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[[Image:josephhymn.jpg|right|thumb|200px|St. Joseph the Hymnographer]]
Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Joseph the Hymnographer''' was a [[monk]] during the 9th century who was a strong defender of the reverence of icons during the iconoclastic period. He is remembered for being a prolific writer of [[hymn]]s, as noted throughout the [[Octoechos|Parakletike]]. His [[feast day]] is commemorated on [[April 3]] in the Greek tradition and [[April 4]] in the Slavic.
==Life==
When he was at a very old age and ill, the saint was told by the Lord that his life would soon be coming to an end. In response, Saint Joseph prayed intensively until his death, praying for peace for the Church and for mercy on his soul. He fell asleep in the Lord around 883. His legacy carries on as many canons in the [[Menaion]] and hymns in the Parakletike were composed by Saint Joseph the Hymnographer.
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 3)
:Your divinely inspired tongue was the pen of a ready scribe,
:According to the words of David.
:You sang of the contests of the saints
:And described the grace they received through their labors.
:Therefore, we cry to you: "Rejoice, O blessed harp of holy melody!"
==External links==
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=5 Joseph the Hymnographer] ([[GOARCH]])
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=100984 Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer] ([[OCA]])
[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:Hymnographers]]
