συνοδικός
January 25 / January 12
2019 (7527)
Afterfeast of the Theophany
MARTYR TATIANA OF ROME (226-235). MARTYR MERTIUS OF MAURETANIA (284-305). MARTYR PETER APSELAMUS (309). VEN. EUPRAXIA I OF TABENNA IN EGYPT (393). ST. SAVA I, FIRST ARCHBISHOP OF SERBIA (1237)
• Icon of the Mother of God OF THE AKATHIST (1195) of iconostasis of the Hilandar monastery’s katholikon
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ Ἀκαθίστου
It is known as the "Akathist" Icon because, during a fire at the katholikon in 1837 an Akathist was being read before the icon, and it remained unharmed, to the joy of the monks.
This icon should not be confused with the Zographou Icon “Of the Akathist” (October 10).
• The Feast of GALAKTOTROPHOUSA (The Milk-Feeder) 哺乳者 Icon of Our Lady Nursing The Christ Child (499) of Hilandar on Mount Athos, on the right side of the iconostasis in the church of Saint Sava at the kellion of Karyes; originally located at the Lavra of Saint Sava the Sanctified near Jerusalem
Γαλακτοτροφούσα
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Γαλακτοτροφούσης
“哺乳者”显灵迹圣母像纪念日
这帧至圣上帝之母的圣像是由塞尔维亚的圣萨瓦从耶路撒冷附近的成圣者萨瓦修道院请来的，名为“哺乳者”圣母像。大约八百年前，神圣的成德者萨瓦预言说，一个名叫萨瓦（和其同名）的塞尔维亚司祭将来到这里，此圣像和他的牧杖将会交给他，这个预言就此应验了：当塞尔维亚的圣萨瓦来到此修道院时，这里的修士们想起了修道院创建者的预言，就将圣像和院祖的牧杖交给了圣萨瓦。这尊圣像被安置在萨瓦在卡里埃（阿托斯圣山）的修道隐庐，圣像屏的圣门右侧。而牧杖则被安放在邻近的一个被称为帕特里卡的静庐中。
The Nursing Madonna, Virgo Lactans, or Madonna Lactans, is an iconography of the Madonna and Child in which the Virgin Mary is shown breastfeeding the infant Jesus. The icon was later named Typikonissa (Paterica), since the Rule (Typikon) of Saint Sava was preserved there. Saint Ephraim the Syrian says (in the Hymns on the Nativity of Christ): "From the Virgin womb came forth a Newborn, and He was fed by milk, and grew among children — the Son of the Lord of all. The holy Virgin Mother gave milk to Christ, and as a man He was nourished by her milk. As the Lord was nourished by the milk of Mary, life was poured out to the whole world."
Especially venerated by many Kozaks who retired to the Skete of St Elias.
• Icon of the Mother of God the "POPADIKI" (Priestly , "of the Priest") (1628) of Hilandar monastery
A certain heretical priest, having declared himself Orthodox, acted at the Hilandar monastery with evil purpose, but he was punished. During the procession for the blessing of water he took this icon but stumbled, fell into the sea and drowned. Since that time the cross procession is always done with this icon, and invariably a priest carries it, so it was called “Priestly” by the Serbs.
• Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "MESOPANTITISSIS" (Mediator of All) in Crete, painted by Luke the Evangelist; brought to Crete from Constantinople during the years of iconoclasm, to be saved from the wicked fury of the iconoclasts
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Μεσοπαντητίσσης ἐν Κρήτῃ
• MM NAIMUS (Bainius), JACOBINUS and ANSELM (117-138) of Brescia in Italy
• Holy Martyress TATIANA (Tanya, Tania, Tatianas, Tatiannas, Tatiane or Tatiani) 塔提亚纳 of Rome, Deaconess; her Father a wealthy Roman consul, and those who suffered with her (226/235)
Ἡ Ἁγία Τατιανὴ ἡ Μάρτυς
圣殉道女塔提亚纳
塔提亚纳是罗马人，她的父母是当时的大贵族。塔提亚纳是一名基督徒，并且是教会中的女执事。赫里奥加巴鲁斯皇帝去世后，亚历山大皇帝继位统管罗马。亚历山大的母亲芒迈亚是一名基督徒，但是亚历山大皇帝本人对信仰摇摆不定，因为他除了供奉基督圣像外，还将太阳神阿波罗、亚伯拉罕和俄耳普斯神的雕像摆放在他的皇宫中。亚历山大皇帝的主要助手在未经他命令的情况下擅自迫害基督徒。当他们将塔提亚纳带去严刑拷打时，她却为施刑者向上帝祈祷。这些施刑者的眼睛被开启，他们看见了四位天使围绕着塔提亚纳。有见于此，其中的八名施刑者皈依了基督，因此，他们也遭到严刑和杀戮。其他的刽子手继续对塔提亚纳施以酷刑。他们鞭打她、用刀割下她身上的肢体、用铁刮削她的躯体。到了晚上，体无完肤、浑身鲜血的塔提亚纳被投入地牢，第二天，又重新开始对她进行不同的折磨。上帝却差遣天使们来到牢狱，鼓励她，并医治她的创伤。因此，每天早晨，当塔提亚纳出现在施刑者面前的时候都是完好无损，没有任何的伤痕。他们把塔提亚纳投在一头狮子面前，但是这只狮子却讨她欢喜，没有伤害她。他们割去了塔提亚纳的头发，因为这些异教徒迷信地认为她的头发里隐藏着巫术或是魔法的力量。最后，塔提亚纳约于公元225年同她的父亲一起遭斩首。这位英勇的童贞女尽管是柔弱的女儿之身，但是在灵性上却是一位坚强勇敢的英雄，并因此获得了永恒的荣耀冠冕。
