συνοδικός
March 1 / February 16
2019 (7527)
MARTYRS PAMPHILUS PRESBYTER, VALENS DEACON, PAUL, SELEUCUS, PORPHYRIUS, JULIAN, THEODULUS, ELIAS, JEREMIAH, ISAIAH, SAMUEL, AND DANIEL, AT CAESAREA IN PALESTINE (307-309)
• Synaxis of the CYPRIOS Icon of the Theotokos
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Κύπρῳ
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πάμφιλος, Δανιήλ, Ἠλίας, Ἡσαΐας, Θεόδουλος, Ἱερεμίας, Ἰουλιανός, Οὐάλης, Παῦλος, Πορφύριος, Σαμουὴλ καὶ Σέλευκος οἱ Μάρτυρες
戴克里先统治时期遭受磨难的12名殉道者
在这些殉道者当中，庞斐洛第一个殉道，他曾经是巴勒斯坦的恺撒里亚教会的司祭。庞斐洛是一个博学且虔诚的圣人，他修改了《新约》各种手抄本中的错误之处，并亲自手抄《新约》，送给那些想读这部书的人。第二位殉道的是辅祭瓦棱斯，年长且睿哲的瓦棱斯是《圣经》的权威，他能够完整地熟记《圣经》。第三位殉道的是荣耀、卓著的帕弗罗，在之前遭受迫害期间，他为了基督曾经被仍到火中。除了这三位殉道者之外，还有埃及的五位亲兄弟，他们出生于埃及，他们在其里其亚的煤矿中被迫作苦工，在返回家乡时到达了恺撒里亚的大门口。由于他们宣称自己是基督徒而被带到法庭受审。当他们被问道叫什么名字时，他们回答说：“我们的母亲给我们的异教名字我们已经丢弃，现在我们改名为伊利亚、伊撒依亚、耶热弥亚、撒穆伊尔、达尼伊尔。”当被问道你们从哪里来时，他们回答说：“我们从至高的圣城耶路撒冷来。”由此他们兄弟五人遭到了斩首。同他们一起殉道的还有一个名叫颇尔斐里的年轻人，当时他为了寻找这五兄弟的尸体，想把他们埋葬，由此，同塞勒邬科一同被活活烧死。塞勒邬科先前是一位军官，因为当时他走近殉道者身边，在刀落下之前亲吻了他们的身体。同时遇难的还包括年长的特奥杜洛，他是罗马法官的仆人。在举行葬礼时他也亲吻了其中一位殉道者。最后是一位犹利安，因为他向这五位殉道者的遗体致敬，并赞美了他们。因此，这些殉道者放弃了微不足道的、能消亡的，换来的是无价和永生，他们于公元308年荣耀地进入了上帝的天国。
• Venerable MARUTHA 玛路塔 bishop of Sophene and Martyropolis (422) and Persian Martyrs whose relics rest in Martyropolis in Mesopotamia (370)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μαρουθᾶς ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος καὶ οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες ἐν Περσίᾳ
圣玛路塔
玛路塔是美索不达米亚的塔格里特的主教，他因其信仰和美德而广为人知。玛路塔成功地消除了波斯王耶兹格赫对基督徒的敌意，并向他讨回了在波斯的400名殉道者的圣髑。玛路塔建立了玛尔提若颇利城，在那里将这些殉道者安葬。玛路塔于公元422年去世，进入了基督荣耀的国度。
Bishop of Mayferkqat, Syria, part of the kingdom of Persia, in the late 4th and early 5th centuries. Presided over the Council of Seleucia. Worked to build and repair churches that had been lost during the persecutions of King Sapor, and collected so many of the relics that had been scattered during that time that his see city became known as Martyropolis. He composed a number of hymns in honor of the martyrs, and wrote “Acts” of as many as he could research. Because of the wealth of his theological writings, he is honored as the chief Doctor of the Syrian Church. Maruta once went to the court of King Yezdigerd to seek an end to persecution of Christians. While there, he was able to cure the king of a series of violently painful headaches. The Zoroastrian priests, afraid that the king might convert to Christianity, rigged up a hiding place in the floor of their temple. There a priest waited, and when the king came into the temple, the priest shouted that the Christian should be sent away from such a holy place. The king was ready to obey the mystical voice until Maruta pointed out the trap door and the hidden priest was dragged out. The king did not convert, but grudgingly agreed to tolerate Christians.
