συνοδικός
January 18 / January 5
2019 (7527)
Eve of Theophany: Sochelnik. Fast Day
As the holy water serves "for the cleansing of souls and bodies, and for the blessing of houses", the clergy on the eve and on the feast of Theophany go to the homes of laymen to sprinkle them with holy water.
MARTYRS THEOPEMPTUS, BISHOP OF NICOMEDIA(303). VEN. SYNCLETICA OF ALEXANDRIA (350). PROPHET MICAH (9TH C. B.C.). VEN. VIRGIN APOLLINARIS OF EGYPT (470)
• Hieromartyr Bishop THEOPEMPOS 德奥般普特 and Martyr THEONAS 德奥纳 former sorcerer who was baptised with the name Synesios (which means "fulfillment of understanding") of Nicomedia (303)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θεόπεμπτος καὶ Θεωνᾶς
殉道者德奥般普特和德奥纳
当戴克里先开始迫害基督徒的时候，尼科美底亚的主教德奥般普特成为首批蒙难的基督殉道者。当他被带到皇帝面前时，皇帝威胁他说，如果他不否认基督信仰就将其判处死刑。这位勇敢的主教面对威胁，回答皇帝说：“经上说：那杀身体不能杀灵魂的，不要怕他们（玛特泰福音／太／玛10：28），皇帝啊，对于我的身体，你拥有生杀大权，任你处置好了。”德奥般普特遭到了毒打，并忍受了饥饿和各种类型的刑罚。最后，皇帝叫来一个名叫德奥纳的巫师，想通过巫术来战胜这位虔诚的人。德奥纳将一剂剧毒丸药溶解在水中，让德奥般普特喝。这位主教在杯子上划了十字圣号，然后饮了下去。德奥纳看到他炮制的毒药对德奥般普特毫无作用，当场归信，转身向皇帝高呼道：“陛下，我也是基督徒了，我也俯伏叩拜于那位被钉十字架者！”后来，德奥般普特和德奥纳都被判处死刑，时为公元298年。德奥般普特被斩首，而德奥纳则被活埋。他们壮烈牺牲，成为基督国度的成员。
• Martyrs of the Thebaid (Thebais) under Emperor Diocletian, including men, women, children and monastics (303)
There were many martyrs who suffered in the persecutions of Diocletian in the Thebaid region. Though we know these atrocities occurred, to the point that witnesses claim the torturers and executioners were exhausted by the work, we do not know the names of the saints, and we honour them as a group. Died beheaded and burned alive in 303 in Upper Egypt.
• Martyrs ACUTUS, ANASTASIA, CANDIDUS, COELIFLORIA, FELIX, HONORIUS, JANUARIA, JUCUNDUS, LUCIANUS, MARCUS, PETRUS, SECUNDUS, SEVERUS and TELESPHORUS of Africa
• Bishop LUCIAN and THOMAS
• Day of Martyrdom of Martyr JOSEPH 约瑟夫 Bespalov, elder of the St Nicholas church of Talgar at Semirechensk (1921) shoted together with other 37 martyrs in Talgar
• Hieromartyr STEPHAN 斯特梵 Ponomarev, presbiter, archpriest (1880-1933) day of death, died in prison in Alma-Ata from typhus
• Martyress EVGENIA 犹金尼娅 Domozhirova (1871-1933) day of death in Kazakhstan prison
• Hieromartyr SERGIUS 塞尔吉 Lavrov, presbiter, archpriest (1934)
• Martyr MATTHEW Gusev (1868-1938)
• Venerable hieroschemamonk SYMEON Zhelnin, of the Pskov Caves (1960)
• Venerable Schemaarchimandrite THEOPHAN Rykhlovsky of Nizhyn (1977)
Daughter of the senator Gordian and Saint Silvia of Rome. Sister of Saint Trasilla. Paternal aunt of Pope Saint Gregory the Great. Niece of Pope Saint Felix III. Spent so much time kneeling in prayer that her knees and elbows were locked arthritically in the position. She and her sister lived as hermits in their father's house until Thrasilla's death. Visionary who received a visit from her recently deceased sister inviting her to depart this vale of tears; Emiliana died a few days later.