Brought before the Emperor for Christ's faith, she entered a pagan temple with him and by her prayers overturned all the idols which were found there. She was cruelly struck on the forehead, her eyes were torn out with hooks, she was tied to a stake and the skin of her head was flayed. They cut off her hair, thinking, according to their pagan reasoning, that some sorcery or some magical power was concealed in her hair. Finally, after having been exposed in vain to fire and beasts, she was beheaded.
• MM SATYRUS (Saturninus), CYRIACUS and MOSCENTIUS (257) in Achaia in Greece, or in Antiochia, today Antakya / Hatay in Türkei
• Martyrs Soldiers ZOTICUS, ROGATUS, MODESTUS, CASTULUS, and 40 Soldiers: QUINCTUS, BICCIANUS (Ebicianus), CAROTICUS, CASTULINUS, and others martyred in North Africa (257)
• 8 Martyrs of Nicaea of Bithynia (304) beheaded by the sword for confessing their faith in Christ
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ὀκτὼ Μάρτυρες
• 38 Monks cruelly martyred in Iona (750) Ireland
• 42 Hieromartyrs at Ephesus (762)
Each of the 42 was a monk of a monastery in Ephesus put to death for his firm stand against the Iconoclasts by Constantine Copronymus.
• Hieromartyr TYGRIUS the Presbiter, who was scourged, tormented with the disjointing of his bones, stripped of all his goods, and sent into banishment; and EUTROPIUS the Lector and precentor of the church of Constantinople, who died in prison of his torments, having been scourged, his cheeks torn with iron hooks, and his sides burnt with torches (395/408) at Constantinople
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Τίγριος καὶ Εὐτρόπιος
NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Hieromartyr VLADIMIR (Basil Bogojavlenskij) metropolitain of Kiev and Galicia (1848-1918) murdered in the Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kiev on February 7, graved at St Theodosy Far Caves of the Lavra
• Hieromartyr presbiter BASIL Solovskij and Martyr STEPHAN Grigonov (1919) in Saatse in Estonia
Ὁ Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
• Hieromartyr PETER archbishop of Voronezh (1928)
• King ALAN ab Erbin, Confessor in Cornwall
• Venerabless ANGILBURGA (Engilburg), Empress, Fndr. of Convent of the Resurrection at Placentia, Abs. at Convent of St Julia at Brescia (915)
• Martyr ARCADIUS (302/304) a prominent citizen of Caesarea near Algiers in North Africa, who under Maximianus Herculeus was slowly and barbarously mutilated until he died under torture
Lord, teach me thy wisdom. - Arcadius's dying words, repeated over and over as he was hacked apart
• Venerable BENEDICT 文奈迪克特 Biscop (Benet Biscop, Biscop Baducing) abbot of Wearmouth (628-690) who introduced glass windows to England and raised Saint Bede
Ὁ Ἅγιος Βενέδικτος
Patron of painters and musicians.
Born in Northumbria, Biscop Baducing made two pilgrimages to Rome early in life and after the second became a monk at Lérins. After a third journey to Rome, bringing back books and icons, he returned to England and founded the monastery of Wearmouth and Jarrow (628-690). He visited Rome twice more after that. He was the first to introduce glass into England, which he brought from France along with stone and other materials. His foreign masons, glaziers, and carpenters taught their skill to the Anglo-Saxons. He spared no trouble or effort in seeking far and wide for all that would richly embellish his Romanesque church.
