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April 29 / April 16
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VIRGIN-MARTYRS AGAPE, IRENE, AND CHIONIA IN ILLYRIA (304). MARTYRS LEONIDAS, CHARIESSA, NICE, GALINA, CALLISTA (CALISA), NUNECHIA, BASILISSA, THEODORA, AND IRENE OF CORINTH (258)
Bright Week • Διακαινήσιμος Ἑβδομάς
Bright Monday
• The Weeping Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "ILYIN CHERNIGOV" (1658) 伊林•切尔尼格夫
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Γεθσημανῆ ἐν Ρωσίᾳ
The Ilyin-Chernigov Icon of the Mother of God was written in 658 by Gregory Dubensky (Gennadius in monasticism). Tears flowed from the icon for eight days from April 16 through 24, 1662 That same year, Tatars descended upon the town of Chernigov and devastated it. At midnight they burst into the Trinity monastery, went into the church, overturned all the icons, and grabbed all the utensils, but the wonderworking icon and its ornaments remained untouched. An invisible power held back the heathens from the holy icon. Earlier, the Queen of Heaven had not permitted the invaders to enter the cave of St Anthony of the Caves, where the brethren of the monastery had hidden. The Tatars ultimately fled, as though terrified by a vision. The miracle of the Mother of God and Her Chernigov Icon was described by St Demetrius of Rostov in his book, “The Moistened Fleece.” Later, St John of Tobolsk also wrote about the Chernigov Icon. A wonderworking copy of the Chernigov Icon of the Mother of God, in the Gethsemane skete of the Trinity-Sergiev Lavra, was glorified on September 1, 1869.
• "TAMBOV" Icon (1692) of the Mother of God
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ Ταμπὼφ ἐν Ρωσίᾳ
The Tambov Icon of the Mother of God was glorified in 1692. The icon was earlier location in the church of the Tambov Cemetery in the name of Archdeacon Stephen. The icon was taken from the cemetery at the request of an individual who was seriously ill. The icon had been revealed to him in a dream that he would be healed, if a molieben were served before it. After fervent prayer of a molieben for the sick, the sick man was healed. The celebration of the icon was established by decree of the Holy Synod.
• "SHUYSK" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
• Panagia CHRYSAFITISSA of Monemvasia // MONDAY OF ST THOMAS //
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Χρυσαφιτίσσης
Παναγία Χρυσαφίτισσα
The Church of Panagia Chrysafitissa is located in the old town of Monemvasia and was built in the seventeenth century on the ruins of a twelfth century monastery named after Panagia Odigitria. Inside this church is the icon of Panagia Chrysafitissa which originally came from the village of Chrysafa in Lacedaemon (Sparta). In a miraculous manner this holy icon of Panagia Chrysafitissa was discovered on the spot where today there is a spring of holy water, known as "The Holy Water of Chrysafitissa". Various diseases are cured through this holy water, and it plays a special role in helping the barren bear children, especially males. It is believed this holy water spring existed in the tenth century. The holy icon of Panagia Chrysafitissa seems to date to the 15th or 16th century and is of a Byzantine style. According to folk tradition, merchants from Chrysafa came to Monemvasia to celebrate the feast of the Theotokos. Upon entering the church to venerate the holy icon, they noticed it was from Chrysafa, and they protested: "The people of Monemvasia stole our icon, our Chrysafitissa!" They took the case to trial and the judge decided in favor of giving the icon to the merchants from Chrysafa. The pilgrims from Chrysafa took the icon with great joy and brought it to Chrysafa and had it placed in one of their churches. A festive service took place in honor of the icon, and when all was done they locked the church and left. That night in a miraculous manner the icon left the church and was found the next day in Monemvasia, where the Theotokos continues to work miracles for the faithful.
