Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John
Saint Cyrus was a noted physician in the city of Alexandria, where he had been born and raised. He was a Christian and he treated the sick without charge, not only curing their bodily afflictions,…
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† Venerable Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch; St. Vitalis
Saint Theodosius the Great lived during the fifth-sixth centuries, and was the founder of cenobitic monasticism. He was born in Cappadocia of pious parents. Endowed with a splendid voice, he zealously toiled at church reading…
Great and Holy Thursday (Matins); The Holy Martyrs at Cyzicus; Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker
The Great and Holy Thursday Two events shape the liturgy of Great and Holy Thursday: the Last Supper of Christ with His disciples, and the betrayal of Judas. The meaning of both is in love.…