Martyr Justin the Philosopher and those with him at Rome - Troparion & Kontakion

Troparion — Tone 5

You emptied the cup of the wisdom of the Greeks, / but you thirsted again, until you came to the well where you found water springing unto eternal life.1 / And having drunk deeply, you also drank from the cup2 which Christ gave to His disciples. / Therefore, O Justin, / we praise you as a Philosopher and Martyr of Christ.


1 John 4:14.
2 Mark 10:39.

Troparion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “You were lifted up...”)
O Justin, teacher of divine knowledge, / you shone with the radiance of true philosophy. / You were wisely armed against the Enemy. / Confessing the truth, you contested with the Martyrs, / with them, O Justin, always entreat Christ to save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 2

Through the wisdom of your divinely-inspired teachings, O Justin, / the Church of God, adorned in its entirety, enlightens the world by the radiance of your life. / By shedding your blood, you received the crown of martyrdom. / As you stand before Christ with the Angels, pray unceasingly for all of us.

Kontakion — Tone 3

(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)
As a breath from Paradise, the dew descending upon Aermon,1 / Christ the Power and the Peace and Wisdom of God the Father, / came upon your thirsting spirit, O Martyr Justin, / making you a Fount of Knowledge2 for all the faithful, / when with true valor you endured death as a Martyr, to live forever in Christ.


1 Psalm 132/133:3.
2 Saint John of Damascus entitled his philosophical chapters "The Fount of Knowledge."