συνοδικός
July 15 / July 2
2019 (7527)
THE PLACING OF THE HONORABLE ROBE OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS AT BLACHERNAE (5TH C.)
ST. JUVENAL, PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM (458). ST. PHOTIUS, METROPOLITAN OF KYIV (1431)
• The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae (5th c.) 奉安圣母诞神女之圣袍于弗拉赫尔奈纪念日
Κατάθεσις Τιμίας Ἐσθῆτος τῆς Θεοτόκου
莱翁大帝在位期间（公元458－471年），皇后维利娜、牧首杰纳蒂乌斯这两位从君士坦丁堡来的贵族以及加里布斯和堪迪德到圣地和神殿朝圣。在拿撒勒的一个犹太女人家里作了短暂停留，这个犹太女人在家中的一个隐秘的屋子里保留了圣母的衣服。许多病人和穷人通过祷告以及触摸这衣服都得到了医治，减轻了痛苦。加里布斯和堪迪德将这个神圣的衣服带回君士坦丁堡，并将其报告给皇帝和牧首。这为该城市带来了巨大的喜悦。圣母的衣服隆重地被转移并安放在布拉凯尔纳教堂中。这个教堂是皇帝玛尔基安和皇后普尔凯利亚修建的，教堂修建在一个海湾岸边，以一位在那里被杀死的斯切蒂斯的指挥官之名命名该教堂。由此这一天被确立为纪念诞神女的衣服被安放在教堂中。
The Placing of the Precious Robe took place in the magnificent church of the Theotokos in the palace of Blachernae in 458, under Emperor Leo of Thrace. This church enjoyed a very great renown, particularly after the Avars' defeat, which we commemorate on the fifth Saturday of Great Lent when we sing the Akathist hymn.
• FEAST OF THE ROBE OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS in Georgia
• "POZHAI" Icon of the Mother of God (17th c.)
• "THEODOTIEV" Icon of the Mother of God (1487) from Theodotiev (Feodotevo) in the Ryazan Province
• Icon of the Mother of God of AKHTYR (1739) in the area of Kharkov, east of Kiev This famous icon was found by the daughter of a priest in the vicinity of Kharkiv. As it was dirty, the daughter washed it and then took the water out to throw back into the nearby river (by tradition, running water is used to clean icons and it is always then discarded into rivers and never thrown onto the ground). As she carried the water, an elderly woman became inspired to tell her not to throw it out, but to give it to the sick who would be cured by it. And so it was. To this day on the feast of the Okhtyrska Mother of God, a copy of this icon is dipped into a vat of water to consecrate it for the people’s use. It is the only example of an icon being used to bless water (rather than holy water used to bless an icon). The icon is rather unusual, and does not seem to have an earlier prototype. It is painted in a Western style, and shows the Theotokos with an uncovered head. The Crucifixion of Christ is depicted in much smaller proportions, and the Virgin seems to be gazing directly at the Cross. Her hands are held with the palms together, and the fingers pointing upward, which is not a typical gesture of prayer in Orthodox iconography.
• THE BLACK MADONNA OF CZĘSTOCHOWA of Turkovitcy (in Belorus) (1382) • Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "THE ROOT OF JESSE" (1453) 耶瑟之根
The Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David and is the original use of the family tree as a schematic representation of a genealogy. It originates in a passage in the biblical Book of Isaiah which describes metaphorically the descent of the Messiah, and is accepted by Christians as referring to Jesus. The various figures depicted in the lineage of Jesus are drawn from those names listed in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke.
• The Icon of Panagia MIROVLITISSA (Myrrh-streaming) at the Dionysiou
Monastery of Holy Mount
• The Monastery of Panagia KOUNISTRIA (Eikonistria) in Skiathos called "Eikonistria" (Icon That Shines Like A Star) or "Kounistria" (She Who Swings)
In 1655 there was a hermit who lived alone in his cell in the mountains of Skiathos, whose whole life was devoted to prayer. One night he saw a strange light deep in the woods. He was curious, so he started walking towards the light to find the cause. Suddenly, while he was walking, the light disappeared. It occurred to him that the light might possibly be caused by evil demons attempting to set a trap for him, but deep in his heart he felt that the light was a divine sign. The light reappeared for several nights. He decided to pray and fast in the hope that God would show him the truth about the mysterious light. A few nights later, when he saw the light again and was walking towards it, instead of disappearing, the light became brighter and brighter. The hermit kept walking towards the brightening light until he reached a pine tree, where he was astonished to see high up among the branches the Icon of the Virgin Mary surrounded by this spectacular brilliant light swinging in the pine. He tried to climb the tree to reach the Icon, but either due to age or infirmity, or because God wanted more people to see the miracle, he was unable to do so. He stayed there all night praying under the pine tree and in the morning he walked to Kastro (which means castle), the medieval city of Skiathos. He told his extraordinary story to the citizens of Kastro and a group of them immediately followed the hermit back up into the mountains to see the miracle. A young priest called John, climbed the pine tree to bring the Icon safely down. Since then, 1655, the Virgin Mary called "Eikonistria" (Icon That Shines Like A Star) or "Kounistria" (She Who Swings) has been and continues to be the protector of the island of Skiathos. Many healings and other miracles have occurred. A few years later a monastery was built close to the place where the Icon was found and the Icon was placed inside. During the period of King Otto, many monasteries in the new founded country of Greece were closed under an anti-monastic command of the new government and the ministry of religions. The Monastery of Eikonistria (or Kounistra, as the locals usually call it) was abandoned and all the holy relics together with the Holy Icon were transferred to another monastery. However, because the citizens wanted to have the Holy Icon among them, when they returned to their old city nearby the old port, a rebuilt Byzantine village, they built the Metropolitan Church of the Three Hierarchs in 1846 and placed the Icon there. The Three Hierarchs are St Basil the Great, St John Chrysostom and St Gregory the Theologian.
