συνοδικός
December 20 / December 7
2018 (7527)
ST AMBROSE, BISHOP OF MILAN (397). MARTYR ATHENODORUS OF MESOPOTAMIA (304). VEN PAUL THE OBEDIENT. VEN JOHN, FASTER OF THE KYIV CAVES (12TH C.)
Nativity (St Philip's) Fast
• Consecration of the Church of the Theotokos in the district of the Curator (τοῦ Κουράτορος), Constantinople (5th c.)
Ἐγκαίνια Ναοῦ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν τοῖς Κουράτορος
• The Holy Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God of SELIGERSK (1528) brought by the Monk Nil of Stolobensk to the island of Seliger, where the saint pursued asceticism and founded a monastic hermitage
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ὀρθόδοξοι Μάρτυρες ποὺ κάηκαν μέσα σὲ Ναό
• Holy 362 Martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians: Holy 300 Martyrs in Carthage martyred by the Arians, died by the sword rather than submit to Arian baptism, by beheading, under Huneric (477-484); Holy 60 Hieromartyrs Priests, by having their tongues cut out (474-476); Holy 2 Hieromartyrs Priests, under Huneric, by sawing (474-476)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι 300 Μάρτυρες ποὺ μαρτύρησαν στὴν Ἀφρικὴ
Οἱ Ἅγιοι 60 Μάρτυρες ἱερεῖς
Οἱ Ἅγιοι δύο Μάρτυρες ἱερεῖς
Sixty who are tongueless speak again opened their mouths, and said: "Behold and see how we have no tongues, and yet do speak;" for, as he said, their tongues being cut off by the roots, there seemed as it were a deep hole in their throat, and yet, though their mouths were empty, they pronounced their words very plain and distinctly.
• Martyrs ISIDORE, ACEPSIMAS, and LEO by fire
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰσίδωρος, Ἀκεψιμᾶς καὶ Λέων οἱ Μάρτυρες
• Martyrs GAIUS and GAIANOS by fire
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Γάϊος καὶ Γαϊανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες
• Birth Day of Hosiosmartyress Mother MARY ( Elisabeth Skobtsova Kuzmina-Karavajeva) of Paris (1891-1945)
• Repose of Abbot GABRIEL of Valaam (1910)
• Hosiosmartyr guilty murdered hieromonk SERGIUS (Ivan Gal’kovskij) (1917)
• Hosiosmartyr hierodeacon ANDRONICK (Alexander Barsukov) the Steward (1872-1917) guilty murdered in Tugulovka of Tambov, when guarded hegumenos of the Monastery
• Hieromartyr ANTONY Popov, presbiter, priest (1844-1918) day of martyrdom, shoted near Verkh-Kuksun of Perm after cruel tortures
• Hieroconfessor AMBROSE (Alexander Pol’anskij) bishop of Kamenets-Podolsk (1878-1932) day of death in Suzak of South Kazakhstan
• Hieromartyr archpriest SERGIUS Goloshchapov(1882-1937) after Mozhajsk prison of Moskow, shoted and graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr presbiter MICHAEL Uspenskij (1874-1937) after Kashira prison of Moskow, shoted and graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr archpriest SERGIUS Uspenskij (1878-1937) after Mozhajsk prison of Moskow, shoted and graved at Butovo
• Hieromartyr deacon NIKIFOR Litvinov (1892-1937) after Volokolamsk prison of Moskow, shoted and graved at Butovo
• Hosiosmartyr hieromonk GALAKTION (Gregory Urbanovich-Novikov) (1869-1937) shoted in Taldy-Kurgan in Kazakhstan
• Hosiosmartyr hieromonk GURIAS (George Samojlov) (1880-1937) day of martyrdom, shoted in Tula
• Martyr IOANN Demidov (1863-1937) day of martyrdom
• Hieromartyr archpriest PETR Krestov (1890-1941) in lasaret of Vyatkag KZ after R’azan’ prison
• Hieromartyr BASIL Mirozhyn, presbiter, archpriest (1865-1941) day of death in Siblag KZ, Kemerovo
• Martyr AGATHO of Alexandria (250)
Soldier in Alexandria, Egypt. When he prevented a mob of pagans from desecrating the bodies of Christian martyrs killed in the persecutions of Decius, the mob dragged him to court where he confessed to being a Christian himself.