Patronage: single laywomen.
• Repose of Monk ALEXANDER of Valaam Monastery (1810)
• Venerabless APOLLINARIA 阿颇利纳里斯 (Apollinaria, Apolinaria, Dorotheus, Syncletica, Syncletike or Synkletike) the Syncletike presented herself as a eunuch named Dorotheos (470)
Ἡ Ὁσία Ἀπολλιναρία ἡ Συγκλητική
可敬的阿颇利纳里斯
阿颇利纳里斯是小德奥多西皇帝的摄政王安提弥的女儿，原名阿波里纳里亚。她是安提弥的大女儿，她的妹妹患有精神病。阿波里纳里亚内心愿做基督净配，因此不愿结婚，她隐退到了埃及的旷野中。她换上男装，并取男名多若德奥，进入了一所男修道院。在那里，她善度克修生活，不断地举心向上，并在她的创造者前燃以炽爱之焰。有人建议安提弥，将他患有精神病的女儿送到修道院，以便有人替她祈祷。天意如此，这位姐姐籍着祈祷的大能使她的妹妹痊愈。直到公元470年阿颇利纳里斯去世，她的秘密才被揭露：她是一名女子，不是男人。这位神圣贞女的勇敢精神成了万代以来思想自己救恩的很多人的榜样和激励。
An angel appeared to her in a dream and told her to go to the monastery of Sketis, which was under the spiritual direction of Saint Macarius of Egypt (January 19), and to call herself Dorotheus. Saint Macarius accepted her as one of the brethren, and she quickly distinguished herself by her ascetical life. Only after the death of Dorotheus was it revealed that "he" was actually a woman.
• ASTOLFUS (Astolfo, Haistulf, Uistulfus) of Mainz, Germany (826) Monk in Wissemburg, Germany. Early 9th century bishop of Mainz, Germany. Ordained Blessed Rabanus Maurus as a priest
• CAESARIA the Patrician
• Virgin CIAR (Cail, Ceara, Cera, Cere, Chera, Chier, Ciar Asgadh, Ciar, Ciara, Cior, Cyra, Kaila, Keara, Kera, Kere, Kère, Kiara, Kyaer, Kyear), Fndr. of monasteries of Tehelly (Tech Telle) in Co. Offaly, Ely, O’Carroll, Kilkeare (Kilkeary), and Munster; Pat. of Kilkeary Parish, near Nenagh, Co. Tipperary (680)
Born in Tipperary in Ireland, she was abbess of two convents, one at Kilkeary and the other at Tech Telle, now Tehelly. Nun. Spiritual student of Saint Fintan Minnu. Abbess of a monastery at Tehelly, Ireland. Founder and abbess of a house near Nenagh, County Tipperary. Ireland. Kilkeary, Ireland is named in her honour.
• Abbot CONVOYON (Conwoion) of Redon (868) born in Brittany, he became a monk and founded the monastery of St Saviour near Redon. He was driven out of his monastery by the Vikings and reposed in exile
• DEOGRATIAS Bishop of Carthage (457)
• Venerabless DOMNINA of Syria (455)
Ἡ Ὁσία Δομνίνα
• Martyr DOMNO of Bergamo (307) // JUL 24 (finding of relics) //
Brother of Saint Eusebia of Bergamo; grandson of Saint Domnio of Bergamo. Imprisonsed for his faith during the persecutions of Maximian. He was tortured and eventually died by having hot coals dumped on his head; his only response was to praise God.
• Venerable DOROTHEOS the Younger, restorer of the ancient Monastery of the Holy Trinity at Chiliokomon in Amaseia, Pontus
Ὁ Ὅσιος Δωρόθεος
Monk at Samsun, Turkey on the Black Sea. Following the command of a mysterious stranger, he founded a monastery at Khiliokomoas, and served as its first abbot. Long-suffering spiritual teacher of Saint Dositheus of Gaza.