There are two celebrations in honor of the Virgin Mary’s Icon. The first one is on the 21st November when we celebrate the dedication of the Virgin Mary to God by her parents when she was three years old. There is a procession on foot the previous day when the people of Skiathos carry the Icon through the mountains from the city to the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, where an all night vigil and service take place. In the morning of the 21st of November the Icon is brought back by the same path so that it can be taken in a procession around the city. The second one is on the first Sunday after the 1st July, so that those people who are unable to come to the Island of Skiathos for the main celebration are able to glorify the Virgin Mary during the second celebration established in her honor. This feast is dedicated to the day of the finding of the miraculous Icon. There is a procession on foot on Saturday evening from the church of Three Hierarchs to the other church of the island, which is named after the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, where an all night vigil takes place. The following morning, on Sunday, a holy liturgy takes place in the churches and then the Icon is taken in procession around the city and brought back to the Metropolis church.
Three soldiers who were converted at the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul in Rome and then were themselves martyred. Converted by him, they were beheaded.
• Martyrs PAUL, BILONUS (Belus), THEONAS, HERON and more than 1 000 others at Thessaloniki under Maximian Galerus (305-311)
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἄνθιμος ὁ Γέρων, Παῦλος, Βήλων, Θέων, Ἤρων καὶ ἄλλοι 36 Αἰγύπτιοι
• MM ARISTON, CRESCENTIAN, EUTYCHIAN, URBAN, VITALIS, JUSTUS, FELICISSIMUS, FELIX, MARCIA and SYMPHOROSA (285) in the Campagna, under Diocletian
• Martyrs PROCESSUS Prison guard at the Mamertine prison in Rome, Italy and MARTINIAN
Guarded St Peter the Apostle and St Paul the Apostle when they were imprisoned in Rome. Converted to Christianity and was baptized by them. Tortured and executed in the persecutions of Nero.
• New Martyrs LAMPROS with GEORGE, MANUIL, THEODOR, GEORGE and MICHAEL (1835) of Makri, Samothrake
• Monks TICHON, BASILIUS and NIKON in Solowki
• Daughter (or Daughters) of Cathbath (Cathbadh) of Airedh Fotha
• Hieromartirs NEOPHYTUS, JONAH, NEOPHYTUS, JONAH, and PARTHENIUS of Lampsacus // 1ST SUNDAY AFTER JUNE 27TH //
• Venerables TIKHON, BASIL and NIKON Sokolovsky (16th c.) // 1ST SUNDAY AFTER JUNE 29TH //
• Uncovering (2003) of the relics of New Hieromartyr Priest SERGIUS 塞尔吉 Florinsky 佛罗林斯基 of Rakvere, Estonia (1918)
• Repose of Elder ZACHARIAS from Moscow (1936) Schemaarchimandrite of St Sergius Lavra
• JOHN (Michael Maximovich) Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1966) // JUN 19 //
• ANIMIDA (Amida or Amidas) at Rome or Mespotamia
• Translation of the relics of Sainted ARSENIUS Bishop of Tver (1409)
• Blessed Martyr ASKOLD (Baptised Nicholas) Prince of Kyiv (9th c.)
The Princes Askold and Dyr declared war on Constantinople and arrived at its gates their armed fleet of ships. They saw the bishop of that city place what they later learned was the mantle of the Mother of God into the water which began to be so disturbed that their fleet was shattered to pieces. They then sued for peace and were baptized as Christians, bringing back with them to Kyiv missionaries from St Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople. The tremendous veneration of the Holy Mantle of the Mother of God dates back to the time of St Mykola-Askold whose tomb in Kyiv is also a great national shrine. He was martyred with Dyr by Prince Oleg.
