συνοδικός
January 28 / January 15
2018 （7526）
• Wonderworking Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of TSYLKANI (4th c.) in Kartliti, Georgia
Feast of the Holy Family of Saint Basil the Great // 2ND SUNDAY OF JAN //
Few entire families have been officially celebrated by the Church through the centuries. Of the ancients, two families that quickly come to mind are those of Gregory the Theologian and Basil the Great. These families, beginning with the parents, created an atmosphere in the home that was spiritually healthy, for it was an atmosphere of love for God coupled with love for virtue, philanthropy and hospitality.
BASIL the Great was born about 330 at Caesarea in Cappadocia and reposed in 379. He came from a wealthy and pious family, including his father Saint BASIL the Elder (349), his mother Saint EMMELIA (375), his grandmother Saint MACRINA the Elder (260-340), his sister Saint MACRINA the Younger (330–379) and his brothers Saints GREGORY of Nyssa (334-394), NAUKRATIOS of Mount Nitria (332-358), and PETER of Sebaste (345/7-392). It is also a widely held tradition that Saint THEOSEVIA (335-385) was his youngest sister (though some claim she was the spouse of Saint Gregory of Nyssa), who is also a saint in the Church. There are also about four or five other girls, sisters of St Basil, who flourished in the married life, and the grandfather of St Basil who martyred for the faith.
• Righteous Queens SALOME 撒罗弥 of Ujarma, the wife of Revi, the son of King Mirian; and PEROZHAVRA 裴若德扎弗拉 of Sivnia married to the ruler of the Kartli region (4th c.) the helpers and closest companions of Saint Nino, Enlightener of Georgia. Saint Nino herself had converted them to the Christian Faith
When Saint Nino fell ill in the village of Bodbe, the queens Salome and Perozhavra stood by her bed and wept bitterly at having to part with their beloved teacher and healer. They entreated Saint Nino, who was finishing her last hours on this earth, saying, "Tell us, our Queen, how did you come to our country to free our souls, and where were you raised? Tell us how to continue your good works. You who have delivered us from bondage to the enemy, tell us, what shall we do?" From the information that Saint Nino then related to them, Saints Salome and Perozhavra wrote The Life of Saint Nino, Enlightener of Georgia.
• Holy Virgins MAURA and BRITTA (4th c.) in France
• Holy 6 Hieromartyrs Monks of the Desert (749)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἕξι Πατέρες
• MM MAURA (also Maureen, Moura, Moira, Maíre, Mairin or Mawr), BRIGID (also Britta, Bridget or Brígit) and their brother ESPAIN (also Spanus, Hispadus or Espian), with MM ALDEGUND and her son JOHN, at Balagny-sur-Thérain, near Creil (9th c.)
• Martyrs ELPIDIOS, DANAX, and HELEN
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐλπίδιος, Δάναξ καὶ Ἑλένη οἱ Μάρτυρες
NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• New Hieromartyr BENJAMIN bishop of Romanov (1930)
• New Hieromartyr MICHAEL Samsonov, presbiter, archpriest (1867-1942)
• AITCHE (also Aithche) of Kenry, Pat. of Cill-Aitche, County Limerick
• Venerable ALEXANDER the Ever-Vigilant, founder of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones ("the Ever-Vigilant"), at Gomon, in north-eastern Bithynia (426-427)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀκοίμητος
• Bishop ALISIDIAS (4th c.)
• Martyr ARTSCHIL II King of Georgia (787)
• BARLAAM 瓦拉穆 of Keretsk (16th c.) a priest in the Keretsk area of the Kolsk peninsula on the White Sea
Ὁ Ὅσιος Βαρλαάμ
He was venerated as the patron of White Sea industrial workers and sea-farers. He was glorified by posthumous miracles, saving those in danger of drowning.
• VM BEHNAN (also Behnui, Behnu or Bahanu)
• Hieromartyr BLAITHMAIC (Blathmac, Blaithmale) (823) an abbot from Ireland who went to Scotland and was martyred by the Danes on the altar steps of the church of Iona
• BONITUS (Bonet, Bont) (623-710) born in Auvergne in France, he became Bishop of Clermont. After ten years as bishop he resigned and lived as a monk, reposing in extreme old age
• BREACC Fele of Bealach-fele (7th c.)
• Monk CEOLWULF (Ceowulf, Ceolwulph) (764) King of Northumbria in England, he encouraged monastic life. St Bede dedicated his Ecclesiastical History to him. He ended his days as a monk at Lindisfarne
• DARERCA ingen Cairbre // JAN 15 //
• DARERCA of Ireland (5th c.) sister of Saint Patrick // MAR 22 // • DARERCA of Killeevy (also known as Saint Monenna) (5-6th c.) Abbess of Killeevy, Co Armagh // JUL 6 // • DARERCA of Druim, mother of Bishop Tigernach of Clonmacnoise // APR 4 //
• EMEBERT (Ablebert) (710) a brother of Sts Reineldis and Gudula, he became Bishop of Cambrai in France
• Martyr EPHYSIUS (303) in Sardinia, under Diocletian
• EUGYPPIUS (535) born in North Africa, he was ordained priest at Rome and was a companion of St Severinus of Noricum in Austria, whose Life he wrote
• Venerable GABRIEL 加百列 of Lesnov (980) founder of Lesnovo Monastery near the city of Kratov, Serbia-Bulgaria; companion of Prochorus of Pchinja and St John of Rila
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γαβριήλ
• Sainted GERASIMUS Palladas, patriarch of Alexandria (1714)
• ISIDORE of Scété, Priest and Hermit (391)
• ISIDORE of Alexandria, Priest and Hospitaller (403)
He frequently burst into tears at table, saying: "I who am a rational creature, and made to enjoy God, eat the food of brutes instead of feeding on the bread of angels."
