Akathist to the holy new martyr doctor Evgeniy Botkin
Kontakion 1
Chosen saint and passion-bearer of Christ, the most glorious Eugene, kindled by the flame of Christ’s love, you flourished on the rock of faith;
You meekly endured many sorrows and a cruel death from the royal passion-bearers from the God-fighters, you laid down your soul for faith and truth. Now we celebrate your all-honorable memory and bring you songs of praise. But you, who have boldness towards the Lady of heaven and earth, free us from all troubles, who are now calling to you: Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Ikos 1
You were an earthly angel and a heavenly man, Saint Eugene, from your youth until your very death as a martyr you worked tirelessly for the Lord, adding labor to labor and ascending from strength to strength, so that Christ may be glorified in you, Healing our souls and bodies, for whose sake you labored You have loved Him, You have longed for Him alone, You have endured much for His suffering, You have been brightly adorned by His grace. For this sake, you, glorified in heaven and on earth with a cry:
Rejoice, kind teacher of vigor and sobriety;
Rejoice, known persecutor of negligence and idleness;
Rejoice, diligence, affirmation of every good, diligent;
Rejoice, quick obedience to the trustee of the God-fearing laity;
Rejoice, praise of doctors and adornment of new martyrs;
Rejoice, you who suffered innocently from lawless people to Christ;
Rejoice, you who listen to our prayers, even those who are weak, with love;
Rejoice, you who fulfill our petitions with all your soul and heart;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 2
Seeing Christ God your soul, O all-glorious Eugene, preprepared to receive the word of God, enlightening you with His grace, for you followed the Path, Truth and Life invariably until your death as a martyr; now having kept the faith, as a faithful warrior of Christ, rejoicing in the Heavenly Fatherland, singing to the Lord: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 2
With your mind, honest Eugene, from the days of your youth, following the image of your father’s service, you grew in the art of healing, working diligently in the universal school, and more than this, you shone with love for the suffering people, medically healing the poor and giving everything to yourself according to the apostolic covenant. . We pray to you: transform our souls with merciful love, so that we too may be able to bear the burdens of our neighbors and serve them without hypocrisy, and return in the grace of God, calling to you:
Rejoice, eminent parents and blessed children;
Rejoice, you who have blossomed with a fruit-bearing branch on the tree of your family;
Rejoice, multiplying the gifted talent;
Rejoice, thou who always seekest righteousness and truth;
Rejoice, imitating St. Agapit in firm trust in the Lord;
Rejoice, like Seraphim, you have acquired spiritual joy;
Rejoice, thou who bringest forth from the depths of unbelief;
Rejoice, you who enlighten many in their understanding;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 3
The Power of the Most High and the Protection of the Queen of Heaven fell upon you, good-natured Eugene, in the time of battle with pagan Japan, when burning with love for the suffering warriors, you served them with medical art, imitating Panteleimon the Healer, regardless of dangers and hardships, constantly singing a song to God in your heart : "Hallelujah!"
Ikos 3
Having the gift of speech, given to you by God, most praised Eugene, while healing the bodies of the suffering, you did not forget about their souls, comforting, admonishing, instructing and healing from lack of faith, despondency and despair of evil. Remembering this now, we ask you: make a prayer for us to the Physician of souls and bodies, so that through your intercession we too will be delivered from temporary and eternal sorrows, leading you to a vigilant helper, we cry out to you with emotion:
Rejoice, loving One Christ with all your heart;
Rejoice, as a merciful Samaritan, serving your neighbors;
Rejoice, you who brought undoubted hope into their souls;
Rejoice, you who free our minds from the vanity of our manifolds;
Rejoice, you who turn us to the knowledge of God’s good providence;
Rejoice, you who attract us to the creation of prayer without laziness;
Rejoice, thou who fillest our souls with fruitfulness;
Rejoice, strengthener of those exhausted by the sorrows of life;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 4
Having safely passed through the storm of thoughts and passions, Saint Eugene, for you have found the quiet refuge of Christ, for whom you have labored tirelessly in much long-suffering; We pray to you: fill our souls with the peace of the Lord, illuminate our minds with good thoughts, so that we may move away from the filth of sin and be able to follow the covenant of the Savior, singing to Him about you: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 4
The blessed Queen Alexandra heard about you, as, most praised Eugene, you were superior to others in your knowledge of healing, as with zeal and love you served the soldiers suffering on the battlefield, calling you to serve in your palace; Tsar Nicholas is almost the rank of physician. Glorifying God, who exalts the humble of heart and crowns them with mercy and bounty, we cry to you:
Rejoice, healer of severe and incurable bodily ailments;
Rejoice, healer of spiritual infirmities and passions;
Rejoice, for all who come to you receive abundant blessings from the giver;
Rejoice, you who adorn our souls with patience and courage;
Rejoice, you who satisfy us who hunger and thirst for righteousness;
Rejoice, purifying our hearts through the grace of God given to you;
Rejoice, thou who sharpest our spiritual eyes to see God;