• BASILIUS Patriarch of Jerusalem (838)
• CANICE
• Martyr COINTUS
Ὁ Ἅγιος Κοϊντός
• Martyr EUTICHIANOS
Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐτυχιανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας
• Sainted JUVENAL 犹文纳利 patriarch of Jerusalem (458)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰουβενάλιος Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων
圣尤文纳尔，耶路撒冷<的牧首
尤文纳尔与东正教教会伟大的启明者欧蒂缪斯、德奥多西、革拉息默、柱头修士西麦翁等属于同一时代的人。尤文纳尔参加了两次普世大公会议，即在艾弗所举行的第三次普世大公会议（公元431年）和在卡尔西顿举行的第四次普世大公会议（公元451年）。尤文纳尔用其巨大的力量和热忱反对亵渎上帝的异端：在艾弗所举行的普世大公会议上他强烈反对聂斯脱利异端，聂斯脱利将诞神女称为诞生基督的人；在卡尔西顿举行的普世大公会议上他强烈反对优迪克和狄奥斯科鲁斯，他们声称基督只有一性，也就是说只有神性没有人性。东正教在这两次会议上取得胜利后尤文纳尔返回了耶路撒冷。尽管异端受到了谴责，但是异端并没有被消除。通过狄奥斯科鲁斯的一个朋友－德奥多西的阴谋和暴力，尤文纳尔从牧首职位被放逐，而德奥多西自己封为牧首。起初，这个异端德奥多西受到了皇后艾弗多基雅的支持，艾弗多基雅是皇帝小德奥多西的妻子，当时她在耶路撒冷居住。艾弗多基雅再三犹豫，最后前往柱头修士西麦翁那里向他询问真相。这位上帝的圣人揭穿了所有异端教义并指示皇后遵循大公会议上确定的正教的教导。皇后进行了忏悔，同时强烈地反对虚假的牧首德奥多西。当时皇帝玛尔基安和皇后普尔凯利亚统治君士坦丁堡，皇帝写了一封信给指挥官阿塔纳西，命令他取消德奥多西的牧首职位，恢复尤文纳尔为牧首，指挥官根据皇帝的指令迅速执行。尤文纳尔管理耶路撒冷的教会长达38年的时间，于公元458年高龄之际得以安息主怀，因其为真理而遭受的痛苦和不幸，他得到了上帝给予的回报。在圣尤文纳尔担任牧首期间，圣诞节被确定在12月25日。
• Hosiosmartyr Monk JUVENAL 犹文纳利 protomartyr of America and Alaska (1796)
St Juvenal was (together with St Herman; see Dec. 12) a member of the first mission sent from Russia to proclaim the Gospel in the New World. He was a priest-monk, and a zealous follower of the Apostles, and baptized hundreds of the natives of Alaska. He was martyred by enraged pagans in 1796.
• New Martyr LAMPROS 朗普若 of Makri, Alexandroupoli, in Thrace (1835)
Ὁ Ἅγιος Λάμπρος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας
• Repose of Archimandrite LAWRENCE of the Iveron-Valdai Monastery (1876)
• MONEGUNDE (Monegunda, Monegundis or Mone) 默奈根德 of Chartres (Tours) in Gaul, W., Anch., Nun, Fndr. of Convent, Healer (570)
She married young, and was the mother of two daughters, both of whom died in childhood, sending Monegundis into a deep depression. She eventually overcame her grief by filling the empty space in her life with God. With her husband's agreement, Monegundis became an anchoress, and built a private room where she could devote her life to solitude and prayer. After several years of this life, Monegundis moved to Tours, France, and built a hermitage near the tomb of St Martin of Tours. She soon gained a reputation for holiness, other women joined her in solitude and prayer, and they built a convent dedicated to St Pierre le Puellier.
• OUDOC (Oudecus, Oudoceus, Eddogwy) of Wales, Abbot (615)
Son of a local leader in Brittany in France, he was dedicated to God at birth by his parents. Nephew and student of Saint Theliau. Grew up in Wales. Monk. Abbot of Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Third bishop of Llandaff, Wales c.580. Mauric, king of Glamorgan, assisted him in his ministry, but Oudoceus excommunicated him for assassinating a prince named Cynedu.
• PHOTIUS 佛提 metropolitan of Kiev (1431)
圣佛提，莫斯科的都主教
佛提是希腊人。他谨慎地管理俄罗斯教会长达20年的时间。佛提于公元1430年去世。在他去世前一个星期，上帝的天使向他显现，告诉他有关他离开这个世界的准确时间。
• Rightbelieving King STEPHEN 斯特梵 the Great of Moldavia (1504)
• SWITHUN (Swithin) (862) of Winchester, Bishop
• TERNOC of Cluain-Mór
• Martyr THEODOULOS
• VARLAAM of Vazhsk, Shenkursk (1462)
• Repose of Great Prince VLADIMIR (1015)
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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