The commemoration of the dedication of the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Jerusalem: When St. Helen found the Lord’s cross in Jerusalem, she stayed longer in the city and built churches in Gethsemane, in Bethlehem, on the Mount of Olives, and in other places connected to the life and death of the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Sept. 12 The Holy Priest-Martyr Autonomous
The holy bishop martyr Autonomous fled Italy during the Diocletian persecution and settled in Asian Bithynia at a place called Soreoi. There, he converted many to Christianity, and built a church for them dedicated to the holy Archangel Michael. Autonomous lived in the home of a devout Christian, Cornelius, whom he first ordained as a […]
Sept. 11 Our Venerable Mother Theodora of Alexandria
Our venerable mother Theodora of Alexandria who, as a young woman committed adultery on the advice of a fortune-teller. She was accused by her conscience, and left the world, cutting off her hair and dressing as a man in order to enter the monastery of Octodecatos, assuming the name of Theodore. Falsely accused of having […]
Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross- September 14
Ardently desiring to find the Cross upon which our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, Saint Constantine sent his mother, the pious Empress Helen, to Jerusalem. Saint Helen journeyed to the holy places connected with the earthly life of the Savior, building more than 80 churches, at Bethlehem the birthplace of Christ, and on the Mount […]
Sunday Bulletin 09/11/22
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, Sept. 10 – Saturday before the Exaltation of the Cross 5:00 PM Outreach Divine Liturgy in Santa Paula Sunday, Sept. 11 – Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Cross 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Sept. 12 – Autonomous, Bishop-Martyr 8:30 AM Morning Prayer […]
Sept. 10 The Holy Martyrs Menodora, Mitrodora, and Nymphodora; Saturday before the Exaltation of the Cross
The holy martyrs Menodora, Mitrodora, and Nymphodora were sisters from Bythinia. Brought up as Christians, they withdrew from the city into the desert to live for Christ alone, and gave themselves up to fasting, prayer, and work. They became famous as a source of healing illness, which brought them to the attention of the governor. […]
Sept. 9 The Synaxis of the Holy and Just Grandparents of God Joachim and Anna; The Holy Martyr Severian
The Synaxis of the holy and just Grandparents of God, Joachim and Anna, parents of Mary the immaculate Virgin mother of God, the names of whom were preserved by the ancient traditions of Christians from the Jews. The couple lived at Nazareth in Galilee. They were childless into their old age and all their life […]
Sept. 8 The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady, The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
The nativity of the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, of the seed of Abraham, born from the tribe of Judah, from the line of King David. The Holy Theotokos was born of the elderly parents, Joachim of the lineage of David, and Anna of the lineage of Aaron. Therefore, Mary was of royal birth by her […]
Sept. 7 The Holy Martyr Sozon; Prefestive Day of the Nativity of the Theotokos
The holy martyr Sozon was a shepherd of Lycaonia who taught his family and friends the law of God. Sozon destroyed an idol, and was tortured and then burned for his Christian faith in the year 304 in Popeiopolis in Cilicia. Troparion – Prefestive Today is born to us from the root of Jesse and […]
Sept. 6 Memory of the Miracle of the Holy Archangel Michael at Colossae in Chionia; The Holy Martyr Eudoxius and His Companions
The commemoration of the miracle of the Holy Archangel Michael at Colossae in Chionia: the archangel Michael worked a miracle of conversion and healing in Colossae, as well as a miracle of preservation of the site from flood. It is remembered each year on this date. The holy martyr Eudoxius and his companions Carterius, Styriacus, […]