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Many Orthodox Christians not only heard, but also bowed before the face of Saint Parthinius. During his lifetime, he performed miracles that continue to happen even after his death.
Life of a Saint
The Orthodox Saint Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsaki, was born in Melitopol. His father was a believer and served as a deacon in the church. The boy was not literate. Due to poverty, his parents did not have the opportunity to teach him to write or read.
But despite this, the boy was able to assimilate God’s Scripture at the liturgies, which he never missed. He was unusually kind and inquisitive. At the same time, he really enjoyed fishing. In everyday life, at every opportunity, I tried to help the poor and people in need.
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From the age of 18 he was engaged in healing, including the ability to cast out demons and perform real miracles that no one could explain. When such acts became known in the area and reached Bishop Philip, then the bishop himself decided to help the young man receive a normal education. Thanks to this, Parthenius was able to preach the faith among the pagans.
As a result, more and more people began to believe in the Almighty. One day, together with an assistant, the saint found a stone that was very convenient for erecting a throne in the temple. He ordered an assistant to process the stone and take it away for the construction of the church. The demons got angry and with their dark forces overturned the cart. She fell on the charioteer and killed him with her weight.
Thanks to his deep prayer, Parthenius was able to revive the charioteer. There were quite a few miracles and exorcisms of demons from Orthodox believers.
Venerable Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsaki
Memory 7/20 February
(MP3 file. Duration 4:23 min. Size 3.2 Mb) Read by Hieromonk Ignatius (Shestakov)
Saint Parthenius lived during the reign of Constantine the Great (306–337). His father Christodoulus was a deacon in Melitopol on the Hellespont. Parthenius did not receive an education, but he listened attentively to the reading of the Holy Scriptures in church and from a young age tried to live according to its commandments.
Parthenius was a fisherman, caught and sold fish, distributing everything he earned to the poor and leaving nothing for himself. His mercy became known in those places, and the Bishop of Melitopol, Filitus, ordained him a priest against his will, instructing him to travel around the diocese to communicate with believers. The grace of God bore fruit in him abundantly with miracles and healings. Having once met on the way a man whose eye had been knocked out by a bull with a blow from its horn, he put the eye back in place and healed it. Another time, Parthenius, with a single sign of the cross, healed a woman from an incurable disease - cancer. When a mad dog rushed at him, the saint blew on the beast - and it fell dead.
Seeing such evidence of Divine favor towards him, Metropolitan Askal of Cyzicus ordained him Bishop of Lampsacus - this city was still in idolatry.
Through fasting, prayers, inspired speeches and an evangelical lifestyle, the saint managed to convert the city to Christianity. Having visited the court of St. Constantine, he obtained permission to destroy pagan temples and received the necessary money for the construction of the temple. When, in order to complete the construction, it remained to bring a large stone for the holy throne, an envious demon possessed the bulls during transportation: they carried and crushed the driver. Then the saint offered up a fiery prayer to the Lord - and the victim came to life.
Saint Parthenius was a loving father and trustee of his city. He healed any disease without neglect, to the great misfortune of the doctors who were left without work. Just as darkness flees before light, demons disappeared at its very appearance. Once, when he powerfully expelled a demon from one poor man, the evil spirit prayed to him: “Give me a place where I could stay in anticipation of the Last Judgment, allow me at least to enter the pigs” (cf. Matthew 8: 31) . “It’s impossible,” answered the saint. “But I will give you another person if you leave this unfortunate man.” - “Who?” - "Me. Come in and live in me!” At these words, the evil spirit fled as if scorched by fire, shouting: “How can I enter the house of God? Oh, great is the power of Christians!”
One day Saint Parthenius went to Heraclius, the metropolis of Thrace, and found the local bishop on his sick bed. God revealed to him that the real cause of the illness was greed. “Get up,” he then said to the patient, “it is not a physical illness that gnaws at you, but a mental illness. Give to the poor what you have taken from them - and you will recover.” The bishop realized his mistake and offered all his wealth to Parthenius to distribute to those in need. “No,” the man of God refused, “you must do this, for God gives you the strength to give to the poor what is due to them.” Then the metropolitan asked to be taken to the church of St. Glyceria, the patroness of the city, and there he distributed his wealth among the needy who had gathered in the church. Three days later he recovered.
In Irakli, Saint Parthenius also healed other sick people and blessed the fields, accurately predicting the harvest. Saying goodbye to the metropolitan, he informed the primate about his own imminent death and named the name of his successor.