• Venerabless CAESARIA the Elder, 1st Abs. of Convent at Arles, France (524/530) The gifted sister of St Caesarius of Arles and abbess of the convent founded there by her brother
• CUMMEIN (Cuimmine) Son of Dubh, of Drum-Druith
• EILIAN (Eilian of Anglesey) of Rome (6th c.)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐϊλιανὸς ἐκ Ρώμης
• Venerable ELIAS 伊利亚 the Wonderworker, dweller of the Paradise desert (398) // NOV 3 // JAN 12 //
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἠλιοὺ ὁ Θαυματουργός
• Martyr ERNESTUS (Ernst) the Soldier of Rome (216)
• EULOGIA the Mother of St Theodosios the Cenobiarch
• Venerabless EUPRAXIA (Euphrasia) 艾弗普拉克西亚 the Elder of Tabenna (Tabennesi) in Egypt, W. (393) the mother of the Nun Eupraxia, maiden of Tabenyssa (25 July)
Ἡ Ὁσία Εὐπραξία
Learning of her imminent death, Eupraxia gave thanks to the Lord for His great mercy towards her. She bid farewell to the sisters of the convent and to her daughter. She left her with these parting words: "Love the Lord Jesus Christ, and respect the sisters. Never dare to think that they are below you and should serve you. Be poor in your thoughts in order to profit by spiritual treasures. Also remember your father and me, and pray for the salvation of our souls."
• Virgin Martyress EUTHASIA (Tasia or Tessie) 欧塔西亚 by the sword
Ἡ Ἁγία Εὐθασία
• Hieromartyr FERGEOLUS Bishop of Grenoble (664)
• Venerable GALACTEON 伽拉克特翁 of White Lake (1506) disciple of St Martinian at Ferapontov monastery
Ὁ Ὅσιος Γαλακτίων ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός
• Sainted JOHN (Giovanni I Angelopte) of Ravenna (495) Bishop of Ravenna in Italy from 452 to 494. He saved his flock from the fury of Attila the Hun and mitigated its lot when the city was taken by Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths
• Sainted JOHN II Mercurios, Pope of Rome (535)
• Sainted JOHN III Catelinus, Pope of Rome (574)
• Hieromartyr JOHN IV Pope of Rome (642)
• Blessed JOHN Kotel’nikov, of Tula, Fool for Christ (1850)
• LAIDGEN (Laidcenn) a monastic associated with the foundation of St Lua or Molua at what is now the parish of Kyle or Clonfertmulloe, County Laois (660)
• LAIGHNE (Laigne) Son of Garbain
• MACARIUS
• Venerable MARTINIAN 玛尔提尼安 of White Lake (Belozersk, Byelozersk), abbot (1483) // JAN 12 // OCT 7 UNCOV REL //
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μαρτινιανός
Born to a poor family, his parents entrusted the boy Martinian to the monastery at White Lake. Spiritual student of Saint Cyril. Monk. Priest. Abbot of the Trinity Laura of Saint Sergius. Advisor to the Grand Prince of Moscow. In his old age he retired to the monastery at White Lake.
• Sainted MAXIMUS Bishop of Taorminia (101)
• Martyr MERTIUS 麦尔提 a soldier of Mauretania (284/305) suffered fierce torments, not making a sound. He was thrown into prison, where he died from hunger and his wounds
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μέρτιος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Venerable monk NAZARIUS of St-Michel-de-Cuxa, of Perpignan in France (745)
• Holy Martyr PETER 彼得 Apselamus (Abessalomites, Aneiakos) of Aneia in Palestine (310) // OCT 14 // JAN 12 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Ἀβεσαλαμίτης
圣殉道者裴特若•阿普塞拉默
裴特若出生于巴勒斯坦的埃罗特罗波利斯。在皇帝玛克息弥安统治时期，公元311年，年轻的裴特若因基督信仰的缘故受尽了折磨，并被判极刑。当听到自己被判处死刑的时候，他欣喜地欢呼道：“为我的上帝舍命，确是我的夙愿！”裴特若如同主基督一样，被钉死于十字架上。世上没有什么是比蒙召成为基督徒更加伟大的荣誉和呼召。当法官赛维鲁斯问年轻的裴特若•阿普塞拉默“你是什么出身”时，裴特若回答说“我是基督徒。”法官继续问他：“你有什么地位？”裴特若回答说：“没有任何地位比基督徒的份位更加尊高和美善”。圣约安?喀琅施塔特曾写道：“同基督徒的灵魂相比，整个世界不过就是一张蛛网而已。”基督徒是世间的圣器，上帝的德能和恩光注入其中。这神器或是居于金色的王座，或是隐蔽于乞丐黑暗的棚屋，其价值并无高下。就好象金子或者被装在丝帕中，或者被包裹在茅叶中，其价值并无增减。
• Martyr PHILOTHEUS 斐洛德奥 of Antioch (305)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλόθεος ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Sainted PROBUS (59/236) Bishop of Verona in Italy
• SALVIUS (Salve, Sauve) (625) Bishop of Amiens in the north of France. His relics were enshrined in Montreuil in Picardy
• Martyr SATYRUS (267)
An Arab by birth, who was martyred in Achaia (or at Antioch) for insulting an idol. Another version says that the idol fell to the ground when Satyrus made the Sign of the Cross over it.
