Friday April 24, 2026 / April 11, 2026
As thou didst share in the ways of the apostles/ and didst occupy their throne,/ thou didst find thine activity to be a passage to divine vision,/ O divinely inspired one./ Wherefore, ordering the word of truth, thou didst suffer for the Faith even to the shedding of thy blood.// O hieromartyr Antypas, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.
Thou didst demolish the false idols, O Antypas,/ and, trampling the power of the devil underfoot,/ didst boldly confess Christ/ in the face of those who fought against God./ Wherefore, dwelling in the highest/ with the ranks of the angels,/ sending up glorification to the Master of all,/ thou offerest supplication of thanksgiving for us,/ granting us the grace of healing:/ wherefore, we honor thee./ O hieromartyr Antypas,// entreat Christ God, that He save our souls.
Thou didst occupy the throne of the apostles and wast the adornment of holy hierarchs, O blessed and sacred Antypas, and having been glorified in martyrÂdom thou hast shone forth like the sun, illumining all; and thou didst destroy the deep night of ungodliness. Wherefore, we honor as a godly hieromartyr and giver of healings.