DECEMBER 14
READING: Of these, the Martyrs who were from Asia Children's contested for piety's sake by way of the management of Decius, in 250. Saint Leucius, seeing the eliminate of the Christians, reproached the Commissioner Cumbricius, for which he was hung up, harrowed heartlessly on his sides, later beheaded. For boldly professing himself a Christian and rebuking the Commissioner for worshipping stocks and stones as gods, Saint Thyrsus, what time tons horrid tortures, was sentenced to be sawn asunder, but the saw would not cut, and became so copious in the executioners' hands that they could not move it; Saint Thyrsus later gave up his spirit, at Apollonia in the Hellespont. Saint Callinicus a priest of the idols, was won over downstairs the martyrdom and miracles of Saint Thyrsus, and was beheaded.During the management of Diocletian (284-305), the Commissioner of Antinoe in the Thebaid of Condescending Egypt was Arian, a moving tormenter who had sent tons Christians to a fast death, concerning them Saints Timothy and Maura (see May 3) and Saint Sabine (Mar. 16). So he had spellbound Christians for their poor example of possibility, one of them, named Apollonius, a reader of the Cathedral, lost his inner self at the prospect of the instruments of bother, and sensitivity how he potency escape torments fault denying Christ. He gave money to Philemon a flute-player and a pagan, that he potency put on Apollonius' clothes and aura price ahead Arian, so that all would reflect on Apollonius to chomp done the Governor's will, and he potency be emancipated. Philemon synchronize to this, but when the time came to aura price, contemporary by divine sort, he confirmed himself a Christian instead. He and Apollonius, who alike confessed Christ when the massage was on sale, were whichever beheaded. Past beheading them, Arian had commanded that they be turning with arrows, but when they remained without a scratch, Arian himself was affront by one of the arrows; Saint Philemon foretold that what time his martyrdom, Arian would be healed at his dire. So this came to permission, Arian, the tormenter who had slain so tons servants of Christ, himself alleged in Christ and was baptized with four of his bodyguards. Diocletian heard of this and had Arian and his body-guards brought to him. For their poor example of Christ, they were cast into the sea, and usual the improve on of life indestructible.
APOLYTIKION IN THE FOURTH Hint Thy Martyrs, O Lady, in their fearless fight for Thee usual as the give the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our perpetual God. For seeing that they possessed Thy anger, they cast down the tyrants and smarmy wrecked the demons' strengthless supposition. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, seeing that Thou art polite.
KONTAKION IN THE FOURTH Hint As we portion on this day, let us all honour with divine and sacred songs the luminaries of the Cathedral as we glorify them with hymns of payment as trophy-bearers and Martyrs of Christ our God.
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