The holy martyrs Terence and his companions suffered under the emperor Decius (249-251). The emperor issued an edict commanding all subjects to offer sacrifices to the pagan idols. When Fortunianus, the governor of Africa, received this edict, he gathered the people in the city square, set out cruel instruments of torture and declared that everyone […]
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Sunday Bulletin 4/10/22
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Apr. 10 – Palm Sunday 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Apr. 11 – Holy Monday 8:30 AM Bridegroom Matins 6:30 PM Presanctified Divine Liturgy Tuesday, Apr. 12 – Holy Tuesday 8:30 AM Bridegroom Matins 6:30 PM Presanctified Divine […]
Apr. 09 The Holy Martyr Eupsychius
Eupsychius was of noble birth and was well instructed in pious beliefs. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, when St. Basil the Great governed the Church of God in Caesarea, Eupsychius entered into marriage with a prominent maiden. But alas, it was not given to him to live even one day in marriage. At […]
Apr. 08 The Holy Apostles Herodion, Agabus, Rufus, and Companions
The holy apostles Herodion, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, and Hermas were among the Seventy Apostles. St. Paul mentions them in his epistles. Herodion was a kinsman of Paul. He helped the Apostle Peter in Rome, and was beheaded along with many other Christians the day that St. Peter was crucified. Agabus had a spirit of […]
Apr. 07 Our Venerable Father George, Bishop of Mitylene
George was chosen and installed as Metropolitan of Mitylene for his great virtues, which he attained through ascetic labors. This saint governed his spiritual flock prudently and zealously to a great old age. When a persecution began under Leo the Armenian, who destroyed the holy icons, this saintly elder was summoned to Constantinople to an […]
Apr. 06 The Falling Asleep of Our Holy Father Methodius, Bishop and Teacher to the Slavs
After the death of St. Cyril in Rome, Methodius returned to Moravia and labored there among the Slavs, preaching the Gospel and establishing the Christian faith there. Troparion Send your mercy from heaven, O Christ, to those who keep the feast of your pastor’s death. Through the intercession of your holy disciple who is […]
Apr. 05 The Holy Martyrs Theodulus and Agathopodes and their companions
Agathopodes was a deacon and Theodulus was a reader in the church at Thessalonica. Agathopodes was adorned with the grey hairs of old age and Theodulus with youthful chastity. At the time of Diocletian’s pursuit of Christians these two were summoned to court. They responded with rejoicing, and, holding each other’s hand, they walked along […]
Apr. 04 Our Venerable Fathers, Joseph the Hymnographer and George of Maleon
Our venerable father Joseph the Hymnographer, priest, who, was a monk, when the destroyers of holy icons were raging in the later part of the 9th century, was sent to Rome to seek the protection of the Apostolic See, and, after he had been afflicted with many trials, finally took custody of the holy vessels […]
Sunday Bulletin 04/03/22
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Apr. 3 – 5th Sunday of the Great Fast, St. Mary of Egypt 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Apr. 4 – Joseph & George, Venerables No Services Tuesday, Apr. 5 – Theodulus, Agathopodes, & Others, Martyrs 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 4:00 […]
Apr. 02 Our Venerable Father Titus the Wonder-worker
From his youth, Titus loved Christ the Lord and detested the vanities of the world. Because of this, he retreated from the world, entered a monastery and received the angelic habit. Without regret, he dedicated himself to the somber and narrow path of monasticism. Through great patience, he attained two basic virtues: humility and obedience. […]