saints of the day

Ven. Confessors: Bessarion, Sophronius, Martyr Oprea; Priest-Confessors: John of Gales and Moses Macinic of Sibiel; St. Hilarion the Great

Orthodox Calendar, October 21 Saint Bessarion  Saint Bessarion (Sarai) was a Serb who was born in Bosnia in 1714. Longing for the monastic life, he was tonsured at the Monastery of Saint Sava in the Holy Land in 1738. He returned to Serbia and lived in a cave for several years as a hesychast, and…

Oct 21, 2025basilica.ro

Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch; St. Gerasimus the New, ascetic of Cephalonia

Orthodox Calendar, October 20 Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch was a prominent military leader during the reigns of the emperor Constantine the Great (May 21), and his son and successor Constantius (337-361). Artemius received many awards for distinguished service and courage. He was appointed viceroy of Egypt. In this official position he…

Oct 20, 2025basilica.ro

Prophet Joel; Martyr Varus; Blessed Cleopatra with her son in Egypt; St John, the Abbot of Rila in Bulgaria; 20th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar, October 19 Prophet Joel He predicted the desolation of Jerusalem. He also prophesied that the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon all people, through the Savior of the world (Joel 2:28-32). The hymnographer Anatolius links Joel’s prophecy to the Nativity of the Lord. In the Praises at Matins on the Sunday following…

Oct 19, 2025basilica.ro

Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke; Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus

Orthodox Calendar, October 18 The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke He was a native of Syrian Antioch, a companion of the holy Apostle Paul (Phil.1:24, 2 Tim. 4:10-11), and a physician enlightened in the Greek medical arts. Hearing about Christ, Luke arrived in Palestine and fervently accepted the preaching of salvation from the Lord Himself.…

Oct 18, 2025basilica.ro

Prophet Hosea; Monkmartyr Andrew of Crete

Orthodox calendar, October 17 Holy Prophet Hosea The first of the minor prophets belonged to the tribe of Issachar. He lived during the 8th Century before Christ, in the kingdom of Israel. He was a contemporary of the holy Prophet Isaiah, Micah and Amos. During this time, many of his fellow Israelites had forgotten the…

Oct 17, 2025basilica.ro

Martyr Longinus the Centurion

Orthodox Calendar, October 16 Martyr Longinus the Centurion The Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion, a Roman soldier, served in Judea under the command of the Governor, Pontius Pilate. When our Savior Jesus Christ was crucified, it was the detachment of soldiers under the command of Longinus which stood watch on Golgotha, at the very foot…

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Saint Magdalena of Malajnica; Martyr Lucian the Presbyter of Antioch

Orthodox Calendar, October 15 Saint Magdalena of Malajnica Saint Magdalena was born on November 22, 1895 (Old Style), the day after the Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple, into a devout Christian family in the village of Šćiubic. Her father, Milenko Ilić, was of Serbian origin, and her mother,…

Oct 15, 2025basilica.ro

+) St. Paraskeva (Petka) of Epibatima, Thrace, whose relics are in Iași, Romania; Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius & Celsius

Orthodox Calendar, October 14 Saint Paraskeva the New She was born into a pious family, living during the eleventh century in the village of Epivato (Epibatimna), between Silistra and Constantinople. Her older brother Euthymius became a monk, and later he was consecrated as Bishop of Matidia. One day, while attending the divine services, the words…

Oct 14, 2025basilica.ro

† Translation of the relics of Apostle Andrew to Iași; Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathadorus, and Agathonica, at Pergamum

Orthodox Calendar, October 13 † Translation of the relics of Apostle Andrew to Iași The relics of Saint Apostle Andrew, the First-Called, were for the first time in Romania in 1996. Troparion of Apostle Andrew, Tone 4: Andrew, first-called of the Apostles / and brother of the foremost disciple, / entreat the Master of all /…

Oct 13, 2025basilica.ro

Martyrs Probus, Tarachus & Andronicus; Holy Hierarch Cosmas, bishop of Maiuma; Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council

Orthodox Calendar, October 12 Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Today the Church remembers the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council under the holy Patriarch Tarasius (February 25). The Synod of 787, the second to meet at Nicea, refuted the Iconoclast heresy during the reign of Empress Irene and…

Oct 12, 2025basilica.ro

Martyrs Eulampius & his sister Eulampia; Ven. Bassian and Theophilus the Confessor

Orthodox Calendar, October 10 Saints Eulampius and Eulampia They were brother and sister. They lived at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of Nicomedia. Eulampius became upset after reading the decree of the emperor Maximian (284-305) sentencing all Christians to execution. Eulampius was horrified that the emperor was taking up arms against…

Oct 10, 2025basilica.ro