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DAY 30
• The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "SURETY OF SINNERS" 罪人之保障 in Korets (1622), Odrin (1843) and Moscow (1848)
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου «τῆς τῶν Ἁμαρτωλῶν Ἐγγυήσεως» ἐν Ρωσίᾳ
The Icon of the Mother of God – "Pledge for Sinners" ("Sporuchnitsa Greshnykh") – is called thus because of the inscription preserved on the icon: "I am a Pledge in trust for sinners to My Son...".
This image was first glorified by miracles at the Nikolaevsk Odrina (i.o. Bed Chamber) men's monastery of the former Orlovsk governance in the mid19th Century. The ancient icon of the Mother of God "Pledge for Sinners" because of its old condition was not afforded the proper reverence and stood in an old chaplet at the monastery gates. But in 1843 it was revealed in vision-dreams to many of the people, that through the Prescience of God, the icon was embued with miraculous power. They solemnly conveyed the icon into the church. Believers began to throng to it in prayer for the healing of their sorrows and sicknesses. The first to receive healing was a crippled lad, the mother of whom prayed fervently before the icon. The icon was glorified in particular during the time of a cholera epidemic, when many fell deathly ill, and making their way to it, were by it restored to health. At the monastery in honour of the wonderworking image was built a large church with three altars. On the Icon "Pledge for Sinners", the Mother of God is depicted with the Christ-Child on Her left arm, Who with both His hands holds onto Her right hand. The heads of the Mother of God and the Christ-Child are set in crowns. In 1848, through the zeal of the Muscovite Dimitrii Boncheskul, a copy was made of the wonderworking image and placed in his home. Soon it was glorified as a source of curative myrh, given to many for restoration of health from grievous illnesses. They carried this wonderworking copy into a church of Saint Nicholas at Chamovnika, where then was built a chapel in honour of the Icon of the Mother of God "Pledge for Sinners".
• The Icon of the Mother of God "SURETY OF SINNERS" of Robensk is one of the many copies of the famous "Surety of Sinners" Icon which are to be found in churches and in homes throughout Russia
• The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "SURETY OF SINNERS" in K’akhta (Khajagta, i.o. "place of bluegrass (pyrej)") (1854) Eparchy of Ulan-Ude of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
• The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of CHENSTOKHOV (Black Madonna of Częstochowa) 蒙福的天堂 (326) // MAR 6 //
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Τσζεστόκοβα
• Panagia PHANEROMENI in Salamis
The holy Phaneromene monastery on Salamis is located at the north side of the island opposite to Nea Peramos, Megara. It was established in the 17th century from Lampros Canellos, later on Saint Laurentios. This pious christian and inhabitant of Megara saw Panagia in a vision who commanded him to go to the place she indicated, in order to build her church. In the beginning he hesitated to obey and it was necessary for Panagia to appear for a second and a third time to him. Finally, he came to the beach, in 1640, in order to pass opposite to Salamis. But the sea was so rough and there was no boat around there, so it seemed impossible to pass across. As he was sitting and thinking, he heard an unworldly voice voice saying: Throw your cape on the sea and sitting on it it will guide you to the island in safety. Expelling every fear, he passed the sea on his cape and reached at Salamina. Digging in the ruins of an older monastery of the 13th century, at the place indicated by Panagia, he found her miraculous icon, blackened by humidity, but a real treasure for the island and for Orthodoxy. The icon of the Theotokos was named Phaneromene, which means revealed, because it was indeed revealed to the Saint. The monastery was reconstructed by the saint in 1682 a.c, and received the same name, too. The saint became a monk and then a charismatic abbot with the name Laurentios. During the Revolution of 1821, the monastery of Faneromeni constituted a hospital for the fighters and a sanctuary for the civilians. There were days when 75 000 people were fed there. The numerous animals were sacrificed for the needs of maintenance. The forest of the monastery was cut for sheltering and heating. But, there were days that there was no flour left to make a holy bread. The legendary abbot of the monastery Gregorios was an active member of the Filiki Eteria. In this monastery fighters such as Makriyannis, Tzavelas, Ypsilantis, Karaiskakis and many more were hosted and held meetings and attributed their rescue to Panagia. Kütahı, attempted repeatedly to occupy the monastery without success. In the monastery yard lies the grave of captain Ioannis Gouras Also, the library and the printing shop of Athens were hosted here. In the entrance of the monastery, in the side of the sea, lies the residence where poet Angelos Sikelianos lived. In the 20th century it started to decline. But in 1944, the metropolitan Iakovos transformed the monastery to female and installed a brotherhood, giving life to it. Today the nuns are 18. The monastery is dedicated to the Assumption of Theotokos and celebrates on 23 of August.
Thrace is a geographical and historical area in southeast Europe, now split between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south and the Black Sea to the east. It comprises southeastern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace) and the European part of Turkey (Eastern Thrace).