• Sainted AMBROSE 安弗若西 Bishop of Mediolanum (Milan) (339-397)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀμβρόσιος Ἐπίσκοπος Μεδιολάνων
A zealous preacher and valiant defender of the Christian faith, Saint Ambrose received particular reknown as a Church writer. In dogmatic compositions he set forth the Orthodox teaching about the Holy Trinity, the Sacraments and Repentance: "Five Books about the Faith" ("De Fide"); "Explication of the Symbol of the Faith" ("Explanatio Symboli"); "About the Incarnation" ("De Incarnationis"); "Three Books about the Holy Spirit" ("De Spiritu Sancto"); "About the Sacraments" ("De Sacramento"); "Two Books about Repentance" ("De Paenitentia"). In writings about Christian morality, he explained the excellence of Christian moral teaching compared to pagan moral teaching. A well-known work of Saint Ambrose, "About the Duties of Clergy-Servers" ("De Officiis Ministrorum") evidences a deep awareness by him of pastoral duty; in it is contained not only the command for proper knowledge of Church-services, but the proper knowledge also of moral precepts, for those that serve in the Church. Saint Ambrose was also a reformer of Church-singing. He introduced into the western Church antiphonal singing (along the Eastern or Syrian form), which became known as "Ambrosian Chant"; and he composed 12 hymns, which were used during his lifetime. His solemn thanksgiving hymn, – "Thou, O God, we praise" (Te Deum), composed in the year 386, entered into the Divine-services of the Orthodox Church.
• Ascetic Monk AMBROSE of Kyrenia, Cyprus (9th c.)
• Venerable AMMON Bishop of Nitria (350)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀμμοῦν «ὁ τῆς Νιτρίας»
• Hosiosmartyr ATHENODORUS of Mesopotamia (304)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθηνόδωρος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• ANIANUS (Agnan) (5th c.) 5th Bishop of Chartres in France
• Venerable Father ANTONY 安托尼 of Siya, hieromonk and priest at Monastery of St Pachomius, Novgorod (1556) one of the holy protectors of iconographers
When he and two companions, seeking a more secluded life for prayer, traveled to the frigid shores of the White Sea and established a small monastic brotherhood where the River Siya enters Lake Mikhailov. They lived in utter poverty, staying alive by gathering mushrooms and wild berries. Many times they heard the sound of bells, though there was no church or habitation anywhere nearby. In time other brethren were attracted to the site, and a monastery was founded with the help of the Grand Prince of Moscow. When the monastery church burned down, an icon of the Holy Trinity painted by St Antony miraculously survived unscathed, and later worked many miracles. The Saint himself withdrew into the forests, living alone for many years until he was called back by his spiritual children to serve as the monastery's abbot.
• BASSA 瓦萨 of Jerusalem, Abs. (5th c.)
• BUITHE (Buite, Boethius) of Monasterboice (521) after some years in Italy and elsewhere, he returned to Scotland and helped enlighten the Picts. Carbuddo is named after him
• BURGUNDOFARA (also Fara, Faro, Phara or Fare), Abs.of Faremoutier-en-Brie in Meaux, Normandy (655)
Blessed by St Columbanus as a child, she became a nun despite her father's opposition, and so began the convent of Brige in France. This was later called Faremoutiers, i.e. Fara's Monastery, where she was abbess for 37 years.
• Feast of the Birth of Saint COLUM CILLE (Columba) (6th c.)
