Kontakion, voice 4*
In the Trinity you piously sang / followed God, the passion-bearer, / you dulled the idolatry of worship, / in the midst of the exploit of the suffering, Varvaro, / you were not afraid of the tormentors of reproach, you, courageous ,/ singing loudly // I honor the Trinity, one Divinity.
Translation: Having followed God piously in the Trinity, sacred passion-bearer, you left the idolatrous shrines; and in the midst of the trial, struggling, Varvara was not afraid of the threats of the tormentors, courageous in mind, constantly chanting loudly: “I honor the Trinity, the One Divinity!”
Prayer 1
To you, as the source of true speedy healing and many-wonderful healing, holy virgin Varvara the Great Martyr, I am weak and come running, and fervently falling down, I pray: see the wounds of sin and the whole body I have a clear ulcer, I see the infirmity of my soul, and I am compelled by your usual mercy and goodness, try to heal. Hear the voice of my prayer, do not despise the groaning that comes from my damned heart, and hear my cry, for you are my refuge. The Holy, Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity, which You depicted as created by the three windows in the bathhouse of the Fatherland, pray for me, a sinner and impatient, that He may have mercy on me now and on the day of my death. Pray to the Heavenly Father, so that I, bowed down and cast down by all sins, will raise me up to His praise, and will arrange for me to always have the heart to be wise, not earthly. . Pray to Christ the Son of God, who heard your prayer of suffering in prison, so that I, who was lazy in prayers and in despondency, like sitting in prison, may move quickly through the commandments of God He will instruct the living, and may He give me a fervent desire to pray unceasingly for the hedgehog. Call upon the Holy Spirit, the purity of the inexhaustible Source, in the ascetic struggle of suffering you strengthened the pure virgin and defended your wings from the cold nakedness, just as I, cold and unclean, with create a pure heart, and renew a right spirit in my womb: moreover, let him give me Strive diligently to live a clean life and strengthen me to do good deeds. I believe that all this is possible for me, O holy Great Martyr Varvaro, to intercede with the Most Holy Trinity: and if you desire, you are mighty to help me, for you have glorified God in your suffering lands. And we know, holy virgin, that nothing is impossible for you, unless you despise my tears and sighs: and to you, my soul abiding in Heaven, bowing, I dare to prayerfully say: let your ears be outside respect the voice of my prayer, and may your holy intercession not give I will die without confession and repentance: for, even in what goodness are you glorified, but in this especially, like everyone, having hope in you and always calling on you for help, you will avoid sudden laughter mouth, deliver me from the weaker and less accursed, pure virgin, Great Martyr Varvaro, and with your all-powerful prayers honor me at the right hand of Christ, the Son of God, and hear the voice saying: good servant and faithful, enter into the joy of your Lord. Amen.
Description of the icon
There are a large number of icons of the blessed Barbara, so the options for depicting her are different. But most often the Great Martyr is depicted from the waist up, in rich robes, the main one of which is the maforium, covering Her head and descending to Her feet. In her left hand, Varvara holds a Chalice - a cup for communion.
The pious Christian woman is the only saint honored with an image on the icon with a sacred cup in her hands, which only the priest has the right to touch. The palm of the sufferer's left hand is raised up and open, symbolizing pure thoughts and honest intentions towards the praying believers.
Sometimes, especially among Catholics, the righteous woman is depicted with a crown on her head and a sword in her hand. The weapon symbolizes execution and cruelty. Also, the missus can hold a cross in her hand and, with a gesture of the other, bestow her blessing on Christians.
Veneration of the saint
The Holy Great Martyr Barbara is known and revered all over the world, as evidenced by the fact that she was depicted in the famous painting “The Sistine Madonna” by Raphael Santi.
The coats of arms of some cities include the image of St. Barbara, such as:
- the city of Forst in Germany;
- Strumen in Poland;
- and a small town in the Moscow region - Vlasikha.
Catholic priests, in addition to Saint Barbara’s gift of salvation from premature death, endow the saint with the ability to save from sea storms and fires. Also, among Catholics, Saint Barbara is considered to be the patroness of artillery troops, and in our country, since 1995, the saint has been chosen as the patroness of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation.
Interesting! The popularity of Saint Barbara, for example, in Italy can be judged by the famous Italian proverb, literally translated as follows: “No one will remember Saint Barbara until thunder strikes.”
