St. Phanourios the Great Martyr and Newly-revealed (source)
Note: The following is a translation from the Greek text, offered for the many who love the Saint and who benefit from his speedy help. Also note that the meter of this translation is not set to match the original music.
Akathist to St. Phanourios the Great
Martyr and Wonderworker, the Newly-revealed
written by Nun Isidora Agierotheitissa
Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth
Tone.
The hoplite of Christ of great name, who
manfully deposed the enemies through formerly enduring blows and
harsh tortures, and in latter years was wondrously revealed, and who
works a multitude of wonders through the power of God, as born
witness to by the people who honor him, crying out with odes of
praise: Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth
Tone.
The perfect adornment of Christ, the
unassailable protecting wall of the Church, the treasure and great
pride of Rhodes. As you are the namesake of illumination from heaven,
and you show forth divine wonders, we honor you crying out: Rejoice,
O Martyr Phanourios.
Let all blood that loves God, praise
the great hoplite Phanourios (3), for having been arrayed with the
armor of the Cross, you glorified the Almighty God through
your sacred victories, magnifying His holy and great name. Therefore
we chant of his glorious grandeur, and ceaselessly cry out like this:
Rejoice, the Martyr of the truth,
Rejoice, the pillar of steadfastness.
Rejoice, the brave general of the King
of all,
Rejoice, the faithful servant of the
Master of all.
Rejoice, you who humbled the demonic
ranks,
Rejoice, you who conquered the ranks of
enemies.
Rejoice, you who dissolved the deep
darkness of atheism,
Rejoice, light of Christ for those on
the earth.
Rejoice, you who drive away the bitter
winter of ignorance,
Rejoice, spring, which brings the
knowledge of the all-holy faith.
Rejoice, the all-radiant light of the
Church,
Rejoice, the adornment and unassailable
haven of Rhodes.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
All the arrows of evil of the ancient
foe, you quenched through your steadfastness and manliness, O
Champion. Therefore, you ever refresh our souls with the dew of the
All-working Spirit, for those who praise you with fervor, and chant
unto God: Alleluia.
The serpent was stripped naked of his
ancient beauty, through giving men guileful counsel. You showed the
power of God and the might of the people against him, O Martyr,
through your wondrous struggles, and you clearly proclaimed His
greatness. Therefore, in fervor we tell of your exquisite wonders,
and out of duty with cry out to you from the heart:
Rejoice, the lamp of piety,
Rejoice, you who showed forth
manliness.
Rejoice, the radiance of the faith,
Rejoice, the beauty of the Martyrs.
Rejoice, soldier who put his trust in
Him Who sets the contests,
Rejoice, the all-magnanimous friend of
the Giver of good things.
Rejoice, the precious lamp of the
spotless faith,
Rejoice, the honored icon of the love
of Christ.
Rejoice, you who endured the fire of
the furnace,
Rejoice, you who inherited the joyous
rejoicing.
Rejoice, the beautiful laughter of the
Angelic ranks,
Rejoice, the glory and uplifted
inheritance of the people of Rhodes.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
Having continuously the divine thirst
for martyrdom, you hastened to the stadium, to confess Christ with
boldness, and you endured tortures in your bravely-minded soul. As
Paul you cried out: “It is Christ alone that I love, and it is the
eternal Kingdom that I thirst for.” Therefore, having struggled
perfectly, O famed Phanourios, you call all to hymn the true God, and
to chant together with the Angels this new hymn: Alleluia.
Remaining as firm as a diamond, you
were steadfast amidst the beatings, the scourges of your flesh, and
the weight of stones, having ever the Passion of your Master in mind.
Ceaselessly entreat Him, O Phanourios, that we be granted power to
conquer the corrupting passions and to be crucified together with Him
in the flesh, that we might live with Him, and ever cry out together
out of need to you:
Rejoice, the arrow against him who wars
against us,
Rejoice, the spear against the foreign
enemy.
Rejoice, he who clearly showed the
strength of our God,
Rejoice, he who laughed in the faces of
tyrants.
Rejoice, weapon enriched by the
invincible Cross,
Rejoice, you who scared away the army
of demons.
Rejoice, you who endured the dark
prison,
Rejoice, you who shown forth with your
rays throughout the earth.
Rejoice, mighty defender of those who
struggle,
Rejoice, the compassionate one who
stands beside those in tribulations.