Rejoice, you who pacify our enmities and quarrels;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 5
The holy martyr Eugene truly appeared to the godly star, showing the way to Christ, for all the days of your earthly life you were a disciple, friend and enemy, and moreover, you showed to your neighbors the image of a virtuous life, now, remembering your labors, we joyfully sing To Christ, the almighty Physician of souls and bodies, who strengthened your neck with His grace, singing thanksgiving: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 5
Seeing the suffering of the soldiers during the days of the war with Germany, we strive together with Tsarina Alexandra for love, and you created a glorious hospital in Tsarskoe Selo, where many suffering people found spiritual and physical healing. We, now remembering all this, ask you, Saint Eugene, with your prayer, heal us sinners, and we cry to you in gratitude:
Rejoice, you who put good thoughts in your hearts for doctors;
Rejoice, who constantly strengthens them in serving their neighbors;
Rejoice, you who strengthen the sick in meekness and patience;
Rejoice, you who show us all the paths of healing;
Rejoice, you who raised up those abandoned by doctors from their sick beds;
Rejoice, thou who illumines the inner darkness of our souls with the light of Christ;
Rejoice, you who return those who have retreated from the right faith to the path of salvation;
Rejoice, thou who wisely nourishes those wandering on the sea of this life;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 6
The Lord reveal you as a preacher of piety in the city of Petrov and Selo Tsarskoe, and more than these in the borders of Siberia, Saint Eugene: who would not be moved by remembering your great virtues: wisdom and love, meekness and patience, prayer and mercy, as if not only honest and noble You shone with your life, but you also served your neighbor freely, and you confessed the faith of Christ in the face of the power of the God-fighting authorities: in the same way, glorifying God, we sing wondrously in our saints: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 6
You shone with the light of undoubted faith in the time of the cruel trial, the most praised Eugene, when apostate people raised a battle against our Almighty God and His Anointed One, in the days of slaughter the blood of the martyr and passion-bearers flowed like water, for Christ and His righteousness. You, servant of God, suffered exile from the city of Petrov to Tobolsk together with Tsar Nicholas; Remembering this now, we ask you: renew our faith and revive our hope, so that we call to you:
Rejoice, you have laid aside the fear of death and suffering through great faith in the Risen God;
Rejoice, you have inspired many around you to achieve spiritual feats;
Rejoice, thou who washest our souls from the smoldering coals of hatred;
Rejoice, you who enrich us with the gift of heavenly goodness;
Rejoice, you who protect our lips from slander and condemnation;
Rejoice, you who teach us to serve our neighbors with good words;
Rejoice, to see in every person the image of God that promotes him;
Rejoice, you who resurrect merciful love in hearts;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 7
Although you followed Christ, imitated Him with all zeal, having accepted His yoke, learned from Him meekness and humility, you desired with all your heart, Blessed Eugene, to work for the only Lord, you counted it on yourself as nothing, applying labor to labor in a spirit of meekness and humility , you have acquired boldness in prayer, calling on your neighbors to faithfully glorify God, the One in the Trinity, and to sing to Him: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 7
The Lord has given a new lamp to the Russian Church - Eugene, a well-skilled doctor and an all-glorious new martyr, for you, servant of God, are now in the highest, but you do not abandon us, the lower ones, with your prayers and intercession with Christ - the King of glory and the Lord our God. For this reason, bewildered to praise you according to your inheritance, with tenderness of heart, from the depths of the soul, we appeal to you:
Rejoice, you who graciously sanctify all who come to you with faith;
Rejoice, you who diligently help those who call upon you;
Rejoice, thou who with thy light disperses our sinful darkness;
Rejoice, you who warm our cold hearts with the warmth of your love;
Rejoice, thou who destroyest the machinations of the enemy through thy intercession;
Rejoice, thou who revealest to us the treasure of the spiritual world;
Rejoice, you who guide those who are lost to the light of Christ;
Rejoice, you who teach the faithful Christian hope;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 8
Imitating the strange and ineffable humility of the incarnate God of the Word, the most glorious passion-bearer, you yourself were filled with great humility and gentleness, even towards the enemy of your people and your King. We now pray to you, servant of God, by your heavenly representation, ask for these God-loving virtues for us, so that we may not be enslaved by sinful passions, but be filled with the spirit of love and meekness towards our neighbors and piously sing to Our Savior: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 8
Full of the love of Christ, blessed Eugene, you did not leave your crowned family in captivity, and with great love you served as a good and wise doctor, as a prayer leader and faithful confidant, as a reverent friend, as a Christian, to the Anointed One of God. We desire to follow your love and fidelity, and we offer you such praises with hope:
Rejoice, having endured the languor of imprisonment from the wicked apostates;
Rejoice, you who neglected earthly sorrows and found heavenly joy;
Rejoice, thou who hast striven from earthly darkness to Heavenly light;
