συνοδικός
April 20 / April 7
2018 (7526)
• The BYZANTINE Icon of the Mother of God appeared on 7 April 732. It was transferred to Russia from Rome // APR 7 // MAY 1 //
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ρουφίνος καὶ Ἀκυλίνη οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοὶς διακόσιοι Μάρτυρες
The Holy Martyr Rufinus the Deacon, the Martyress Acelina and with them 200 Soldiers suffered in about the year 310 in the city of Sinope on the Black Sea during the reign of the emperor Maximian (305-311). When the holy deacon Rufinus was put into prison for confessing the Christian faith, the martyress Acelina showed concern. For this she was also placed under guard. In prison they converted to Christ by their miracles 200 soldiers, and all of them together were beheaded by the sword.
• 13 Martyrs: EPIPHANIUS a bishop in North Africa, DONATUS, RUFINUS and Companions
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐπιφάνιος, Ρουφίνος καὶ Δονάτος οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς μαρτυρήσαντες
• Monks LLEWELLYN (LLywelyn) and GWRNERTH (6th c.) from Wales who lived in Welshpool and later on Bardsey
• PROCOPIOS and PETER
• Repose of Schemamonk AGAPITUS the Blind of Valaam (1905)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀγαπητὸς ὁ Τυφλός
• New Hieromartyr ALEXEJ Andronnikov, Priest (1918)
• Sainted TIKHON (Vasily Belavin) of Moscow and Enlightener of North America (1865-1925)
Perhaps the saint’s own words can best sum up his life: "May God teach every one of us to strive for His truth, and for the good of the Holy Church, rather than something for our own sake. "
• New Hieromartyr ARCADIUS 阿尔喀迪 Dobronravov, presbiter, archpriest (1868-1933)
• Martyress EUDOCIA 艾弗多基亚 Pavlova, novice (1876-1939) day of death in Siblag KZ, Novosibirsk
• SAVVAS the New of Kalymnos (1862-1948) the patron saint of the Greek island of Kalymnos, where he lived during the last twenty years of his life as the priest and spiritual father of the nuns of the Convent of All Saints. He was a great ascetic, confessor, Icon painter, and miracle-worker // MAR 25 //
Ὁ Ὅσιος Σάββας ὁ Νέος ὁ ἐν Καλύμνῳ
• JUSTIN (Blagoje Popovic) of Chelije in Serbia (1894-1979) an Eastern Orthodox theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, Dostoyevsky scholar, a champion of anti-communism, a writer, and a critic of the pragmatic church (ecclesiastical) life // MAR 25 //
• BRYNACH (Bemach, Bemacus, Bernach, Bernacus, Brenach or Bryynach the Irishman) of Carn-Engyle, of Wales (5th c.)
Brynach was an Irishman who settled in Wales, where he built a hermitage and a church at a place called Carn-Engyle (Mountain of Angels) overlooking the Nevern (Pembrokeshire). Traditionally, the place received its name because Brynach was in constant communication with the angels. He built a cell and church at a place called Carn-Englyi (Mountain of the Angels), overhanging Nefyn in Gwynedd in Wales. His church became the principal church of the district. Some authors identify him with Saint Brannock of Braunton.
• Martyr CALLIOPUS 卡利奥普 at Pompeiopolis in Cilicia (304) who was crucified on Great Friday
Ὁ Ἅγιος Καλλιόπιος ὁ Μάρτυρας
Calliopus was martyred at Pompeiopolis, Cilicia, by being crucified upside down under Maximian (Diocletian) because of his fidelity to the Cross.
