συνοδικός
February 1 / January 19
2018 （7526）
• Martyrs PAUL, GERONTIUS, JANUARIUS, SATURNINUS, SUCCESSUS, JULIUS, CATUS, PIA and GERMANA (2nd c.) in Numidia in North Africa
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Παῦλος, Γερόντιος, Ἰανουάριος, Σατουρνῖνος, Σακκέσιος, Ἰούλιος, Κάτιος, Πῖος καὶ Γερμανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες
• MM MARINUS (also Maris or Marius) a Persian nobleman beheaded; his wife MARTHA drowned; and their children AUDIFAX and ABBACUM (also Abachum or Habakkuk) beheaded; and those with them at Rome (260/270)
A rich Persian family - husband, wife, and two children - who were converted to the faith and distributed their possessions to the poor. They decided to visit Rome to venerate the tombs of the martyrs even though the Emperor Claudius was persecuting Christians. Claudius ordered his legions to gather Christians in the amphitheater, where they were killed and their bodies burned. The Persian family gathered together the ashes and buried them. For this, the governor Marcian apprehended and tortured the whole family before putting them to death. The three men were beheaded and Martha was drowned 13 miles from Rome at a place now called Santa Ninfa (Nympha). Reverent Christians honored the bodies of these martyrs with respect: They were buried on the Via Cornelia. Thirteen centuries later (1590) their bones were discovered and now lie honored in churches as far apart as Rome, Cremona, and Seligenstaedt in Germany. In art this group generally is represented as a Persian noble family visiting prisoners. Sometimes they may be shown burying Christian martyrs in Rome or being executed with an axe.
• MM GEORGE and Deaconess MERCURIA
• Martyresses PIA and PICARIA together with 38 Christian Martyrs (300) in Karthago
• Hieromartyr BLAITHMAIC (also known as Blaithmac, Blathmac, Blaithmale) of Iona, son of an Irish king, and abbot in the isle of Hij, in Scotland (823) an Irish abbot, who, desiring martyrdom, crossed over to England, which was then prey to the heathen Danes; hacked to pieces by the Danish pirates on the altar steps of the abbey church, to whom he refused to betray the treasures of the church; and Other Monks Martyred with Him by the Danes
NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• New Hieromartyr PETR 彼得 Skipetrov, presbiter, archpriest (1863-1918) day of martyrdom, cruelly murdered by Bolsheviks, at St Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Petrograd
• New Hieromartyr NICHOLAS Vostorgov, presbiter, priest (1875-1930) day of death in central hospital of prison in Solovki KZ of Archangelsk
• Martyr THEODOR Gusev, member of church council of St Nicholas church in Sidorovskoje of Zvenigorod of Moskow (1874-1940) day of death in Jugvostoklag KZ in Blagoveshchensk of Amur
• Repose of Blessed Schemamun ANATOLIA of Diveyevo (1949)
• Venerable Hieroconfessor Abbot EUTHYMIUS Kereselidze (20th c.) Georgia
• Sainted AGRITIUS Patriarch of Antiochia and Bishop of Trier (330)
• ALBERT archbishop of Cashel (7th c.) Ireland; by race an Angle, in speech an angel
• Venerable Monk ANTHONY 安托尼 the Stylite of Martkop, of the Thirteen Syrian Fathers, Hermit, monastery founder (6th c.) Georgia
• Martyr ANTHONY 安托尼 Rawah the Qpraisite (799) Damask
• Hieromartyr Bishop ARCONTIUS of Viviers (8-9th c.) killed by a mob for having upheld the rights of the Church
• Sainted Archbishop ARSENIUS 阿尔塞尼 of Kerkyra, Corfu (953) a Jewish convert who became the first bishop of the church of Corfu; augmented and structured the Rite of the Sacrament of Holy Unction (Anointing with Oil) to its present form
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Κερκύρας
He led a strict ascetic life, and was an highly educated man and reknown spiritual writer. He was glorified by wisdom and by the constant defending of his flock from the unrighteous wrath of the emperor Constantine Porphyrigenitos (780-797). He composed: the Kanon on Anointing with Oil, a Panegyric on the Apostle Andrew, and a Discourse on the Suffering of the Great Martyress Barbara.
• BASSIAN of Lodi (413) born in Sicily, he became Bishop of Lodi in Lombardy in Italy
He was much esteemed by St Ambrose of Milan, with whom he attended the Council of Aquilia (381) and at whose repose he was present (390).
• BLATH (also Bláthnait or Flora) of Kildare (5th c.)
• Translation (935) of the Relics of Bishop BRANWALADER (also known as Branwalader, Branwalator, Brelade, Breward) 布兰瓦拉德尔 in Jersey and of Cornwall and the Channel Islands (6th c.) to Milton Abbey in Dorset, England
King Athelstan, who founded the monastery of Milton in Dorset in England translated relics of the saint there in 935.
