Our Righteous Father Patapios

Commemorated December 8

St Patapios was from the Thebaid of Egypt and struggled many years in the wilderness. He departed for Constantinople, and having performed many miracles and healings, he reposed in peace in a mountain cave on the Gulf of Corinth, where his holy relics are found incorrupt to the present day.

Dismissal Hymn (Plagal of Fourth Tone)

In you the image was preserved with exactness, O Father; for taking up your cross, you followed Christ, and by your deeds you teach us to overlook the flesh, for it passes away, but to attend to the soul since it is immortal. Wherefore, O righteous Patapios, your spirit rejoices with the Angels.

Kontakion (Third Tone)
On this day the Virgin

Having found your Church to be a place of spiritual healing, all the people flock with haste thereto, O Saint, and they ask you to bestow the ready healing of their diseases and forgiveness of the sins they wrought in their lifetime; O Patapios most righteous, in every need, you are the protector of all.