June 25 The Holy Venerable Martyr Febronia

The virgin martyr Febronia suffered during the reign of Diocletian (284-305). She was raised at a monastery in the city of Sivapolis in Assyria. The head of the women’s monastery was the abbess Bryaena, the aunt of St. Febronia. Being concerned about her niece’s salvation, Bryaena assigned Febronia a stricter form of life than the […]

June 24 The Nativity of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

The Gospel (Luke 1:5) relates that the righteous parents of St. John the Baptist, the priest Zechariah and Elizabeth, lived in the ancient city of Hebron. They reached old age without having children, since Elizabeth was barren. Once, St. Zechariah was serving in the Temple of Jerusalem when he saw the Archangel Gabriel. The angel […]

Sunday Bulletin 06/19/22

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, June 19 – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost             8:30 AM          Matins 9:30 AM          Divine Liturgy Thursday, June 23 – Agrippina, Martyr       5:30 PM          Vespers 6:30 PM          Divine Liturgy Friday, June 24 – The Birth of John the Baptist  (solemn holyday)         8:30 AM          […]

June 20 The Holy Priest Martyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara

The Hieromartyr Methodius, bishop of Patara (Lycia in Asia Minor), was distinguished for his genuine monastic humility. Calmly and with mildness he instructed his flock, but he firmly  defended the purity of Orthodoxy and he energetically contended against heresies, especially the widespread heresy of the Origenists. He left behind a rich literary legacy: works in […]

June 17 The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ishmael

The holy martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ishmael were brothers from an illustrious Persian family in the 7th century. Their father was a pagan, but their mother was a Christian who baptized them and raised them with firm faith in Christ the Savior. The brothers received their crowns of martyrdom after refusing to worship pagan gods […]