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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Rufus''' is numbered among the [[Apostles|Seventy Apostles]]. He was [[bishop]] of Thebes in Greece, and is referenced in [[Romans]] 16:13. His [[feast day]] is [[April 8]].
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 1) [http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?SID=13&ID=101024]
:Let us praise in hymns the six–fold choir of Apostles:
:[[Apostle Herodian|Herodion]] and [[Apostle Agabus|Agabus]],
:Rufus, [[Apostle Asyncritus|Asyncritus]], [[Apostle Phlegon|Phlegon]] and holy [[Apostle Hermes (bishop)|Hermes]].
:They ever entreat the Trinity for our souls!
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 2)
:You became the disciples of Christ
:And all-holy Apostles,
:O glorious Herodion, Agabus and Rufus,
:Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes.
:Ever entreat the Lord
:To grant forgiveness of transgressions
:To us who sing your praises.
Kontakion (Tone 4)
:Like stars, O holy Apostles,
:You illumine the way of the faithful with the light of the Holy Spirit.
:You dispel the darkness of error as you gaze on God the Word!
== Source ==
*St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]''