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DAY 9
• The VILNO (Vilnüs) Icon of the Mother of God
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πρόκλος, Ἀπολλώνιος καὶ Ἐφήβιος οἱ Μάρτυρες
Protectors of the body of Saint Valentine of Terni (Interamna) according to his untrustworthy acta, martyred by decapitation.
• Translation of relics of Hieromartyrs KILIAN Bishop of Würzburg, Priest KOLONAT (Colmán) and Deacon TOTNAN (689)
Saint Kilian, also spelled Killian (or alternatively Irish: Cillian; Latin: Kilianus), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (nowadays the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours towards the end of the 7th century. Kilian told the Duke that he was in violation of sacred scripture by being married to his brother's widow, Geilana. When Geilana, whom Kilian had failed to convert to Christianity, heard of Kilian's words against her marriage, she was so angry that, in the absence of the duke, she had her soldiers sent to the main square of Würzburg, where Kilian and his colleagues were preaching, and had him beheaded, along with two of his companions, Colmán and Totnan.
St Kilian is one of the patron saints for sufferers of rheumatism.
• 12 Greek Master Builders of the Dormition Cathedral in the Lavra of the Monastery of the Kiev Caves (1091) in Kiev, Ukraine
The Kiev Caves Icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (May 3) is one of the most ancient icons in the Russian Orthodox Church. The Mother of God entrusted it to four Byzantine architects, who in 1073 brought the icon to Saints Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves. The architects arrived at the monks' cave and asked, "Where do you want to build the church?" The saints answered, "Go, the Lord will point out the place".
"How is it that you, who are about to die, have still not designated the place?" the architects wondered. "And they gave us much gold." Then the monks summoned all the brethren and they began to question the Greeks, saying, "Tell us the truth. Who sent you, and how did you end up here?" The architects answered, "One day, when each of us was asleep in his own home, handsome youths came to us at sunrise, and said, "The Queen summons you to Blachernae." We all arrived at the same time and, questioning one another we learned that each of us had heard this command of the Queen, and that the youths had come to each of us. Finally, we beheld the Queen of Heaven with a multitude of warriors. We bowed down to Her, and She said, "I want to build Myself a Church in Rus, at Kiev, and so I ask you to do this. Take enough gold for three years." We bowed down and asked, "Lady Queen! You are sending us to a foreign land. To whom are we sent?" She answered, "I send you to the monks Anthony and Theodosius." We wondered, "Why then, Lady, do You give us gold for three years? Tell us that which concerns us, what we shall eat and what we shall drink, and tell us also what You know about it." The Queen replied, "Anthony will merely give the blessing, then depart from this world to eternal repose. The other one, Theodosius, will follow him after two years. Therefore, take enough gold. Moreover, no one can do what I shall do to honor you. I shall give you what eye has not seen, what ear has not heard, and what has not entered into the heart of man (1 Cor.2:9). I, Myself, shall come to look upon the church and I shall dwell within it." She also gave us relics of the holy martyrs Menignus, Polyeuctus, Leontius, Acacius, Arethas, James, and Theodore, saying, "Place these within the foundation." We took more than enough gold, and She said, "Come out and see the resplendant church." We went out and saw a church in the air. Coming inside again, we bowed down and said, "Lady Queen, what will be the name of the church?" She answered, "I wish to call it by My own name." We did not dare to ask what Her name was, but She said again, "It will be the church of the Mother of God." After giving us this icon, She said, "This will be placed within." We bowed down to Her and went to our own homes, taking with us the icon we received from the hands of the Queen."
After hearing this account, everyone glorified God, and Saint Anthony said, "My children, we never left this place. Those handsome youths summoning you were holy angels, and the Queen in Blachernae was the Most Holy Theotokos. As for those who appeared to be us, and the gold they gave you, the Lord only knows how He deigned to do this with His servants. Blessed be your arrival! You are in good company: the venerable icon of the Lady." For three days Saint Anthony prayed that the Lord would show him the place for the church.
After the first night there was a dew throughout all the land, but it was dry on the holy spot. On the second morning throughout all the land it was dry, but on the holy spot it was wet with dew. On the third morning, they prayed and blessed the place, and measured the width and length of the church with a golden sash. This sash had been brought long ago by the Varangian Shimon, who had a vision about the building of a church. A bolt of lightning, falling from heaven by the prayer of Saint Anthony, indicated that this spot was pleasing to God. So the foundation of the church was laid.
The icon of the Mother of God was glorified by numerous miracles.
Built in the 11th century, the main church of the monastery was destroyed during the World War II couple of months after the Nazi Germany troops occupied the city of Kiev and the controversial 1941 Khreshchatyk explosions that destroyed the city's main street. According to the Soviet authorities, the temple was destroyed by the advancing German troops, while at the same time German authorities hanged the blame onto the withdrawing Soviet troops who did practiced the tactics of scorched earth and blew up all the Kiev bridges over Dnieper as well as being accused in the 1941 Khreshchatyk explosions. It should be noted that since 1928 the monastery was converted into a museum park by the Soviet authorities and after its return no efforts were provided to restore the church. The temple was finally restored in 1995 after Ukraine obtained its independence and the construction was accomplished in two years. The new Dormition Church was consecrated in 2000.