Rejoice, you who adorned the choir of
the Martyrs,
Rejoice, you who make radiant the
noetic heaven.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
You lived, O Martyr, with your waist
girded with the strength of God, wearing the whole armor of the
faith, and holding in your hands the All-holy Cross, you ultimately
trampled upon the ranks of the enemies. Therefore, you gladdened the
choirs of the Angels, O Phanourios, as you became their friend and
you were seen to converse with them, chanting together with them the
thrice-holy hymn: Alleluia.
St. Phanourios the Great Martyr and Newly-revealed (source)
The grace of the Comforter dwelt in
you, truly quenching all desire for earthly things, and making you
worthy to love the good things to come. Therefore, counting all
corruptions of the flesh to be senseless, you entered your struggles
with steadfastness, O Phanourios, and you received the radiant diadem
of victory. Because of this, we weave for you this crown of holy
hymns, and without ceasing, with our lips cry out from our souls:
Rejoice, friend of the Giver-of-Life,
Rejoice, lamp of the Giver-of-Light.
Rejoice, the very precious joy of the
Sion above,
Rejoice, unstoppable protector of those
in dangers.
Rejoice, fragrant rose of the
All-working Spirit,
Rejoice, beautiful flower of the
perfect faith.
Rejoice, vessel of graces, exceedingly
multiplied,
Rejoice, fountain of wonders and
ever-flowing spring.
Rejoice, for you ever anticipate those
who are in trials,
Rejoice, for you speedily hearken to
those who call upon your name.
Rejoice, the most-radiant crown of the
Martyrs of Christ,
Rejoice, the protecting wall of the
faithful and unbeatable shield.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
Taking up the undiminishing shield of
piety, and the spear of hope, and the helmet of the faith, and having
been arrayed with the breastplate of the love of the Lord, you were
not swayed by unbearable pains, O Athlete. But you remained steadfast as
a diamond until the end, O Phanourios, hymning the powers of God. To
Him you cry out the victory-bearing ode in all things: Alleluia.
The rotten covering of error you
removed through fire, bringing forth the truth of the Lord, O
Athlete, revealing the power of our God to the godless. Therefore we
have gathered together in a new dance, praising your great deeds, O
Phanourios, and fervently cry out to you these things from the soul:
Rejoice, the tower of the Church,
Rejoice the cornerstone of Holy Sion.
Rejoice, the steadfastness of brass and
iron,
Rejoice, more radiant than geodes or
gold.
Rejoice, the most-exalted fellow
warrior of God,
Rejoice, you who reduced to nothing the
ranks of the enemy.
Rejoice, the holy cluster of wheat
granted by Christ,
Rejoice, the mystical wine of the trampling of the
vineyard.
Rejoice, for you made yourself to be a
sanctuary of God,
Rejoice, for you enlighten the hearts
of the faithful.
Rejoice, the seed of Christ, and the
shoot of the Church,
Rejoice the most-glorious fruit for the
whole world.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
You became a proclaimer of God openly,
and the word of your martyrdom has gone forth to the ends of the
earth, and you have called the nations to hymn God, Who is glorified
among His Saints, and Who granted the authority for us to trample
upon the head of the guileful enemy and upon the strength of the
serpent. We all have woven a new praise to God from our heart,
praising the Creator of all with the victorious ode: Alleluia.
You have adorned the earth with the
rays of your lamp of martyrdom, and your struggles have shown upon
the choirs of the faithful. Therefore, you fill us with unspeakable
light, as we praise the Giver-of-Light, the Beginning that surpassed
the beginning, and we honor you with one voice, O famed Phanourios,
and with one soul we chant the following to you in an unsatiated
manner:
Rejoice, invincible panoply,
Rejoice, all-glorious crown-bearer.
Rejoice, mighty runner of the Lord,
Rejoice, you who shame the foreign
enemy.
Rejoice, athlete of honorable
struggles,
Rejoice, most-firm worker of godly
feats.
Rejoice, for you were granted the
eternal rewards,
Rejoice, for you partake of the
incorruptible crowns.
Rejoice, most-compassionate healer of
those in sicknesses,
Rejoice, the speedy deliver of those in
trials,
Rejoice, light that reaches the ends of
all creation,
Rejoice, the sanctity and
surpassingly-bright star of Rhodes.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
You endured pains in your divine
members, for you offered yourself up as a sacrifice, and your side
was torn and burnt with torches, O Athlete, and you bore a heavy
stone with your bravely-minded soul. Therefore, having been purified
through these as purified gold, you ever paradoxically shine
throughout the earth, O Phanourios, calling all to hymn your perfect
deeds openly, and crying out to God the harmonious ode: Alleluia.