• DIUMA of the Mercians (658) born in Ireland, he helped convert Mercia in England as a Missionary and Bishop
• Martyr DOMETIUS by the sword
Ὁ Ἅγιος Δομέτιος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Righteous GERASIMOS Ascetic of Euripos (which was a name for the island of Evia (Euboea) in the Middle Ages) missionary of Greece in the period of the Frankokratia (1320)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ὁ ἐξ Εὐρίπου (Εὐβοίας)
• Venerable GREGORY 格里高利 a Serb, the Hesychast 缄默者 (1406) founder of the Monastery of St Nicholas on the Holy Mountain, known as Gregoriou after him
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Ἡσυχαστὴς
• Venerable monk IGNATIUS 伊格纳提 near Blachernae
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰγνάτιος
• Venerable JOHN 约安 the Faster (John the Silent) of St Sabbas' monastery (454-558)
Son of Enkratios, a military commander, and Euphemia; his brother and other family members were advisors to emperors. John received an excellent secular and religious education. His parents died in 471, and at age 18 John used his inheritance to build the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in Nicopolis. By age 20 he had founded a monastery for himself and ten fellow young monks. Bishop of Colonia (Taxara) by age 28; ecclesiastical duties permitting, he continued to live as a monk. In his tenth year as bishop, his brother-in-law, Pazinikos, was appointed governor of Armenia, and immediately began meddling in Church affairs. Overwhelmed by secular matters he was not prepared for, he secretly fled to Jerusalem, praying for a place to hide from the world. Accepted as a novice at Saint Sabas monastery, working as a steward and construction worker. After four years at the monastery, he was being considered for ordination, and felt compelled to reveal his secret life to the Jerusalem Patriarch Elias. Elias permitted him to take a vow of silence, and wall himself into his cell for another four years. Lived as a hermit in a hut built against a rock face in the desert wilderness for nine years; legend says he was protected from brigands by a lion that stayed nearby. Saint Sava convinced John to return to the monastery. His secret came out, and he lived many years at the monastery under the protection of Sava. Late in life he left his solitude to fight the Origenists. Miracle worker. Healer. Exorcist.
• Venerable JOHN 约翰 the Faster of Kiev Caves, from the Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev (1118) Ukraine. The Relics are kept at St Antony Near Caves of the Lavra
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Νηστευτὴς ὁ ἐν τῷ Σπηλαίῳ
• Martyr MARTIN (Marin) martyred by being axed to death
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μαρτῖνος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• MARTIN of Saujon (400) a disciple of St Martin of Tours, he founded the monastery of Saujon in France
• Martyr NEOPHYTUS by drowning
Ὁ Ἅγιος Νεόφυτος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Martyr NICHOLAS burned by fire burnt to death for not sacrificing to the idols
Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Venerable NILUS 尼尔 of Stolobnoye, Russia (1554)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Νεῖλος ὁ Θαυματουργός ὁ Νέος ὁ ἐν τῇ νήσῳ Στολοβνόε ἐν τῇ λίμνῃ Σεληγέρα
The pious life of the monk frequently roused the envy of the Enemy of mankind, which evidenced itself through the spiteful action of the local inhabitants. One time someone set fire to the woods on the island where stood the saint’s hut, but the flames went out in miraculous manner upon reaching the hill. Another time robbers forced their way into the hut. The monk said to them: "All my treasure is in the corner of the cell." In this corner stood an icon of the Mother of God, but the robbers began to search there for money and became blinded. Then with tears of repentance they begged for forgiveness.
