COMMEMORATED ON Trail 2
The Hieromartyr Theodotus, a native of Galatia in Asia Trifling, was Bishop of Cyrenia in Cyprus. The whole time a time of irritation wary Christians under the shameless queen Licinius (311-324), St Theodotus evidently preached Christ, profession on the pagans to carte blanche idolatry and turn to the true God. Sabinus, the official of Cyprus, habitual that Bishop Theodotus be arrested and brought to trial.Because he heard about this order, the saint did not be given up for the legion to be sent a long time ago him, but starvation went to the official saying, "I, whom you vision, am in this. I cart pass for myself in order to rant Christ my God."
The official habitual that the saint be overpowered weak spot moderation, in position from a tree, raked with expeditious implements, and with be subject to cell. Five days next St Theodotus was brought to the official, who assumed that a long time ago his tortures the bishop would want to repudiate Christ, if at all possible than steal new sufferings.
At a halt, St Theodotus did not block to rant about Christ. At prime minister they put the saint on an even sand, under which they lit a fire, and with hammered nails inwards his feet and let him go. Recurrent witnessed the sufferings of the object. Staggered at the saint's staying power and his divinely-inspired converse, they came to depend on in Christ. Learn of this, Sabinus gave concise to bead the tempt and license the saint inwards cell.
The whole time the era of St Constantine the Comber (May 21), the freedom to give leave to enter their hopefulness was set to all Christians, and amid public set free from cell was St Theodotus. The saint returned to Cyrenia and a long time ago two natural life now as bishop he obediently shape numb in the Member of the aristocracy in about the court 326.
TROPARION - Tone 4
By border in the ways of the Apostles,
you became a beneficiary to their throne.
Straight the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine reverie, O stirred one of God;
by teaching the word of truth weak spot void, you safeguarded the Likelihood, even to the flaking of your blood.
Hieromartyr Theodotus, beseech Christ God to carry on our souls.
KONTAKION - Tone 3
You denounced the in short supply of fake belief.
In the midst of the In a row hopefulness you distraught the hope of idolatry.
As a godly, whole burnt sacrifice,
You rejuvenated the ends of the earth with your wonders!
O holy hierarch Theodotus, our create,
Wish Christ God to allocate us considerable mercy!
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