• συνοδικός • January 27 / January 14 •

συνοδικός

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January 27 / January 14
2018 （7526）
Apodosis of the Theophany

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• Commemoration of Massacres at Raithu in Arabia and at Sinai: those Venerable Fathers of Sinai in the 4th century and Raithu in the 5th century slain by the Saracens: Hosiosmartyrs of Sinai ISAIAH 伊撒依亚, SABBAS 萨瓦, MOSES 摩西 and his disciple MOSES 摩西, JEREMIAH 耶利米, PAUL 保罗, ADAM 阿达穆, SERGIUS 塞尔吉, DOMNUS 多穆诺, PROCLUS 普若克罗, HYPATIUS 伊帕提, ISAAC 伊撒克, MACARIUS 玛喀里, MARK 马可, BENJAMIN 文雅明, EUSEBIUS 艾弗塞维, ELIAS 伊利亚 (273/312) of others Fathers; and The Holy Fathers at Raithu; also, many holy anchorets on mount Sinai, whose lives were faithful copies of Christian perfection, and who met on Sundays to receive the Holy Eucharist, were martyred by a band of Saracens in the 5th century
Οἱ Ἅγιοι 38 Ἀββάδες οἱ ἐν τῷ ὄρει Σινᾷ ἀναιρεθέντες
Οἱ Ἅγιοι 33 Πατέρες Ἀββάδες οἱ ἐν τῇ Ραϊθῷ ἀναιρεθέντες
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀδάμ ἀπὸ τοὺς 33 ἐν Ραϊθῷ Ὁσιομάρτυρες
A boy of 14 years of age led among them an ascetic life of great perfection. The Saracens threatened to kill him, if he did not discover where the ancient monks had concealed themselves. He answered, that death did not terrify him, and that he could not ransom his life by a sin in betraying his fathers. They bade him put off his clothes: "After you have killed me, " said the modest youth, "take my clothes and welcome: but as I never saw my body naked, have so much compassion and regard for my shamefacedness, as to let me die covered. " The barbarians enraged at this answer, fell on him with all their weapons at once, and the pious youth died by as many martyrdoms as he had executioners. St Nilus, who had been formerly governor of Constantinople, has left us an account of this massacre in seven narratives; at that time he led an eremetical life in those deserts, and had placed his son Theodulus in this holy company. He was carried away captive, but redeemed after many dangers.
The first time under Diocletian in 305, a second time under Valerian, on December 28, 370, and finally in 400 under Arcadius. Finding only straw mats and monks dressed in hair-shirts, these exasperated nomads prayed there to the monks whom they had massacred at Sinai and at Raitho. The Fathers have handed down to us a collective feast for all these monks on January 14. In order to protect the monks against the Blemmyes and other barbarians, the pious Emperor Justinian built there in 527 the famous monastery of the holy mountain of Sinai, called since the Ninth century: the Monastery of Saint Catherine.
• MM GELASIUS, ANDREAS, DOULA, and ORION
• MM Bishop BARBASCEMINUS of Seleucia and 16 of his Clergy (346)
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NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Sainted MELETIUS 麦勒提 Jakomov, bishop of R’azan’, missionary to Yakutia (1900)
• New Hieromartyr AMBROSIUS 阿穆伯罗斯 Gudko, Bishop of Sarapul and Yelabug; and others slain at Raithu Monastery near Kazan’ (1918)
• New Hieromartyrs PLATON Kulbush, Archbishop of Reval (Tallin), Estonia (1919) and MICHAEL Blaive (Bleiwe) and NICHOLAS Bezhanitsky Revelation 22: 20: Surely I am coming quickly. Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus. • Hosiosconfessor hieroschemamonk IOANN Kevroletin, of Verkhoturye (1961) • Hosiosmartyr hieromonk SERGIUS (Pavel Gus’kov) of Raifa Church (1876-1961) shoted after cruel tortures on August 10th in Kazan’ prison, Tatar ASSR • Hosiosmartyr hieromonk BARLAAM (Viktor Pokhilük) of Raithu Church near Kazan’ (1870-1930) shoted on a Feast of Annunciation of Theotokos on March 23/April 7th in Kazan’ of Tatar ASSR together with: Hosiosmartyr hieromonk JOB (Ivan Protopopov) (1880-1930), Hosiosmartyr hieromonk JOSEPH (Ivan Gavrilov) (1888-1930), Hosiosmartyr hieromonk ANTONY (Anton Chirkov) (1861-1930), Hosiosmartyr novice PETR Tupitsyn(1906-1930) and laymen BASIL Gavrilov and STEPAN Abramov
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• Sainted ACACIUS Bishop of Tver (1567)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος ἐκ Ρωσίας
• VM AGNES (also Agne, Agnella, Inez, Agneta or Agnia) 阿涅斯 of Rome, died in prison (304) in dark solitary confinement
Ἡ Ἁγία Ἁγνὴ ἡ Μάρτυς
• ARISTARCHUS
• Abbot BAODAN (Baetan) Mor of Inisbofin, son of Lughaidh, of Inis-mor (712)
• Repose of Hieromonk COSMAS of Grigoriou, Missionary to Zaire (1989)
