What is an akathist
In Orthodoxy, there is a custom of dedicating solemn hymns to the Lord, saints and especially significant events. Akathist is one of the types of hymns.
This word is of Greek origin and literally translated as “unsaddled” - “akathistos” (“a” - negation, “kathizo” - sit).
The structure of the akathist includes 25 songs - ikos and kontakia, containing a brief or more detailed description of the episode associated with the holiday. A distinctive feature of any akathist is the insertion of rejoicing.
Ikos (οἶκος) is translated from ancient Greek as “house” - a long stanza that ends with a hairetism (the exclamation “rejoice”).
Kontakion (kontakion) is much shorter than ikos. This word had the literal meaning of "stick". A scroll or sheet of parchment with text was wound around it. At the end of each kontakion the word “hallelujah” is pronounced.
The exclamation “rejoice” in Greece meant a greeting similar to the Russian “hello”.
The exclamation “hallelujah” (Greek form “ἁλληλοὑια”, Hebrew form “halleluiyag”) includes two words: the verb “hallelu” and the abbreviated name of God – Iya. Literally translated as “praise (glorify) God.”
Ikos is always read after the kontakion. As a rule, ikos are divided into two parts. The final kontakion is an appeal to the saint to whom the akathist is dedicated. According to established tradition, it is repeated three times. The reading of the akathist always ends with a prayer.
History and significance
The akathist was first compiled in Byzantium at the end of the 5th - beginning of the 6th century. This work, the author of which is considered to be the deacon of the great Church of Constantinople, George of Pisidius, was addressed to the Mother of God and consisted of two parts:
- the first told about the earthly life of the Blessed Virgin;
- the second was devoted to the doctrine of the Incarnation and the salvation of mankind.
Initially, it was read in a single church: the Blachernae Church of Constantinople in front of the miraculous image of the Mother of God “Hodegetria”.
In those Orthodox churches where services are performed in Greek, the term “akathist” even today refers to only one work - an akathist dedicated to the Mother of God.
In the Russian Orthodox Church it is read once a year during the fifth Week of Great Lent. This service is called “Praise to the Most Holy Theotokos.”
Akathist as a genre began to take shape much later. In the 14th century, in the Byzantine Empire, which at that time was in a state of decline, they began to create works dedicated to holidays or saints and repeating the structure of the text addressed to the Mother of God.
During that period, akathists were written to John the Baptist, St. Nicholas, Archangel Michael, the chief apostles Peter and Paul, the twelve apostles, the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Resurrection of Christ. The “Byzantine” period ended with the compilation of an akathist to the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
After the fall of Byzantium in 1453, in a difficult historical situation, fewer akathists were created, and they were devoted mainly to copies of icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary. By this time, this genre was penetrating into Rus', where works dedicated to Russian saints appeared.
Akathist creativity quickly took root and spread in Russia. By the middle of the 19th century, their number had become so large and varied that the practice of checking and approving texts by the Holy Synod was introduced.
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Those works that did not receive the stamp of the highest body of church government were not allowed to be printed and distributed. The reasons for refusal of registration were as follows:
- linguistic illiteracy;
- distortion of theological meanings;
- duplication of an akathist with an existing dedication.
By 1901, more than 450 akathists were in circulation in the Russian Church. However, only 158 of them were authorized by the Synod for distribution. Church hierarchs were often wary of such a surge in theological activity.
Saint Philaret of Moscow (Drozdov)
We are dissatisfied with our zeal to perform the divine service established by the Church in such a way that nothing is omitted and everything is sung and read slowly and clearly. Isn’t it more necessary, isn’t it more useful to be jealous about this than to expand the service with a multitude of akathists, arbitrarily re-composed from a multitude of vague, refined laudatory expressions, little capable of admonishing and edifying the reader or hearer? Anyone who wants to, every saint for whom he feels zeal, does not find it difficult to write an akathist and give it to the rule of the Church. Is this ok? Is it reasonable that so many ancient great saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs, saints, and saints remain without akathists? But should not the exercise of pious zeal be favored? True, but with much consideration and prudence, in order to bring to the Church of God a gift that is truly useful to it.
During the same period, in 1886, an akathist to St. Spyridon of Trimythous was compiled. Its author was the Moscow priest Alexander Tsvetkov. The author based the content on the life of the saint and liturgical hymns in his honor, which at that time existed in the Russian Orthodox Church.
In the book by A. Popov “Orthodox Russian Akathists, published with the blessing of the Holy Synod. The history of their origin and censorship, features of content and construction” provides a positive response from the censor to the submitted essay.
As follows from its contents, the new akathist was supposed to be read in front of the revered icon of the saint, which was located in the church where Father Alexander Tsvetkov served.
Strong prayer for improvement of financial situation to Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trimifunts
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Very often in the Orthodox and other communities you can hear the opinion that prayer to St. Spyridon helps improve well-being, get rid of debts, helps to run a business and find a new job, or sell an apartment at a high price. Is this really so, and what did St. Spyridon become famous for? The Lives of the Saints describe the life and deeds of the pious bishop in sufficient detail. The saint lived in the 3rd-4th centuries and was installed as archbishop in the Cypriot city of Trimifunt. The saint’s biography contains a huge number of miracles that occurred through his prayers: he healed the sick, rescued the innocent from prison, and even raised the dead, following the example of Jesus Christ. Therefore, read the prayer of St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky can help you with any need for money and housing, be it illness or other troubles in life.
Reading the prayer of St. Spyridon Trimifuntsky the Wonderworker helps him find a job
The text of the akathist to Saint Spyridon mentions an incident that, despite the huge number of miracles and good deeds he performed, glorified the archbishop as a saint, having grace from God to resolve financial difficulties and help in business. One day a peasant came to him who needed grain for sowing, but did not have the money to buy it. He and his family would have been in danger of starvation, but the saint brought him gold, for which the poor man was able to buy grain, which yielded an unusually bountiful harvest. The rich peasant bought the gold and decided to return it to the saint with words of gratitude.
The Orthodox akathist to Saint Spyridon of Trimyphuntus tells that in order to help the poor, the archbishop turned a snake into gold, since he had no savings of his own.
Troparion to Spyridon Trimifuntsky the Wonderworker is a short prayer to the great saint
It was repeatedly noted that the 40-day reading of the akathist to Saint Spyridon helped people who found themselves in extremely cramped life circumstances. But we should not forget that the saint not only helps to improve one’s financial situation, get rid of debts and acquire one’s own home: he is a powerful helper in healing from alcoholism and drug addiction, as well as in protecting against debts.
It is best to read the akathist to Saint Spyridon of Trimifunt every day, after the morning and evening rules, with the blessing of the priest. If there is a catastrophic lack of time to read the akathist, you can read a prayer to St. Spyridon of Trimythous for money.
