Our venerable father Athanasius of Mt. Athos, hegumen, humble and peaceful, who founded the cenobitic way of living in the Great Lavra. Despite many trials, he was father to many monks who followed his ascetic model. He lived during the end of the 10th century. Troparion The angels in heaven marveled at your life […]
Monthly Archives: July 2023
July 4 Our Holy Father Andrew of Jerusalem; Our Venerable Mother Martha, Mother of St. Simeon of the Wondrous Mountain
Our holy father Andrew of Jerusalem, archbishop of Crete, whose passing over is remembered this day at Erissus on the island of Lesbos. He was bishop of Gortyna, and sang –a singular art– praises to God by his prayers, hymns, and songs. He exalted the Virgin Mother of God, immaculate, and assumed into heaven. Our […]
Sunday Bulletin 07/02/23
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, July 1 – Cosmas and Damian, Wonderworkers 5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy 6:30 PM Reader Vespers Sunday, July 2 – 5th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, July 3 – Hyacinth, Martyr 5:30 PM *Akathist for those suffering Addiction & Mental Illness Saturday, July 8 […]
July 3 The Holy Martyr Hyacinth
The holy martyr Hyacinth, a native of Caesarea in Cappadocia, was raised in a Christian family. The emperor Trajan made the boy his chamberlain, unaware that he was a secret Christian. One day, while the emperor and his entourage were offering sacrifices to idols, the young Hyacinth remained at the palace, shut himself up in […]
July 2 The Deposition of the Venerable Robes of our most holy Lady, the Theotokos at Blachernae Constantinople
During the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Great (457-474), the brothers Galbius and Candidus, associates of the emperor, set out from Constantinople to Palestine to venerate the holy places. In a small settlement near Nazareth they stayed in the home of a certain old Jewish woman. In her house they noticed a room […]