Prayer 2**
The all-wise and all-fair saint of the Great Martyr of Christ Varvaro! Blessed art thou, for the premium wisdom of God has not been revealed to you by flesh and blood, but God the Heavenly Father Himself, like you, for the sake of faith from an unfaithful father, abandoned, expelled and killed, I will take as my daughter I'm pleased with the blood; For the corruptible property of the earth, the inheritance of the flesh is given incorruptibility; the labors of martyrdom by the repose of Heaven changed the Kingdom; Your temporary life, cut short by His death, glorify with honor, like a soul from the faces of the Heavenly ordering spirits, but a body placed on earth in their angelic temple, by an angel keep the oved intact, honestly and miraculously. Blessed art thou, Christ the Son of God, the Heavenly Bridegroom, the ignorant Virgin, who desireth to have thy goodness, the whole of herself through suffering, wounds, pleasure by cutting, and the very head by truncation , like the dearest creatures, you tried to decorate: yes, like a wife, she is faithful to her head - to the husband, Christ, united in spirit and body inseparably, saying: I have found Him, whom my soul has loved, I have held Him and have not forsaken Him. Blessed are you, for the Holy Spirit has rested upon you, and you have been taught spiritual reasoning by the spiritual; you have rejected all the spirits of wickedness in idols, as if they were destructive, and you have come to know the One God the Spirit. , like a true worshiper, you deigned to bow down in spirit and truth, preaching: “I honor the Trinity, One Divinity." You glorified this Holy Trinity, even in life and death with your confession and suffering, begging for me, my representative, as I have always been of the threefold faith, love and hope of virtue Here and there I honor the Holy Trinity. The Imam is the lamp of faith, but the oil of good deeds is vain: you, wise virgin, give your suffering flesh, filled with blood and shed with wounds, like a lamp that has a lamp, give from your oil, and thereby my soul Having decorated the light, I will be honored for you in the Heavenly Palace. I am a sojourner on earth and a stranger, like all my fathers; Eternal blessings to the heir and blessed supper in the Kingdom of Heaven to the partaker, as in the journey of life, the Meal of Divine pleasure, and in the exodus from the world of the desired, grant me guidance education; and when, at the end of the sleep of death, I begin to fall asleep, then touching my exhausted flesh, like sometimes the Angel of Elijah, saying: arise, eat and drink: for the grace of the Divine Body and Blood of Tai and I am fortified in the fortress of Yadi, the long path of death, even to the Heavenly Mountain : and there, through the three windows of the bath, you first saw the Trinity of God, Him together with you face to face, so that I may be worthy to see and glorify Him forever and ever. Amen.
Life of Saint Barbara of Iliopolis
Barbara was the daughter of a rich and noble pagan Dioscorus, who lived in the Phoenician city of Iliopolis, in the territory of modern Syria. When the girl was 4 years old, her mother died. Having become a widower, Dioscorus directed all the power of his love towards his only daughter. The love of a pagan is difficult for us to understand. When rumors spread throughout the city about the extraordinary beauty of the growing Barbara, Dioscorus decided to protect her from the temptations of the outside world. He built a high tower and imprisoned his own daughter in it. The girl had everything she needed, servants and pagan teachers, but she was forbidden to leave her home.
Being alone, Varvara indulged in contemplation of the world and reflection. The frightening depth of the starry sky, the alluring secrets of the blue mountains, the singing of birds and blooming gardens - who created all this? The harmony, beauty and grandeur of nature filled the girl’s heart with a dream of the Creator. It cannot be that all this was done by soulless idols, which themselves are the creation of human hands!
The thirst for knowledge of the true God took such possession of the girl’s ardent soul that she refused to marry. She decided to devote her life to solving this mystery - the creation of the world. All the rich and noble suitors that my father brought were rejected.
Realizing that he himself was the reason for the change in the character of his beloved daughter, Dioscorus softened and gave her complete freedom. He hoped that Varvara would make new acquaintances and, following the example of her peers, would change her attitude towards marriage.
But God’s Providence arranged it so that Varvara met young Christian women who secretly, under the threat of cruel reprisals, brought new knowledge to the pagan world. They finally filled the suffering soul with light. Varvara learned about the Creator and the Holy Trinity.
The grain of faith fell on ready soil. Soon the holy virgin secretly received Baptism.