• MM JULIAN of Egypt and Companions
It is said that this Saint Julian was the leader of 5 000 Martyrs who suffered in Egypt. One text substitutes militibus for millibus, i.e., 5 soldiers for 5 000 persons
• Sainted NICHOLAS Equal of the Apostles and Archbishop of Japan (1936-1912) // FEB 3 //
• Sainted MACARIUS 玛喀里 (Michael Nevskij) metropolitan of Moscow and Apostle to the Altai (1835-1926) an outstanding missionary and enlightener of the masses in the Altai region, Siberian pillar of Orthodoxy
• Hieromartyr Priest ELIAS 伊利亚 Chetverukhin (1934) of Moscow
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἠλίας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
• Hieromartyr Priest PETER 彼得 Lagov (1931)
• Hieromartyr priest PAUL 祭保罗 Smirnov (1877-1938) day of death in KZ at Novosibirsk
• Righteous BASIL 瓦西里 Gryaznov, of Pavlovskij Posad (1869)
After repenting his sins Basil strived to live a sacred life, his plight became known, and many people came to him for advice on the scriptures. In his home town there were many Old Believers. Upon listening to his sermons up to seven thousand of them joined the official Orthodoxy. In 1840 Jacob Labzin, a well known businessman and owner of head scarf factories in Pavlovsky Posad, came to Gryaznov for help. Basil helped him to see how to live a sacred life, and the two became comrades, Labzin marrying Basil's sister Akilina and incorporating Basil as a business partner. Even with his wealth Gryaznov continued to conduct a life of the sacred devotee, donating his money to the poor and, together with his sister and brother in law, built schools and almshouses, he dreamed to construct a monastery in Pavlovsky Posad, but this was not to be, marred by his death in 1869.
• VM EUGENIA at Sora, Italy
• Sainted FAUSTINUS Bishop of Brescia in Italy (381) invoked against plague
The successor of St Ursicinus about the year 360, as Bishop of Brescia in Italy. He was a descendant of Sts Faustinus and Jovita and compiled their Acts.
• Venerable FLAVIAN the Hermit, monastic and Wonderworker (364-378)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Φλαβιανός
• Venerable FLAVIAN Archbishop of Antioch (404) a contemporary of Saint John Chrysostom. He attempted to obtain from the emperor Theodosius (379-395) a pardon for the citizens of Antioch, who had angered the emperor by destroying his statue // FEB 16 // SEP 27 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φλαβιανὸς Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
• FLAVIAN the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople (449)
• GUEVROC (Guivrok, Guirec, Kirecq) of Saint-Pol-de-Leon
• Hieromartyr HONESTUS of Pamplona (270)
Saint Honestus, an ordained priest, left his hometown of Nîmes in France under the sign of Jesus with Saint Saturninus to preach the Good News in Spain. After a fruitful ministry, he appears to have been martyred at Pamplona, Spain.
• Translation of the relics of VM JULIANA of Nicomedia (305) burned, boiled in oil, and beheaded at Cumae or Naples
Daughter of a pagan named Africanus who promised the girl to a young noble named Evilase. Juliana put him off, first insisting that he become prefect of Nicomedia. When he became prefect, she insisted he become a Christian before they could marry, a condition he would never meet. Her father, who hated Christians himself, abused Juliana fearfully to get her to change her mind, but she held fast; ancients manuscripts describing these horrors put them in terms of her fighting a dragon, and she is often depicted that way in art. Evilase called her before the tribunal during the persecutions of Maximianus, denounced her as a Christian, and she was martyred. Hers was a favourite story, for telling and creation of stained glass and other art objects, during the Middle Ages. St Gregory the Great mentions that her bones were translated to Rome. This saint is much honoured in the Low Countries.
