Sts Auxentius, Maron and Abraham
Saint Auxentius By origin a Syrian, he served at the court of the emperor Theodosius the Younger (418-450). He was known as a virtuous, learned and wise man, and he was, moreover, a friend of…
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St. Bucolus the Bishop of Smyrna; St. Photius the Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Barsanuphius the Great
Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna He was a disciple of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian and became the first Bishop of Smyrna (Asia Minor). By the grace of God, Saint Bucolus converted…
Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple; Martyr Tryphon; Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas
Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple The Typikon should be consulted if the Forefeast falls on the Sunday of the Pharisee, the Publican, or Meatfare. Because of the Forefeast of the…
†) Synaxis of the Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Hieromartyr Hippolytus the Pope of Rome
Synaxis of the Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom: During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three hierarchs…
St. Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldavia; Sts. Xenophon, Maria, Arcadius and John of Constantinople
Saint Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldavia Metropolitan Iosif Naniescu, canonized under the name of the Holy Hierarch Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldavia, was born in 1820 into the family of the priest Ananias Mihalache,…
St. Xenia of Rome; Blessed Xenia of Petersburg (Te Deum service)
Saint Xenia of Rome In the world Eusebia, was the only daughter of an eminent Roman senator. From her youth she loved God, and wished to avoid the marriage arranged for her. She secretly left…
St Maximus the Confessor; Martyr Neophytus of Nicea; Virginmartyr Agnes of Rome
Saint Maximus the Confessor He was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family. He received an excellent education, studying philosophy, grammar, and rhetoric. He was well-read in the authors of…
†) St. Euthymius the Great; Martyr Eusebius at Nicomedia; Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma
Saint Euthymius the Great He came from the city of Melitene in Armenia, near the River Euphrates. His parents, Paul and Dionysia, were pious Christians of noble birth. After many years of marriage they remained…
St. Macarius the Great of Egypt; St. Macarius of Alexandria; St. Mark the Archbishop of Ephesus; Virginmartyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia
Saint Macarius the Great of Egypt He was born in the early fourth century in the village of Ptinapor in Egypt. At the wish of his parents he entered into marriage, but was soon widowed.…
†) St. Anthony the Great; St. Anthony the New, of Berrhia in Macedonia
Saint Anthony the Great He is known as the Father of monasticism, and the long ascetical sermon in The Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius (Sections 16-34), could be called the first monastic Rule.…