Akathist to St. George. Orthodox akathist to Saint George the Victorious. The meaning of the akathist to St. George the Victorious

Let us praise the chosen governor and Victorious George, as our intercessor and quick helper: but you, holy great martyr, who have boldness towards the Lord, free us from all troubles, and let us call to you:

Ikos 1

The Creator of angels and the Creator of all creation, having revealed you to the Church of His faith as a champion and an invincible passion-bearer for the faith, inspires us to praise you, Saint George, for the feats of your suffering:

Rejoice, you who loved Jesus the Son of God to the end; Rejoice, having laid down your soul with love for His name.

Rejoice, confessor, called from God; Rejoice, ascetic, glorified by God's grace.

Rejoice, cohabitant of the Angels; Rejoice, equal leader of the prophets.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 2

Seeing the persecution of the wicked against Christians, you were not afraid of their intrigues and torment, O wise God, but like a good warrior of Christ, having given all that was yours to the poor, you flowed with your unrighteous will to their advice, singing to Christ the leader and to your God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

Having rationally comprehended the One God, in Three Hypostases who is divinely worshiped, with a firm mind you confessed Him at the assemblies of the wicked and thus denounced the insane king for the insane worship of the creature. For this reason, for your lofty wisdom, receive from us, Georgie, zealous praise:

Rejoice, preacher of the One true God; Rejoice, faithful protector of the Most Holy Trinity.

Rejoice, having shown the great secret of the Orthodox confession to the infidels; Rejoice, you who expose the charm of idolatry's service.

Rejoice, rhetorician of God; Rejoice, thou filled with wisdom.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 3

The power of God, which enlightens every person coming into the world, has also visited you in prison, the humble wise George: because you have despised all the skills of this life, you have clung to the one Christ, and having fought well for His name, you have been worthy of Him with the Angels forever chant: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Having a mind and a heart illuminated by the Holy Spirit, you, at His inspiration, were jealous of you to strive for the name of Christ, standing to the blood of courage in faith, you denounced the pride raised by the wicked congregation. For this reason, we praise you, all-wise George, sitsa:

Rejoice, shield erected to protect piety; Rejoice, sword raised to cut off wickedness.

Rejoice, pillar of faith; Rejoice, wall and strengthening of the Church of Christ.

Rejoice, fertilizer of the faithful; Rejoice, fear and shame of the unfaithful.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 4

The mad tormentor, breathing murder upon you, the passion-bearing George, thirsted for your blood, like a greedy dog, commanding that your body be crucified on a wheel and given over to the worst torments; But you, crying out in the Lord, cried out to God with firm hope: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Rejoice, you who shed your blood for your courageous confession of faith on the wheel; Rejoice, having magnified the triumph of faith with your blood.

Rejoice, rival of the Apostles; Rejoice, free imitator of Christ's Passion.

Rejoice, unshakable champion of the faith; Rejoice, passion-bearer, most steadfast adamant.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 5

Thou art like a godly star, George, for through miraculous healing from an Angel and visible renunciation from the wheel, Thou taught the infidels to believe in the Trinity of One Essence and to sing together with Thee: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

Having seen the people of the miracles of the power of God, which happened to you, with meekness you received the teaching of Christ from you and cried out, saying: “Truly great is the Christian God!” For this reason, we, praising you, most glorious George, cry out to you:

Rejoice, having dispersed the darkness of unbelief with the luminous word of salvation; Rejoice, you who converted infidels to Christ by the martyr’s confession of faith.

Rejoice, lead legions of earthly warriors into the heavenly army; Rejoice, as a warrior of Christ abide with the heavenly warriors.

Rejoice, glory to the warriors; Rejoice, beauty of the martyr's bright face.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 6

A preacher of truth, jealous of the spirit-bearing Apostle, you were crucified with the cross of the world, the passion-bearer; Behold, like Jonah into the belly of the whale, you were thrown headlong into the cave of undissolved lime, so that the Lord, wondrous in the saints, may be glorified for you, to whom you and in the well-known pit, as in the temple of glory, you cleverly cried out: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Having risen from the grave for three days, the omnipotent of hell and death, Jesus the Conqueror, saved you from hellish corruption, the passion-bearer George: three days later you were found alive in the limelight and singing to God in the lifting of your hands; For this reason, the great man was afraid and horrified. We, rejoicing, will sing your victorious song:

Rejoice, having cast down the shameful pride of the devil into the well-known ditch; Rejoice, having conquered the atrocities of the tormentors with your wondrous salvation from God.

Rejoice, for thou who were not evil, for thou didst pray for those who committed this misfortune, as for benefactors; Rejoice, for you were sick about their conversion, just as Paul was about the Jews.

Rejoice, man of desires; Rejoice, chosen vessel.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 7

Although in every possible way he can entice your heart into the charms of an idol, the wicked tormentor intends to seduce you with magical enchantments; You, God’s chosen one, exclaiming with David: “O God is my salvation and my glory,” you sang faithfully to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

A new demonstration of the evil of the evil servant of Satan, Diocletian, when in his insane jealousy of the idol he commanded to give you, George, poison; But you are full of faith and hope, even if you drank mortal things, yet you remained without harm, O praiser of God, and so we cry out to you:

Rejoice, for in trusting in the Living God you were not put to shame; Rejoice, for you did not impute anything to the tormentor.

Rejoice, demon driver! Rejoice, magical wiles of the destroyer.

Rejoice, for God is marvelous in you in His saints; Rejoice, for through you the name of Christ is glorified in honor.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 8

Strange and terrible advice came from a certain sorcerer to the wicked king, so that he would command you, as proof of the rightness of the faith of Christ, to resurrect the dead with a word; You, George, without hesitation, sang to Him Who is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

Rejoice, for the Lord has shown you wondrous powers; Rejoice, for you raised the dead from the grave to eat.

Rejoice, thou who bestowed the blinded sorcerer with the intellectual insight of faith; Rejoice, many who suffered for Christ's sake, showing the way to the Holy of Holies.

Rejoice, Rome's surprise; Rejoice, Christian exaltation.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 9

All the Angels praised God, who gave you such courage, George, as even in prison you did not cease to be vigilant in prayer. For this reason, as the great secret of God’s grace, you were worthy to see in a vision the Lord crowning your head with the crown of incorruption, and we also cry out with you: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

The ornate tongues of their rhetoric will not be able to utter praises worthy of you, George, many for the sake of your exploits and illnesses, which you raised by will for Christ and the Church. For this reason, we, too, perplexed to praise you according to our heritage, sing to the sitsa:

Rejoice, free for Christ and the Church to crucify the old man within himself through the suffering of Adam; Rejoice, for having received the crown of righteousness from the hand of the Lord for valiant suffering.

Rejoice, rule of pious zeal; Rejoice, image of spiritual poverty.

Rejoice, for you have pleased not yourself, but the One God; Rejoice, for you were ready for manifold deaths for Christ.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 10

To save the souls of those perishing in the darkness of idolatry, God-loving George, you, jealous, were jealous, like Elijah according to God: having entered the temple of the idols, by the power of God you drove away the demons, crushed the idols, put the priests to shame and, like a conqueror, not from men, but with the Angels you sang to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

The walls are more insensible than your tormentor, stoned in heart, George, not in the understanding of God, you manifested miracles, but you remained to the end, like an asp, stop your ears. For this reason, I commanded that you be placed at the head of the disgrace, like a villain; But you, sick about the death of his soul, joyfully accepted his death, for the worse we please you with love:

Rejoice, having preserved faith, hope and love to the end; Rejoice, having done many and great miracles in your dormition.

Rejoice, thou crowned upon the earth with the weapon of God's favor; Rejoice, adorned with glory and splendor in Heaven.

Rejoice, man of God; Rejoice, good soldier of Christ.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 11

You, the Holy Great Martyr George, rendered the singing of the Most Holy Trinity more than others, not in words and in your mind, but by sacrificing your whole self alive: imitating the immaculate Lamb Christ crucified for us, you laid down your soul for your friends by your own will. Moreover, if we are dissatisfied with the praise of your valor, for there is no one else to love so much, but give thanks to the being, we sing to the Wonderful One in the saints: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

Rejoice, for you dwell in the bright angelic devils; Rejoice, for not in fortune-telling, but face to face, you partake of the Unevening Trinity Light.

Rejoice, nourisher of the poor and protector of the offended; Rejoice, physician of the weak and champion of kings.

Rejoice, supporter of the Orthodox warrior in battle; Rejoice, warm intercessor for the salvation of sinners.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 12

The grace given to you from God, knowing, we celebrate your memory, Great Martyr George, and with fervent prayer flowing to your miraculous image, with your omnipotent help in the Lord, like an insurmountable wall, we are protected. For this reason, praising you, we earnestly call to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Singing your glorious death, by which you were magnified, like a good warrior of Christ, we pray to you, passion-bearing George: be your helper in everything for our good and hear us who earnestly cry to you:

Rejoice, for through you the Church of the faithful is enlightened; Rejoice, for your name is also glorified among the unbelievers.

Rejoice, wondrous glory of confessors; Rejoice, high praise of the martyrs.

Rejoice, healer of our bodies; Rejoice, O prayer book for our souls.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 13

O all-blessed and holy Great Martyr George, accept this song of our praise and deliver us from all evil through your warm intercession to God, so that we may sing with you: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Creator of Angels...” and the 1st kontakion “To the chosen governor...”.