Listen to the video prayer to Saint Spyridon about money and health
Read the text of the prayer to Saint Spyridon of Trimifuntsky about money
O great and wonderful saint of Christ and miracle worker Spyridon, Kerkyra praise, bright luminary of the whole universe, warm prayer book to God and quick intercessor to all who come running to you and pray with faith! You gloriously explained the Orthodox faith at the Nicene Council among the fathers, you showed the trinity of the Holy Trinity with miraculous power and you completely put the heretics to shame. Hear us sinners, the saint of Christ, praying to you, and through your strong intercession with the Lord, deliver us from every evil situation: from famine, flood, fire and deadly plagues. For in your temporal life you delivered your people from all these disasters: you saved your country from the invasion of the Hagarians and from famine, you delivered the king from an incurable illness and brought many sinners to repentance, you gloriously raised the dead, and for the holiness of your life the angels , invisibly in the church singing and serving with you, you had. Sitsa, therefore, glorify you, His faithful servant, Lord Christ, for you are given the gift of understanding all the secret human deeds and convicting those who live unrighteously. You have diligently helped many who live in poverty and lack; you have nourished the poor people abundantly during famine, and you have created many other signs through the power of the living Spirit of God within you. Do not forsake us either, Saint of Christ, remember us, your children, at the Throne of the Almighty and beg the Lord to grant forgiveness for many of our sins, grant us a comfortable and peaceful life, a shameless and peaceful death, and eternal bliss in the future vouchsafes us, so that we may always send glory and thanksgiving to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
The text of an effective prayer to Spyridon of Trimifuntsky for the quick sale of an apartment
O all-blessed Saint Spyridon, great servant of Christ and glorious miracle worker! Stand in Heaven before the Throne of God with the face of an Angel, look with your merciful eye on the people standing here and asking for your mighty help. Pray to the compassion of God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us according to our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His mercy. Ask us from Christ and our God for a peaceful and serene life, mental and physical health, earthly prosperity and all abundance and prosperity in everything, and may we not turn the good things given to us from the generous God into evil, but into His glory and the glorification of your intercession ! Deliver all who come to God through undoubted faith from all spiritual and physical troubles, from all yearnings and the devil’s slander. Be a comforter to the sad, a physician to the sick, a helper in times of adversity, a protector to the naked, a protector to widows, a protector to the orphans, a nourisher to the baby, a strengthener to the old, a guide to the wandering, a helmsman to the sailors, and intercede to all who require your strong help, even useful for salvation. For yes, by your prayers we are instructed and observed, we will reach eternal rest and together with you we will glorify God, glorified in the Trinity of Saints, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Listen to the video akathist to Saint Spyridon of Trimythous
Read the text of the akathist to St. Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trimifunt for financial well-being
Kontakion 1
Glorified by the Lord to Saint and miracle worker Spyridon! Now we celebrate your all-honorable memory, as to Him who is able to help us greatly in Christ who glorified you, we cry out to you touchingly: deliver us from all troubles and evils, and let us cry to you with thanksgiving:
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Ikos 1
From youth, adorned with all the virtues, imitating the Angel in your life, you, Saint Spyridon, truly appeared to be a friend of Christ; We, seeing you, the heavenly man and the earthly Angel, with reverence and touching cry to you:
Rejoice, O mind, contemplating the mysteries of the Holy Trinity; Rejoice, being enriched by the Spirit with the most radiant illumination.
Rejoice, many-bright lamp; Rejoice, your mind is enlightened by dispassion.
Rejoice, having loved true simplicity and silence from childhood; Rejoice, ornament of chastity.
Rejoice, inexhaustible stream of love; Rejoice, for you imitated Abraham’s love of homosexuality.
Rejoice, for you lovingly opened the entrances of your house to everyone; Rejoice, representative of the poor.
Rejoice, people revere him; Rejoice, for you are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 2
Seeing the island of Cyprus and all the Christian countries, your incorruptible relics, O saint, abundant healing flows from them, rejoicing; and we, honoring you as an abundant source of grace sent down to us from above, cry out to the Supreme Giver of heavenly and earthly blessings: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Having the Divine Mind, even if you are a shepherd of the wordless sheep, you were chosen by the will of the Chief Shepherd Christ to be the shepherd of the verbal sheep. The faithful one, understanding you as a good shepherd, vigilantly caring for your flock, sang:
Rejoice, bishop of the Most High God, who at your consecration abundantly received Divine grace; Rejoice, many-bright lamp, burn and shine.
Rejoice, faithful worker in the city of Christ; Rejoice, shepherd, who raised his flock in the pasture of faith and piety.
Rejoice, enlightening the world with the radiance of your virtues; Rejoice, you who offer the Divine Sacrifice to the Throne of Christ.
Rejoice, hierarch, adorned with the understanding of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, filled with the apostolic teaching, infusing the faithful with streams of saving teaching.
Rejoice, for you have illuminated the wise too; Rejoice, for you have renewed even the simple hearts.
Rejoice, glory to the Orthodox and to the Church, unshakable affirmation; Rejoice, adornment of the fathers, glory and praise to the reverent priests.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 3
By the power of the Most High, which overshadowed you, to Saint Spyridon, you appeared to be wise and, squeezing the clay in your hands, you clearly understood the trinity of Persons to everyone; Moreover, the false wisdom of the philosophers who gathered at the Council were horrified, but at the faithfulness of the incomprehensible they glorified God, who made you wise for salvation, crying out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having you in their thoughts, all the fathers of the Council are simple, unskilled in book teaching, praying to you, Father Spyridon, not to quarrel with words with the vitiator, who imagines to be wise. But you, Saint, are inflamed with zeal for God, believing that the preaching of Christ is not in the precarious wisdom of human words, but in the manifestation of the spirit and power, having convicted him with wisdom, enlightened him and guided him on the true path. Everyone who saw this miracle cried out:
Rejoice, light of Orthodox wisdom; Rejoice, for you have put to shame those who were said to be wise interrogators.
Rejoice, source of abundant grace; Rejoice, unshakable pillar, firmly supporting those who are in the faith.
Rejoice, darkening the all-pernicious heresy; Rejoice, madness has been trampled under foot.
Rejoice, for through your hands the earthly preaching of the Holy Trinity has been wiped away; Rejoice, for you brought forth fire and water from clay to confirm the dogma of the Holy Trinity.
Rejoice, for you have enlightened people to glorify the Word, truly Consubstantial with the Eternal Father; Rejoice, for you have defeated the serpentine head of the destructive Aryan heresies.
Rejoice, for you have sacrificed malice; Rejoice, thou who converted the unfaithful sage and interrogator to the true faith.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 4
Living your life in squalor and poverty, you were a nourisher and helper to the poor and poor, and, for the sake of love for the poor, you turned the serpent into gold and gave it to those who needed your help. Marveling at this miracle, we cry out to God in gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
It was heard by everyone and everywhere that Saint Spyridon truly is the dwelling of the Holy Trinity: for God the Father, God the Word and God the Holy Spirit dwell in him. For this reason, you preached in words and deeds the incarnate true God to all Christians, crying:
Rejoice, more mysterious are the words of God; Rejoice, having understood God’s economy for the salvation of the world.
Rejoice, for you taught us not to try what is beyond human reason and wisdom; Rejoice, you who have revealed the incomprehensible power of God operating in you.
Rejoice, for God Himself has spoken through your lips; Rejoice, for I will listen to you all for sweetness.
Rejoice, you who have dispersed the darkness of idolatry; Rejoice, for you have led many to the true faith.
Rejoice, for you have struck down the heads of the invisible serpents; Rejoice, for through you the Christian faith is glorified.
Rejoice, for you illuminate with light all those who please you; Rejoice, champion of the Christian faith and Orthodoxy.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 5
You were filled with the Divine Spirit, Saint Spyridon, for the sake of your virtuous life; You were meek, merciful, pure in heart, patient, unforgettable, a lover of strangers: for this reason the Creator showed you in miracles. We, glorifying God, who glorified you, cry out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
We see the equal angel of Spyridon, the great wonderworker. The country once suffered greatly from lack of rain and drought: there was famine and plague, and many people died, but through the prayers of the saint rain came down from heaven to earth; The people, having been delivered from the disaster, cried out in gratitude:
Rejoice, you have become like the great prophet Elijah; Rejoice, for you brought down the rain that takes away hunger and illness at the right time.
Rejoice, having once again closed heaven with your prayers; Rejoice, for you punished the unmerciful merchant with deprivation of his property.
Rejoice, for you have abundantly given food to those who need it; Rejoice, for you strive for the love of God towards people.
Rejoice, take away the infirmities of the weak; Rejoice, God-gracious helper of man.
Rejoice, give health to the sick; Rejoice, for whom the demons tremble.
Rejoice, source of countless miracles.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 6
The veil of the Old Testament tabernacle covered the Holy of Holies with the ark, manna and tablets. And your temple, to Saint Spyridon, has your reliquary, like an ark, your holy relics, like manna, your heart, like the tablets of Divine grace, on which we see the song inscribed: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
The people of Cyprus were once punished by the Lord with the barrenness of the land for the increase of lawlessness, when a well-known farmer came to Saint Spyridon, asking for help, and gave him holy gold; After the disaster that passed, that farmer returned the gold again. And - about a miracle! - the serpent is golden. Glorifying God, who is wonderful in His saints, we cry:
Rejoice, for you imitated Moses, who miraculously transferred the rod into the serpent; Rejoice, O loving shepherd, delivering the verbal sheep of your flock from troubles.