The Dodecanese (Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, literally "twelve islands") are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey), of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the wider Southern Sporades island group. The most historically important and well-known is Rhodes, which has been the area's dominant island since antiquity. Of the others, Kos and Patmos are historically the more important; the remaining eleven are Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Leipsoi, Leros, Nisyros, Symi, Tilos, and Kastellorizo. Other islands in the chain include Alimia, Arkoi, Chalki, Farmakonisi, Gyali, Kinaros, Levitha, Marathos, Nimos, Pserimos, Saria, Strongyli, Syrna and Telendos.
On March 7th is celebrated the integration of the Dodecanese with Greece, after several years of bondage and struggles. On the same day, however, it was defined by our venerable Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the proposal of His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrose of Karpathos and Kasos, for the Dodecanese to honor all the Saints, Apostles, Venerable Ones, Martyrs and New Martyrs of the Dodecanese. An icon was even painted by the Hagiographer Victor Stoupka, which was offered to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, when he visited the Dodecanese in 1994. By order of His All Holiness a specific Service was drafted by the Hymnographer of the Great Church of Christ the All Venerable Archimandrite Fr Athanasios of Simonopetra.
Among these Saints celebrated are the following:
• PAUL the Apostle to the Nations
• JOHN the Theologian
• CHRISTODOULOS the Wonderworker of Patmos
• KASSIANI the Hymnographer
• PHANOURIOS the Newly-Appeared Great Martyr
• XENI
• JOHN of Karpathos
• NIKITAS of Nisyrios
• CONSTANTINE of Hydra the New Martyr
• CHRISTOS of Peveza
• JOHN of Nafkliros
• ANTHIMOS the New Ascetic of Kefallonia
• GERASIMOS of Byzantium
• SAVVAS the New of Kalmynos
• LEONTIOS Patriarch of Jerusalem
• MELETIOS of Ypseni
• MALACHIA the New of Rhodes
• NIKANDROS of Sinai
• MAKARIOS of Corinth
• MAKARIOS the Kalogeras
• GREGORY Gravanos
• PLATON Aivazidis
• GREGORY V Patriarch of Constantinople
• 5 Venerable Martyrs of Leipson
• JEREMIAH of Crete
• DOROTHEOS Metropolitan of Adrianople
• CLEMENT of Ankara and Agathangelos
• EUTHYMIOS Metropolitan of Rhodes
• CYRIL Loukaris, Patriarch of Constantinople
• Martyrs CODRATUS, SATURNINUS and RUFINUS of Nicomedia (250-259)
• Martyrs AEMILIAN the Roman, and JACOB (James) and MARIANOS with him, under Valerian (259)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Αἰμιλιανός, Ἰάκωβος καὶ Μαριανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες
• The Holy 7 Hieromartyrs in Cherson on the Black Sea: Bishops BASIL 瓦西里 (309), EPHREM 艾弗冷 (315), EUGENIUS 艾弗格尼 (311), ELPIDUS 埃尔彼迪 (311), AGATHADORUS 阿伽托多若 (311), AETHERIUS 埃特里 (324) and CAPITO 卡彼托 (327)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀγαθόδωρος, Αἰθέριος, Βασιλέας, Ἐλπίδιος, Εὐγένιος, Ἐφραὶμ καὶ Καπίτων οἱ Ἱερομάρτυρες
• Sainted NESTOR 奈斯托尔 (322) and ARCADIUS 阿尔卡迪 (4th c.) bishops of Tremithus in Cyprus
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀρκάδιος καὶ Νέστορας Ἐπίσκοποι Τριμυθοῦντος Κύπρου
• Venerablesses KYNESBURGA, KYNESWIDE and TIBBA of Castor (6th c.) // MAR 5 //
• New Hieromartyr NICHOLAS 尼科拉 Rozov, presbiter, priest (1870-1930) day of death in special infirmary of prison in Jaroslavl’
• Repose of Schemamonk SISOES of Valaam (1931)
• Hosiosmartyr hieromonk NIL (Nicholas Tütükin) (1871-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Sisters Hosiosmartyresses nuns MATRONA 玛特若纳 Grosheva (1882-1938) and MARIA 玛利亚 Grosheva (1876-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun EVDOKIA 艾弗多基雅 Sinitsyna (1879-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun EKATERINE 埃卡特里纳 Konstantinova (1887-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun ANTONINA 安托尼纳 Novikova (1880-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun NADEZHDA 纳德志达 Kruglova (1887-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Martyress novice KSENIA 克塞尼亚 Petrukhina (Petrushina) of Kolomna (1897-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Martyress novice ANNA 安纳 Gorokhova, of Kolomna (1896-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
He entered the monastery of Aniane in Hérault as a boy and was brought up by Saint Benedict of Aniane. He was ordained a priest and made head of the monastery school. In 794, he accompanied Benedict to the Council of Frankfurt; and in 814, he replaced Benedict as abbot after the latter joined the imperial court at Aix-la-Chapelle. Smaragdus wrote a life of St Benedict of Aniane in 822, and was himself honored as a saint at his monastery after his death.
