συνοδικός
December 21 / December 8
2018 (7527)
VEN PATAPIUS OF THEBES (7TH C.). HOLY APOSTLES OF THE SEVENTY: SOSTHENES, APOLLOS, CEPHAS, TYCHICUS, EPAPHRODITUS, CAESAR, AND ONESIPHORUS. HOLY 362 MARTYRS OF AFRICA, MARTYRED BY THE ARIANS, AND MARTYR ANTHUSA, AT ROME (5TH C.). MARTYR VICTORIA (477). MARTYR ANTHUSA AT ROME (5TH C)
Nativity (St Philip's) Fast
Pre-festive Day of the Conception of Saint Ann, Mother of the Theotokos
• Holy Apostles of 70: SOSTHENES 索斯特尼 (64) Bishop of Colophon near Ephesus, the ruler of the Synagogue in Corinth, and was converted through the preaching of St Paul; APOLLOS 阿颇罗 (67) Bishop of Caesarea, a Jew from Alexandria, well educated and with a deep knowledge of the Scriptures; TYCHICUS 提希科 (71) Bishop of Colophon after St Sosthenes, a native of Asia Minor, was a student and companion of the holy Apostle Paul; EPAPHRODITUS 埃帕弗若迪特 (69) bishop in Andriopolis in Pamphylia (Thracian city of Adriaca), one of the closest assistants and companions of the Apostle Paul; ONESIPHORUS 奥尼西佛若 (1st c.), CEPHAS 凯法 (69) bishop in Iconium; and CAESAR 凯萨尔 (78) bishop in the Colophon Peloponnese, preached at and was bishop of Dirracheia // SEP 7 //
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Σωσθένης, Κήφας, Ἀπολλῶς, Τυχικός, Καίσαρ καὶ Ἐπαφρόδιτος οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ἐκ τῶν 70
They were chosen some time after the selection of the Twelve Apostles (Luke 10:1-24).
Saint Kephas should not be confused with the Apostle Peter, since the name Kephas translated into Greek is Peter, which means "rock." Eusebius, in his Ecclesiastical History (Bk. 1, Ch. 12), writes: "This is the account of Clement in the fifth book of hisHypotyposes, in which he also says that Kephas was one of the seventy disciples, a man who bore the same name as the apostle Peter, and the one concerning whom Paul says, 'When Kephas came to Antioch I withstood him to his face' (Gal. 2:11)." However, the Apostle Paul makes it clear that when he refers to Kephas in his writings, this Kephas is none other than the Apostle Peter. Therefore, we know nothing of this Kephas, except that some sources place him as a Bishop of Iconium or Bishop of Colophon in Pamphylia.
• Finding of Relics of VM LUCILLA and her father M NEMESIUS a Deacon, at Rome (254)
• Holy Martyrs in Africa: Martyress ANTHUSA 安图萨 at Rome, together with 362 Martyrs of Africa (5th c.): Martyred 62 Clergy and 300 Laymen (477) who suffered under the Vandal persecution // DEC 20 //
The Holy Martyress Anthysa, wife of a Roman official, was baptised by Sainted Ambrose of Mediolanum (Milan). She recoiled from the offer of the city-governor's wife Sunilda to accept Arian baptism, and so was committed to the fire.
• MM SABINA, ELFRIDA and EDITH at Caestre (9th c.) France
• Holy Priestmartyr JOHN 约安 Kochurov of Chicago and St Petersburg (1871-1917) Missionary in America First Clergy and 1st Hieromartyr of the Russian Revolution of Russia's atheist yoke // OCT 31 //
He was born in Russia in 1871, and as a young priest was sent to America as a missionary. There he worked zealously (he was instrumental in the building of the Orthodox cathedral in Chicago) until he was called back to Russia just before the October Revolution in 1917. Only 6 days after the Bolsheviks seized power, he was beaten to death in the street by a gang of Bolshevik sailors in Tsarskoye Selo near St Petersburg. Thus he became the first of countless Priestmartyrs of Russia's atheist yoke.