One day, Varvara, in the absence of her father, intervened in the construction of a luxurious bathhouse. She convinced the builders to make not two, as was in the project, but three windows - in the name of the Holy Trinity. Upon returning, Dioscorus expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the changes in the construction plan. To save the workers from her father’s wrath, Varvara revealed her secret to him. Realizing the reason for his failures and feeling completely powerless to change anything, Dioscorus became furious. Only a miraculous rescue saved the girl from the sword this time, but martyrdom was inevitable. People betrayed the saint. Her father starved her and beat her severely, trying in vain to return her to his pagan faith. Desperate, Dioscorus handed his daughter over to the ruler of the city for trial.
The poor girl's suffering tripled. Her body was tortured with whips, and her wounds were rubbed with rough clothing made from hair. The Savior Himself appeared at night to the fervently praying virgin and healed her wounds. This only added to the cruelty of the torturers. They burned the saint with candles, beat her backhand with iron, and almost broke her skull with a hammer.
The executions of Christians took place publicly, for the edification of the crowd. Among the witnesses to Varvara’s terrible torture was young Juliania. She denounced the executioners and, having believed in Christ, wished to share the fate of Varvara. The holy martyrs were tortured with brutal cruelty. They were led naked around the city, mocked and beaten. Their bodies were torn with hooks. Finally, the holy martyrs Barbara and Juliania were beheaded, without being brought back into the darkness of paganism. Dioscorus personally volunteered to execute his daughter.
Prayer 3
Holy Great Martyr of Christ Varvaro! Pray with us and for us, the servants of God (names), beseeching God from His mercy, may He mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not leave us behind all the necessary requests for salvation and life, Christians the end of our life is painless, shameless, May I partake of peace and the Divine Mysteries, and through the grace of God and your warm intercession, always abiding in health in soul and body, we glorify the wondrous God of Israel in His saints, who is not removed by His power is from us, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 4**
Holy, glorious and all-praiseworthy Great Martyr Varvaro! Gathered today in your Divine temple, people worship the race of your relics and kiss with love, your martyr’s suffering, and in them the very Passionate Christ, who gave you not only Believe in Him, but also suffer for Him, pleasingly with praise, we pray to you, the well-known desire of our intercessor: pray with us and for us, beseeching God from His mercy, that He may mercifully hear us asking for His grace, and not leave us behind all that we need for salvation and life. niya, and grants a Christian death to our belly - painless, shameless , peace, I will participate in the Divine Mysteries, and to everyone, in every place, in every sorrow and situation who require His love for mankind and help, He will bestow His great mercy, so that the grace of God and your warmth will appear always remain healthy in body, soul and body, we glorify the wondrous one in our saints The God of Israel, who does not always remove His help from us, now and ever, and to the ages of ages, amen.
Akathist
Kontakion 1
Chosen by God from an idolatrous generation and called into the holy tongue, into the people of renewal, the bride of Christ, as if you were delivered from various evils and circumstances, we will write thanksgiving songs and praises to you in your prayer books, holy and all-praised great martyr: but you, who have boldness towards the Lord, from Free us from all troubles, so we joyfully call to you:
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Ikos 1
Having immaculately preserved your honest and all-loving purity as an angel, honest Varvaro, you have been vouchsafed to be an angel as your cohabitant; with them, when you sing the Trinity hymn to God in Heaven, hear us singing this praiseworthy song to you on earth:
Rejoice, O young woman, ordained by God the Father to be conformed in suffering to the image of His Son; Rejoice, Son of God, Light from Light, called from darkness into the wonderful light of His faith and grace.
Rejoice, for the Holy Spirit called you, and you yourself are holy in body and spirit; Rejoice, for you have kept yourself immaculate from the defilement of the flesh and spirit.
Rejoice, you who betrothed a pure virgin to the Bridegroom Christ, born of a Virgin; Rejoice, you who did not desire an earthly betrothed more than a heavenly nobility.
Rejoice, thorn of virginity, who sprouted among the thorns of idols; Rejoice, flower of purity, blooming mountain in unfading glory.
Rejoice, enjoying the fragrance of Christ in the Heavenly Vertograd; Rejoice, O Thou who is most Red, more than the sons of men, comforted by sight.