Rejoice, richly enriching everyone with all blessings; Rejoice, like Elijah, who fed the poor.
Rejoice, turn the unmerciful to mercy; Rejoice, venerable example of love for people living in the world.
Rejoice, consolation for the faithful and the unfaithful in troubles; Rejoice, hay-leaved tree, overshadowing the city and the country.
Rejoice, glory and praise to the Corcyraeans; Rejoice, you have dominion over moisture and dryness, heat and cold, by the grace of God.
Rejoice, changing the rules of the earth through prayer; Rejoice, you who are to come, as if you are the present, you who have foreseen.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 7
You appeared as an intercessor before the Lord for everyone, to Saint Spyridon: for this reason we also come running under your roof, seeking salvation, for all imams help you in all your needs, during times of famine, deadly plagues and in all times of troubles and temptations. For this reason, we cry out to God with gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
We see a new miracle and a magnificent one: when you, father, were marching to deliver an innocent man condemned to death, a stormy stream blocked your path; You, in the name of Almighty God, commanded him to stand and you and your companions walked across the river, as if on dry land. The glory of this miracle spread everywhere, and everyone glorified God, crying out to you:
Rejoice, for sometimes Joshua walked across the Jordan River on dry ground; Rejoice, river aspiration taming with your voice.
Rejoice, for you have undertaken a difficult path, driven by mercy; Rejoice, for thou hast destroyed slander, and thou hast delivered the innocent from the bonds of prison and needless death.
Rejoice, hastening life according to God; Rejoice, protector of the innocently oppressed.
Rejoice, changer of the statutes of the watery nature; Rejoice, for you taught the judge and saved him from murder.
Rejoice, true correction of souls; Rejoice, wondrous power, holding back the streams.
Rejoice, you who delight the hearts of people who come to you; Rejoice, imitator of Abraham's love for mankind.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 8
You were a wanderer and a stranger on earth, like other people. Moreover, from the womb of the mother, the Omniscient One showed you the great saint and wonderworker, Saint Spyridon: you cast out demons, you healed every disease and ulcer, you saw the thoughts of people, and thus you appeared marvelous among the saints. We, sending up prayer to God, the Benefactor of all, cry out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
The whole world will tremble with horror when it hears how death, at your voice, returns its dead from their graves, and cry out:
Rejoice, your deceased daughter, may she reveal the treasure entrusted to her, calling to life; Rejoice, sorrowful widow, who gave gold to save her, comforting.
Rejoice, you who raised the dead from the dead; Rejoice, like his mother, who suddenly died of joy, has come to life.
Rejoice, for you have become like Elijah, who through prayers restored life to the son of the wife of Sarepta; Rejoice, for you also imitated Elisha, who aroused the youth from death.
Rejoice, shepherd, who sincerely loves people; Rejoice, harlot wife, who washed your nose with tears, and forgave your sins in the name of God.
Rejoice, you who have acquired the holy zeal of the Supreme Apostle; Rejoice, as an unrepentant sinner, according to your verb, you will die in serious illness.
Rejoice, having obtained fruitfulness from the earth through your prayers; Rejoice, immutable assurance of the resurrection of men.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 9
You were illuminated by the Divine Spirit, Saint Spyridon, for you had the spirit of wisdom, as you filled the fools with wise words and established the faith among the fathers; the spirit of reason, as you have illuminated darkened minds; the spirit of the fear of God, because by making you pleasing to God you have purified your soul. Moreover, having presented yourself to the Throne of the Most High, you sing to Him with a host of Angels: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
Receiving the rod of the shepherd of verbal sheep from the Chief Shepherd of the Lord Jesus, Saint Spyridon did not change his life: non-covetous, meek, enduring everything for the sake of love, not being ashamed to care for the flock of wordless sheep. All this excites us to glorify God and cry out to you:
Rejoice, you who despise the glory of this world as if it were vain; Rejoice, thou who hast gained much in Heaven.
Rejoice, red one of this world, imputed to the minds; Rejoice, vessel of Heavenly blessings.
Rejoice, most holy pasture of the Cypriots; Rejoice, for for your sake God is the predator of your sheep with invisible bonds.
Rejoice, having taught fatherly admonition; Rejoice, by your mercy you gave them the night of the ram spent without sleep.
Rejoice, by the disobedience of a goat, as if the mind of a possessor, a merchant who hid his price, denounced; Rejoice, having brought the one who hid your silver coins to repentance.
Rejoice, for with your admonition you healed the passions of greed.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 10
Saving the souls of the flock, entrusted to you by God, you, Saint Spyridon, by the will of God, were called to show your glory, especially the glory of the True God, and to other countries, so that everywhere they glorify the Name of God, crying out: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
A quick helper and intercessor in all needs and sorrows, Saint Spyridon, at the command of the king, like other shepherds, came to the city of Antioch, where King Constantius was overcome by illness; Saint I will touch his head and make him healthy. Marveling at this miracle, we cry out to you:
Rejoice, whose angel in a dream vision appeared to the king like a healer; Rejoice, Divine Ones who, for the sake of love, have accepted the difficult path in old age.
Rejoice, the king's servant, who struck you on the cheek, according to the commandment of the Savior, substituted another; Rejoice, pillar of humility.
Rejoice, having granted health to the Tsar through your prayers; Rejoice, for through your humiliation you taught the servant and changed his unmerciful disposition.
Rejoice, for you taught the king piety and mercy; Rejoice, for you hated earthly treasures, you rejected the king’s gold.
Rejoice, for you turned your disciple Trifillia away from addiction to earthly goods and made him a vessel of God’s grace; Rejoice, for I have come to you in Alexandria, O idol of the fallen.
Rejoice, even demons obey him; Rejoice, for you have turned many away from idolatry.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 11
There was an angelic singing when you offered Thy evening prayers to St. Spyridon in the temple, and those who served you were not mad. The inhabitants of the city, having heard the wondrous singing, entered the temple and, seeing no one, sang with the powers of the Mountain: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
The luminous sun of the world, you were the interlocutor of the Angels on earth, Saint Spyridon; Having betrayed your spirit into the hand of God, you moved to the Mountain Village, praying for peace before the Throne of the Lord. But we who live on earth cry out to you:
Rejoice, for I am still alive, co-servant of the Angel; Rejoice, hearing the psalmody of the Archangels.
Rejoice, visible image of our transfiguration; rejoice; Because I lacked oil in the temple, God for your sake fill the lamp with abundance.
Rejoice, lamp of Divine radiance; Rejoice, vessel of God's grace, richly like the oil that fills your soul.
Rejoice, inexhaustible source, ever flowing currents of grace to everyone; Rejoice, the Angels are amazed at him.
Rejoice, you who punished the deacon’s disobedience in the temple; Rejoice, you who were vainglorious in your voice and have lost both your voice and your tongue.
Rejoice, for during the heat, dew suddenly descended from Above, your sacred head of coolness; Rejoice, in this sign you foresaw the nearness of your repose.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 12
The cover and refuge of all the faithful who came to you even in your life, you, O saint, did not leave us orphans even after your dormition; God, conqueror of the order of nature, keep your holy relics incorruptible to strengthen the Orthodox faith and piety, as a sign of immortality, glorifying Him, we cry: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
We sing praises to you, O saint of God, for you have surprised the world with miracles flowing from your holy relics. All who come with faith and kiss them receive all the good things they ask for. And we, who gave you strength, who crowned you with the crown of incorruption and who through you glorifies God, cry out to you:
Rejoice, during the famine you appeared as a shipbuilder and ordered food to be delivered; Rejoice, you who have given sight to the blind, who have flown with faith to your holy relics.
Rejoice, you who healed the youth from the incurable illness; Rejoice, you who cast out the demon from your wife and created health for her.
Rejoice, chosen governor of Kerkyra; Rejoice, for you drove out the hordes of the evil Hagarians and sank their ships into the abyss.
