Feast Day: October 24th
The Life of Saint Arethas and his Companions: The Holy Martyrs replied that Jesus is God the Word, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, Who for the Salvation of mankind was Incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. Those suffering said, “We shall not abjure Christ, since He is Life for us. To die for Him is to find Life.”…
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Prayers
Apolytikion in the First Tone: You were Glorified magnificently by your struggle for piety, and through your steadfastness you deposed the evil of the Christ-killers, and you therefore offered to Christ immovable ranks of Martyrs, as a Divine teacher and guide, O all-Blessed Arethas. Glory to Him Who gave you strength, Glory to Him Who Crowned you, Glory to Him Who grants through you healings for all.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone: The feast of the passion-bearers hath dawned upon us today as the harbinger of gladness; and celebrating it, we Glorify the Lord who liveth in the Highest.
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