Prayer to Saint Stylian of Paphlagonia
“O sacred head, Rev. Father Stylian! Having fought a good fight on earth, in heaven you received the crown of righteousness from Christ our God. In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. Honoring your great boldness before the Lord, we humbly pray to you, reverend father: look with the merciful eye of your love on us, your unworthy servants, and strive through your God-pleasing intercession to ask the King of kings and the Lord of lords, so that He may add His great and rich mercies to May he give us, sinners, the spirit of the right faith, the spirit of love, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, may he deliver us from all troubles and misfortunes, may he send down everything useful for the salvation of our souls. To her, Holiness of God, do not disgrace our hope, which we place in you according to God and the Mother of God, but be our helper and protector for salvation, so that we may be worthy to end our life in repentance and receive eternal goodness in the Kingdom of Christ our God, and glorify the love of mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your holy intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."
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Kontakion 1
And the chosen wonderworker and servant of Christ, our quick helper and prayer book, Reverend Father Stylian, glorifying the Lord who glorified you, we offer songs of praise to you who honor your holy memory. But you, standing before the Throne of the Almighty, raise up for us sinners your powerful prayers, crying out to you:
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Ikos 1
And the Creator of angels and all creation, the Creator, even from the womb of motherhood, chose you, Reverend Stylian, with your wonderful life on earth to glorify the Holy Trinity, and after your blessed death, the angels made you and the saints sing to Him the sweetest song in heaven. We, rejoicing in God’s good will for you, sing songs to you:
Rejoice , praise to the Holy Church. Rejoice, strong pillar of Paphlagonia. Rejoice, fragrant flower of good upbringing. Rejoice, blessed vessel of Divine election. Rejoice, thou who has loved the Lord from youth. Rejoice, growing faith and love in your heart. Rejoice, you who have preserved the chastity of your soul. Rejoice, you who have acquired great humility. Rejoice, great prayer book of the desert. Rejoice, gracious guide and mentor of monks.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 2
Pursuing the purity of your heart, Father Stylian, the All-Seer of the Lord, fill your soul with His grace and sanctify it into a vessel of the Holy Spirit, so that those who see you will praise God Almighty and, each taking up his cross on the frame, come after Him, singing: A liluia.
Ikos 2
reason , enlightened by the Lord, you did not allow passion to reign in your soul, reflecting with the power of God all the tricks of a corruptible and temporary life. Moreover, your zeal is praiseworthy, we cry to you:
Rejoice , praise has been given to the land of Paphlagon. Rejoice, mirror of the Church of Christ. Rejoice, on earth, as you are alive in heaven. Rejoice, you who have followed the Lord irrevocably. Rejoice, guardian of prayer, fasting and abstinence. Rejoice, planter of true worship of God. Rejoice, you who have acquired peace of your soul through humility. Rejoice, despiser of the corruptible and temporary things of this world. Rejoice, you who have received the gift of miracles from the Lord. Rejoice, thou who has overthrown the evil enemy.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 3
With the grace of Divine love, with which your heart was filled, strengthened, holy Stylian, you distributed all your possessions to the poor brethren and, numbered with the brethren of monks, you sweetly sang to God: A liluia.
Ikos 3
And having in your heart the desire to continually climb the spiritual ladder and having loved solitude, you left your brethren, a laborious ascetic, and settled into a cave, day and night you remained in the praise of God. Marveling at your boldness, we praise you:
Rejoice , loving the Lord with all your heart. Rejoice, seeker of the Kingdom of Heaven. Rejoice, you who wisely directed your feet to salvation. Rejoice, thou who glorified God by virtuous living. Rejoice, you who have contained great gifts. Rejoice, repository of sobriety and abstinence. Rejoice, for you were jealous of the life of the bodiless. Rejoice, for you imitated the feat of the ancient fathers of the desert dwellers. Rejoice, fill the hearts of those praying to you with Divine grace. Rejoice, you who exude grace-filled healings to little children.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 4
the storm of thoughts and passions, O Reverend Father, and you have found the quiet refuge of Christ, to whom, in much long-suffering, tirelessly working, you sang: A liluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard about your godly life, Father Stylian, many suffering and weak people came to your cave and, listening to your instructions, I was strengthened in true faith, I found consolation in sorrows and brought tearful repentance to my sinners. For this sake, let us please you:
Rejoice , ever-burning lamp, illuminate the path of salvation. Rejoice, deserted creature, fragrant with holiness. Rejoice, servant of the Lord, good and faithful. Rejoice, enriched with heavenly gifts. Rejoice, for you stand before the Throne of the Heavenly King. Rejoice, for you bring prayers to God for us. Rejoice, meek and humble servant of the Lord. Rejoice, zealous fulfiller of God's commandments. Rejoice, for you incline the mercy of the Heavenly Father to us. Rejoice, for you fill our hearts with love for God.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 5
a godlike star, O Reverend Father, illuminating the desert with the light of your pious life and enlightening all who come to you with the teachings of Christ and teaching them to believe in the One true God, so that together they may sing with you: A liluia.
