St. George the Great Martyr, Patron of England
HYMNE DE LOUANGE - SAINT GEORGES LE GRAND MARTYR,par saint Nicolas Velimirovitch, évêque d'Ochrid
Saint Georges sur un grand chevalSauva la vierge du dragon,Sur sa lance, le Signe de la Croix,Arme sainte et invincible,Avec cette arme, il tua le dragon,La vierge épargnée, à son père il ramena,Avec sa bonté, Dieu Lui-même lui fut redevableEt avec la couronne de gloire, Dieu le repaya.Saint Georges avec le coeur d'un héros,Toute sa richesse, il la distribua aux pauvres,Rejeta les honneurs et la gloire de ce monde,Pour l'amour du Nom du Christ, le Victorieux,Il embrassa les souffrances; souffrances volontaires,Avec son corps écrasé pour le Salut des âmes,Avec sa bonté, il fit de Dieu Lui-même son débiteur,Avec la couronne de gloire, Dieu le repaya.Georges, le Saint et porteur de la victoireMême maintenant marche avec la croix sur sa lance,Il défend la justice, punit l'injustice,Quiconque l'invoque avec foi et larmes,Quiconque le prie avec une âme repentante,Georges, le Saint, vole à son aide.Avec sa bonté, il fit de Dieu Lui-même son débiteur,Avec la couronne de gloire, Dieu le repaya.
Troparion — Tone 4
You were bound for good deeds, O martyr of Christ: George; / by faith you conquered the torturer’s godlessness. / You were offered as a sacrifice pleasing to God; / thus you received the crown of victory. / Through your intercessions, forgiveness of sins is granted to all.
Kontakion — Tone 4
God raised you as his own gardener, O George, / for you have gathered for yourself the sheaves of virtue. / Having sown in tears, you now reap with joy; / you shed your blood in combat and won Christ as your crown. / Through your intercessions, forgiveness of sins is granted to all.
Saint IBAR, apôtre en Irlande (Vème siècle).
Troparion of St Ibar
Tone 8
Thou didst prepare the way for Saint Patrick by thy fearless preaching in Ireland, O holy Father Ibar.
Pray for the present dwellers in Meath and Leinster and for all in these Islands,
that the true Faith may spread in our own days, to the glory of God.
St. Aethelbert, King of Wessex
St. Ethelred, King of England
St. Suairleach, Abbot of Magheralin, County of Down.
April 23 is the commemoration of an eighth-century abbot of the monastery of Linn Duachaille, Saint Suairleach.
St. Meithcearn.
On the Irish calendars April 23 is primarily the feast of Saint Ibar, but he shares the day with a much more obscure saint, Meithcearn, of whom all we know is the recording of his name in the calendars, as Canon O'Hanlon explains:
