Feast Day: October 17th
The Life of Saint Andrew: After this the Saint once again showed in many and various ways that Holy Icons should be Venerated and honored. He also said the following: “You emperors with terrible punishments discipline those who dishonour your royal statues, as if they were dishonouring yourselves; how much Divine wrath and discipline therefore do you suppose will you receive who insult the Icon of the Master Christ?”…
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Prayers
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone: Thou wast trained in asceticism on the mountain, and didst then destroy the hosts of evil spirits with the Weapon of the Cross. Thou didst courageously destroy Copronymos with the sword of faith. As Monk and Martyr thou wast Crowned by God, O Venerable and glorious Andrew.
Kontakion in the Third Tone: The Church is celebrating the glorious Feast, of thine illustrious memory, and is inviting all the faithful. She rejoices to hold the treasure of thy much-afflicted body, O Andrew, light of Orthodoxy.
His Honorable Relic was cast in the place reserved for the wicked and murderers, and remained there for some time amid the dead bodies of criminals. Then twelve demon possessed men came from various parts of Constantinople, as if in unison, and together they went and took the Holy Relic, and buried him in a sacred place, which is known as Krisi (“Judgment”). And for having found and buried him, they were liberated from the demons.