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Λεωνίδης, Βασίλισσα, Γαλήνη ἢ Γαληνή, Θεοδώρα, Καλλίδα, Νίκη, Νουνεχία καὶ Χάρισσα οἱ Μάρτυρες
圣雷奥尼德斯和同他一起殉道的七位圣女：查里萨、尼斯、加利娜、卡利斯、努内基亚、巴西里萨和德奥多拉
所有这些人都被投入到大海中，但是大海却不接收他们。他们行走在大海上，如同在陆地上行走一样，并向上帝高歌：“哦，主，我奔向战场，军队在追赶我；哦，主，我不否认你；哦，主，拯救我的灵魂！”起初，异教徒看到这之后大为震惊，之后将他们的颈部坠上石头将他们再次投入到深海中溺水而死。这些殉道者于公元281年荣耀为基督殉道。
The Holy Martyr Leonidas and the Holy Martyrs Charissa, Nike, Galina, Kalisa (Kalida), Nunekhia, Basilissa, and Theodora suffered at Corinth in the year 258. They threw them into the sea, but they did not drown. Instead, they walked upon the water as if on dry land, singing spiritual hymns. The torturers overtook them in a ship, tied stones around their necks and drowned them.
• VMM Sisters AGAPE (Agapia) 阿伽彼, IRENE (Eirene) 伊里尼 and CHIONIA (Susinia and Shiona) 希奥尼雅 of Dalmatia, at Thessalonica (290-304)
Οἱ Ἁγίες Ἀγάπη, Εἰρήνη καὶ Χιονὶα οἱ Μάρτυρες
圣女阿加皮亚、基奥娜和艾莱尼
这三位姐妹来自阿奎雷亚附近。当戴克里先皇帝在阿奎雷亚时，他命令将德高望重的神父克里索郭努斯杀死。就在那时，一个年长的长老佐伊鲁斯得到异象：没有被安葬的克里索郭努斯的尸体的所在地被显现出来。于是这位长老立即前往，发现了这位殉道者的尸体，并将尸体安放在家中的石棺之中。三天之后，圣克里索郭努斯向他显现，告知他：在9天之内，阿加皮亚、基奥娜和艾莱尼这三位少女也将会殉道，他也会在那时死亡。追随圣克里索郭努斯的阿纳斯塔西也得到了同样的异象，阿纳斯塔西也是一位被赋予了恩典的圣女。事情果然发生了，9天之后，长老佐伊鲁斯去世了，这三位姐妹被带到了皇帝面前接受审讯。皇帝怂恿这三位姐妹敬拜偶像，但是却遭到了她们的拒绝，同时表白了对基督的坚定立场。艾莱尼对皇帝说：“敬拜用石头和木头作成的东西，这是多么地愚蠢！这些偶像可以订购议价，是用凡人的手作出来的。”皇帝大怒，将她们三人投入到监狱中。当皇帝前往马其顿时，所有的奴隶和犯人都同时被带走，其中也包括这三位姐妹。皇帝将这三位姐妹转交给一个名叫杜齐蒂乌斯的指挥官，进行拷打她们。这个指挥官受到黑色的欲望之火的驱使，竟然打算侮辱这三位姐妹；当这个指挥官企图进入监狱时，这三位姐妹向上帝祷告，这个指挥官竟然疯了。他掉进了门口前的黑色大锅中，开始拥抱这大锅，并亲吻它们使自己落得一身灰尘方离去。皇帝听到此事之后，派遣另一个指挥官斯斯纽斯前往，对这三位姐妹施加刑罚。在经过长时间的严刑拷打之后，将其中的两位姐妹判处火刑，而将艾莱尼留下来一段时间，打算对她进行侮辱。但是当他同其他士兵一起欲将艾莱尼带到妓院时，上帝派来的天使拯救了这圣洁的童女，阻挡了前来的士兵，并将童女带到一个小山上。第二天，指挥官和士兵来到小山上，但是他们却不能爬上山。之后，指挥官命令向艾莱尼射箭。克里索郭努斯的门徒阿纳斯塔西收敛了这三位姐妹的尸体，将她们荣耀地安葬。这三位姐妹于公元304年为主基督荣耀殉道。
These three sisters lived in Aquilea. When the Emperor Diocletian was visiting there, he learned that they were Christians and had them brought to him. When they would not deny Christ, they were cast into prison, then handed over to a general named Dulcitius for torture. Dulcitius conceived a passion for the sisters, and entered the prison planning to defile them; but when he tried to enter, he was deprived of his reason and fell upon the dirty pots at the entrance, embracing and kissing them until he was completely black with soot. Hearing of this, the Emperor appointed another general to torment the sisters. After terrible tortures Agape and Chionia were burned, but the sadistic general, knowing her pledge of virginity to the Lord, ordered Irene to be put in a brothel. By God's providence she was shot with an arrow before she could be forced to endure this fate. So ends the version given in the Great Horologion. The Prologue gives a slightly different version: When Irene was being led to the brothel, an angel turned the soldiers back and led Irene to the top of a high hill. The next day the general came with his soldiers to capture her, but were unable to climb it. The general then ordered that Irene be shot with arrows. St Anastasia, a prophetess in that town, gathered the bodies of all three sisters and gave them burial.
