Euplus of Catania
Great Martyr
Commemorated August 11
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Greatmartyr Euplus of Catania the Archdeacon suffered and martyred in the year 304 under the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian (284-305 A.D.). His feast day is celebrated on August 11 .
Troparion
In his suffering, O Lord,
Thy martyr Euplus received an imperishable crown from Thee, our God;
for, possessed of Thy might,
he set at nought his tormenters, and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.
Through his supplications, save Thou our souls.
Kontakion
Holding the laws of Christ in thy hand,
thou didst stand before the enemy in the arena, crying out:
"I have called myself to suffer steadfastly!"
Wherefore, joyfully bowing thy neck,
thou didst undergo beheading by the sword, finishing thy course.