συνοδικός
January 15 / January 2
2018 （7526）
Beginning of the Forefeast of the Theophany
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• Martyrs ARTAXUS, ACUTUS, EUGENDA, MAXIMIANUS, TIMOTHY, TOBIAS and VITUS (3-4th c.) in Syrmium in Pannonia
• Martyrs of Rome under Diocletian (303) for refusing to give up the Holy Scriptures
On the same day are commemorated many holy martyrs, throughout the provinces of the Roman empire; who, when Dioclesian, in 303, commanded the holy scriptures, wherever found, to be burned, chose rather to suffer torments and death than to be accessary to their being destroyed by surrendering them into the hands of the professed enemies of their Author.
• Hieromartyr AMPHIBALOS and possibly about 1000 Christians Martyrs suffered at Lichfield (Lyke-field, the field of dead bodies) in England (304) during the persecution of Diocletian
• MM CLAUDIA, RUTILA and AURIGA in Ethiopia
• The Daughters of Baith (also Bath) on the River Liffey plain
• Martyrs Brothers ARGEUS, NARCISSUS, MARCELLINUS (315) in Tomis, today Constanţa in Romania
• Martyrs THEOPISTUS, MODESTUS, ZACHÄUS (Zacheius)
• The Founders of the monastery Giromeriou (1315) Greece
NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Repose of Abbess THAISIA of Leushino (1915)
• Martyred Elder IOASAPH of St Tikhon of Kaluga Monastery (1919)
• Martyr BASIL Petrov (1882-1942)
• New Hieromartyr DMITRIJ Shpakovsky (1942)
• Repose of Elder IAKOVOS of Epirus (1961)
• Venerable ADALARD (Alard) abbot of Corbie (751-827) entered the monastery of Corbie in the north of France, where he became abbot. Exiled, he founded New Corbie (Corvey) in Saxony in Germany
• AINBBITHEN (also Ainbithen or Ainbhithen)
• Venerable AMMON abbot of the Tabennesiote Monastery in Upper Egypt
Once when a monk asked him for advice, he said to him, "Be like a convict in prison, as he continually asks: when will the judge come, and so should you ask with trembling."
• ASPASIUS (560) Bishop of Auch in France, he took part in the Councils of Orleans in 533, 541 and 549, besides holding a Council in Auch in 551
• Martyr BASIL 瓦西里 of Ancyra (362) under Julian the Apostate // JAN 1 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μάρτυρας ἐξ Ἀγκύρας
• BLIDULF (Bladulf) (630) a monk at Bobbio in Italy who bravely denounced the heresy of the Lombard King Ariovald
• 科斯玛 COSMAS I archbishop of Constantinople (1081)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Κοσμᾶς ὁ Θαυματουργός Α’ Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
• Martyr CONCORDIUS (2nd c.)
• Sainted DIETMAR 1st Bishop of Prague (983)
• Repose of Hieroschemamonk GABRIEL of Optina and Whitehoof Convent (1871)
• New Martyr GEORGE (Zorzes, Zorsisus) 格奥尔吉 the Georgian, hanged at Mytilene (1770)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος (ἢ Ζώρζης) ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Γκιουρτζὴς
• GUNDRADA Nun at Holy Cross Monastery in Poitiers (9th c.)
• Hieromartyr ISIDORE Bishop of Syrian Antioch, by the Arians (4th c.)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
• Commemoration of Archimandrite JOANNIKY Golatovsky (1688)
• Righteous JULIANA 犹利亚纳 of Lazarevsk and of Murom, Matr., W. (1604)
Ἡ Ὁσία Ἰουλιανὴ ἡ Δικαία
• Anchoret MACARIUS of Alexandria (394)
• Venerable MARK 马可 the Deaf
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μᾶρκος ὁ Κωφὸς
Though Orthodoxy has many deaf saints, Saint Mark the Deaf has become the patron saint of the deaf. Among other saints who were deaf, there is St Cadoc (Cadfan) of Llankarvan (580), St Drogo (Drew) (12th c.), St Meriadoc (Meredith) (7th c.), and St Owen (Eugene) of Ruen (684). Orthodox Churches throughout the world also have services in sign language as well.
• MARTINIAN (Maternian) (435) Bishop of Milan in Italy (423-435). He took part in the Third Oecumenical Council at Ephesus and wrote against Nestorianism
• Sainted MUNCHIN the Wise (Maincin (Little Monk), Manchen, Luimnich) (652) the 1st Bishop and also patron-saint of Limerick in Ireland
• NILUS 尼罗斯 the Hallowed
• Hieromartyr PARACODUS the Greek, Bishop of Vienne (230)
• Monk PETER the Roman
• SCHOTTIN (Schotin, Scarthin) hermit of Kilkenny, Ireland (6th c.)
• SCOITHIN of Tescoffin who travelled between Ireland and Wales in pursuit of the monastic life (6th c.)
• SEIRIOL the Righteous, Abbott of Penmon Priory, brother of King Cynlas of Rhos and King Einion of Llŷn (6th c.)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Σειρίολος ὁ Δίκαιος
• SEIRIOL of Wales (6th c.)
• Repose (1833) and The second finding (1991) of relics of Venerable SERAPHIM 塞拉芬 of Sarov
Ὁ Ὅσιος Σεραφεὶμ τοῦ Σάρωφ
Saint Seraphim's life became a perpetual celebration of Pascha: in his later years he dressed in a white garment, greeted everyone, regardless of the season, with "Christ is Risen!" and chanted the Pascha service every day of the year.
Saint Seraphim has promised to intercede for those who remember his parents, Isidore and Agathia.
• Hieromartyr Pope SILVESTER 西尔维斯特 (335) came from Rome and served the Church as Pope from 314 to 335, helping convert St Constantine. Most of his relics are enshrined in San Silvestro in Capite in Rome
Ὁ Ἅγιος Σιλβέστρος Πάπας Ρώμης
• Venerable SYLVESTER 西尔维斯特 of Kiev Caves, blessed and endowed with a miraculous gift to ward off demonic suggestions, from the Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev (1123) Ukraine. The Relics are kept at St Antony Near Caves of the Lavra
Ὁ Ὅσιος Σιλβέστρος
The Monk Sylvester of Pechersk lived during the 12th Century and was hegumen of the Mikhailovsk Vydubitsk monastery at Kiev. He continued the work of Saint Nestor the Chronicler (October 27) and he wrote nine Vitae of the Pechersk holy saints.
• THEODOTA (also Theodata, Theodotia or Theodote) 妇德奥多达, W., Mother of Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian (Nov 1) of Mesopotamia (3rd c.) lived a God-pleasing life and in such a life she instructed her sons
Ἡ Ἁγία Θεοδότη
• Hieromartyr THEOGENES 德奥革尼斯 bishop of Parium on the Hellespont (320)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεαγένης ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
• Venerable THEOPEMPTOS 德奥般普特
Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόπεμπτος
• Martyrs THEOPISTOS 德奥皮斯特 by stoning
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόπιστος
• Finding (1014) the head of Sainted bishop VEDASTUS of Arras (540)
• VINCENTIAN (Viance, Viants) (730) a disciple of St Menelaus, he became a hermit near Tulle in Auvergne in France
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
愿上帝怜恤我罪人
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
for the sake of the prayers
of Thy most pure Mother,
our holy and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us.
Amen.
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Blessed be God.
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