• VM ENGRATIA (303) and her 18 Companions Martyrs of Saragossa: OPTATUS, LUPERCUS (Paulus), SUCCESSUS, MARTIAL, URBAN, JULIA, QUINTILIAN, PUBLIUS, FRONTO, FELIX, CAECILIAN, EVENTIUS (Evodius, Evotus), PRIMITIVUS, APODEMIUS (Petrus) and SATURNINUS (Cassianus), MATUTINUS, FAUSTUS, JANUARIUS (304) in Spain under Diocletian and the prefect Dacian. Prudentius, who lived in Saragossa a lifetime later, described their martyrdom
Saint Lupercius, with the seventeen nobles and Julie, had already been decapitated. Dacian, still not satiated with blood, massacred great numbers of other Christians of Saragossa who are honored on November 3rd under the title of the Countless Martyrs of Saragossa. Their bodies were burned with those of several malefactors, imprisoned at the same time, but it is said that the ashes of the martyrs separated and formed a lot apart, called the masse blanche. St Optatus, and 17 other holy men, 1 received the crown of martyrdom on the same day, at Saragossa, under the cruel governor Dacian, in the persecution of Dioclesian, in 304. Two others, Caius and Crementius, died of their torments after a second conflict, as Prudentius relates. The same venerable author describes, in no less elegant verse, the triumph of St Encratis, or Engratia, Virgin.
• Martyrs FELIX 斐利克斯 the bishop, JANUARIUS 司祭雅努阿里 the priest, FORTUNATUS 佛尔图纳特 and SEPTIMUS 塞普提默 of Lycaonia (304)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φήλικας, Ἰανουάριος, Σεπτεμίνος καὶ Φουρτουνάτος οἱ Μάρτυρες
• MM AGATHON, EUTYCHIUS and CASSIA and PHILLIPPA the Confessoress, in Thessaloniki, by imprisonment (304)
• New Martyrs CHRISTODOULOS and ANASTASIA in Achaia (1821)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Χριστόδουλος καὶ Ἀναστασία οἱ Νεομάρτυρες
• PAULUS und TIMOTEUS
• AMBROSIUS (Besarion Khelaia) the Confessor of Georgia (1861-1927) a Georgian religious figure and scholar who served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀμβρόσιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής Πατριάρχης Γεωργίας
St Alban was the first martyr of England, his own country (homeland). During a persecution of Christians, Alban, though a pagan, hid a priest in his house. The priest made such a great impression on him that Alban received instructions and became a Christian himself. In the meantime, the governor had been told that the priest was hiding in Alban's house, and he sent his soldiers to capture him. But Alban changed clothes with his guest, and gave himself up in his stead. The judge was furious when he found out that the priest had escaped and he said to Alban, "You shall get the punishment he was to get unless you worship the gods." The Saint answered that he would never worship those false gods again. "To what family do you belong?" demanded the judge. "That does not concern you," said Alban. "If you want to know my religion, I am a Christian." Angrily the judge commanded him again to sacrifice to the gods at once. "Your sacrifices are offered to devils," answered the Saint. "They cannot help you or answer your requests. The reward for such sacrifices is the everlasting punishment of Hell." Since he was getting nowhere, the judge had Alban whipped. Then he commanded him to be beheaded. On the way to the place of execution, the soldier who was to kill the Saint was converted himself, and he too, became a martyr.
