Hieromartyr Philosophos of St. Petersburg - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
From your youth, O wondrous Father Philósophos, / you loved the wisdom of God,1 and all the days of your life you followed Christ the Chief Shepherd,2 / Who revealed you to the city of Saint Peter as a good shepherd. / After laying down your life for your flock, / you arose to suffer at the hands of the wicked / with your children Nicholas and Boris; / and now we entreat you: “Through your intercessions, do not forsake all those who revere your memory.”
1 Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God (I Corinthians 1:24).
2 Holy Scripture refers to Christ as “the Good Shepherd" (John 10:11), "the Shepherd of the sheep" (Hebrews 13:20), and “the Chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:2-4). /