December 20, 2006
Our Father Among the Saints, the Holy Hieromartyr Ignatios the Godbearer, Bishop of Antioch
Troparion of St Ignatius the Godbearer Tone 3
Soaring with love for Him Who holds thee in His hands,/ thou wast shown to be a God- bearer, O Ignatius./ Thou didst finish thy course in the West/ and pitch thy dwelling in the unwaning day of the heavens./ O righteous Father, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Kontakion of St Ignatius the Godbearer Tone 3
The day of thy glorious struggles/ heralds the One to be born of a Virgin/ for, thirsting for His presence,/ thou didst hasten to be devoured by wild beasts./ Therefore thou wast named Godbearer, O glorious Ignatius.
The Epistles of St. Ignatios of Antioch
The Martyrdom of St. Ignatios of Antioch
Dr. John Romanides' 'The Ecclesiology of St. Ignatios of Antioch
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