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February 6 / January 24
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VEN. XENIA OF ROME AND HER TWO FEMALE SLAVES (5TH C.). MARTYRS BABYLAS OF SICILY AND HIS TWO DISCIPLES TIMOTHY AND AGAPIUS (3RD C.). VEN. MACEDONIUS, HERMIT OF SYRIA (CA. 420). TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS (632) OF ST. ANASTASIUS THE PERSIAN (628)
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise... If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of the world is foolishness with God.
Commemoration of the Seven Venerable Saints of Philotheou Monastery:
• Venerable PHILOTHEUS the Founder and master builder of the Philotheou Monastery of Mt Athos (10th c.)
• THEODOSIUS, Igumen and Metropolitan of Trebizond
• DIONYSIUS and SYMEON
• DOMETIOS the Hesychast
• DAMIANOS
• Hieromartyr COSMAS of Aetolia, Equal to the Apostles (1774-1779)
The Monastery of Philotheou (Greek: Φιλοθέου) is one of twenty monasteries on the Mount Athos peninsula and is located on the eastern side of the peninsula. It is twelfth in hierarchical rank among the monasteries. The name of 'Philotheou' is named after its founder, St Philotheos, and is derived from two Greek words which mean 'Beloved of God'. Philotheou functions as a coenobitic monastery. Founded by St Philotheos in the last quarter of the tenth century, it was obscure until Serbian and Bulgarian monks settled there between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. As the Slav monks left, the monastery again became obscure; until the eighteenth century, when the Greek princes of Moldavia and Wallachia made grants to the monastery, with which the brotherhood had guest quarters, cells and chapels built. In 1746, the central church was built, and over the next thirty years had fresco's painted, including the Mother of God Glykofiloussa and scenes from Revelation. Additionally, there are ten chapels connected to the monastery, four inside the monastery proper and six outside. Philotheou possesses the wonderworking icon of the Mother of God Gerontissa, and it's library has 250 manuscript codices and two parchment rolls of the Divine Liturgy. The sacristy contains a piece of the True Cross and the right hand of St John Chrysostom, among other relics.
• Hieromartyr FELICIAN 斐利基安 bishop of Foligno in Italy, tortured, scourged, and died at the age of 94 just outside Foligno while being conveyed to Rome for his execution for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods (250/254) & Virgin Martyress MESSALINA received the veil from Felician, ministered to him so tenderly during his imprisonment that she too was arrested and clubbed to death when she too refused to sacrifice to idols
Born in Foligno in Italy, he was consecrated bishop and cared for his diocese for over fifty years, enlightening the whole of Umbria. He was arrested under Decius and died on his way to martyrdom in Rome.
• Holy Hieromartyr priest and hermit BABYLAS 瓦维拉 of Sicily, suffered for Christ with 2 of his disciples Hosiosmartyrs TIMOTHY 提摩太 and AGAPIUS 阿伽彼 (284)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Βαβύλας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ μαθητὲς αὐτοῦ Τιμόθεος καὶ Ἀγάπιος
殉道者，司祭圣瓦维拉
瓦维拉是西西里的一名司祭。他同他的两名弟子于公元3世纪为基督的缘故遭受磨难。
• Martyrs PAUL 保罗, PAUSIRIUS 帕弗西里 and THEODOTIAN 德奥多提安 of Egypt (303)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Παῦλος, Παυσίριος καὶ Θεοδοτίων οἱ Αὐτάδελφοι Μάρτυρες
• Martyrs MARDONIUS, MUSONIUS, EUGENE & METELLUS (305) burned at the stake somewhere in Asia Minor
• Martyrs HERMOGENES and MENAS (Mamas, Mamatos)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐρμογένης καὶ Μηνᾶς οἱ Μάρτυρες
• HERMOGENES and PHILEMON Bishop of Karpathos
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐρμογένης καὶ Φιλήμων Ἐπίσκοπος Καρπάθου • Hieromartyr PHILIPPICUS the Presbyter and the Martyr BARSIMAEUS (Barsimos) 瓦尔西迈 of Syria and his 2 brothers beheaded by sword for their confession of faith in Christ
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλιππικὸς ὁ Πρεσβύτερος
Ὁ Ἅγιος Βάρσιμος καὶ τὰ δύο ἀδέλφια του
• Venerabless XENIA (Ksenia, Xene, Eksani; in Baptism Eusebia or Evsevia) 克塞尼亚 the Merciful of Rome, Cos and Mylasa in Caria, Asia Minor, deaconess (450/457) and her 2 Maidservants (5th c.)
