Feasts and Saints

Manuel, Sabel & Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia (Fish allowed)

The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael, brothers by birth, were descended from an illustrious Persian family. Their father was a pagan, but their mother was a Christian, who baptized the children and raised them with firm faith in Christ the Savior. When they reached adulthood, the brothers entered military service. Speaking on behalf of…

Jun 17, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

St. Tikhon the Bishop of Amathus; St. Mark of Apollonia

Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus, was born in the city Amathus on the island of Cyprus. His parents raised their son in Christian piety, and taught him the reading of sacred books. It is said that the gift of wonderworking appeared in Saint Tikhon at quite a young age. His father was the owner of…

Jun 16, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Prophet Amos; Holy Martyr Isihios; Our Righteous Fathers Hieronymus and Augustine

The Holy Prophet Amos, third of the Twelve Minor Prophets, lived during the eighth century before Christ. At this time the Hebrew nation was divided into two kingdoms: Judea and Israel. The Judean king Hosiah ruled in Jerusalem, but the ten separated Israelite tribes were ruled by Jeroboam II, an idol-worshipper. At Bethel he set…

Jun 15, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Prophet Elisha; St. Methodius the Patriarch of Constantinople

The Holy Prophet Elisha lived in the ninth century before the Birth of Christ, and was a native of the village of Abelmaum, near Jordan. By the command of the Lord he was called to prophetic service by the holy Prophet Elias (July 20). When it became time for the Prophet Elias to be taken…

Jun 14, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Martyrs Alexander and Antonina; Hieromartyr Timothy the Bishop of Prusa

The Holy Martyrs Alexander and Antonina. Saint Antonina was from the city of Krodamos, Asia Minor. She was arrested for being a Christian, and was brought before the governor Festus. He urged her to worship the pagan gods, promising to make her a priestess of the goddess Artemis. But the saint bravely confessed Christ, and…

Jun 10, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

St. Eutychius the Bishop of Melitene. St. Nicetas the Bishop of Chalcedon. Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

The Hieromartyr Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene, was a co-worker with the Holy Apostles, and he suffered for Christ in the city of Melitene during the first century. Saint Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon, lived during the second half of the eighth century. For his God-pleasing life he was consecrated as Bishop of Chalcedon. Saint Nicetas distinguished…

May 28, 2017Andrei Pau

The Ascension of our Lord (Heroes Day). Third Finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

The Ascension of our Lord I ascend unto My Father and your Father, and to My God, and Your God (John 20:17). In these words the Risen Christ described to Mary Magdalene the mystery of His Resurrection. She had to carry this mysterious message to His disciples, “as they mourned and wept” (Mark 16:10). The…

May 25, 2017Andrei Pau

Venerable Mary of Egypt

Saint Zosimas (April 4) was a monk at a certain Palestinian monastery on the outskirts of Caesarea. Having dwelt at the monastery since his childhood, he lived there in asceticism until he reached the age of fifty-three. Then he was disturbed by the thought that he had attained perfection, and needed no one to instruct…

Apr 1, 2017Andrei Pau

Venerable John Climacus of Sinai; St. Euboula the Mother of St. Panteleimon

Saint John of the Ladder is honored by Holy Church as a great ascetic and author of the renowned spiritual book called THE LADDER, from which he is also called “of the Ladder” (Climacus). There is almost no information about Saint John’s origins. One tradition suggests that he was born in Constantinople around the year…

Mar 30, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Hieromartyr Mark the Bishop of Arethusa; Martyr Cyril the Deacon of Heliopolis

Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, suffered for his faith in Christ under the emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363). By order of the emperor Constantine (May 21), Saint Mark had once destroyed a pagan temple and built a Christian church. When Julian came to the throne, he persecuted Christians and tried to restore paganism. Some citizens…

Mar 29, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Venerable Hilarion the New the Abbot of Pelecete; Venerable Stephen the Wonderworker the Abbot of Triglia

Saint Hilarion the New, Igumen of Peleke Monastery, from his youth, he devoted himself to the service of God and spent many years as a hermit. Because of his holy and blameless life he was ordained to the holy priesthood, and later he was made igumen of the Pelekete monastery (near the Dardanelles). Saint Hilarion…

Mar 28, 2017Gheorghe Anghel