St. Phanourios the Great Martyr and Newly-revealed (source)
Having fulfilled the law of the Master,
Whom you desired from childhood, and Whom you followed as a handsome
young man, eagerly desiring to drink the cup of martyrdom. Therefore,
He called you to this new table in His heavenly Kingdom, to partake
of His goodness unto the ages. And He calls us in glory, to enjoy the
telling of your wonders with rejoicing, O Phanourios, and to cry out
these fervently, and with one voice:
Rejoice, great one among the Champions,
Rejoice, greatly-suffering one among
struggles.
Rejoice, most-faithful friend of the
Master,
Rejoice, most-desired sin of the
Most-high.
Rejoice, the pearl of the Church,
shining like gold,
Rejoice, O awesome one, ever shining
throughout the whole world.
Rejoice, for you intercede for us to
God with boldness,
Rejoice, for you entreat acceptably on
behalf of all.
Rejoice, the defender and deliver of
all those held captive,
Rejoice, helper of those in deed, who
works wondrous deeds.
Rejoice, the glory of the Martyrs, the
beauty of the Athletes,
Rejoice, the pride of the Church, and
the all-radiant protection.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
A strange wonder has been seen in the
latter days, for on the island of Rhodes, as a divine treasure, your
icon was found in the ruined church. Therefore, all of us, being
astonished at your vision, chant to you with the honored Archpriest
the God-rejoicing hymn, O honored Phanourios, saying from the depths
the joyous ode: Alleluia.
The ranks of heaven were astonished by
you, beholding your brave and great struggles, and your endless
manliness of soul, O Athlete. Therefore, they place on your precious
head a crown from the hand of the Giver-of-Life Who is ever
worshiped. And we offer divine and rational veneration, O Phanourios,
and cry out harmoniously these things:
Rejoice, invincible one among
struggles,
Rejoice, surpassingly bright one in
deeds.
Rejoice, joyous rejoicing of the
Angels,
Rejoice, the unassailable foundation of
the faithful.
Rejoice, for you cast down the uplifted
idols,
Rejoice, for you adorn Orthodox
churches.
Rejoice, you who fervently anticipate
those in need,
Rejoice, you who speedily hearken to
those who call upon you.
Rejoice, you who bring the knowledge of
the Sun of glory to the ends of the earth,
Rejoice, light that gladly shines upon
those in darkness.
Rejoice, for you sprung forth like a
rose from the earth,
Rejoice, you who blessed the multitudes
of the people of Rhodes.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
You have become a tower of strength and
power of God, and you fortify the faithful in the true faith. Your
heart was therefore founded upon the Rock of life, and your feet were
strengthened by His divine commandments, while you radiantly reached
your end through a tough and bitter martyrdom, O Phanourios.
Therefore, we have woven for you crowns of odes, and we do not cease
to offer in truth and fervor to you, the hymn: Alleluia.
The honored island of Rhodes rejoices
and boasts incalculably in your sacred Church, for from her, as a
radiant star, you have shined with your rays upon the whole world.
Therefore, as our eyes and hearts are illumined, and radiant with
your light, we ever cry out to you these things with one voice and in
a fitting manner:
Rejoice, the beauty of the Martyrs,
Rejoice, the adornment of Athletes.
Rejoice, you who calm the seas for
those who sail,
Rejoice, vessel led by God for those
storm-tossed.
Rejoice, the all-radiant lamp of the
Giver-of-Light,
Rejoice, most-bright dwelling-place of
the Comforter.
Rejoice, for you enslaved the invisible
enemies,
Rejoice, for you freed the enslaved
priests.
Rejoice, you who preached the deeds of
Mighty God,
Rejoice, you who shines throughout the
world with the Giver-of-Light.
Rejoice, you who through your passion
bore pains in your flesh,
Rejoice, for through your
intercessions, you cease all passions of the soul.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
You were seen as a divine moon, and you
stand before the throne of the Source of light, you stand together
with the armies of the Angels, partaking of divine beauty in the
court of Paradise. Do not cease to fervently entreat Him, O
Phanourios, on behalf of those who honor your most-holy memory in
faith, and cry out to God with joyous soul, he ceaseless ode:
Alleluia.
St. Phanourios the Great Martyr and Newly-revealed (source)
You have set up trophies of divine
victory and fame, as we magnify your radiant and perfect deeds which
caused great rejoicing to God, O Trophy-bearing Athlete. And we truly
and piously praise your many great deeds, O brave Phanourios, as we
say from the heart all of these things wondrously:
Rejoice, all-glorious Champion,
Rejoice, O brave trophy-bearer.