• Hosiosmartyr Monk CHRISTOPHER 赫里斯托佛尔 of Dionysiou, Mt Athos, who suffered at Adrianople (1818)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας
• ELIAS (1042) born in Ireland, he became monk and abbot in 1020 of the Irish monasteries of St Martin the Great and St Pantaleon in Cologne in Germany
• VM ENGRATIA (Encratis, Encratide, Grace, Engracia or Encratia) at Saragossa, Confessoress (304)
A virgin who suffered terribly for Orthodoxy in Saragossa in Spain, where a church dedicated to her now exists. She was famous for 'her ardour in suffering for Christ'. Though counted a martyr, she outlived her torments. Engratia was a native of Braga, Spain who had been promised in marriage to a nobleman of Rousillon. He sent as her escort to Gaul her uncle Lupercius along with sixteen noblemen and a servant named Julia. Upon reaching Zaragoza, they learned of the persecution of Christians by Governor Dacian. Engratia attempted to dissuade the governor from his persecutions, but was whipped and imprisoned when it was discovered that she was a Christian. She died of her wounds, receiving a martyr’s crown along with her companions, in 303. The Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza was built on the spot where Engratia and her companions were said to have been martyred.
• Bishop FAILBE of Killower, classed among the disciples of St Patrick
• FRUCTUOSUS 弗路克图奥西斯 Archbishop of Braga in Iberia, Confessor (665)
Born in Spain, he became a monk and then a hermit in the Vierzo Mountains, where disciples gathered around him. Fructuosus was eventually forced to become Bishop of Dumium and later Archbishop of Braga.
• HERVEUS (Hervé) of Tours (1021) born in Touraine in France, he became a monk at the monastery of St Martin of Tours and lived as a hermit
Monk and treasurer of the Saint Martin of Tours Abbey where, though he was one of the brothers, he lived as a hermit.
• INGHEN (500)
• Martyress IRENE 伊里尼 of Greece (258) suffered on the day of Holy Pascha
Ἡ Ἁγία Εἰρήνη ἡ Παρθενομάρτυς
For her fearless confession of Christ as the True God, Saint Irene was cruelly tortured. They cut out her tongue, knocked out her teeth, and finally they beheaded her with the sword.
• JOHN 约翰 blessed Fool for Christ's sake of Verkhoturye (1701)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός
• Hosiosmartyr JOSEPH the Iconographer of The Holy Monastery of Dionysiou, Mt Athos (1819) suffered at Adrianople (or Constantinople)
• M LAMBERT of Saragossa (900) a servant who was martyred near Saragossa in Spain by his Saracen master
• New Martyr MICHAEL 米迦勒 Burliotes of Smyrna (1772)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Βουρλιώτης
The Holy Martyr Michael Burliotes was born in about the year 1754 into a farm family. The boy was raised piously, but his character was flawed. The handsome and ruddy youth caught the attention of the owner of a coffee-house in the city of Smyrna. The Turk flattered him and urged him to accept Mahometanism, so as to work at the coffee-house. The youth consented and with delight he began his employment. But then came Holy Pascha, and he heard the triumphant song of Christians: "Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tomb bestowing life!" With all his soul he sensed, that he also ― was of Christ, that the Lord was summoning him into His joy, and the youth went down to the singers, but he heard reproaches for his apostasy. "Tomorrow ye will see, what I am", ― he said sadly to the Christians. He immediately set off to the Mussulman judge and asked, whether it was lawful to barter in exchange swine for gold? If the barter exchange were made by deceit, then could the defrauded take back the gold? "Both possible and lawful", ― answered the Mahometan judge. "If that is so, ― said Saint Michael, ― take back thine swine which thou didst give me for gold, ― take back thine faith and return me my gold ― the faith of my fathers". After these words the martyr openly confessed Jesus Christ as the True God, the Judge of both the living and the dead. The Turks locked up the confessor in prison, and after two days they cut off his head (+ 1772). His body lay for three days without burial and remained without decay. The Turks threw it into the sea, but sailors took up the body and buried it at the church of Saint Photinia.
