Prophet Hosea; Monkmartyr Andrew of Crete
Holy Prophet Hosea The first of the minor prophets belonged to the tribe of Issachar. He lived during the 8th Century before Christ, in the kingdom of Israel. He was a contemporary of the holy…
Feasts and Saints
Martyr Longinus the Centurion; 21st Sunday after Pentecost (Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council)
Martyr Longinus the Centurion The Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion, a Roman soldier, served in Judea under the command of the Governor, Pontius Pilate. When our Savior Jesus Christ was crucified, it was the detachment…
Martyr Lucian the Presbyter of Antioch
The Hieromartyr Lucian, Presbyter of Antioch, was born in the Syrian city of Samosata. At twelve years of age he was left orphaned. Lucian distributed his possessions to the poor, and went to the city…
+) St. Paraskeva (Petka) of Epibatima, Thrace, whose relics are in Iași, Romania; Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius & Celsius
1. Saint Paraskeva the New was born into a pious family, living during the eleventh century in the village of Epivato (Epibatimna), between Silistra and Constantinople. Her older brother Euthymius became a monk, and later…
+ Translation of the relics of Apostle Andrew to Iași; Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathadorus, and Agathonica, at Pergamum
+ Translation of the relics of Apostle Andrew to Iași The relics of Saint Apostle Andrew, the First-Called, were for the first time in Romania in 1996. Troparion of Apostle Andrew, the Holy and All-Praised First-Called,…
Martyrs Probus, Tarachus & Andronicus; Holy Hierarch Cosmas, bishop of Maiuma
Holy Martyrs Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus They suffered for Christ in the year 304 at Tarsus in Cilicia. When the pagans ordered him to offer sacrifice to idols, the old soldier Tarachus replied that he…
Apostle Philip, one of the 7 deacons; Holy Hierarch Theophanes the Confessor, bishop of Nicea
Apostle Philip, one of the 7 deacons He is not to be confused with St Philip one of the Twelve Apostles (November 14). This Philip was born in Palestine, was married and had children. After…
Martyrs Eulampius & his sister Eulampia; Ven. Bassian and Theophilus the Confessor
Saints Eulampius and Eulampia were brother and sister. They lived at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of Nicomedia. Eulampius became upset after reading the decree of the emperor Maximian (284-305) sentencing…
Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus; St. Andronicus and his wife, St. Athanasia of Egypt; Resurrection of the son of the Nain widow
Resurrection of the son of the Nain widow Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. And…
Ven. Thais and Pelagia
Saint Thais of Egypt, raised by her mother in a spirit far removed from Christian piety, led a depraved and dissolute life. She was famed for her beauty, leading many on the path to perdition.…