Rejoice, thou who hast made thy garments white in the Blood of Lambs upon the earth; Rejoice, in the face of a virgin, following the Lamb of God in Heaven.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 2
Seeing that Saint Barbara had been placed on a high pillar by her father, she imagined that she would be raised to Heaven by the mania of God. Settling intelligently on your ascent in your heart, you will ascend intelligently from darkness to Light and from charming idols to the true God, singing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
The virgin Saint Barbara, searching for the unintelligible mind about the One Creator of all creation, understood, conversing with her mind, saying: “From the dark idols, the wondrous heavenly luminaries were created powerfully, by us.” To her he and the Psalmist said: “All God is the tongue of the devil, but there is one God and Lord, who created the heavens and all their luminaries.” Astonished at your wisdom, wise virgin, we say:
Rejoice, more intelligent elder than idolaters; Rejoice, wiser than the wise men of this world.
Rejoice, for God has revealed to you His unknown and secret wisdom; Rejoice, for God the Word Himself taught you true theology.
Rejoice, you who have surpassed all the astrologers in the mind of Christ; Rejoice, you who have seen the circle of Heaven more clearly than these.
Rejoice, for in creation, as in a mirror, you have seen the Creator Himself; Rejoice, for in the created luminaries you saw the Uncreated Light.
Rejoice, now, in addition to the mirror, you see the light of the face of God in Heaven; Rejoice, indescribably rejoicing in that light.
Rejoice, clever star, even as the face of God, like the sun, appears bright to us with illumination; Rejoice, mental moon, by which the night of delusion is enlightened like the day.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High was then given to Saint Barbara, as of old to the prophet Ezekiel, the face of adamantium, powerfully before all idolaters, so that she would not be afraid of their brutal face, nor be horrified by the cruel rebuke. Moreover, with the boldness of her husband, the wise virgin cried out to you: “I honor the Trinity, the One Divinity, and worshiping Thee by faith, I sing loudly: Alleluia.”
Ikos 3
Saint Barbara, having the wisdom given to herself from above, went to the maker of the father’s bathhouse, and silently revealed the mystery of the Holy Trinity, commanded that three windows be built in the bathhouse. “If,” he said, “they have idolatrous lips and do not speak the glory of the true God, then the stone walls of this bathhouse with three windows, like three lips, testify that there is One God, glorified and worshiped in the Trinity of Holy Ones from all creation.” For such wisdom, holy Varvaro, accept this praise:
Rejoice, in the three-window bathhouse the font of Holy Baptism, in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, depicted; Rejoice, in the font of water and the Spirit, which also washed away the blood of your martyrdom for you.
Rejoice, for with three windows you drove away the darkness of polytheism, contrary to the Trinity of Saints; Rejoice, for through the three windows you clearly saw the Trinity Light.
Rejoice, for through those three windows the Sun of Truth, which rose from the grave for three days, looked upon you; Rejoice, for through them the day of Trinity salvation has dawned on you.
Rejoice, having always had your heart open to the One God in the Trinity; Rejoice, your feelings are firmly sealed against the battle of three enemies, the flesh, the world and the devil.
Rejoice, for in your soul you have created three mental windows, faith, hope and love; Rejoice, for through those three windows, under the Trinity Divinity, for three days the Church saw the raised Body of Christ.
Rejoice, for Heaven has been opened to you from the three hierarchies of angels; Rejoice, for you have joyfully received the Upper Trinity monastery.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 4
The storm of the great wrath of your father, breathing repression and murder, has made a noise on the temple of your soul, holy Varvaro, but it cannot be shaken: for the stones of Christ were founded on the solid faith, on which you, a wise virgin, stand motionless, a hymn to Jesus Christ who strengthens you You sang: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard from you, wise daughter, your father Dioscorus the unheard words about the Holy Trinity, like a deaf adder plugging his ears and, like a serpent with a poisonous sting, rushing with the edge of a sword to kill you; but you, bride of Christ Varvaro, imitating your Bridegroom Jesus, who fled from the sword of Herod, you fled from the sword of Dioscorus, desiring to turn his heart from brutal rage into fatherly love. We honor your reasonable flight with these ranks:
Rejoice, blessed one, expelled from the earthly home for the sake of Truth; Rejoice, rich in God, deprived of fatherly riches for Christ's sake.
Rejoice, for through your poverty there is the Kingdom of Heaven; Rejoice, for a treasure of eternal blessings has been prepared for you.