First prayer

Holy, glorious and all-praised Great Martyr George! Gathered in your temple and in front of your holy icon, people worshiping, we pray to you, known to the desires of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeching God from His benevolence, that He may mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not abandon all ours to salvation and life needful petitions, and grants our country victory in the face of resistance; and again, falling down, we pray to you, holy Victorious: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, so that they will be ashamed and put to shame, and let their insolence be crushed, and let them know that we have Divine help, and to everyone in sorrow and the current situation, show your powerful intercession. Pray to the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver us from eternal torment, so that we glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and we confess your intercession now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Second prayer

O all-validated, holy great martyr and wonderworker George! Look upon us with your quick help and beg God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us, sinners, according to our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His great mercy. Do not despise our prayer, but ask us from Christ our God a quiet and godly life, mental and physical health, fertility of the earth and abundance in everything, and may we not turn into evil what you have given us from the All-Bountiful God, but into the glory of His Holy Name and in glorification of your strong intercession, may He grant our country and the entire God-loving army victory over the adversaries and may it strengthen us with unchangeable peace and blessing. May His angel protect us saints with a greater militia, so that upon our departure from this life, we may be delivered from the wiles of the evil one and his difficult airy ordeals and present ourselves uncondemned to the Throne of the Lord of glory. Hear us, passion-bearing George of Christ, and pray for us unceasingly to the Trinitarian Lord of all God, so that through His grace and love for mankind, with your help and intercession, we will find mercy with the Angels and Archangels and all the saints at the right hand of the Just Judge and may we glorify Him with the Father and the Holy Spirit now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Troparion, tone 4

As liberator of captives and protector of the poor, physician of the infirm, champion of the Orthodox, victorious, Great Martyr George, pray to Christ God to save our souls.

Troparion, tone 4

You fought a good fight, you were more passion-bearing than Christ, you denounced wickedness even to your tormentors by faith, and you offered a sacrifice acceptable to God. In the same way, you received the crown of victory and through your prayers, holy one, you granted forgiveness of sins to all.

Kontakion, tone 4.

Cultivated by God, you showed yourself to be a most honest worker of piety, having collected the virtues of the handle for yourself: having sowed in tears, reaped with joy, suffered through suffering with blood, you accepted Christ and through your prayers, holy one, granted forgiveness of sins to all.

Kontakion 1

Let us praise the chosen governor and Victorious George, as our intercessor and quick helper: but you, holy great martyr, who have boldness in the Lord, free us from all troubles, and let us cry to you:

Ikos 1

And the Creator of angels and Creator of all creation, having revealed you to the Church of His faith as a champion and an invincible passion-bearer for the faith, inspires us to praise you, Saint George, for the deeds of your suffering:

Rejoice, you who loved Jesus the Son of God to the end; Rejoice, having laid down your soul with love for His name.

Rejoice, confessor, called from God; Rejoice, ascetic, glorified by God's grace.

Rejoice, cohabitant of the Angels; Rejoice, equal leader of the prophets.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 2

During the persecution of the wicked against Christians, you were not afraid of their intrigues and torment, O wise God, but as a good warrior of Christ, having given all that was yours to the poor, you flowed with your unrighteous will to their advice, singing to Christ the leader and to your God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

Having rationally comprehended the One God, who is divinely worshiped in Three Hypostases, with a firm mind you confessed Him at the gatherings of the wicked and thus denounced the insane king for the insane worship of the creature. For this reason, for your lofty wisdom, receive from us, Georgie, zealous praise:

Rejoice, preacher of the One true God; Rejoice, faithful protector of the Most Holy Trinity.

Rejoice, having shown the great secret of the Orthodox confession to the infidels; Rejoice, you who expose the charm of idolatry's service.

Rejoice, rhetorician of God; Rejoice, thou filled with wisdom.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 3

The power of God, which enlightens every person coming into the world, even visited you in prison when you were suffering, to the humble wise George: since you have been corruptible throughout this life, as if you had despised the skills, you have clung to the one Christ, and having fought well for His name, you have been worthy of Him with the Angels sing forever: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

And having a mind and heart illuminated by the Holy Spirit, you, at His inspiration, were jealous of you to strive for the name of Christ, standing up to the blood of courage in faith, you denounced the pride that had been lifted up by the wicked congregation. For this reason, we praise you, all-wise George, sitsa:

Rejoice, shield erected to protect piety; Rejoice, sword raised to cut off wickedness.

Rejoice, pillar of faith; Rejoice, wall and strengthening of the Church of Christ.

Rejoice, fertilizer of the faithful; Rejoice, fear and shame of the unfaithful.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 4

Ikos 4

Rejoice, you who shed your blood for your courageous confession of faith on the wheel; Rejoice, having magnified the triumph of faith with your blood.

Rejoice, rival of the Apostles; Rejoice, free imitator of Christ's Passion.

Rejoice, unshakable champion of the faith; Rejoice, passion-bearer, most steadfast adamant.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 5

Thou art like George, like a heavenly star, for by miraculous healing from an angel and visible renunciation from the wheel, thou taught the infidels to believe in the Trinity of the Consubstantial One and sing together with thee: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

As the people walked, the miracles of the power of God that appeared upon you, with meekness the teaching of Christ received from you and cried out, saying: “Truly great is the Christian God!” For this reason, we, praising you, most glorious George, cry out to you:

Rejoice, having dispersed the darkness of unbelief with the luminous word of salvation; Rejoice, you who converted infidels to Christ by the martyr’s confession of faith.

Rejoice, lead legions of earthly warriors into the heavenly army; Rejoice, as a warrior of Christ abide with the heavenly warriors.

Rejoice, glory to the warriors; Rejoice, beauty of the martyr's bright face.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 6

As a preacher of truth, jealous of the spirit-bearing Apostle, you were crucified with the cross of the world, O passion-bearer; Behold, like Jonah into the belly of the whale, you were thrown headlong into the cave of undissolved lime, so that the Lord, wondrous in the saints, may be glorified for you, to whom you and in the well-known pit, as in the temple of glory, you cleverly cried out: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

In His three-day rise from the grave, the omnipotent of hell and death, the Conqueror Jesus, appeared, saving you from hellish corruption, the passion-bearer George: three days later you were found alive in the limelight and singing to God in the lifting of your hands; For this reason, the great man was afraid and horrified. We, rejoicing, will sing your victorious song:

Rejoice, having cast down the shameful pride of the devil into the well-known ditch; Rejoice, having conquered the atrocities of the tormentors with your wondrous salvation from God.

Rejoice, man of desires; Rejoice, chosen vessel.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 7

Try in every possible way to entice your heart into the charms of an idol, the wicked tormentor is planning to seduce you with magical enchantments; You, God’s chosen one, exclaiming with David: “O God is my salvation and my glory,” you sang faithfully to Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

A new demonstration of the evil of that evil servant of Satan, Diocletian, when in his insane jealousy of the idol he commanded to give you, George, poison; But you are full of faith and hope, even if you drank mortal things, yet you remained without harm, O praiser of God, and so we cry out to you:

Rejoice, for in trusting in the Living God you were not put to shame; Rejoice, for you did not impute anything to the tormentor.

Rejoice, demon driver! Rejoice, magical wiles of the destroyer.

Rejoice, for God is marvelous in you in His saints; Rejoice, for through you the name of Christ is glorified in honor.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 8

Ikos 8

In the long-awaited and Sweetest Jesus, whom you loved with all your soul and with all your heart, all-blessed George, hearing your warm prayer of faith, soon commanded, according to your word, to rise from the dead, glorifying for the sake of His Name and the faithful affirmation, while the unfaithful and blinded to wonder and knowledge of God. For this reason, out of duty, we cry out to you:

Rejoice, for the Lord has shown you wondrous powers; Rejoice, for you raised the dead from the grave to eat.

Rejoice, thou who bestowed the blinded sorcerer with the intellectual insight of faith; Rejoice, many who suffered for Christ's sake, showing the way to the Holy of Holies.

Rejoice, Rome's surprise; Rejoice, Christian exaltation.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 9

In this Angela, he praised God, who gave you such courage, George, as even in prison you did not cease to be vigilant in prayer. For this reason, as the great secret of God’s grace, you were worthy to see in a vision the Lord crowning your head with the crown of incorruption, and we also cry out with you: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

In the process of multiplying with their rhetorical tongues, they will not be able to utter praise worthy of you, George, many for the sake of your exploits and illnesses, which you raised by will for Christ and the Church. For this reason, we, too, perplexed to praise you according to our heritage, sing to the sitsa:

Rejoice, rule of pious zeal; Rejoice, image of spiritual poverty.

Rejoice, for you have pleased not yourself, but the One God; Rejoice, for you were ready for manifold deaths for Christ.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 10

From the mouth of the souls in the darkness of idolatry perishing, God-loving George, you, jealous, were jealous, like Elijah according to God: having entered the temple of the idols, by the power of God you drove away the demons, crushed the idols, put the priests to shame and, like a winner, not from people, but from the Angels you sang to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

From the shadows, your tormentor, petrified in heart, became more insensible, George, not knowing God, you manifested miracles, but you remained to the end, like an asp, stopping your ears. For this reason, I commanded that you be placed at the head of the disgrace, like a villain; But you, sick about the death of his soul, joyfully accepted his death, for the worse we please you with love:

Rejoice, having preserved faith, hope and love to the end; Rejoice, having done many and great miracles in your dormition.

Rejoice, thou crowned upon the earth with the weapon of God's favor; Rejoice, adorned with glory and splendor in Heaven.

Rejoice, man of God; Rejoice, good soldier of Christ.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 11

Ikos 11

With the wind-receiving lamp of the true Light, appearing on earth, God’s chosen one, George, enlightens the hearts of the faithful and instructs everything in the Divine mind, teaching us to cheerfully cry out:

Rejoice, for you dwell in the bright angelic devils; Rejoice, for not in fortune-telling, but face to face, you partake of the Unevening Trinity Light.

