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November 30 / November 17
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ST GREGORY THE WONDERWORKER OF NEO-CAESAREA (266). VEN LAZARUS THE ICONOGRAPHER OF CONSTANTINOPLE (857)
Nativity (St Philip's) Fast

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• The Panagia ELAIOVRYTISSA (“Flowing with oil”) Hodegetria Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1385) of Vatopedi on Mt Athos
Παναϒία ἡ ᾿Ελαιοβρύτιςςα
● • VMM EUPHEMIA and THECLA at Trieste (256)
• M ZACHARIAH (Zacharias) 匝哈里亚 the Cobbler (or Shoemaker) 皮匠; and his wife M MARY 玛利亚; and M JOHN ; at Constantinople (3rd c.)
Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ζαχαρίας
Ἰωάννης
• MM ALPHAEUS and ZACHAEUS (303)
Alphaeus was a reader and exorcist at Caesarea, Palestine, and Zachaeus, his cousin, a deacon at Gadara beyond the Jordan. They were beheaded at Caesarea under Diocletian.
• Brother and Sister MM ACISCLO (Arsiclas, Acislus or Acisclus) and VICTORIA at Córdoba, Spain, Pat. of Córdoba (304)
• Martyrs GREGORY 格里高利, VICTOR 维克托尔, and GEMINUS 革弥诺 of Heracleon in Thrace (304)
• 150 philosophers converted by St Catherine 埃卡特里纳, and who suffered in Alexandria (305)
• MM AMMONIUS, DIOPHILUS and MATRONA at Nicomedia
• MM GREGORIA and GEMINUS at Heraclea
• Martyr Prince GOBRON 格布荣 (Michael 米迦勒 in Holy Baptizm) and 133 soldiers of Georgia (914)
● NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Venerable Archimandrite SEBASTIAN Dabovich, of San Francisco and Jackson, Enlightener and Apostle of the Church in America (1940)
● • ANIANUS (Aignan) (453) 5th Bishop of Orleans in France. He is famous for organising the defence of his city during the invasion of the Huns under Attila. He interceded with the latter on his approach to Orleans, thus saving it
• AREDIUS abbot of Limoges (591) France
• Hieromartyr BASIL 瓦西里 bishop of Hamah (282)
• DIONYSIUS Archbishop of Alexandria, Confessor (265)
• DUILECH of Clochar
• EUGENE (422) a deacon of the Church of Florence in Italy with Bishop Zenobius. He had been a disciple of St Ambrose at Milan
• Righteous FLORINUS of Vintshgau, presbiter in Remus (856)
Legend says that his father was a Saxon, his mother a Jew who converted to Christianity; the two met while they were both on pilgrimage to Rome, Italy, they married, and then settled in the Val Venosta in the Italian Tyrol region. Educated by Father Alexander at the parish of Saint Peter in Remüs (modern Ramosch), Switzerland; previous minister's there include Saint Othmar of Saint Gall. Ordained in Unterengadin, Switzerland, he served as the parish priest at Saint Peter's in Remüs, living like a hermit and caring for the poor. Miracle worker who turned water to wine which he then gave away to the poor.
• GENNADIUS Patriarch of Constantinople (471)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Γεννάδιος Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
• Venerable GENNADIUS 艮纳迪 the Steward of Vatopedi a monk of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, who had the obedience of being steward (14th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεννάδιος ὁ Βατοπαιδινὸς
During his time as steward an empty barrel was miraculously filled with oil. This miracle is ascribed to the Most-holy Theotokos, to whom the monastery is dedicated, and especially to Her Elaiovrytissa icon, which was nearby. The Elaiovrytissa (“Flowing with oil”) Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is commemorated on Bright Friday. It also bears the name Docheiarissa ("Stewardess").
• Sainted GREGORY 格里高利 Thaumaturgus (the Wonderworker, or Worker of Wonders) Bishop of Neocaesarea (266-275)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματουργός ὁ Νεοκαισαρείας Etymologically his name-Gregory-signifies in Greek "he who watches."
