Feasts and Saints

Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries of Constantinople; St. Tabitha the widow, raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter; 23th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar, October 25 The Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius, Notaries of Constantinople served in a Constantinople cathedral. Marcian was a reader and Martyrius a subdeacon. They both performed in the capacity of notaries, i.e. secretaries, for Patriarch Paul the Confessor (November 6). Arian heretics expelled and secretly executed the righteous Patriarch Paul. His throne was…

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Great-martyr Arethas; Martyrs Mark, Sotirichos and Valentine

Orthodox Calendar October 24 Great-martyr Arethas The Martyr Arethas and with him 4299 Martyrs suffered for the Lord Jesus Christ in the sixth century. Arethas was prefect of the Christian city of Negran in Arabia. The Arabian (or Omirite) king, Dunaan, who was Jewish, decided to eliminate Christianity from the land. He issued an edict…

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Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord; Holy Priest-Martyr Constantine Sârbu; St. Macarius the Roman of Mesopotamia

Orthodox Calendar, October 23 Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord Holy Apostle James, the Brother of God (Adelphotheos) was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). From his early years James was a Nazarene, a man especially dedicated to God. The Nazarenes vowed to preserve their…

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Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius, bishop and wonderworker of Hierapolis; 7 Holy Youths of Ephesus

Orthodox Calendar, October 22 Saint Abercius Saint Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis lived in the second century in Phrygia. The city of Hieropolis was inhabited by many pagans and very few Christians. The saint prayed to the Lord for the salvation of their souls and that they might be numbered among God’s chosen flock.…

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Ven. Confessors: Bessarion, Sophronius, Martyr Oprea; Priest-Confessors: John of Gales and Moses Macinic of Sibiel; St. Hilarion the Great

Orthodox Calendar, October 21 Saint Bessarion  Saint Bessarion (Sarai) was a Serb who was born in Bosnia in 1714. Longing for the monastic life, he was tonsured at the Monastery of Saint Sava in the Holy Land in 1738. He returned to Serbia and lived in a cave for several years as a hesychast, and…

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Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch; St. Gerasimus the New, ascetic of Cephalonia

Orthodox Calendar, October 20 Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch Great-martyr Artemius at Antioch was a prominent military leader during the reigns of the emperor Constantine the Great (May 21), and his son and successor Constantius (337-361). Artemius received many awards for distinguished service and courage. He was appointed viceroy of Egypt. In this official position he…

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Prophet Joel; Martyr Varus; Blessed Cleopatra with her son in Egypt; St John, the Abbot of Rila in Bulgaria

Orthodox Calendar, October 19 Prophet Joel He predicted the desolation of Jerusalem. He also prophesied that the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon all people, through the Savior of the world (Joel 2:28-32). The hymnographer Anatolius links Joel’s prophecy to the Nativity of the Lord. In the Praises at Matins on the Sunday following…

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Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke; Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus; 20th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar, October 18 The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke He was a native of Syrian Antioch, a companion of the holy Apostle Paul (Phil.1:24, 2 Tim. 4:10-11), and a physician enlightened in the Greek medical arts. Hearing about Christ, Luke arrived in Palestine and fervently accepted the preaching of salvation from the Lord Himself.…

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Prophet Hosea; Monkmartyr Andrew of Crete

Orthodox calendar, October 17 Holy Prophet Hosea The first of the minor prophets belonged to the tribe of Issachar. He lived during the 8th Century before Christ, in the kingdom of Israel. He was a contemporary of the holy Prophet Isaiah, Micah and Amos. During this time, many of his fellow Israelites had forgotten the…

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Martyr Longinus the Centurion

Orthodox Calendar, October 16 Martyr Longinus the Centurion The Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion, a Roman soldier, served in Judea under the command of the Governor, Pontius Pilate. When our Savior Jesus Christ was crucified, it was the detachment of soldiers under the command of Longinus which stood watch on Golgotha, at the very foot…

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Saint Magdalena of Malajnica; Martyr Lucian the Presbyter of Antioch

Orthodox Calendar, October 15 Saint Magdalena of Malajnica Saint Magdalena was born on November 22, 1895 (Old Style), the day after the Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple, into a devout Christian family in the village of Šćiubic. Her father, Milenko Ilić, was of Serbian origin, and her mother,…

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