• Hieromartyr MICHAEL Kiselev, Protopresbyter, new martyr of Perm (1918)
• Hieromartyr ALEXANDER Fedosejev, Priest, new martyr of Perm (1918)
• Hieromartyr presbiter VENIAMIN Lukanin (1875-1918) day of martyrdom, shoted in Chernoje of Perm
• Hieromartyr SERGIUS Orlov, presbiter, priest (1888-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted at Kaluga
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀέρος ὁ Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος
• Virgin Hermitess CAZARIA of Avignon, Matr. (586)
• Righteous CEINGAIR (Rhiengar, Rheingar, Rhieingan, Kingar, Kehingair or Keingir) Matr. of Llech, Radnor, Wales (5th c.)
• Venerable CYRIL 基里尔 abbot of Chelma Hill, Enlightener of the Chudian People (1367)
• DAMIAN Archbishop of Cyprus (6th c. )
• ECBRIT the Saxon (7th c.)
• Sainted EUCHARIUS First Bishop of Trier in Germany (250)
• Sainted Martyr EUTYCHIAN (283) Born in Etruria or Tuscany in Italy, in 275 he succeeded St Felix I as Pope of Rome
He was the 27th pope, but very little is known about him. Legend says he buried 324 martyrs with his own hands, but he reigned in a quiet period of no state persecution, so this is questionable. Another legend credits him with developing the blessings of fields and crops, but this came later. Some documents call him a martyr, but there are no contemporary records to back it up.
• FINAN (Fionan) of Caue, a dear man
• GASARIA of Avignon, Virgin (523) France
• Venerabless GUNTHILD (Gunthildis) Widow, Nun at Wimborne, Abs. of Ohrdruf in Thuringia convent (748/760) Germany
• MARTYRIUS
• Venerable monk MOSCHIAN
• Martyr PARTHENIOS
• Venerable PARTHENIOS of Chios (1883)
• Venerable PATAPIUS 帕塔彼 of Thebes, Egypt (618) embraced monastic life and spent many years in the desert. He went to Constantinople and committed his soul to God
Ὁ Ὅσιος Πατάπιος
• Venerable ROMARICUS (653/655) a monk at Luxeuil in France, he founded the monastery of Habendum (afterwards called Remiremont, i.e. Romarici Mons, of which he became the 2nd Abbot
Merovingian noble, Lord of Austrasia, and part of the court of King Clotaire II. Married layman. Converted by Saint Amatus. Monk at Luxeuil Abbey in Burgundy (in modern France). Founded the convent and monastery of Habendum at Remiremont (Romarici mons) and served as prior with Amatus as abbot. Romaricus became abbot in 623, a position he held 30 years. His two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter all joined the houses under his leadership. Friend of Saint Arnulf of Metz. He died while on a mission to the Frankish court to petition for Dagobert to receive the crown.
• SOPHRONIUS bishop of Cyprus (8th c.)
Οἱ Ὅσιοι Σωφρόνιος καὶ Δαμιανὸς Ἐπίσκοποι Κύπρου
• Sainted VALENS Bishop of Avignon (591)
• Martyress and cephalophore VALERIE 瓦勒里亚 of Limoges (2nd c.) beheaded for her faith and then carried her own head to set before her bishop
The most obvious parallels to the legendary figure of St Valerie are those that manifest the distinctive trait of cephalophory. France is fairly rich in these, including most notably the capital's patron saint, Denis. The severed head that goes on preaching is a powerful assertion of autonomy, or perhaps theonomy in the face of persecution, with the bishop Denis continuing his work of prophecy and preaching. In St Valerie's case, the severed head is returned to where it belongs, the deceased person's bishop, pastor and confessor. In both cases there is a continuity in the relationship to the Church beyond death. The more basic theme of decapitation widens the field of comparison greatly. An obvious source of parallels is the deuterocanonical book of Judith, in which we find a young woman pledging herself to virginity after seducing and decapitating a tyrannical enemy of the faith, and presenting his head to her countrymen. The mythemes are differently configured, but there seem to be similar underlying concerns in which the faith community is threatened by both persecution and exogamy. The most obvious parallels are perhaps with the Biblical and post-Biblical narrative of John the Baptist. Here we find not only a beheading, but a problematic marriage, defiant denunciation of tyranny, a centrally-important young woman and presentation of the head to a third party. Here, however, the threat to the faith community seems to come from inside. The thematic parallel, nevertheless, was strong enough for the builders to back St Valerie's shrine in St Michel des Lions with a fine stained glass window depicting John the Baptist.
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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