Rejoice, nourisher of the poor and protector of the offended; Rejoice, physician of the weak and champion of kings.

Rejoice, supporter of the Orthodox warrior in battle; Rejoice, warm intercessor for the salvation of sinners.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 12

With the grace given to you from God, we celebrate your memory, Great Martyr George, and with fervent prayer flowing to your miraculous image, with your omnipotent help in the Lord, like an insurmountable wall, we are protected. For this reason, praising you, we earnestly call to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Singing from your glorious death, by which you were magnified, like a good warrior of Christ, we pray to you, passion-bearing George: be your helper in everything for our good and hear us who earnestly cry out to you:

Rejoice, for through you the Church of the faithful is enlightened; Rejoice, for your name is also glorified among the unbelievers.

Rejoice, wondrous glory of confessors; Rejoice, high praise of the martyrs.

Rejoice, healer of our bodies; Rejoice, O prayer book for our souls.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 13

O all-blessed and holy Great Martyr George, accept this song of our praise and deliver us from all evil through your warm intercession to God, so that we may sing with you: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Creator of Angels...” and the 1st kontakion “To the chosen governor...”.

First prayer

Happy holy, glorious and all-praised Great Martyr George! Gathered in your temple and in front of your holy icon, people worshiping, we pray to you, known to the desires of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeching God from His benevolence, that He may mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not abandon all ours to salvation and life needful petitions, and grants our country victory in the face of resistance; and again, falling down, we pray to you, holy Victorious: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, so that they will be ashamed and put to shame, and let their insolence be crushed, and let them know that we have Divine help, and to everyone in sorrow and the current situation, show your powerful intercession. Pray to the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver us from eternal torment, so that we glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and we confess your intercession now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Second prayer

Troparion, tone 4

I am the liberator of the captives and the protector of the poor, the physician of the infirm, the champion of the Orthodox, victorious, Great Martyr George, pray to Christ God to save our souls.

Troparion, tone 4

You fought a good fight, you were more passion-bearing than Christ, by faith you also denounced the tormentors of wickedness, and you offered a sacrifice acceptable to God. In the same way, you received the crown of victory and through your prayers, holy one, you granted forgiveness of sins to all.

Kontakion, tone 4.

Crafted from God, you showed yourself to be a most honest worker of piety, having collected the virtues of the handle for yourself: having sowed in tears, reaped with joy, suffered through blood, you accepted Christ and through your prayers, holy one, granted forgiveness to all sins.

Kontakion 1

Ikos 1

Rejoice, you who loved Jesus the Son of God to the end; Rejoice, having laid down your soul with love for His name.

Rejoice, confessor, called from God; Rejoice, ascetic, glorified by God's grace.

Rejoice, cohabitant of the Angels; Rejoice, equal leader of the prophets.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 2

Ikos 2

Rejoice, preacher of the One true God; Rejoice, faithful protector of the Most Holy Trinity.

Rejoice, having shown the great secret of the Orthodox confession to the infidels; Rejoice, you who expose the charm of idolatry's service.

Rejoice, rhetorician of God; Rejoice, thou filled with wisdom.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 3

Ikos 3

Rejoice, shield erected to protect piety; Rejoice, sword raised to cut off wickedness.

Rejoice, pillar of faith; Rejoice, wall and strengthening of the Church of Christ.

Rejoice, fertilizer of the faithful; Rejoice, fear and shame of the unfaithful.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 4

Ikos 4

Rejoice, you who shed your blood for your courageous confession of faith on the wheel; Rejoice, having magnified the triumph of faith with your blood.

Rejoice, rival of the Apostles; Rejoice, free imitator of Christ's Passion.

Rejoice, unshakable champion of the faith; Rejoice, passion-bearer, most steadfast adamant.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Great Martyr George the Victorious. Icon, late XIV - early XV centuries. Novgorod

Kontakion 5

Ikos 5

Rejoice, having dispersed the darkness of unbelief with the luminous word of salvation; Rejoice, you who converted infidels to Christ by the martyr’s confession of faith.

Rejoice, lead legions of earthly warriors into the heavenly army; Rejoice, as a warrior of Christ abide with the heavenly warriors.

Rejoice, glory to the warriors; Rejoice, beauty of the martyr's bright face.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 6

Ikos 6

Rejoice, having cast down the shameful pride of the devil into the well-known ditch; Rejoice, having conquered the atrocities of the tormentors with your wondrous salvation from God.

Rejoice, man of desires; Rejoice, chosen vessel.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 7

Ikos 7

Rejoice, for in trusting in the Living God you were not put to shame; Rejoice, for you did not impute anything to the tormentor.

Rejoice, demon driver! Rejoice, magical wiles of the destroyer.

Rejoice, for God is marvelous in you in His saints; Rejoice, for through you the name of Christ is glorified in honor.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 8

Ikos 8

Rejoice, for the Lord has shown you wondrous powers; Rejoice, for you raised the dead from the grave to eat.

Rejoice, thou who bestowed the blinded sorcerer with the intellectual insight of faith; Rejoice, many who suffered for Christ's sake, showing the way to the Holy of Holies.

Rejoice, Rome's surprise; Rejoice, Christian exaltation.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 9

Ikos 9

Rejoice, rule of pious zeal; Rejoice, image of spiritual poverty.

Rejoice, for you have pleased not yourself, but the One God; Rejoice, for you were ready for manifold deaths for Christ.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 10

Ikos 10

Rejoice, having preserved faith, hope and love to the end; Rejoice, having done many and great miracles in your dormition.

Rejoice, thou crowned upon the earth with the weapon of God's favor; Rejoice, adorned with glory and splendor in Heaven.

Rejoice, man of God; Rejoice, good soldier of Christ.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 11

Ikos 11

Rejoice, for you dwell in the bright angelic devils; Rejoice, for not in fortune-telling, but face to face, you partake of the Unevening Trinity Light.

Rejoice, nourisher of the poor and protector of the offended; Rejoice, physician of the weak and champion of kings.

Rejoice, supporter of the Orthodox warrior in battle; Rejoice, warm intercessor for the salvation of sinners.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 12

Ikos 12

Rejoice, for through you the Church of the faithful is enlightened; Rejoice, for your name is also glorified among the unbelievers.

Rejoice, wondrous glory of confessors; Rejoice, high praise of the martyrs.

Rejoice, healer of our bodies; Rejoice, O prayer book for our souls.

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 13

O all-blessed and holy Great Martyr George, accept this song of our praise and deliver us from all evil through your warm intercession to God, so that we may sing with you: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos “Creator of Angels...” and the 1st kontakion “To the chosen governor...”.

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Prayer to the Great Martyr George the Victorious:

Life of the Great Martyr George the Victorious

Commemoration: April 23 / May 6, November 3 / November 16, November 10 / November 23 (Georgian celebration) November 26 / December 9

Great Martyr George was the son of rich and pious parents who raised him in the Christian faith. He was born in the city of Beirut (in ancient times - Belit), at the foot of the Lebanese mountains.

Having entered military service, the Great Martyr George stood out among other soldiers for his intelligence, courage, physical strength, military posture and beauty. Having soon reached the rank of commander of a thousand, St. George became the favorite of Emperor Diocletian. Diocletian was a talented ruler, but a fanatical supporter of the Roman gods. Having set himself the goal of reviving dying paganism in the Roman Empire, he went down in history as one of the most cruel persecutors of Christians.

Great Martyr George the Victorious. "The Miracle of George about the Serpent with a Life in 16 Marks." Icon 17th century

Having once heard in court an inhuman sentence about the extermination of Christians, George was inflamed with compassion for them. Foreseeing that suffering would also await him, George distributed his property to the poor, set his slaves free, appeared to Diocletian and, declaring himself a Christian, accused him of cruelty and injustice. Speech of St. George was full of strong and convincing objections to the imperial order to persecute Christians.

After unsuccessful persuasion to renounce Christ, the emperor ordered the saint to be subjected to various tortures. St. George was imprisoned, where he was laid on his back on the ground, his feet were put in stocks, and a heavy stone was placed on his chest. But St. George bravely endured suffering and glorified the Lord. Then George’s tormentors began to become more sophisticated in their cruelty. They beat the saint with ox sinews, wheeled him around, threw him into quicklime, and forced him to run in boots with sharp nails inside. The holy martyr endured everything patiently. In the end, the emperor ordered the saint's head to be cut off with a sword. Thus the holy sufferer departed to Christ in Nicomedia in 303.

The Great Martyr George is also called the Victorious for his courage and spiritual victory over his tormentors who could not force him to renounce Christianity, as well as for his miraculous help to people in danger. The relics of Saint George the Victorious were placed in the Palestinian city of Lida, in a temple bearing his name, and his head was kept in Rome in a temple also dedicated to him.

On the icons of St. George is depicted sitting on a white horse and slaying a serpent with a spear. This image is based on legend and refers to the posthumous miracles of the Holy Great Martyr George. They say that not far from the place where St. George in the city of Beirut, there lived a snake in the lake, which often devoured the people of that area. What kind of animal it was - a boa constrictor, a crocodile or a large lizard - is unknown.

To quench the fury of the serpent, the superstitious people of that area began to regularly give him a young man or a girl by lot to be devoured. One day the lot fell on the daughter of the ruler of that area. She was taken to the shore of the lake and tied, where she waited in horror for the snake to appear.

