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…
Feasts and Saints
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Annunciation (fish allowed); 5th Sunday of Great Lent
The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts, and was already being celebrated in the fourth century. There is a painting of the Annunciation in the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome…
Saint Bucolus the Bishop of Smyrna. Saint Photius the Patriarch of Constantinople. Venerable Barsanuphius the Great
1. Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna, 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…