Orthodox Calendar September 16 Confessor Saint Sofian of St Anthimos Monastery “Bucharest’s Spiritual Guide” was born in Bessarabia and was a first-grade student during primary and secondary schhol. He took the monastic vows at Dobrușa…
Orthodox Calendar September 15 Saint Joseph the New of Partos, metropolitan of Banat Saint Joseph the New was born in 1568 at Raguza in Dalmatia, and was given the name Jacob at his Baptism. When…
Orthodox Calendar September 14 (†) The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord: The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from human…
Orthodox Calendar September 13 1. The Dedication of the Temple of the Resurrection of Christ at Jerusalem celebrates the dedication of the Church of the Resurrection, built by Saint Constantine the Great and his mother,…
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…