вѣчнѡ, ѳео́дѡре, ꙗ҆́кѡ invincible.
Ikos:
On the throne of the world we bear, with grateful faith we sing: the gift of God bestowed upon you, goodness in the suffering of God ra, in the life of the blessed one, a champion of the good truth, with a pious thought, one who desires, bless, the strength of the winner against the flatterer, k invincible.
Song z҃.
Irmos:
From now on, when the three of us came to Babylon, we sometimes asked the fire of the fire, singing: Bzhe, blessed are you. ѝ.
The body of my representative, and the protector and the mother of my salvation, and the guardian, godly father, who affirms the call to those who call: May we bless you, bless you.
I pray for the red knee, where I am, and the most holy brought you, most blessedly: and the most burnt behold, glorious, howl: Blessed be our God.
Animal inspiration saturates, blessed, bzhⷭ҇tvennagѡ dh҃a, dꙋ́hi ѿgonѧ́еshi, ҆дгізлѧешѧ, и҆ call for joy: ѻ This is our blessing, bless you.
Bgorodichen:
And your tombs will pass, embodying all, two, where. In the meantime, dearly Orthodox, we cry out to you: Blessed be our God.
Song and.
Irmos:
By the sevenfold furnace of the Chaldean scourge, the godly fury kindled, and by the power of the best they were saved by this species, the creator and the savior who cried out. Above: Fathers, bless, priests, sing praises, people, exalt to all ages.
With all, most praiseworthy, worries and misfortunes of everyday life, a speedy representative, and an assistant, and a supporter, all faithful prayers We bring our father, crying out: do not stop praying to those who honor your memory with all honesty.
I am bound by sinful faiths, you are rich, and my sinful captives are forged, I come to your protection, crowned, permission asked: but Thank you very much to the Lord of all, God, the bold Lord, I pray for the salvation of those who sing forever.
The martyr's lordship of the enlightened, all-validate, a҆́г҃лский considered this rite: with nimizhe radꙋѧsѧ, and ц slikꙋ́ѧ, mch҃niche, prisnѡ, h ꙋcreative and ᲂu҆ѧsnѧ́eshi, love that which ꙋ́ ́, and ҆ ѣ́рнѡ sing: people, exalt хрⷭ҇that for all eternity ѧ̑.
Bgorodichen:
Flesh comes to people, the blessed one, the creator and creator of the creature, and from you, indiscriminately, to the mother of God, here besides: nevertheless, we glorify the faithful, crying, and singing: people, exalt the Lord forever.
Song ѳ҃.
Irmos:
This is the unsatisfactory monstrosity of God above, even more so than the born word, truly God, above all the forces, silently We magnify you with personal praises.
A vigorous guardian, a great keeper, a martyr, a good enemy, a persecutor, and a giver of peace to the church, a passion-bearer, an unceasing one. We are pleased.
Strength is given to you on your demons, the passions of the body and health, blessed, with the most pious boldness, prayers are blessed: you In the meantime, we bless you all.
The dawn of the trisolar and the unique contemplation, the divinity in three, and the original beginning, and the source of goodness, passion-bearing, singing ѧ save.
Bgorodichen:
Change me, all blameless, mental captivity, rewarding redemption, even after your repentance, and for all that has happened and deliverance no, and peace, and salvation to those who sing.
Luminous.
And the skin is evil and evil, worthy of the gift of God, who is more passionate, and on Pray now.
Glory, and now, is great:
With the protection of your sovereign, and the enemies of us, why, your slaves will keep everyone unharmed: because we are afraid of them, we will have a refuge in the world. I'm waiting.
5th day of Lent. Spiritual reading
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On Friday of the 1st week of Great Lent, after the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a prayer canon is sung to the Great Martyr Theodore Tiron in churches and kolivo (boiled rice with honey) is consecrated in his memory.
Below we present the stichera of the canon of the Great Martyr Theodore, and a description of the miracle of the appearance of this saint during the reign of Emperor Julian the Apostate.
Troparion to the Great Martyr Theodore Tiron
In the oil of faith of correction, in the source of flame, as if on the water of repose, the holy martyr Theodore rejoiced: for he was burnt with fire, as if sweet bread was brought to the Trinity. . Through his prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.
Kontakion to the Great Martyr Theodore Tiron
In the faith of Christ, like a shield, we accept into your heart, you trampled upon the opposing forces, the much-suffering one: and you were crowned with the heavenly crown forever on Theodore, as if you were invincible.
Stichera to the Great Martyr Theodore Tiron
Holy Great Martyr Theodore, pray to God for us.