• DATIUS (552) Bishop of Milan in Italy. His diocese was overrun by Arian Ostrogoths and he had to flee to Constantinople where he spent the rest of his life
• Monk DAVID
• Martyr EPHEBUS
• Hieromartyr bishop EUPHRASIUS martyred in North Africa by the Arian Vandals
• Tr.Rel. of VM FAITH (also Fides, Foi or Foy) of Agen in the Acquitaine, France (3rd c.)
• FELIX of Nola (250) Priest and Confessor
The son of a Romano-Syrian soldier who had settled in Nola near Naples in Italy. Felix was ordained a priest and devoted himself to his bishop, St Maximus, especially during the persecution which broke out under Decius. On account of his sufferings during the persecution, he was sometimes referred to as a martyr.
• FELIX a priest in Rome
• FLANN Fionn Cuillinn of a place near Cork
• HILARY 伊拉里 bishop of Poitiers (369)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἱλάριος Ἐπίσκοπος Πικτώνων
• Venerable GELASIOS of Sinai (4th c.) disciple of Joseph the Analytic
• JOANNICIUS of Tarnovo, Metropolitan of Tarnovo in Bulgaria (13th c.)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωαννίκιος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Τυρνόβου
• Venerable Monk JOSEPH Analytinus of Raithu Monastery (4th c.) died before the slaughter of the Sinai fathers
• Holy Hierarch KENTIGERN (Cyndeyrn Garthwys, Kentigernus) 肯提金 known as Mungo, of Strathclyde, Bishop of Glasgow, Wonderworker (603) Apostle of north-west England and south-west Scotland
Ὁ Ἅγιος Κεντιγκέρνος Ἐπίσκοπος Γλασκόβης
• LUGEUS (Luighbhe) of Inismore
• MACRINA the Elder of Pontus in Asia Minor, W. (4th c.)
• MARCELLUS
• NEOMADIA (also Neomaie) of Poitou (5th c.)
• NEOMISIA (also Neomoise), Shepherdess at Sambin, south of Blois St Apollinaria
• Repose of NICHOLAS Motovilov (1879) disciple of St Seraphim of Sarov
• Equal to the Apostles NINO (also Nina Fruzianska, Nonna, Nunia, Theognosta or Christiana) 尼纳 The Enlightener of the Georgians (335) Ἡ Ἁγία Νίνα ἡ Ἰσαπόστολος
The Most Holy Virgin heard her prayers and appeared to Nino in a dream, saying, "Go to the country that was assigned to me by lot and preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will send down His grace upon you and I will be your protector." But the blessed Nino was overwhelmed at the thought of such a great responsibility and answered, "How can I, a fragile woman, perform such a momentous task, and how can I believe that this vision is real?" In response, the Most Holy Theotokos presented her with a cross of grapevines and proclaimed, "Receive this cross as a shield against visible and invisible enemies!" When she awoke, Nino was holding the cross in her hands. She dampened it with tears of rejoicing and tied it securely with strands of her own hair. According to another source, the Theotokos bound the grapevine cross with strands of her own hair.
Nino related the vision to her uncle, Patriarch Juvenal, and revealed to him her desire to preach the Gospel in Georgia. Juvenal led her in front of the Royal Doors, laid his hands on her, and prayed, "O Lord, God of Eternity, I beseech Thee on behalf of my orphaned niece: Grant that, according to Thy will, she may go to preach and proclaim Thy Holy Resurrection. O Christ God, be Thou to her a guide, a refuge, and a spiritual father. And as Thou didst enlighten the Apostles and all those who feared Thy name, do Thou also enlighten her with the wisdom to proclaim Thy glad tidings."
She was exceedingly sorrowful and prayed to the Lord, "O Lord, send down Thy mercy upon this nation ...that all nations may glorify Thee alone, the One True God, through Thy Son, Jesus Christ."
• Venerable monk OFFO (Uffo) of Schuttern of Offenburg in Baden-Württemberg (604)
• Venerable monk PAPHNUTIUS of Egypt (4th c.)
• Sainted 萨瓦 SAVA I the 1st archbishop of Serbia (1169-1236)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Σάββας ὁ πρῶτος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Σερβίας καὶ κτήτορας τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Χιλανδαρίου
• Venerable STEPHEN 斯特梵 of Bithynia, Abbot in Constantinople, founder and abbot of Chenolakkos (i.o. "by the goose-pond") Monastery near Mount Oxos nigh unto Chalcedon (716/750)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Στέφανος
• SYMEON (Simeon) the Ascetic, King of Serbia
• Monk THEODULUS (5th c.)
• Venerable hieromonk bishop THEODULUS 德奥杜洛 of Sinai (428) son of St Nilus the Faster of Sinai
Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόδουλος υἱὸς τοῦ Ἁγίου Νείλου τοῦ Σοφοῦ

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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.