Rejoice, for you saw him surrounded by a host of Angels, holding a sword in his right hand and causing his enemies to tremble; Rejoice, build yourself a temple in which to celebrate the Liturgy on unleavened bread, forbidden by the governor.
Rejoice, having struck down the Latin governor with cruel death; Rejoice, you who burned his image in a house in Venice with lightning.
Rejoice, you who have put to shame the apostasy and false wisdom of the West; Rejoice, having established the one Orthodox faith to be true and saving for people.
Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 13
O most wonderful saint of Christ, Father Spyridon! Our current prayer is accepted, deliver us from all troubles and misfortunes, strengthen our country against our enemies, grant us forgiveness of sins and save from eternal death all those who cry out to God about you: Alleluia.
/This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos and the 1st kontakion /
How does an akathist help?
People turn to Saint Spyridon with a variety of needs: in illness and childlessness, loss of work and financial difficulties, in finding housing and in everyday troubles, slander, and unfair accusations. Both during his life and after his blessed death, he sensitively responded to the requests of those praying.
Saint Spyridon of Trimythous is venerated in the Russian Church along with his contemporary Saint Nicholas of Myra. Unlike the latter, a rich and educated man, Spiridon was a simple shepherd. Born on the island of Cyprus at the end of the 3rd century, from childhood he was distinguished by a godly life.
Having matured, Spiridon married and had children. His home was always open to the needy and strangers. God gifted him with the ability of healing, insight and exorcism, therefore, after the early death of his wife, the inhabitants of Cyprus elected Spyridon as bishop.
During this time, his spiritual gifts became even more noticeable. Despite such a high position, he did not stop working on the earth and helping people. The saint was distinguished by justice and mercy.
At the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea in 325, he surprisingly simply and succinctly managed to explain to the supporters of heretical teaching the essence of the nature of the Holy Trinity. After the death of the saint in 348, his relics were located first in his homeland in Trimifunt, then in Constantinople, and after his fall in 1453 - on the island of Corfu (Kerkyra) in a temple consecrated in his honor.
Despite the warm and humid Mediterranean climate, the body of Saint Spyridon does not decay and has remained virtually unchanged since burial, even having a constant temperature of +36.6°C.
Twice a year, when the reliquary with the relics is opened, the temple servants discover that the shoes on his feet are worn out and his clothes are worn out. It is believed that he still walks the earth, helping everyone who turns to him.
Persistent prayer by agreement
Reading the Akathist brings us closer to the saint to whom we pray. In this case - Saint Spyridon of Trimifuntsky. He will look at us from Heaven and listen to our requests, which he will fulfill for the good of our soul!
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PRIMARY PRAYERS READ BEFORE THE AKATHIST Prayers of the saints our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen! Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee! Prayer to the Holy Spirit, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed One, our souls. Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake. Lord have mercy. (Three times). Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Akathist to Saint Spyridon of Trimythous
Kontakion 1.
Glorified by the Lord to the saint and miracle worker Spyridon! Now we celebrate your all-honorable memory, as we are able to do much to help us through Christ who glorified you, we tenderly cry out to you: deliver us from all troubles and evils, and with thanksgiving we call you:
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Ikos 1.
From your youth, adorned with all the virtues, imitating your life as an Angel, you, Saint Spyridon, truly appeared to be a friend of Christ; We, seeing you, the heavenly man and the earthly angel, tenderly cry out to you with reverence:
Rejoice, O mind, contemplating the mysteries of the Most Holy Trinity; Rejoice, enriched by the Spirit with the most radiant radiance.
Rejoice, much-bright lamp; Rejoice, your mind is enlightened by dispassion.
Rejoice, thou who loved true simplicity and silence from childhood; Rejoice, ornament of chastity.
Rejoice, inexhaustible stream of love; Rejoice, for you imitated Abraham’s love of strangers.
Rejoice, for you lovingly opened the entrances of your house to everyone; Rejoice, representative of the poor.
Rejoice, people revere him; Rejoice, for you are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 2.
Seeing the island of Cyprus and all the Christian countries of your incorruptible relics, O saint, abundant healing flows from them, rejoicing; and we, honoring you as an abundant source of grace sent from above to us, cry out to the Supreme Giver of heavenly and earthly blessings: Alleluia.
Ikos 2.
Having the Divine Mind, even though you are a shepherd of dumb sheep, you were chosen by the will of the Chief Shepherd Christ to be a shepherd of the verbal sheep. Vernia, understanding you as a good shepherd, vigilantly caring for his flock, sang:
Rejoice, bishop of the Most High God, who at your ordination received abundantly Divine grace; Rejoice, much-bright, burning and shining lamp.
Rejoice, faithful worker in the helicopter city of Christ; Rejoice, shepherd, who raised his flock in the pasture of faith and piety.
Rejoice, enlightening the world with the radiance of your virtues; Rejoice, you who offer the Divine Sacrifice to the Throne of Christ.
Rejoice, hierarch, adorned with the understanding of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, filled with the apostolic teaching, infuse the faithful with streams of saving teaching.
Rejoice, for you have illuminated the wise too; Rejoice, for you have renewed the hearts of the simple.
Rejoice, glory to the Orthodox and to the Church unshakable affirmation; Rejoice, adornment of the fathers, glory and praise of the reverent priests.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 3.
By the power of the Most High, who overshadowed you, you appeared to Saint Spyridon, God-wise, and, squeezing the clay in your hand, you clearly understood the trinity of Persons to everyone; Moreover, the false wisdom of the philosophers, who gathered at the Council, were horrified, but the truth of the incomprehensible glorified God, who made you wise for salvation, crying out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 3.
Having thee in their thoughts, all the fathers of the Council are simple, unskilled in bookish teaching, praying to thee, Father Spyridon, not to quarrel with words with Vitiya, who pretends to be wise. But you, O saint, are inflamed with zeal for God, believing that the preaching of Christ is not in the exceeding wisdom of human words, but in the manifestation of the Spirit and power, having wisely convicted and taught You have shown the true path. Everyone, having seen this miracle, cried out:
Rejoice, light of Orthodox wisdom; Rejoice, for you have put to shame those who were said to be wise interrogators.
Rejoice, source of abundant grace; Rejoice, unshakable pillar, firmly holding up those who are in the faith.
Rejoice, darkening the all-pernicious heresy; Rejoice, madness has been trampled under foot.
Rejoice, for the dust of the earth is your preaching of the Holy Trinity; Rejoice, for you brought fire and water out of clay to confirm the dogma of the Holy Trinity.
Rejoice, for you have enlightened people to glorify the Word, which is truly Consubstantial with the Eternal Father; Rejoice, for you have struck the head of the serpent of the destructive Aryan heresies.
Rejoice, for by you malice was sacrificed; Rejoice, thou who converted the unfaithful sage's interrogator to the true faith.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 4.
Living your life in squalor and poverty, you were a nourisher and helper to the poor and poor, and, for the sake of the poor, you turned the serpent into gold and gave it to those who needed your help. . Marveling at this miracle, we cry out to God in gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 4.
It was heard by everyone and everywhere that Saint Spyridon truly is the dwelling of the Holy Trinity: for God the Father, God the Word and God the Holy Spirit dwell in him. For this reason you preached in words and deeds the incarnate true God to all Christians, crying out:
Rejoice, the words of God are mysterious; Rejoice, you who have understood the economy of God for the salvation of the world.
Rejoice, for you taught us not to try things beyond human reason and wisdom; Rejoice, you who have manifested the incomprehensible power of God operating in you.
Rejoice, for through your mouth God Himself has spoken; Rejoice, for everything I did to you was for your sweetness.
Rejoice, thou who havest dispersed the darkness of idolatry; Rejoice, for you have led many to true faith.
Rejoice, for you have struck the heads of the invisible serpents; Rejoice, for through you the Christian faith is glorified.
Rejoice, for you illuminate with light all those who please you; Rejoice, champion of the Christian faith and Orthodoxy.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 5.
