Martyrs Julian of Tarsus and Aphrodisius
Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus He was born in the Asia Minor province of Cilicia. He was the son of a pagan senator, but his mother was a Christian. After the death of her husband…
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Hieromartyr Methodius the Bishop of Patara. St. Callistus the Patriarch of Constantinople (Beginning of the Fast of the Holy Apostles)
Hieromartyr Methodius the Bishop of Patara The Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara (Lycia in Asia Minor), was distinguished for his genuine monastic humility. Calmly and with mildness he instructed his flock, but he firmly defended…
(†) Most Holy Trinity
On the day after every Great Feast, the Orthodox Church honors the one through whom the Feast is made possible. On the day following the Nativity of the Lord, for example, we celebrate the Synaxis…
St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria
Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, a distinguished champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, came from an illustrious and pious Christian family. He studied the secular sciences, including philosophy, but most of…
Martyrs Nicandros and Marcianus; Translation of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates (Fish permitted)
Martyrs Nicandros and Marcianus They were soldiers in the Roman Army stationed by the Danube River at Durostorum, today’s Silistra (Bulgaria), in the time of Emperor Diocletian (284-305). In 298, Emperor Maximian Galeriu removed all…
Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra; Martyr Zenaida
Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra The Holy Martyr Theodotus lived in Ancyra of Galatia in the third century. He was distinguished by his kindliness and concern. At the height of the persecution under Diocletian (284-305)…
Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery; Venerable Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt
Saint Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery He was born of pious parents, Peter and Theodosia, who raised him in the virtues and instructed him in Holy Scripture. At twelve years of age…
Lucillian and Hypatius the Martyrs; Paula the Virgin
Martyr Lucillian and those who suffered with him He was a pagan priest during the reign of the Roman emperor Aurelian (270-275). In his old age he became persuaded of the falseness of the pagan…
Leave-taking of Pascha; Martyr Justin the Philosopher (Fish permitted)
The Holy Martyr Justin the Philosopher was born around 114 at Sychem, an ancient city of Samaria. Justin’s parents were pagan Greeks. From his childhood the saint displayed intelligence, love for knowledge and a fervent…
Apostles of the Seventy: Carpus & Alphaeus; Martyrs Abercius and Helen
Saint Carpus was one of the Seventy Apostles chosen and sent forth to preach by Christ (Luke 10:1). He was bishop of Verria in Macedonia. The Holy Apostle Alphaeus of the Seventy came from the…