συνοδικός
March 20 / March 7
2019 (7527)
THE HOLY HIEROMARTYRS OF CHERSON: BASIL, EPHRAIM, CAPITO, EUGENE, AETHERIUS, ELPIDIUS, AND AGATHODORUS (4TH C.). ST. PAUL THE SIMPLE OF EGYPT, DISCIPLE OF ST. ANTHONY THE GREAT (4TH C.). ST. PAUL THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PRUSIAS IN BITHYNIA (850). ST. EMILIAN OF ROME
Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή • GREAT 40 DAYS • Μεγάλη Νηστεία • GREAT FAST
Second Week of the Great Lent. DAY 10
• The Icon Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "SURETY OF SINNERS" 罪人之保障 in Korets (1622), Odrin (1843) and Moscow (1848)
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου «τῆς τῶν Ἁμαρτωλῶν Ἐγγυήσεως» ἐν Ρωσίᾳ
The Icon of the Mother of God – "Pledge for Sinners" ("Sporuchnitsa Greshnykh") – is called thus because of the inscription preserved on the icon: "I am a Pledge in trust for sinners to My Son...".
This image was first glorified by miracles at the Nikolaevsk Odrina (i.o. Bed Chamber) men's monastery of the former Orlovsk governance in the mid19th Century. The ancient icon of the Mother of God "Pledge for Sinners" because of its old condition was not afforded the proper reverence and stood in an old chaplet at the monastery gates. But in 1843 it was revealed in vision-dreams to many of the people, that through the Prescience of God, the icon was embued with miraculous power. They solemnly conveyed the icon into the church. Believers began to throng to it in prayer for the healing of their sorrows and sicknesses. The first to receive healing was a crippled lad, the mother of whom prayed fervently before the icon. The icon was glorified in particular during the time of a cholera epidemic, when many fell deathly ill, and making their way to it, were by it restored to health. At the monastery in honour of the wonderworking image was built a large church with three altars. On the Icon "Pledge for Sinners", the Mother of God is depicted with the Christ-Child on Her left arm, Who with both His hands holds onto Her right hand. The heads of the Mother of God and the Christ-Child are set in crowns. In 1848, through the zeal of the Muscovite Dimitrii Boncheskul, a copy was made of the wonderworking image and placed in his home. Soon it was glorified as a source of curative myrh, given to many for restoration of health from grievous illnesses. They carried this wonderworking copy into a church of Saint Nicholas at Chamovnika, where then was built a chapel in honour of the Icon of the Mother of God "Pledge for Sinners".
• The Icon of the Mother of God "SURETY OF SINNERS"of Robensk is one of the many copies of the famous "Surety of Sinners" Icon which are to be found in churches and in homes throughout Russia
• The Icon Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "SURETY OF SINNERS" in K’akhta (Khajagta, i.o. "place of bluegrass (pyrej)") (1854) Eparchy of Ulan-Ude of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
• The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of CHENSTOKHOV (Black Madonna of Częstochowa) 蒙福的天堂 (326) // MAR 6 //
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Τσζεστόκοβα
• Panagia PHANEROMENI in Salamis
The holy Phaneromene monastery on Salamis is located at the north side of the island opposite to Nea Peramos, Megara. It was established in the 17th century from Lampros Canellos, later on Saint Laurentios. This pious christian and inhabitant of Megara saw Panagia in a vision who commanded him to go to the place she indicated, in order to build her church. In the beginning he hesitated to obey and it was necessary for Panagia to appear for a second and a third time to him. Finally, he came to the beach, in 1640, in order to pass opposite to Salamis. But the sea was so rough and there was no boat around there, so it seemed impossible to pass across. As he was sitting and thinking, he heard an unworldly voice voice saying: Throw your cape on the sea and sitting on it it will guide you to the island in safety. Expelling every fear, he passed the sea on his cape and reached at Salamina. Digging in the ruins of an older monastery of the 13th century, at the place indicated by Panagia, he found her miraculous icon, blackened by humidity, but a real treasure for the island and for Orthodoxy. The icon of the Theotokos was named Phaneromene, which means revealed, because it was indeed revealed to the Saint. The monastery was reconstructed by the saint in 1682 a.c, and received the same name, too. The saint became a monk and then a charismatic abbot with the name Laurentios. During the Revolution of 1821, the monastery of Faneromeni constituted a hospital for the fighters and a sanctuary for the civilians. There were days when 75 000 people were fed there. The numerous animals were sacrificed for the needs of maintenance. The forest of the monastery was cut for sheltering and heating. But, there were days that there was no flour left to make a holy bread. The legendary abbot of the monastery Gregorios was an active member of the Filiki Eteria. In this monastery fighters such as Makriyannis, Tzavelas, Ypsilantis, Karaiskakis and many more were hosted and held meetings and attributed their rescue to Panagia. Kütahı, attempted repeatedly to occupy the monastery without success. In the monastery yard lies the grave of captain Ioannis Gouras Also, the library and the printing shop of Athens were hosted here. In the entrance of the monastery, in the side of the sea, lies the residence where poet Angelos Sikelianos lived. In the 20th century it started to decline. But in 1944, the metropolitan Iakovos transformed the monastery to female and installed a brotherhood, giving life to it. Today the nuns are 18. The monastery is dedicated to the Assumption of Theotokos and celebrates on 23 of August.
