• συνοδικός • January 31 / January 18 •

συνοδικός

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January 31 / January 18
2018 （7526）

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• Former soldiers Martyrs MOSEUS and AMMONIUS (250) suffered forced labor in the mines before being burned alive at Astas (Asracus) in Bithynia
• VMM ARCHELAÏS (also Archelaus, Archelaa or Archelaia), THECLA and SUSANNA (also Susannah) of Romagna, Nuns beheaded at Salerno of Italy (293)
Three holy virgins of the Romagna in Italy who went to Nola in the Campagna in order to escape death, but there too they were accused of being Orthodox, were tortured, taken to Salerno and beheaded.
• Martyress THEODULA (also Theodulia or Theodule) 德奥杜拉 and her companions: Martyrs HELLADIUS 艾拉迪, BOETHIUS 佛伊提, EVAGRIUS 艾瓦格里 and MACARIUS 玛喀里; at Anazarbus (also Justinianopolis, now Agafli) in Cilicia, Asia Minor (4th c.)
Ἡ Ἁγία Θεοδούλη ἡ Μάρτυς
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἑλλάδιος, Θεόδουλος, Βοήθος, Εὐάγριος καὶ Μακάριος οἱ Μάρτυρες
• Holy Virgin LIBERATA (580) in Como in Italy where with her sister FAUSTINA she founded the convent of Santa Margarita. Both reposed in 580. Their relics are in Como Cathedral
• Blessed Venerables CYRIL (also Kyril) 基里尔 Schemamonk, and his wife MARIA (also Mary) 玛利亚 Schemanun (1337) of Radonezh, parents of St Sergius of Radonezh // JAN 18 // JUL 6 RADONEZH // SEP 28 //
• Monks ILARION, EMILIAN and DIMITRIUS
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NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• New Hieromartyr MICHAEL Kargopolov, presbiter, priest (1919)
• ALEXIS 阿莱克西 Shushania, hieromonk of Teklati, Georgia (1852-1923)
• New Hieromartyr EUGENE Isadskij, presbiter, priest (1879-1930) day of martyrdom
• New Hieromartyr VLADIMIR Zubkovich, presbiter, archpriest of Smolevichi in Belorussia (1863-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted at Minsk
• New Hieromartyr NICHOLAS Krasovskij, presbiter, priest (1876-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo after Taganka prison, Moskow
• New Hieromartyr SERGIUS Lebedev, presbiter, priest (1895-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo after Taganka prison, Moskow
• New Hieromartyr ALEXANDER Rusinov, presbiter, archpriest (1878-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
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• AEDAMAIR (also Aedhamair or Aedamar) Nun at Clogher (5th c.)
• ANA the Recluse of Cluain Grencha
• Sainted ATHANASIUS 阿塔纳西 the Great, Archbishop and Patriarch of Alexandria (373) the defender of the Orthodox dogma of the consubstantial Trinity // MAY 2 TR REL // JAN 18 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Μέγας
• Venerable abbot ATHANASIUS 阿塔纳西 of Syandem and Vologda (1550) a disciple of the Monk Alexander of Svir
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀθανάσιος ἐκ Ρωσίας
• Venerable Righteous monk ATHANASIUS 阿塔纳西 of Novolok (1601) Fool for Christ
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀθανάσιος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός
• Virgin COPPA (Cobba) Daughter of Baedan (5th c.)
• Martyr CYRIACUS
• Sainted CYRIL 基里尔 Archbishop and Patriarch of Alexandria (444) the champion of the dogma of the Incarnation of the Word in Mary's womb // JUN 9 REPOSE // JAN 18 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Κύριλλος Πατριάρχης Ἀλεξανδρείας
St Cyril was the nephew of Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria, who educated him from his youth. He succeeded to his uncle’s position in 412, but was deposed through the intrigues of the Nestorian heretics. He later resumed his See, however. St Cyril presided at the Third Ecumenical Council in 431, which censured the Nestorian blasphemy against the Most Holy Theotokos. His wise words demonstrated the error of their false doctrine. Today we commemorate the flight of Saint Cyril from Alexandria to Ephesus, because it brought much good to the Church of Christ, since the Third Ecumenical Synod took place there and the blasphemous heresies of Nestorius were condemned while Orthodoxy was upheld.
