Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa

Commemorated on June 10.

The Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa (Bithynia), received from the Lord the gift of wonderworking because of his purity and sanctity of life. At Prusa he converted many pagans to the faith in Christ. The emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363), upon hearing about Saint Timothy, had him locked up in prison, but even there also the saint continued to preach the Gospel. Julian forbade him to teach about Jesus Christ, but the saint continued to spread the Christian Faith. Finally, the emperor gave orders to behead the saint. His holy relics were afterwards transferred to Constantinople.

Troparion

By sharing in the ways of the Apostles,
you became a successor to their throne.
Through the practice of virtue,
you found the way to divine contemplation, O divinely inspired one;
by rightly dividing the word of truth without error,
you defended the Faith, even to the shedding of your blood.
O Hieromartyr Timothy entreat Christ God to save our souls.

Kontakion

(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
As one who lived piously among Hierarchs and who underwent martyrdom,
O divinely-wise one,
you abolished the sacrifices of idolatry and showed yourself to be a protector of your flock.
Therefore, we cry fervently to you:
“By your intercessions, deliver us from all misfortunes, O Timothy our Father.”