Ἡ Ἁγία Ξένη
可敬的克塞尼亚
克塞尼亚出生于罗马，是显赫的罗马元老的独生女。出于对基督的爱，她拒绝父母为她安排的婚事，在两名仆人的陪同下，克塞尼亚悄悄地离家来到了科斯岛上一个名叫米拉萨的地方。在那里，她为终身不嫁的女人修建了一座女修道院，并在那里过着修行生活，一直到离世。虽然克塞尼亚是一名虚弱的女子，但是她坚定不移地守斋、祈祷和守夜。她经常通宵达旦地站立着进行祷告，她身穿的衣装也比其他人的要破旧得多；在吃面包的时候，她经常撒上香灰。在她离世时（公元450年），修道院上空出现了一道奇异的记号：群星组成了一个星环，中心是一个十字架，比太阳的光芒还要明亮。她的圣髑医治了很多病人。她的两名仆人都继续以她们的院长为榜样，在她们去世时如愿以偿，被安葬在克塞尼亚的身边。
She was the daughter of a noble Christian family in Rome, and was named Eusebia in Baptism. Though she desired to offer up her virginity to Christ, her parents arranged a marriage for her against her wishes. On her wedding night, she secretly fled the city, accompanied by two slaves, and took ship for Alexandria. When she reached the island of Kos, she changed her name to Xenia (Stranger), and prayed to God that, as he had sent the Apostle Paul to St Thecla (see September 24), he would send her a true guide on the path to salvation. Soon a holy Elder named Paul found her and made her his spiritual child. He took her and her two companions to Mylassa in Caria (where he later became Bishop), and established them in a monastery there. Xenia built a small oratory in honor of the protomartyr Saint Stephen and founded a woman’s monastery. Soon after this, Bishop Paul of Milassa made Xenia a deaconess, because of her virtuous life. The saint helped everyone: for the destitute, she was a benefactress; for the grief-stricken, a comforter; for sinners, a guide to repentance. She possessed a deep humility, accounting herself the worst and most sinful of all. And, with her two companions and some other virgins who had joined them, consecrated themselves to the practice of virtues. For many years they lived the Angelic Life very fully, and Xenia reposed in peace at an advanced age. At her funeral, a luminous cross appeared in the sky over the procession, following the burial party and disappearing only when the Saint's body was buried. Many of the sick, having touched to the remains of the saint, received healing.
• Martyr NICHOLAS Tsykura, steward of bishop's house (1918) day of martyrdom, murdered by shot of revolver
• Hieromartyr presbiter VLADIMIR Fokin (1919) day of martyrdom, shoted and pierced in selo Lodocnhaya of Krasnojarsk
• Repose of Blessed VALENTINA Sulkovskaja, of Minsk (1888-1966)
• Repose of Bishop NEKTARY Kontzevitch of Seattle (1983)
Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Ὁσιομάρτυρος Ἀναστασίου τοῦ Πέρσου
After the death of Chozroes, the relics of the Monk Martyr Anastasius were transferred to the Anastasius monastery in Palestine.
• Sainted ARNO (Arn) Archbishop of Salzburg (821)
• Bishop ARTEMIUS (Arthemius) of Clermont (396) an imperial legate who, on his way to Spain, fell sick in Gaul and settled in Clermont in Auvergne in France where eventually he became bishop
• BAODÁN (Batan or Buatan) of Mostrim (Methuis Truim)
• Venerable Abbot BERTRAND (Bertram, Bertran, Ebertram) of Saint Quentin (7th c.) a disciple of St Bertinus, he also helped St Omer enlighten the north of France and Flanders. He later became Abbot of Saint Quentin
• CADOC the Scottish Saint to whom Cambusland is dedicated • Hieromartyr CADOC (Docus, Cathmael, Cadvael, Codocus) 卡多克 of Wales (580) founder of the monastery of Llancarfan not far from Cardiff in Wales, he later lived as a hermit on an island off the coast of Vannes in Brittany. He returned to Britain and by tradition was martyred by heathen near Weedon in England
Ὁ Ἅγιος Κάντοκ ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας
• VM CHRYSOPLOKE of Patmos (3-4th c.)