卡利奥普的父亲是庞菲利亚的佩尔加的元老，在经过恒切的祷告之下，上帝赋予了他唯一的儿子。在卡利奥普年幼时期，他虔诚的母亲特奥克雷亚就教导他尊崇上帝，并过圣洁的生活。在马克西米安皇帝在位期间开始了可怕的迫害运动，当时的卡利奥普尚且年轻。为了使卡利奥普逃脱死亡，他的母亲将他放在小船上，给了他一些钱，并眼看着他前往庞培波利斯的方向。不管怎样，上帝通过他的天意有另外的安排。当小船抵达庞培波利斯时，正好那里举行一个多神教的庆典活动。当时卡利奥普拒绝参加这可笑的聚会，在群众的坚持下，卡利奥普被推到了指挥官玛克西默面前，在这个指挥官面前卡利奥普宣告了他是基督徒。指挥官命令用铅制的丝条鞭打卡利奥普，并在火上烧烤他。遍体鳞伤的卡利奥普最后被投入了监狱。在得知儿子遭受的不幸后，特奥克雷亚将全部财产送给了穷人，带上一点点的钱来监狱看望儿子。来到监狱之后，特奥克雷亚跪倒在儿子面前，为儿子包裹伤口。最后，指挥官宣布了最后的刑罚，将卡利奥普钉死在十字架上。母亲的心悲喜交加，当卡利奥普被带到刑场上时，他的母亲偷偷地塞给刽子手五个金币，请求他们在施刑时不要象主耶稣受刑时那样，而要头脚倒置的方式。特奥克雷亚这样作完全是出于在主面前谦卑的缘故。就在圣星期四这一天，卡利奥普被钉死在十字架上，头朝下，脚朝上。他的母亲站在十字架下面，不断地赞美上帝。第二天，当卡利奥普的尸体从十字架上被放下来的时候，母亲扑倒在他的尸体上，随同他的儿子离开了这个世界。由此，他们母子二人共同前往荣耀的宝座面前，当时为公元304年。
• Venerable DANIEL 但以理 Abbot of Peryaslavl-Zalesski (1540) founder of St Daniel Monastery// APR 7 // JUL 28 // DEC 30 //
Ὁ Ὅσιος Δανιὴλ τοῦ Περεγιασλάβλ
达尼伊尔有一个独特的修行方式，这就是照顾死人。他只要听说有人冻死或是其他方式的死亡，就会匆忙赶至为死人进行安葬，并向上帝为这死人作祷告。达尼伊尔于公元1540年平安离世，他的圣髑保存完好。
• FINAN (Finnian) (6th c.) born in Munster in Ireland, he was a disciple of St Brendan, at whose wish he founded and governed a monastery at Kinnitty (Cean-e-thich) in Offaly of which he is the patron
• GABRIEL Archbishop of Ryazan and Zaraisk (1862)
• Sainted GEORGE 格奥尔吉 Patriarch of Jerusalem (807)
• GEORGE 格奥尔吉 the Confessor, Bishop of Mitylene, exiled to Kherson (820)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Σημειοφόρος Ἐπίσκοπος Μυτιλήνης
Bishop George of Mitylene, Lesbos Island, is called 'the Younger' because two of his predecessors in that see and century, also named George, are venerated as saints.
通过长久和艰苦的修行，格奥尔吉达到了伟大的美德，由此，格奥尔吉被选为米特雷内的都主教。这位圣人谨慎且热情地牧养他的信众，直到年纪老迈为止。亚美尼亚人莱翁皇帝在位期间开始对基督徒进行迫害，捣毁了很多圣像，并传召年迈的格奥尔吉到君士坦丁堡出席由他召集的主教会议，目的就是禁止敬拜圣像。格奥尔吉不但拒绝莱翁王的旨意，还同其他勇敢的主教们一起捍卫圣像。由此，他遭到了莱翁王的嘲笑，并被流放到赫尔松。在流放期间，格奥尔吉在那里忍受了身体上的一切苦难和折磨，渡过他的后半生。格奥尔吉于公元816年魂归天国，得以进入永生。由于他的神圣和对主耶稣伟大的爱，格奥尔吉在生前和死后都拥有施行奇迹的能力。
• Venerable hieromonk GERASIMUS 格拉息默 of Byzantium (1739) of Patmos
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ὁ Βυζάντιος
• Hosiosmartyr GIBARDUS (Gibert) (888) Abbot of Luxeuil in France during the invasion of the Huns
Abbot Gibardus of Luxeuil was murdered during the invasion of the Huns. He and his monks fled the abbey into the Vosges mountains but the barbarians found and killed them. Gibardus is venerated at Martinville in the Vosges.
• GORAN (Woranus) of Cornwall (8th c.) friend of Saint Patrick, lived at Bodmin before St Petroc and several churches are dedicated to him in Cornwall
• Venerable GREGORY 格里高利 the Sinaite (1346) a great neptic father and teacher of noetic prayer to Mount Athos and the Balkan people
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Σιναΐτης
这位伟大的圣人是西奈山和圣山阿托斯的修行者（8月8日）。
• HEGESIPPUS the Chronicler, of Palestine (180) a Jew born in Jerusalem, he spent twenty years of his life in Rome. He is considered to be the father of Church History but only a few chapters of his work remain
Saint Hegesippus was by nation a Jew who joined the Church of Jerusalem, when the disasters attaining his unhappy land opened his eyes to see their cause. His writings were known to Saint Jerome and Eusebius and were praised by them and by all of antiquity. Saint Hegesippus journeyed to Rome, stopping to visit all important churches along his way, afterwards remaining there for nearly twenty years, from the pontificate of Pope Saint Anicetus to that of Saint Eleutherius. During the time of the latter he returned to the Orient, where he died at an advanced age, probably in Jerusalem in the year 180, according to the chronicle of Alexandria. Saint Hegisippus wrote in the year 133 a history of the Church entitled Memoirs, which was composed of five books and covered the time from the Passion of Christ until that year, that is, one hundred years; the loss of this work, of which only a few fragments remain, is extremely regretted. In it he gave illustrious proofs of his faith, and placed in evidence the apostolic tradition, proving that although certain men had disturbed the Church by broaching heresies, yet even to his day no episcopal see or individual church had fallen into error. This testimony he gave after having personally visited all the principal churches, both of the East and the West, with the intention of gathering all authentic traditions concerning the life of Our Lord and of the Apostles.