When the beast began to approach her, a bright young man suddenly appeared on a white horse, struck the snake with a spear and saved the girl. This young man was the Holy Great Martyr George. With such a miraculous phenomenon, he stopped the destruction of young men and women within Beirut and converted the inhabitants of that country, who had previously been pagans, to Christ.

It can be assumed that the appearance of St. George on horseback to protect the inhabitants from the serpent, as well as the miraculous revival of the farmer’s only ox described in the life, served as the reason for the veneration of St. George as the patron of cattle breeding and protector from predatory animals.

In pre-revolutionary times, on the day of remembrance of St. George the Victorious, residents of Russian villages for the first time after a cold winter drove their cattle out to pasture, performing a prayer service to the holy great martyr and sprinkling houses and animals with holy water. The Day of the Great Martyr George is also popularly called “Yuryev’s Day”; on this day, before the reign of Boris Godunov, peasants could move to another landowner.

St. George is the patron saint of the army. The image of St. George the Victorious on a horse symbolizes the victory over the devil - the “ancient serpent” (Rev. 12:3; 20:2). This image was included in the ancient coat of arms of the city of Moscow.

Miracles of the Holy Great Martyr George

In the Syrian countries there was a city called Ramel, in which a stone church was built in the name of the Holy Great Martyr George. And there were no suitable stones in that place from which it would be possible to make great stone pillars for the church building. Such pillars were usually bought in distant countries and brought by sea. Many of the citizens of Ramel went to various countries to buy stone pillars for the church being built. For this purpose, one pious widow, who had zeal and faith in the holy Great Martyr George, also went, wanting to buy from her small funds one pillar for the temple of George. Having bought a beautiful pillar in a certain country, she brought it to the seashore, where the mayor Ramel, who had acquired several pillars, loaded them onto a ship. And the woman began to beg the dignitary to take her pillar on his ship and deliver it to the martyr’s church. The rich man did not listen to her request, did not take her pillar, but sailed away, loading the ship only with his pillars. Then the woman fell to the ground in grief and with tears called for help from the great martyr so that he could somehow arrange for her pillar to be delivered to Ramel to his church. She fell asleep in sadness and tears, and the Holy Great Martyr George appeared to her in a sleepy vision, on horseback in the form of a commander, lifted her from the ground and said:

- Oh woman, tell me what’s the matter?

She told the saint the reason for her sadness. He got off his horse and asked her:

-Where do you want to put the pillar?

She answered:

— On the right side of the church.

Immediately the saint inscribed the following on the pillar with his finger: “Let this widow’s pillar be placed second in a row of pillars on the right side of the church.”

Having written this, George said to the woman:

- Help me yourself.

And so, when they took hold of the pillar, the stone became light, and they threw the pillar into the sea. This is what the woman saw in her dream.

Waking up, she did not find the pillar in her place and, placing her hope in God and Saint George, she went home. But before she arrived there and before the ship sailed, the day after her vision, her pillar was found lying on the shore of the Ramel pier. When the mayor brought his pillars on the ship and went ashore, he saw the widow’s pillar and the inscription on it, depicted by the saint’s finger. He was amazed, realized his sin and repented of having despised the widow’s request. He asked George a lot for forgiveness and received it from the saint who appeared to him in a vision. The widow's pillar was erected in the place where the inscription on it indicated, in memory of the pious woman in amazement at the miracle performed by the holy great martyr, and in honor of Christ our God, the Source of miracles.

Many years later, when Syria was conquered by the Saracens, such a miracle took place in the city of Ramel, in the church of the Holy Great Martyr George.

One noble Saracen, accompanied by his fellow tribesmen, entered the temple during the church rule and, seeing the icon of St. George, as well as the priest standing before the icon, bowing to it and sending prayers to the saint, said to his friends:

- Do you see what this madman is doing? The board prays. Bring me a bow and arrow and I'll shoot through this board.

A bow was immediately brought, and the Saracen, standing behind everyone, pulled the bow and shot an arrow at the icon of the great martyr. However, the arrow did not fly towards the icon, but rose upward and, falling down, pierced the hand of that Saracen, severely wounding him. Immediately the Saracen went to his home, feeling severe pain in his arm. The pain increased more and more, the Saracen's hand swelled, so that the Saracen groaned from severe suffering.

This Saracen had several Christian slaves at home. Calling them, he said to them:

“I was in the church of your god George and wanted to shoot his icon.” However, I shot an arrow from a bow so unsuccessfully that the arrow severely wounded me in the arm, and now I am dying from unbearable pain.

The slaves said to him:

“What do you think: did you do well by daring to inflict such an insult on the icon of the holy martyr?”

The Saracen answered them:

“Did this icon have the power to make me sick now?”

The slaves answered him:

- We are not knowledgeable in books and therefore do not know what to answer you. Call our priest and he will answer your question.

The Saracen listened to their advice, called the priest and said to him:

“I want to know what power that board or icon that you worshiped has.”

The priest answered him:

“I did not bow to the board, but to my God, the Creator of the universe.” I prayed to the Holy Great Martyr George, who was inscribed on the board, that he would be my intercessor before God.

The Saracen asked him:

- Who is George if not your god?

The priest answered:

— Saint George is not a god, but only a servant of God and our Lord Jesus Christ. He was a man like us in every way. He suffered many torments from the pagans, who forced him to renounce Christ; but he courageously resisted them and became a confessor for the name of Christ. He received a gift from God to perform signs and wonders. We, Christians, honoring him, respect his icon, and, looking at it, as if at the saint himself, we bow to it and kiss it. You do the same thing: when your parents or brothers dear to your heart die, you, looking at their clothes, cry in front of them, kiss them, imagining in these clothes as if the very people who died. In exactly the same way, we venerate the icons of saints - not as gods (let that not be so!), but as images of the servants of God who work miracles even with their very icons. And you, who dared to shoot an arrow at the icon of the holy martyr, recognized its power for teaching and edification to others.

Having heard this, the Saracen said:

- What should I do now? You see that my hand is very swollen; I am suffering unbearably and approaching death.

The priest told him:

- If you want to stay alive and recover, then order the icon of St. George to be brought to you, place it over your bed, light a lamp in front of the icon for the whole night; and in the morning anoint your sore hand with oil from the lamp, firmly believing that you will be healed and you will be healthy.

The Saracen immediately began to ask the priest to bring him the icon of George and, accepting it with joy, did as the priest had taught him. In the morning he anointed his hand with oil from the lamp, and immediately the pain in his hand stopped, and his hand became healthy.

Surprised by such a miracle, the Saracen asked the priest if anything was written in the books about Saint George. The priest brought him a story about the life and sufferings of the saint and began to read it. The Saracen listened with attention to the reading, and all the time he held the icon of the martyr in his hands and, turning to the saint depicted on the icon as to a living person, exclaimed with tears:

- Oh Saint George! You were young but wise, I am old but mad! You pleased God even in your youth, but I have lived to old age and still do not know the true God! Pray for me to your God, so that He will honor me to be His servant!

Then, falling at the feet of the priest, the Saracen began to ask him to baptize him. At first the priest did not agree to this, for he was afraid of the Saracens. But seeing his faith, he baptized him at night, secretly.

When morning came, the newly baptized Saracen left his house and, standing in the middle of the city, began to loudly preach Christ, the true God, and curse the faith of the Saracens. Immediately a multitude of Saracens surrounded him: filled with anger and rage, they rushed at him like wild animals and cut him into pieces with their swords.

Thus, that man, in such a short time, accomplished the good feat of confession for Christ and accepted the crown of martyrdom, through the prayers of the Holy Great Martyr George.

On the island of Mytilene there was a great and glorious temple created in honor of the holy Great Martyr George. The inhabitants of this island had a custom - on the day of remembrance of the holy martyr, to gather in this temple for a general solemn honor of St. George. The Hagarians living on the island of Crete learned about this, and one evening they attacked that place. Those Christians who were outside the temple escaped from the hands, and those who were in the temple were taken captive. Among them was one Christian youth, who was taken to the island of Crete and taken into his service by the chief of the Hagarians.

The parents of this young man, although they lost their son, did not change their pious custom: when the feast of memory of the holy martyr arrived, they went to the temple to pray to the holy martyr, and then held a feast at home in honor of St. George. When the guests began to gather, the mother of that young man, having come to the temple (which was not far from her house), fell to her knees with tears and fervently prayed to the saint to deliver her son from captivity. Her fervent prayer was heard. Having finished the prayer, she returned to the guests. And at that moment, when her husband, having prayerfully called upon the holy great martyr and praising him as a helper and intercessor, was already preparing to honor the guests, suddenly at that moment that young man was taken by Saint George from his captivity and brought to the house of his parents. The young man held a vessel of wine in his hand. Everyone sitting at the table, seeing the young man, was amazed and asked him in one voice:

- Where were you, where did you come from and how did you end up here?

He answered them:

“I filled this vessel with wine to serve to my boss.” But at that moment I was suddenly taken by some glorious warrior sitting on a horse, who put me on the horse too. With one hand I held on to his belt, and in the other I held this jug of wine, and then I ended up here, as you can see for yourself.

Hearing this, everyone gave thanks to God and His saint, the Holy Great Martyr George.

In one country there was a very ancient temple of St. George. It was very dilapidated, so that it could fall at any moment; but there was no one who would build a new church, or renovate that dilapidated temple: for due to the poverty of the inhabitants of that place, that church was ignored. One day such a miracle happened in her.

Children, gathering near this church, played here with each other, and they reviled and mocked one youth, whom they always defeated in games. Having lost patience due to constant ridicule, the boy, turning to the temple of St. George, said:

- Saint George! Help me overcome my opponents; in gratitude for this, I will bring your big pie to the temple.