• Blessed MARY 玛利亚 the Younger (the New) of Byzia (Vizye) in Thrace (903)
Μαρία ή Νέα
Saint Mary the Younger (875 – 16 February 902) is a Byzantine saint of Armenian origin, the daughter of an Armenian noble. Her family originated from Greater Armenia, where her father was among the local grandees. They had settled in Constantinople, probably at the start of the reign of Basil I the Macedonian (867–886), who called her father along with other Armenian grandees to enter his service. Maria was born in 875, probably in Constantinople, shortly after the death of her father. She had four older siblings, two brothers and two sisters; the latter were already married, indicating that Maria was a late child of her parents. She was raised by her mother, and as soon as she was of age (888), she married the droungarios Nikephoros, an acquaintance of her brother-in-law Bardas Bratzes. Nikephoros distinguished himself in the 894–896 war against the Bulgarians, and was rewarded with a posting (probably as commander) to the division (tourma) of Bizye. The couple had four sons: Orestes, born c. 889/890, who died at the age of five; Bardanes, born after Orestes' death, who himself died in c. 895/896; and the twins Baanes and Stephen, born between 897 and 900, of whom Baaners became a soldier and Stephen a monk, under the monastic name Symeon. Around 900 she was accused by the siblings of her husband, Helena and Alexios, of being profligate with money and of a liaison with their servant Demetrios. Mary vehemently denied these allegations, but Nikephoros posted a guard at her room and tortured her maidservant, Agathe, for interrogation. He furthermore removed the supervision of the household finances from Mary and gave it to the steward Drosos and a female servant, with express instructions not to give Mary any money. The latter was so distressed by her husband's treatment of her, that she developed a stomach ailment. In 902, according to her hagiography, she expressed her disapproval that her husband, along with his siblings and servants, did not observe the fasting of Lent. Her disapproval was transmitted to Nikephoros in much exaggerated form, according to which she claimed that he was no real Christian, but a devil. Enraged, he manhandled Mary, who hit her head trying to escape. She died ten days later, on 16 February. Her funeral was led by the Bishop of Bizye, and was attended by almost the entire population of the town, who accompanied the funeral procession to the local cathedral, where she was buried. In 927, her son Stephen had her corpse, which had been miraculously preserved until that time, removed from her wooden coffin and placed in the marble sarcophagus of his father, whose corpse on the other hand had rotted away and was reburied outside the church. Mary the Younger was a symbol of female virtue. She is described as being merciful, having a pattern of divine love, and having high self-control, which was a stereotypical male quality. She also had duties as a wife and mother, while having a strong sense of loyalty to God. One of Mary the Younger’s defining characteristics was that she was highly charitable. She would send money to a tax collector who eased punishment for those imprisoned for not being able to pay the diokete- which was a public tribute tax for housekeeping. In addition, she sought gold to help individuals who were suffering, and protected widows and orphans. From a strictly religious perspective, Mary the Younger was steadfast in her faith to God, even through times of struggle. For example, after her son Orestes died, she praised the Lord in a sincere manner for having let her experience this. From a perspective of gender, the fact that she had a "Married" status was not a significant issue to those who admired her. At the same time, Mary the Younger was looked down upon and underestimated, particularly by males in high places of authority. One of the men who underestimated her was the Bishop of Bizye, who did not believe that a woman who died in a married state could perform miracles the way that a man could.
• NIKON
• Hieromartyr Apostle ONESIMUS of Seventy (90) the slave who ran away from his master Philemon, was converted by St Paul in Rome and was the occasion of the Apostle's letter to Philemon // FEB 15 //
• New Hosiosmartyr ROMANUS 罗玛诺 of Carpenision and Kapsokalyvia, Mount Athos, who suffered at Constantinople (1694)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ρωμανὸς ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας
可敬的殉道者，圣罗玛诺
罗玛诺是一个目不识丁的普通农民，来自卡尔佩尼西翁。在听到有关为基督殉道的英雄事迹之后，年轻的罗玛诺也希望自己殉道。他来到了帖撒罗尼加，在那里，他开始在大街上赞誉基督信仰，称伊斯兰教是童话故事。土耳其人残酷地折磨罗玛诺，并将他卖给了一个大帆船的船长。基督徒们从这个船长那里赎回了罗玛诺，将他送到了圣山阿托斯，在那里，德高望重的长老阿喀基为罗玛诺举行了剪发礼进入修道生活。但是罗玛诺一心想着为基督殉道。在长老阿喀基的祝福下，罗玛诺来到了君士坦丁堡装疯子，在土耳其人的街道上带着狗走来走去。有人问他在作什么，他就回答说，他正在喂养一只狗，如同基督喂养土耳其人一样。由此，土耳其人将他投入一个枯井中，整整40天的没有进食。后来，他们将罗玛诺从枯井中弄出来，将其斩首。从他的尸体上发出了一道光，持续了3天的时间。一位英国人将他的尸体带到英格兰。一名修士用毛巾沾了殉道者的鲜血。时至今日，这块毛巾依然在圣山阿托斯的多基亚鲁修道院中保存完好。这位基督荣耀的战士于公元1694年殉道。
• SIMEON of Metz (4th c.) bishop of Metz, France
• TANCO (Tanchon, Tatta) of Verden (815)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Τάνκο Ἐπίσκοπος Βέρντεν
• Martyr VALES
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.
