Orthodox Calendar, September 12 Hieromartyrs Autonomus, Macedonius & Theodulus The Hieromartyr Autonomus was a bishop in Italy. During the time of the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), Saint Autonomus left his own…
Orthodox Calendar, September 11 Venerable Theodora of Alexandria She lived with her husband in Alexandria, Egypt. Love and harmony ruled in their family, and this was hateful to the Enemy of salvation. Goaded on by…
Orthodox Calendar, September 10 Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora The Holy Virgins Menodora, Nymphodora, and Metrodora (305-311) were sisters from Bithynia (Asia Minor). Distinguished for their special piety, they wanted to preserve their virginity and…
Orthodox Calendar, September 9 Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna Saint Joachim, the son of Barpathir, was of the tribe of Judah, and was a descendant of King David, to whom God…
Orthodox Calendar September 8 The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them. People often said…
Orthodox Calendar September 7 Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God The first lesson at Great Vespers (Genesis 28:10-17) describes Jacob’s dream of a ladder reaching from earth to heaven, and the angels…
Orthodox Calendar, September 6 Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae In Phrygia, not far from the city of Hieropolis, in a place called Cheretopos, there was a church named for the…
Orthodox Calendar – September 5 Holy Prophet Zachariah and the Righteous Elizabeth They were the parents of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John. They were descended from the lineage of Aaron:…
Orthodox Calendar – September 4 Hieromartyr Babylas, bishop of Antioch Bishop Babylas and with him the three youths Urban, Prilidian, Epolonius and their mother Christodoula died as martyrs under the emperor Decius (249-251). During his…
Orthodox Calendar – September 3 Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia, and those with him They suffered during the persecution against Christians under the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (305-311). The persecution became particularly intense after…