(†) The Dormition of the Mother of God
Orthodox Calendar, August 15 The Dormition of the Mother of God The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary: After the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother of God remained in the…
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Martyrs Photius and Anicetus
Orthodox Calendar August 12 Martyrs Anicetus and Photius Martyrs Anicetus and Photius (his nephew) were natives of Nicomedia. Anicetus, a military official, denounced the emperor Diocletian (284-305) for setting up in the city square an implement…
Martyr and Archdeacon Laurence; Hieromartyr Sixtus, bishop of Rome; Martyr Hippolytus
Orthodox Calendar August 10 Martyr and Archdeacon Laurence and Hieromartyr Sixtus The Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, Deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus, and the soldier Romanus were citizens of Rome, and suffered in the year 258…
Apostle Matthias; Ten Holy Martyrs who suffered for the icon of Christ
Orthodox Calendar August 9 The Holy Apostle Matthias of the Seventy He was born at Bethlehem of the Tribe of Judah. From his early childhood, he studied the Law of God under the guidance of…
St. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus; St. Myron the Wonderworker and Bishop of Crete; Holy Priest-Martyr Alexander of Bessarabia
Orthodox Calendar, August 8 Saint Emilian, Bishop of Cyzikus Saint Emilian, Bishop of Cyzikus, lived during the reign of the Iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian (813-820). He was summoned together with other bishops to the…
+) Ven. Teodora of Sihla; Ven. Paphnutius the Iconographer; Ven. Martyr Dometius the Persian; Holy Hierarch Narcissus, archbishop of Jerusalem; Ven. Nikanor of Mount Kallistratos
Orthodox Calendar, August 7 Venerable Theodora of Sihla This spiritual flower and bride of Christ that the blessed land of Moldavia gave birth to, was born about the middle of the 17th century, in Vânători-Neamţ…
(+) Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Fish allowed)
Orthodox Calendar, August 6 Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ of Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica For an explanation of the present Feast and understanding of its…
Forefeast of Transfiguration; +) Saint John Jacob of Neamţ; Martyr Eusignius; St. Nonna, mother of St. Gregory the Theologian; Hieromartyr Fabian, bishop of Rome
Orthodox Calendar, August 5 Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord The Lord had begun warning his disciples about the dangers they would face, and also about His Passion and death. He also told them…
Seven Holy Youths (Sleepers) of Ephesus; Martyr Tathuil
Orthodox Calendar, August 4 The Seven Youths of Ephesus Maximilian, Iamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodianus (Constantine) and Antoninus lived in the third century. Saint Maximilian was the son of the Ephesus city administrator, and the…
Saint Heraclius of Bessarabia; Ven. Isaac, Dalmatos and Faustus; Holy Myrrhbearer Salome; Ven. Theodora of Thessalonica; 8th Sunday after Pentecost
Orthodox Calendar, August 3 Saint Heraclius the Confessor of Bessarabia Saint Heraclius the Confessor of Bessarabia was born in Pojorâta, Câmpulung Moldovenesc County, on May 11, 1893, receiving the name Ioan at baptism. His parents,…