COMMEMORATED ON JULY 9
The Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina, was uneducated in the function of our Noble Jesus Christ yet lived upon the earth.The parents of Pancratius were individuals of Antioch. Judgment the good report of Jesus Christ, Pancratius' shrink took his youthful son with him and went to Jerusalem in order to see the profound University for himself. The miracles overcome him, and in the function of he heard the divine teaching, he hence supposed in Christ as the Son of God. He became closest with the disciples of the Noble, mostly with the holy Apostle Peter. It was featuring in this name that youthful Pancratius got to know the holy Apostle Peter.
Following the Ascension of the Rescuer, one of the Apostles came to Antioch and baptized the parents of Pancratius together with all their domestic. To the same degree the parents of Pancratius died, he not here put down his hereditary possessions and went to Pontus and began to fix in place in a rut, spendng his days in prayer and gaping spiritual deliberation. The holy Apostle Peter, moment scrap low relatives parts, visited Pancratius at Pontus. He took him throw down to Antioch, and hence to Sicily, while the holy Apostle Paul hence was. Submit the holy Apostles Peter and Paul made St Pancratius Bishop of Taormina in Sicily.
St Pancratius toiled eagerly for the Christian details of the genus. In a human being month he built a church while he wonderful divine services. The emerge of believers hastily grew, and diametrically about all the genus of Taormina and the roughly cities well-known the Christian Faith.
St Pancratius governed his flood coolly for assorted years. While, pagans plotted opposed the saint, and seizing an as it should be summit, they chop upon him and stoned him. As a result, St Pancratius silent his life as a wounded person. The saint's leftovers are in the church named for him in Rome. He is likewise commemorated on February 9.
TROPARION - Enunciate 8
As a burning run You were sent from on highTo the throne of Taormina to wound godless impietyAnd to shed light on the hearts of the realistic,Confirming them in the honor low the word of God.And having perfect your course You did air unto killing.O Hieromartyr Pancratius, pray for all who support your relationship.
TROPARION - Enunciate 4
By membership in the ways of the Apostles,you became you became a offspring to their throne.By the practice of honor, you found the way to divine deliberation, O inspired one of God; by teaching the word of truth lacking fallacy, you watched over the Faith, even to the flaking of your blood.Hieromartyr Pancr'atius plead Christ God to standby our souls.
KONTAKION - Enunciate 8
You were a spangled star in Taormina, O blessed Pancratius,And You became a hieromartyr for Christ.Situation previously Him now, pray for relatives who house you.
KONTAKION - Enunciate 4
Pancr'atius, you were revealed as a spangled star for the genus of Taormina; you were likewise barred to be a wounded person for Christ.Having the status of you now stand previously Him, O blessed one, pray for relatives who house you.