• Venerable CYRIL an Igumen at Kiev (1146)
• DEICOLA (Deicolus, Desle, Dichul, Deel, Delle, Deille) (625) a monk at Bangor in Ireland, he followed St Columbanus to Burgundy in France, where he helped found the monastery of Luxeuil. Later he founded a second monastery in Lure in the Vosges
St Columban once said to him in his youth: "Deicolus, why are you always smiling?" He answered in simplicity: "Because no one can take my God from me."
• Abbot DAY (Dye)
A Cornish church is dedicated to Saint Day.
• Abbot DIARMIS (also known as Diermit, Dermot) (6th c.) the spiritual director and teacher of Saint Kieran of Clonmacnois (f.d. Sep 9) and later abbot-founder of a monastery on Innis-Clotran Island
• Venerable Sainted EPHRAIMIOS Bishop of Mylasa, in Caria (5th c.)
• EPHRAIM 艾弗冷 the Younger (the Philospher) of Georgia (1101) the great writer, translator, philosopher, and defender of the Church
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἐφραίμιος
His achievements in Georgian theological and philosophical writing are immeasurable. The number of his works is almost one hundred, and the subjects cover nearly every branch of theological inquiry. Ephraim even developed his own theory of translation, which later formed the foundation for written composition in the Georgian language. His theory consists of three essential points:
1. A composition must be translated from the original, that is, from the language in which it was first written.
2. The translation must carry the same literal meaning as the original, but accuracy in this regard must not violate the nature of the language into which the text is being translated.
3. A section of commentary that examines all relevant historical, grammatical, and literary issues should be included with the translated text. Ephraim translated five of the works of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, The Ascetic Rules of Saint Basil the Great, the writings of Saint Ephraim the Syrian, commentaries on the Epistles and Psalms, and many other important patristic writings. Among Ephraim the Lesser’s original works, his most significant is An Explanation of the Reasons for the Conversion of Georgia, a compilation of existing essays and his own commentaries on the nation’s conversion.
• 约雅敬 JOACHIM I, Patriarch of Trnovo and Bulgaria (1235)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωακεὶμ ἐκ Βουλγαρίας
• LEOBARDUS (Liberd) 莱奥瓦尔德 of Marmoutier (593) an anchorite in a cell near Marmoutier in Tours, France, where he lived for 22 years under the spiritual direction of Saint Gregory of Tours
• Venerable MARCIAN 玛尔基安 of Cyrrhus in Syria, monk and hermit (388)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μαρκιανὸς
• Metropolitan MAXIM 玛克西默 Archbishop of Wallachia (1546) son of the Serbian Despot Stephen and Despotica Angelina
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάξιμος Ἐπίσκοπος Οὐγγροβλαχίας
• NINNIDH 宁尼德 of Inismacsaint (6th c.)
• Righteous ODILO (Odilio) Herzog of Bayern, monastery founder (748)
• VM PRISCA (also Priscilla) at Rome, where a church is dedicated to her on the Aventine
But according to her acta, which were not written until the 10th century, Prisca was a 13year-old girl who was exposed in the amphitheatre and, to the amazement of all, the fierce lion was loosed upon her, licked her feet. She was therefore returned to prison and beheaded. An eagle watched over her body until it was buried in the catacomb of Priscilla, where a church has been dedicated as titulus Aquilae et Priscae on the Aventine hill since at least the 4th century.
• Monk SILVANUS 西尔瓦诺 of Palestine
Ὁ Ὅσιος Σιλβανὸς ὁ ἐν Παλαιστίνῃ ἀσκήσας
• Martyress THEODOSIA
• Martyr ULFRID (Wolfred, Wilfrid, Wulfrid) (1028) born in England, he became a missionary in Germany and Sweden. He was martyred for destroying an image of Thor
• Hieromartyr VOLUSIAN (496) a married senator who was chosen Bishop of Tours in France and shortly after driven out by Arian Visigoths
• Martyress XENIA (Xene) 塞尼亚 of Cilicia, Greece (400) by fire
Ἡ Ἁγία Ξένη ἡ Μάρτυς

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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.