Thrace is a geographical and historical area in southeast Europe, now split between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south and the Black Sea to the east. It comprises southeastern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace) and the European part of Turkey (Eastern Thrace).
The Dodecanese (Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, literally "twelve islands") are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey), of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the wider Southern Sporades island group. The most historically important and well-known is Rhodes, which has been the area's dominant island since antiquity. Of the others, Kos and Patmos are historically the more important; the remaining eleven are Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Leipsoi, Leros, Nisyros, Symi, Tilos, and Kastellorizo. Other islands in the chain include Alimia, Arkoi, Chalki, Farmakonisi, Gyali, Kinaros, Levitha, Marathos, Nimos, Pserimos, Saria, Strongyli, Syrna and Telendos.
On March 7th is celebrated the integration of the Dodecanese with Greece, after several years of bondage and struggles. On the same day, however, it was defined by our venerable Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the proposal of His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrose of Karpathos and Kasos, for the Dodecanese to honor all the Saints, Apostles, Venerable Ones, Martyrs and New Martyrs of the Dodecanese. An icon was even painted by the Hagiographer Victor Stoupka, which was offered to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, when he visited the Dodecanese in 1994. By order of His All Holiness a specific Service was drafted by the Hymnographer of the Great Church of Christ the All Venerable Archimandrite Fr Athanasios of Simonopetra.
Among these Saints celebrated are the following:
• PAUL the Apostle to the Nations
• JOHN the Theologian
• CHRISTODOULOS the Wonderworker of Patmos
• KASSIANI the Hymnographer
• PHANOURIOS the Newly-Appeared Great Martyr
• XENI
• JOHN of Karpathos
• NIKITAS of Nisyrios
• CONSTANTINE of Hydra the New Martyr
• CHRISTOS of Peveza
• JOHN of Nafkliros
• ANTHIMOS the New Ascetic of Kefallonia
• GERASIMOS of Byzantium
• SAVVAS the New of Kalmynos
• LEONTIOS Patriarch of Jerusalem
• MELETIOS of Ypseni
• MALACHIA the New of Rhodes
• NIKANDROS of Sinai
• MAKARIOS of Corinth
• MAKARIOS the Kalogeras
• GREGORY Gravanos
• PLATON Aivazidis
• GREGORY V Patriarch of Constantinople
• 5 Venerable Martyrs of Leipson
• JEREMIAH of Crete
• DOROTHEOS Metropolitan of Adrianople
• CLEMENT of Ankara and Agathangelos
• EUTHYMIOS Metropolitan of Rhodes
• CYRIL Loukaris, Patriarch of Constantinople
Vivia Perpetua was a young married woman of good social position. Felicity, also married, was a slave. The others were catechumens and Saturus perhaps their instructor. All were imprisoned together in Carthage in North Africa as a law of Septimus Severus forbade conversions to the faith. Secundulus died in prison: the others were thrown to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre on March 7. Their Acts were written by Saturus, one of the martyrs, and completed by an eyewitness.