• Translation (1578) of the relics of Martyrs Rightbelieving Prince MICHAEL 米迦勒 of Chernigov (1245) and his counselor (bojarin) THEODORE 德奥多若 of Chernigov (1245)
The translation of the relics of the rightly believing Prince Michael of Chernigov and his boyar Theodore, tortured by Batu of the Golden Horde on September 20, 1244. At first, pious Russian Christians secretly held their relics. First they were transferred to Vladimir, and then to Chernigov, and from there, after the transfer of Chernigov to the authority of the Poles in the year 1572. On February 14, Tsar Ivan Vasiljevich the Terrible transferred them to Moscow. Now they repose (since 1774) in a secret place in the Moscow Holy Archangels Cathedral in the Kremlin.
• MM VITALIS, FELICULA (also Fechula) and ZENO at Rome
• ISIDORE and his sister MATRONA known as the Companions of Sana
• MM BASSUS, ANTONY & PROTOLICUS cast into the sea at Alexandria, Egypt. Some ancient accounts add 9 fellow-sufferers to this group
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Βάσσιος, Ἀντώνιος καὶ Πρωτόλικος οἱ Μάρτυρες
• MM CYRION a priest, BASSIAN a lector, AGATHO an exorcist, and MOSES a layman, of Alexandria; listed together because all perished at the stake
• MM DIONYSIUS and AMMONIUS beheaded, probably at Alexandria, Egypt
• Sainted RAPHAEL 拉法伊尔 Hawaweeny (1860-1915) bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, vicar of the Northern-American diocese, and head of the Antiochian Levantine Christian Greek Orthodox mission. He was the first Orthodox Christian bishop consecrated on American soil
• New Hieromartyr NIKOLAOS of Trebizond, Bishop of Amisos (1920)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ἐκ Τραπεζούντας
• New Hieromartyr ONISIMUS 阿尼西母 (Michael Pylajev) bishop of Tula (1876-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted in Archangelsk
• New Hieromartyr deacon TRIFON 特里丰 Rodonezhskij (1938)
• Repose of Archimandrite BARSANUPHIUS of Valaam and Morocco (1952)
May the Lord be merciful to the ever-memorable servant of God, blessed Barsanuphius, and give him rest in Abraham's bosom, and number him among the just.
• Repose of Righteous BARBARA Arkhangelskaya, the Recluse of Ufa (1966)
May the Lord be merciful to the ever-memorable servant of God, blessed Barbara, and give him rest in Abraham's bosom, and number him among the just.
• Repose of Elder EPHRAIM of Katounakia (1998)
May the Lord be merciful to the ever-memorable servant of God, blessed Ephraim, and give him rest in Abraham's bosom, and number him among the just.
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀβραάμης
• Hieromartyr AGATHON of Alexandria
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀγάθων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
• Venerable hermit ANTONINUS of Sorrento (830)
A monk in one of the daughter monasteries of Montecassino in Italy. Forced to leave his monastery by the wars raging in the country, he became a hermit, until he was invited by the people of Sorrento to live among them. He did so as Abbot of St Agrippinus. He is now venerated as the patron saint of that town.
• Venerable AUXENTIUS 阿弗克森提 monk of Bithynia, hermit, presbiter (470)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Αὐξέντιος ὁ ἐν τῷ Ὄρει
He settled on Mount Skopa, which later came to be called Mount St Auxentius. The place of the saint’s efforts was discovered by shepherds seeking their lost sheep. They told others about him, and people began to come to him for healing. Saint Auxentius healed many of the sick and the infirm in the name of the Lord. His disciples built him a tiny wooden hut with one small window through which he could converse with his steady stream of visitors. In the year 451 Saint Auxentius was invited to the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon, where he denounced the Eutychian and Nestorian heresies. Familiar with Holy Scripture and learned in theology, Saint Auxentius easily bested those opponents who disputed with him. After the end of the Council, Saint Auxentius returned to his solitary cell on the mountain. With his spiritual sight he saw the repose of Saint Simeon the Stylite (459) from a great distance. He reposed in peace in 470. A great crowd gathered for his funeral, and his holy relics were taken into the care of a women's monastery whose spiritual Father he had been. He was buried in the Monastery of Saint Hypatius at Rufiananas, Syria. Mount St Auxentius soon became a center of hesychastic life, with seven monasteries.
• Venerable AUXENTIOS the Ascetic, of Mount Katirlion near Nicomedia on the Propontis, Wonderworker (1757)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Αὐξέντιος ὁ ἐν Καρτιλίῳ ἀσκήσας
• Holy bishop CONRAN apostle of the Orkney Islands, especially of Kirkwall (7th c.)
