Orthodox Calendar, June 21 Sunday of the Athonite Saints On the third Sunday after the Descent of the Holy Spirit, we celebrate the commemoration of all the Venerable Fathers who shone forth through asceticism on…
Orthodox Calendar, June 19 Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord The Holy Apostle Jude, one of the twelve apostles of Christ, is descended from King David and Solomon, and was the son of Righteous…
Orthodox Calendar, June 16 Hieromartyr Neophyte of Crete, Metropolitan of Wallachia Saint Neophyte was born on the island of Crete around 1690. From his early youth, he turned to monastic life, in which he grew…
Orthodox Calendar, May 27 Martyr Julius the Veteran He lived in the 3rd-4th centuries, being a contemporary of Saints Pasicratus and Valentine. He received martyrdom at the time of the Great Persecution under Emperors Diocletian…
Orthodox Calendar, May 11 Venerable Dionysius the Athonite of Colciu (1909–2004) St. Venerable Dionysius of Colciu was the abbot of the Cell of St. George at Colciu, belonging to Vatopedi Monastery on the Holy Mountain…
Orthodox Calendar, May 10 Apostle Simon the Zealot Saint Simon, originally from Cana in Galilee, was acquainted with the Lord and His Mother. Tradition holds that he was the bridegroom at the wedding where Jesus…
Orthodox Calendar, May 9 Prophet Isaiah The Holy Prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before the birth of Christ, and was of royal lineage. Isaiah’s father Amos raised his son in the fear of God and…
Orthodox Calendar, May 8 Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian The Church commemorates Saint John on this day because of the annual pilgrimage to his grave. When Saint John was more than one hundred years…
Orthodox Calendar, May 7 Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem (351) The Precious Cross appeared in the sky over Jerusalem on the morning of May 7, 351 during the reign of…
Orthodox Calendar, May 6 Righteous Job The righteous Job, whose name means “persecuted”, God’s faithful servant, was the perfect image of every virtue. The son of Zarah and Bossorha (Job 42), Job was a fifth-generation…