• συνοδικός • February 6 / January 24 •

συνοδικός

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February 6 / January 24
2018 （7526）

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Commemoration of the Seven Venerable Saints of Philotheou Monastery:
• Venerable PHILOTHEUS the Founder and master builder of the Philotheou Monastery of Mt Athos (10th c.)
• THEODOSIUS, Igumen and Metropolitan of Trebizond
• DIONYSIUS and SYMEON
• DOMETIOS the Hesychast
• DAMIANOS
• Hieromartyr COSMAS of Aetolia, Equal to the Apostles
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• Hieromartyr BABYLAS patriarch of Antioch, URBAN, PRILIDIAN & EPOLONIUS (250)
• Hieromartyr FELICIAN 斐利基安 bishop of Foligno in Italy, tortured, scourged, and died at the age of 94 just outside Foligno while being conveyed to Rome for his execution for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods (250/254) & Virgin Martyress MESSALINA received the veil from Felician, ministered to him so tenderly during his imprisonment that she too was arrested and clubbed to death when she too refused to sacrifice to idols
Born in Foligno in Italy, he was consecrated bishop and cared for his diocese for over fifty years, enlightening the whole of Umbria. He was arrested under Decius and died on his way to martyrdom in Rome.
• Holy Hieromartyr priest and hermit BABYLAS 瓦维拉 of Sicily, suffered for Christ with 2 of his disciples Hosiosmartyrs TIMOTHY 提摩太 and AGAPIUS 阿伽彼 (284)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Βαβύλας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ μαθητὲς αὐτοῦ Τιμόθεος καὶ Ἀγάπιος
• Martyrs PAUL 保罗, PAUSIRIUS 帕弗西里 and THEODOTIAN 德奥多提安 of Egypt (303)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Παῦλος, Παυσίριος καὶ Θεοδοτίων οἱ Αὐτάδελφοι Μάρτυρες
• Martyrs MARDONIUS, MUSONIUS, EUGENE & METELLUS (305) burned at the stake somewhere in Asia Minor
• Martyrs HERMOGENES and MENAS (Mamas, Mamatos)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐρμογένης καὶ Μηνᾶς οἱ Μάρτυρες
• HERMOGENES and PHILEMON Bishop of Karpathos
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐρμογένης καὶ Φιλήμων Ἐπίσκοπος Καρπάθου
• Hieromartyr PHILIPPICUS the Presbyter and the Martyr BARSIMAEUS (Barsimos) 瓦尔西迈 of Syria and his 2 brothers beheaded by sword for their confession of faith in Christ
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλιππικὸς ὁ Πρεσβύτερος
Ὁ Ἅγιος Βάρσιμος καὶ τὰ δύο ἀδέλφια του
• Venerabless XENIA (Ksenia, Xene, Eksani; in Baptism Eusebia or Evsevia) 克塞尼亚 the Merciful of Rome, Cos and Mylasa in Caria, Asia Minor, deaconess (450/457) and her 2 Maidservants (5th c.)
Ἡ Ἁγία Ξένη
She was the daughter of a noble Christian family in Rome, and was named Eusebia in Baptism. Though she desired to offer up her virginity to Christ, her parents arranged a marriage for her against her wishes. On her wedding night, she secretly fled the city, accompanied by two slaves, and took ship for Alexandria. When she reached the island of Kos, she changed her name to Xenia (Stranger), and prayed to God that, as he had sent the Apostle Paul to St Thecla (see September 24), he would send her a true guide on the path to salvation. Soon a holy Elder named Paul found her and made her his spiritual child. He took her and her two companions to Mylassa in Caria (where he later became Bishop), and established them in a monastery there. Xenia built a small oratory in honor of the protomartyr Saint Stephen and founded a woman’s monastery. Soon after this, Bishop Paul of Milassa made Xenia a deaconess, because of her virtuous life. The saint helped everyone: for the destitute, she was a benefactress; for the grief-stricken, a comforter; for sinners, a guide to repentance. She possessed a deep humility, accounting herself the worst and most sinful of all. And, with her two companions and some other virgins who had joined them, consecrated themselves to the practice of virtues. For many years they lived the Angelic Life very fully, and Xenia reposed in peace at an advanced age. At her funeral, a luminous cross appeared in the sky over the procession, following the burial party and disappearing only when the Saint's body was buried. Many of the sick, having touched to the remains of the saint, received healing.
