The holy prophet Zachary and his wife, the holy venerable Elizabeth, were the parents of the Forerunner John the Baptist. When she took her cousin Mary into her home, Elizabeth –full of the holy spirit– hailed the mother of the Lord as blessed among women. Zachary, a priest full of the prophetic spirit, praised God […]
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Sept. 4 The Holy Priest-Martyr Babylas, Bishop of Great Antioch; The Holy Prophet Moses, who saw God
St. John Chyrostom wrote of the holy priest-martyr Babylas, “this great and wonderful man–if one can call him a man.” He was archbishop of Antioch in the time of the evil emperor Numerian. St. Babylas forbade the emperor entrance into the church because he was an idolator. In response, the emperor threw him into prison, […]
Ancient Record of the Birth of the Theotokos – Feast: Sept. 8
And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by, saying: Anna, Anna, the Lord has heard your prayer, and you shall conceive, and shall bring forth; and your seed shall be spoken of in all the world. And Anna said: As the Lord my God lives, if I beget either male or female, I will […]
Sunday Bulletin 09/04/22
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, Sept. 3 – Anthimus, Bishop-Martyr 5:00 PM Outreach Divine Liturgy in Santa Paula 6:30 PM Reader Vespers Sunday, Sept. 4 – 13th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Sept. 5 – Zachary, Prophet & Elizabeth […]
Sept. 3 The Holy Priest-Martyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia; Our Venerable Father Theoctistus of Palestine
The holy martyr Anthimus, bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia, and his companions, martyrs in the persecution of Diocletian the emperor in the year 303. In fact, a whole crowd followed St. Anthimus as he received the glory of martyrdom by beheading for the sake of his confession of Christ. Some of his companions were martyred […]
Sept. 02 The Holy Martyr Mammas; Our Venerable Father John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople
The holy martyr Mammas was born in Paphlagonia to Christian parents who were imprisoned for the name of Christ. He was dumb until the age of five, and his first word was ‘mama,’ and it is from this word that his name derives. At the age of fifteen, he was brought before the emperor Aurelian. […]