And indeed the boy defeated his comrades in games, and won not once, but twice and many more times.

Arriving at his mother, the boy told her that he had promised the saint a pie as a gift and asked her for it in order to fulfill his vow to the saint. His mother, out of love for the child, and also out of respect for the martyr, prepared a pie and gave it to her son while still warm. The boy brought the pie to the church and, placing it in front of the altar, bowed and left.

At that time, four merchants passed by that church. They entered the church to worship St. George and saw a delicious cake on the floor, from which fragrant steam was still emanating. The merchants said to each other:

“The saint doesn’t need this.” Let's eat the pie and put some incense instead.

When they had eaten the pie, they headed out of the church; but they could not find the doors, because the doors seemed to them like a wall. Then they placed one silver coin on the floor; however, they could not find a way out. Then they all put one gold coin together and fervently prayed to the saint to help them get out; but this time they didn’t find a way out. Finally, all four of them put down a gold coin and prayed even more fervently, and then they found a way out.

These coins served as the beginning of collecting money to renovate the temple. Rumors of the miracle spread throughout the country and many pious people voluntarily brought gold and silver there. With this money, a new stone temple was created, more extensive, sufficiently decorated and equipped with all the necessary accessories for worship. Many miracles were performed in the temple to the glory of Christ God and to the praise of the Holy Great Martyr George.

It is impossible not to mention the glorious miracle of killing the serpent, performed by the holy Great Martyr George near his fatherland, in the city of Beirut, located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, not far from the city of Lydda, where the body of the saint was buried.

Idol worshipers lived in this city. For their wicked life, God brought temptation upon them - a huge serpent, like a dragon, settled in a large lake. Coming out of the lake, the snake kidnapped many people, carried them into the lake and devoured them there. Many times the people, armed, spoke out against him, but each time the snake drove the people away, because, approaching the walls of the city, it filled the air with its destructive breath, so that from this alone many fell ill and died. Because of this, there was constant grief, sadness, and crying in that city. All this was allowed so that people would turn from their wicked faith to the True God.

One day the inhabitants of that city, having gathered together, went to their king and said to him:

- What should we do, for we are perishing from the serpent?

He answered them:

“I will tell you what the gods will reveal to me.”

Then the king, according to the teachings of the demons living in idols, announced to them the following decision: if they do not want to all perish, then let them give that snake as food every day according to the lot of their children. At the same time, the king added:

“When it’s my turn, even though I have only one daughter, I’ll give her away too.”

The inhabitants of the city accepted this advice and every day gave one of their sons and daughters to be eaten by the snake, although they were very sorry and cried for them. Those who were given up to be eaten by a snake were placed on the shore of the lake, dressed in the best clothes. The snake, coming out of the lake, kidnapped them and ate them.

When the line went around all the people of the city, they came to the king himself and told him:

“Here is the king, on your advice we gave the children to the snake.” The line went around everyone. What will you tell us to do now?

The king answered them:

“I’ll give away my daughter too, even though she’s my only one.” Then I will tell you what the gods will reveal to us.

Calling his daughter to him, the king ordered her to decorate herself as best as possible. He felt very sorry for her and cried for her, but could not do anything.

The girl, meanwhile, was placed in her usual place, on the shore of the lake. Expecting death, she wept bitterly.

By the providence of God, who wants the salvation of everyone, at that time the Holy Great Martyr George, a warrior of the Heavenly King, rode up to that place on horseback.

Seeing a girl standing by the lake and crying bitterly, he asked her:

- Why are you standing here and why are you crying?

She answered him:

- Good young man! Run away from here on your horse quickly, so as not to die with me.

The saint said to her:

“Don’t be afraid, girl, but tell me why you’re standing here, what you’re crying about, and who you’re waiting for here.”

After that, the girl told him everything in order, both about the snake and about herself.

Saint George told her:

“Do not be afraid, girl, because in the name of my Lord, the true God, I will save you from the serpent.”

Suddenly a terrible snake appeared from the lake and headed towards its usual food.

- Run, man, the snake is already coming!

Miracle of George about the snake

Saint George, making the sign of the cross and calling on the Lord, with the words: “In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,” rushed on horseback towards the serpent. He struck the monster in the throat with a spear, struck it and pinned it to the ground; The saint's horse trampled the serpent underfoot. Then Saint George ordered the girl to tie the snake with her belt and lead him into the city, humble as a dog; the people looked at the snake in surprise. Saint George said to the people:

- Do not be afraid, just trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in Him, for it was He who sent me to you in order to save you from the serpent.

Then Saint George killed the serpent with a sword in the middle of the city. Residents of the city dragged the corpse of the snake outside the city and burned it.

After this, the king and the people who lived in that city believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and received holy baptism. More than 25,000 people were baptized. On that place a church was subsequently built in the name of the Most Pure Virgin Mary, as well as in honor of the Holy Victorious George, who preserves the Church of Christ and every faithful soul from the invisible absorber in the abyss of hell, as well as from sin, as from a deadly serpent, likewise how he delivered the maiden from the visible serpent.

A new miracle also happened here. When the church was consecrated in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Great Martyr George, then, as a sign of the Divine grace poured out here, a source of water flowed from the altar of the church, healing every illness of all who flow with faith into the glory of God.

Listen to another amazing miracle that the Great Martyr George performed in Cappadocia under the pious Emperor Theodosius.

There was a man in Cappadocia named Theopist. His wife's name was Eusevia, and she was truly pious. She was married to him for seven years, but they had no children.

One day Theopist went into the field to plow. While he was working with the slaves, it happened that he let his oxen go to graze, and the people lay down on the ground and fell asleep. The animals nibbled the grass, walked away somewhere and disappeared from sight. Theopist woke up and said to his slave:

-Where did our oxen go?

Rab says:

“Our God is alive, I don’t know, because I was sleeping too.”

But Theopist got up and searched for them in vain until the evening. Returning home, he says to his wife:

- We lost our oxen.

She asked:

He replied:

“We let them go to graze, and we ourselves lay down and fell asleep; when they woke up, there were no oxen.

Wife says:

- You didn't look well.

He said:

“Really, wife, we searched all around, but couldn’t find them.”

She raised her eyes to the sky and said:

- Let us give thanks to the holy and merciful God.

The next day Theopist says to his slave:

- Take our other oxen and go plow. But take good care of them, and I will look for the missing oxen. He went and, having searched in vain for his oxen for a whole week, returned to his house. The neighbors began to laugh at him, saying:

“What kind of master are you when you lost your oxen?” “Did you call on any saints,” they asked, “so that they would have mercy and help you find the oxen?”

He said:

“I called everyone, but found nothing.”

One young neighbor tells him:

- Pray to Saint George the Cappadocian - he was quick to help and for a small vessel of oil he rescued one person from Syria. So, perhaps, you will find oxen.

Theopist replied:

“My God lives, if I find my oxen, I’ll slaughter one and call George.” But, of course, he will not come, because he has already died and cannot help himself.

But the humane and merciful God wants all people to be saved and achieve the knowledge of the truth, and wanted to reveal the miracles of the saint and convert heretics who do not believe in the resurrection, as well as show the appearance of George. And that night the saint appears to Theopist in a dream and says to him:

- Theopist!

He replied:

- Here I am, sir.

Saint says:

“Go out onto the road and you will find your oxen, but quickly fulfill your promise and call me and I will come.”

Waking up, Theopist told his wife about his dream. She told him:

“Go and see if the saint’s revelation will come true.”

He went and saw his oxen grazing by the road. In great joy, having thanked the saint, Theopist drove the oxen home. And his wife asked him to test him:

“Maybe you weren’t looking on that road?”

He also said:

“Really, I looked everywhere, but didn’t find anything.” After all, this road is long - more than one day's journey.

His wife tells him:

- Let us thank God and the Holy Great Martyr George, and quickly fulfill your promise.

Theopist said:

“Let’s slaughter a kid to honor the memory of the saint,” and they did so, thinking that the saint would be satisfied with this.

When night fell, the saint appears to Theopist in a dream and says to him:

- Theopist.

He answers:

- What, my lord?

Saint says:

“Were you going to invite me to this kid?” Are you sure that the kid is enough for me? Quickly fulfill what you promised and slaughter the bull, and I will come. If you don't do it, you'll regret it.

Theopist woke up and, saddened, told his wife his second dream:

“Let’s slaughter a sheep and a lamb,” he suggested, “and the saint will accept this gift.”

They did so and commemorated the saint. And again that night the saint appears to Theopist in a dream and says:

- Theopist.

He said:

- Here I am, sir.

Saint says:

“Did you intend to invite me to the sheep and lamb?” Don’t you know that I am a komit (voivode) and have a large retinue? Didn’t you yourself say: “I will slaughter an ox and call a saint?” Recently, out of compassion for you, I demanded one ox, but you brought me out of patience. If now you do not slaughter four oxen, all your sheep and pigs, I will not come to you to feast, but I will ask the Lord to let me burn you and your house.

Theopist woke up and in great fear shouted in a loud voice:

- Alas, what should I do? Who appears in my dreams? Is it not an empty ghost that is deceiving me so that I will immediately lose my property and, together with my wife, fall into poverty? The saint does not say this: “Slaughter all your cattle, and I will come to you to feast.” And can a dead person feast? No, I won’t do anything to lose all my property. Really, it would have been better for me not to have found the oxen at all.

And his wife admonished her husband with reasonable words, saying:

“May God forgive you for mistaking a saint for a ghost.” You are afraid that the saint will come, and maybe he is going to make us rich, as he has done many others.

