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Saints Serge and Bacchus

Title:St. Sergius and St. Bacchus
Author:Anonym (7th century)
Media:Encaustic panel painting on gesso on sycamore wood
Size:23 cm tall
Location:Boddan and Varvara Khanenko Art Museum - Kiev - Ukraine
From:St. Catherine's monastery on Mt. Sinai
Notes:This seventh-century icon shows two robed Christian saints wearing gold torques traditionally associated with them. Between the two saints is a traditional Roman pronubus (best man) overseeing what in a standard Roman icon would be the wedding of a husband and wife. In the icon, Christ is the pronubus. Only one thing is unusual. The "husband and wife" are in fact St. Serge and St. Bacchus, two men...
Halos with punched dots, circles and stars. Each saint wears a chlamys, chiton, clavi, and gemmed torque. Faces have been retouched and there are oil restorations. A Horizontal crack has been refilled.


Hymn of SS. Sergius and Bacchus
spuriously attributed to Walahfrid Strabo (c. 808 - 849 CE)

I. O ye heavens, draw up the marriage contract as our voices resound with odes
And let us make manifest the gracious rewards of the Lord.
We who are below shall celebrate the saints with an illustrious hymn
From our very hearts.

II. Holy martyrs shining by virtue of your merits, Sergius and Bacchus,
As partners you wear God's crown, you have transcended
Together the enclosure of the flesh; and now you are
Above the stars.

III. Blessed champions of the supernal Lord
You have conquered death, overcoming the savage weaponry
Of the ancient enemy, lord of this world,
In agony of the flesh.

IV. Now you are the glory of God's power, crowned
By the garlands of the blessing of faith; you have deserved
To come to be the children of the Heavenly Lamb,
By being washed in His blood.

V. For it is He Who is the equitable God, Redeemer of the world
Radiant martyr and soldier of the Master
Waxing strong in the rosy dew of His deliverance
By donning the outward form of a slave.

VI. The sky, the sea, and the earth all call to Him with their prayers
The chorus' of angels all praise Him together;
Heavenly descendent of the supernal Solomon
Harmoniously resounding!

VII. The horrid vortex of Hell fears Him
The rebellious prince of the demons likewise trembles -
The loathsome Archfiend himself, inventor of sin,
And author of death.

VIII. And now we on earth zealously seek you out with prayer;
Show favor to us with your kindness
That no affliction can do harm unto these citizens
Who are yours.

IX. This place of yours is called The White City
Adorned with holy treasures
Which your consecrated ashes now embellish -
Ashes which now are sacred bodies.

X. You are healing for the sick, the cure for those who are ill;
And by You is mercy borne from the heavens to those of us
Who have been overlooked; all fear and terror
Are banished.

XI. The hymn-bearing chorus sings a psalm, and its harps
Harmonize in concert with lilting tones.
And we can be seen composing a melody
With the chants of Saint Trophimus.

XII. Beseech ye, then, the partners of the cross of Christ
Who are the companions of the Lamb of God the Father
That we may deserve to enter into the seven gates
Of the city of the heavens.

XIII. Let there be glory and power unto the Father, unto Christ His Son
And unto the Holy Spirit; and may there be unto you [sing.]
A consort by the will of the threefold God Who is One
For all time to come.

Amen.
The copyright of the present translation is owned by Darius Matthias Klein, the translator.


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Reproduction of icons from Kiev Museum


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NOVENA TO SAINT SERGIUS AND SAINT BACCHUS


Oh glorious Martyrs,
St. Sergius and St. Bacchus,
your courage and love
are an inspiration and joy to me.
I call upon you now
and beseech you to intercede for me to our Lord,
God, Christ Almighty.
You are the two servants of our Lord,
whose trust in the One God,
and Holy Trinity,
was so great,
that neither public humiliation,
nor torture,
nor even the threat of death
could sway you from publicly
proclaiming your faith
in the Son of the Father, Jesus.
Our God showed how proud He was
of your love and courage,
when after the death of Bacchus,
when Sergius,
being at his lowest and loneliest,
began to lose heart,
and so the Lord sent
the spirit of Bacchus to Sergius
to allow him to console Sergius
with the promise that the two of you
would again be together in Heaven.

I beseech you now
to implore the Lord our God
and pray

(State your intention here...)

and that I may at the end of this life's journey
join you and all of the saints
and angels and the elect in Heaven
to behold the face of God
and to praise God throughout eternity.
In return for your help and intercession,
I promise to spread the word
of your love and courage and devotion
to God our Lord.
And one final thing,
I pray that you be at my side
along with my guardian angel
to guide and guard and encourage me
throughout all the days of my life,
but especially at those times
when life seems to be most difficult
and my sufferings seem to be greatest.
Pray for me and watch over me
St. Sergius and St. Bacchus.

Amen.

Finish by saying:
3 times Our Father...,
3 times Hail Mary...,
3 times Glory be..., and
1 time Apostles' Creed....

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