By the intercessions of this holy Martyr Michael, may we be deemed worthy of the kingdom of the heavens! Amen.
• Hieromartyr NICETAS of St Anne Skete on Mount Athos
• PATERNUS (Padarn) of Wales (5-6th c.)
Together with others he founded the monastery of Llanbadarn Fawr (i.e. the great monastery of Padarn) near Aberystwyth in Wales. He preached the Gospel there. • PATERNUS (Foix, Padarn, Pair, Patier) Bishop of Avranches (482-565) born in Poitiers in France, he became a monk at Ansion and later a hermit near Coutances. Eventually he became Bishop of Avranches
Saint Paternus was born at Poitiers, of illustrious Christian parents, about the year 482. His father, Patranus, with the consent of his wife went to Ireland to end his days as a hermit in holy solitude. Paternus, fired by his father's example, embraced monastic life in the Abbey of Marnes, France. After some time, desiring to attain the perfection of Christian virtue by a life of penance in solitude, he retired with a companion monk of the Abbey, Saint Scubilion, and in the forests of the diocese of Coutances near the sea, embraced an austere anchorite's life resembling that of Angels more than of men. An abbot of that region who knew of him recommended Paternus to the bishop of Coutances, who ordained him a deacon and then a priest in 512. He and Saint Scubilion then evangelized the western coasts and established several monasteries, of which he was the abbot general. Many miracles honored his apostolate among the pagan populations. In his old age he was consecrated bishop of Avranches while his former companion, Saint Scubilion, had become abbot of a monastery founded by the two missionaries. When Saint Paternus fell ill he felt his end was near, and he sent to his dear friend to come and assist him in his last illness. But the same fate had befallen Scubilion, who for his part had sent a messenger to Paternus. The two hermit-missionaries, each of whom had become the spiritual father of many, departed this life on the same day, April 16, 565, the thirteenth year of the pontificate of Saint Paternus. They were afterwards buried on the same day in the church of the monastery of Scicy, a region they had evangelized together.
• TETGAILL Bishop of Lynally (Lann-Ela) King's County (7-8th c.) son of Colbrain • Venerabless Abbess THEODORA 德奥多拉 (Anastasia, Bassa 瓦萨) Princess of Nizhni-Novgorod (or Nizhegorod) of Tver, Fndr. of Zatshatjewski Monastery (14th c.)
Ἡ Ὁσία Θεοδώρα – Βάσσα ἡ πριγκίπισσα
• TURIBIUS Bishop of Astorga (402-460) in Spain and a valiant defender of Orthodoxy; a zealous maintainer of ecclesiastical discipline, and defender of the faith against the Priscillianist heresy in Spain
Bishop of Astorga in northwest Spain. Known as a stern disciplinarian. Fierce opponent of Priscillianist heresy. Great supporter of Pope Saint Leo the Great.
• TURIBIUS of Palencia (528) founder of the monastery of Liébana in Asturias in Spain
• M VASIUS (Vaise, Vaize) (500) a rich citizen of Saintes in France, murdered by his relatives for giving his property to the poor
• Venerabless WITHBURGA of Dereham and Holkham, Abbess of Dereham (743) // MAR 17 // APR 16 // TR REL (974) JUL 8 //
Virgin and Benedictine nun. The youngest daughter of King Anna of East Anglia, England (d. 653). Following the death of her father in battle, she moved to Dereham where she established a nunnery and a church. She died with the church unfinished. Her remains were later stolen by monks who enshrined her in Ely. A fresh spring, called Withburga's Well, sprang up at her grave in Dereham.
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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