“If you don’t forgive your enemy, you do not
hurt him, but yourself”
St. John Chrysostom
“Just as the Son of Man is coming with His
angels in the glory of the Father, so is the Word of God transformed in the
worthy with each advance in virtue.”
St. Maximos the Confessor
“Find the door
of your
heart, and you will discover it
is the door of the Kingdom
of God”
St. John Chrysostom
“Our life and death is with our neighbour. If
we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we have sinned against our
brother, we have sinned against God.”
Abba Anthony
“Lord and Master of my life, do not give me a
spirit of sloth, idle curiosity, love of power and useless chatter. Rather
accord to me, your servant, a spirit of sobriety, humility, patience and
love. Yes, Lord and King, grant me to see my own faults and not to condemn
my brother and sister; for you are blessed to the ages of ages. Amen.”
Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
“Love of God and hatred of any
man are absolutely incompatible with one another”
St. Maximos the Confessor
“A man should expect temptation till his last
breath”
St. Anthony
“Let us forgive others when they bring us
temptations, because all of us are tempted by the same enemy”
St. Maximos the Confessor
“Let no one fear death, for the Saviour’s
death has set us free”
St. John Chrysostom
“Feeding the hungry is a greater work than
raising the dead”
St. John Chrysostom
“True prayer is that in which one forgets
that one is in prayer”
St. Anthony
“Have you committed a sin? Then enter the
Church and repent your sin…. For here is the Physician, not the Judge; here
one is not investigated but receives remission of sins”
St. John Chrysostom
“The Church is a house common to us all, and
you are awaiting us when we enter…That is why immediately afterward we greet
you by giving the peace”
St. John Chrysostom
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ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΣ/OCTOBER
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1st |
Holy Protection of the
Theotokos
St. Ananias the Apostle
(+1st century)
St.
Romanos
the Melodist (+555)
St. Michael the Abbot
and his thirty-six companions of the Monastery of Zobea (+8th
century)
St. Domninus the Martyr
(+4th century)
St. John Koukouzelis
(+14th century)
St. Gregory the Choir
Master of the Great Lavra (+14th century)
St. Sabas the Stylite of
Vishera, Wonderworker of Novgorod (+1460)
St. Remigus, Bishop of
Rheims and Apostle of the Franks (+533)
St. Bavo of Ghent (+c.
654) |
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2nd |
Sts. Cyprian and Justina
(+3rd century)
St. Theodore Gavra the
Great Martyr (+1180)
St. George the New
Martyr of Philadelphia (+1794)
St. Damaris of Athens
(+1st century)
St. Anna of Kashin
(+1368)
St. Cassian the Greek,
Wonderworker of Uglich (+1504)
St. Cyprian
Fool-for-Christ and Wonderworker of Suzdal (+1622)
Sts. David and
Constantine, Princes of Georgia
St. Leger, Bishop of
Autun |
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3rd |
St. Dionysios the
Areopagite (+1st century)
Sts. Rusticus and
Eleftherios, Disciples of St. Dionysios the Areopagite (+1st
century)
St. Theoctistus the
Martyr
St. Dionysius the
Hieromartyr and his disciples: Faustus, Gaius, Eusebius and
Chairemon the Deacons (+3rd century)
St. Theagenes the Martyr
St. Theotecnus the
Martyr
St. John the Chozebite
St. Dionysius of the
Lavra of the Kiev Caves (+15th century) |
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4th |
St. Ierotheos, Bishop of
Athens (+1st century)
St. Domnina and her
daughters, Bernice and Prosdoke
St. Adauctus and his
daughter Callisthene the Martyrs (+4th century)
St. Ammon the Egyptian
St. Peter of Capitolia
the Hieromartyr (+715)
St. Theodore the
Venerable
St. john of Lampadistus,
Wonderworker of Cyprus
St. Vladimir Yaroslavich,
Prince of Novgorod (+1050)
Sts. Helladius, Onesimus