Rejoice, you who teach us right faith and piety;
Rejoice, you who give us the hope we know;
Rejoice, you who kindle unfeigned love in us;
Rejoice, you who strengthen us in enduring trials and persecutions;
Rejoice, thou who enlightenest our souls, darkened by sins, with the light of the Gospel;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 9
With all your life, merciful service and many different virtues, you have attracted to yourself the great grace of martyrdom, blessed boyar Evgeniy. For you have learned from your youth to cleave to God with your heart, most wonderful passion-bearer. Teach us, unworthy ones, to seek above all else the Kingdom of God, and to despise the transitory and corruptible, singing in the tenderness of the Lord: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 9
The prophets of many things will not be able, according to their heritage, to utter the most wonderful glorification of your memory, most praised passion-bearer Eugene; We, moved by you to repentance, wanting to imitate your kindness, ask you: strengthen us in the faith of the truth to stand firmly, turn our hearts away from the lies of the false prophets of the earthly paradise, establish ourselves in the truth of the Gospel, shake and destroy the power of human malice with your holy prayers, holy one new martyr, transform withered souls with goodness and love for mankind, and accept this greatness with much mercy:
Rejoice, you who raised your mind to Him who was crucified on the Cross for our sake;
Rejoice, who through your suffering death preached the gentleness of the Lamb of God;
Rejoice, you who bring the light of Christ to the people;
Rejoice, you who give the grace-filled power of healing to those who ask;
Rejoice, thou who deliverest us from sinful leprosy;
Rejoice, you who send good consolation into hearts;
Rejoice, you who graciously inspire hope in God’s mercy;
Rejoice, forsaking sins and giving us strength in a virtuous life;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 10
In accomplishing your saving feat, Eugene is worthy of praise, you rejected the words of the atheists who forced you Emperor Nicholas, Tsarina Alexandra and their children to leave and accept other service, for you, having followed the duty of a doctor and honor of the nobility, remained in glory with the God-crowned Tsar and in sorrow You appeared to him as a faithful servant, placing your trust in the Lord Eternal, you betrayed your children to His providence, for you gained Abraham’s hope and through faith you became like the long-suffering Job. Now, with all the righteous, who from time immemorial have gone into the valley of eternal joy, magnify the Heavenly Father with the all-victorious singing: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 10
A strong wall, not overcome by the tricks of the devil, you remained to the end, the martyr of Christ Eugene, imprisoned in the house of Hypatia with the royal martyrs, looking at the head of faith and the finisher of Jesus, for you followed Him even to the death of the cross, knowing for Christ by His death trampled upon, and those killed for Him will reign with Him forever in the abodes of the Heavenly Father. Honoring your holy death, we worship the unsearchable Providence of the Almighty, who has made you a partaker of His ineffable glory in Heavenly Jerusalem; from here incline your ear to our voice crying out to you:
Rejoice, poor in spirit, for yours is the Kingdom of Heaven;
Rejoice, you who grieve and weep, for the Lord has comforted you;
Rejoice, meek sufferer, as glorified by God;
Rejoice, you who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for you have been filled;
Rejoice, merciful to those who suffer, for you have been merciful by God;
Rejoice, pure in heart, for now you see God directly;
Rejoice, peacemaker, called the son of God;
Rejoice, persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for now the Kingdom of Heaven is yours;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 11
The incessant singing of the Sweetest Jesus and His Most Pure Mother is exalting, the all-glorious Eugene, blessing his murderers and begging for their forgiveness, as if they do not know whose evil will they are doing, thereby teaching us to bless our enemies, and not to curse, singing the god-red song: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 11
Filled with the luminous lamp, the oil of pure prayer, and the flame of faith shining brightly, the Lord, holy New Martyr Eugene, has raised you up to all pious Christians who reverently honor your memory. We, with the eyes of faith, see you in the Trinity Light in the host of saints, who have whitened their robe in the blood of the Lamb, taking away the peace and prosperity of the one who abides for us. For this reason, with hope we sing to you:
Rejoice, ever triumphant with the bright angels;
Rejoice, having magnified Christ in your life and sufferings;
Rejoice, having ascended to the Kingdom of Heaven along a narrow path;
Rejoice, in the host of the new martyrs eternal peace and bliss have been acquired;
Rejoice, gloriously freeing us from passions and spiritual burdens;
Rejoice, instiller of good thoughts and feelings in bewilderment of beings;
Rejoice, thou who turns us away from soul-destroying evil;
Rejoice, thou who bestowest warmth of soul upon Christians;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 12
Marveling at the grace that dwells in you, we magnify you, boyar Eugene: we believe that having accomplished the works of God on earth, and having endured great suffering, you now rest with the Lord in His abodes, looking down on us from the heights of heaven, and inclining towards us the highest mercy. Hoping for your intercession and trusting in your gracious help, we glorify God in our saints: “Hallelujah!”