Rejoice, verbal lamb, who ran from the evil wolf tormentor to the Good Shepherd Christ; Rejoice, you have entered into the fold of His righteous sheep, standing at the right hand.
Rejoice, kindly dove, who flew from the earthly raven into the cover of the Heavenly Eagle; Rejoice, you who have found good protection for yourself in His krill's shelter.
Rejoice, honorable daughter of the Heavenly Father, for you were persecuted to death by your earthly parent with dishonor; Rejoice, for you have been received with glory from the immortal Lord of Glory into Eternal Life.
Rejoice, ever-desiring intercessor for us too; Rejoice, diligent prayer book for us to God.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 5
You were like a godly star, holy Great Martyr Varvaro: fleeing before your father, you mysteriously instructed him on the path leading to the Righteous Sun, who rose from the Virgin, Christ God. Moreover, he was blinded by his eyes, blinded by his eyes, and physically, he did not see you running in front of him: for you, through the stone mountain, which was parted for you by the command of God as those who passed by, you hid from his sight in a stone cave, and from the midst of the stone, like a bird, you gave a voice to God, chanting : Alleluia.
Ikos 5
When the shepherd saw you, the sheep grazing on top of the mountain, hidden in stone, he marveled, saying: What is this verbal lamb? Which wolf is running? And behold, Dioscorus, fiercer than a wolf, rushed up to the mountain, and found you hiding there, and stole your maiden hair, dragging you to his home along a cruel path, on which faithfulness we greet you with these greetings:
Rejoice, thou who hast become like the young tree on the aromatic mountains; Rejoice, thou who hast set in thy heart what is above the earthly ascents, O beloved.
Rejoice, you who have escaped the destructive idolatry of the pit; Rejoice, you who have ascended to the mountain of Trinity worship. Rejoice, you who passed through the stone, persecution fleeing from the heart of stone; Rejoice, in the midst of the stone, the Stone of Christ, who affirms you, has found.
Rejoice, you who entered the stone cave and saw Jesus in the stone tomb, having been laid; Rejoice, you who already see Him sitting on the Throne of Glory.
Rejoice, for the hair of your head is preserved for Christ, so that the hair of the head of man will not perish, being plucked from the earth; Rejoice, for these are the essence of Christ for your crowning in Heaven.
Rejoice, your hair is stained with blood, like flowers; Rejoice, you have turned the braiding of your bloody hair into a golden crown for you.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 6
As a God-bearing preacher, an apostle of Christ, you boldly and jealously preached Christ the True God in the face of the tormentors; And for the sake of His fierce wound, painfully rubbed with hair-shirts and a sharp skull, you bravely endured, Saint Varvaro. You were also imprisoned, in it you rejoiced as if in the devil of Christ Jesus, singing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
The enlightenment of true God-understanding has risen in your heart, the light of His Divine face has risen and in your hair, Christ the Lord: For as your beloved Bridegroom, at midnight he came to you, His immaculate bride, in prison, kindly visit you, heal you from your wounds, and with the brightness of Your face you have gladdened your soul indescribably, but teach us faithful to sing to you:
Rejoice, for Christ who suffered, mercilessly beaten; Rejoice, having slain the invisible enemy with patience.
Rejoice, you who bore the wounds of your Lord on your body; Rejoice, you who were healed from all the wounds of your body by the Lord.
Rejoice, for the Lord Himself, the Light of the world, showed Himself to you in your former prison; Rejoice, for the Doctor Himself visited your sick soul and body.
Rejoice, thou who brightly entered through the earthly prison into the Heavenly Palace; Rejoice, you who from your blood obtained your wedding garment.
Rejoice, for through you sinners are healed from many wounds; Rejoice, for through you those who call upon you with faith are healed from all illnesses.
Rejoice, quick relief from the bonds of sin; Rejoice, good healer of many evil ulcers.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 7
I want to improve my desire for the insane tormentor and to turn you, Saint Varvaro, from the True God to a charming idol, who is still trying to use affectionate words, you, like a wise virgin, answered him: “First turn hard adamant into soft wax, rather than turn me away from Christ my God : For him, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, the One True God I confess, glorify, praise and sing to Him: Alleluia.”