You extend the gifted grace of your miracles, Martyr Theodora, to everyone who flows to You by faith, with which we praise you, saying: you deliver the captives, heal the sick, enrich the poor: and you save the floating, you hold back the vain current of slaves, and you create the phenomenon of vanity, you are raked in rapture, you bestow upon an infant mercifully petition, finding yourself a warm representative of those who create your sacred memory, with them, the most sacred one who suffers, chanting your torment, ask Christ for great mercy.
[In square brackets translation from Church Slavonic into Russian]
[To all those who flow to you with faith, you, Martyr Theodore, spread the grace of miracles given to you from God; why do we praise you, saying: you free the captives, heal the sick, enrich the poor and save those floating, delay the futile escape of slaves, and reveal the loss of those who have been stolen, martyr, and you teach soldiers to refrain from robbery; You compassionately fulfill the requests of the young; You are a warm intercessor for those who celebrate your sacred memory. With them, most holy passion-bearer, and for us, who sing of your torment, ask Christ for great mercy.]
Holy Great Martyr Theodore, pray to God for us.
The gift of God, the greatest, appeared to the martyr Theodora: before and after his death, as if alive, you gave petitions to those who came. In the same way, sometimes to the son of an admiring wife, captured by infidel warriors, the widow imagined your temple with tears: but you, as if you were merciful on a white horse, presented this youth invisibly: and for this and with this you worked miracles, you did not cease. But pray to Christ God for our souls to be saved.
[You, Martyr Theodore, turned out to be the highest gift of God, because even after death, as if alive, you fulfill the requests of those who come to you. Therefore, when one day the son of a woman was kidnapped, being captured by an army of other faiths, the widow came and wetted your temple with her tears; and you, like a compassionate one, sitting on a white horse, invisibly brought her child, and after this, acting with him, you did not lack in miracles. But pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved.]
Miracle of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tiron
After the son of Constantine the Great, Constantius, Julian the Apostate ascended the royal throne. He renounced Christ, began to worship idols and instigated a great persecution against Christians. Julian persecuted Christians not so much openly as secretly; for he did not dare to openly subject all Christians to cruel and inhuman torture, since he was afraid that many of the pagans, seeing the courageous patience of the tortured Christians, would themselves turn to Christ. Therefore, this wicked king plotted to secretly desecrate Christians. He knew that in the first week of Lent, Christians observe special purity and repent of their sins. And so he called the governor of Constantinople to him and commanded him daily, during the first week, to desecrate the supplies sold in the marketplaces with the blood of idolatrous sacrifices, from which Christians are always obliged to abstain (Acts 25:29). The king's order was carried out, and food desecrated by unbelievers was placed in all the markets. But the Omniscient Lord, shaming the pagans and caring for His true servants, destroyed this secret deceit. He sent to the Archbishop of Constantinople Eudoxius, His holy passion-bearer Theodore, who many years before had suffered for Christ and was in glory in the heavenly Kingdom. Saint Theodore appeared to Eudoxius not in a dream, but in reality and said to him:
“Gather the flock of Christ immediately and order all the Orthodox, so that none of them buy food at the marketplaces, for they, by order of the wicked king, are defiled with blood sacrificed to idols.”
The bishop, in bewilderment, began to ask what could be used to replace the food purchased at the markets for poor people who lack household supplies:
The saint answered:
“By giving them kolivo, you will save them from difficulties!”
But the bishop continued to show bewilderment, since he did not know what kolivo was. Then Saint Theodore said:
– Kolivo is wheat boiled with honey. This is what this dish is called in the Euchaites. Then the bishop asked the saint:
– Who are you and why do you care so much about Orthodox Christians?
To this the saint answered:
– I am the martyr of Christ Theodore; I, by God's command, have been sent to help you.
Having said this, the saint became invisible. The bishop immediately gathered all the Christians and told them what he had seen and heard. By preparing kolivo, he saved his herd from the enemy’s treachery. The wicked king, seeing that his machinations were destroyed, was very ashamed and ordered undefiled food to be delivered to the marketplace. And Christians, thanking the Lord for his ineffable mercy and praising Christ’s Great Martyr Saint Theodore, on Saturday of the first week of Great Lent celebrated the holy Great Martyr, blessing in honor and memory of him a quantity of food for consumption by the faithful. And from that time, even until now, the Church consecrates the koliva on the first Saturday of Great Lent in memory of the miracle that happened under Archbishop Eudoxia and glorifies the passion-bearer of Christ Theodore in order to give believers a constant reminder of God’s merciful Providence for His servants - and of the help of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore to Christians.
Kutya (kolivo) - a recipe for a traditional Lenten dish
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts . – audio recording of the guard service
