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December 1 / November 18
2018 (7527)
MARTYR PLATON OF ANCYRA (302). MARTYR ROMANUS THE DEACON OF CAESAREA AND CHILD-MARTYR BARULAS OF ANTIOCH (303). MARTYRS ZACCHAEUS THE DEACON AND ALPHAEUS, OF CAESAREA IN PALESTINE (303)
Nativity (St Philip's) Fast

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Synaxis of All Saints of ESTONIA
• Holy Nobleborn ALEXANDER 亚历山大 Nevsky 涅夫斯基(Alexis 阿莱克西 in monasticism) Great Prince of Novgorod (1263) // AUG 30 // NOV 14 REPOSE // NOV 23 //
诺夫哥罗德公国大公 Grand Duke of Novgorod
“最伟大的俄罗斯人” the greatest Russian
Άγιος Αλέξανδρος Νιέφσκι
• Hieromartyr ISIDOR of Yourijev (Tartu, Dorpat, Dörpt of Estonia), murdered for deny to accept catholicism, and 72 Martyrs suffered with him, drowned in the river Omovzha (Embach) (1472) // JAN 8 //
• Venerabless BASSA of Pskov-Pechersk (1473) // MAR 19 //
• Venerable JONAH of Pskov-Pechersk (1480) // MAR 29 //
• Venerable SERAPION of Pskov, and Spaso-Yeleazarovsk (1482) // MAY 15 // SEP 7 //
• Hosiosmartyr Abbot CORNELIUS of Pskov-Pechersk (1570) // FEB 20 //
• Hieromartyr ARSENIUS (Alexander Matsejevich), metropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl who protested against the confiscation of the church's land (1697-1772) deprived of his office and was imprisoned in a fortress until his death // FEB 28 //
• Righteous presbyter JOHN of Kronstadt, Wonderworker (1908) // DEC 20 //
Widely venerated as a saint even during his lifetime, Father John is known for his spiritual gifts of powerful prayer, healing, spiritual insight and great love for all people. He also reawakened the Russian Orthodox Church to the Apostolic tradition of receiving Holy Communion at every Divine Liturgy. For this reason he is most commonly portrayed holding a Communion chalice.
• Holy Priestmartyr JOHN 约安 Kochurov of Chicago and St Petersburg (1871-1917) Missionary in America First Clergy and 1st Hieromartyr of the Russian Revolution of Russia's atheist yoke // OCT 31 //
He was born in Russia in 1871, and as a young priest was sent to America as a missionary. There he worked zealously (he was instrumental in the building of the Orthodox cathedral in Chicago) until he was called back to Russia just before the October Revolution in 1917. Only 6 days after the Bolsheviks seized power, he was beaten to death in the street by a gang of Bolshevik sailors in Tsarskoye Selo near St Petersburg. Thus he became the first of countless Priestmartyrs of Russia's atheist yoke.
• New Hieromartyrs ALEXANDER Volkov and DIMITRIUS Chistoserdov of Ivangorodsk (1918) // DEC 26 //
• New Hieromartyr SERGIUS Florinskij, of Rakvere (Wesenberg) in Estonia (1918) // DEC 17 // JUN 19 //
• New Hieromartyrs PLATON (Paul Kulbush), bishop of Reval (Tallin), MICHAEL Blejve and NICHOLAS Bezhanitskij, archpriests (1919) // JAN 1 //
• Sainted AGAPHANGEL (Alexander Preobrazhenskij), Confesssor, metropolitain of Yaroslavl and Rostov (1923) // OCT 3 //
• New Hieromartyr NICHOLAS Sijmo, presbiter of Kronstadt (1931) // APR 5 //
• New Hieromartyr KARP El’b, presbiter, archpriest (1937) // SEP 11 //
● • Holy Martyrs ROMANUS 罗玛诺 a native of Palestine, a deacon and an exorcist of the Church of Caesarea, under Emperor Diocletian, and zealously preached the Gospel in Antioch (305), and beheaded child-martyr BARULAS (Varulus) 瓦如拉 who declared for Christ (303) at Antioch
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ῥωμανός
Τὸ Ἅγιο Νήπιο
• Martyrs ZACCHAEUS 匝克亥 the Deacon of Gadara, and ALPHAEUS 阿尔斐 the Reader of Caesarea, in Palestine (303) beheaded
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζακχαῖος
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλφαῖος
• M ORICULUS and his sisters, VMM ORICULA and BASILISSA (also Vasilissa), at Rennes (430) and companions Martyrs under the Arian Vandals near Carthage in North Africa
• Translation of the relics of Venerable Martyr COSMAS of Vatopedi (1276) // DEC 5 // and commemoration of the Athonite Holy Martyrs of Karyes With Him
• Holy New Martyrs ANASTASIUS 阿纳斯塔西 of Paramythia in Epirus, by beheading (1750), and monk DANIEL 达尼伊尔 of Corfu (1764) the former muslim whom he converted
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀναστάσιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας
● NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Hieromartyr NICOLOS Vinogradov, presbiter, archpriest, confessor (1870-1948) of Yaroslavl
● • Venerable AMANDUS (708) succeeded St Aigulphus as Abbot of Lérins in France in 676
• Venerable ANSELM Abbot of Lérins (750)
• Venerable ANSELM Abbot of Lérins (later in the 8th c.)