Ikos 7
A new display of inhumanity was the rage of the bestial tormentor, when he commanded you, holy Great Martyr Varvaro, to hang you on a tree and trim your body with iron nails, and scorch your ribs with burning lights, and also beat your head heavily with hammer. We reverently remember this unnatural patience of yours, and bless you with these praises:
Rejoice, for you were hanged on the tree for Christ’s sake, on the Crucified Cross; Rejoice, for you have been planed along the side of Jesus for the sake of the spear in the side of the pierced one.
Rejoice, for you have kindled the fire of love for God in your heart; Rejoice, for for Him you were scorched with fiery lights.
Rejoice, hardest adamant in unharmed patience; Rejoice, strongest pillar of stone in unshakable courage.
Rejoice, for with the hammer who beat you on the head, the crown of the Kingdom was sought for you; Rejoice, for with the same hammer the head of your enemy was crushed.
Rejoice, for with Christ, for His sake, you suffered on earth; Rejoice, for you are glorified with Him and about Him in Heaven.
Rejoice, strong conqueror of all our enemies; Rejoice, you are an ambulance in all our troubles.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 8
Seeing the strange and terrible suffering of Saint Barbara, the blessed Juliana was greatly surprised at how a young girl in her youthful body so courageously endured torment for Christ; Also, tearfully filled with tenderness, she also cried out in gratitude to Christ our God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
All the Sweetest Jesus sweetness, all the desire to be with you, Saint Varvaro; For the sake of His sweetness, for the sake of the bitter, you endured torment, saying: “The cup of suffering that my Beloved Bridegroom gave to me, should not the Imam drink?” In the same way, the cup itself appeared, pouring out the sweetness of miraculous healings to all those crying out to you:
Rejoice, you who rejected the grief of idols into hellish grief; Rejoice, you who have loved the heavenly sweetness of Jesus.
Rejoice, you who are mentally present, who have within you the manna of the creation of the will of God; Rejoice, you who fulfill the good wishes of the faithful.
Rejoice, river filled with the grace of God with waters; Rejoice, source of seething outpouring of miracles.
Rejoice, like a bee that has flown away from the stinking smoke of idolaters’ sacrifices; Rejoice, you who have flowed into the fragrant peace of Christ with the sweet stench.
Rejoice, for with your wounds all over your body you were like a honeycomb; Rejoice, for the sweetest drops of your blood were sweeter than the honey of the Most Sweet Jesus.
Rejoice, for your memory is sweet to all the faithful; Rejoice, for your name is most honorable to the entire Church of Christ.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 9
All angelic nature rejoiced with great joy, beholding your courageous fortress, holy and invincible martyr Varvaro: having seen the rank of the ancient enemy, the proud prince of darkness, with all his demonic and idolatrous hordes from you, the only young virgin, disgraced, defeated and under the nose your prostrate, with a great voice you cried out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The ornate tongues of your rhetoric will not be able to utter the majesty of your painful sufferings, O Varvaro: who will say your illness, colic, when your breast was cut off? Who can speak of the coldness of a girl’s face, when you were led naked throughout the city by lawless tormentors? Just remembering your sickness and dishonor, we shudder and say with tenderness to the sitse:
Rejoice, good summer-bush of the garden of Jesus; Rejoice, true vine of Christ's grapes.
Rejoice, you who have cut off two of your breasts, like you brought two dreams in honor of your Lord; Rejoice, thy blood, like the wine of tenderness, which floweth from them.
Rejoice, for for Christ's sake you were naked and you were stripped of your garments; Rejoice, for for His sake you were led in Jerusalem to be mocked, and you were led throughout the city to be mocked.
Rejoice, you who were clothed by the Angel with bright clothes in your nakedness; Rejoice, you were invisibly covered from the cold combs.
Rejoice, wonderful one who was a disgrace to both Angel and man; Rejoice, you who astonished your tormentors with your patience.
Rejoice, for the Lord Himself has looked down upon your suffering from above; Rejoice, for He Himself is the hero who praises your deeds.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 10
Although you saved your soul, you neglected your body in every possible way, Saint Varvaro: when the condemnation of death came upon you, you sang a song under a sharp sword, like a red crown, joyfully walking to God, who strengthens you in martyrdom: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
The walls of stone became harder and harder, petrified in heart, was Dioscorus, yours, Saint Varvaro, no longer a parent, but a fierce tormentor: for he, having heard your condemnation by the sword to death, not just about your death, but also with his own sword at the place of condemnation of your saint cut off the head, and so, according to the Lord’s prophecy, the accursed father gave up his child to death. In that most blessed death of yours, receive from us this singing:
Rejoice, for the head of the Church - Christ, you bowed your head under the sword; Rejoice, for your love for the Heavenly, humane-loving Father, the Immortal, betrayed to death by the earthly inhuman father of the perishable.
