συνοδικός
December 26 / December 13
2018 (7527)
MARTYRS EUSTRATIUS, AUXENTIUS, EUGENE, MARDARIUS, AND ORESTES AT SEBASTE (284). VIRGIN-MARTYR LUCY (304). VEN. ARSENIUS (8-10TH C.). VENERABLE NICODEMUS OF ROMANIA. VEN. ARCADIUS (11TH C.). VEN. MARDARIUS, RECLUSE OF THE KYIV CAVES (13TH C.)
Nativity (St Philip's) Fast
• The Holy miraculous Icon of the Virgin Mary MACHAIROTISSA (Panagia of Machairas) especially known for healing wounds; painted by Evangelist Luke the Apostle // NOV 21 //
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰουβενάλιος καὶ Πέτρος καὶ πάντες Ἅγιοι οἱ ἐν Ἀλάσκα
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐστράτιος, Αὐξέντιος, Εὐγένιος, Μαρδάριος καὶ Ὀρέστης
艾弗斯特拉提、奥克森蒂乌斯、艾弗格尼、马尔达里乌斯和奥雷斯特斯
皇帝戴克里先和马克西米安在对基督徒进行迫害的黑暗时期，这5位勇敢的圣人如同星星般闪耀。圣艾弗斯特拉提是罗马帝国斯塔莱翁努斯城的指挥官，艾弗格尼是他军队中的战友；奥雷斯特斯是一位出色的士兵；奥克森蒂乌斯是一名司祭，而马尔达里乌斯是一名普通的百姓，同时也是艾弗斯特拉提的同乡，他们二人都来自阿拉伯拉克城。皇帝命令里斯亚斯和阿格里克鲁斯首先对奥克森蒂乌斯施刑，因为他是一名司祭。看到无辜的基督徒遭受迫害时，艾弗斯特拉提亲自来到里斯亚斯面前，对他说，他也是一名基督徒。当艾弗斯特拉提正在遭受磨难时，艾弗格尼出现在法官的面前，叫喊到：“里斯亚斯，我也是一名基督徒。”当艾弗斯特拉提同其他殉道者一同被带到阿拉伯拉克城的时候，马尔达里乌斯从自家的房顶上看到了他们，于是，他离开了他的妻子和两个孩子，急忙赶到施刑者面前说：“我也是一名基督徒，因为我的主人是艾弗斯特拉提。”当马尔达里乌斯被逮捕，并被带到里斯亚斯面前时，他脖子上的十字架项链从他的颈部滑落，由此，里斯亚斯认定了他是一名基督徒，在这之后，奥雷斯特斯也表白了他的信仰。奥雷斯特斯是一个年轻、潇洒的士兵，他出众的外表在其他所有士兵之上。奥克森蒂乌斯遭到了斩首，艾弗格尼和马尔达里乌斯在受刑时就离开了人世，奥雷斯特斯被放在滚烫的、烧红的铁块上而结束了生命，艾弗斯特拉提在一个火坑中被烧死。圣瓦莱西（2月11日）在监狱中在艾弗斯特拉提受刑之前使他领了圣体血。后来，这些殉道者的圣髑被运送到君士坦丁堡，并被埋葬在教堂中，以纪念这五位圣殉道者。他们在教堂中曾经向人们活生生地显现，圣奥雷斯特斯曾出现在罗斯托夫的圣蒂米特里（10月28日）面前。圣艾弗斯特拉提的一个优美的祷告词至今仍在周六的晚祷中诵读：“我荣耀你，我荣耀你，主！”
A beautiful prayer by St Eustratius is extant, which is read at the Midnight Service on Saturdays: "I glorify Thy majesty, 0 Lord for Thou hast regarded my lowliness and hast not shut me up in the hands of my enemies, but hast saved my soul from want...".
Prayer of St Mardarios: God and Master, Father Almighty; Lord, Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit, one godhead, one power, have mercy on me a sinner; and by the judgements which you know, save me your unworthy servant; for you are blessed to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer of Saint Eustratios: I magnify You greatly, O Lord, because you have looked upon my lowliness, and have not handed me into the hands of enemies, but have saved my soul from constraints. And now, Master, let Your hand protect me, and Your mercy come upon me, for my soul has been troubled and is greatly afflicted at its departure from this wretched and soiled body of mine. May the evil plan of the adversary never confront and obstruct it, because of the many sins committed by me in this life in knowledge and in ignorance. Be merciful to me, Master, and never let my soul see the dark and gloomy sight of the evil demons; but may your bright and shining Angels receive it, giving glory to your holy Name, and bring me by Your power to your divine judgement seat. When I am judged, let not the hand of the ruler of this world seize me to cast me, sinner that I am, into the depths of Hell; but stand by me and be for me a saviour and a helper. Have mercy, Lord, on my soul, stained with the passions of life, and receive it pure through repentance and confession; for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Amen.