• LEUCIUS 莱弗基 Abbot of Volokolamsk (1492)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Λεύκιος ἐκ Ρωσίας
• Venerable NILUS 尼尔 Abbot of Sora (1403-1508) founder of Sora Skete, Belozersk
尼尔是俄罗斯教诲伟大的神父之一。他是俄罗斯斯切特修行生活的创始人。他于公元1508年平安地魂归天国。他的圣髑被安置在索斯基修道院中。他的有关斯切特修行生活规则是修士灵修生活的至高无上的典范。
• Hieromartyr priest PELAGIUS of Alexandria, Egypt
• Hieromartyr priest PELEUSIUS of Alexandria
• ROS of Downpatrick
• RUISEN of Inis-Picht, modern Spike Island, County Cork
• RUSSEUS (Russenus) the son of Rodan, who was one of St Columba's companions, when his first missionary expedition to Britain was undertaken • Sainted SATURNINUS Bishop of Verona in Italy (356)
• Venerable SERAPION 塞拉彼雍 the Syndonite, monk of Egypt (356)
The Monk Serapion lived during the 5th Century in Egypt. He was called the Syndonite-wearer since he wore only a coarse linen garb, called a "syndon". From the time of his youth the monk lived, like the birds of the sky, not having a shelter, and for several days at a time he did not eat, not having the means to buy bread. He gave away his syndon-garb to a beggar, shivering from the cold, and he himself remained half-naked. A certain Greek philosopher, wanting to test the non-covetousness of the monk, one time gave the monk a gold coin and kept an eye on him. The saint went to the bread market, bought with it one loaf of bread, gave the merchant the gold coin and left, having no regard for the exchange value of the money. Saint Serapion by a special path led many on the way of salvation. One time he gave himself over into slavery to a Greek actor, whom he saw fit to convert to Christ. The actor, imitating the example of the holy life of the saint, believed and was baptised together with all his family. He besought Saint Serapion to remain with him not as a servant, but as a guide and friend, but the monk withdrew, not taking any of the money offered him. Having set off to Rome, Saint Serapion got on a ship, but paid nothing to the ship-owners. At first they began to reproach him for this, but noticing that the elder had gone five days already without eating, they began to feed him for the sake of God and in this they fulfilled the command of the Lord. At Rome the monk continued to wander about, going from house to house, having nothing, gathering together only but spiritual wealth for himself and for his neighbour.
• Uncovering (1517) of the relics of Saint SERAPION Archbishop of Novgorod (1516) • Repose of Schemamonk THEODORE of Svira (1822)
• THEOCLEIA (also Theoclea and Theoclia) of Perga in West Pamphylia, W. (4th c.) mother of St Calliopius
Calliopius was the only son of a senator from Pamphylia and his wife Theoclea, who had long prayed to God for a child. The devout Theoclea reared her son in purity of life and love for God from infancy. When persecution of Christians broke out under Maximian, Theoclea put Calliopius aboard a ship bound for Pompeiopolis to save him from the persecutors. But Calliopius, as soon as he disembarked, encountered a pagan festival, where he was arrested when he refused to make sacrifice to the idols. Brought before the governor Maximus, he freely confessed that he was a Christian. For this he was cruelly tortured and thrown into prison. His mother, hearing of his torments, sold her goods and hurried to comfort him and encourage him in his martyrdom. Calliopius was sentenced to death by crucifixion, as it happened on Holy Thursday; but the holy Theoclea bribed the officials to postpone the execution by one day, so that her son might imitate the Lord's Crucifixion on the day that He endured it; she also prevailed upon the torturers to crucify Calliopius upside-down (like St Peter) in humility toward the Lord. When her son's lifeless body was taken down from the cross, Theoclea cast herself upon it and died.
• Bisjop VILLICUS of Metz (568) governed the see of Metz from 543 to 568. He was praised for his virtues by Venantius Fortunatus
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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