The day of the martyrs' victory dawned. They marched from their cells into the amphitheater, as if into heaven, with cheerful looks and graceful bearing. If they trembled it was for joy and not for fear. Perpetua was the first to be thrown down, and she fell prostrate. She got up and, seeing that Felicity was prostrate, went over and reached out her hand to her and lifted her up. Both stood up together. Rousing herself as if from sleep (so deeply had she been in spiritual ecstasy), she began to look around. To everyone's amazement she said, "When are we going to be led to the beasts?" When she heard that it had already happened she did not at first believe it until she saw the marks of violence on her body and her clothing. The people, however, had demanded that the martyrs be led to the middle of the amphitheater. They wanted to see the sword thrust into the bodies of the victims, so that their eyes might share in the slaughter. Without being asked they went where the people wanted them to go; but first they kissed one another, to complete their witness with the customary kiss of peace. Bravest and happiest martyrs! You were called and chosen for the glory and our Lord Jesus Christ. - from a story of the death of the martyrs at Carthage
• Martyrs CODRATUS, SATURNINUS and RUFINUS of Nicomedia (250-259)
• Martyrs AEMILIAN the Roman, and JACOB (James) and MARIANOS with him, under Valerian (259)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Αἰμιλιανός, Ἰάκωβος καὶ Μαριανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες
• The Holy 7 Hieromartyrs in Cherson on the Black Sea: Bishops BASIL 瓦西里 (309), EPHREM 艾弗冷 (315), EUGENIUS 艾弗格尼 (311), ELPIDUS 埃尔彼迪 (311), AGATHADORUS 阿伽托多若 (311), AETHERIUS 埃特里 (324) and CAPITO 卡彼托 (327)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀγαθόδωρος, Αἰθέριος, Βασιλέας, Ἐλπίδιος, Εὐγένιος, Ἐφραὶμ καὶ Καπίτων οἱ Ἱερομάρτυρες
赫尔松的7位司祭殉道者：瓦西里、艾弗冷、艾弗格尼、埃尔彼迪、阿伽托多若、埃特里和卡彼托
这些殉道者都先后担任赫尔松的主教，他们都受到不信者的毒害，并荣耀殉道，不管他们是犹太人、希腊人或是塞西亚人，其中只有埃特里平安离世。耶路撒冷牧首派遣他们到荒野之地传讲福音。他们由此为了基督的缘故而遭受磨难。在赫尔松，瓦西里将一个王子的儿子起死回生，这激怒了犹太人，反而给他们加上了罪名。瓦西里被捆住双脚在大街上托拽着示众，由此，他献出了生命。艾弗冷遭到了斩首。艾弗格尼、埃尔彼迪和阿伽托多若遭到了鞭打和石块的攻击，直到将生命交给上帝为止。埃特里生活在君士坦丁大帝在位期间。由此，埃特里可以自由、平安地管理教会，并在赫尔松建立了一个大的教堂，并平安归主。这些主教中的最后一个是卡彼托，他被任命为主教，以向野蛮的塞西亚人传讲福音，但他们却在卡彼托那里寻找可信的凭证。这些塞西亚人要卡彼托走进火炉中，如果他安然无恙，他们就会相信基督。在热切的祷告之下，卡彼托充满了信心，他拉紧了主教披肩，划了十字，勇敢地走进了火炉中，将他的心紧紧地靠近上帝。卡彼托主教呆在火中大约一个小时，但是他却没有受到任何伤害，他的身体和圣衣安然无恙。卡彼托完好无损地走了出来。之后，所有的人都惊叫起来：“基督上帝确实是唯一真神，基督徒的上帝是伟大的、是全能的，他在火中保护他的仆人。”整个城市和周围地区的人都接受了浸礼。这个神迹也在第一次普世大公会议（尼西亚，公元325年）上引起了长时间的反响。与会的人都将荣耀归于上帝，并赞扬卡彼托坚定不移的信仰。当卡彼托正沿着第聂伯河行走时，一群塞西亚异教徒抓住了他，并将他溺死。这7位司祭殉道者于公元4世纪为基督的缘故而遭受磨难。
• Sainted NESTOR 奈斯托尔 (322) and ARCADIUS 阿尔卡迪 (4th c.) bishops of Tremithus in Cyprus
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀρκάδιος καὶ Νέστορας Ἐπίσκοποι Τριμυθοῦντος Κύπρου
• KYNESBURGA, KYNESWIDE and TIBBA of Castor (6th c.) // MAR 5 //