• Sainted 萨瓦 SAVA I, 1st archbishop of Serbia (1237)
• SILOUAN
• Venerable Archimandrite THEODOSIUS of Tisman and Sophroniev Monasteries (1802) fellow-struggler of St Paisius Velichkovsky
Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεοδόσιος ἐκ Ρωσίας
• Venerabless Mother THEODORA 德奥多拉 (5th c.) a glorious nun and teacher of the nuns from Alexandria
可敬的德奥多拉修女
德奥多拉是亚历山大里亚城一位可敬的修女，同时也是众修女的导师。这位圣洁的修女曾说过：“如同树木需要经过严冬霜雪，来年才能结果子一样，我们的生活也需要经受考验和诱惑”。这位圣修女于公元5世纪安息主怀。
Just as trees require winter and snow in order to bear fruit, so trials and temptations are needed for our life.
• Venerable Abbot VICTORIAN of Asan (566/560) born in Italy, he went to France and founded Asan (called San Victorian after him) in the Pyrenees in Spain
• VITALIS 维塔里 of the monastery of Abba Serid (Seridos) at Gaza (609/620) Ὁ Ὅσιος Βιτάλιος
• Righteous VOLKHOLD the Deacon of Sonnenburg (972-1041)
Μνήμη Ναοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀλεξάνδρου πλησίον τῶν Ἁγίων Ἀποστόλων
• The Holy Monastery of Abba Theodosios the Cenobiarch
The Holy Monastery of Abba Theodosios the Cenobiarch is located east of Bethlehem, at the entrance to the desert on the ancient central road, which leads from the desert of Jordan to the Dead Sea, on a high plateau. One could see Bethlehem from the Holy Monastery, as well as Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, the Jordan River, the Dead Sea and Sarantario Mountain.
This Holy Monastery is built over the Cave of the Magi, which is of great interest, because according to tradition, the Three Magi spent the night there on their return from Bethlehem. It is a natural cave, with some points carved, and centuries ago was used first as a church and later as a cemetery.
Within the marble tombs along the walls of the cave are buried the founder of the Monastery St THEODOSIOS, the Patriarch of Jerusalem St SOPHRONIOS who was a monk there, St EULOGIA the mother of St Theodosios, St KOPRES, St SOPHIA the mother of St Savvas the Sanctified, St THEODOTI the mother of the Holy Unmercenaries, St EUBOULA the mother of St Panteleimon, St MARIA the mother of Sts Arcadius and John and husband of St Xenophontos, St JOHN Moschos who was a monk there and was the renowned author of the Leimanarion, together with other important figures of monasticism in Palestine. All in all the cave contains 35 tombs of Saints.
• St Dwynwen's Day - Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen
Saint Dwynwen (5th c.), sometimes known as Dwyn or Donwen, is the Welsh patron saint of lovers, which makes her the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine.. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January.
Dwynwen lived during the 5th century and legend has it that she was one of the prettiest of Brychan Brycheiniog’s 24 daughters. Dwynwen fell in love with a prince called Maelon Dafodrill, but unfortunately her father had already arranged that she should marry someone else. Dwynwen was so upset that she could not marry Maelon that she begged God to make her forget him. After falling asleep, Dwynwen was visited by an angel, who appeared carrying a sweet potion designed to erase all memory of Maelon and turn him into a block of ice. God then gave three wishes to Dwynwen. Her first wish was that Maelon be thawed; her second that God meet the hopes and dreams of true lovers; and third, that she should never marry. All three were fulfilled, and as a mark of her thanks, Dwynwen devoted herself to God’s service for the rest of her life. She founded a convent on Llanddwyn, off the west coast of Anglesey, where a well named after her became a place of pilgrimage after her death in 465 AD. Visitors to the well believed that the sacred fish or eels that lived in the well could foretell whether or not their relationship would be happy and whether love and happiness would be theirs. Remains of Dwynwen’s church can still be seen today. The popularity and celebration of St Dwynwen’s Day has increased considerably in recent years. So why wait until St Valentine’s Day to make your romantic feelings known, when you can wish your loved one ‘dwi’n dy garu di ‘ (I love you) three weeks earlier?
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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