Venerable Diodoros, Igoumen of George Hill - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 1
O lover of those who dwelt in the desert, / you were aflame with zeal to emulate their virtues. / Coming to the barren desert after many trials and sorrows, / you watered it with your tears and made it fruitful in true strugglers of Christ. / Therefore, we glorify you, O holy Diódoros, and cry out with thanksgiving for the grace which was granted to you: / “Glory to Him Who gave you strength in the wilderness. / Glory to Him Who crowned you for your labors. / Glory to Him Who works miracles through your holy prayers. ”
Troparion — Tone 2
Aflame with spiritual desire, and rejecting worldly vanity, / you became attached to the One God by love and you sought Him with all your soul. / You went into the inner wilderness, and settled by the water, / where you remained in tears and labors for many years with great patience. / You led an angelic life, and guided by the Divine mind, / you gathered a flock of monks, O wise one. / Do not cease to visit them, Venerable Diódoros our Father, / but entreat the All-Holy Trinity to deliver us from all evils, and to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 2
From your youth, O Venerable one, / you exhausted your carnal desires by fasting and prayers. / Taking up your cross, you followed Christ. / Therefore, you hastened joyously on the path to Heaven. / Now as you stand before the Holy Trinity with all the Saints, / visit your flock and remember those who revere your holy memory, that we may cry out thankfully to you: / “Rejoice, O godly-wise Diódoros, our instructor in the desert.”