• Hieromartyr NICHOLAS 尼科拉 Rozov, presbiter, priest (1870-1930) day of death in special infirmary of prison in Jaroslavl’
• Repose of Schemamonk SISOES of Valaam (1931)
• Hosiosmartyr hieromonk NIL (Nicholas Tütükin) (1871-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Sisters Hosiosmartyresses nuns MATRONA 玛特若纳 Grosheva (1882-1938) and MARIA 玛利亚 Grosheva (1876-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun EVDOKIA 艾弗多基雅 Sinitsyna (1879-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun EKATERINE 埃卡特里纳 Konstantinova (1887-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun ANTONINA 安托尼纳 Novikova (1880-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Hosiosmartyress nun NADEZHDA 纳德志达 Kruglova (1887-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Martyress novice KSENIA 克塞尼亚 Petrukhina (Petrushina) of Kolomna (1897-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
• Martyress novice ANNA 安纳 Gorokhova, of Kolomna (1896-1938) day of martyrdom, shoted and graved at Butovo, Moskow
He entered the monastery of Aniane in Hérault as a boy and was brought up by Saint Benedict of Aniane. He was ordained a priest and made head of the monastery school. In 794, he accompanied Benedict to the Council of Frankfurt; and in 814, he replaced Benedict as abbot after the latter joined the imperial court at Aix-la-Chapelle. Smaragdus wrote a life of St Benedict of Aniane in 822, and was himself honored as a saint at his monastery after his death.
• CARITAN (Cariotan) of Druim-Lara
• Abbot DEIFER of Bodfari (6th c.) Founder of Bodfari in Flintshire in Clwyd in Wales
• DRAUSINUS (Drausin, Drausius) (576) Bishop of Soissons in France, he did much to encourage monasticism
Bishop of Soissons, France. Established several foundations, even getting the tyrant Ebroin, who cared nothing for the Church, to help establish a chapel for sick nuns. Mediaeval legend says that to spend the night at Drausinus' tomb made one invincible; whole platoons of soldiers used to camp out at the tomb the night before a battle.
• Vererable EMILIANUS 埃弥利安 of Rome
可敬的埃弥利安
埃弥利安出生于罗马，他在年轻的时候曾经罪孽深重。当他意识到自己的罪过的时候，他遏制自己远离罪恶，当他一想到上帝的审判时就全身颤栗。后来，埃弥利安进入了一座修道院，在那里通过斋戒、警醒和顺从潜心修行以攻克自己。他也成了其他兄弟在修行中效仿的榜样。他经常半夜离开修道院，走到附近的山洞中进行祷告。修道院院长不知道埃弥利安到底在晚上去了什么地方，于是一天晚上他悄悄地跟在埃弥利安的后面。修道院院长看到埃弥利安站在那里虔敬地满面泪水进行祷告。立即，一道来自天国的光照亮了整个山，尤其是埃弥利安的山洞，这道光比太阳还要明亮。从天国传来的声音说道：“埃弥利安，你的罪已经获得了原谅。”修道院院长非常惧怕，急忙赶回了修道院。第二天，他向其他兄弟讲述了前一天他所看见的和听见的。埃弥利安立即得到了众兄弟的尊重。埃弥利安在世长寿，最后得以进入上帝的天国。（＊） （＊）根据希腊的圣人传记，今日是圣劳伦斯的纪念日。座落在萨拉米斯岛的凡内罗枚内修道院就是他修建的。劳伦提生活在迈迦拉，有两个孩子。他是一位正直且虔诚的人。圣母在梦中曾向他显现，命令他去萨拉米斯，并在那里以她的名修建一座教堂。他来到了萨拉米斯，确实，他在那里发现了被毁坏的教堂遗迹，并在原址上建立了一座新教堂。劳伦提在这里剪发成为一名修士，并于公元1770年3月7日在这里去世。之后，圣劳伦提的圣髑曾经多次在这座修道院中行神迹。
• ENODOCH (Wenedoc) (520) of Wales
Enodoch was a Welsh saint of the Brychan race. Some writers identify him with Saint Enoder, others state that she was a daughter--instead of a son--of Brychan and call her Saint Qwendydd.