• CATELLUS (9th c.) Bishop of Castellamare to the south of Naples in Italy. He is venerated as the main patron-saint of the town
• Martyr CLAUDIUS
• CONTESTUS (510) Bishop of Bayeux in France from 480 on
• Venerable COSMAS of the Monastery of St John Chrysostom, at Koutsovendis, Cyprus
Ὁ Ὅσιος Κοσμᾶς ὁ Χρυσοστόματος
• Holy anchorite DUNCHADH Ua Brain of Clonmacnoise (10th c.)
• VM EUPHRASIA (also Evphrasia) 艾弗福拉西亚 of Nicomedia in Bithynia, Asia Minor (303)
Ἡ Ἁγία Εὐφρασία ἡ Μάρτυς
She was a christian and noted for her beauty. During the time of the Maximian persecution against christians, the governor of the city tried to compel Euphrasia to offer sacrifice to idols; when she refused, he gave orders for her to be beaten, and then given over to a soldier for desecration. The saint prayed tearfully to the Lord that He would preserve her virginity, and God heard her prayer. Saint Euphrasia suggested to the soldier that he help her find an herb, which would protect him from enemy weapons and death. But this herb, she explained, held its power only when received from a virgin and not from a woman. The soldier believed Saint Euphrasia and went with her into the garden. The holy virgin gathered the herb, which lay underfoot, and suggested to the soldier that he try its power on her. She placed the herb to her neck and ordered the soldier to strike forcefully with his sword. Thus her prayer was answered, and the wise virgin offered her soul to God, having preserved her pure virginity.
• Abbot FILLAN (also known as Foelan, Foellan, Foilan, Foillan, Fulan) of Strathfillan (8th c.) son of Saint Kentigerna Hermitess of Loch Lomond // JAN 8 //
• FIRMINUS the 3rd Bishop of Gabales (Gévaudan) in France
• Martyr GERMANICUS of Smyrna (156) a mere youth when he was thrown to the wild beasts in the amphitheater at Smyrna during the public games • Translation of the relics (950) of St GREGORY 格里高利 the Theologian (389)
Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Γρηγορίου Θεολόγου
• Martyr HYPATIUS
• Martyr JANUARIUS
• Abbot LOMER (Launomarus, Laudomarus) (593) a shepherd boy near Chartres in France and then priest, he became a hermit. Disciples came and he founded the monastery of Corbion near Chartres. He lived to be over a hundred
• Our Blessed Venerable Father presbiter MACARIUS 玛喀里 the Great (390) an Egyptian and one of the younger contemporaries of Anthony the Great
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ὁ Αἰγύπτιος ὁ Ἀναχωρητὴς
He lived ninety years, of which he spent sixty in the desert of Skete, where he retired when thirty years old. He commanded the attention of all to such an extent that he was called 'the young old man.' He progressed so rapidly in perfection that at the age of forty he received the grace of expelling demons and of predicting the future. He was also judged worthy of the priesthood.
• Venerable hieromonk MACARIUS 玛喀里 the New, of Alexandria (393/395) together with Macarius the Great, was a disciple of St Anthony
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς
He wrote a Discourse on the Origin of the Soul included in the text of the Annotated Psalter.
• Venerable Bishop MACARIUS of Ierissos, on the Chalkidiki peninsula (395-408)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἱερισσοῦ
• Venerable MACARIUS 玛喀里 the Faster of Kiev Caves, from the Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev (1179) Ukraine. The Relics are kept at St Anthony Near Caves of the Lavra
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ὁ Νηστευτὴς ἐκ Ρωσίας
• Venerable MACARIUS 玛喀里 the Deacon of Kiev Caves, from the Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev (13-14th c.) Ukraine. The Relics are kept at St Theodosy Far Caves of the Lavra
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ὁ Διάκονος ἐκ Ρωσίας
He was distinguished by his lack of covetousness, that he possessed great fervour for the temple of God and he continuously exerted himself in the reading of Holy Scripture and in fasting. According to tradition, he was frequently ill in childhood, and his parents gave a vow to God to offer their son to the Pechersk monastery, if he were made healthy. By his mildness and humility he earned the love of the brethren, who taught him to read and to write. For his piety of life he was raised to the dignity of deacon, and during his life he possessed a gift of wonderworking.
• Venerable MACARIUS 玛喀里 the Roman of Novgorod (1550) // AUG 15 //
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ὁ Ρωμαῖος
• Hierodeacon MAKARIOS 玛喀里 of Kalogeras, of Patmos (1737) the Teacher of the Nation
• Sainted Archbishop MARK 马可 Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1444)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μᾶρκος ὁ Εὐγενικὸς Ἐπίσκοπος Ἐφέσου
• Venerable monk MELETIUS 麦勒提 the Gallesiote, the Confessor of Mt Galesion (1286)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μελέτιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής ὁ Γαλησιώτης
• VM MESSALINA at Foligno in Italy, Protomartyress of Foligno (251)
A holy virgin in Foligno in Italy. She visited Bishop Felician of Foligno in prison, was denounced as a Christian and clubbed to death.