Rejoice, you who were steadfast as
bronze amidst wrestling,
Rejoice, the all-holy sanctification of
the spotless faith.
Rejoice, for you speedily partook of
the rewards of your struggles,
Rejoice, for you gained the heavenly
robe of glory.
Rejoice, you who bore pains with
bravery in your soul,
Rejoice, for you partook of divine
rejoicing as nourishment.
Rejoice, for you adorned the earth
through the furrows of your struggles,
Rejoice, for you decorated the heavens
through your joyous presence.
Rejoice, the all-radiant lamp of the
Source of light,
Rejoice, foundation of the Church, and
greatly-radiant temple.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
The waters of piety watered your soul,
and therefore you harvested the good things of the faith, and the
divine cluster of Martyrdom, O Phanourios, and having thus been
filled, you placed them in the treasuries of God. And we who praise
the fruits of your pains, are nourished in the heart with the praises
of God, and cry out to Him ceaselessly from the lips of our souls:
Alleluia.
You endured the dark prison cell,
having beheld the thrice-radiant Light with your eyes. And you
preserved your senses unsoiled by the darkness, and conversed with
the Source of light ineffably. Having approached that eternal beauty
of heaven, your heart was made into a temple of the living God. And
we who ever venerate you and your sacred icon, in your holy church, O
Phanourios, ceaselessly cry out these with fervor:
Rejoice, the divine comeliness of
Martyrs,
Rejoice, the adornment of all the
Saints.
Rejoice, you who partake of the
unwaning light,
Rejoice, the divine lens of the
Comforter.
Rejoice, for you kept the commandments
of the Law in your mind,
Rejoice, for who unflinchingly walked
the path of Martyrdom.
Rejoice, for you gaze upon the glory of
Christ, the Bestower of crowns,
Rejoice, for you visit the beauty of
the mysteries of God.
Rejoice, for you bore on your flesh the
marks of Martyrdom,
Rejoice, you who ineffably glorified
God in your soul.
Rejoice, you who impart your fervent
protection for the faithful,
Rejoice, you who gladden all with your
joyous presence.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
You passed through the narrow road of
struggles while rejoicing, and now dwell in the broad land of Eden, O
sacred Phanourios. And you guide us, who have been afflicted by the
passions, to be led towards strengthening without delusion through
your help, where are the ranks of the Martyrs and the Saints. That we
might joyously join in their ways and their chorus, we offer to God
the hymn, and joyously cry out:
Alleluia.
Chanting the hymn of Martyrdom on the
lyre of your soul, without ceasing, you ever praise the
greatly-hymned God, Who granted you the power to be martyred for Him.
Therefore, the choirs of those who love the Martyrs and who love God,
and the ranks and the choirs of the faithful bless Him from the
depths, the merciful God, and we ceaselessly cry out to His healer:
Rejoice, the flower of piety,
Rejoice, the rose of truth.
Rejoice, the ray of the unspeakable
light,
Rejoice, the surpassingly-bright
lightning of the heavenly world.
Rejoice, the all-fitting icon of the
perfect,
Rejoice, the exalted lamp of those who
struggle well.
Rejoice, the deposer of darkness, and
the guide towards the light,
Rejoice, guide towards all godly
things.
Rejoice, fittingly strengthens the
faithful through your prayers,
Rejoice, you who gladden all with the
series of your wonders.
Rejoice, the glory and calm harbor of
the people of Rhodes,
Rejoice, wealth of the Church, and dawn
without evening.
Rejoice, O Martyr Phanourios.
O invincible Martyr, bravely-minded
Athlete, Phanourios, the hoplite of the Lord (3), you who were
wondrous through the strength of God, and through your endurance and
steadfastness were granted sacred trophies of victory, make us
worthy, who honor you in truth, to trample upon the enemy who greatly
wars against us, and to be granted in the age to come, the crown of
divine glory. That out of fervor, we might glorify the Lord, and
eternally chant from a proper heart unto His holy name, worthily
hymning His glory, with joyous voices, and ceaselessly cry out with
the Angels:
Alleluia.
St. Phanourios the Great Martyr and Newly-revealed (source)
And again the Kontakion.
Before the end of the service, the
following hymn in the Third Tone.
You gladdened creation through the
radiance of your struggles, and brought joy to the faithful through
the gift of your wonders, and you astonished the army of the Angels,
O Phanourios, for in these latter days, you shown forth from the
earth as a precious rose, and as an all-radiant star, adorning the
island of Rhodes. We cry out to you: Rejoice.
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St. Phanourios the Great Martyr and Newly-revealed (source)
Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us! Amen!
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