• Venerabless ALDA (also Aude) of Paris and Meaux in France (6th c.)
• Venerable BASIL a hermit
Ὁ Ὅσιος Βασίλειος
• Hieromartyr CONSTANT priest-hermit at Lough Erne in Ireland (777) died in circumstances which led to his veneration as a martyr
• Repose of Venerabless HELENA Devochkina, Schemanun and 1st Abbess of Novodevichij Monastery of Moscow (1547)
• Tr.Rel. of EUSEBIA (Ysoie, Isoie or Eusoye) Abs. of Hamage (6th c.)
• FERGUS Bishop of Glamis, Scotland
• Translation of the relics of Sainted FRIGIDIAN of Lucca, monk, Bishop of Lucca (588)
• Venerable KEVERNE a hermit (6th c.) a friend of St Kieran or Piran in Cornwall
• Venerable MAWES (Maudetus, Maudez) 玛威斯 bishop in Cornwall and Brittany (6th c.) born in Wales, he lived as a hermit near Falmouth in Cornwall, where a village is named after him. Later he went to Brittany where he is known as St Maudez and where many churches are dedicated to him
• Venerabless MABYN (Mabenna or Mabon), Abs., Pat. of St Mabyn’s Church, Cornwall (6th c.)
• Hieromartyr MAXIMUS of Mainz, the 19th Bishop of Mainz in Germany from 354 to 378 (451) suffered greatly at the hands of the Arians
• MIADHNAT of Killucan in Westmeath
• MOMBLE of Lagny
• Venerable MUMMOLUS (Mumbolus, Momleolus, Momble) (690) born in Ireland, he was a companion of St Fursey whom he succeeded as Abbot of Lagny in France
• Venerable NAZARIUS a monk and Abbot of Lérins in France (600)
• NOAH (Noe, Nuh) the Patriarch
Son of Lamech, and ninth patriarch of the Sethite line, who, with his family, was saved in the Ark from the Deluge, dying 350 years later at the age of 950. Father of Sem, Cham and Japhet.
• Venerable ODO 奥铎 of Aquitain, abbot of monasteries, namely, Cluni, Massay, and Deols (942) buried in the church of St Julian; but the Huguenots burnt the greatest part of his remains
• Holy Martyr PLATO 普拉同 of Ancyra in Galatia (306) brother of the holy Martyr Antiochos the Physician (16 July)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πλάτωνας
• Martyr ROMANUS (298) of Palestine
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας ἀπὸ τὴν Παλαιστίνη
• Martyr ROMANUS 罗玛诺 who suffered under Maximian (305)
• Venerable Abbot RONAN of Drumshallon (665)
• RONAN of Dromiskin, abbot of County Louth (7th c.) a victim of the dreaded Buidhe Chonaill plague of the 660
• Sainted RUMPHARIUS (Romacharius) Bishop of Coutances (586)
• Translation of the relics of SEVERUS Bishop of Trier (450)
• Hosiosmartyr THEOFRED (Theofrid, Chaffre), abbot in Monastier-St-Chaffre (732-752)
• Venerable THOMAS of Emesa (551) Oikonomos of a monastery near Emesa, Fool for Christ's sake
• WINNEN Bishop in Scotland
● • Dedication of the Basilicas of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (324)

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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.