Ikos 5
Having walked as little children who are not evil, and listened to the words of the Gospel: “Amen I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” you acquired such faith, Reverend Father, and received the grace from the Lord to pray for your children you are. We, chanting the greatness of God revealed to you, say to you:
Rejoice , blessed guardian of infants. Rejoice, comforter of mothers who are sick for their children. Rejoice, you who healed the infirmities of infants by the laying on of hands. Rejoice, you who have acquired pure and sincere faith within yourself. Rejoice, for you protect little children. Rejoice, for you beseech God for childless parents to give them children. Rejoice, healer of mental and physical ailments. Rejoice, encourage us to pious living. Rejoice, our warm prayer book. Rejoice, our merciful intercessor.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 6
a preacher of evangelical meekness, O Reverend Father, showing to all by the way of thy life that all things are possible to man through the strengthening God. By His grace strengthen our hearts in true faith, and be for us a quick helper and a warm prayer book, crying out to God for you: Aleluia .
Ikos 6
shone like a lamp set on a church candlestick, Saint Stylian, so that all who see the many miracles of healing you perform and continually manifest, will praise God, who is wondrous in His saints, and they will sing to you:
Rejoice , equal-angelic servant of the Lord. Rejoice, dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, you who have adorned yourself with piety. Rejoice, you who have converted your soul into a fragrant vessel. Rejoice, for your name is glorified on earth. Rejoice, as you enjoy the sweetness of heaven. Rejoice, thou who quenched my spiritual thirst. Rejoice, thou who has made an abode for yourself in heaven. Rejoice, for you sing praises to the Lord with the Angels. Rejoice, for you are in the presence of the saints.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 7
To show the world a new source of Your inexhaustible mercy, Christ our God, You have given us a bold intercessor and prayer book to You - the Venerable Stylian, and we glorify You, our All-Good God, in tenderness of heart: A liluia.
Ikos 7
New intercessor and intercessor of the Imam before God, blessed Stylian, for with a meek and merciful soul you unceasingly pray to the Lord to send down gracious help to all people who glorify Him, our All-Good Heavenly Father, and to those who cry out to you:
Rejoice , fragrant aromas of heaven. Rejoice, inexhaustible source of healing. Rejoice, diligent prayer book for us. Rejoice, strong intercessor of the offended. Rejoice, teacher of a virtuous life. Rejoice, skillful healer of the weak. Rejoice, fiery in love for God. Rejoice, you who desire heavenly blessings. Rejoice, teach us righteousness. Rejoice, love God and teach us your neighbor.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 8
Since you were a wanderer and a stranger, you thought of being in this world, most blessed father, seeking the heavenly fatherland and desiring to be a citizen of the Heavenly Jerusalem, in which now you sweetly sing the song to God: A liluia.
Ikos 8
with love for the Sweetest Jesus, Reverend Father, spending days and nights in prayer and ascetic deeds, and being filled with the Holy Spirit, you appeared to the whole world to be quite a prayer book, flowing rivers of miracles. For this reason, honoring your holy memory, we call with tenderness:
Rejoice , save those who call upon you for help. Rejoice, healer of the sick and suffering. Rejoice, banisher of the enemy's arrows. Rejoice, slander of the devil to the destroyer. Rejoice, for you have rejoiced the Angels in your labors. Rejoice, for you have put the devil to shame with your exploits. Rejoice, unshakable pillar of those who monastically worship. Rejoice, merciful patron of the living in marriage. Rejoice, thou who is close to God in prayer for us. Rejoice, our speedy intercessor in troubles.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 9
all nature, most wonderful Father, for having loved God alone, in the desert thou soughtst Him by thy life equal to the angels, but now in heaven the bliss of paradise is enjoyed and hymned to the Most Holy Trinity: A liluia.
Ikos 9
These many things that have been said cannot adequately sing of all your deeds and labors, O Reverend Father, that you are doing for the glory of the Lord. We, touching our souls, praise your godly life with the following songs:
Rejoice , teach us true service to God. Rejoice, fill our hearts with joy. Rejoice, for you teach us to bear the cross without complaint. Rejoice, for you heal our mental and physical ailments. Rejoice, you who have given piety to drink with the waters of those thirsting for salvation. Rejoice, enlightening the faithful with the light of the knowledge of God. Rejoice, helper in battles with passions. Rejoice, protector of babies from illnesses. Rejoice, lamp of unquenchable love. Rejoice, raising the ladder to heaven.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 10
graze from various misfortunes, troubles and sorrows, have you, reverend father, a strong intercessor and a shameless champion: for you have received from God the grace to intercede in all troubles for those who call on your name for help, and through your prayers, protecting us, we gratefully sing about you to our Savior : And liluia.