Returning to Lampsak, he soon reposed, leaving his flock as a legacy of the fragrance of his miracles and the example of his life. Having learned about the death of the saint, the bishops of all the surrounding cities hastily came to the funeral to honor Saint Parthenius and dedicate ardent works of mercy to God.
Icon of Parthenius of Lampsaki
February 20 is considered the saint's day of remembrance. It is on this day that a large number of pilgrims and believers gather next to his icon to offer prayer for:
- the health of family and friends;
- healing from serious illnesses;
- help in difficult situations.
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The icon of St. Parthenius can be found in every church. It is necessary to light candles in front of the face, and only after that begin to read the prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, do not allow vanity, self-love, sensuality, negligence, anger to dominate me and snatch me away from Your love. O Lord, my Creator, all my Hope! Do not leave me without an inheritance in blissful eternity; do it, and I too will follow Your holy example. Grant me this purity of spirit, this simplicity of heart, which make us worthy of Your love. To You, O my God, I lift up my soul and heart, do not allow Your creation to perish, but deliver me from the greatest and only true evil - sin. Grant, Lord, that I may endure with the same patience the anxieties and sorrows of my soul as I joyfully accept the pleasures of my heart. If You want, Lord, you can cleanse and sanctify me. So I surrender myself to Your goodness, asking to destroy from me everything that is contrary to You and join me to the host of Your chosen ones.
God bless you!
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Designed for private reading of Kontakion 1
And to the former chosen by God from infancy, the luminary of the world and the healer of illness, Saint Parthenia of Christ, now humbly flows, brother, from the depths of the heart. We say a prayer to Him who is able to free us from passions, and all kinds of troubles and misfortunes, calling:
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Ikos 1
And the angelic power was amazed at the richness in you of the true grace of God, even from infancy you were filled with it: for you appeared to drive out demons, heal the sick, We are giving birth to the sight and doing many wondrous things, even though it is miraculous, we cry out to you:
Rejoice , chosen vessel of God's grace; Rejoice, shining light in the darkness. Rejoice, God's love for man is manifest; Rejoice, consolation to those who mourn. Rejoice, O feeder of those who hunger and thirst; Rejoice, naked clother. Rejoice, friend and helper of the poor; Rejoice, sweetener of our sorrows. Rejoice, bitter sweets of the soul-harming accuser; Rejoice, God-pleasing image. Rejoice, you who affirm good living; Rejoice, correct the lost.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kontakion 2
Following , according to God, your angel-like life, Archbishop Achille, I was amazed at your miracles, rejoicing, as such a lamp of the Church was found. At the same time, we endeavor to place you in the priesthood of the Lampsaic Church, and cry out to God, who is wondrous in the saints: And liluia.
Ikos 2
Reason , in the knowledge of action, you have acquired, O God-wise, the secret place of God’s grace, having become: through the thought of God and prayer, through meekness and humility and purity , like ladders, you have ascended by degrees to the vision of God. Moreover, being jealous of the Lord in humility to imitate, until the day of His appearance in the world, you hid the grace that is in you. For this reason, let us cry out to you:
Rejoice , compassionate and fellow-follower of Jesus; Rejoice, good soldier of Christ. Rejoice, jealous angel of purity of life; Rejoice, you who have loved staying in the temple since your youth. Rejoice, unlearned by earthly wisdom, but highly enriched by heavenly wisdom; Rejoice, you who were mysteriously raised by the Body and Blood of Christ. Rejoice, thou restored by prayer; Rejoice, you cut off all lusts like a sword. Rejoice, image of meekness and humility; Rejoice, quiet joy for those who pray. Rejoice, peace to the fleeing veil; Rejoice, thou who openest the spiritual toil to all.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kontakion 3
with the grace of Christ from above, you have cast down the fortress of idolatry, you have brought people who were previously unfaithful to Christ, you have strengthened them against the spirits of malice, and Thou hast delivered from the snares of the wicked, teaching all to sing to God: And liluia.