• ÍTA (also Íte, Íde, Itha, Ytha, Issey, Meda, Mida or Dierdre) 伊塔 of Killeedy, County Limerick (570) The Foster Mother of the Irish Saints, The Shining Light of the women of Mumhan
Ἡ Ἁγία Ἴτα ἐξ Ἰρλανδίας
She is second only to St Bridget in popular veneration in Ireland. She was born in Drum in Co Waterford and founded the convent of Hy Conaill in Co Limerick, attracting many to the monastic life. From her youth she loved God ardently and shone with the radiance of a soul that loves virtue. Because of her purity of heart she was able to hear the voice of God and communicate it to others. Despite her father's opposition she embraced the monastic life in her youth. In obedience to the revelation of an angel she went to the people of Ui Conaill in the southwestern part of Ireland. While she was there, the foundation of a convent was laid. It soon grew into a monastic school for the education of boys, quickly becoming known for its high level of learning and moral purity. The most famous of her many students was St Brendan of Clonfert (May 16). Saint Ita once told Saint Brendan that the three things most displeasing to God are: A face that hates mankind, a will that clings to the love of evil, and placing one’s entire trust in riches (Compare Proverbs 6:16-19). The three things most pleasing to God are: The firm belief of a pure heart in God, the simple religious life, and liberality with charity.
• Venerable JOHN 约翰 Kalyvites (The Hut Dweller) (450)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Καλυβίτης ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν πτωχὸς
• LLEUDADD (Laudatus) (6th c.) Abbot of Bardsey in Wales, he accompanied St Cadfan to Brittany
• MALARD (650) Bishop of Chartres in France, present at the Council of Châlon-sur-Saône
• Translation (1791) of Relics of Sainted MAURILIUS Bishop of Angers (453)
• Abbot MAURUS 玛弗若 (584) a monk and deacon, who came into France in the days of king Theodebert, and died the eighteenth day before the month of February
• MAXIMUS 玛克西默 of Nola (250) Bishop of Nola in Italy. He ordained St Felix. During the persecution of Decius he fled to the mountains, where he nearly died of exposure and hunger. He reposed in Nola worn out by the hardships he had endured for the Faith
• Sainted NECTARIUS Tel’atin, Archbishop of Tobolsk (1667)
• Holy Hosiosmartyr PANSOPHIUS 庞索斐 of Alexandria (249-251) fiercely beaten with canes, he died from these beatings
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πανσόφιος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Venerable PAUL 保罗 of Thebes, the 1st Hermit (341)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖος
Through the foresight of God, shortly before the end of the Monk Paul, the Lord revealed about him to the Monk Anthony the Great (17 January), who also asceticised in the Thebaid wilderness. One time a thought came to Saint Anthony, that scarcely was there another so great a wilderness dweller as he, and then he heard a voice: "Anthony, there is a servant of God more accomplished than thee, and he hath settled here in this wilderness before thee. Go further into the remote area and there find him". Anthony went and came to the cave of Saint Paul. A lesson in humility having been taught Anthony, the Monk Paul came out towards him. The elders greeted each other by name, and having hugged they entered into lengthy discussion. During the time of the conversation the raven flew by and brought them both bread. The Monk Paul disclosed to Saint Anthony that his end time was approaching and gave him instruction to bury him. The Monk Paul then expired during the time of prayer, upright on his knees. The Monk Anthony then beheld, how his soul, amidst Angels and prophets and apostles, ascended up to God. Two lions ran out from the wilderness and with their claws dug out the grave. The Monk Anthony buried the holy elder, and having taken his garb of palm leaves, he set out to his own monastery. The Monk Anthony kept this garb as a great holy reminder and put it out only twice a year – on Pascha and Pentecost.
Saint Paul of Thebes, whose Life was written by Saint Jerome, is not to be confused with Saint Paul the Simple (October 4).
• Venerable Monk PROHOR (or Prochorus) 普若霍尔 of Pcinja (Pshina) (993) abbot in Vranski Desert on the river Pchinja in Bulgaria
Ὁ Ὅσιος Πρόχορος
• Monk ROMILUS of Ravanica in Serbia (1376)
• SAWL (6th c.) The father of St Asaph of Wales
• VM SECUNDINA at Rome (250) scourged to death near Rome in the persecution of Decius
Ἡ Ἁγία Σεκουνδίνη
• TARSICIA (also Tarsitia), Anchoress of Rodez (Rodelle or Rouergue), France (600)
• TEATH (also Íta), Pat. of St Teath in Cornwall
Elias and St John the Baptist sanctified the deserts, and Jesus Christ himself was a model of the eremitical state during his forty day’s fast in the wilderness; neither is it to be questioned that the Holy Ghost conducted the saint of this day, though young, into the desert, and was to him an instructor there: but it is no less certain, that an entire solitude and total sequestration of one’s self from human society, is one of those extraordinary ways by which God leads souls to himself, and is more worthy of our admiration, than calculated for imitation and practice; it is a state which ought only to be embraced by such as are already well experienced in the practices of virtue and contemplation, and who can resist sloth and other temptations, lest instead of being a help, it prove a snare and stumbling-block in their way to Heaven.
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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