• Venerable PAUL保罗 the Obedient 听命者 (1039)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Ὑποτακτικὸς
• VM PHILOTHEA 斐罗德阿 the New (Filofeia of Arges, Philoftheia of Thrace or Philothea of Romania) of Arges, Protectress of Romania (1206-1218)
Her father was a farmer, and her mother was from Wallachia. She died when Philothea was still a child, and her father remarried. The child was often punished by her stepmother, who accused her of being disobedient, and of giving their possesions away to the poor. Her father chastised her for this, but Philothea continued to attend church services and to do good to others, just as her mother had taught her. As she grew older, she was adorned with the virtues of prayer, virginity, and almsgiving. Saint Philothea used to bring food to her father, who was out working in the fields. Not all of the food reached him, however, because the girl would give some of it to the poor children begging in the street. When he complained to his wife that she did not prepare enough food for him, she replied, "I send you plenty of food. Ask your daughter what she does with it." Becoming angry with Philothea, her father decided to spy on her to see what happened to the food. From a place of concealment, he saw her giving food to the poor children who came to her. In a violent rage, he took the axe from his belt and threw it at the 12year-old girl, hitting her in the leg. The wound was mortal, and she soon gave her pure soul into God’s hands. The man was filled with fear and remorse, and tried to lift his daughter’s body from the ground, but it became as heavy as a rock. Then the wretch ran to the Archbishop of Trnovo to confess his sin and explain what had happened. The Archbishop and his clergy went with candles and incense to take up the martyr’s body and bring it to the cathedral, but even they were unable to lift it.
• Martyr PRISCUS martyred by dying of starvation
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πρῖσκος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Hieromartyr bishop SAVINUS of Spoleto (303) beaten by prison guards in Spoleto, Italy
Bishop, possibly of Spoleto, Italy, during the persecutions of Diocletian; he was imprisoned in Assisi and Spoleto, Italy. As punishment for continuing to spread Christianity in defiance of imperial decrees, Sabino had his hands amputated so he could live on as an example to others. While imprisoned, Sabino restored the sight of a blind fellow prisoner. The prison's executioner, who had chopped off the hands, suffered from an eye disease and went to see Sabino; the bishop healed the man, and talked to him about Christianity; the other guards were so angry at the continual defiance, they beat Sabino to death.
• Martyr SERVUS (483) a layman of noble birth who lived in North Africa. He was seized and tortured to death under the Arian Vandal King Hunneric: beaten and then dragged over stones until dead
Born to the nobility. A layman, he was tortured and murdered in the persecutions of the Arian Vandal King Hunneric for adhering to orthodox Christianity.
• Martyr STRATIAS
• Martyress SYMPHERUSA
• Holy Apostle TYCHICUS (1st c.)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Τυχικὸς ὁ Ἀπόστολος
• URBAN (356) Bishop of Teano in Campania in Italy
• VICTOR of Piacenza (375) 1st Bishop of Piacenza in Italy c 322-375 and a defender of Orthodoxy against Arianism
• Holy Orthodox Martyress Matr. in Rome, by being burned alive at Rome, for refusing Arianism (5th c.)
Ἡ Ἁγία Ὀρθόδοξη Γυναίκα ἡ Μάρτυς
The wife of the patrician of Rome Odoacer, called Sunigilda, because she was minded towards the heresy of Arius, for this reason she tried to persuade an Orthodox Roman woman (tradition says she was named Anthusa and was originally baptized by St Ambrose of Milan) to be baptized a second time into the cacodox baptism of Arius. Unable to persuade her, she ordered that the baptism take place against her will by the Bishop of Milan, who was also an Arian. When this Orthodox woman emerged from the font, she asked for two coins from her servant, and gave them to the Bishop saying: "Receive your payment for the public bath that you washed me with," thus reviling with these words the Arian baptism. When Sunigilda learned of this, she immediately ordered for this blessed woman to be burned. Hence her husband, afraid of the torment of burning, went of his own accord and was baptized a second time with the baptism of Arius. Afterwards, when he was sitting on a horse, and was going to a house of prayer, and was found to be before the city, the wretch was struck by lightning, that came down from the sky. Wherefore by this trial he learned, that the rage and judgment of God more powerfully came against him than the temporal fire by which his wife was burned.
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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