• EUPREXIA of Mineo, Caltagirone, Sicily, Italy (4th c.) married lay woman. Mother of Saint Theognia of Mineo. Widow
• GAUDENTIUS of Gnesen (1004) Younger brother of St Adalbert of Prague and also a monk at the monastery of Sant' Alessio on the Aventine in Rome. He escaped the massacre in which his brother was martyred by the pagan Prussians and in 1000 became 1st Archbishop of Gnesen in Poland
• Venerable monk GREGORY 格里高利 of Acretia (820) great ascetic settled in a monastery on the Cape of Akrita (Sea of Marmora)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γρηγόριος ὁ ἐν Ἀκρίτᾳ
Grew up a shepherd on the island of Crete. Lived as a prayerful beggar in Jerusalem for 12 years. Became a monk in Rome, Italy. Friend of Saint Michael the Confessor. He accompaned Saint Michael to Constantinople where he spent his remaining days as a monk.
• HONOBERTUS (Aunobertus) of Sens (755) son of Saint Honulphus of Sens. 37th bishop of Sens, France c.738
• HONULPHUS (Honulph, Honulpho) of Sens (680) father of St Honobertus of Sens. 38th bishop of Sens, France c.755// AUG 31 (discovery of relics) //
• KIARA (Chier) of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary (680)
A spiritual daughter of St Fintan Munnu. She lived in Ireland near Nenagh in Co. Tipperary, at a place now called Kilkeary after her.
• Venerable MENAS 弥纳 of Sinai (6th c.) pursued asceticism for 50 years in a Sinai monastery
Monk and abbot of the monastery of Saint Catherine on the Sinai peninsula in the desert of Egypt for 15 years.
• Holy Martyr Prophet MICAIAH (Micah) 弥亥亚 (696 B.C.) a companion of the holy prophet Elias
先知弥亥亚
弥亥亚与先知伊利亚属同代人，他预言了暴君亚哈王在攻打亚述时阵亡（众王传三／列上22，史书补遗二／历下／编下18）。弥亥亚所作的预言都是口头形式的，没有付诸文字。另一个先知弥亥亚则预言了耶稣在伯利恒诞生：“伯利恒以法他阿、你在犹大诸城中为小，将来必有一位从你那里出来，在以色列中为我作掌权的。他的根源从亘古，从太初就有（弥亥亚书／弥／米5：2）”。他也是先知书当中弥亥亚书的作者。
• Venerable PHOSTERIUS 佛斯特里 the Hermit (592) the Wanderer pursued asceticism on an high mountain. By his powerful working of miracles and saintly life, he restored many from heresy of Iconoclasm
Ὁ Ὅσιος Φωστήριος
• Hosiosmartyr ROMANUS 罗玛诺 of Karpenisi and of Skete of Kavsokalyvia at Mt Athos (1694) thrown into a dry well to starve for 40 days, and then beheaded at Constantinople // JAN 5 // FEB 16 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ρωμανὸς ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας
A pius and illiterate man, following a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, Romanus sought spiritual direction at the monastery of Saint-Sabas on Mount Athos. He then returned to Thessalonica where he pubicly confessed his Christianity in front of Muslim Turks. Romanus was condemned to serve as a galley slave for this crime, but was later ransomed, regained his freedom, and spent more time in spiritual retreat on Mount Athos, this time at the Kavsokalyvia monastery. Again feeling a call to witness to Muslims, he travelled to Constantinople where he proclaimed his faith to the Muslim Turks. This time his crime led to torture and execution. Martyr. He is especially venerated in the Eastern churches.
• New Hieromartyr ROMANUS of Lacedaemonia (1695)
• Translation of Relics of RUMON (Rhufon, Romanus, Ronan) 鲁曼 of Tavistock, Bishop and Confessor of Devon (6th c.) England to Tavistock// JAN 4 //
• RUSTICIANUS of Brescia (594) bishop of Brescia, Italy // MAR 28 (discovery of relics) //
• Martyr SAIS 塞斯 (307) drowned in a sea
Ὁ Ἅγιος Σάϊς ὁ Μάρτυρας
• SIMEON Stylites (459) the Elder, Hermit
The fame of the holy man increased throughout the world, and they built him a pillar 12 cubits high, and he stood upon it 12 years. And again they built him a pillar 20 cubits high, and he stood upon it 12 years. Then all that dwelt in that place came together, and they built two churches beside the pillar, and a pillar 30 cubits high, and he stood upon it four years, and began to do miracles. . . . And many people he turned to the Christian faith, namely Saracens and Persians and Armenians and Laotians and the Foreigners. . . .
