saints of the day

(†) The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

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 that God must come into the world to restore faith and not permit the ruin of mankind. The Son of…

Sep 8, 2026basilica.ro

Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God; Ven. Simeon and Amphilochius of Pângăraţi; Martyr Sozon; Saint Cassiani the Hymnographer

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 ascending and descending upon it. The second lesson (Ezekiel 43:27-44:4) speaks of the gate of the sanctuary which faces east.…

Sep 7, 2026basilica.ro

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae; Martyr Eudoxius; 14th Sunday after Pentecost

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 Archangel Michael, built over a miraculous spring. This church was built by a certain inhabitant of the city of Laodicia…

Sep 6, 2026basilica.ro

Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Forerunner

Orthodox Calendar, September 5 Holy Prophet Zachariah and the Righteous Elizabeth They were the parents of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John. They were descended from the lineage of Aaron: Saint Zachariah, son of Barach, was a priest in the Jerusalem Temple, and Saint Elizabeth was the sister of Saint Anna,…

Sep 5, 2026basilica.ro

The Icon of the Mother of God “The Unburnt Bush”; Hieromartyr Babylas, bishop of Antioch; Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses; Martyr Petronius

Orthodox Calendar, September 4 The Icon of the Mother of God “The Unburnt Bush” The icon of the Mother of God known as “The Unburnt Bush” depicts the biblical event from the Old Testament in which the Holy Prophet Moses, while at the foot of Mount Sinai (Horeb), saw a bush that was burning but…

Sep 4, 2026basilica.ro

Sts. Neophyte and Meletios from Stânişoara Monastery; Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia; St. Theoctistus, of Palestine;

Orthodox Calendar – September 3 Saints Neophyte and Meletios Venerable Neophyte lived in seclusion somewhere near Cozia Monastery in the Olt River Valley, in today’s Romania. He was born in the 16th century to pious parents and entered monasticism at Cozia Monastery. He built himself a cave on Sălbaticul (Wild) Mountain and descended to the…

Sep 3, 2026basilica.ro

Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia; St. John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople

Holy Great Martyr Mamas He was born in Paphlagonia, Asia Minor in the third century of pious and illustrious parents, the Christians Theodotus and Rufina. The parents of the saint were arrested by the pagans for their open confession of their faith and locked up in prison in Caesarea in Cappadocia. Knowing his own bodily…

Sep 2, 2026basilica.ro

The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos; Saint Macarius Protopsaltes

Orthodox Calendar August 31 The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos in a church of Constantinople’s Chalcoprateia district took place during the reign of the emperor Theodosius the Younger. Before this the holy relic, entrusted to the Apostle Thomas by…

Aug 31, 2026basilica.ro

Veneration of the Icon of the Mother of God of Craiova; St. Barlaam, Metropolitan of Moldavia; St. John of Râșca and Secu, Bishop of Roman; Sts. Alexander, John and Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople; 13th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar  August 30 Veneration of the Icon of the Mother of God of Craiova Through the providence of God and the intercessions of the Most Holy Mother of God, the icon of the Mother of God, now venerated in the church known as Madona Dudu, was glorified through miracles in the city of Craiova.…

Aug 30, 2026basilica.ro

The Beheading of the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John (Strict Fast)

Orthodox Calendar August 29 The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: The Evangelists Matthew (Mt.14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29) provide accounts about the martyric end of John the Baptist in the year 32 after the Birth of Christ. Following the Baptism of the Lord, Saint John the Baptist was locked…

Aug 29, 2026basilica.ro

St. Moses the Black of Scete; Righteous Hezekiah, king of Judah; St. Joseph the Hesychast

Orthodox Calendar, August 28 Saint Moses Saint Moses lived in Egypt during the fourth century. He was an Ethiopian, and since he was black of skin he was called “Murin” (meaning “like an Ethiopian”). In his youth he was the slave of an important man, but after he committed a murder, his master banished him,…

Aug 28, 2026basilica.ro