And Theopist became cheerful. And again his wife Eusebia says:

“My lord, it may happen that we will lose our cattle, a hard time will come, and our twenty sheep and ten pigs will be lost, maybe they have already disappeared, since the saint will allow this.”

Theopist lost his peace and stopped drinking and eating out of grief.

And that night the saint appeared to him on a white horse and with an honorable cross, saying:

“Man, you are possessed by demons if you think I am a ghost.” - And pointing Theopist to the cross, he said to him: - I swear by the power of Christ, if you do not fulfill my desire, I will send heavenly fire and burn you and your house.

The saint admonished Theopist, and threatened him with terrible punishments, and said:

- Invite many rich and poor to serve at the table.

Theopist woke up and shouted in great fear:

“I will do what you command, my lord, and not only will I slaughter my cattle, but I will give you myself and all my property.”

He ordered his most reliable slaves to slaughter all the cattle. They talked among themselves about whether he had lost his mind, that he wanted to squander all his property. When all the sheep, pigs and oxen had been slaughtered, the servants prepared enough food and wine for the feast. And Theopist called the beggars, many fellow villagers and priests, who sang prayers to the saint from evening until morning. Servants of most of the churches of St. George also came to the feast. Having said a prayer, they sat down, awaiting the appearance of the saint.

And at that hour there was a loud stomp and a loud noise. And then more than thirty warriors on horseback appeared, and they said:

- Our committee is coming.

As soon as they said this, an even larger number of horsemen galloped up shouting:

- Theopist, go meet the committee, he is coming.

Theopist came out and said in great fear:

- Who is he, my gentlemen?

They tell him:

- A new comite, he is a Cappadocian by birth and is coming to visit you. The king, because this servant was useful to him, not only made him a committee, but entrusted him with the management of everything.

At this time, a saint appears in front of him riding a white horse; two beautiful young men rode on one side and the other, and many people followed him, some on horseback, some on foot; Some villagers were alarmed that the committee had arrived. The saint said:

- Hello, Theopist, and all your friends.

They bowed to him and said:

“You have come at a good hour, holy committee of God.”

And he dismounted to treat himself to Theopist, and said to him:

- Here I am, sir. As I heard, you were going to invite Saint George, but I came instead, because I am called George the Cappadocian. But don’t worry - your labors will not be in vain.

Theopist cheered up a little and said to him:

- Let everyone who came with you come in and eat.

Saint says:

- No, they will go to feast with another warrior.

And he ordered everyone, except two youths who were supposed to serve at the table, to mount their horses, forbidding them even to give the horses hay and barley, and then he said:

- Theopist.

He answers:

- Here I am, sir.

Again the saint says:

“Let all your friends sit at the table, you and your wife, and these two youths will serve.”

The youths took small jugs and no matter how much they poured, the wine in them only increased, but those vessels did not become scarce, and the bread served on the table did not decrease, and everyone there was satisfied. And the saint says to those gathered:

- Eat the meat, and leave the bones for the testimony of the saint; If any of you abandons even one, I will punish him severely.

Theopist whispers to his wife:

“Didn’t I tell you that they will not only squander my goods, but will also cruelly punish me and my friends?”

She tells him:

- Shut up. This man has done nothing wrong to us.

And Theopist fell silent. When everyone has eaten, the saint says:

- Sing a song to the saint.

They began to praise the saint, and, having read: “Most Holy Theotokos, save us,” they rose from their knees. The saint jumped on his horse and said:

- Bring me the bones from the table here.

Everyone thought: “Maybe he’s drunk and doesn’t know what he’s saying.”

Theopist says:

“Maybe he wants to show me a favor.”

Everyone brought bones and threw them in front of the saint. Looking up at the sky, he prayed:

- Lord Jesus Christ, for whom I, Your servant, competed, may Your blessing descend on Your servant Theopist and on his house, and, as You multiplied the stars of heaven and the dust of the earth, multiply Your mercies to Your servant Theopist.

And immediately the earth shook, so that everyone fell off their feet, and immediately all the cattle of Theopist rose up, multiplied threefold. And the saint said:

“God bless you,” and disappeared from sight along with his horse.

The crowd, having seen the amazing miracle, repeated for a long time: “Lord, have mercy.” And Theopist and his wife began to cry and say:

- Why didn’t we fall at his honest feet? - And they began to cry out in a loud voice: - Forgive us, Vladyka, our reckless ignorance.

Some, having found the imprint of his feet on the ground where the saint had walked, collected this soil.

This miracle became known everywhere, so that Emperor Theodosius also heard about it. Theopist also became famous throughout that land, so that he was given seventy thousand heads of cattle, and so much bread and wine that he could not count them. He gave birth to seven sons and three daughters. After Saint Theopist came to him, he lived twenty-two years and became a monk, glorifying God and Saint George. Amen.

Kontakion 1

Let us praise the chosen commander and victorious George, as our intercessor and quick helper: you are the holy great martyr, as you have boldness towards the Lord, free us from all troubles, and let us call to you: Rejoice George, great victorious.

Ikos 1

The Creator of angels and the creator of all creation, having revealed you to the Church of His faith as a champion, and for the faith of an invincible passion-bearer, inspires us, for the deeds of your suffering, to praise you, Saint George: Rejoice, loving Jesus the Son of God to the end; Rejoice, having laid down your soul with love for His name. Rejoice, called confessor from God; Rejoice, glorified ascetic by God's grace. Rejoice, fellow angels; Rejoice, equal leader of the prophets. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 2

Ikos 2

Having rationally comprehended the one God, in three Hypostases who is divinely worshiped, with a firm mind you confessed Him at the gatherings of the wicked, and thus you denounced the insane king for the insane worship of the creature. For this reason, for your lofty wisdom, receive from us, George, zealous praise: Rejoice, preacher of the only true God; Rejoice, faithful protector of the Most Holy Trinity. Rejoice, having shown the great secret of the Orthodox confession to the infidels; Rejoice, you who expose the charm of idolatry's service. Rejoice, divine rhetorician; Rejoice, full of wisdom. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 3

The power of God, enlightening every person coming into the world, and in prison visited you who suffered, the humble and wise George: because you have despised the whole of this corruptible life, as if you had despised the knowledge, you have clung to the one Christ, and having fought well for His name, you have been vouchsafed to sing with the angels forever: Alleluia .

Ikos 3

Having a mind and heart illuminated by the Holy Spirit, you, at His inspiration, were jealous of you to strive for the name of Christ, standing to the blood of courage in faith, you denounced the pride raised by the wicked congregation. For this reason, we praise you, all-wise George: Rejoice, shield erected to protect piety; Rejoice, sword raised to cut off wickedness. Rejoice, pillar of faith; Rejoice, wall and strengthening of the Church of Christ. Rejoice, fertilizer of the faithful; Rejoice, fear and shame of the unfaithful. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 4

The mad tormentor who breathes murder upon you, the passion-bearer George, thirsted for your blood like a greedy dog, commanding that your body be crucified on a wheel and given over to the worst torment: but you, crying out in the Lord, with firm trust in God, you cried out: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Having heard from you Diocletian and the priests of idolatry the words of wisdom, they flared up with anger at you, especially when you said: “O king tormentor! Why are you torturing me in vain, for I have Christ to live and gain to die. It’s hard to eat against the pricks.” For this reason we cry to you, great surname George: Rejoice, for your courageous confession of faith you shed your blood on the wheel; Rejoice, having magnified the triumph of faith with your blood. Rejoice, rival of the apostles; Rejoice, imitator of the free passion of Christ. Rejoice, unshakable champion of the faith; Rejoice, most steadfast passion-bearer of adamant. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 5

You were like a godlike star, George, for with miraculous healing from an angel and visible renunciation from the wheel, you taught the infidels to believe in the Trinity of the Consubstantial One, and together with you to sing: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

Seeing the people, the miracles of the power of God that were manifestly happening to you, with meekness you received the teaching of Christ from you and cried out saying: “Great indeed is the Christian God!” For this reason, praising you, most glorious George, we cry out to you: Rejoice, you who have dispersed the darkness of unbelief with your luminous word of salvation; Rejoice, having converted the unfaithful to Christ by the martyr's confession of faith. Rejoice, lead legions of earthly warriors into the heavenly army; Rejoice, as a warrior of Christ, stay with the heavenly warriors. Rejoice, glory to the warriors; Rejoice, beauty of the martyr's bright face. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 6

A preacher of truth, jealous of the spirit-bearing apostle, you were crucified with the cross of the world, more passionately: behold, like Jonah, you were thrown headlong into the belly of the whale, into the cave of undissolved lime, so that for your sake the wondrous Lord among the saints may be glorified, for whom you are known even in the pit, as in the temple of glory. , you cleverly cried out: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Who shone forth in His three-day rise from the grave, the omnipotent of hell and death, the Conqueror Jesus, saving you from hellish corruption, the passion-bearing George: three days later you were found alive in the limelight, and in the lifting up of your hands singing to God: for this reason the great one was afraid and terrified. We, rejoicing, will sing a victorious song: Rejoice, having been cast down shamefully into the well-known ditch, the exalted pride of the devil has been cast down; Rejoice, wondrous salvation from God, conqueror of the brutality of the tormentor. Rejoice, for thou who were not evil, for thou didst pray for those who committed this misfortune, as for benefactors; Rejoice, for you were troubled by their conversion, as Paul was by the Jews. Rejoice, man of desires; Rejoice, chosen vessel. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 7

Although the wicked tormentor tries to seduce your heart into the charm of an idol, the wicked tormentor intends to seduce you with magical enchantments: you are God’s chosen one with David, exclaiming: O God is my salvation and my glory, to Him you sang faithfully: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

A new demonstration of the evil of this evil servant of Satan, Diocletian, when in his insane jealousy of idols, he commanded to give you poison, George: but you are filled with faith and hope, even if you drank mortal things, you remained without harm, O praiser of God, and we also cry out ty: Rejoice, for in your trust in God you are alive and you were not put to shame; Rejoice, for you did not impute anything to the tormentor. Rejoice, demon driver! Rejoice, magical wiles of the destroyer. Rejoice, for God is marvelous in you in His saints; Rejoice, for through you the name of Christ is glorified in honor. Rejoice George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 8

Strange and terrible advice came from a certain sorcerer to the wicked king, so that he would command you, as proof of the righteousness of the faith of Christ, to resurrect the dead with a word: but you, George, without hesitation, sang to Him Who is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: Alleluia.

