Today
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Great-Martyr Euphimia the all-praised
Martyrs Victor and Sosthenes at Chalcedon
Martyr Sebasiana at Heralea, disc. of St. Paul
Martyr Mekitina of Macianopolis
St. Dorotheus, hermit of Egypt
Martyr Ludmila, Princess of Czechia, +927
St. Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev
St. Procopius, abbot of Sazava, Bohemia
New Martyrs Isaac and Joseph, of Georgia
St. Cyprian od Serbia
St. Ninian, Bishop of Whithorn, ca.432
St. Edith of Wilton, nun, +984
tomorrow September 17 (old calendar) / September 30 (new calendar)
Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love, and their mother Sophia, at Rome
Martyr Agathoclea
Martyr Theodota at Nicaea
Martyrs Peleus, Nilus, Zeno, Patermuthius, Elias, and oth. in Palestine
Martyrs Lucia and her son Geminian, of Rome
Hieromartyrs Heraclides and Myron, Bishops of Cyprus
Hieromartyr Lambert of Maastricht
100 Martyrs of Egypt
Martyrs Harlampius, Panteleon, and others
St. Anastasius of Cyprus, monk
St. Eusipius of Cyprus, monk
Elder Agapitus, disc. of St. Tychon of Zadonsk, +1825
Elder Matthew, the recluse of St.Petersburg, +1904
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Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love, and their mother Sophia, at Rome
Martyr Agathoclea
Martyr Theodota at Nicaea
Martyrs Peleus, Nilus, Zeno, Patermuthius, Elias, and oth. in Palestine
Martyrs Lucia and her son Geminian, of Rome
Hieromartyrs Heraclides and Myron, Bishops of Cyprus
Hieromartyr Lambert of Maastricht
100 Martyrs of Egypt
Martyrs Harlampius, Panteleon, and others
St. Anastasius of Cyprus, monk
St. Eusipius of Cyprus, monk
Elder Agapitus, disc. of St. Tychon of Zadonsk, +1825
Elder Matthew, the recluse of St.Petersburg, +1904
tomorrow September 18 (old calendar) / October 1 (new calendar)
St. Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna
Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia
Martyrs Sophia and Irene of Egypt
Martyr Castor of Alexandria
St. Arcadius, Bishop of Novgorod
Great-Martyr Bidzini, and Martyrs Elizbar and Shalva, Princes of Georgia
St. Hilarion of the Optina Monastery
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St. Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna
Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia
Martyrs Sophia and Irene of Egypt
Martyr Castor of Alexandria
St. Arcadius, Bishop of Novgorod
Great-Martyr Bidzini, and Martyrs Elizbar and Shalva, Princes of Georgia
St. Hilarion of the Optina Monastery
tomorrow September 19 (old calendar) / October 2 (new calendar)
Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon of Synnada
St. Seguanos of Gaul
St. Theodor, Prince of Smolensk, and his sons Sts. David and Constantine
Martyr Zosimas, hermit of Cilicia
Hieromartyr Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and others, at Puzzuoli
St. Theodore of Taursus, Archbishop of Canterbury, +690
Hiero-schemamonk Alexis of Zosimas mon., +1928
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Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon of Synnada
St. Seguanos of Gaul
St. Theodor, Prince of Smolensk, and his sons Sts. David and Constantine
Martyr Zosimas, hermit of Cilicia
Hieromartyr Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and others, at Puzzuoli
St. Theodore of Taursus, Archbishop of Canterbury, +690
Hiero-schemamonk Alexis of Zosimas mon., +1928
tomorrow September 20 (old calendar) / October 3 (new calendar)
Great-Martyr Eustathius Placidas of Rome, with his wife and children
Martyrs Michael, Prince of Chernigov, and Theodor, +1245
St. Oleg, Prince of Briansk
Martyr John the Confessor of Egypt, beheaded in Palestine, and 40 others
Sts. Theodor and other disc. of St. Maximus the Confessor
New Martyr Hilarion of Crete
Martyrs Artemidorus and Thallos
St. Meletius, Bishop of Cyprus
St. Kyr John of Crete, monk
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Great-Martyr Eustathius Placidas of Rome, with his wife and children