You were filled with the Divine Spirit, Saint Spyridon, for the sake of your virtuous life; You were meek, merciful, pure in heart, patient, unforgettable, a stranger: for this reason the Creator showed you in miracles. We, glorifying God, glorifying you, cry out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 5.
We see the equal angel Spyridon, the great wonderworker. The country once suffered greatly from lack of rain and drought: there was famine and plague, and many people died, but through the prayers of the saint rain came down from heaven to earth; the people, having been delivered from disaster, cried out in gratitude:
Rejoice, you have become like the great prophet Elijah; Rejoice, for you brought down the rain, which takes away hunger and illness, at the right time.
Rejoice, you have closed heaven with your prayers; Rejoice, for you punished the unmerciful merchant with the deprivation of his property.
Rejoice, for you have abundantly given food to those who need it; Rejoice, for you strive for the kindness of God towards people.
Rejoice, take away the infirmities of the weak; Rejoice, God-gracious helper of man.
Rejoice, grant health to those who are sick; Rejoice, even the demons tremble.
Rejoice, source of countless miracles.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 6.
The veil of the Old Testament tabernacle covered the ark, manna and tablets in the Holy of Holies. And your temple, to Saint Spyridon, has your reliquary, like an ark, your holy relics, like manna, your heart, like the tablets of Divine grace, on which we see a mark New song: Alleluia.
Ikos 6.
The people of Cyprus were once punished by the Lord with the barrenness of the land for the increase of lawlessness, when a famous farmer came to Saint Spyridon, asking for help, the saint gave him gold; After the disaster has passed, that farmer will return the packs of gold. And - oh a miracle! - the golden serpent will come. Glorifying God, who is wondrous in His saints, we cry:
Rejoice, for you imitated Moses, who miraculously changed the rod into a serpent; Rejoice, O loving shepherd, delivering the verbal sheep of your flock from troubles.
Rejoice, richly enriching everyone with all blessings; Rejoice, as Elijah, feeder of the poor.
Rejoice, turn the unmerciful to mercy; Rejoice, venerable example of love for people living in the world.
Rejoice, consolation for the faithful and the unfaithful in troubles; Rejoice, hay-leaved tree, overshadowing the city and the country.
Rejoice, glory and praise to the Corcyraeans; Rejoice, you have dominion over moisture and dryness, heat and cold with the grace of God.
Rejoice, changing the statutes of the earth through prayer; Rejoice, you who are to come, as you are the present, you who have foreseen.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 7.
You appeared as an intercessor before the Lord for everyone, Saint Spyridon: for this reason we also come running under your roof, seeking salvation, because you are your helper and mama in all your needs, in times of need. yes, deadly ulcers and in all times of troubles and temptations. For this reason, let us cry out to God in gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 7.
We see a new miracle and a godly one: when you, father, were marching to deliver an innocent man condemned to death, a stormy stream blocked your path; But you, in the name of Almighty God, commanded him to do this, and you and your companions walked across the river, as if on dry land. The glory of this miracle spread everywhere, and everyone glorified God, crying out to you:
Rejoice, for sometimes Joshua walked across the river Jordan on dry ground; Rejoice, river aspirations taming with your voice.
Rejoice, for you have undertaken a difficult path, driven by mercy; Rejoice, for you destroyed slander and delivered the innocent from the bonds of prison and vain death.
Rejoice, hastener of life according to God; Rejoice, protector of the innocently oppressed.
Rejoice, changer of the statutes of nature; Rejoice, for you brought the judge to reason and saved you from murder.
Rejoice, true correction of souls; Rejoice, wondrous power, holding back the streams.
Rejoice, you who delight the hearts of people who flow to you; Rejoice, imitator of Abraham's love for mankind.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 8.
You were a wanderer and a stranger on earth, just like other people. Both from the womb of the mother, the Omniscient of the great saint and wonderworker showed you, Saint Spyridon: you drive out demons, you heal every disease and ulcer, you see the thoughts of people, also and you appeared marvelous among the saints. We, sending up prayer to the Benefactor of all, God, cry out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 8.
The whole world will tremble with horror when it hears how death, according to your voice, returns its dead from the graves, and cries out:
Rejoice, your deceased daughter, may he reveal the treasure entrusted to her, calling to life; Rejoice, you comforted the sorrowful widow, who gave away gold to save her.
Rejoice, you who raised the dead from the dead; Rejoice, as his mother, who suddenly died of joy, has come to life.
Rejoice, for you have become like Elijah, who through your prayers restored the life of the son of the wife of Sarepta; Rejoice, for you also imitated Elisha, who aroused his youth from death.
Rejoice, shepherd, who sincerely loves people; Rejoice, harlot wife, who washed away your nose with tears, forgiving your sins in the name of God.
Rejoice, thou who hast acquired the holy zeal of the Supreme Apostle; Rejoice, as an unrepentant sinner, according to your word, I will die in serious illness.
Rejoice, you who through your prayers asked for the fruitfulness of the earth; Rejoice, immutable assurance of the resurrection of men.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 9.
You were illuminated by the Divine Spirit, Saint Spyridon, for you had the spirit of wisdom, as with the words of the wise you overcame the foolish, and among the fathers you established faith l you; the spirit of reason, as you have illuminated darkened minds; the spirit of the fear of God, because by doing things pleasing to God you have purified your soul. Moreover, having presented yourself to the Throne of the Most High, with a host of Angels you sing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 9.
Received the rod of the shepherd of verbal sheep from the Chief Shepherd Lord Jesus, Saint Spyridon without changing his life: uncovetous, meek, enduring for the sake of love, not being ashamed to suffer and about a flock of dumb sheep. All this excites us to praise God and cry out to you:
Rejoice, thou who despiseth the glory of this world; Rejoice, thou who hast gained much reward in Heaven.
Rejoice, red one of this world, in your mind; Rejoice, vessel of Heavenly blessings.
Rejoice, most holy pasture of the Cypriots; Rejoice, for for your sake God has bound the predators of your sheep with invisible bonds.
Rejoice, having taught fatherly admonition; Rejoice, because of your mercy you gave the ram the night spent without sleep.
Rejoice, by the disobedience of the goat, as if the mind of a wealthy merchant, who hid his price, exposed him; Rejoice, you brought the one who hid your silver coins to repentance.
Rejoice, for with your admonition you healed the passions of greed.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 10.
Saving the souls of the flock, entrusted to you by God, you, Saint Spyridon, by the will of God, were called to show your glory, and especially the glory of the True God, to other countries Let them glorify the Name of God everywhere, crying out: Alleluia.
Ikos 10.
A quick helper and intercessor in all needs and sorrows, Saint Spyridon, at the command of the Tsar, like the other shepherds, came to the city of Antioch, where he was not overcome by illness. Tsar Constantine; the saint will touch his head and give him health. Marveling at these miracles, we cry out to you:
Rejoice, for in a dream angel appeared to the king like a healer; Rejoice, Divine Ones, for the sake of love, having endured the difficult path in old age.
Rejoice, the king's servant, who struck you on the cheek, according to the commandment of the Savior, setting up another; Rejoice, pillar of humility.
Rejoice, through your prayers you have granted health to the king who is asking for health; Rejoice, for through your humiliation you taught the servant and you changed his unmerciful disposition.
Rejoice, for you taught the king piety and mercy; Rejoice, for you who hated earthly treasures, you rejected the king’s gold.
Rejoice, for you turned your disciple Trifillia away from addiction to earthly goods and made him a vessel of the grace of God; Rejoice, for I will come to you in Alexandria, idols of the fallen.
Rejoice, even demons obey him; Rejoice, for you have turned many away from idolatry.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 11.
The singing of angels came when in the temple you brought your evening prayers to St. Spyridon, and those who served you did not worry. The inhabitants of the city, having heard the wondrous singing, went into the temple and, seeing no one, sang with the powers on high: Alleluia.
Ikos 11.
The radiant sun of the world, the interlocutor of the Angels, you were on earth, Saint Spyridon; Having commended your spirit into the hand of God, you moved to the Mountain Village, praying for peace before the Throne of the Lord. But we who live on earth cry out to you:
Rejoice, for I am still alive and co-servant with the Angel; Rejoice, you who heard the psalmody of the Archangels.
