• συνοδικός • January 30 / January 17 •

συνοδικός

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January 30 / January 17
2018 （7526）

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• MM SPEUSIPPUS, ELEUSIPPUS, MELEUSIPPUS & LEONILLA; TURBO; JONILLA and her infant son (175)
Ἡ Ἁγία Ἰουνίλλα καὶ τὸ βρέφος της Τούρβων
• GENULFUS (Genou) and GENITUS (3rd c.) monks who lived in Celle-sur-Naton in France
• Hermits ACHILLAS (Achilleus) 阿希利斯 the Confessor, hermit of Egypt (427) and AMOES (4th c.) in Egypt and are called "the flowers of the desert"
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀχιλλᾶς
• Holy Nobleborn Pious Emperor THEODOSIUS 德奥多西 the Great (395) Emperor of Constantinople spreading the Christian Faith throughout the world, and his wife St PLACILLA (also Plakilla, Flaccilla, Flacilla or Aelia Flavia Flaccilla) (400)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεοδόσιος ὁ Μέγας ὁ βασιλεύς
• ANTONY, MERULUS and JOHN (6th c.) monks at St Andrew's on the Coelian Hill in Rome. St Gregory the Great, who was their Abbot, has left an account of their virtues and miraculous power
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NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Repose of Schemaabbot HERMAN of Zosima Hermitage (1923)
• New Hieromartyr VIKTOR 维克多 Evropejtsev, presbiter, priest (1885-1931) day of martyrdom
• New Hieromartyr PAVEL 保罗 Uspenskij, presbiter, priest (1874-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted
• Repose of Archimandrite TIKHON Bogoslovtsev, of Inkerman (1950)
• Repose of Bishop SAVA Sarachevich, of Edmonton (1973)
• VMM MARIA and YELIKONIDA at Khujand, Nuns of Maria Magdalena Church,Tadzhykistan (2005)
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• Our Holy Godbearing Venerable Father ANTHONY 安托尼 the Great, of Egypt, the Father of monks (251-356)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ Μέγας
St Anthony teaches: "Learn to love humility, for it will cover all your sins. All sins are repugnant before God but the most repugnant of all is pride of the heart. Do not consider yourself learned and wise; otherwise, all your effort will be destroyed and your boat will reach the harbor empty. If you have great authority, do not threaten anyone with death. Know, that according to nature, you too are susceptible to death and that every soul sheds its body from itself as the final garment."
• Monk ANTHONY of Martkop, Hermit, monastery founder (6th c.)
• Venerable ANTHONY 安托尼 the New, of Berrhia in Macedonia (10-11th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ Νέος ὁ Θαυματουργὸς
• Abbot ANTHONY 安托尼 the Roman, of Novgorod (1147)
• Venerable ANTHONY 安托尼 abbot of Dymsk, Novgorod (1224)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀντώνιος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Νόβγκοροντ Ρωσίας
• Venerable abbot ANTHONY 安托尼 of Krasny Kholm (i.o. Pretty Hillock) (1481)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος τοῦ Κρασνοχόλμκιζ
• Repose of ANTHONY Bishop of Vologda (1588) Successor of Joseph of Volokolamsk
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀντώνιος Ἐπίσκοπος Βολογκντὰ τῆς Ρωσίας
• Venerable monk ANTHONY 安托尼 of Chernoezersk (1598)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος τοῦ Τσερνοεζέρσκιζ
The Monk Antonii (Anthony) of Chernoezersk founded the Mother of God monastery at BlackLake (Chernoezero) in the Novgorod holdings, not far from the city of Chernopovets. The monastery was situated on an island of the Schirsk countryside. The monastery twice suffered a complete destruction: in 1581 – from the Lithuanians, and in 1682 – from the Swedes. In 1764 the monastery was closed.
• Venerable ANTHONY (Anthony Kantakouzènos) of Meteora, founder and Abbot of the Monastery of St Stephen at Meteora (15th c.) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος Καντακουζηνός
• ANTONINA
• APOSTOLUS the New
• CLAIRNECH of Druim Bidhg (Druimbide) extending across the plain of Maenmagh, near the town of Loughrea, in Galway county
• Righteous presbiter GAMELBERTUS of Michaelsbuch (800)
• GENULF (also known as Genou, Gengulphus) (250) whose feast is still kept at Cahors, was mentioned in early books, but his existence is now questioned. He was said to be the first bishop of Cahors in Gaul, but it is more likely that he was a hermit
• Holy Neomartyr GEORGE 格奥尔吉 of Ioannina (1838) great wonderworker and healer; Patron Saint of Greek Presidential Guard
Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐξ Ἰωαννίνων
When his Turkish tormentors asked him "What are you?" before pulling up the gallows, George asked that his hands be untied. He made the sign of the cross and said, "I am a Christian and I shall die a Christian. I bow before my Christ and my Lady Theotokos." Then, turning to the Christians who stood there he said, "Forgive me brethren, and God will forgive you."
• JOHN Bishop of Rostov (1213)
• VM JOLENDIS (also Yolendis or Yolaine) at Pleine-Selve, Diocese of Soissons (4th c.)
• Blessed JOSEPH of Freising (764) a monk who in 752 founded the monastery of St Zeno at Isen. In 764 he became third Bishop of Freising in Bavaria, Germany. His relics are in Isen
• Hermit JULIAN Sabas the Elder (377) in Mesopotamia, who received the name "sabas," meaning "the old man" in Syriac, because of his wisdom • Hierodeacon MAKARIOS 玛喀里 of Kalogeras, of Patmos (1737)
Bishops often asked him to write homilies; about sixty of these were published in book form as The Trumpet of the Gospel, which is still widely read today by the faithful.
• MARTYRIOS
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάρτυρας
• Holy Virgin MICA (Micca)
• MILDGYTHA (also Mildgith, Milgith, Milwith, Mildwitha or Mildgitha), Abs. of Eastry (Estrey), Kent (676) The youngest of the three holy virgins of Minster-in-Thanet in England - Milburgh, Mildred and Mildgyth
• Abbot NENNIUS (also known as Nennidhius) (6th c.) a disciple of St Finian of Clonard, reckoned as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
• Hermit PIOR of Egypt (395) a disciple of Saint Antony
• Venerable PHILOTHEOS of Meteora, second founder of the Monastery of St Stephen at Meteora (16th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Φιλόθεος
• Abbot RICHIMIRUS (Richimir) (715) under the patronage of the Bishop of Le Mans in France he founded a monastery, later called Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois after him
• Bishop SABINUS of Piacenza (420) a close friend of Saint Ambrose, who used to send him his writings for editing. While still a deacon Sabinus was sent by Pope Saint Damasus to settle the Meletian schism at Antioch. Sabinus is reputed to have stayed the flood water of the River Po with a written order
• SULPICIUS II (also known as Sulpice or Sulpicius Le Debonnaire) (647) Bishop of Bourges in France from 624 to 647. He devoted himself to the care and defence of the poor and persecuted
• SULPICIUS the Pious, Bishop of Bourges in France

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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.