Hymns
Friday July 03, 2026 / June 20, 2026
Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara, Troparion, Tone II
Troparion - Tone II
Thy blood mystically crieth out from the earth, like that of Abel,/ O divinely wise and holy hierarch Methodius,/ who manifestly preached that God became man./ Wherefore, thou hast put the deception of Origen to shame/ and hast passed over to the heavenly bridal chamber.// Entreat Christ God, that He save our souls.
Kontakion, Tone IV, "Having been lifted up..."
Kontakion - Tone IV
Thou wast a priest of the mysteries of the Holy Trinity,/ a proclaimer of the commandments of God which pass all understanding,/ and the confirmation of the Orthodox,/ O Methodius;/ thou didst denounce the thoughts of the heretics for the sake of Orthodoxy,/ shown by thy blood to be a hieromartyr.// Standing before Christ with the angels, entreat Him that we be saved.