• Sisters ROSWINDA a Nun at Hohenburg in France and EINHILDIS (Einhild) Abs. of Niedermünster, Germany (8th c.)
Nuns at Hohenburg in Alsace in France with St Ottilia. St Roswinda was probably St Ottilia's sister. St Einhild became Abbess of Niedermünster near Hohenburg.
• NEOPHYTOS, IGNATIUS, PROCOPIUS and NEILOS (1145/1172) founders of the Holy Monastery of Machaira, Cyprus
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Νεόφυτος, Ἰγνάτιος, Προκόπιος καὶ Νεῖλος κτίτορες τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Μαχαιρᾶ
Legend has it that an unknown hermit smuggled one of the 70 icons said to have been painted by Luke the Apostle secretly from Asia Minor to Cyprus, this icon of the Virgin Mary remained in its hiding place until the arrival of two other hermits from Palestine in 1145: Neophytos and Ignatius who stumbled across the icon in a cave. To reach it, they had to machete their way into the cave through the thick plant growth, so the icon assumed the name "Machairotissa" in reference to the Greek word for knife μαχαίρι (Makhaira), the whole monastery founded on this site takes its name from this icon.
Ἅγιοι Πατέρες, Νεόφυτε, Προκόπιε, Ἰγνάτιε καὶ Νεῖλε, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν τούτη ἡ μέρα νὰ ἔρθει μία ὥρα γρηγορότερα. Ἀμήν.
• AZA und ANASTASIUS
• Repose of Blessed MAXIMUS of Ustiug (1906)
• Hieromartyr ALEXANDER Juzefovich, presbiter, priest (1920) shoted in Kara-Bolta of Semirechensk on January 17
• Martyr IOANN Men’kov, Psalmer (1884-1920) shoted in Alma-Ata on September 25
• Repose of Bishop THEODORE Wonderworker of Frolov Convent in Kiev (1924) Ukraine
• Hieromartyr VLADIMIR Lozina-Lozinskij, presbiter, archpriest (1885-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted in Novgorod
• Hieromartyr ALEXANDER Pospelov, presbiter, archpriest (1883-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted, graved at Bugrovsk cemetery of Nizhnij Novgorod
• Hieromartyr IAKOV Gusev, presbiter, priest (1887-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted in Gor’kij after Arzamas prison
• Hieromartyr ALEXIS Rozhdestvenskij, presbiter, archpriest (1865-1937) day of death in KZ
• Hieromartyr GREGORY Faddejev, presbiter, priest (1895-1937) day of martyrdom • Repose of Hieromonk JOEL of Valaam (1937)
• Hieromartyr NICHOLAS Amasijskij, presbiter, priest (1889-1938) day of death in Alma-Ata prison, Kazakhstan
• Hieromartyr EMILIAN Kirejev, presbiter, priest (1903-1941) day of martyrdom, shoted near Alatyr on a right bank of Sura river
• Hieromartyr BASIL Pokrovskij, presbiter, priest (1879-1941) day of martyrdom, shoted near Alatyr on a right bank of Sura river
• Martyr ANTIOCHUS (110/127) on Sulci, a small island near Sardinia, under the Emperor Hadrian. The island is now also known as Isola di Sant'Antioco
• Venerable ARCADIUS 阿尔喀迪 monk of Novotorzhsk (Novyj Torzhok) and Vyaz'ma, Fool for Christ (1077) disciple of St Ephrem // DEC 13 // JUN 11TR REL // AUG 14 //
• Venerable Holy Abba ARES monk in the Egyptian desert
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἄρης
• Venerable abbot ARSENIUS 阿尔塞尼 the Ascetic of Mt Latros (8-10th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ Ἀσκητὴς ποὺ ἀσκήτευσε στὸ Λάτριο ὄρος
• Sainted AUTBERT Bishop of Cambrai-Arras in France (669) encouraged monastic life and founded monasteries including that of St Vedast (Saint Vaast) in Arras. Under him Hainault and Flanders became a vast monastic colony
• VM CANTIA at Toscanella, Italy
• COLUMBA 科伦巴 of Terryglass and Holy Island on Lough Derg, Ireland (549)
• Martyress CYPRIANA
• Sainted DOSITHEUS Metropolitan of Moldavia (1693) Romania
St Dosifey, a Romanian hierarch, lived and worked for a time in Galicia where he enshrined the relics of St John the New of Suchava at Zhokvka. He has been formally included in the list of All Saints of Galicia.
