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January 9 / December 27
2019 (7527)
Third Day of the Feast of the Nativity
The third day of the three day Winter Pascha. Sviatki. Fast-free
HOLY PROTOMARTYR AND ARCHDEACON STEPHEN (34). VEN. THEODORE GRAPTUS OF PALESTINE AND BITHYNIA, CONFESSOR (840). ST. THEODORE, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE (686)
from 7 January 7th till January 18th is a Fast-free period

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• "MERCIFUL" Eleousa Icon of the Mother of God, received its name "Kykkiotisa" from Mount Kykkos, on the Island of Cyprus (980)
● • Holy Martyr MAURICE 玛弗里基 the superior of the local army, his son PHOTINUS, and the 70 Soldiers with them; of the Theban Legion including CANDIDUS 堪迪铎, INNOCENT 英诺肯提, EXUPERIUS 埃克苏佩里 and 6 600 others (286-305) // FEB 22 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Μαυρίκιος ὁ Μάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ
• THEOPHAN and his brother POIETES
• Venerable Martyrs blood brothers Confessor THEODORE 德奥多若 Graptus 格拉普托 (the Branded 受烙印者) (833) and THEOPHANES the Confessor and Hymnographer of Palestine and Bithynia, confessor // OCT 11 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Γραπτὸς
These men have appeared at Jerusalem as vessels full of the iniquity of superstitious error, and were driven thence for their crimes. Having fled to Constantinople, they forsook not their impiety. Wherefore they have been banished from thence and thus stigmatized on their faces. - translation of the verse cut into the forehead of Saint Theophanes
● NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS in the 20th century
• Repose of Archimandrite AGATHANGELUS of Svir and Valaam (1909)
• HELEN Motovilova (1910)
• Hieromartyr TIKHON 提弘 (Basil Nikanorov) archbishop of Voronezh (1855-1920) day of martyrdom, hanged on the Royal Gates of the Cathedral of Annunciation, Aleksijevo-Akatov monastery, Voronezh; and 160 Martyred Priests (1919)
• Martyress ANTONINA Br’anskikh (1891-1938) younger sister of bishop Parfenij (Petr Br’anskih); day of martyrdom, shoted after prison in Archangelsk
• Hieroconfessor archbishop BASSIAN (Vladimir P’atnitskij) (1879-19341) day of death in prison hospital of Ukhpechlag KZ, Komi ASSR
• Repose of Abbot ATHANASIUS of Grigoriou Monastery, Mt Athos (1953)
• Repose of Archimandrite SERAPHIM Rozenberg, of the Pskov-Caves Monastery (1993)
● • Translation of Relics of ANDREAS prince of Smolensk and miracle worker of Pereyaslavi
• Sainted Archbishop BARLAAM of Tobolsk (1802) Siberia
• Venerable Abbot BONIFACE Vinogradsky, founder of St Panteleimon Monastery, Kiev (1871)
• BUGGA Abbess at Kent (8th c.)
• DIMITRIUS of Basarabia (18th ce.)
• Blessed righteous FABIOLA of Rome, Matr., W., Pen. (399) herpractice of medicine was pragmatic in application, her legacy illustrates the involvement of early Christian women in the field of medicine
Born to the Roman patrician class. Divorced from her first marriage after being abused by her adulterous husband. Widowed in second marriage. Friend of Saint Jerome, Saint Paula of Rome, and Saint Pammachius. Founded the first hospital in the west. Built a hospice in Porto Romano for the area poor and for sick pilgrims. After doing penance for her divorce, she re-entered communion with the Church by dispensation of Pope Saint Siricius. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands in 394 where she worked in a hospice in Bethlehem. Wanted to live as a hermit in Jerusalem, but never managed it. Saint Jerome wrote of her life.
• JOHN the Apostle and Evangelist
The beloved disciple of Christ, and is called by the Greeks The Divine, was a Galilean, the son of Zebedee and Salome, and younger brother to St James the Great, with whom he was brought up to the trade of fishing.
• Venerable LUKE 路喀 Abbot of the Monastery of the Deep Stream in Triglia, in Bithynia
Ὁ Ὅσιος Λουκᾶς ὁ Τριγλινός
• Martyr MAURICE // JUL 1 //
• MAXIMUS 玛克息默 bishop of Alexandria (282)
Priest in Alexandria, Egypt. Administered the see of Alexandria from 251 to 264 while its patriarch, Saint Dionysius, was in exile. Bishop of Alexandria following Dionysius' death. Drove the corrupt heretical bishop Paul of Samosata into exile from Egypt.
• NESTOR the Chronicler of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves (1114)
• NICARETE (Nicaretes or Niceras) of Nicomedia, Healer (5th c.)
Wealthy Byzantine noble woman who lived in Constantinople in private vows of chastity, and used her position to help the poor and sick. Close friend of Saint John Chrysostom, and was exiled with him. When the soldiers came to escort her from the city, and steal any money or jewels she was taking on the trip, they found she had nothing left - she had already given all her possessions to the poor.
• Repose of NICHOLAS Ilminsky, Missionary to the Tatars (1891)
• Uncovering (1514) of Relics of Venerable PHERAPONT (Therapont) of Mozhaisk, Luzhetsk
• Holy Protomartyr STEPHEN 斯特梵 the Archdeacon, of Seventy Disciples (34) one of the 7 deacons and a kinsman of the Apostle Paul // AUG 2 TR REL // SEP 15 UNCOV REL IN 415 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Στέφανος ὁ Πρωτομάρτυρας καὶ Ἀρχιδιάκονος
His dying words were "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." (Acts 7:60)
斯人旣受聖神、如我儕然、以水領洗、孰敢禦之、 遂命伊等、因主伊伊穌斯合利爾斯托斯名領洗、衆請畱居數日、
• STEPHAN of Chirsa, disciple of John Sedasneli, Georgia
• SVYATOSLAV II Yaroslavich, Prince of Chernihiv, son of St Yaroslav the Wise (1076)
• Sainted Patriarch 德奥多若 THEODORE I Archbishop of Constantinople (686)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Α’ Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
• Martyr THEOPHILUS the Deacon
• TIOPRAITE of Magh-ratha

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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.