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NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Martyr NICHOLAS Tsykura, steward of bishop's house (1918) day of martyrdom, murdered by shot of revolver
• New Hieromartyr presbiter VLADIMIR Fokin (1919) day of martyrdom, shoted and pierced in selo Lodocnhaya of Krasnojarsk
• Repose of Blessed VALENTINA Sulkovskaja, of Minsk (1888-1966)
• Repose of Bishop NEKTARY Kontzevitch of Seattle (1983)
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• AMAND of Maastricht (584-675) the Patron Saint of all who produce beer: brewers, innkeepers and bartenders. He is also the patron of vine growers, vintners and merchants, and of Boy Scouts
• Translation (632) of the relics of Hosiosmartyr ANASTASIUS 阿纳斯塔西 the Persian (628) // JAN 22 //
Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Ὁσιομάρτυρος Ἀναστασίου τοῦ Πέρσου
After the death of Chozroes, the relics of the Monk Martyr Anastasius were transferred to the Anastasius monastery in Palestine.
• Sainted ARNO (Arn) Archbishop of Salzburg (821)
• Bishop ARTEMIUS (Arthemius) of Clermont (396) an imperial legate who, on his way to Spain, fell sick in Gaul and settled in Clermont in Auvergne in France where eventually he became bishop
• BAODÁN (Batan or Buatan) of Mostrim (Methuis Truim)
• Venerable Abbot BERTRAND (Bertram, Bertran, Ebertram) of Saint Quentin (7th c.) a disciple of St Bertinus, he also helped St Omer enlighten the north of France and Flanders. He later became Abbot of Saint Quentin
• CADOC the Scottish Saint to whom Cambusland is dedicated
• Hieromartyr CADOC (Docus, Cathmael, Cadvael, Codocus) 卡多克 of Wales (580) founder of the monastery of Llancarfan not far from Cardiff in Wales, he later lived as a hermit on an island off the coast of Vannes in Brittany. He returned to Britain and by tradition was martyred by heathen near Weedon in England
Ὁ Ἅγιος Κάντοκ ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας
• VM CHRYSOPLOKE of Patmos (3-4th c.)
Ἡ Ἁγία Χρυσοπλόκη ἡ Μάρτυς
• Venerable DIONYSIUS 迪奥尼西 of Olympus and Mt Athos (1541)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Διονύσιος ὁ ἐν Ὀλύμπῳ
• EREMBERT I (1050) Abbot of Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria
• EXUPERANTIUS (5th c.) born in North Africa, he became Bishop of Cingoli near Ancona in Italy
• Hieromartyr GERASIMUS 革拉息默 bishop of Velikopermsk (Great Perm) and Ust'vymsk (1441)
• Bishop GUASACHT of Granard (5th c.) Son of Maelchu, the master under whom St Patrick worked as a slave in Ireland. Guasacht was converted by Patrick, whom he helped as Bishop of Granard in Ireland
• HELLADIOS the Commentarisius (the prison warden) // JAN 18 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑλλάδιος ὁ Κομενταρήσιος
• Martyr JOHN 约翰 of Kazan (1529)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Μάρτυρας ἐκ Καζάν
• Blessed KSENIA (Xenia Grigorievna Petrova) 克塞尼亚 of St Petersburg, Fool for Christ (1803) Russia
Ἡ Ὁσία Ξένη ἡ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλή
The blessing of God seemed to accompany her wherever she went: when she entered a shop the day's takings would be noticeably greater; when a cabman gave her a lift he would get plenty of custom; when she embraced a sick child it would soon get better. So compassion, before long, gave way to veneration, and people generally came to regard her as the true guardian angel of the city. Miracles, healings and appearances of St Xenia occur to this day, to those who visit her tomb or who simply ask her intercessions. Her prayers are invoked especially for help in finding employment, a home, or a spouse (all of which she renounced in her own life). A pious custom is to offer a Panachida / Trisagion Service for the repose of her husband Andrei, for whom she prayed fervently throughout her life. Those who turn to Saint Xenia in prayer receive healing from illness, and deliverance from their afflictions. She is also known for helping people who seek jobs.
