Like the chosen pillar of the Church of Christ/ and the ever-bright lamp of the whole universe,/ you showed yourself to the wise, Haralampios,/ rose in the world through torment,/ destroyed the idolatrous obscurantism, Blessed, / for this sake, the representative of Christ has appeared, / / praying for us to be saved.
Having become like the grace of the priesthood, glorious, / You have adorned the Church with light with Divine suffering, / Even for Christ you accepted valiantly, rejoicing, Haralampi, / honest lampstander universal, shining the ends, // like invincible.
Oh, sacred and long-suffering head, good shepherd of the verbal sheep of Christ, Hieromartyr of Christ Charalampos. Magnesian praise and glory of the universe, universal lamp and our great intercessor and helper in sorrows, troubles and all kinds of needs! Hear us sinners who come running to you and pray, and deliver us from every evil situation. You have received from the Lord grace and great strength for your many and necessary sufferings and patience to help us everywhere and in everything, and especially where your memory is honored there will be vigils, singing and fervent prayer. Great grace is given to you, Hieromartyr of Christ, from the Lord, the King of Glory, who appeared at your request. When you condemned the beheading of the sword, you heard the most beloved and sweetest voice saying to you: “Come, Haralampye, my friend, there is much torment in your name.” endure for My sake, and ask Me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” But you, great lamp, declared to Christ the Lord with your lips: “My Lord, great is it for me to have this gift from You, the uneven Light. There is Thy Majesty, I pray Thee, be pleased to grant me Your great mercy: so that where my relics will be placed and the memory of my suffering will be revered, it will not be in place neither famine, nor pestilence, nor corrupt air that destroys the fruits, but rather may there be peace in its place, health of body and soul, salvation, abundance of wheat, wine, and oil and the multiplication of livestock for man’s needs.” Again, you, the long-suffering servant of Christ, Haralampie, have heard the voice of the Lord telling you: “Be according to your request, my glorious warrior.” And abiye, according to the words of this Lord, you gave up your soul without the cutting of the sword, and went after Christ the Lord with much glory, the angel who meets and sees off to the throne of the Lord with great joy. And so you received the crown of glory from His Divine hand from the faces of the saints, forever glorifying the most holy name of the Lord. And there, abiding in the glory of heaven, look, O saint of God, upon us sinners who pray to you, and remember us before the Lord, even to grant us the greatness of His mercy for our needs. to endless ages. Amen.
Akathist to the Hieromartyr Charalampios
Oh, most sacred head, good shepherd of the verbal sheep of Christ, Hieromartyr of Christ Charalampos, great intercessor for us in sorrows and troubles and in all needs! Hear us, your sinful and unworthy servants, praying to you, so that with your all-powerful prayers the All-Good Lord will deliver us from every evil situation, forgive all sins, free and involuntary, we will be honored to end the rest of our lives in keeping His commandments and in repentance. Ask, saint of God, that the blessing of the Heavenly King may rest upon Russia, blessed by him. For in your life you have received from the Lord the power to give all those who come to you with supplication what they need, including the elders, the aged, and the children, to the recipient of healing for the sake of your intercession, saint, before the Throne of the Lord. When I condemned you to the sword beheading, you heard the most beloved and sweet voice of the Lord, saying to you: come, Haralampie, my friend, many for the sake of the Name Having endured what I have, ask Men for what you want, and I will give it to you. But you, the great lamp, spoke to Him with your lips: Lord, if it pleases You, I pray You, give glory to Your Name, where my relics and my memory will be placed. be revered, so that in that place there will not be famine and pestilence or noxious air, destroying the fruits, but rather in those places there will be peace, health for our bodies and salvation for our souls, an abundance of wheat and wine and livestock multiplication for human needs. And so, at your request, you received great grace from the Lord. In your prayers, in you, Hieromartyr of Christ Charalampos, we hope that you will receive great mercy from the Lord in an endless age. Amen.
Menea. February. 10th day
O most wonderful holy martyr Charalampios, invincible passion-bearer, priest of God, intercede for the whole world! Look upon the prayer of us who honor your holy memory. Ask us from the Lord God for forgiveness of our sins, so that the Lord will not be completely angry with us: we have sinned and are unworthy of God’s mercy. Pray to the Lord God for us, may he bring peace to our cities and towns, may he deliver us from the invasion of foreigners, civil strife and all kinds of strife and disorder! Confirm, O Hieromartyr, faith and piety in all the children of the Orthodox Christian Church, and may the Lord God deliver us from heresies, schisms and all superstition. O merciful martyr! Pray for us to the Lord, may he preserve us from hunger and all kinds of illnesses, and may he give us an abundance of the fruits of the earth, an increase in livestock for human needs, and everything useful to us: above all, may we be worthy, through your prayers, of the heavenly kingdom of Christ our God, to whom honor and worship is due, with his beginningless Father and the Most Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Akathist to the Hieromartyr Charalampios