St. Andrew the Archbishop of Crete; Venerable Martha
Orthodox Calendar July 4 Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete He was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not…
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Martyrs Julian of Tarsus and Aphrodisius (Fish permitted)
Orthodox Calendar June 21 Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus He was born in the Asia Minor province of Cilicia. He was the son of a pagan senator, but his mother was a Christian. After the…
Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord; Venerable Paisius the Great (Fish permitted)
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…
(†) The Ascension of our Lord (Heroes Day)
Orthodox Calendar – 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…
Great and Holy Thursday (Matins); Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop in Persia, and those with him
Orthodox Calendar April 17 Great and Holy Thursday Two events shape the liturgy of Great and Holy Thursday: the Last Supper of Christ with His disciples, and the betrayal of Judas. The meaning of both…
Martyr Sava the Goth; Saint Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium (Lazarus Saturday. Memorial Saturday)
Orthodox calendar April 12 Martyr Sava the Goth The Martyr was a Goth who lived during the fourth century. At this time the Arian bishop Wulfilas preached Christianity among the Goths, and Saint Sava was…
Holy Martyr Victorinus and those with him; Martyrs Theodulus and Agathopodes (Memorial Saturday)
Orthodox Calendar, April 5 Holy Martyr Victorinus and those with him Troparion of Saints Claudius, Diodoros, Victor, Victorinus, Pappios, Serapion, and Nikephoros — Tone 4 Your holy martyrs, O Lord, / through their sufferings have…
Sts. Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople and Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon
Orthodox Calendar, December 11 Saint Daniel the Stylite He was born in the village of Bethara, near the city of Samosata in Mesopotamia. His mother Martha was childless for a long while and in her…
Martyr Galacteon and his wife Episteme at Emesa
Orthodox Calendar, November 5 Martyr Galacteon and his wife Episteme at Emesa There was a rich and distinguished couple named Kletophon and Leukippe, who lived in the Syrian city of Emesa, and for a long…
Apostle Philip, one of the 7 deacons; Holy Hierarch Theophanes the Confessor, bishop of Nicea
Orthodox Calendar, October 11 Apostle Philip, one of the 7 deacons He is not to be confused with St Philip one of the Twelve Apostles (November 14). This Philip was born in Palestine, was married…