Saint Theodore, Bishop of Edessa - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
You were a follower of the Apostles and a pillar of divine teachings, / therefore you came to Christ, and by your prayers, O blessèd Theodore, / you illumined the Caliph Mavi with the light of Baptism. / By professing the Faith, he shed his blood and received that which he asked: a crown from Christ the King. / O Hierarch Theodore, entreat Him to save our souls.
Troparion — Tone 4
Against your will, you received your flock as a Hierarch, / but of your own free will you contested for the Church, / and the unbelieving Caliph Mavi converted to the Faith with the help of earth from the Lord's tomb. / Along with his physical blindness, you also healed his soul, and instructed him in piety. / At the same time you drove heretics away from the Church like wolves. / O most revered Hierarch Theodore, / pray that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 4
Shining like the sun with radiant life, O Hierarch Theodore, / you appeared before the Babylonian Caliph with miracles, making him a servant of Christ. / Now standing with him before the throne of the Trinity, / remember us who celebrate your glorious memory, / O wise one.
Kontakion — Tone 4
By your good will, you graciously illumined your child, / the revered Mavi, at the Life-Giving Tree. / You went to Constantinople, / where you healed the eyes of the virtuous Empress Theodora with earth from the Lord's tomb and restored her sight. / From there, with the desired treasure again in Babylon / you strengthened the honorable Mavi for his martyrdom for Christ; / therefore we cry out to you: / “Rejoice, revered Theodore, / disciple of Christ, the Good Shepherd.”