• Repose of Equal to the Apostles CYRIL 基里尔 (named Constantine – upon his assuming of the Schema) the Philosoph, teacher of the Slavs (869)
In the year 862 began the chief exploit of the holy brothers. At the request of Prince Rostislav, the emperor sent them to Moravia to preach Christianity in the Slavic language. Saints Cyril and Methodius by a revelation from God compiled a Slavonic alphabet and translated the Gospel, Epistles, the Psalter and many Service books into the Slavonic language. They introduced divine services in Slavonic. Even today the liturgical language of the Russians, Serbians, Ukranians, and Bulgars is that designed by Cyril and Methodius the two brothers.
• Hosiosmartyr Monk DAMIAN 达弥安 the New of Philotheou, who suffered at Kissavos, Larissa (1568)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Δαμιανὸς ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας
• ELEUCHADIUS Bishop of Ravenna (2rd c.)
A Greek, he was converted by St Apollinaris of Ravenna in Italy and succeeded St Adheritus as third Bishop of that city.
• New Martyr GEORGE 格奥尔吉 the Tailor also called Paizan, of Mitylene, put to death in Constantinople (1693) refused to abandon his Orthodox Christian faith and submit to Islam
Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐκ Μυτιλήνης
• Martyr HYACINTH (Agios Yakinthos) of Crete, a Patron Saint of love, youth and loving couples, the Saint of emotions, remembrance and expectation // JUL 3 //
Agios Yakinthos (Saint Hyacinth) was born in Caesaria of Cappadocia around 98 AD. The ruler of the mighty Roman Empire was Trajan, who fought against the spread of Christianity. Yakinthos worked in Trajan’s service as a cubicularius or chamberlain. When Trajan unleashed his persecution of the Christians, Yakinthos gathered up the courage to reveal to his lord and master that he had embraced the Christian faith. This was to cost him dearly. Trajan considered this a monstrous ingratitude by his hitherto trusted servant Yakinthos, and had him imprisoned. Yakinthos would be released if he ate idol meat, i.e. meat which had been offered in sacrifice to an idol ― in other words if he renounced Christianity. Yakinthos withstood 40 days in prison without food, until on the 41st he departed this life as a Christian martyr, at just 20 years of age.
The saint’s life does not seem to have any direct connection to love or lovers. But let us not forget that the young Yakinthos was martyred for his great love of Christ, Divine Love as it is described in religious writings.
• Venerable hieroschemamonk HILARION 伊拉里雍 the Georgian of Imeretia and Mt Athos (1864)
• Venerable ISAAKIJ 伊撒克 the Recluse of Kiev Caves, from the Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev (1090) Ukraine. The Relics are kept at St Anthony Near Caves of the Lavra
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσαάκιος ὁ Ἔγκλειστος ὁ ἐκ Ρωσίας
The first person in northern lands to live as a Fool for Christ.
• LIENNE (Leone) of Poitiers (4th c.) Confidant of Saint Hilary
• MANCHAN of Mohill
• Venerable MARON (Maro of Beit-Marun) 玛隆 hermit of Syria, desert dweller and Abbot (433) glorified by a gift of healing the sick and casting out devils
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μάρων
• Holy Newly Revealed New Martyr NICHOLAS 尼科拉 of Corinth (1554)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ ἐξ Ἰχθύος τῆς Κορινθίας
• NOSTRIANUS (450) Bishop of Naples in Italy and a valiant opponent of Arianism and Pelagianism
• PAULIEN (660) First bishop of Frankish birth
• Sainted 彼得 PETER II patriarch of Alexandria (380)
• Hosiosmartyr PHILEMON (Philipp) 腓利门 bishop of Gaza (952) who was cast into the midst of a fiery furnace
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλήμων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
• SINEACH of Srath
His place is called Stratha Irenn. There are many names of places in Ireland compounded with Srath or Strath, meaning "a river bottom" or "valley".
• THEODOSIUS (554) Bishop of Vaison in France and predecessor of St Quinidius
• Hieromartyr VALENTINE (270) a priest and doctor in Rome martyred probably under Claudius the Goth and buried on the Flaminian Way. In 350 a church was built over his tomb // JUL 6 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Οὐαλεντίνος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
• Hieromartyr VALENTINE (273) Bishop of Terni (Interamna Nahars) in Italy martyred under Claudius the Goth; the patron of beekeepers, engaged couples, travellers, and young people. He is invoked against epilepsy, fainting, plague, and for a happy marriage // JUL 30 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Οὐαλεντίνος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Τέρνι
Though his memory shines in the darkest age of persecution as one who helped the followers of Jesus, as one who proclaimed the Good News. Out of the night would come a secret message or through the darkness an unknown hand, bringing hope and comfort. We can imagine what it would mean to some imprisoned or tormented spirit, and the thrill it would bring, that someone loved and cared. Valentine was that unknown benefactor, the secret friend of the martyrs, who gloried in the work of their rescue.
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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