and Ammon of the Kiev Caves
St. Stephen Stilianovich,
Prince of Serbia, and his wife Elizabeth
Sts. Gurias of Kazan and
Barsanuphius of Tver, Enlighteners of Kazan (+16th century) |
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5th |
St. Charitina the Martyr
(+4th century)
St. Mamelta the Martyr
St. John Mauropus,
Metropolitan of Euchaita (+11th century)
St. Eudocimus of the
Monastery of Vatopedi
St. Sabas of Vatopedi
(+1350)
St. Methodia the Ascetic
of Kimolos (+1908)
St. Hermogenes the
Hieromartyr and Wonderworker
Sts. Damian the Healer,
Jeremiah and Matthew of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves
St. Charitina of
Novgorod (+1281)
Synaxis of the Holy
Metropolitans of Moscow and all Russia
St. Gregory the
Venerable of Khandzta, Georgia (+861) |
|
6th |
St. Thomas the Apostle
(+1st century)
St. Kendeas the
Wonderworker of Cyprus
St. Macarius the New
Martyr of Kios |
|
7th |
Sts. Sergius and Bacchus
the Martyrs
Sts. Julian the Priest,
Caesarius the Deacon, Eusebius and Felix the Martyrs (+1st
century)
St. Leontius the
Proconsul
St. Polychronius the
Hieromartyr
St. John the Hermit and
his ninety-eight companions who lived in ascesis on the island
of Crete
St. Sergius of Nurma the
Venerable (+1421)
St. Sergius the obedient
the Venerable (+13th century)
Finding of the Relics,
Abbot of White Lake |
|
8th |
St. Pelagia, the
repentant harlot and our Mother among the Saints
St. Pelagia the Virgin
St. Thais the repentant
harlot (+4th century)
St. Ignatius the New
(+1814)
St. Dositheus, Abbot of
Verkneostrov (+1482)
St. Tryphon, Abbot of
Vyatka (+1612) |
|
9th |
St. James the Apostle,
son of Alphaeus (+1st century)
Sts. Andronicus the Holy
Father, and his wife Athanasia
St. Publia (+4th
century)
St. Peter the Soldier
(+9th century)
Sts. Abraham the
Patriarch and his nephew Lot
St. John of Prusa the
New Martyr
St. Stephen the Blind,
Prince of Serbia (+1479)
Sts. Denis, first bishop
of Paris, and his companions Rusticus and Eleftherios |
|
10th |
Sts. Eflampius and
Eflampia (+4th century)
The Holy Two Hundred
Martyrs who suffered with Sts. Eflampius and Eflampia
St. Bassian the
Venerable (+5th century)
St. Theophilus the
Confessor
St. Pinytus Bishop of
Knossos, Crete (+2nd century)
St. Amphilochius, Bishop
of Vladimir (+12th century)
St. Andrew of Totma, the
Fool-for-Christ
St. Ambrose of Optina
the Venerable (+1891)
Synaxis of the Seven
Saints of Volhynia |
|
11th |
The Holy Fathers of the
Seventh Ecumenical Council (+787) - Celebrated today (if a
Sunday), or the first Sunday thereafter
St. Philip, one of the
Seven Deacons (+1st century)
St. Theophanes the
Branded, Hymnographer, Confessor and Bishop of Nicaea (+9th
century)
Sts. Zenais and
Philonilla, the two sisters according to the flesh and virgins
Sts. Nektarios, Arcadius
and Sisinius, Patriarchs of Constantinople
St. Philotheos Kokkinos,
Patriarch of Constantinople (+1379)
St. Jonah the
Wonderworker of Cyprus
Synaxis of the Venerable
Startsi of the Monastery of Optina |
|
12th |
Sts. Probus, Tarachus
and Andronicus the Martyrs (+4th century)
St. Domnina the Martyr
St. Anastasia the Virgin
Martyr (+3rd century)
The Holy Seventy Martyrs
St. Theodotus, Bishop of
Ephesus
St. Malpheta the Martyr
St. Anthia the Martyr
Sts. Juventinus and
Maximus the Matryrs (+4th century)
St. Jason, Bishop of
Damascus
Sts. Andromachus and
Diodorus the Martyrs
Memory of the Good Thief
St. Theosebius of
Arsinoe, Cyprus
St. Epictetus the
Wonderworker of Cyprus
St. Symeon the New
Theologian
Sts. Amphilocius,
Tarasius and Macarius of Glushitsa the Venerable Fathers (+15th
century)
St. Juvenal of Ryazan
the Hieromartyr
St. Wilfrid, Bishop of
York |
|
13th |
Sts. Carpus, Papylus,
Agathodorus and Agathonica the Martyrs (+3rd century)
St. Florentius the
Martyr
St. Dioscorus the Martyr
St. Niketas the
Confessor (+9th century)
St. Benjamin the Deacon
St. Antigone the Martyr
St. Chryse the New
Martyr (+1795)