There is one God, the Father of the living Word, who is His subsistent Wisdom and Power and Eternal Image: perfect Begetter of the perfect Begotten, Father of the only-begotten Son. There is one Lord, Only of the Only, God of God, Image and Likeness of Deity, Efficient Word, Wisdom comprehensive of the constitution of all things, and Power formative of the whole creation, true Son of true Father, Invisible of Invisible, and Incorruptible of Incorruptible, and Immortal of Immortal and Eternal of Eternal. And there is One Holy Spirit, having His subsistence from God, and being made manifest by the Son, to wit to men: Image of the Son, Perfect Image of the Perfect; Life, the Cause of the living; Holy Fount; Sanctity, the Supplier, or Leader, of Sanctification; in whom is manifested God the Father, who is above all and in all, and God the Son, who is through all. There is a perfect Trinity, in glory and eternity and sovereignty, neither divided nor estranged. Wherefore there is nothing either created or in servitude in the Trinity; nor anything superinduced, as if at some former period it was non-existent, and at some later period it was introduced. And thus neither was the Son ever wanting to the Father, nor the Spirit to the Son; but without variation and without change, the same Trinity abideth ever. - a declaration of faith by Saint Gregory
• GREGORY 格里高利 of Tours (540-594) born in Auvergne in France, he was baptised George Florentius, but took the name Gregory when he became Bishop of Tours in 573. He was a fine bishop and excelled as a historian
• Holy Mother HILDA (Hild) 希尔达 of Whitby, Fndr. and Abs. of Whitby (680) Who Convoked the Synod of Whitby
• JOHN 约安 the Cobbler 皮匠 of Olumba, Cairo, and Sinai (7th c.)
• Venerable JOHN Dermokaitis ("the Branded") of Olympus, in Bithynia (919-944)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Δερμοκαΐτης
• Venerable JUSTIN
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰουστῖνος
• Venerable Confessor hieromonk LAZARUS 拉匝若 Zographos (the Iconographer) of Constantinople (857)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Λάζαρος ὁ Ζωγράφος
Monk at Constantinople. Skilled painter of icons. Opposed the Iconoclasts under emperor Theophilus. He defended sacred images, and restored those that were defaced by Iconoclasts. For his work he was arrested and tortured. When the Iconoclasts fell from power, Lazarus was released and given a prominent place in the new regime, eventually becoming ambassador to Rome.
• LEOBATIUS Abbot in France
• Venerable LONGINUS 隆吉诺 the Faster of Egypt (4th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Λογγῖνος
Shed your blood and receive the Spirit.
• MAXIMUS (Maximian) 玛克息默 patriarch of Constantinople (434) a scholar, polyglot and ascetic Hierarch
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάξιμος Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
• Martyress MUNDITIA (Protogenia) of Rome (310)
• NAMASIUS (Naamat, Namat, Namatius) (599) 22nd Bishop of Vienne in France
• NICETIUS Bischof von Lyon (573) France
• Repose of Venerable NIKON 尼孔 of Radonezh (1426) a disciple of St Sergius of Radonezh, and his successor as abbot
Ὁ Ὅσιος Νίκων ὁ Θαυματουργός μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἁγίου Σεργίου
O my soul, draw near with joy to the place that has been prepared for thy rest. Draw near with joy because Christ is calling thee!
• Our Venerable Father PAISIUS 帕伊西 Velichkovsky, of Moldavia and Mt Athos (1722-1794)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Παΐσιος Βελιτσκόφσκυ
• PATROCLUS of Bourges, Abbot (576) France
• Bishop RAVERRANUS of Séez (8th c.) a pupil of St Wandrille
• Martyr SAK (Saktus, Sanctus) the Persian
Ὁ Ἅγιος Σὰκ ὁ Πέρσης
• URSUS Abbott in France
• VULFOLAIC (Wulflaik) 邬尔佛莱克 stylite of Trier (600) France

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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.