Rejoice, visible image of our transfiguration; Rejoice, for God, for your sake, filled the lamps with abundance in the lack of oil in the temple.
Rejoice, lamp of Divine radiance; Rejoice, vessel of the grace of God, abundantly like oil filling your soul.
Rejoice, inexhaustible source, ever flowing currents of grace to everyone; Rejoice, the angels are amazed at him.
Rejoice, you who punished the deacon’s disobedience in the temple; Rejoice, thou who was vainglorious in his own voice, and deprived of both voice and tongue.
Rejoice, for during the heat, dew suddenly descended from Above, your sacred head of coolness; Rejoice, in this sign you foresaw the nearness of your repose.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 12.
The protection and refuge of all the faithful who came to you even in your life, you, saint, did not leave us orphans even after your dormition; God, who conquers the order of nature, keep your holy relics incorruptible to strengthen the Orthodox faith and piety, as a sign of immortality, glorifying Him, we cry: Alleluia.
Ikos 12.
We sing praises to you, Holy Hierarch of God, for you have surprised the world with miracles flowing from your holy relics. For all those who come in faith and kiss them receive all the good things they ask for. And we, who gave you strength, who crowned you with the crown of incorruptibility and who glorifies God through you, cry out to you:
Rejoice, during the famine you appeared as a shipbuilder and commanded to deliver food; Rejoice, you who are blind, who have flown with faith to your holy relics, you who have been given sight.
Rejoice, you who healed the youth from an incurable illness; Rejoice, you who drove out the demon from your wife and made her healthy.
Rejoice, chosen governor of Kerkyra; Rejoice, for you drove out the hordes of the wicked Hagarites and sank their ships in the depths.
Rejoice, you saw him surrounded by a host of angels, holding a sword in his right hand and causing his enemies to tremble; Rejoice, build a temple for yourself, and the governor has forbidden you to celebrate the Liturgy in it on unleavened bread.
Rejoice, thou who has struck the Latin governor with cruel death; Rejoice, you who burned his image in a house in Venice with lightning.
Rejoice, thou who has put to shame the apostasies and false wisdom of the West; Rejoice, thou who hast established the one Orthodox faith, true and saving for men.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 13.
O most wonderful saint of Christ, Father Spyridon! Our current prayer is accepted, deliver us from all troubles and misfortunes, strengthen our country against enemies, grant us forgiveness of sins and save from eternal death all those who cry out to God about you : Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos and the 1st kontakion.
Ikos 1.
From your youth, adorned with all the virtues, imitating your life as an Angel, you, Saint Spyridon, truly appeared to be a friend of Christ; We, seeing you, the heavenly man and the earthly angel, tenderly cry out to you with reverence:
Rejoice, O mind, contemplating the mysteries of the Most Holy Trinity; Rejoice, enriched by the Spirit with the most radiant radiance.
Rejoice, much-bright lamp; Rejoice, your mind is enlightened by dispassion.
Rejoice, thou who loved true simplicity and silence from childhood; Rejoice, ornament of chastity.
Rejoice, inexhaustible stream of love; Rejoice, for you imitated Abraham’s love of strangers.
Rejoice, for you lovingly opened the entrances of your house to everyone; Rejoice, representative of the poor.
Rejoice, people revere him; Rejoice, for you are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 1.
Glorified by the Lord to the saint and miracle worker Spyridon! Now we celebrate your all-honorable memory, as we are able to do much to help us through Christ who glorified you, we tenderly cry out to you: deliver us from all troubles and evils, and with thanksgiving we call you:
Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker.
Prayer.
O all-blessed Saint Spyridon, great saint of Christ and glorious miracle worker! Stand in Heaven before the Throne of God with the face of an Angel, look with your merciful eye on the people standing here and asking for your powerful help. Pray to the compassion of God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us for our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His mercy. Ask us from Christ and our God for a peaceful and serene life, mental and physical health, the prosperity of the earth and all abundance and prosperity in everything, and may we not turn the good things given to us into evil generous God, but for His glory and for the glorification of your intercession ! Deliver all who, through undoubting faith, come to God from all troubles of soul and body, from all yearning and the devil’s slander. Be a comforter to the sad, a physician to the sick, a helper in times of adversity, a protector to the naked, a protector to widows, a protector to the poor, a nourisher to the child, a strengthener to the old, a guide to the wandering, a sailor. Helmsman and intercede for everyone, your strong help to those who require everything, even useful for salvation. For yes, through your prayers we instruct and observe, we will reach eternal rest and together with you we will glorify God, in the Trinity of Saints glorified, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and hereafter but also forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion. At the Council of Pervago, you appeared as a champion and wonderworker, Our Father God-Bearing Spyridon. Moreover, you cried out to the dead in the grave and you transformed the serpent into gold, and you always sang holy prayers to you, and you had angels co-serving with you, most sacred. Glory to Him who gave you strength, glory to Him who crowned you, glory to Him who heals you all.
Kontakion. Having been wounded by the love of Christ, most sacred, your mind was fixed on the dawn of the Spirit, by your diligent vision you found, O God-accepting, the Divine altar, asking for the Divine radiance to all.
Greatness We magnify you, Saint Father Spyridon, and honor your holy memory, for you pray for us to Christ our God.
PRAYERS AFTER READING THE KATHIST
Prayer by agreement Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, You said with Your most pure lips: “Truly I say to you, that if two of you on earth agree to ask for anything, then whatever they ask will be done for them by My Father in heaven, for, Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” Your words are immutable, O Lord, Your mercy is unconditional and Your love for mankind has no end. For this reason, we pray to You: grant to me and to all those who offer conciliar prayer with us, whose names You, Lord, know Himself, who have agreed to ask You for any successful resolution of issues (in the field of finance, housing, employment) and for the health of Your servants:
-His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. -r.B. -Elena, -Antony, -Tatiana, -youth. Marina, -Mikhail, -Olga, -Alexander, -Sergius, -Elena, -Victoria, -Vladimir, -Sergius, -Anastasia, -Jr. Andrey, Jr. Gleba, youth. Artemia, -Roman, -Maria, -Fedora, -Irina, -Lyubov, -Photinia, -Alexander, -Vera, -John, -Vladimir, -Roman, -Natalia, -Lyudmila, -Olga, -Sofia, - Priest Alexander with his children, -Photinia, -Eugene, -Iulia, -Anastasia, -Alexander, -Zinaida, -Priest Vadim and his family, -Angelina, -Mary, -Elena and his family, -Paul and his family, -Priest Oleg and her family, -Alexandra, -Elena, -Anastasia and her children, -Ekaterina, -Dimitri, -Elena, -Sergei, -Nikolai,
the requests of which you, God, know yourself, the fulfillment of our petition. Help me, a sinner and unworthy (r.b. name) in a successful resolution of the issue (we state our request). Hear us, Merciful Lord, through the prayers of St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky and reward everyone who prays with Your ineffable Mercy, Generosity, Love and Grace for the Glory of Your Holy Name! But not as we want, but as You want. Thy will be done forever. Amen.
Worthy to eat.
It is worthy to eat, as you truly bless Theotokos, Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and Mother of Our God. The most honorable Cherub and the Most Glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God, we magnify You. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy (three times). Bless. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy and save me, a sinner, as I am Good and Lover of Mankind . Amen!
Akathist to Spyridon of Trimifuntsky
Kontakion 1
Ikos 1
Kontakion 2
Ikos 2
Kontakion 3
Ikos 3
Kontakion 4
Ikos 4
Kontakion 5
Ikos 5
Kontakion 6
Ikos 6
Kontakion 7
Ikos 7
Kontakion 8
Ikos 8
Kontakion 9
Ikos 9
Kontakion 10
Ikos 10
Kontakion 11
Ikos 11
Kontakion 12
Ikos 12
Kontakion 13
This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Adorned from youth...” and the 1st kontakion “Glorified by the Lord...”.
Prayer
How to pronounce a prayer correctly?
