Holy Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea
No Troparion is given in the Menaion.
Hymns
Saturday May 09, 2026 / April 26, 2026
Kontakion, Tone IV... "Thou hast appeared today..."
Having spurned the imperial edict, O Basil,/ thou didst receive the kingdom of heaven;/ and joining the chorus therein,/ be thou mindful of us// who honor thy memory, O Hieromartyr.
St. Stephen, bishop of Perm, Troparion of the hierarch, in Tone IV
Afire with divine desire from the years of thy youth, O all-wise Stephen, thou didst take up the burden of Christ, and, sowing the divine seed in the hearts of the people, which had from of old been hardened by unbelief, thou didst spiritually beget them evangelically; wherefore, honoring thine all-glorious memory, we beseech thee: Entreat Him Whom thou didst preach, that He save our souls.
Kontakion, in Tone VIII, "To thee, the champion leader..."
Thou wast found to be called not for those who sought thee, O holy hierarch, but, freeing men from the falsehood of idolatry, thou didst lead them to the Christian Faith and didst put to shame the sorcerer Pamoi; wherefore, thou becamest the first bishop and teacher of Perm. For this cause, we, thy spiritual children, as ones delivered by thee from idols, cry out to thee in hymns of thanksgiving: Rejoice, O Stephen, all-wise teacher!