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2. viis
hommikuteenistuse evangeelium
Mk 16:1-8

Epistel
1Kr 6:12-20

Evangeelium
Lk 15:11-32

Kondak
3.viisil
Meeletul viisil lahkusin ma Sinu aust, mu Isa, / nurjatul viisil pillasin ma laiali varanduse, mille sa mulle olid andnud; / seepärast hüüan ma Su poole kui kadunud poeg: / Isa, ma olen Sinu ees pattu teinud, / ole mulle armuline, võta mind, kahetsejat, vastu // ja pea mind kui ühte oma palgalistest.

Märtrid kasupüüdmatud Kürus ja Johannes

Breaking the Curse
Like the curse tablets, if the dolls were found, the curse could be deactivated. Sophronious (late vi CE) tells of how Theophilus of Alexandria was rendered tetraplegic. His friends had summoned the devil to instill pain in all of his limbs. Saints appeared to Theophilus in dreams and told him to hire a fisherman to go out to sea. The fisherman caught a small box that was locked and sealed with lead in his net. Inside was a bronze effigy of Theophilus with a nail driven though each limb. As each nail was withdrawn, Theophilus was released from his pain and paralysis in the corresponding limb.
(Sophronius, Account of the miracles of Saints Cyrus and John)