Ikos 12
Singing your wondrous and righteous life, your deeds of mercy, your service to your neighbors, all your deeds that you accomplished through faith, fidelity and great labor for the glory of God, we praise, we honor your confession, we honor your martyrdom, most praised Eugene, we ask and pray to you , help us, holy intercessor, in those who fall into various temptations, struggles and misfortunes. Above all, strengthen and teach us, so that we may become imitators of your holy life and gratefully praise you:
Rejoice, rule of faith and piety, all-perfect image;
Rejoice, flame kindled by the grace of the Divine Spirit;
Rejoice, triumphant with the seven new Russian martyrs;
Rejoice, celebrate eternal Easter with Tsar Nicholas;
Rejoice, with Queen Alexandra you magnify the Heavenly Father;
Rejoice, praising the Mother of God with the holy princesses;
Rejoice, you who with Tsarevich Alexy incline God’s mercy to us;
Rejoice, quick obedient to all who call upon you with faith;
Rejoice, holy New Martyr Eugene, good and merciful physician!
Kontakion 13
Oh, our wonderful and glorious intercessor, the worthy new martyr Eugene! Accept now this little prayer of ours, offered to you in the tenderness of our hearts, and beg our Lord Jesus Christ to deliver us from all the misfortunes of the enemy, and to grant us, in unceasing prayer and repentance, to preserve the faith of Christ to the end and to improve the good things that are to come in Heaven, singing to God : "Hallelujah!"
(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)
Prayer 1
Holy, glorious confessor and passion-bearer Eugene! We believe and hope that through your suffering and God-pleasing life, having acquired great mercy and boldness from the Lord God, you have not forgotten the property of your earthly, our fatherland, in which we, your admirers, are overwhelmed by many enemy adversities and worldly passions. We also ask you: with your prayers and intercession, beg our Lord Jesus Christ to deliver us from all troubles and evil situations, from all illnesses and diseases and from all enemies, visible and invisible. O great servant of God! Breathe for us, sinners, to the Lady of all, may we forgive all our sins and may the grace of the All-Holy Spirit descend upon us, so that, having ceased from all filthiness, we may live the rest of our lives in all piety and purity and, having thus pleased the Lord, we will be worthy of an ever-blessed life, singing and chanting the great mercy of God and your merciful intercession for us at the Throne of God forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2
Oh, glorious passion-bearer Eugene, great servant of God, bring our tearful prayer to the Lord our God, propitiate Him towards us sinners, so that the righteous will take away his wrath and pacify our long-suffering country; may he establish prosperity and peace, may he bestow upon us an abundance of earthly fruits, and may he forbid our enemies from causing offense to the orphaned and helpless. In the same way, falling to your icon, we remember with faith your suffering, endured for Christ, and we pray to you: do not leave us and ask the Lord for good things, temporary and eternal, so that we may glorify the God who has glorified you forever. Amen.
Prayer 3
Oh, all-glorious passion-bearer, praiseworthy servant of Christ, champion of the Orthodox Church, new martyr and healer Saint Eugene! On bended knee we pray to you: look upon us sinners who have come running to your intercession, hear this little prayer of ours and with your warm intercession implore the All-Merciful God, to whom you now stand with the Angels and all the saints, may he preserve us in the unity of the Orthodox Church and establish us in our hearts our living spirit of right faith and piety, and will deliver us from all temptation and the deception of demons. According to your great love, with which you have loved your neighbor, ask the all-generous God for your Fatherland (and ours as well) for peace and prosperity; to all of us, the unworthy, who diligently resort to you, a godly and serene life and a good Christian death, a participant in the mysteries of God. Oh, our holy intercessor, do not leave us, weak and helpless, we pray for us to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that He, our All-Bounteous and Most Merciful Lord, may grant us everything that is useful and necessary for temporal and eternal benefit; may he not reward us according to our deeds, but out of his indescribable love for mankind may he forgive us our sins and transgressions, may he deliver us from all need and sorrow, sorrow and illness; May he bestow upon us good intentions and the strength to struggle to correct our lives, and in the future may he grant us the opportunity to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and glorify with you the All-Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
The author of the akathist to the holy new martyr Evgeniy Botkin is Evgeniy Vladimirovich Khrapovitsky.