Ikos 3
And because of my zeal for the establishment of your newly converted flock, you went to Constantinople, and from Tsar Constantine, to destroy the vile temples of idols, take the power, all You overthrew the idols in your city, but you erected a temple to the True God for the great joy of the faithful, who sang to you:
Rejoice , dwelling place sanctified by the Holy Spirit; Rejoice, you have preserved the image of God within yourself. Rejoice, you who created the likeness of God in your soul; Rejoice, lamp of fragrant oil. Rejoice, lamp, burning and shining; Rejoice, fire, burn up evil. Rejoice, renew the corrupted temples of our souls; Rejoice, overthrowing the idols of our lusts. Rejoice, you who bore your cross without complaint and teach us the same; Rejoice, our good and beloved shepherd. Rejoice, Lampsakian praise; Rejoice, adornment of the whole Church.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kontakion 4
Tame the storm of my passions, O miracle worker, for no one can bear anxiety, I lift up my eyes to you, O good helmsman. But you, as I stand before the throne of God, pray for me, a sinner and unclean, that I may be raised from the abyss of sin and, like Jonah, the furious Having escaped the abyss, I will sing gratefully to God about you: And liluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard your parents, you will grow up, as if the unclean spirits with your words drove away, crying, your son came to you. But you, as a faithful servant of the Righteous Judge, did not want to heal the unworthy; however, you were bowed down by your parents’ prayers and created the health of the youth. They, rejoicing, cried out to you:
Rejoice , marvelous servant of God's truth; Rejoice, terrifying voice of the Lord’s wrath. Rejoice, imitate Christ in mercy towards those who repent; Rejoice, thou who bring the proud and disobedient to obedience. Rejoice, parent who corrupts his children and inflicts punishment; Rejoice, turn away young men who have gone astray from the path of destruction. Rejoice, protection of honest marriage; Rejoice, protection of the orphans and widows. Rejoice, rod and strength of old age; Rejoice, I intercede for the blessed repose of the departed. Rejoice, our shameless hope; Rejoice, beauty of virginity.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kondak 5
By the power bestowed upon you, having performed many miracles, you once saw the young man lying dead along the way, and his parents weeping over him, like the Lord of old over Lazarus, You shed tears and, on bended knee, with the invocation of the name of the Lord who died, you took your hand and raised you up. And that young man is risen and begins to say, magnifying God and exclaiming: A liluia.
Ikos 5
In the fishing boats that go on for many days, they are dragged to the shore, not a single fish, and so laboring in vain, they come to you with tears We've come to you. But you, having prayed warmly, ordered the fisherman to throw packs of water into the depths. They caught so much of Yasha’s catch that I was barely able to extract it, but you, good man of prayer, glorified it. With them, we also say this to you:
Rejoice , people who catch Christ; Rejoice, remove the deadly depths. Rejoice, good helmsman of the ship of Jesus; Rejoice, guiding lamp in darkness and storm. Rejoice, protect us from secret misfortunes; Rejoice, save us from strangling beasts. Rejoice, teach us how to escape from the waves of anger through humility; Rejoice, river, who washes away our uncleanness with prayer. Rejoice, the passions of those who burn away the coolness of heaven; Rejoice, bearer of miracles, quench my spiritual thirst. Rejoice, strengthen those who are weary with the power of God; Rejoice, you have put the demons to shame.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kontakion 6
The God-bearing Reverend appeared to you, Saint, not just by words, but by your divine deeds, and moreover by all your life, to guide every person to the One True One Bring to God the Savior and teach Him the words: Great art thou, O Lord, in Thy holy things, and wonderful is Thy work! Who does not bow to You, Holy King, and sing in fear: And liluia.
Ikos 6
seen the world, Father, with miracles of light, behold, all creation obeys you, rain came from heaven and sorrowful people rejoiced greatly to the one. Look down on us, sinners, do not turn away from us, evil for our sakes, but listen to our prayers, save us from hunger, aphids and all harm, who cry out to you itse:
Rejoice , Nourisher of all great saints; Rejoice, imitator of the Divine Teacher. Rejoice, satisfy souls with heavenly bread; Rejoice, make the barren fields of our hearts fruitful. Rejoice, you bring tears of tenderness from our eyes; Rejoice, for through you our sins are cleansed. Rejoice, for the heat of our passions is being cooled by you; Rejoice, for everything we need in life has been given to us through your prayer. Rejoice, for you brought down rain equal to the zealot Elijah; Rejoice, for the creature listened to you, like the king. Rejoice, for the promises of Christ have been fulfilled in you to those who believe; Rejoice, for you were likened to His miracles as an apostle.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kondak 7
X , burdened by the spirit of unbelief to be freed, no woman will eagerly come to you, trying, from the sorrow of sowing the abundance of those who trust in you. Moreover, I am honest in my hope and will not be put to shame: for I will make a prayer for you, and I will cast out the former demon, with undoubted faith I will sing with gratitude: Aleliluia .