It is best to read the akathist to Spyridon of Trimifuntsky for 40 days, during which the appeal to the miracle worker should be pronounced daily, but at the same time, not everyone can do this.
The majority of Orthodox Christians who decide to take on this feat cannot completely master it, and it follows from this that a person simply will not succeed. In addition, the prayer service itself can be said absolutely at any time, the only exception being those days on which fasting is carried out.
To complete such a process it is necessary:
- Purchase an image of the Saint from the church shop;
- Clearly formulate your request and address it, either out loud or in your thoughts;
- After which you can begin to say a prayer service.
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And here is the text of the akathist to Saint Spyridon:
Kontakion 1
Glorified by the Lord to Saint and miracle worker Spyridon! Now we celebrate your all-honorable memory, as we are able to greatly help us in Christ who glorified you, we cry out to you touchingly: deliver us from all troubles and evils, and with thanksgiving we call to you: Rejoice, Spyridon, wonderful miracle worker!
Ikos 1
From youth, adorned with all the virtues, imitating the Angel in your life, you, Saint Spyridon, truly appeared to be a friend of Christ; We, seeing you, a heavenly man and an earthly angel, with reverence and touching cry to you:
Rejoice, O mind, contemplating the mysteries of the Holy Trinity; Rejoice, being enriched by the Spirit with the most radiant illumination. Rejoice, many-bright lamp; Rejoice, your mind is enlightened by dispassion. Rejoice, having loved true simplicity and silence from childhood; Rejoice, ornament of chastity. Rejoice, inexhaustible stream of love; Rejoice, for you imitated Abraham’s love of homosexuality. Rejoice, for you lovingly opened the entrances of your house to everyone; Rejoice, representative of the poor. Rejoice, people revere him; Rejoice, for you are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. Rejoice, Spiridon, wonderful miracle worker!
Kontakion 2
Seeing the island of Cyprus and all the Christian countries, your incorruptible relics, O saint, abundant healing flows from them, rejoicing; and we, honoring you as an abundant source of grace sent down to us from Above, cry out to the Supreme Giver of Heavenly and earthly blessings: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Having the Divine Mind, even if you are a shepherd of the wordless sheep, you were chosen by the will of the Chief Shepherd Christ to be the shepherd of the verbal sheep. The faithful one, understanding you as a good shepherd, vigilantly caring for your flock, sang:
Rejoice, bishop of the Most High God, who at your consecration abundantly received Divine grace; Rejoice, many-bright lamp, burn and shine. Rejoice, faithful worker in the city of Christ; Rejoice, shepherd, who raised his flock in the pasture of faith and piety. Rejoice, enlightening the world with the radiance of your virtues; Rejoice, you who offer the Divine Sacrifice to the Throne of Christ. Rejoice, hierarch, adorned with the understanding of Orthodoxy; Rejoice, filled with the apostolic teaching, infusing the faithful with streams of saving teaching. Rejoice, for you have illuminated the wise too; Rejoice, for you have renewed even the simple hearts. Rejoice, glory to the Orthodox and to the Church, unshakable affirmation; Rejoice, adornment of the fathers, glory and praise of the reverent priests. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 3
By the power of the Most High, which overshadowed you, you appeared to Saint Spyridon to be God-wise, and, squeezing the clay in your hands, you clearly understood the trinity of Persons to everyone: even so, the false wisdom of the philosophers who gathered at the Council were horrified, but glorified God with the faith of the incomprehensible, who made you wise for salvation, crying out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having you in their thoughts, all the fathers of the Council are simple, unskilled in book teaching, praying to you, Father Spyridon, not to quarrel with the ancients, who imagine themselves to be wise. But you, O saint, inflamed with zeal for God, believing that the preaching of Christ is not in the transcendental wisdom of human words, but in the manifestation of the spirit and power, you have exposed him with wisdom, enlightened him and guided him on the true path. Everyone who saw this miracle cried out:
Rejoice, light of Orthodox wisdom; Rejoice, for you have put to shame those who were said to be wise interrogators. Rejoice, source of abundant grace; Rejoice, unshakable pillar, firmly supporting those who are in the faith. Rejoice, darkening the all-pernicious heresy; Rejoice, madness has been trampled under foot. Rejoice, for the dust of the earth has left the Holy Trinity in your hands; Rejoice, for you brought forth fire and water from clay to confirm the dogma of the Holy Trinity. Rejoice, for you have enlightened people to glorify the Word, truly consubstantial with the Eternal Father; Rejoice, for you have defeated the serpentine head of the destructive Aryan heresies. Rejoice, for you have sacrificed malice; Rejoice, thou who converted the unfaithful sage and interrogator to the true faith. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 4
Living your life in squalor and poverty, you were a nourisher and helper to the poor and poor, and, for the sake of love for the poor, you turned the serpent into gold and gave it to those who needed your help. Marveling at this miracle, we cry out to God in gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
It was heard by everyone and everywhere that Saint Spyridon is truly the dwelling place of the Holy Trinity: for God the Father, God the Word and God the Holy Spirit dwell in him. For this reason, you preached in words and deeds the incarnate true God to all Christians, crying:
Rejoice, more mysterious are the words of God; Rejoice, having understood the economy of God for the salvation of the world. Rejoice, for you taught us not to test what is beyond human reason and wisdom; Rejoice, you who have revealed the incomprehensible power of God operating in you. Rejoice, for God Himself has spoken through your lips; Rejoice, for I will listen to you all for sweetness. Rejoice, you who have dispersed the darkness of idolatry; Rejoice, for you have led many to the true faith. Rejoice, for you have struck down the heads of the invisible serpents; Rejoice, for through you the Christian faith is glorified. Rejoice, for you illuminate with light all those who please you; Rejoice, champion of the Christian faith and Orthodoxy. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 5
You were filled with the Divine Spirit, Saint Spyridon, for the sake of your virtuous life; You were meek, merciful, pure in heart, patient, unforgettable, a lover of strangers: for this reason the Creator showed you in miracles. We, glorifying God, who glorified you, cry out to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
We see the equal angel of Spyridon, the great wonderworker. The country once suffered greatly from lack of rain and drought: there was famine and plague, and many people died, but through the prayers of the saint rain came down from heaven to earth; The people, having been delivered from the disaster, cried out in gratitude:
Rejoice, you have become like the great prophet Elijah; Rejoice, for the rain, which takes away hunger and illness, brought down good times. Rejoice, having once again closed heaven with your prayers; Rejoice, for you punished the unmerciful merchant with deprivation of his property. Rejoice, for you have abundantly given food to those who need it; Rejoice, for you strive for the love of God towards people. Rejoice, take away the infirmities of the weak; Rejoice, God-gracious helper of man. Rejoice, give health to the sick; Rejoice, for whom the demons tremble. Rejoice, source of countless miracles. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 6
The veil of the Old Testament tabernacle covered the Holy of Holies with the ark, manna and tablets. And your temple, to Saint Spyridon, has your reliquary, like an ark, your holy relics, like manna, your heart, like the tablets of Divine grace, on which we see the song inscribed: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
The people of Cyprus were once punished by the Lord with the barrenness of the land for the increase of lawlessness, when a well-known farmer came to Saint Spyridon, asking for help, and gave him holy gold; Having passed the disaster, that farmer returned the gold again, And - about a miracle - the serpent became gold. Glorifying God, who is wonderful in His saints, we cry:
Rejoice, for you imitated Moses, who miraculously transferred the rod into the serpent; Rejoice, O loving shepherd, delivering the verbal sheep of your flock from troubles. Rejoice, richly enriching everyone with all blessings; Rejoice, as Elijah, who nourished the poor. Rejoice, turn the unmerciful to mercy; Rejoice, venerable example of love for people living in the world. Rejoice, consolation for the faithful and the unfaithful in troubles; Rejoice, hay-leaved tree, overshadowing the city and the country. Rejoice, glory and praise to the Corcyraeans; Rejoice, you have dominion over moisture and dryness, heat and cold, by the grace of God. Rejoice, changing the rules of the earth through prayer; Rejoice, you who are to come, as if you are the present, you who have foreseen. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 7