Ikos 10
With a solid shadow and a strong fence you have appeared to the world, Reverend Father Stylian, for through your intercession the Holy Church is strengthened, peace is established and everything is arranged for good. For this reason, take from us the calico:
Rejoice , turn away from destructive heresies. Rejoice, enlighten the eyes of our souls. Rejoice, for you strengthen our hearts with the grace of God. Rejoice, for you beseech the Lord for the forgiveness of our sins. Rejoice, contribute to the salvation of our souls. Rejoice, guide us on the righteous path. Rejoice, protector from the snares of the enemy. Rejoice, intercessor at the Last Judgment. Rejoice, merciful giver of God's bounties. Rejoice, representative at the Throne of the Almighty.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 11
a song of praise to you, blessed father, who honor your holy memory, but you earnestly pray to the Holy Trinity for us to be delivered from the falls of sin and to inherit eternal life, so that we may continually cry to God: Aleluia .
Ikos 11
With a vegetative lamp, illuminated by the True Light, appearing to those who exist on earth, Reverend Father Stylian, enlightening the hearts of the faithful and instructing everything to the Divine mind, so that with tenderness they call you to the crown:
Rejoice , like a living angel on earth. Rejoice, stay in heaven with the saints. Rejoice, you have pleased the Lord with your life. Rejoice, having shown yourself to be a follower in His footsteps. Rejoice, for you have received the crown of immortality from God. Rejoice, for you have inherited heavenly bliss with the saints. Rejoice, instruct us in vigil. Rejoice, cover us with prayer. Rejoice, our helper in difficult situations. Rejoice, intercessor of the orphans and the weak.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 12
We have the grace given to you from the Lord, Reverend Father, not only to heal sick babies and to be their intercessor and patron, but also to send down your mercy to the entire Christian race; We believe that even after death you did all this to everyone who fell with faith in your miraculous icons, crying out to God for you: A liluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your glorious life and rejoicing in your blessed departure to heaven, most wonderfully Father Stylian, we bless you as a saint of God and a wondrous miracle worker. You, standing before God, always remember us, who fulfill your memory with love and call to you with tenderness:
Rejoice , you have ended your life piously. Rejoice, thou who has entered into the joy of thy Lord. Rejoice, most honorable citizen of the Mountain of Jerusalem. Rejoice, worthy inhabitant of the heavenly abodes. Rejoice, O blessed teacher of those who honor you. Rejoice, blessed patron who flows to you. Rejoice, healer of infants. Rejoice, teacher of the young. Rejoice, have mercy and nourishment on all who call upon you. Rejoice, and upon your death may your healing flow forth abundantly.
Rejoice , reverend Father Stylian, glorious miracle worker.
Kontakion 13
O all-praised and admirable servant of Christ, Rev. Father Stylian! Accept this small prayer, brought to you in praise from our zeal, and cover with your prayers all those who come to you with faith and love, so that our repentance is accepted, our Lord and God will forgive us all our sins and make us partakers of His Kingdom, so that we may take it with you. and with all the saints we sing to Him: A liluia.
This kontakion is said three times. Also Ikos 1st and Kondak 1st
Prayer
O sacred head, Rev. Father Stylian! Having fought a good fight on earth, in heaven you received the crown of righteousness from Christ our God. In the same way, looking at your holy image, we rejoice at the glorious end of your life and honor your holy memory. Honoring your great boldness before the Lord, we humbly pray to you, reverend father: look with the merciful eye of your love on us, your unworthy servants, and strive through your God-pleasing intercession to ask the King of kings and the Lord of lords, so that He may add His great and rich mercies to May he give us, sinners, the spirit of the right faith, the spirit of love, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, may he deliver us from all troubles and misfortunes, may he send down everything useful for the salvation of our souls. To her, Holiness of God, do not disgrace our hope, which we place in you according to God and the Mother of God, but be our helper and protector for salvation, so that we may be worthy to end our life in repentance and receive eternal goodness in the Kingdom of Christ our God, and glorify the love of mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your holy intercession, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Troparion, tone 3
From the crowds, inspired by abstinence, an unshakable pillar of the Church, Stylian, you became blessed. You have trusted the Lord from your youth, you have appeared as the abode of the Spirit, Reverend Father, pray to Christ God to grant us great mercy.
Kontakion, tone 4
From the womb of motherhood you were sanctified, as the Divine Samuel, the God-bearing, ascetic glorified Christ God. In the same way, you appeared to be a treasure trove of healings and a divine representative of youths and infants, for Christ brightly glorifies you, whom you glorified from your youth, Stylians.
