Akathist to St. Justin Martyr

[Ioustinos]

Do any of you know where I might be able to find an akathist to St. Justin Martyr online?

 

[ArmyMatt]

I haven't found anything online myself, could it be in one of those Book of Akathists if not online?

 

[gzt]

The practice of writing akathists to arbitrary saints is a new one, so not every saint has an akathist.

 

[prodromos]

Saints who are well known for their intercessory prayer often have an akathist hymn written. Beyond that, I don't think you will be likely to find much.

 

[Ioustinos]

Given his influence on early Christianity I don't think he would fall into the "arbitrary" category. I thought one might be out there because of his importance to early Christianity.

 

[ikonographics]

I doubt you'd find one. Although he certainly isn't arbitrary, he's not a saint people turn to for intercession very often and his name isn't particularly common in Orthodox countries.

 

[gzt]

As Met. Hilarion Alfeyev says about akathists:

The Orthodox Typicon knows of only one akathist – that served on Saturday of the fifth week of Great Lent. Other remarkable examples of this genre, such as those to the Most-Sweet Jesus and St Nicholas, were written in a similar manner. However, many akathists to saints written at a low theological and literary level appeared in the 18th and 19th centuries, in which theology was replaced by piety and meditation on God by “talking about God”. These are of questionable taste.

I don't quite share his negative opinion of them but the important nugget is that these services are generally recently composed and of moderate quality.

 

[ikonographics]

As Met. Hilarion Alfeyev says about akathists:


I don't quite share his negative opinion of them but the important nugget is that these services are generally recently composed and of moderate quality.

In Greece there is basically still one Akathist. Here people pray supplicatory canons (parakleses) to Christ an the saints which have a "talking to" not "talking about" character. What the Russians call "akathist's the Greeks call Salutations (Χαιρετισμοί) i.e. we chant the Salutations to the Theotokos on the first four Fridays of Great Lent (and every evening during compline) and the Akathist on the Friday/ Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent. You many find salutations to some saints, but I have never heard them in a liturgical or private context.

 

[Mary of Bethany]

St. John of Kronstadt Press has many akathists - but not one for St. Justin.