Ikos 8

All-desired and Sweetest Jesus, whom you loved with all your soul and with all your heart, all-blessed George, hearing your warm prayer of faith, soon commanded, according to your word, the dead will rise again, for glorification for the sake of His name, and for the faithful affirmation, but for the unfaithful and blinded to wonder and knowledge of God. For this reason, out of duty, we cry out to you: Rejoice, for the Lord has shown wondrous powers on you; Rejoice, for through you you raised the dead from the grave. Rejoice, thou who bestowed insight of faith upon the blinded sorcerer; Rejoice, many who suffered for Christ's sake, showing the way to the Holy of Holies. Rejoice, Rome's surprise; Rejoice, Christian exaltation. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 9

All the angels praised God, who gave you such courage, George, as even in prison you did not cease to be vigilant in prayer. For this reason, as the great hidden place of God’s grace, you were worthy to see in a vision the Lord, crowning your head with the crown of incorruption, and we also cry out with you: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

With their rhetorical tongues they will not be able to utter praise worthy of you, George, many for the sake of your exploits and illnesses, which you raised by your will for Christ and the Church. For this reason, we, too, bewildered to praise you according to your heritage, sing: Rejoice, you who were free to suffer for Christ and the Church, who crucified the old Adam within you; Rejoice, for your valiant suffering, you received the crown of righteousness from the hand of the Lord. Rejoice, rule of pious zeal; Rejoice, image of spiritual poverty. Rejoice, for you have pleased not yourself, but Christ alone; Rejoice, for you were ready for manifold deaths for Christ. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 10

To save the souls of those perishing in the darkness of idolatry, God-loving George, you, jealous, were jealous, like Elijah for God: having entered the temple of the idols, by the power of God you drove away the demons, crushed the idols, put the priests to shame, and, like a winner, not from men, but You and the angels sang to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

The walls are more insensible, your tormentor, stoned in heart, George, not knowing God, you manifested miracles, but remained until the end, like an asp, stop your ears. For this reason, I commanded that you be placed at the head of disgrace, like a villain: but you, sick of the destruction of his soul, joyfully accepted your death, for this reason we please you with love: Rejoice, having preserved faith, hope and love to the end; Rejoice, having done many and great miracles in your dormition. Rejoice, thou crowned upon the earth with the weapon of God's favor; Rejoice, adorned with glory and splendor in Heaven. Rejoice, man of God; Rejoice, good soldier of Christ. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 11

You, the Holy Great Martyr George, rendered the singing of the Most Holy Trinity more than others, not in words and in your mind, but by sacrificing your whole self alive: imitating the immaculate Lamb Christ crucified for us, you laid down your soul for your friends by your own will. Moreover, even if we are dissatisfied with such praise of your valor, for there is no one else to love so much, but give thanks to the being, we sing to the wondrous thing in the saints: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

The light-receiving lamp of the true Light, God’s chosen one George appears to those on earth, enlightening the hearts of the faithful, and instructing everyone in the Divine mind, teaching us to cheerfully cry out: Rejoice, for you dwell in the bright angelic devils; Rejoice, for you are partaking of the non-evening Trinity Light not in fortune-telling, but face to face. Rejoice, nourisher of the poor and protector of the offended; Rejoice, physician of the weak and champion of kings. Rejoice, champion of the Orthodox warrior in battle; Rejoice, warm intercessor for the salvation of sinners. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 12

Ikos 12

Singing your glorious death, by which you were exalted as a good warrior of Christ, we pray to you, passion-bearing George: be your helper in everything for our good, and hear us earnestly crying out to you: Rejoice, for by you the Church of the faithful is enlightened; Rejoice, for your name is also glorified among the unbelievers. Rejoice, wondrous glory of confessors; Rejoice, high praise of the martyrs. Rejoice, healer of our bodies; Rejoice, O prayer book for our souls. Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 13

O all-blessed and holy Great Martyr George, accept this song of our praise, and deliver us from all evil through your warm intercession to God, so that we may sing with you: Alleluia.

(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)

Prayers to the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious

First prayer

O all-validated, holy great martyr and wonderworker George! Look upon us with your quick help, and beg God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us, sinners, according to our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His great mercy. Do not despise our prayer, but ask us from Christ our God for a quiet and godly life, mental and physical health, fertility of the earth, and abundance in everything, and may we not turn the good things given to us by you from the All-Bountiful God into evil, but into the glory of the Holy One in His name and in glorification of your strong intercession, may He grant our country and all the God-loving army victory over the adversaries and strengthen us with unchangeable peace and blessing. May His angel protect us saints with a militia, so that we, upon our departure from this life, may be delivered from the wiles of the evil one and his difficult airy ordeals, and may present ourselves uncondemned to the Throne of the Lord of Glory. Hear us, passion-bearing George of Christ, and pray for us unceasingly to the Trinitarian Lord of all God, so that by His grace and love for mankind, with your help and intercession we may find mercy, with the angels and archangels and all the saints at the right hand of the Just Judge of the world, and He will be glorified with the Father and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Second prayer

Holy, glorious and all-praised Great Martyr George! Gathered in your temple and before your holy icon, worshiping people, we pray to you, known to the desires of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeching God from His mercy, may He mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not abandon all ours to salvation and life needful petitions, and grants our country victory in the face of resistance; and again, falling down, we pray to you, victorious saint: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, so that they will be ashamed and put to shame, and let their insolence be crushed, and let them know that we have Divine help, and to everyone in sorrow and the current situation, show your powerful intercession. Pray to the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver us from eternal torment, so that we glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and we confess your intercession now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Troparion to the Great Martyr George the Victorious

Troparion, tone 4

You fought a good fight, more passionately than Christ’s George, and for the sake of faith you exposed the tormentors’ wickedness: but you made an acceptable sacrifice to God. In the same way, you received the crown of victory, and through your holy prayers, you granted forgiveness of sins to all.

Troparion, voice of the same

As the liberator of the captives, and the protector of the poor, the physician of the infirm, the champion of kings, the victorious Great Martyr George, pray to Christ God to save our souls.

Troparion, tone 4 (For the consecration of the Church of Martyr George in Kyiv)

Today the ends of the world bless you, having been fulfilled with divine miracles, and the earth rejoices, having drunk your blood. At the name of Christ, the people of the city of Kyiv rejoiced with joy at the consecration of your Divine Temple, passion-bearer George, chosen vessel of the Holy Spirit, servant of Christ. Pray with faith and prayer to those who come to your holy temple to grant the cleansing of sins, to pacify the world and save our souls.

Kontakion, tone 4

Cultivated by God, you showed yourself to be a most honest worker of piety, having collected the virtues of the handle for yourself: having sowed in tears, you reaped with joy; having suffered with your blood, you received Christ: and through your holy prayers, you grant forgiveness to all sins.

Troparion, tone 4

As the liberator of the captives, and the protector of the poor, the physician of the infirm, the champion of kings, the victorious Great Martyr George, pray to Christ God to save our souls.

Kontakion, tone 4

Having resorted to your chosen and speedy intercession with faithfulness, we pray that you, more passion-bearing than Christ, will be delivered from the temptations of the enemy who praise you, and from all troubles and bitterness, and we call: Rejoice, martyr George.

PRAYERS TO GEORGE THE VICTORIOUS

First prayer

O all-validated, holy great martyr and wonderworker George! Look upon us with your quick help, and beg God, the Lover of Mankind, not to judge us, sinners, according to our iniquities, but to deal with us according to His great mercy.
Do not despise our prayer, but ask us from Christ our God for a quiet and godly life, mental and physical health, fertility of the earth, and abundance in everything, and may we not turn the good things given to us by you from the All-Bountiful God into evil, but into the glory of the Holy One in His name and in glorification of your strong intercession, may He grant our country and all the God-loving army victory over the adversaries and strengthen us with unchangeable peace and blessing.
May His angel protect us saints with a militia, so that we, upon our departure from this life, may be delivered from the wiles of the evil one and his difficult airy ordeals, and may present ourselves uncondemned to the Throne of the Lord of Glory.
Hear us, passion-bearing George of Christ, and pray for us unceasingly to the Trinitarian Lord of all God, so that by His grace and love for mankind, with your help and intercession we may find mercy, with the angels and archangels and all the saints at the right hand of the Just Judge of the world, and He will be glorified with the Father and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Second prayer

Holy, glorious and all-praised Great Martyr George! Gathered in your temple and before your holy icon, people worshiping, we pray to you, known to the desires of our intercessor, pray with us and for us, beseeching God from His mercy, may he mercifully hear us asking for His goodness, and not abandon all ours to salvation and life needful petitions, and grants our country victory in the face of resistance; and again, falling down, we pray to you, victorious saint: strengthen the Orthodox army in battle with the grace given to you, destroy the forces of the rising enemies, so that they will be ashamed and put to shame, and let their insolence be crushed, and let them know that we have Divine help, and to everyone in sorrow and the current situation, show your powerful intercession.
Pray to the Lord God, the Creator of all creation, to deliver us from eternal torment, so that we glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and we confess your intercession now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Akathist to the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious

Kontakion 1

Ikos 1

Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 2

Seeing the persecution of the wicked against Christians, you were not afraid of their intrigues and torment, O wise God, but like a good warrior of Christ, having given all that was yours to the poor, you flowed with your unrighteous will to their unrighteous counsel, singing to Christ the Leader and your God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

Having rationally comprehended the one God, in the Three Hypostases who is divinely worshiped, with a firm mind you confessed Him at the gatherings of the wicked and thus denounced the insane king for the insane worship of the creature. For this reason, for your lofty wisdom, receive from us, Georgie, zealous praise:
Rejoice, preacher of the one true God;
Rejoice, faithful protector of the Most Holy Trinity.
Rejoice, having shown the great secret of the Orthodox confession to the infidels;
Rejoice, you who expose the charm of idolatry's service.
Rejoice, divine rhetorician;
Rejoice, thou filled with wisdom.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 3

The power of God, which enlightens every person coming into the world, has visited you suffering in prison, the humble-wise George: since you have despised all this corruptible life, as if you had despised the knowledge, you have clung to the one Christ, and having fought well for His name, you have been deemed worthy to sing with the Angels forever : Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Having a mind and heart illuminated by the Holy Spirit, you, at His inspiration, were jealous of you to strive for the name of Christ, standing to the blood of courage in faith, you denounced the pride raised by the wicked congregation. For this reason, we praise you, all-wise George, sitsa:
Rejoice, shield erected to protect piety;
Rejoice, sword raised to cut off wickedness.
Rejoice, pillar of faith; Rejoice, wall and strengthening of the Church of Christ.
Rejoice, fertilizer of the faithful; Rejoice, fear and shame of the unfaithful.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 4

The mad tormentor, breathing murder upon you, the passion-bearer George, thirsted for your blood like a greedy dog, commanding that your body be crucified on a wheel and given over to the worst torments; But you, crying out in the Lord, cried out to God with firm hope: Alleluia.

Ikos 4

Having heard from you Diocletian and the priests of idolatry the words of wisdom, they flared up with anger at you, especially when you said: “O king tormentor! Why are you torturing me in vain, for I have Christ to live and gain to die. It’s hard to eat against the pricks.” For this reason we call upon you, great name Georgie, here:
Rejoice, you who shed your blood for your courageous confession of faith on the wheel;
Rejoice, having magnified the triumph of faith with your blood.
Rejoice, rival of the Apostles;
Rejoice, imitator of the free passion of Christ.
Rejoice, unshakable champion of the faith;
Rejoice, most steadfast passion-bearer of adamant.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 5

Ikos 5

Having seen the people of the miracles of the power of God that happened to you, they meekly accepted the teaching of Christ from you and cried out saying: “Truly great is the Christian God!” For this reason, praising you, most glorious George, we cry out to you:
Rejoice, having dispersed the darkness of unbelief with the luminous word of salvation;
Rejoice, you who converted infidels to Christ by the martyr’s confession of faith.
Rejoice, lead the legions of earthly warriors into the heavenly army;
Rejoice, as a warrior of Christ, stay with the heavenly warriors.
Rejoice, glory to the warriors; Rejoice, beauty of the martyr's bright face.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 6

A preacher of truth, jealous of the spirit-bearing Apostle, you were crucified with the cross of the world, the most passion-bearing: behold, like Jonah, you were thrown headlong into the belly of the whale, into the cave of undissolved lime, so that for your sake the Lord, wondrous among the saints, may be glorified, to Him you are in the well-known pit, as in the temple glory, you cleverly cried out: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Having risen in His three-day rise from the grave, the omnipotent of hell and death, the Conqueror Jesus, saving you from hellish corruption, the passion-bearer George: three days later you were found alive in the limelight and singing to God in the lifting of your hands; For this reason, the great man was afraid and horrified. We, rejoicing, will sing your victory song:
Rejoice, having cast down the pride of the exalted devil into a shameful ditch;
Rejoice, having conquered the brutality of the tormentor by your wondrous salvation from God.
Rejoice, for thou who were not evil, for thou didst pray for those who committed this misfortune, as for benefactors;
Rejoice, for you were troubled by their conversion, as Paul was by the Jews.
Rejoice, man of desires; Rejoice, chosen vessel.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 7

Ikos 7

A new demonstration of the evil of the evil servant of Satan, Diocletian, when in his insane jealousy of the idol he commanded to give you, George, poison; But you, full of faith and hope, even though you drank mortal things, you remained without harm, O praiser of God, and we also cry out to you:
Rejoice, for in your trust in God you are alive and have not been put to shame;
Rejoice, for you did not impute anything to the tormentor.
Rejoice, demon driver! Rejoice, magical wiles of the destroyer.
Rejoice, for God is marvelous in you in His saints;
Rejoice, for through you the name of Christ is glorified in honor.
Rejoice George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 8

Ikos 8

All-desired and Sweetest Jesus, whom you loved with all your soul and with all your heart, all-blessed George, hearing your warm prayer of faith, soon commanded, according to your word, to rise from the dead, glorifying for the sake of His name and the faithful affirmation, while the unfaithful and blinded to wonder and knowledge of God. For this reason, out of duty, we cry out to you:
Rejoice, for the Lord has shown wondrous powers upon you;
Rejoice, for through you you raised the dead from the grave.
Rejoice, thou who bestowed insight of faith upon the blinded sorcerer;
Rejoice, many who suffered for Christ's sake, showing the way to the Holy of Holies.
Rejoice, Rome's surprise; Rejoice, Christian exaltation.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 9

All the Angels praised God, who gave you such courage, George, as even in prison you did not cease to be vigilant in prayer. For this reason, as the great secret of God’s grace, you were worthy to see in a vision the Lord, crowning your head with the crown of incorruption, and we cry out with you: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

With their rhetorical tongues they will not be able to utter praises worthy of you, George, many for the sake of your exploits and illnesses, which you raised by your will for Christ and the Church. For this reason, we, too, perplexed to praise you according to our heritage, sing to the sitsa:
Rejoice, free for Christ and the Church to crucify the old man within himself through the suffering of Adam;
Rejoice, for having received the crown of righteousness from the hand of the Lord for valiant suffering.
Rejoice, rule of pious zeal;
Rejoice, image of spiritual poverty.
Rejoice, for you have pleased not yourself, but Christ alone;
Rejoice, for you were ready for manifold deaths for Christ.
Rejoice, George, great victorious one.

Kontakion 10

Ikos 10

The walls are more insensitive, your tormentor, stoned in heart, George, not knowing God, you manifested miracles, but remained until the end, like an asp, stopping his ears. For this reason, I commanded that you be placed at the head of the disgrace, like a villain; But you, sick about the death of his soul, joyfully accepted his death, for the worse we please you with love:
Rejoice, having preserved faith, hope and love to the end;
Rejoice, having done many and great miracles in your dormition.
Rejoice, thou crowned upon the earth with the weapon of God's favor;
Rejoice, adorned with glory and splendor in Heaven.
Rejoice, man of God; Rejoice, good soldier of Christ.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 11

You, the Holy Great Martyr George, rendered the singing of the Most Holy Trinity more than others, not in words and in your mind, but by sacrificing everything to yourself alive: imitating the immaculate Lamb Christ crucified for us, you laid down your soul for your friends by your own will. Moreover, even if we are dissatisfied with the praise of your valor, for there is no one else to love so much, but give thanks to the being, we sing to the Wonderful One in the Saints: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

You appear as a light-receiving lamp of the true Light to those on earth, God’s chosen one, George, who enlightens the hearts of the faithful and instructs everything in the Divine mind, teaching us to cheerfully cry out:
Rejoice, for you dwell in the bright angelic devils;
Rejoice, for you are partaking of the non-evening Trinity Light not in fortune-telling, but face to face.
Rejoice, nourisher of the poor and protector of the offended;
Rejoice, physician of the weak and champion of kings.
Rejoice, champion of the Orthodox warrior in battle;
Rejoice, warm intercessor for the salvation of sinners.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 12

Ikos 12

Singing your glorious death, by which you have been magnified as a good warrior of Christ, we pray to you, passion-bearing George: be your helper in everything for our good, and hear us who earnestly cry out to you:
Rejoice, for through you the Church of the faithful is enlightened;
Rejoice, for your name is also glorified among the unbelievers.
Rejoice, wondrous glory of confessors;
Rejoice, high praise of the martyrs.
Rejoice, healer of our bodies; Rejoice, O prayer book for our souls.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 13

O all-blessed and holy Great Martyr George, accept this song of our praise, and deliver us from all evil through your warm intercession to God, so that we may sing with you: Alleluia.

(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)

Ikos 1

The Creator of angels and the Creator of all creation, having revealed you to the Church of His faith as a champion, and for the faith of an invincible passion-bearer, inspires us, for the deeds of your suffering, to praise you, Saint George, here:
Rejoice, you who loved Jesus the Son of God to the end;
Rejoice, having laid down your soul with love for His name.
Rejoice, called confessor from God;
Rejoice, glorified ascetic by God's grace.
Rejoice, cohabitant of the Angels; Rejoice, equal leader of the prophets.
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.

Kontakion 1

IN Let us praise the chosen governor and Victorious George, as our intercessor and quick helper: but you, holy great martyr, who have boldness towards the Lord, free us from all troubles, let us call to you:
Rejoice, George, great Victorious.