συνοδικός
December 11 / November 2820
2018 (7527)
MARTYR STEPHEN THE NEW OF MT ST AUXENTIUS (767). MARTYR HIRENARCHUS AND SEVEN WOMEN-MARTYRS AT SEBASTE (303). MARTYRS BASIL, STEPHEN, TWO GREGORIES, JOHN (NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE), ANDREW, PETER, ANNA, AND MANY OTHERS (741-775)
Nativity (St Philip's) Fast
• M HIRENARCHUS (Irenarchos or Irenarchus) 伊里纳尔霍 together with 7 Women Martyrs, 2 children, and Hieromartyr Priest ACACIUS at Sebaste (303) Armenia, during Diocletian's reign
Ὁ Ἅγιος Εἰρήναρχος
• Martyr RUFUS a citizen of Rome who was martyred with his entire household under Diocletian; and companions (304)
• Martyrs TIMOTHY 提摩泰 and THEODORE 德奥多若, bishops; PETER 裴特若, JOHN 约安, SERGIUS 塞尔吉, THEODORE 德奥多若, and NICEPHORUS 尼基佛尔, presbyters; BASIL 瓦西里 and THOMAS 托玛斯, deacons; HIEROTHEUS 耶若德奥, DANIEL达尼伊尔, CHARITON 哈里同, SOCRATES 索克拉提, COMASIUS 科玛西, and EUSEBIUS 艾弗塞维, monks; and ETYMASIUS 埃提玛西 a layman (361) at Tiberiopolis
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Τιμόθεος, Θεόδωρος, Πέτρος, Ἰωάννης, Σέργιος, Θεόδωρος, Νικηφόρος, Βασίλειος, Θωμᾶς, Ἱερόθεος, Δανιήλ, Χαρίτων, Σωκράτης, Κομάσιος, Εὐσέβιος καὶ Ἐτιμάσιος οἱ Μάρτυρες
• HILARY (Hilarius) a senator, and his wife St QUIETA of Dijon (450)
• Martyrs Bishops PAPINIANUS and MANSUETUS (5th c.) in North Africa under the Arian Vandal King Genseric
• Bishops VALERIAN, URBAN, CRESCENS, EUSTACE, CRESCONIUS, CRESCENTIAN, FELIX, HORTULANUS and FLORENTIAN (5th c.) from North Africa exiled by the Arian King Genseric. They reposed in exile and were afterwards honoured as confessors for Orthodoxy
A group of thirteen clerics killed or exiled in the persecutions of Arian Vandals in North Africa - Crescens, Crescentian, Cresconius, Eustace, Felix, Florentian, Habetdeum, Hortulanus, Mansuetus, Papinianus, Quodvultdeus, Urban and Valerian.
• Martyrs BASIL 瓦西里, STEPHEN 斯特梵, GREGORY 格奥尔吉, GREGORY 格奥尔吉, JOHN 约翰 near Constantinople; ANDREW 安德列 who was dragged along the ground on behalf of the veneration of the holy icons, and he was perfected; PETER 彼得 having been beaten on behalf of the holy icons, was perfected; Venerable Martyress ANNA 安纳 of Constantinople, W., Matr., Nun (766) beaten for speaking on behalf of Saint Stephen, was perfected, and many others (741-775) of Byzantium, suffered for the veneration of holy icons with the Monk Martyr Stephen the New, with whom they languished together in prison. After his martyr's death, they were executed Οἱ Ἅγιοι Βασίλειος, Στέφανος, Ἰωάννης ὁ ἀπὸ Λεγαταρίων ἢ Λεγατοκρίων, δύο Γρηγόριοι καὶ ἄλλοι Μάρτυρες
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀνδρέας ὁ Μάρτυρας
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Μάρτυρας
Ἡ Ἁγία Ἄννα ἡ Ὁσιομάρτυς
• 2 Childmartyrs by fire
• Brothers soldiers LAIDCENN, CAINNECH and ACCOBRAN, from Achad Rathin in Húi meic Caille in Dési of Munster. Bochra is their mother's name
• Hieromartyr deacon CONSTANTINE Zvrerev, of Alma-Ata (1881-1920) day of martyrdom in Talgar of Semirechensk, cut off with sabers for defence of arrested Protopriest John Granitov
• Prophetic New Hieromartyr SERAPHIM 塞拉芬 (Leonid Chichagov) metropolitan of St Petersburg of Russia (1856-1937) day of martyrdom after Taganka prison of Moskow, executed by firing squad (shoted) at Butovo firing range of Moskow, graved at Butovo
As an iconographer Chichagov's icon of The Saviour in a white tunic and "St Seraphim of Sarov’s Prayer on the stone" is his most famous icon. He also wrote the "Chronicles of St Seraphim of Diveyevo" about St Seraphim of Sarov.
