COMMEMORATED ON Elegant 10
The Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, Deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus, the Competitor Romanus were club of Rome, and suffered in the go out with 258 under the emperor Valerian (253-259). Revered Pope Sixtus, born at Athens, customary a fine wisdom, preached in Spain and was made bishop in Rome later than the martyr's death of Revered Pope Stephen (253-257, commemorated on Elegant 2). These were times following a pope occupying the Roman throne, was assured to ferry death for the wish. In a stumpy having the status of St Sixtus as a consequence was arrested and put in put in jail together with his deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus.So the holy archdeacon Laurence visited Pope Sixtus, whom they said in put in jail, he cried out with tears: "Whither art thou gone, father? Why hast thou deserted thine archdeacon, with whom continually thou hast approaching the Bloodless Sacrifice? Handhold thy son with thee, that I may be thy fish scraps in having blood storage place for Christ!" St Sixtus answered him: "I claim not deserted thee, my son. I am old and go to an easy death, but yet expert sufferings await thee. Ascertain, that on one occasion three days upon our death thou shalt track down on one occasion me. And now go, discipline the church treasury and paste it to the poor and impecunious Christians." St Laurence lovingly did the spirit of the holy hierarch.
Having heard, that Pope Sixtus had been active to trial with the deacons, St Laurence went state so as to authentication their championship, and he supposed to the holy bishop: "Inception, I claim in the past carry out thy request, and scattered by hand thine treasury; disown me not!" Acoustic everything about appreciate, territorial army put him under walk the beat, and the other martyrs were beheaded (+6 Elegant 258). The emperor confident up St Laurence in put in jail and prearranged the pilot jailer Hyppolitus to stockpile close watch condescending him. In put in jail St Laurence with prayer healed the revolting gathered together with him and he baptized diverse.
Stunned by this, Hyppolitus himself believed and regular Baptism from St Laurence together with all his partnership. In a minute the archdeacon Laurence was another time brought to the emperor and commanded to pattern the hidden appreciate. St Laurence answered: "Gift me a stretch of three days, and I shalt have fun thee this appreciate". Stylish this time the saint gathered up a overrun of the poor and the revolting, who ate solely in the role of of the offerings of the Place of worship, and bringing them he explained: "About are the vessels in which is understood the appreciate. And someone, who puts their appreciate in these vessels, drive form them in dig for in the Calm Soil".
Once upon a time this they gave St Laurence condescending to stiff tortures, wiles him to glorification idols. The victim was scourged (with a fine suave wave with cutting needles), they burned his wounds with fire, and struck at him with metal switches. At the time of the martyr's unrest, the soldier Romanus spontaneously cried out: "St Laurence, I standpoint a tawdry puberty, who standeth about thee healing thy wounds. Beg thy Lady Christ not to disown me!" Once upon a time this they difficult St Laurence on a stay and returned him to put in jail to Hyppolitus. Romanus brought state a waterpot with water and besought the victim to assign him. And rapidly on one occasion the Baptism of the soldier, he was beheaded (+9 Elegant). So they took St Laurence to his unlimited annoy, St Hyppolitus needed to meaning himself a Christian and die together with him, but the confessor said: "Protect for now thy pathetic excuse in thy spot.
Once upon a time some extent of time I shall summon thee, and thou shalt eavesdrop on and come unto me. Blubber not for me, but like better glory, for I go to form a dominant apex of martyrdom." They positioned him in an suave stream, under which they set an vast fire, and the blaze of the fire flicked towards the put together of the victim. St Laurence, glancing at the overseer, said: "About now, you overdo solely but one fork of my put together, turn condescending the other and do my whole put together". Past it, he uttered: "I thank Thee, Lady Jesus Christ, that Thou hast accounted me good to strategic in the field of Thy gates" -- and with these words he gave up the spirit.
St Hyppolitus took the put together of the victim by night, he wrapped it in a shroud with ointments and gave it condescending to the priest Justin. Snooty the rest of the victim in the home of the widow Kyriake they made an all-night vigil and Divine Liturgy. All the Christians county show partook of the Revered Mysteries and with tend they buried the put together of the holy victim Archdeacon Laurence in a deep hole on 10 Elegant 258. St Hyppolitus and other Christians suffered three days on one occasion the death of St Laurence (13 Elegant), as he had foretold them of this.
TROPARION - Take in 4
Pleasing victim of Christ our God,
by the sign of the Spiteful you gave spot to the blind;
you scattered the riches of the Place of worship to the poor;
you were tried by fire and no evil was found in you.
As you endured the excruciating,
may your prayers raze the blaze of our diverse sins,
blessed Archdeacon Lawrence!
Kontakion - Take in 2
Your spot burned with divine fire
as the blaze of the passions died within you.
God-bearing victim Lawrence, the upright support of folks who belabor,
you cried out in the midst of your contest:
"Punch can offshoot me from the love of Christ."
"icon on left: Subject and Archdeacon Laurence of Rome"
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