You appeared as an intercessor before the Lord for everyone, Saint Spyridon. For this reason, we also come running under your roof, seeking salvation, for we are all imams who help you in all your needs, during times of famine, deadly plagues and in all times of troubles and temptations. For this reason, we cry out to God with gratitude: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
We see a new miracle and it is magnificent; When you, father, were marching to deliver an innocent man condemned to death, a stormy stream blocked your path; You, in the name of Almighty God, commanded him to stand and you and your companions walked across the river, as if on dry land. The glory of this miracle spread everywhere, and everyone glorified God, crying out to you:
Rejoice, for sometimes Joshua walked across the Jordan river on dry ground; Rejoice, river aspiration taming with your voice. Rejoice, for you have undertaken a difficult path, driven by mercy; Rejoice, for you have destroyed slander and delivered the innocent from the bonds of prison and vain death. Rejoice, hastening life according to God; Rejoice, protector of the innocently oppressed. Rejoice, changer of the statutes of the watery nature; Rejoice, for you taught the judge and saved him from murder. Rejoice, true correction of souls; Rejoice, wondrous power, holding back the streams. Rejoice, you who delight the hearts of people who come to you; Rejoice, imitator of Abraham's love for mankind. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 8
You were a wanderer and a stranger on earth, like other people. Moreover, from the womb of the mother, the Omniscient One showed you the great saint and wonderworker, Saint Spyridon: you cast out demons, you healed every disease and ulcer, you saw the thoughts of people, and thus you appeared marvelous among the saints. We, sending up prayer to God, the Benefactor of all, cry out to him: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
The whole world will tremble with horror when it hears how death, at your voice, returns its dead from their graves, and cry out:
Rejoice, your deceased daughter, may she reveal the treasure entrusted to her, calling to life; Rejoice, sorrowful widow, who gave gold to save her, comforting. Rejoice, you who raised the dead from the dead; Rejoice, like his mother, who suddenly died of joy, has come to life. Rejoice, for you have become like Elijah, who restored life to the son of Sarepta’s wife through prayers; Rejoice, for you also imitated Elisha, who aroused the youth from death. Rejoice, shepherd, who sincerely loves people; Rejoice, harlot wife, who washed your nose with tears, and forgave your sins in the name of God. Rejoice, you who have acquired the holy zeal of the Supreme Apostle; Rejoice, as an unrepentant sinner, according to your verb, you will die in serious illness. Rejoice, having obtained fruitfulness from the earth through your prayers; Rejoice, immutable assurance of the resurrection of men. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 9
You were illuminated by the Divine Spirit, Saint Spyridon, you had the spirit of wisdom, as you filled the fools with wise words and among the fathers you established the faith, the spirit of reason, as you illuminated the darkened minds; the spirit of the fear of God, because by making you pleasing to God you have purified your soul. Moreover, having presented yourself to the Throne of the Most High, you sing to Him with a host of Angels: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
Receiving the rod of the shepherd of verbal sheep from the Chief Shepherd of the Lord Jesus, Saint Spyridon did not change his life: non-covetous, meek, enduring everything for the sake of love, not being ashamed to care for the flock of wordless sheep. All this excites us to glorify God and cry out to you:
Rejoice, you who despise the glory of this world as if it were vain; Rejoice, thou who hast gained much in Heaven. Rejoice, red one of this world, imputed to the minds; Rejoice, vessel of heavenly blessings. Rejoice, most holy pasture of the Cypriots; Rejoice, for for your sake God is the predator of your sheep with invisible bonds. Rejoice, having taught fatherly admonition; Rejoice, by your mercy you gave them the night of the ram spent without sleep. Rejoice, by the disobedience of a goat, as if the mind of a possessor, a merchant who hid his price, denounced; Rejoice, having brought the one who hid your silver coins to repentance. Rejoice, for with your admonition you healed the passions of greed. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 10
Saving the souls of the flock, entrusted to you by God, you, Saint Spyridon, by the will of God, were called to show your glory, especially the glory of the true God, and to other countries, so that everywhere they glorify the name of God, crying out: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
A quick helper and intercessor in all needs and sorrows, Saint Spyridon, at the command of the Tsar, like other shepherds, came to the city of Antioch, where Tsar Constantine was overcome by illness; Saint I will touch his head and make him healthy. Marveling at this miracle, we cry out to you:
Rejoice, whose angel in a dream vision appeared to the king like a healer; Rejoice, Divine Ones who, for the sake of love, have accepted the difficult path in old age. Rejoice, the king's servant, who struck you on the cheek, according to the commandment of the Savior, substituted another; Rejoice, pillar of humility. Rejoice, having granted health to the Tsar through your prayers; Rejoice, for through your humiliation you taught the servant and changed his unmerciful disposition. Rejoice, for you taught the king piety and mercy; Rejoice, for you hated earthly treasures, you rejected the king’s gold. Rejoice, for you turned your disciple Trifillia away from addiction to earthly goods and made him a vessel of God’s grace; Rejoice, for I have come to you in Alexandria with the idols of the fallen. Rejoice, even demons obey him; Rejoice, for you have turned many away from idolatry. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 11
There was an angelic singing when you offered Thy evening prayers to St. Spyridon in the temple, and those who served with you were not mad. The inhabitants of the city, having heard the wondrous singing, entered the temple and, seeing no one, sang with the powers of the Mountains: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
The luminous sun of the world, you were the interlocutor of the Angels on earth, Saint Spyridon; Having betrayed your spirit into the hand of God, you moved into a mountain village, praying for peace before the Throne of the Lord. But we who live on earth cry out to you:
Rejoice, for I am still alive, co-servant of the Angel; Rejoice, hearing the psalmody of the Archangels. Rejoice, visible image of our transfiguration; Rejoice, for if I lacked oil in the temple, God for your sake fill the lamp with abundance. Rejoice, lamp of Divine radiance; Rejoice, vessel of God's grace, richly like the oil that fills your soul. Rejoice, inexhaustible source, ever flowing currents of grace to everyone; Rejoice, the Angels are amazed at him. Rejoice, you punished the deacon's audition in the temple; Rejoice, you who were vainglorious with your voice and lost your voice and tongue. Rejoice, for during the heat, dew suddenly descended from above, your sacred head of coolness; Rejoice, in this sign you foresaw the nearness of your repose. Rejoice, Spyridone, wonderful miracle worker.
Kontakion 12
The cover and refuge of all the faithful who came to you even in your life, you, O saint, did not leave us orphans even after your dormition; God, conqueror of the order of nature, keep your holy relics incorruptible to strengthen the Orthodox faith and piety, as a sign of immortality, glorifying Him, we cry: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
We sing praises to you, O saint of God, for you have surprised the world with miracles flowing from your holy relics. All who come with faith and kiss them receive all the good things they ask for. And we, who gave you strength, who crowned you with the crown of incorruption and who through you glorifies God, cry out to you:
Rejoice, you who appeared as a shipbuilder during a famine and ordered food to be delivered; Rejoice, you who have given sight to the blind, who have flown with faith to your holy relics. Rejoice, you who healed the youth from the incurable illness; Rejoice, you who cast out the demon from your wife and created health. Rejoice, chosen governor of Kerkyra; Rejoice, for you drove out the hordes of the evil Hagarians and sank their ships into the abyss. Rejoice, for you saw him surrounded by a host of Angels, holding a sword in his right hand and causing his enemies to tremble; Rejoice, build yourself a temple in which to celebrate the Liturgy on unleavened bread, forbidden by the governor. Rejoice, having struck down the Latin governor with cruel death; Rejoice, you who burned his image in a house in Venice with lightning. Rejoice, you who have put to shame the apostasy and false wisdom of the West; Rejoice, having established the one Orthodox faith to be true and saving for people. Rejoice, Spiridon, wonderful miracle worker!
Kontakion 13
O most wonderful saint of Christ, Father Spyridon! Our current prayer is accepted, deliver us from all troubles and misfortunes, strengthen our country against our enemies, grant us forgiveness of sins and save from eternal death all those who cry out to God about you: Alleluia!
(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)
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