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συνοδικός

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September 29 / September 16
2018 (7527)
Saturday after the Exaltation
Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross
GREAT-MARTYR EUPHEMIA THE ALL-PRAISED, OF CHALCEDON (304). ST. SEBASTIANA (86). MARTYR MELITINA (2ND C.). MARTYRS VICTOR AND SOSTHENES AT CHALCEDON (304). ST. DOROTHEUS, HERMIT OF EGYPT (4TH C.). MARTYR LUDMILLA (927), GRANDMOTHER OF ST. WENCESLAUS, PRINCE OF THE CZECHS. REPOSE OF ST. CYPRIAN, METROPOLITAN OF KYIV (1406).

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• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos LOOK AT THE HUMBLE (1420)
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “OF THE SIGN” of KAMENKA near Pskov (1426)
● • MM ABUNDIUS, ABUNDANTIUS, MARCIAN a senator and JOHN his son, whom Abundius had raised from the dead (303) martyred in Rome on the Flaminian Way under the Emperor Diocletian who ordered them to be beheaded
• MM LUCY (Lucia or Loukia) a widow, and GEMINIAN (Geminianus or Geminianos) a neophyte, at Rome (303) under Diocletian
• MM VICTOR 维克托尔 and SOSTHENES 索斯特尼 in Chalcedon (304)
• MM EINBETTA, VORBETTA and WILLBETTA (Vilbetta) at Strasbour (450)
• Sisters GUNDELINDIS (Guendelindis) and EINHILDIS (Einhild) Abbesses of Niedermünster, Germany (8th c.)
• MM brothers JOSEPH 约熙福 and ISAAC 伊撒克 (808) in Theodosiopolis (Karnu) in Armenia, today Erzurum in Turkey
• Hosiosmartyrs Monk ROGELIUS and his young disciple SERVUS-Dei (852) martyred in Cordoba in Spain for publicly denouncing Islam
● NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century • Birthday of Passion-bearer ALEXANDER Schmorell (1917-1943) one of five Munich University students who formed a resistance group known as White Rose (Weiße Rose) which was active against Germany's Nazi regime from June 1942 to February 1943, put to death by guillotine at the Munich-Stadelheim Prison
• Translation of the relics (2001) of Righteous archpriest ALEXIS Mechev of Moscow (1923)
• Uncovering of Relics of Venerable KUKSHA (Cosma Velichko) of Odessa, Hiero-Schemamonk of Odessa (1875-1964)
• PIMEN Bishop of Semiretsch (1918) and Martyrs of Vernyj
• Hieromartyr GREGORY Raevskij, presbiter, archpriest, of Tver (1888-1937)
• Hieromartyr SERGIUS Losev, presbiter, priest (1893-1942)
● • Translation (2001) of Relics of Sainted ALEXIS of Moscow (1296-1378)
• Commemoration of AMVROSSY Zertys-Kaminsky, Archbishop of Moscow (1771)
• Martyrdom of BASLANTYA (2-3rd c.)
• Venerable CASSIAN (Kassianos) of Glyfia near Alektora, in Cyprus, ascetic and wonderworker
• Hieromartyr Sainted CORNELIUS Pope of Rome (253)
• CRIOTAN (Critan Certronnach) of Bangor, County of Down (7th c.) Cellarer of Comhgall of Bennchor. Eithne, daughter of Saran son of Colgan, and sister of Ronan, was the mother of Criotan Certronnach; who was so called because he used to divide fairly
• CUNIBERT (680) Successor of St Humbert as Abbot of Maroilles near Cambrai in France
• CYPRIAN (Thascius Cecilianus Cyprianus) (200-258) Bishop of Carthage, beheaded under Valerian
• Repose of CYPRIAN 基普里安 Zamblak, of the Serbs, Metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow (1389-1406) asceticised at Mt Athos
Ὁ Ὅσιος Κυπριανὸς Μητροπολίτης Κιέβου, Ρῶσος
• Venerable DOROTHEUS 多若德奥 the Solitary, hermit in Egypt, presbiter (4th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Δωρόθεος ὁ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ ὁ Ἐρημίτης
• VM DULCISSIMA of Sutri in Italy, Pat. of Sutri
• EBBIOTUS the Studit, monk
• Venerable EDITH 埃迪特 (Editha, Eadida, Egwina, Edyva, Eadgyth or Eadgith) Nun at Wilton, England (961-984) famous for her generosity to the poor and her familiarity with wild animals
She did not leave the world; she never knew it.
• EUGENIA Abs. of Hohenburg (8th c.)
Daughter of Adalbert, Duke of Alsace in France, she succeeded her aunt, St Ottilia, as Abbess of Hohenburg.
• GM EUPHEMIA (Efimia, Eupheme, Ephemia or Evphemia) the All-Praised of Chalcedon (304)
Ἡ Ἁγία Εὐφημία ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς
• Venerable JULIA of Öhren in Trier, Abbess (795)
• LAISREN (Leshareen, Laisre, Molaisre, Molaisse and Laserian) abbot of Menadroichit (600) County Laois
• Martyress LUDMILA (Ludmilla) 路德弥拉 Princess of Czechoslovakia (Czechia) (927) the Grandmother of St Wenceslaus Prince of the Czechs, she was the victim of jealousy and was strangled by hired assassins
Ἡ Ἁγία Λουντμίλα
• MARTIN the Bishop
• Martyress MELITINA (Melitene or Melitine) of Markianopolis in Thrace (138-161)
Ἡ Ἁγία Μελιτίνη ἡ Μάρτυς
• Sainted NINIAN 尼尼安 (Nynia, Ninias, Rigna, Trignan, Ninnidh, Ringan, Ninus, Dinan) of Galloway (432) Bishop, Missionary to Scotland, Apostle to the Picts, Abbot of Candida Casa ("White House") Monastery, Bishop of Whithorn
Ὁ Ἅγιος Νινιάν
• Venerable PROCOPIUS 普若科彼, hermit, Abbot of Sázava (1053)
• Finding of Relics (803) of VM RESTITUTA of Sora, Campania (272)
• ROSWINDA Nun at Hohenburg, France (8th c.)
• Martyress SEBASTIANA (Sebastiane or Sevastiane) 塞瓦斯提亚纳 of Heraclea (86-96) Martyred at Markianopolis in Thrace. Disciple of St Paul the Apostle
• STEPHEN (1026) 3rd Abbot of St Peter in Perugia in Italy

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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.