• LUPICINUS 卢彼基诺 of Lipidiaco (500)
• MACARIUS
• Venerable presbiter MACEDONIUS 玛其多尼 Kritophagos (i.o. barley-eater) Syrian hermit and Healer (420/430)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακεδόνιος
• MANACH of Lemonaghan (664)
• Venerable NEOPHYTES 奈奥非特 the Recluse of Cyprus (12th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Νεόφυτος ὁ Ἔγκλειστος ὁ ἐν Κύπρῳ ἀσκήσας
• Venerable Sainted PHILON (Philo) 斐洛 of Carpasia, Bishop of Cyprus (5th c.) exegeted the Pentateuch and the Song of Songs
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φίλωνας ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἐπίσκοπος Καρπασίας τῆς Κύπρου
According to the synaxarion of St Philon, the following moving prayer is attributed to him, no doubt as a prayer for the people of his jurisdiction who were immersed in paganism:
Lord Jesus Christ my God, Who for the salvation of humanity came down to earth and put on the flesh of your servants, and suffered many temptations from the world, and You were crucified, buried and rose again, saving humanity. By Your economy do so again now, that these deluded people may be saved, who were deluded by the devil.
• Repose of Blessed Schemaabbess SOPHIA of Shamordino Convent (1888)
• Hosiosmartyr SURANUS of Sora (580) Abbot of a monastery at Sora near Caserta in Italy, who gave away all the goods of the monastery to refugees from the Lombards. When the latter arrived and found that nothing remained to plunder, they martyred Suranus on the spot
He gave all things, even the herbs out of his garden, to the poor. He was martyred by the Lombards, and his relics were famed for miracles.
• ZAMA (268) The 1st Bishop of Bologna in Italy
• ZOSIMA 佐息玛 of Cilicia, bishop of Babylon in Egypt (6th c.)
• Holy Abba ZOSIMAS of Sidon (5-6th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ζωσιμᾶς
His birthplace was the village of Sidon, close to Tyre of Phoenecia. Abba Zosimas began his ascetic life in a monastery of Tyre, and later moved to the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos beside the Jordan River. In his last years, he founded a monastery close to Caesarea of Palestine. The desert elder’s virtue reached such heights that he was indeed granted the grace of foreknowledge and prophecy. He predicted the earthquake which destroyed the city of Antioch on 29 November 528 although he was more than 400 miles away at the time.
He is not to be confused with the priestmonk Abba Zosimas (April 4) who discovered Saint Mary of Egypt living in the desert of Palestine. • Venerable ZOSIMAS an ascetic of the desert
• Monk ZOSIMAS of Sinai
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• Dedication (5th c.) of the Church of St ZACHARIAS, in Constantinople, founded by St Domnica of Carthage (January 8)
Ἐγκαίνια τοῦ Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ζαχαρία ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλῃ
After praying fervently to the Lord that her monastery be preserved and that God would protect the City, she departed in peace. She continued to work miracles after her repose from her tomb. Once, when the monastery was endangered by fire, Saint Domnica and the Prophet Zechariah were seen driving the flames away from the church.
• Dedication of the Church of the Holy Prophet and Forerunner JOHN the Baptist, near Taurus
Ἐγκαίνεια τοῦ Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Προφήτου, Προδρόμου καὶ Βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου πλησίον τοῦ Ταύρου

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But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise... If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of the world is foolishness with God.

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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.