Ikos 7
New , ancient, fierce, faithlessness, now the whole country and all the tribes of earthly corruption are boasting, as if our Orthodox flock of sheep has turned away from the faith. But we, Reverend Father, come running to you and pray: as in your fatherland, so in ours, through your intercession, the darkness of demons may be saved by your prayers. you, we praise you:
Rejoice , you denounced the pagan weakness of the mind; Rejoice, satiate the fading souls with the joy of unbelief. Rejoice, you have filled the world with the truths of Christ with living water; Rejoice, enlighten those darkened by meaning. Rejoice, you who expounded the title of the Divine to man; Rejoice, strengthening the desperate with heavenly hope. Rejoice, thou who lies by the fire of truth; Rejoice, with the shield of faith you have repelled all the arrows of the inflamed enemy. Rejoice, armed with prayer as with a sword; Rejoice, crowned with the helmet of salvation. Rejoice, giver of spiritual peace; Rejoice, spiritual stimulant of those who are sad from sleep.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kondak 8
With the passage of our transitory earthly life, thinking with the apostle, you said, likewise: We do not seek the imams of the present city, but the one to come. You sighed continually for this, desiring to be freed from your body and live with Christ. However, you did not give up on Him, until you saved many people from destruction, and now, like a father with children, you joyfully sing in heaven to the Lord in the afternoon: And liluia.
Ikos 8
to Jesus, O blessed One, and You have loved Him alone with all your desire, and you have hated all the sweetness and vain glory of man. , you have kept your soul and body pure. For this reason God chose you for His dwelling place, and for this reason the temple of the Lord was sanctified, but you also enlightened all the surrounding cities and countries with the Gospel. Likewise, we, marveling at your greatness, call:
Rejoice , most worthy of the bridal chamber of the Lamb; Rejoice, undefiled repository of heavenly fragrances. Rejoice, thou who hast kept the garment of baptism undefiled; Rejoice, worthy bearer of bishop’s grace. Rejoice, you who feed your flock well; Rejoice, thou who hasst returned to good pastures. Rejoice, disembodied imitator in the flesh; Rejoice, helper of purity to those who are zealous. Rejoice, repentant sinners rise up; Rejoice, instruct us in the love of God. Rejoice, quench the flames of sin in the flesh; Rejoice, wondrous supporter of monks and nuns.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kondak 9
In every sinner who repents by this grace from death, you eternally snatch away, Reverend Father: himself and Allan, who strangled himself, in the name of Jesus You resurrected and, freeing the devil from the torment of the devil, taught you to sing: A liluia.
Ikos 9
In this, the vain people wonder how you, a simple man, are taught below the wisdom of books, you have turned so many people away from ignorance And before the king and the wise men of the verb, were you not ashamed? We, glorifying the Holy Spirit who made you wise, cry to you:
Rejoice , chosen one of the Holy Wisdom of God; Rejoice, for the sake of purity, Her former friend. Rejoice, thou who has understood the wisdom of the Cross; Rejoice, thou who denounced the violence of worldly wisdom. Rejoice, thou who was born of malice in infancy; Rejoice, your mind is captive in obedience to Christ. Rejoice, for Christ's sake, deny yourself; Rejoice, you have walked the path of the godfather all your life. Rejoice, O earthly sorrows, foreseen and despised eternal reward; Rejoice, thou who knowest the only thing needed. Rejoice, you who hated your flesh in the Gospel; Rejoice, you have devoted everything to yourself in the service of God and your neighbors.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kontakion 10
Feast us, father, from the royal wrath! - the porphyry creators sometimes cry. Imitating them, we call: Save us from God’s wrath through your prayer! You have destroyed the robe of the earthly king, but we have desecrated the royal baptismal robe. May the Lord of heaven and earth appear for us, may he grant us remission of the evils we have committed, and may he clothe us with the first garment and make us worthy in the Kingdom of Heaven sing with gratitude: And liluiya.
Ikos 10
Working with all your zeal to the Heavenly King, you have preserved true spiritual freedom, even more so yourself, as you have appeared in a royally sacred manner, all corruptible things I have corrected this world. In the same way, you brought Archbishop Hypatian, who was enslaved by the love of money, to repentance, healing his mental and physical illness. Deliver us too, who are obsessed with the yoke of covetousness, so that we may sing to you:
Rejoice , good and faithful servant of the heavenly King; Rejoice, you who have strengthened your talents. Rejoice, you who made the heavens glad with your life; Rejoice, you who astonished the universe with miracles. Rejoice, wise ruler of your thoughts and desires; Rejoice, thou who have received power over the demons which I have cast out. Rejoice, for all those who flow to you are freed from the yoke of sin; Rejoice, for our spiritual passions are tamed by you. Rejoice, for our bodily ailments are healed by you; Rejoice, for you have broken many sinful bonds of men. Rejoice, for you have shown the weakness of the rulers of the world; Rejoice, for in you the power of Jesus has been glorified.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kontakion 11
brought unceasing love to Christ in your life, Father, and by this heavenly correction of the seraphim you were kindled with love for Him, and even with warmth on earth, but in spirit you remained in the heavenly places. After your dormition, the firstborn of those redeemed from the earth, eat this wonderful song of the virgins. But we, sinners, humbly cry to God with mortal lips on earth: And liluia.