• EDBURGH (Edburga), Nun at Lyminge in Kent in England (7th c.)
• EDBURGA (Eadburh, Eadburga or Bugga) of Minster, Abs. of Minster-in-Thanet, Fndr. of monasteries and churches (751) a disciple of St Mildred, whom she probably succeeded as Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet in England in 716. She was a friend and correspondent of St Boniface
• EINHILDIS of Hohenburg (8th c.) Benedictine nun at Hohenburg, Alsace, France. Abbess of nearby Niedermunster
• Hieromartyr 伽弗里伊尔 GABRIEL I of Pec, Patriarch of Serbia (1659)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Γαβριὴλ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Πεκίου Σερβίας
司祭殉道者伽弗里伊尔，塞尔维亚的牧首
在土耳其人统治塞尔维亚的黑暗时期，这位伟大的牧首到俄罗斯旅行，在那里，他参加了于1655年举行的莫斯科宗教教务会议。在返回后，他被指控为大叛徒。同时，一些邪恶的犹太人还列举了其他一些指控来攻击他，因为这位牧首皈依了几名犹太人信奉基督教。在这些指控中，犹太人列举了他正在皈依土耳其人，他们甚至也激起了土耳其当局的愤怒。在审判官面前，他被判刑，并让他信奉伊斯兰教。因为伽弗里伊尔根本就不惧怕这些，在他被判处死刑之后，于1659年在普鲁萨被吊死。这样，他同他所爱的基督相遇了，并从基督那里接受了双重冠冕：高级教士和殉道者。
• Sainted GABRIEL 伽弗里伊尔 Kikodze, bishop of Imeretia, Georgia (1896)
• Sainted HERULF (Hariolf) 1st Abt in Ellwangen, bishop in Langres (815)
• HERMAN 革尔曼 Wonderworker of Alaska (1836) the Patron of North America // DEC 13 REPOSE // AUG 9 //
From this day forth from this very hour and this very minute, let us love God above all and seek to accomplish His Holy Will.
O Holy Father Herman of Alaska, pray unto God for us!
• INNOCENT 英诺肯提 bishop of Cherson (1857)
• Righteous JUDOCUS (Giudoco, Giudioco, Iodocus, Jodoc, Jodokus, Joost, Jos, Josse, Jost, Jouven, Judganoc, Judgeonoc, Judoc, Judocus) (668/669) a priest, brother of King Judicäel of Brittany. After a pilgrimage to Rome, he left Brittany and lived as a hermit in Villiers-Saint-Josse
• King and Martyr KENELM a royal of Mercia (811/820) buried in Winchcomb Abbey In Gloustershire
St Kenelm was a saint who was very popular and is mentioned in the Canterbury Tales. William of Malmesbury, writing in the 12th century, recounted that "there was no place in England to which more pilgrims travelled than to Winchcombe on Kenelm’s feast day".
• Holy Martyress LUCY (Luceja, Lycia, Lucina, Loukia, Lucile, Lucilla, Lucille, or Lucy) 路基亚 the Virgin of Syracuse in Sicily (304) suffered for the Faith under Diocletian
Ἡ Ἁγία Λουκία ἡ Παρθενομάρτυς
殉道者，圣童女卢西
I do not use witchcraft — it is the power of God that is with me. Bring 10 000 of your men if you wish; they will not be able to move me unless God wills it.
With her mother, Lucy visited the grave of St Agatha in Catania, where St Agatha appeared to her. Her mother, who had dropsy, was then miraculously healed in the church. Lucy distributed all her goods to the poor, and this embittered her betrothed, who accused her of being a Christian before Paschasius the judge. The wicked judge ordered that she be taken to a brothel in order to defile her. When the torturer Paschasius was attempting to force this holy virgin to carnal sin, Lucy did not, even in thought, assent to this.
And when the torturer threatened that his men would defile her by force, saying with a smirk, "When you become defiled, the Holy Spirit will flee from you," Lucy, full of grace, replied: "The body cannot be defiled without the consent of the mind."