Ἡ Ἁγία Χρυσοπλόκη ἡ Μάρτυς
• Venerable DIONYSIUS 迪奥尼西 of Olympus and Mt Athos (1541)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Διονύσιος ὁ ἐν Ὀλύμπῳ
可敬的奥林普斯的迪奥尼西
迪奥尼西是一位显行灵迹者，他在圣奥林普斯山上潜心修行。他在圣山阿托斯剪发成为一名修士，并在后来成了斐洛德奥修道院院长。在晚年的时候，他隐居到奥林普斯山中，并于公元16世纪离世。
• EREMBERT I (1050) Abbot of Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria
• EXUPERANTIUS (5th c.) born in North Africa, he became Bishop of Cingoli near Ancona in Italy
• Hieromartyr GERASIMUS 革拉息默 bishop of Velikopermsk (Great Perm) and Ust'vymsk (1441)
• Bishop GUASACHT of Granard (5th c.) Son of Maelchu, the master under whom St Patrick worked as a slave in Ireland. Guasacht was converted by Patrick, whom he helped as Bishop of Granard in Ireland
• HELLADIOS the Commentarisius (the prison warden) // JAN 18 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑλλάδιος ὁ Κομενταρήσιος
• Martyr JOHN 约翰 of Kazan (1529)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Μάρτυρας ἐκ Καζάν
• JULIAN Sabas the Elder (377)
Hermit in a cave in Mesopotamia on the banks of the Euphrates near Edessa, and then on Mount Sinai. Legend says he ate only once a week. Ministered to and encourged Christians persecuted by Julian the Apostate. Enemies proclaimed that Julian was a follower of Arianism. He travelled to Antioch in 372, made several public speeches against the heresy - then returned to his cave where he lived the rest of his life. A brief biography of Julian was written by Saint John Chrystostom.
• Blessed KSENIA (Xenia Grigorievna) 克塞尼亚 of St Petersburg, Fool for Christ (1803) Russia
Ἡ Ὁσία Ξένη ἡ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλή
The blessing of God seemed to accompany her wherever she went: when she entered a shop the day's takings would be noticeably greater; when a cabman gave her a lift he would get plenty of custom; when she embraced a sick child it would soon get better. So compassion, before long, gave way to veneration, and people generally came to regard her as the true guardian angel of the city. Miracles, healings and appearances of St Xenia occur to this day, to those who visit her tomb or who simply ask her intercessions. Her prayers are invoked especially for help in finding employment, a home, or a spouse (all of which she renounced in her own life). A pious custom is to offer a Panachida / Trisagion Service for the repose of her husband Andrei, for whom she prayed fervently throughout her life. Those who turn to Saint Xenia in prayer receive healing from illness, and deliverance from their afflictions. She is also known for helping people who seek jobs. Until this day St Blessed Mother Xenia is noted for her intercessions in helping those with employment, marriage, the homeless, for fires, for missing children, and for a spouse.
• LUPICINUS 卢彼基诺 of Lipidiaco (500)
• MACARIUS
• Venerable presbiter MACEDONIUS 玛其多尼 Kritophagos (i.o. barley-eater) Syrian hermit and Healer (420/430)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακεδόνιος
可敬的马其顿尼
马其顿尼是叙利亚的一名隐士。他只是在年老的时候才开始吃烤制的面包，以前一直吃用水浸软的大麦粒。马其顿尼于公元418年离世。
Hermit in Syria. Called Kriptophagus (the barley eater) as he ate nothing but moistened grain for 40 years. Healer in Syria, Phoenicia, and Cilicia using prayer and holy water.
• MANACH of Lemonaghan (664)
His mother was Mella, his father Sillán, son of Conall, descendant of Rudraige Mór of Ulster. Monk. Spiritual student of Saint Ciarán at Clonmacnoise. Founded a monastery to the west of Lemanaghan, Ireland, c.645 on land obtained by Saint Ciarán from the king of Connacht. The monastery has a healing well that came from a spring that opened when Manchán, out of water, struck a rock; there was also a separate cell where his mother retired. In addition to the contemplative life he led at the monastery, he evangelized the people around it, teaching scripture, being a spiritual teacher to any who would listen, and caring for the poor where he could. Poet.