Ikos 11
From the light of heaven you appeared to your earthly friend, when your time had come, and from this world to the village your beloved passed: on the bed for you are ill, from no one. You wished to receive the Eleniya, the source of healing for people, you obeyed the will of God, and sing to us teach the sitse:
Rejoice , mirror of the Threefold Light; Rejoice, filled with heavenly illumination. Rejoice, you who enlighten your neighbors from the riches of your spirit; Rejoice, thou who did not lie to the teacher and the image of good deeds. Rejoice, heal the purulent ulcers of passions with your prayers; Rejoice, you abhor the illness of those who are sick. Rejoice, protected by the fear of God; Rejoice, uncomplaining doer of the will of the Lord. Rejoice, chosen by the Lord from infancy; Rejoice, you who died from sin from youth. Rejoice, you who desire the highest things of life; Rejoice, you have joyfully passed from prison to a better life.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kontakion 12
With grace, ask us for a gift from the Lord, you, Father, who truly praise, listen to our sighs, do not despise our tears, quench our sorrows, tame our fierce fears May we cry in sorrow for our sins, and let us sing to God with pure souls and undefiled lips: A Lilluia.
Ikos 12
Oh , O blessed Father, we, like this praise, for the glorification of your holy deeds and your divine glory are not satisfied with the essence, for it is darkened Wicked minds and defiled walls rise up. Both, we strive through love and dare to say:
Rejoice , having betrayed everything to the Lord from infancy; Rejoice, fragrant with the fragrance of heaven. Rejoice, enlightened by the light of prayer; Rejoice, embraced by the warmth of God’s love. Rejoice, thou clothed in Christ; Rejoice, adorned with a bright incorruptible robe. Rejoice, renounce earthly acquisitions as a heavy burden; Rejoice, you have borne no one’s yoke except Jesus. Rejoice, the wonderworker who appeared from infancy; Rejoice, you who remain faithful to Christ until your old age. Rejoice, thou who flowest to thee unconditionally in thy heart; Rejoice, repentant one who truly loves you.
Rejoice , Parthenes, great miracle worker.
Kondak 13
Oh , great and wonderful bishop of God, God-bearing Father Parthenia! Our current wretched prayer, as a pleasant censer, accept it, and do not forget to pray before the throne of the Lord Christ, that he may deliver us from all troubles and ashes and strengthen us He is against the demonic army, and will take away the eternal torment of all who cry to Him: And liluia.
This kontakion is said three times. Also Ikos 1st and Kondak 1st
Prayer to Saint Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsaca
Oh , sacred head, reverend Father Parthenios! What kind of prayers will I bring to you, if you remain in sin? I yearn for the warmth of my tears and dare to ask for your help and strengthening. See, oh blessed one, how I sin, and the sorrows and misfortunes of everyday life overwhelm my soul and have already brought me to the point of exhaustion. Both, hoping for your intercession before the Lord, I cry to you, holy one: strengthen my weak hands and knees, grant bright and joyless consolation to my sad soul my, sweeten my bitter sorrow, even as thorns and sharp thistles hurt me and make the path of salvation difficult for me. Ask me from the Lord for the gift of patience, and for the right spirit of meekness and humbleness of mind, so that the grace of the Comforter may be attracted to me by them. Cleanse me, through your prayer, from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, so that having overthrown the burden of sins and healed from the wounds of passions, I will be able to easily pass from death. Having passed the Volsk network and the feat of this life, I will not be deprived of the heavenly abode, together with all the saints glorifying and chanting the Most Holy and Worshipful Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Troparion, tone 4
The rule of faith and the image of meekness, self-control of the teacher, showing you to your flock, even the truth of things, for this reason you have acquired high humility, rich in poverty, oh Father Parthenia, pray to Christ God to save our souls.
Kontakion, voice 3
Where hast thou come Divine grace, God-wise holy Parthenes, wonder-working God-bearer, cleansing all the passions of the faithful, the spirits of wickedness, Father, casting out, for this sake We sing to you for the greatness of the hidden place of God’s grace.
Greatness
We glorify you, Father Parthenes, and we honor your holy memory, for you pray for us, Christ our God.