• EOSTERWINE (Easterwine) (688) a Northumbrian noble, he entered the monastery of Wearmouth with his relative St Benedict. He succeeded St Benedict as abbot. He was celebrated for his gentleness
Born to the Northumbrian nobility. Soldier in the army of King Egfrid of Northumbria. Monk at Wearmouth Abbey at age 24 with his relative Saint Benedict Biscop. Ordained in 679. Succeeded Saint Benedict as abbot in 682. Noted for his gentleness to all and for living and working side by side with his brother monks.
• EPHRAIM 艾弗冷 Patriarch of Antioch (546)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐφραὶμ Πατριάρχης Ἀντιόχειας
• Tr.Rel. of ETHELBURGA (also Edelburge, Ethel, Ethelburgh, Aedilburh or Aethelburh) First Abbess of Monastery at Barking in Essex, England (675) • Martyr EUBULUS of Caesarea (308)
This is the other half of the Adrian and Eubulus duo martyred at Caesarea, Palestine, when they were visiting Christians there.
• Venerable Abbot FRIDOLIN 弗利多林院长 of Säckingen (540) the Apostle of the Upper Rhine // MAR 6 //
Born in Ireland, he became a monk at Luxeuil in France. Later he founded the monastery of Sackingen and is venerated as the Apostle of the Upper Rhine in Germany. Saint Fridolin is depicted in art as an abbot leading a skeleton by the hand, a pilgrim with a staff and book. He is patron of Alsace, Glarus, Sachingen, and Strasbourg and is invoked for fine weather.
• GAUDIOSUS of Brescia (445) Bishop of Brescia in Italy, where his relics were venerated
• Tr.Rel. of HILDELITHA (also Hildilid, Hildelith, Hilde, Hildelida or Hildelid) Abbess of Barking in Essex (717)
• JOHN of Beverley, Bishop of York (721) // MAY 7 //
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης Ἐπίσκοπος Ὑόρκης
• Venerable LAURENCE (Lambros Kanellos, Lavrentios) 劳伦提 of Megara, founder of the Sacred Monastery of the Mother of God Phaneromeni on Salamis island (1707)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Λαυρέντιος ἐκ Μεγάρων
• Virgin MEATTAN (Metan or Mettan) of Tuaim Atha
The word, Tuaim, usually Anglicised, Toom, enters into the composition of many local denominations, in Ireland.
• MOCELLOC (originally called Celloc or perhaps Cellan) of Magh-Scethe
He was one of the first converts to our holy faith in Ireland, having flourished before St Patrick's time, according to our ancient records. It is said, our saint was baptized, so early as A.D. 347 and in common with six other holy men, constructed separate cells in a place, called Magh-Scethe, which signifies,"the Plain of the Buckler," near the present site of Lismore. Mocelloc lived as a hermit, in his cell or oratory, according to tradition, many years before the Gospel had been preached in these parts, by Saints Declan, Ailbe and Kieran. In common with other religious eremites of the place, Mocelloc is said to have had a vision, on the night of St Declan's birth, and that, in consequence, he predicted this infant's future greatness, by declaring that the country and people around should one day be subject to his spiritual rule. After this prediction, the Acts of St Declan state, that seven just men were baptized, in the name of the most Holy Trinity; and, afterwards, having constructed cells, they lived there in a religious manner. From whom they received baptism, or at what exact time, we are not informed. On St Declan's return from Rome, these seven eremites — among whom our saint was included — waited on him, and placed their cells, with their own persons, under his rule and direction. St Declan's habitation was at Ardmore, at present, the head of a parish, in the barony of Decies within Drum, in the county of Waterford.
• Venerable PAUL 保罗 the Simple 简朴者, Hermit of Egypt (4th c.) disciple of St Anthony the Great
Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Ἁπλὸς
• Sainted PAUL 保罗 the Confessor, bishop of Prusias in Bithynia (850)
Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Ὁμολογητής
Saint Paul was the bishop of Prusa (Plusias) in Bithynia. For his courageous resistance to the iconoclasts, he was banished to Egypt where he died.
• Bishop THEOPHYLACT of Nicomedia (845)
Theophylact is wrongly called Theophilus in the Roman Martyrology. An Asiatic monk, he became bishop of Nicomedia. Theophylact opposed the iconoclastic fury of Leo the Armenian by whom he was banished to Caria, where he died thirty years later.
• Venerable WILLEICH Abbot of Kaiserswerth (725)
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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