Απολυτίκιο του Αγ. Διομήδους – 16 ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ
TROPARUL ŞI VIAŢA SF. DIOMID
16 august
Pomenirea Sfântului Mucenic Diomid.
Sfîntul Diomid era de neam din Tarsul Ciliciei, cu meşteşugul doctor, iar de credinţă creştin. El tămăduia nu numai trupurile, dar şi sufletele omeneşti, pentru că învăţa pe păgîni să creadă în Hristos şi apoi să se boteze. În vremea împăratului Diocleţian a lăsat Tarsul şi a mers în Niceea, cetatea Bitiniei, acolo făcînd multe tămăduiri, după obiceiul său, nu cu doctorii pămînteşti, ci cu chemarea numelui Atotputernicului şi dătătorului de tămăduiri, Hristos şi cu însemnarea cinstitei Cruci tămăduia toate bolile şi astfel încredinţa pe cei necredincioşi. Mulţi se întorceau de la înşelăciunea idolească prin doctoria şi învăţătura lui.
Împăratul Diocleţian, fiind atunci în părţile Răsăritului şi înştiinţîndu-se de acest lucru, a trimis să-l prindă. Ostaşii trimişi, mergînd la dînsul, l-au aflat sfîrşit în Domnul. Deci, au tăiat capul mortului, ca să-l ducă împăratului. După tăierea capului, toţi ostaşii aceia şi-au pierdut luminile ochilor, rămînînd orbi. Astfel au fost duşi de alţii la împărat, împreună cu capul cel tăiat al lui Diomid. Văzînd împăratul capul şi ostaşii orbi, le-a poruncit să ia capul şi să-l pună la locul său. Făcînd ostaşii aceasta, îndată au văzut şi au crezut în Hristos, adevăratul Dumnezeu, Căruia I se cuvine slava în veci. Amin.
Γεννήθηκε στὴν Ταρσὸ τῆς Κιλικίας καὶ σπούδασε τὴν ἰατρικὴ ἐπιστήμη. Ἡ ἐπιστημονική του γνώση δὲν τὸν ἔκανε ὑπερήφανο, ἀλλὰ διατήρησε τὴν εὐσέβεια, στὴν ὁποία τὸν ἀνέθρεψαν οἱ γονεῖς του.
Καὶ ὅπως ὁ Κύριος, ὁ Ἰατρὸς τῶν σωμάτων καὶ τῶν ψυχῶν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, «ἐλάλει αὐτοὶς περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς χρείαν ἔχοντας θεραπείας ἰάσατο», μιλοῦσε δηλαδὴ σ’ αὐτοὺς γιὰ τὴν βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ γιάτρευε ἐκείνους ποὺ εἶχαν ἀνάγκη θεραπείας, ἔτσι καὶ ὁ Διομήδης, μιμούμενος τὸν Κύριό του καὶ Θεό του, ἐξασκοῦσε ἀφιλοκερδῶς καὶ φιλάνθρωπα τὸ ἰατρικό του ἐπάγγελμα.
Συγχρόνως, ὅμως, μὲ τὴν θεραπεία τῶν σωμάτων, ὁ Διομήδης κήρυττε μὲ θέρμη στοὺς ἀσθενεῖς καὶ τὴ σωτηριώδη ἀλήθεια τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου καὶ βοήθησε πολλὲς ψυχὲς νὰ ὁδηγηθοῦν στὸ Σωτῆρα Χριστό.
Ὁ θεῖος ζῆλος ἔφερε τὸν Διομήδη μέχρι τὴ Νίκαια τῆς Βιθυνίας ὅπου ἐκεῖ, καὶ θεράπευε ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ τὴν πίστη δίδασκε καὶ καλλιεργοῦσε. Ὅταν ὅμως ἄρχισε ὁ διωγμὸς τοῦ Διοκλητιανοῦ κατὰ τῶν χριστιανῶν, ἡ θεοκίνητη δραστηριότητα τοῦ Διομήδη καταγγέλθηκε στὸν αὐτοκράτορα.
Τότε αὐτὸς διέταξε νὰ συλλάβουν τὸν Διομήδη. Ἄλλα πρὶν συλληφθεῖ, ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κάλεσε κοντά Του καὶ οἱ ἀπεσταλμένοι στρατιῶτες τὸν βρῆκαν νεκρό. Καὶ ὅμως, ἔτσι νεκρὸ τὸν ἀποκεφάλισαν!
Ἀπολυτίκιο. Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης.
Τῶν σωμάτων τὰς νόσους θεραπεύων Διόμηδες, καὶ ψυχῶν τὴν ῥῶσιν ἐν λόγῳ, ἀληθείας ἐβράβευες· τὴν θείαν εἰληφὼς γὰρ δωρεάν, τοῖς πάσχουσι ποικίλως βοηθεῖς· καὶ Μαρτύρων ταῖς ἀκτῖσι, καταυγασθεὶς, σώζεις τοὺς ἐκβοῶντάς σοι· δόξα τῷ σὲ δοξάσαντι Χριστῷ, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος πλ. β’. Τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Τὴν ἰατρικήν, κτησάμενος ἐπιστήμην, τῆς ἀθλητικῆς, ηὐμοίρησας εὐκληρίας, ὡς κήρυξας ἐνδόξως, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, παμμακάριστε Διόμηδες, Ἀναργύρων ἐγκαλλώπισμα, καὶ προστάτα τῶν βοώντων σοι· Αὐτὸς γενοῦ ἰατήρ, τοῖς σοῖς δούλοις σοφέ.
Μεγαλυνάριον.
Χάριν ἰαμάτων ἀπολαβών, ψυχῶν καὶ σωμάτων, θεραπεύεις πάθη δεινά· ὅθεν κἀμοὶ νεῖμον, Διόμηδες παμμάκαρ, ὑγείαν τὴν κατ’ ἄμφω, ἵνα γεραίρω σε.
The Martyr Diomedes was born in Cilician Tarsus. He was a physician, and a Christian, and he treated not only ills of the body but also of the soul. He enlightened many pagans with belief in Christ, and baptized them. The Church venerates him as a healer and mentions him during the Mystery of Holy Unction.
St Diomedes traveled much, converting people to the true Faith. When he arrived in the city of Nicea, the emperor Diocletian (284-305) sent soldiers to arrest him. Along the way from Nicea to Nicomedia, he got down from the cart so as to pray, and he died.
As proof of carrying out their orders, the soldiers cut off his head, but became blinded. Diocletian gave orders to take the head back to the body. When the soldiers fulfilled the order, their sight was restored and they believed in Christ.