Martyrs Michael, Prince of Chernigov, and Theodor, +1245
St. Oleg, Prince of Briansk
Martyr John the Confessor of Egypt, beheaded in Palestine, and 40 others
Sts. Theodor and other disc. of St. Maximus the Confessor
New Martyr Hilarion of Crete
Martyrs Artemidorus and Thallos
St. Meletius, Bishop of Cyprus
St. Kyr John of Crete, monk
tomorrow September 21 (old calendar) / October 4 (new calendar)
Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy
St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, uncov. of the relics
Hiero-Martyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and his presbyter Andrew
Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia
Martyr Priscus of Phrygia
Martyrs Eusebiuas, Nestabus, and Zeno of Gaza
Sts. Isaac and Meletius, Bishops of Cyprus
St. Joseph of Zaonikiev mon., Vologda
St. Daniel of Shushgora, Novgorod
St. Jonah the Sabbaite
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Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy
St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, uncov. of the relics
Hiero-Martyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and his presbyter Andrew
Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia
Martyr Priscus of Phrygia
Martyrs Eusebiuas, Nestabus, and Zeno of Gaza
Sts. Isaac and Meletius, Bishops of Cyprus
St. Joseph of Zaonikiev mon., Vologda
St. Daniel of Shushgora, Novgorod
St. Jonah the Sabbaite
tomorrow September 22 (old calendar) / October 5 (new calendar)
Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
St. Prophet Jonah
Martyr Phocas the Gardener of Sinope
St. Jonah the Presbyter, father of St. Theophanes and St. Theodore
St. Peter the Tax-Collector
St. Jonah, Abbot at the Yash Lake
26 Martyrs of the Zographou mon. on Mt.Athos, slain by the Latins
St. Cosmas of Zographou
Martyrs Isaac and Martin
St. Macarius, Abbot of Zhabin
St. Theophanes the Silent, recluse of the Kiev Caves
Abbot Innocent of Valaam, +1828
Fool-for-Christ Parasceva (Pasha) of Diveevo convent, +1915
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Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
St. Prophet Jonah
Martyr Phocas the Gardener of Sinope
St. Jonah the Presbyter, father of St. Theophanes and St. Theodore
St. Peter the Tax-Collector
St. Jonah, Abbot at the Yash Lake
26 Martyrs of the Zographou mon. on Mt.Athos, slain by the Latins
St. Cosmas of Zographou
Martyrs Isaac and Martin
St. Macarius, Abbot of Zhabin
St. Theophanes the Silent, recluse of the Kiev Caves
Abbot Innocent of Valaam, +1828
tomorrow September 23 (old calendar) / October 6 (new calendar)
The Conception of St. John the Baptist
Martyrs Andrew, John, Peter, and Antoninus of Syracuse, killed in Africa
Martyr Rhais of Alexandria
Sts. Xantippa and Polyxena, who died in Spain
New Martyr Nicholas Pantopolos at Constantinople
New Martyr John of Epirus
New Martyr Archimandrite Arsenius, +1937
St. Adamnan, abbot of Iona, biographer of St. Columba, +704
Abbess Eupraxia of Old Ladoga Convent, +1823
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The Conception of St. John the Baptist
Martyrs Andrew, John, Peter, and Antoninus of Syracuse, killed in Africa
Martyr Rhais of Alexandria
Sts. Xantippa and Polyxena, who died in Spain
New Martyr Nicholas Pantopolos at Constantinople
New Martyr John of Epirus
New Martyr Archimandrite Arsenius, +1937
St. Adamnan, abbot of Iona, biographer of St. Columba, +704
Abbess Eupraxia of Old Ladoga Convent, +1823
tomorrow September 24 (old calendar) / October 7 (new calendar)
Proto-Martyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles
St. Coprius of Palestine
St. Euphrosyne, the daughter of St. Paphnutius of Egypt
St. Nicander, hermit of Pskov
St. Abraham, Abbot at Mirozh (Pskov)
Martyr Galacteon, monk, of Vologda
Sts. Stephen and Wladislav of Serbia
St. Dorothea of Kashin
First Orthodox Mission in America: Martyr Juvenal and oth., 1793
The icons of the Most Holy Theotokos of Mirozh and of the Myrtle Tree
Schema-Archimandrite Gabriel of Pskov-Eleazar Mon., +1915
