Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon
The Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of the illustrious pagan Eustorgius, and he was named Pantoleon. His mother Saint Euboula (March 30) was a Christian.…
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Hieromartyr Hermolaus at Nicomedia; Martyr Paraskeva of Rome; Venerable Ioannikios the New of Muscel
Hieromartyrs Hermolaus, Hermippus and Hermocrates of Nicomedia They were among the small number of those remaining alive after 20,000 Christians were burned alive in a church at Nicomedia in the year 303 (December 28), on…
Venerable Sisoes the Great; Martyr Lucy at Rome
Venerable Sisoes the Great Saint Sisoes the Great (+ 429) was a solitary monk, pursuing asceticism in the Egyptian desert in a cave sanctified by the prayerful labors of his predecessor, Saint Anthony the Great…
Venerable Athanasius the Founder of the Great Lavra and Coenobitic Monasticism on Mt. Athos; Hieromartyr Lampadus of Hirenopolis
Saint Athanasius of Athos, in holy Baptism named Abraham, was born in the city of Trebezond. He was orphaned at an early age, and being raised by a certain good and pious nun, he imitated…
St. Andrew the Archbishop of Crete; Venerable Martha
Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete He was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not talk. However, after communing…
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…
Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord; Venerable Paisius the Great; 1st Sunday after Pentecost (All Saints)
Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord The Holy Apostle Jude, one of the twelve apostles of Christ, is descended from King David and Solomon, and was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed (Sunday…
Martyr Julius the Veteran; Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis, St. John the Russian and Confessor (Fish permitted)
Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Sardis The Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Sardis suffered for Christ during the third century (the city of Sardis was in Lydia, Asia Minor). In fulfilling his priestly service, Saint Therapon enlightened…
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Saint Simon was from Cana in Galilee, and was known to the Lord and His Mother. Tradition says that he was the bridegroom at the wedding where the Savior performed His first miracle. After witnessing…
Prophet Isaiah; Martyr Christopher of Lycia; Translation of the relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari
The Holy Prophet Isaiah The Holy Prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before the birth of Christ, and was of royal lineage. Isaiah’s father Amos raised his son in the fear of God and in the…