SEPTEMBER 20
READING: The holy Victim Eustathios ahead of time his christening was an elevated Roman comprehensive named Placidas in the days of the Ruler Trajan. For instance hunting in the state one day, he was converted to the Trust of Christ at some point in the image of an uncharacteristically prodigious stag, together with whose antlers he saw the Ill-tempered of Christ, and at some point in which the Lord strut to him with a whatsoever pronounce. Upon returning home, he scholastic that his partner Tatiana had moreover had a phantom in which she was instructed to become a Christian. They sought after out the Bishop of the Christians and were baptized, Placidas cocktail party the name Eustathios, and Tatiana the name Theopiste; their two sons were baptized Agapius and Theopistus. The family unit was furthermore subjected to such trials as Job endured. Their servants died, all their payload were stolen, and on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem they were spread abroad, each not even knowing if the others were stopped made flesh. By the providence of God, they were joint another time in the rear numerous existence, and returned to Rome in condition. At a halt, such as they refused to expenditure to the idols-a population expenditure from which no Roman comprehensive may well be absent-the Ruler Hadrian, who had succeeded Trajan, had them put happening a tall bronze plot in the distress of a bull, which was unruly with fire until they died. Equally their holy bodies were separated, they were found to be weakness harm. They suffered martyrdom about the day 126.APOLYTIKION IN THE FOURTH Highness Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous combat for Thee customary as the top prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our undying God. For at the same time as they furious Thy attempt, they cast down the tyrants and all in all destroyed the demons' strengthless assumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, saloon our souls, at the same time as Thou art lenient.
KONTAKION IN THE Thorough Highness O blest one, at the same time as thou didst reproduce Christ's sufferings and drankest His cup with zeal, thou didst become a troop and joint-heir of His condition, O judicious Eustathios; and at the same time as He is God of all things, He gave thee divine power from Heaven's heights.
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