Panteleimon’s Christian mother passed away when he was just a child. His pagan father sent him to study the medical sciences. He became such a skilled physician that he was invited to become the doctor to the royals in Nicomedia. His curiosity for Truth, Goodness and Beauty was not satiated by his studies though and he was led […]
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Sunday Bulletin 07/24/2022
Weekly Schedule Saturday, July 23: 5:00 PM Outreach Divine Liturgy in Santa Paula Sunday, July 24: 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, July 25 […]
July 23 The Holy Martyrs Trophimus and Theophilus and their companions; The Holy Martyrs Appolinaris and Vitalis, Bishops of Ravenna
The holy martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus, and thirteen martyrs with them, suffered during the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). Brought to trial, they bravely confessed themselves Christians and refused to offer sacrifice to idols. After many fierce tortures, they broke the legs of the holy martyrs and threw them into a fire. Strengthened […]
July 22 The Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles; Translation of the Relics of the Holy Bishop Martyr Phocas
The holy myrrh-bearer Mary Magdalene, equal to the apostles, who, freed by the Lord of seven demons and made a disciple, followed him even to Mount Calvary. At the break of dawn on the first Pascha, she was found worthy to see the Savior risen again from the dead and to bear the […]
July 21 Our Venerable Father Simeon, Fool for Christ, and his Fellow Ascetic John; the Holy Prophet Ezekiel
Our venerable father Simeon, fool for Christ, and his fellow ascetic John: Simeon, called Salus [i.e., of the sea; he lived for 29 years next to the Dead Sea], at Emesa in Syria. Moved by the divine Spirit, Simeon desired to be considered a Fool for Christ and ignoble among people. Likewise the commemoration of […]
July 20 Feast of the Holy and Glorious Prophet Elijah
The holy and glorious prophet Elijah the Tishbite was a prophet of the Lord in the days of Ahab, the king of Israel and defended the rights of the one God against the unfaithful people with such a strength of spirit that he prefigured not only John the Baptist but even Christ himself. Written prophecies […]
July 19 Our Venerable Mother Macrina, Sister of Basil the Great; Our Venerable Father Dios
Our venerable mother Macrina was sister of St. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Peter of Sebaste. She was learned in Sacred Scripture and led a solitary life. She provided a wonderful example of those possessing the desire for God, who had forsaken the vanity of the world. Our venerable father Dios was called […]
July 18 The Holy Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris; The Holy Martyr Emilian; The Passing of the Venerable Martyr Tarsykia Matskiv
The holy martyr Hyacinth was born into a pious Christian family in the city of Amastridea (now Amastra in Anatolia). An angel that appeared gave him his name. As a three-year-old boy, St. Hyacinth asked God that a dead infant might be resurrected. The Lord hearkened to his childish prayer, and the dead one arose. […]
July 17 The Holy Great Martyr Marina
The holy great martyr Marina was born in Antioch of Pisidia in southern Asia Minor into the family of a pagan priest. In her infancy, St. Marina lost her mother, and her father gave her into the care of a nursemaid. The nursemaid raised Marina in the Orthodox Faith. Upon learning that his daughter had […]
Sunday Bulletin 07/17/2022
Weekly Schedule Saturday, July 16 5:00 PM Outreach Divine Liturgy in Santa Paula 6:30pm Vespers Sunday, July 20 9:30 AMDivine Liturgy Wednesday, July 13 6:30 PM Feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah- Car Blessing […]