Thus St Lucy went to her death, having distributed all her goods beforehand and guarded her young and pure body from defilement. However, by the power of God she remained immovable, as if rooted to the earth, and not even a multitude of people was able to move her from that spot. Then an enraged pagan pierced her throat with a sword and she gave up her soul to God and took up her habitation in the Kingdom of Eternity.
The name Lucy (Lucia) is derived for the Latin word for light (lux), and so she is often invoked for afflictions of the eyes. There is a tradition that she was blinded by her torturers, and the church of San Giovanni Maggiore in Naples even claims to possess her eyes.
卢西同母亲一同来到卡塔尼亚的圣阿伽塔墓前，在那里，圣阿伽塔曾在她面前显现。卢西的母亲患有水肿病，但是在教堂中奇迹般地痊愈了。卢西将全部的财产都分给了穷人，这激怒了她的未婚夫，她的未婚夫在帕沙修斯法官面前指控她是基督徒。邪恶的法官命令将卢西带到妓院中，以便玷污她。不管怎样，在上帝的权柄下，她仍然坚贞不屈，如同长在地上的树根一样，即使是一大批人也不能将她玷污。而后，一个愤怒的异教徒用刀从她的喉咙穿过，由此，这位童女将灵魂交给了上帝，得以进入上帝永生的天国。卢西殉道的时间是公元304年。
当施舍别人的时候，一定要施舍他需要的东西；在面对最罪恶的事情时，不要行罪恶，这在上帝面前才是有价值的。当圣卢西看见了她那生病的母亲奇迹般地痊愈了之后，她建议母亲将她的财产分给穷人。但是，她母亲回答说，在她死亡之前她不想将财产分给别人，但是她同意在她死亡之后，卢西可以根据自己的意愿来处理这些财产。“首先用土将我的眼睛埋上”，她的母亲回答说，“而后，你可以根据你的意愿处理这些财产。”卢西却回答说：“一个人将他不能带到坟墓的东西以及他不需要的东西给予上帝，这不是上帝所喜悦的。但是如果你想作上帝喜悦的事情，那么，就给予上帝你现在所需要的东西。不管怎样，在死亡之后，你不再需要任何东西，那时你却将你不能带走的东西给予上帝；而是要当你还在世且健康的时候，将你的所有，以及你打算留给我的所有财产马上给予基督。”这位善良的母亲同意了。当迫害者帕沙修斯强迫这位圣童女行肉欲之欢时，遭到了卢西的拒绝，甚至她都不去想。施刑者威胁说，他的人将会强暴她，并笑嘻嘻地对她说：“当你遭到强暴的时候，圣灵将会离开你。”卢西充满了恩典回答说：“如果没有思想上的同意，身体是不能被玷污的。”圣卢西将她的财产分给了别人，荣耀地离开了这个人世，但是她年轻且贞洁的身体是不能被玷污的。
Today’s saint should not be confused with Saint Lucy of Campania (July 6).
• Venerable non-covetous MARDARIUS 玛尔达里 the Recluse a zealot of poverty of Kiev Caves, from the Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev (1281) Ukraine. The Relics are kept at St Theodosy Far Caves of the Lavra // DEC 13 // AUG 28 // GREAT LENT 2ND SUNDAY //
• Venerable NICODEMUS of Romania
• NICODEMUS of Serbia
• Venerabless ODILIA (Othilia, Odile or Ottilia) 奥迪利亚 of Alsace in France, Pat. of Alsace, Pat. Against Blindness, Fndr/Convents, Abs. of Hohenburg (now Odilienberg) (720/772)
By tradition St Ottilia was born blind and for this reason rejected by her family. She was adopted by a convent where she miraculously recovered her sight. She was a native of Strasburg, and of an illustrious family, but was baptized at Ratisbon, by St Erhard, bishop of that city. Her father erected a great nunnery in Alsace, in which Othilia conducted 130 holy nuns in the paths of Christian perfection, and died in 772.
Eventually she founded convents at Hohenburg (now Odilienberg) in Alsace in France and at Niedermünster in Germany.
• Repose of Schemamonk PANTELEIMON the Resurrected, of Glinsk Hermitage (1895)
• TASSIO (794) Duke of Bavaria and a great monastic benefactor. After founding many monasteries and churches, he became a monk at Jumièges in France but reposed at Lorsch in Germany
• WIFRED (1021) a monk and abbot of the monastery of St Victor in Marseilles 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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