• NATHALAN of Aberdeen (678) born of a wealthy family in Scotland, he became a hermit and was praised for earning his living by tilling the soil, which comes closest to divine contemplation. He became a bishop and lived in Tullicht, Scotland
• PETER the Wonderworker of Argos (925)
• Martyr PONTIAN (169) in Spoleto in Italy under Marcus Aurelius
• REMIGIUS (772) archbishop of Rouen in France from 755 on, worked successfully for the introduction of the Roman rite and chant into Gaul
• Opening (1652) of the relics of Venerable Abbot SABBAS 萨瓦 of Storozhev or Zvenigorod (1407)
• Blessed THEODORE 德奥多若 Fool for Christ from Novgorod (1392)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός τοῦ Νόβγκοροντ
• THEODOTUS Bishop of Cyrene (307-323)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος Ἐπίσκοπος Κυρήνειας
• Commemoration of the miracle wrought by St BASIL the Great at Nicaea, when by his prayer he opened the gates of the Universal (Catholic) church and entrusted it to the Orthodox (370)
Μνήμη Θαύματος Μεγάλου Βασιλείου
While the wicked Emperor Valens was in Nicaea, prominent Arians approached him requesting that he drive the Orthodox from the cathedral and give it to them. The ruler, himself a heretic, forcibly removed the faithful and allowed the dissenters to occupy the building, after which he left for the Imperial City. The entire community of the Orthodox, which was of considerable size, was griefstricken. While matters were in this state, the great helper and protector of all the churches, Saint Basil, arrived in Nicaea. Weeping and lamenting, the flock of true believers informed him of what the Emperor had done. The blessed one comforted them and hurried to Constantinople, where he presented himself to Valens and said, "It is written, 'The King's honour loveth judgment', and Wisdom tells us that 'the King's judgment is righteous'. Why, then, O Emperor, have you pronounced an unjust sentence, expelling the Orthodox from their holy church and giving it to misbelievers?"
The Emperor replied, "Have you come to insult me, Basil? It does not behoove you to speak thus."
"It would certainly behoove me to die for the truth," retorted Basil.
The chief cook of the palace, whose name was Demosthenes, was standing nearby, and wishing to abet the Arian cause, interjected and crudely reviled the saint. "Behold," laughed Basil, "a new Demosthenes, this one an illiterate!" The humiliated cook muttered something, to which the blessed one responded, "Your business is pots and pans, not the dogmas of the Church."
Furious with Basil, but knowing that he had acted wrongly, the Emperor commanded, "Return to Nicaea and judge between the factions, but do not show favoritism to your party."
"If I judge wrongly, send me to prison, expel my co-believers, and give the church to the Arians," said the man of God.
Basil went back to Nicaea with an imperial decree, assembled the Arians, and announced, "The Emperor has given me authority to decide whether you or the Orthodox should have the church you took by force."
The Arians replied, "Judge, then, but as the Emperor would."
"Come, Arians and Orthodox," exclaimed Basil; "we will lock the church! Both sides will affix their seals and set strong guards of men they trust. Then pray for three days and nights, you Arians, and return. If you can open the doors by your supplications, the church will be yours in perpetuity. If you cannot, we shall pray for a single night and go to the church, chanting a Litia. We shall have permanent control of the building if the doors open for us; otherwise, it will be yours again." This proposal pleased the Arians, but the Orthodox were vexed with the saint, protesting that he gave the heretics an unfair advantage out of fear of the Emperor. Nevertheless, both sides agreed, locked the church, sealed it, and set guards. The Arians prayed for three days and nights, but their prayers achieved nothing; so they continued to entreat God's mercy until noon of the fourth day, crying, "Lord have mercy!" When the doors failed to open, they dispersed, hanging their heads in shame. Meanwhile, the great Basil assembled the Orthodox men, women, and children, and led them to the Church of the Holy Martyr Diomedes, outside the city. He celebrated an All-Night Vigil there, then proceeded with the crowd to the cathedral, chanting, "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us." Halting before the portals, he commanded the people, "Raise your hands to heaven and cry with heartfelt ardor, 'Lord have mercy!'" After they had prayed, the saint ordered that there be silence. He made the sign of the Cross over the doors thrice and shouted, "Blessed is the God of the Christians, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages." The people answered, "Amen." Suddenly the earth quaked, the locks broke apart, the bars fell to the floor, the seals split, and the doors flew open, slamming against the wall as though a mighty wind were blowing or a fierce tempest raging. Chanting, "Lift up your gates, 0 ye princes; and be lifted up, ye everlasting gates, and the King of Glory shall enter", Basil hurried into the building with the whole congregation of the Orthodox. After celebrating the divine service, he joyfully dismissed the faithful. Many Arians (who had returned in great numbers to see how matters would end) renounced impiety and joined themselves to the true believers. When the Emperor learned of Basil's judicious handling of affairs and the glorious miracle, he marveled greatly and denounced vile Arianism; nevertheless, blinded by malice, he did not turn to Orthodoxy. Later, he perished miserably. Defeated and wounded in a battle in Thrace, he fled and cowered in a barn full of straw. His pursuers surrounded the building and set it on fire. The Emperor was burned alive, and his soul departed to everlasting flames. The tyrant's demise took place after the death of our holy father Basil, but in the same year.
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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