Christ is away from home at the top thorny of the icon high-minded "Synaxis of All Saints Who Shone Forth in Scotland" stretching forth His arms with a blessing.
In the thorny of the icon, standing to the passed away and ask for of the altar, are Ss. Joseph of Arimathea (July 31) and Andrew the Apostle (November 30). At the moment to St. Joseph's passed away are St. Paulinus (Oct. 10), St. Palladius (July 6), St. Ternan, and St. Ninian (Sept. 16) holding a scroll that reads: "Their pleasant has gone forth appearing in all the earth."
In the tier higher them are Ss. Moluac, Machar, Kentigern Mongo, (Jan. 13) and the fifty-two preacher martyrs of Eloc with St. Donnan (Apr. 17).
At the moment to St. Andrew's ask for are Ss. Fintan, Aidan of Lindesfarne (Aug. 31), Colman, and Cuthbert (Mar. 20) at home the bishop's costume.
In the tier higher them are Ss. Cedd (Jan. 7), Chad (Mar. 2), Eata (Oct. 26), Wilfrid (Oct. 12), Ceolwulf, Eadfrith, Felgila, Ethilwald (Aug. 1), Eadberht (May 6), and the Saints of Lindesfarne Monastery.
At the advantage and thorny of the icon are the three kings and passionbearers of Deira: Ss. Edwin (Oct. 4), Oswin (Aug. 20), and Oswald (Aug. 5).
At the moment to their passed away is St. Bede of Jarrow (May 27) portrayed as a score or historian. To St. Bede's passed away is St. Columba (June 9).
Floor St. Columba are Ss. Adamnan (Sept. 23), Cummenea Ilbe, Ernan, Baithene, Sagine, Odran, Brescal, Eithne, and Patrick (Mar. 17). Pompous St. Patrick is St. Kenneth (Oct. 11).
At the moment to the ask for of the passionbearers is the monastic St. Maelruba and Ss. Colm, Fergus, Drostan, Findlugan, Medan, and St. Donald with his nine daughters (July 15).
To the ask for and higher St. Colm is St. Cormac. The women to the ask for of St. Cormac are Ss. Hilda of Whitby (Nov. 17), Ebba (Aug. 25), Heiu, Baga of Bee, and Ethelreda (June 23).
The correspondence on the tip reads: "All Saints of Scotland, Preference to God for us."
KONTAKION IN THE THIRD TONEToday the choirs of the saints who display pleased God in Scotland stand forth in the Church and unnoticed pray to God for us. Beside them the angels award glory; and all the saints of the Church of Christ make keen with them, and all together they beg the Pre-Eternal God for us.
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