We know very little about the holy new martyrs, who were almost our contemporaries. Therefore we do not learn from their experience or turn to them in prayer. We need to pray especially to Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov) that he would enlighten our minds; that we would see life as it really is before God and not before people; that we would understand the signs of the times, and be able to make sense of the complicated, contradictory world in which we live, in which God has judged that we must live.
Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim, pray to God for us! Amen.
• Hieromartyr ALEXIS Veselovskij, presbiter, priest (1873-1937) day of martyrdom after Butyrka prison of Moskow, shoted at Butovo of Moskow, graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr archpriest NAZARIJ Gribkov (1879-1937) day of martyrdom after Taganka prison of Moskow, shoted at Butovo of Moskow, graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr deacon ALEXIS Senkevich, of Moskow (1875-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted at Butovo of Moskow, graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr ALEXIS Smirnov, presbiter, priest (1890-1937) day of martyrdom after Taganka prison of Moskow, shoted at Butovo of Moskow, graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr presbiter PETER Vorona (1884-1937) day of martyrdom after Serpukhov prison, shoted at Butovo of Moskow, graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr BASIL Zavgorodnij, presbiter, priest, from Ukraine (1893-1937) day of martyrdom after prison in Nizhnij Novgorod, shoted at Nizhnij Novgorod, graved at Bugrovsk cemetery in common grave
• Hosiosmartyr Hieromonk RAPHAEL (Boris Tüpin) (1886-1937) day of martyrdom after Serpukhov prison, shoted at Butovo of Moskow, graved at Butovo
• Hosiosmartyr monk VIKENTIJ Nikol’skij (1888-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted • Martyress ANISIJA Maslanova (1937)
• Martyress PARASKEVA Feodorova (1882-1938)
• Hieromartyr NICHOLAS Krylov, presbiter, archpriest (1875-1941) death in Karlag KZ of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
• Uncovering (2000) of the relics of Venerable Confessor SERGIUS (Mitrofan Srebrianskij), Archimandrite, of Tver (1870-1948)
• Hosiosmartyr Hieromonk SERAPHIM Kretov (1919) shoted by explosive bullet in a back of the head in Kursk prison
The bullet's exit hole was on the face, which was mutilated so much that his brothers had to identify Seraphim only by other fratures.
Ἡ Ἁγία Ἄννα ἡ Ὁσιομάρτυς
Anna was a woman of noble birth who, after her husband's death, was tonsured into monasticism by St Stephen the New. Emperor Constantine Copronymus urged her to say that she had engaged in illicit physical relations with St Stephen, in order to humiliate him before the people. However, this holy woman refused to join in the emperor's intrigue against the saint, whom she venerated as her spiritual father. For that, she was whipped and then cast into prison. The emperor sat in a public building with an assembled crowd, and had Saint Anna brought to his presence. Since she insisted that both she and Saint Stephen were innocent, the emperor had her stripped naked in the sight of all. During her interrogation, she remained silent. Meanwhile, her maidservant falsely swore that Saint Stephen had sinned with her mistress.
Angered by her refusal to speak, the emperor had Saint Anna stretched out on the ground, where soldiers beat her with rods. During this torment, she said, "I have never sinned with Stephen. Lord, have mercy." The soldiers continued to beat her until she was almost dead.
The emperor returned to his palace, leaving orders that Saint Anna be imprisoned in one of the city’s abandoned monasteries. There she departed to the Lord, receiving from Him the twin crowns of virginity and martyrdom.
• Righteous BERTA of Bingen (757) mother of Rupert of Bingen
• New Martyr CHRISTOS 赫里斯托 of Constantinople (1748)
Christos was an Albanian Christian living in Constantinople and a gardener by trade. As he was selling his vegetables one day, he offended a Turk, who then slandered him before a judge, saying that Christos had promised to become a Moslem and then recanted. After interrogation, he was chained and cast into prison. In prison, someone offered him food, which Christos refused, saying: "It is better that I appear before my Christ hungry." After that, he pulled out some money he had concealed under his belt and gave it to one of his fellow prisoners, requesting that the money be used for several Liturgies to be celebrated for his soul. He was beheaded by the Turks in the year 1748, and was glorified forever in the Kingdom of Christ God.
