The Holy martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus suffered in the city of Pontine Amasea (Asia Minor) in about the year 308. The brothers Eutropius and Cleonicus, and Basiliscus the nephew of the Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit, were comrades. After the martyric death of St. Theodore, they wound up in prison and by their preaching […]
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Sunday Bulletin 3/03/24
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, Mar. 2 – 3rd All Souls Saturday 9:30 AM All Souls Saturday Divine Liturgy 5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy 5:30 PM Reader Vespers Sunday, Mar. 3 – 3rd Sunday of the Great Fast – Veneration of The Cross 8:30 AM […]
Mar. 2 The Holy Priest Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrene
The Hieromartyr Theodotus, a native of Galatia in Asia Minor, was bishop of Cyrenia in Cyprus. During a time of persecution against Christians under the impious emperor Licinius, St. Theodotus openly preached Christ, calling the pagans to abandon idolatry and turn to the true God. Sabinus, the governor of Cyprus, ordered Bishop Theodotus be arrested […]
Mar. 1 The Holy Venerable Martyr Eudoxia
Holy Monastic Martyr Eudoxia was a Samaritan, a native of the city of Heliopolis in Phoenicia. Eudoxia awoke one night at midnight and heard singing from the house of a Christian woman next to hers. A monk was reading from a book which described the Last Judgment, the punishment of sinners, and the reward of […]
Feb. 29 Our Venerable Father Cassian
Our venerable father John Cassian the Roman was born around 360, probably in Lesser Scythis. His pious Christian parents gave him an excellent classical education, and also instructed him in the Holy Scriptures and in the spiritual life. St. John entered a monastery in the diocese of Tomis, where his friend and relative St. Germanus […]
Feb. 28 Our Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, Fellow Ascetic of Procopius
Our venerable father Basil the Confessor was a monk and suffered during the reign of the iconoclast emperor Leo the Isaurian. When a persecution started against those who venerated holy icons, St. Basil and his companion St. Procopius of Decapolis were subjected to much torture and locked up in prison. Here both martyrs languished for […]
Feb. 27 Our Venerable Father and Confessor Procopius the Decapolite
Our venerable father and confessor Procopius the Decapolite lived during the eighth century in the region of Decapolis, to the east of Lake Galilee. There he labored for his salvation, struggling in asceticism. St. Procopius, his fellow ascetic St. Basil, and others zealous for holy Orthodoxy rose up against the Iconoclast heresy of those times. […]
Feb. 26 Our Holy Father Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza
Our holy father Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza was born in the year 346. He grew up with wealthy parents, but was drawn to monastic life. He left home at the age of twenty five and set off for Egypt, where he lived in the desert under the guidance of St. Macarius the Great. He made […]
Feb. 25 Our Holy Father Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople
Our holy father Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople was of illustrious lineage. He was born and raised in Constantinople, where he received a fine education. He was rapidly promoted at the court of emperor Constantine VI (780-797) and Constantine’s mother, the holy Empress Irene, and the saint attained the rank of senator. Proceeding through all the […]
Sunday Bulletin 2/25/24
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, Feb. 24 – 1st & 2nd Findings of the Head of John the Baptist 5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy Sunday, Feb. 25 – 2nd Sunday of the Great Fast 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, […]