№ 16. Holy New Confessor & Hieromartyr Metropolitan Joseph of Petrograd скачать в хорошем качестве

№ 16. Holy New Confessor & Hieromartyr Metropolitan Joseph of Petrograd

15th December Antiphon – Tone Two O HOLY new Hieromartyr Metropolitan Joseph, * in a time of fierce and bitter persecution of the Russian Church, * the true Church of the catacombs prevailed; * and though many faithful rebelled against Her in apostasy, * didst thou maintain the Apostolic Faith, having separated thyself from thy brethren, * who would not stand firm in ecclesial Truth. * For this cause didst thou endure tribulation, * bearing thy cross as though rejoicing with the Angels, * O thou, the steadfast intercessor for our souls. Refrain – Tone Two WE laud thee, and keep thy holy memory, * O blessed and much-suffering God-bearer Joseph, * as a true pastor of our Church and a mystical zealot, * who with integrity didst separate thy flock from the ungodly, * driving away the unclean swine from the manger of thy pasturage; * for we have heard thee within the ears of the heart, * telling us to endure temptation and keep fidelity whilst exalting Christ into the ages. Introductory Photograph: (Holy New Confessor & Hieromartyr) Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd standing trial before the Soviet authorities in 1922. Concluding Photograph: 1928 portrait of the Metropolitan Joseph. More on Saint Joseph: http://orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/cat_jose...