St. Benjamin the
Venerable of the Kiev Caves |
|
14th |
Sts. Nazarius, Gervase,
Protasius and Celsius the Martyrs (+1st century)
St. Cosmas of Maiuma,
the Hymnographer
St. Silvanus the Martyr
(+307)
The Holy Forty Martyrs
from Egypt and Palestine
St. Peter Apselamus the
Martyr (+4th century)
St. Paraskevi the
Younger
St. Ignatius Agallianos,
Metropolitan of Mithymna (+1566)
St. Nicholas the Pious,
Prince of Chernigov (+1143) |
|
15th |
St. Lucian the
Hieromartyr (+4th century)
St. Sabinus of Cyprus
St. Barses the Confessor
fof Edessa (378)
St. Efthymius the New
St. Lucian the
Hieromartyr, Priest at the Lavra of the Kiev Caves
St. Dionysius,
Archbishop of Suzdal
St. John, Bishop of
Suzdal (+1373) |
|
16th |
St. Longinus the
Centurion and Martyr, along with the two soldiers with him
(+1st century)
Sts. Leontius, Dometius,
Terence and Domninus the Martyrs
St. Malus the Holy
Father
St. Longinus the
Venerable, Door-keeper of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves
St. Longinus of Giarensk
(+1545)
St. Efpraxia of Pskov
9+1243)
St. James Netsetov,
Missionary in Alaska (+1865)
St. Gall the Venerable
(+640) |
|
17th |
St. Hosea the Prophet
St. Andrew of Crisis the
Monastic and Martyr
Sts. Cosmas and Damien
their brothers, Leontius, Anthimus and Efprepius
Translation of the
Relics of the Holy and Just Lazarus
St. Anthony of Leokhnov
the Venerable (+17th century)
St. Comas the Martyr
Sts. Isidora and
Neophyta the Martyrs |
|
18th |
St. Luke the Evangelist
St. Marinus the Elder
and Martyr
St. Julian Sabas the
Father
The Holy Forty Children
St. Mnason, Bishop of
Tamassos in Cyprus and Hieromartyr
Sts. Symeon, Theodore
and Efrosyne, Founders of the Monastery of the Great Cave in the
Peloponnese
Sts. Gabriel and
Kermidolis the New Matryrs (+1522)
St. David of Serpukhov
(+1520)
St. Peter of Cetinje,
Metropolitan of Montenegro (+1830) |
|
19th |
St. Joel the Prophet
Sts. Varus the Martyr
and his companions, the six ascetics
Sts. Cleopatra the
Venerable and John, her son
St. Sadoth the
Hieromartyr and his 128 companions
St. Leontius the
Philosopher
Sts. Felix the Priest
and Eusebius the Deacon, the Martyrs
St. John the
Wonderworker, Founder of the Monastery of Rila in Bulgaria
St. Prochorus of
Pechenga, the Blessed (+11th century)
St. Frideswide of Oxford
(+735) |
|
20th |
St. Artemius the Great
Martyr (+4th century)
Sts. Eboras and Eunous
the Martyrs
St. Matrona of Chios the
Wonderworker
St. Gerasimos the New
(+1579)
St. Jonah, Bishop of
Manchuria (+19th century) |
|
21st |
St. Hilarion the Great
(+3rd century)
Sts. Gaius, Dasius and
Zoticus the Martyrs
St. Zacharius the Monk
and Martyr
St. Socrates the
Hieromartyr
St. Eucratus the Monk
and Martyr
St. Baruch the Venerable
St. Zes the Martyr
St. James the Venerable
Sts. Platinus and Irene
the Ascetics
Sts. Stephen, Peter,
Paul and their companions the Martyrs
St. Philotheos the
Ascetic of Mount Athos
St. John of Monemvasia
the New Martyr (+1773)
St. Hilarion the
Venerable of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves (+1067)
St. Hilarion of Pskov
the Venerable (+1476)
St. Hilarion, Bishop of
Meglin (+1164)
Sts. Bessarion,
Sophronius and Opra of Romania, the Confessors and New Martyrs
(+18th century)
Sts. Moses Macinic of
Sibiu and John of Gales the Confessors (+18th century)
Sts. Ursula and her
companions (+4th century)
St. Fintan of Taghmon
the Venerable (+635) |
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22nd |
St. Abercius, Bishop of
Hierapolis, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker
The Seven Holy Youths of
Ephesus: Maximillan, Jamblicus, Martinian, Dionysios, Anthony,
Exacustodian (or Constantine) and John
Sts. Alexander the
Bishop, Heraclius, Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glykeria the
Martyrs
St. Zacharias the Monk
and Martyr
St. Rufus the Venerable
St. Lot the Venerable
Sts. TSheodore and Paul
of Rostov (+15th century)
Commemoration of the