And after these days they again built him a pillar 40 cubits high, and he stood upon it for 16 years until his death. Now at that time there was a exceeding large dragon that lived close by, in the country to the north: and because of him no grass ever grew there: and a branch of a tree fell into his right eye. And lo, one day the blind dragon came, dragging himself along, and he applied himself to the pillar which was the habitation of the man of God, and winding himself into a wheel as if to ask pardon, lay with his head bowed low. And the blessed Simeon gazed down upon him, and straightway, the branch fell out of his eye: and it was a cubit in length. And indeed all that saw it glorified God, notwithstanding that they fled from him in terror. But the creature coiled itself up and stayed quiet in one place, whilst all the people went by. Then rising up, it worshipped at the gate of the monastery for well-nigh two hours, and so returned to its den, and did no hurt to any.
• Venerable Mother SYNCLETICA (Sinklitikia, Syncletike or Synkletike) 辛克利提卡 of Alexandria, Fndr. of Community of Nuns and the directress of a large number of virgins in monastic life (350)
Ἡ Ἁγία Συγκλητική
伟大的修女辛克利提卡
辛克利提卡是马其顿人的后裔，在亚历山大里亚接受教育。她不但是一位富家女，又才貌出众，追求者很多，但是她却一一拒绝，离家出走，进入了修道院。辛克利提卡极其严格地持守克己，守夜，祈祷的功修，直到80高龄安息主怀。她对修女们的教诲一直被认为是是金玉良言，因为这位公义的的修女不是通过书本，而是凭藉忍耐、受苦、日夜参悟，同神圣上界的灵性密契而获得了高深的智慧。她于公元350年魂归天国。在各类教诲中，她曾经这样说过：“斋期就应该戒斋，不要以病痛为借口取消斋戒，因为即使那些不守斋的人也死于相同的病痛。”她还说：“美德犹如宝藏，宝藏一旦显露就会马上被劫掠光；美德要是张扬了出去，就会马上受到腐蚀，转眼就化为乌有。”
She was for women what Saint Anthony was for men, a model of mortification of the flesh and of resignation in trials.
Wealthy Alexandrian lady who abandoned her riches and lived till age 84 as a hermitess in a tomb. She suffered in her youth with temptations and spiritual desolation; she suffered in her maturity by cancer and consumption.
• Abbess TALIS (Talida) of Antinoe (5th c.)
Nun. Abbess. Head of a group of convents in Egypt. Lived over 80 years as a nun.
• Nun TAOR of Antinoe (5th c.)
• Venerabless TATIANA 塔迪安娜 venerated in Greece
Ἡ Ὁσία Τατιανή
• Hieromartyr Pope TELESPHORUS (136) a Greek who was Pope of Rome for 10 years and was martyred under Hadrian // JAN 5 // FEB 22 //
• THEOGNIA of Mineo, Caltagirone, Sicily, Italy (4th c.) daughter of St Euprexia of Mineo. She became paralyzed under unknown circumstances
The relics of Saint Agrappina were brought from Rome, Italy to a cave near the home of Saint Euprexia where exposure to them cured Saint Theognia of her paralysis. In gratitude, Euprexia built a chapel in her home for the relics and had them enshrined there. By the year 312, the church of Saint Agrippina was built on the site of the house.
• Martyr THEOIDUS 特奥伊杜 trampled by executioners
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόειδος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• THEONA (Theonas)
• Bishop THEOFÁN (1815-1894)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεοφάνης ὁ Ἔγκλειστος
• Hieromartyr THEOPOMPUS Bishop of Nikomedia (285)
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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