• CARITAN (Cariotan) of Druim-Lara
• Abbot DEIFER of Bodfari (6th c.) Founder of Bodfari in Flintshire in Clwyd in Wales
• DRAUSINUS (Drausin, Drausius) (576) Bishop of Soissons in France, he did much to encourage monasticism
• Vererable EMILIANUS 埃弥利安 of Rome
• ENODOCH (Wenedoc) (520) of Wales
• EOSTERWINE (Easterwine) (688) a Northumbrian noble, he entered the monastery of Wearmouth with his relative St Benedict. He succeeded St Benedict as abbot. He was celebrated for his gentleness
• EPHRAIM 艾弗冷 Patriarch of Antioch (546)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐφραὶμ Πατριάρχης Ἀντιόχειας
• Tr.Rel. of ETHELBURGA (also Edelburge, Ethel, Ethelburgh, Aedilburh or Aethelburh) First Abbess of Monastery at Barking in Essex, England (675) • Martyr EUBULUS of Caesarea (308)
This is the other half of the Adrian and Eubulus duo martyred at Caesarea, Palestine, when they were visiting Christians there.
• Venerable Abbot FRIDOLIN 弗利多林院长 of Säckingen (540) the Apostle of the Upper Rhine // MAR 6 //
Born in Ireland, he became a monk at Luxeuil in France. Later he founded the monastery of Sackingen and is venerated as the Apostle of the Upper Rhine in Germany. Saint Fridolin is depicted in art as an abbot leading a skeleton by the hand, a pilgrim with a staff and book. He is patron of Alsace, Glarus, Sachingen, and Strasbourg and is invoked for fine weather.
• GAUDIOSUS of Brescia (445) Bishop of Brescia in Italy, where his relics were venerated
• Tr.Rel. of HILDELITHA (also Hildilid, Hildelith, Hilde, Hildelida or Hildelid) Abbess of Barking in Essex (717)
• JOHN of Beverley, Bishop of York (721) // MAY 7 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης Ἐπίσκοπος Ὑόρκης
• Venerable LAURENCE (Lambros Kanellos, Lavrentios) 劳伦提 of Megara, founder of the Sacred Monastery of the Mother of God Phaneromeni on Salamis island (1707)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Λαυρέντιος ἐκ Μεγάρων
• Virgin MEATTAN (also Metan or Mettan) of Tuaim Atha
The word, Tuaim, usually Anglicised, Toom, enters into the composition of many local denominations, in Ireland.
• MOCELLOC (originally called Celloc or perhaps Cellan) of Magh-Scethe
He was one of the first converts to our holy faith in Ireland, having flourished before St Patrick's time, according to our ancient records. It is said, our saint was baptized, so early as A.D. 347 and in common with six other holy men, constructed separate cells in a place, called Magh-Scethe, which signifies,"the Plain of the Buckler," near the present site of Lismore. Mocelloc lived as a hermit, in his cell or oratory, according to tradition, many years before the Gospel had been preached in these parts, by Saints Declan, Ailbe and Kieran. In common with other religious eremites of the place, Mocelloc is said to have had a vision, on the night of St Declan's birth, and that, in consequence, he predicted this infant's future greatness, by declaring that the country and people around should one day be subject to his spiritual rule. After this prediction, the Acts of St Declan state, that seven just men were baptized, in the name of the most Holy Trinity; and, afterwards, having constructed cells, they lived there in a religious manner. From whom they received baptism, or at what exact time, we are not informed. On St Declan's return from Rome, these seven eremites — among whom our saint was included — waited on him, and placed their cells, with their own persons, under his rule and direction. St Declan's habitation was at Ardmore, at present, the head of a parish, in the barony of Decies within Drum, in the county of Waterford.
• Venerable PAUL 保罗 the Simple 简朴者, Hermit of Egypt (4th c.) disciple of St Anthony the Great
Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Ἁπλὸς
• Sainted PAUL 保罗 the Confessor, bishop of Prusias in Bithynia (850)
Saint Paul was the bishop of Prusa (Plusias) in Bithynia. For his courageous resistance to the iconoclasts, he was banished to Egypt where he died.
• Bishop THEOPHYLACT of Nicomedia (845)
Theophylact is wrongly called Theophilus in the Roman Martyrology. An Asiatic monk, he became bishop of Nicomedia. Theophylact opposed the iconoclastic fury of Leo the Armenian by whom he was banished to Caria, where he died thirty years later.
• Venerable WILLEICH Abbot of Kaiserswerth (725)
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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