• Venerable NEOPHYTES 奈奥非特 the Recluse of Cyprus (12th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Νεόφυτος ὁ Ἔγκλειστος ὁ ἐν Κύπρῳ ἀσκήσας
• Venerable Sainted PHILON (Philo) 斐洛 of Carpasia, Bishop of Cyprus (5th c.) exegeted the Pentateuch and the Song of Songs
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φίλωνας ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἐπίσκοπος Καρπασίας τῆς Κύπρου
可敬的斐洛，塞普路斯的主教
当圣埃皮凡纽斯奉召到罗马以其祷告帮助皇帝霍诺里乌斯的妹妹时，他按立了斐洛为主教。斐洛完成了《旧约全书》首5卷和《雅歌》的注释工作。斐洛于公元5世纪安然离世。
According to the synaxarion of St Philon, the following moving prayer is attributed to him, no doubt as a prayer for the people of his jurisdiction who were immersed in paganism:
Lord Jesus Christ my God, Who for the salvation of humanity came down to earth and put on the flesh of your servants, and suffered many temptations from the world, and You were crucified, buried and rose again, saving humanity. By Your economy do so again now, that these deluded people may be saved, who were deluded by the devil.
• Martyr SABINIAN of Troyes (275) tortured and beheaded at Rilly near Troyes, France
Brother of Saint Sabina of Troyes. Raised a pagan. Disillusioned with his life in Samos, he travelled to Gaul where he met and was converted by Saint Patroclus of Troyes. After Patroclus's martyrdom, Sabinian took up his teacher's work, preaching and baptizing in the area of the Seine. Martyred in persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.
• Repose of Blessed Schemaabbess SOPHIA of Shamordino Convent (1888)
• Hosiosmartyr SURANUS of Sora (580) Abbot of a monastery at Sora near Caserta in Italy, who gave away all the goods of the monastery to refugees from the Lombards. When the latter arrived and found that nothing remained to plunder, they martyred Suranus on the spot
He gave all things, even the herbs out of his garden, to the poor. He was martyred by the Lombards, and his relics were famed for miracles.
• Hieromartyr Apostle TIMOTHY (97) Bishop of Ephesus
All Christians can profit, like Saint Paul's disciple, from Our Lord's admonition and the great Apostle's letters. It is remarkable what great stress Saint Paul lays on the avoidance of idle talk, and on application to holy reading. These are his chief topics. He exhorts his son Timothy to avoid tattlers and busybodies; to give no heed to novelties; to shun profane and vain chatter, but hold to sound teaching; to be an example in words and conversation; to attend to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine. Let us faithfully follow these excellent counsels.
• ZAMA (268) The 1st Bishop of Bologna in Italy
• ZOSIMA 佐息玛 of Cilicia, bishop of Babylon in Egypt (6th c.)
• Holy Abba ZOSIMAS of Sidon (5-6th c.)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Ζωσιμᾶς
His birthplace was the village of Sidon, close to Tyre of Phoenecia. Abba Zosimas began his ascetic life in a monastery of Tyre, and later moved to the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos beside the Jordan River. In his last years, he founded a monastery close to Caesarea of Palestine. The desert elder’s virtue reached such heights that he was indeed granted the grace of foreknowledge and prophecy. He predicted the earthquake which destroyed the city of Antioch on 29 November 528 although he was more than 400 miles away at the time.
He is not to be confused with the priestmonk Abba Zosimas (April 4) who discovered Saint Mary of Egypt living in the desert of Palestine.
• Venerable ZOSIMAS an ascetic of the desert
• Monk ZOSIMAS of Sinai
Ἐγκαίνια τοῦ Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ζαχαρία ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλῃ
After praying fervently to the Lord that her monastery be preserved and that God would protect the City, she departed in peace. She continued to work miracles after her repose from her tomb. Once, when the monastery was endangered by fire, Saint Domnica and the Prophet Zechariah were seen driving the flames away from the church.
• Dedication of the Church of the Holy Prophet and Forerunner JOHN the Baptist, near Taurus
Ἐγκαίνεια τοῦ Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Προφήτου, Προδρόμου καὶ Βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου πλησίον τοῦ Ταύρου
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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