The OCA notes “The Veneration of the Honorable Chains of the Holy and All-Praised Apostle Peter: In about the year 42, on the orders of Herod Agrippa, the Apostle Peter was thrown into prison for preaching about Christ the Savior. In prison, he was held secure by two iron chains. During the night before […]
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Jan. 16 The Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Praiseworthy Apostle Peter
Jan. 16 The Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Praiseworthy Apostle Paul In about the year 42 the apostle Peter was thrown into prison for preaching about Christ the Savior. In prison he was bound by two iron chains. The night before his trial, an angel of the Lord came to Peter, […]
Sunday Bulletin 01/16/22
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Jan. 16 – 34th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Jan. 17 – Anthony the Great, Venerable 8:30 AM Morning Prayer Tuesday, Jan. 18 – Athanasius & Cyril, Archbishops 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 4:00 […]
Jan. 15 Our Venerable Fathers Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-Dweller
Paul of Thebes was a disciple of St. Anthony the Great. He is one of the earliest of the “desert fathers” and lived as a hermit in Theibaid in Egypt during the middle of the fourth century. John the hut-deller lived in Constantinople during the fifth century. He left home, and returned 6 years later […]
Jan. 14 Our Venerable Fathers of Sinai and Raitho, killed by Arabs
There were two occasions when the monks and hermits of Sinai and Raitho were murdered by the barbarians. The first took place in 312 when forty Fathers were killed at Mt. Sinai, and thirty-nine were slain at Raitho the same day. The second massacre occurred nearly a hundred years later. Troparion God of our […]
Jan. 13 The Holy Martyrs Hermolaus and Stratonicus
The Emperor Licinius raised a great persecution of Christians. St. Hermolaus, a Christian and a deacon in the Church, was arrested and brought to trial. When Hermolaus was informed that he was being led away to be tortured, he greatly rejoiced. In vain did the emperor threaten him. Hermolaus openly confessed his faith in […]
Jan. 12 The Holy Martyr Tatiana
The Holy Martyr Tatiana was a Roman whose parents were from the nobility. She was a Christian and a deaconess in the church. After the death of Emperor Heliogabalus, there reigned the Emperor Alexander, whose mother, Mammaea, was a Christian. Alexander himself was wavering and indecisive in his faith, for he kept statues of Christ, […]
Jan. 11 Our Venerable Father Theodosius
Our Venerable Father Theodosius, founder of the Common Life lived during the fifth and sixth centuries, and was the founder of cenobitic monasticism. He was born in Cappadocia to pious parents. Endowed with a splendid voice, he zealously toiled at church readings and singing. Yearning for a solitary life, St. Theodosius settled in Palestine into […]
Jan. 10 Our Holy Father Gregory of Nyssa; The Venerable Bishop Dometian; Our Venerable Father Marcian
Our Holy Father Gregory of Nyssa, brother of St. Basil the Great, one of the great theologians of the Byzantine Church (c. 395) The Venerable Dometian, Bishop of Melitene, who lived under Emperors Justinian the Lesser and Maurice, was known for his remarkable intelligence, prudence, and spiritual zeal, and for his love of […]
Jan 09. The Holy Martyr Polyeuctus
The Holy Martyr Polyeuctus The Armenian city of Melitene was drenched with the blood of Christians, as was the entire country of Armenia. The first blood shed for Christ in this city was that of St. Polyeuctus in the year 259, during the reign of Valerian. In Melitene were two friends: Nearchus and Polyeuctus. Both […]