Biography of a warrior
The future new martyr was born in 1977. Then his family lived in the Penza region, where Evgeniy’s parents worked in furniture production. In infancy, Zhenya was distinguished by his calmness, rarely got sick or cried, his face always seemed serious. The baby's childhood is marked by such an interesting fact as the fact that for a long time the child could not start walking. Only after the baptism ceremony, at the age of over a year, Evgeniy began to take his first steps.
After some time, the family moved to the Moscow region. His grandmother gave him his first pectoral cross; Evgeniy was twelve years old at the time. From that time on, the boy began to visit the local church - Trinity Cathedral in Podolsk. The young man’s mother had a negative attitude towards his baptism and wearing a cross, visiting churches, but Evgeniy continued to wear the cross and over time replaced the thin chain with a strong cord.
Evgeniy received a nine-grade education at a regular school in the Podolsk region. Having decided not to continue his education, he got a job in the same field in which his parents were employed, at a furniture factory in various positions. At the same time, Evgeniy learned to drive a car.
At the age of eighteen, Yevgeny Rodionov was called up to serve. It is known that the young man had no great desire to join the army, however, like his peers, he considered military service a duty, a duty, such as, for example, studying at school. He was assigned to the border troops, and in the summer of 1995 Rodionov took the oath.
Death of a Hero
Our hero's life ended on the soldier's nineteenth birthday. The prisoners were taken to the forest. First, the comrades with whom Rodionov served were executed. Evgeny himself was again offered to get rid of the cross and thereby save his life.
The hero again refused to renounce his beliefs, after which he was beheaded.
Red Cross and science
Evgeny Botkin began his medical career in 1890 at the Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor, and later began working for the Russian Red Cross Society . At first he worked as an ordinary doctor, and then took the position of head physician of the sister community in the name of St. George in the capital. The peculiarity of this hospital was that it provided assistance to people from the poorest segments of the population, and among the employees, on the contrary, there were some representatives of the upper class who worked as nurses.
E.S. Botkin
All the clinic staff were united by the idea of serving their neighbors, which corresponded to the Christian aspirations of Evgeniy Sergeevich himself. Even before starting work, he began to engage in scientific work in the field of immunology, defended his dissertation in 1893, completed a two-year internship in Germany and became a private assistant professor.
Life physician
According to eyewitnesses, constant communication with the royal family did not change Botkin’s character - he still remained attentive and kind. For the Romanovs, Evgeniy Sergeevich was not only a doctor, but also a very close person.
E.S. Botkin and Nicholas II
At the beginning of the First World War, the doctor asked to be sent to the front, but the emperor entrusted him with organizing rear hospitals in the capital.
Nikolai confessed to Pyotr Sergeevich Botkin: “Your brother is more than a friend to me.”
After the abdication of the emperor, Botkin remained close to the royal family , despite the lack of salary, and when they were sent to Tobolsk, he voluntarily went after them, taking with him two younger children. Here he treated not only the family of Nicholas II, but also all the townspeople who sought help.
When transferring the Romanovs to Yekaterinburg, the service personnel were given the right to choose. Cheka employee I. Rodzinsky wrote: “After the transfer to Yekaterinburg, there was an idea to separate everyone from them... But everyone refused. They offered Botkin . He stated that he wanted to share the fate of the family. And he refused . Evgeniy Sergeevich was shot on the night of July 16-17, 1918.
The last letter found in the archive is written in his hand:
“My voluntary imprisonment here is as unlimited in time as my earthly existence is limited. In essence, I died... I died for my children, for my friends, for the cause, I died, but not yet buried or buried alive... it’s all the same, but later they are practically the same... I don’t spoil myself with hopes, I’m not lulled by illusions and I look the unvarnished reality straight in the eye ... I am supported by the conviction that he who endures to the end will be saved... This justifies my last decision, when I did not hesitate to leave my children as orphans in order to fulfill my medical duty to the end, just as Abraham did not hesitate at God’s request to sacrifice his only son to him »