• Martyress Empress CONSTANTINA and her 3 daughters spared and sent to a monastery after murder of Emperor Maurice
• VM DOMNA at Nicomedia (302)
• FIONNCHU of Bangor (6th c.) The successor of St Comgall at the monastery of Bangor, Wales
• Venerabless HATHUMODA of Brunshausen, Abbess in Gandersheim (874)
• HAUDA (Aude) of Léon in Brittany (6-7th c.)
• HIPPOLYTUS (775) Bishop of Saint-Claude in France
• Hieromartyr HONESTUS of Nimes (270)
Convert. Priest. Evangelized in Spain with Saint Saturninus, who had brought him into the faith. Martyr. Born at Nimes, France. Died 270 at Pamplona, Spain.
• Martyr ELIANUS (4th c.) under Diocletian in Philadelphia, today Amman in Jordanien
• Hieromartyr hieromonk JOHN of Persia (4th c.)
• VM JUTWARA (Jutwell, Aed-wyry, Aude, Julitta, Juthwara or Juthware) of Exeter and Lanteglos at Laneast (6-7th c.) of Cornwall
• Martyr LADINUBUS
• Venerable MARK of Egypt
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μᾶρκος
• Holy Rightbelieving and Devout Emperor MAURICE executed with his sons (602) by emperor Phocas
• Sainted MICHAEL Bishop of Smolensk (1402)
• Venerable Virgin ODA (Odette) 奥达 Recluse of Brabant (680-726) The Blind Princess of Scotland
• PATRICIAN Bishop of Sutherland, Scotland
• ROMANOS Bishop of Macedonia
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ῥωμανὸς Ἐπίσκοπος Μακεδονίας
• SOSTHENES bishop of Colophon (1st c.)
Saint Sosthenes was the ruler of the synagogue at Corinth (Acts 18:17), who was converted by Paul (1 Corinthians 1:1). Greek tradition makes him the first bishop of Colophon in Asia Minor.
• Venerable Martyr STEPHEN 斯特梵 the New 幼者, of Mt St Auxentius and (767) from Constantinople
Ὁ Ὅσιος Στέφανος ὁ Ὁμολογητής ὁ Νέος
Reading the examples of perseverance in the Faith and generosity of the saints of God, we also become persevering in the Faith and generous. When Copronymus's men urged St Stephen to reject the veneration of icons to please the iconoclastic emperor, Stephen extended his hand, clenched his fist and said: "If I had in myself only a fist full of blood, I would shed it for the icon of Christ." As St Stephen the Protomartyr suffered at the hands of the Jews, so this Stephen suffered at the hands of the iconoclastic heretics.
On the following morning over Mount Auxentios there appeared a fiery cloud, and then an heavy darkness descended upon the capital with a fierce thunderstorm, which struck at much.
A gravely ill soldier was brought to St Stephen the New to be healed by him through prayer. Stephen told him to venerate the icons of Christ and the Holy Theotokos. The solider did this and was immediately restored to health, and this miracle was spoken of everywhere. Hearing of this, the iconoclastic Emperor Constantine Copronymus summoned this soldier and questioned him. When the soldier confessed that he received healing from the holy icons, the emperor reproached him with fury for venerating them. The frightened soldier repudiated the veneration of icons before the emperor and grew ashamed of his faith in them. When the soldier left the court and mounted his horse, the horse went wild under him, threw him off and trampled him with its hooves until he gave up his soul. Behold: a punishment immediately following sin. But it never fails to come, except where repentance takes the place of punishment.
• SIMEON the Logothete (1000) also known as Simeon Metaphrastes
Saint Simeon was probably a Logothete (secretary of state) to Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, at whose order he compile a menology of legends and stories of the Byzantine saints under the name Simeon the Logothete. It is the most famous of the Medieval Greek collections, comparable to The Golden Legend of Blessed James Voragine in the west. Because he "retold" the stories, he received the moniker "metaphrastes" (reteller). Simeon also wrote a chronicle, prayers, letters, and collections of maxims of Basil and Macarius of Egypt.
• Sainted THEODORE 德奥多若 bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia (595)
• Blessed Sainted THEODOR 德奥多若 of Rostov, archbishop (1394) nephew of St Sergius of Radonezh (son of his brother Stephan)
• Blessed THEODORA of Rossano, Calabria, Italy (980) Nun. Spiritual student of Saint Nilus the Younger. Abbess
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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