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Proto-Martyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles
St. Coprius of Palestine
St. Euphrosyne, the daughter of St. Paphnutius of Egypt
St. Nicander, hermit of Pskov
St. Abraham, Abbot at Mirozh (Pskov)
Martyr Galacteon, monk, of Vologda
Sts. Stephen and Wladislav of Serbia
St. Dorothea of Kashin
First Orthodox Mission in America: Martyr Juvenal and oth., 1793
The icons of the Most Holy Theotokos of Mirozh and of the Myrtle Tree
Schema-Archimandrite Gabriel of Pskov-Eleazar Mon., +1915
tomorrow September 25 (old calendar) / October 8 (new calendar)
St. Sergius of Radonezh, +1392
St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria
MArtyr Paphnutius and 546 others, in Egypt
St. Euphrosyne of Suzdal +1250
St. Herman, Archbishop of Kazan, transl. the relics
Martyrs Paul, Tatta, and their children, of Damascus
St. Finbar (Barry), Bishop of Cork, ca.633
The Earthquake in Constantinople, 447
Elder Dositheus, recluse of the Kiev Caves, +1776
Hoell E. Steven
Thekla was born in Iconium of eminent pagan parents. She was
betrothed at the age of 18 to a young man, at the time that the
Apostle Paul came to Iconium with Barnabas to preach the Gospel
(cf. Acts 14:1). Listening to Paul for three days and nights,
Thekla turned utterly to the Christian faith and vowed to live
in virginity. Her mother, seeing that she shunned her betrothed
and thought no more of marriage, first talked to her and then
beat her and starved her. Finally, she gave her over to the
judges and demanded, wicked mother that she was, that Thekla be
burned. The judge threw her into the flames, but God preserved
her unharmed. Thekla then became a follower of the Apostle
Paul and went with him to Antioch. Attracted by Thekla's
beauty, an elder of the city attempted to take her by force,
but Thekla tore herself out of his grasp. The elder denounced
her to the governor as a Christian who was averse to marriage.
The governor condemned her to death and threw her to the wild
beasts, but the animals would not touch the body of this holy
virgin.
Amazed by this, the governor asked: "Who are you, and what is
the power that you have in you, that nothing can do you harm?"
Thekla replied, "I am the servant of the living God." Then
the governor let her go free, and she began to preach the Gospel
and succeeded in bringing many to the true Faith, among whom
was an eminent and honoured widow, Tryphena. After this, Thekla,
with the blessing of the Apostle Paul, withdrew to a solitary
place near Seleucia. She lived a long time there in ascetism,
healing the sick with miraculous power and in this way bringing
many to Christianity. The doctors in Seleucia were jealous of
her and sent some young men to assault her, hoping that, in
losing her virginity, she would lose also her miraculous
power. Thekla fled from these insolent young men and, when
she saw that they would catch her, prayed to God for help
in front of a rock, and the rock opened and hid the holy
maiden and bride of Christ. This rock was her hiding place
and her tomb.
St. John Chrysostom said of her:"I seem to see this blessed
virgin going to Christ with virginity in one hand and
martyrdom in the other."
(Pirated from our church bulletin.)
Steve Hoell s...@neutron.physics.arizona.edu
Mark Markish x2799
St. Sergius of Radonezh, +1392
St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria
St. Euphrosyne of Suzdal +1250
St. Herman, Archbishop of Kazan, transl. the relics
Martyrs Paul, Tatta, and their children, of Damascus
St. Finbar (Barry), Bishop of Cork, ca.633
The Earthquake in Constantinople, 447
Elder Dositheus, recluse of the Kiev Caves, +1776
tomorrow September 26 (old calendar) / October 9 (new calendar)
St. Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
St. Gideon, Judge of Israel
St. Ephraim of Perekoma, Novgorod
St. Nilus of Rossano, Calabria
Martyr Cyra
Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves, whose relics are in the Near Cave