Rejoice, you who ended your martyrdom well; Rejoice, you who kept your faith in the immortal Betrothed Christ vigorous until death.
Rejoice, girded with power from above to fight against the powers of the underworld; Rejoice, thou clothed with victorious glory in the Highest from Christ the Victorious.
Rejoice, thou crowned upon the earth with the weapon of God's favor; Rejoice, adorned in Heaven with the color of incorruptibility.
Rejoice, kindness and praise to the virgins; Rejoice, martyr beauty and joy.
Rejoice, strong refuge for Christians; Rejoice, firm intercession of the faithful.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 11
Our laudable singing, even if it were innumerable, we know that it is not enough to praise you, holy and all-praiseful martyr Varvaro: both of us, for the gifts of God that you have abundantly bestowed upon us, give thanks to God, glorified in you by your good deeds, with grateful lips we sing: Alleluia .
Ikos 11
The light-receiving candle, placed on the Heavenly candlestick before the Throne of the Holy Trinity, is beheld by your intelligent eyes, holy virgin Varvaro: from there, when you enlighten the darkness of our sins at night with the rays of your prayers and instruct us on the bright path of salvation, you are duly worthy of being honored by us with this title :
Rejoice, bright-minded ray, brought into unflickering lightness; Rejoice, mental morning star, who has risen to illuminate the non-evening day.
Rejoice, fragrant myrrh, fragrant Church of Christ; Rejoice, golden censer, bringing incense of prayer for us to God.
Rejoice, unsparing goddess of healings; Rejoice, treasure of God's gifts, independent.
Rejoice, O cup, who draws joy from the abundance of the house of God; Rejoice, vessel who receives the sweetness of all the blessings of Heaven from the fulfillment of Christ.
Rejoice, adamante, beautiful ring of immortal betrothal to Christ; Rejoice, crowned with kindness, held in the hand of the Lord.
Rejoice, for the King of Glory, the Lord of Hosts, has placed upon you glory and splendor; Rejoice, for the King of kings and the Lord of lords has given you His kingdom and dominion.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 12
Grace from God has been given to you, to preserve and protect from sudden illness and arrogant death of every person, who, through faith, love and reverence, remembers and honors your honest suffering; Do not deprive us of that grace, good virgin Varvaro, and we too, health in body and spirit in this present and future life, we sing to God about you: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
We sing of your mighty deeds, we honor your sufferings, we praise your long-suffering, we bless your holy death, we glorify your invincible courage that appeared in your weak body, for which you were glorified on earth and in Heaven, the holy and victorious Great Martyr Varvaro, and in honor of your victorious exploits and sufferings we sing praiseworthy you siya:
Rejoice, thou kindly accepted from the ranks of angels into their cohabitation; Rejoice, joyfully led from the virgin faces into the heavenly chamber.
Rejoice, escorted from the martyr regiments to the crown of glory with a voice of joy; Rejoice, you who received kisses from all the inhabitants of Heaven in the Lord.
Rejoice, for your reward is abundant in Heaven; Rejoice, for your joy is eternal in the lordship of the saints.
Rejoice, strong intercessor for us from enemies visible and invisible; Rejoice, joy to us, grace and eternal glory to the intercessor.
Rejoice, healer of our mental and physical ailments; Rejoice, giver of earthly and heavenly blessings.
Rejoice, for we trust in you to remain alive from unexpected and eternal death; Rejoice, for through you you have safely gained eternal life through tea.
Rejoice, Varvaro, beautiful bride of Christ.
Kontakion 13
O long-suffering and all-praised saint of the Great Martyr Varvaro! Having accepted our present prayer, deliver us from all mental and physical illnesses and enemies, visible and invisible, and save us from eternal torment through your God-pleasing intercession, so that with you on the land of the living we will sing to God forever: Alleluia.
(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 “An honorable angel...” and kontakion 1 “Chosen by God...”).
