St. Job!

A very Happy Name's Day to my sweet Job! Today is the feast day of St. Job the Righteous, the Old Testatment prophet! It is also, coincidentally, the birthday of Steve's godfather! Isn't that nuts? Chronia Polla to them both!

Take some time to read the following feast day hymns for St. Job--they are absolutely beautiful :)

Apolytikion: First Tone

On beholding the riches of Job's virtues, the enemy of the righteous contrived to despoil them; and though he cast down the tower of the Saint's body, he could not plunder the wealth of his spirit, for he found the soul of that blameless one to be fully armed; but as for me, he hath stripped me and led me captive away. Hasten, then, before the end, rescue me from the wily one, O Saviour, and save me.

Kontakion: Plagal of the Fourth Tone

Thou wast shown forth as blameless, true, God-fearing, just, and sanctified, O thou much-suffering Prophet, all-glorious servant of God, most righteous Job; by thy valiant endurance and thy patience thou gavest instruction to the world. For this cause we all honour and praise thine all-holy memory.