Miracle of the Icon of the Theotokos of Kazan |
|
23rd |
St. James the Brother of
the Lord and first Bishop of Jerusalem (+1st century)
St. Ignatios, Patriarch
of Constantinople (+877)
St. Nicephorus the
Venreable
St. Macarius the Roman
St. Petronius the
Venerable (+346)
The Holy Two Children
Martyrs
Translation of the
Relics of St. James of Borovichi, Wonderworker of Novgorod |
|
24th |
Sts. Arethas and his
companions
St. Sebastiana of
Heraclea
Sts. Mark, Sotericus and
Valentine the Martyrs
St. Akakios the
Priest-Martyr
St. Nerdon the Martyr
St. Arethas the Venrable
of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves
Sts. Sisoes and
Theofilos the Silent, the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Caves
St. John the Recluse of
Pskov (+1616) |
|
25th |
Sts. Marcian and
Martyrius (+4th century)
St. Anastasius the
Martyr
St. Valerinus the Martyr
St. Sabius the Martyr
Sts. Valerius and
Chrysaphius the Martyrs
St. Varus the Martyr
Sts. Papias, Diodorus,
Conon and Claudianus the Martyrs
Sts. Faustus, Basil and
Lucian the Martyrs
Sts. Nicephorus and
Stephen the Martyrs
Sts. Philadelphius and
Polycarp
The Holy Two Martyrs of
Thrace
St. Tabitha the
Deaconess
Sts. Martyrius the
Deacon and Martyrius the Reclose, the Venerable Fathers of the
Kiev Caves |
|
26th |
St. Demetrios the Great
Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer
St. Glycon the Martyr
Sts. Artemidorus and
Basil the Martyrs
St. Leptina the Martyr
Commemoration fo the
Earthquake of 740
St. Athanasius the
Venerable of the Monastery of Medikion in Bithynia (+814)
St. Joasaph the Monk and
New Martyr (+1536)
St. Theophilus of the
Kiev Caves, Bishop of Novgorod and Pskov (+1471)
St. Anthony of Volgda
(+16th century) |
|
27th |
St. Nestor the Martyr
Sts. Capitolina and
Erotheis the Martyrs
St. Cyriacus, Patriarch
of Constantinople (+7th century)
St.
Procla, the wife of
Pilate (1st century)
St. Nestor the
Chronicler of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves (+1114)
Translation of the
Relics of St. Andrew, Prince of Smolensk and Wonderworker of
Pereyaslavi
St. Demetrius of
Basarabov (+18th century) |
|
28th |
Holy Protection of the
Theotokos - OXI Day
Sts. Terrence, his wife
Neonilla, and their children Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulos, Hierax,
Nitas, Bele and Eunice
St. Stephen the
Venerable of St. Sabas (+807)
Sts. Firmillan, Bishop
of Caesaria, andMalchion, Priest of Antioch
St. Febronia (+7th
century)
St. Kyriakos the
Hieromartyr, Bishop of Jerusalem, and his mother Anna
St. Athanasios the Monk
of Mount Athos and Patriarch of Constantinople (+1315)
Sts. Angelis, Manuel,
George and Nicholas of Crete, the New Martyrs
The 353 Holy Fathers
St. Diomedes of Cyprus
St. Dimitrii of Rostov
(+1709)
St. Job of Pochaev the
Venerable (+1651)
St. Arsenius, Archbishop
of Pech (+1266)
St. Nestor of the Lavra
of the Kiev Caves (+14th century)
St. Ratislav, Prince of
Moravia and Martyr
St. Paraskevi of Pirimin
St. Theofilos,
Fool-for-Christ of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves |
|
29th |
St. Anastasia the Roman
St. Abramius the Holy
Father, and his niece Mary (+4th century)
Sts. Cyril, Menas and
Menaius
St. Sabas Stratilates
St. Anna the Holy Mother
St. Melitena the Martyr
St. Athanasius the
Hieromartyr of Sparta (+1653)
St. Timothy the New
Martyr (+1820)
St. Abramius of Rostov
St. Nestor the
Unlettered of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves
St. Abramius the Recluse
of the Kiev Caves |
|
30th |
Sts. Zenobius and
Zenobia the Martyrs
St. Cleopas the Apostle
Sts. Tertius, Mark,
Justus and Artemas the Apostles
St. Marcian the
Hieromartyr, Bishop of Syracuse
Sts. Alexander, Cronion,
Julian, Macarius and their thirty companions, the Martyrs
St. Eftropia the Martyr
Sts. Asterius, Claudius,
Neon and Neonilla
St. Hermengild the
Martyr
St. Joseph I, Patriarch
of Constaintople (+13th century)
The Holy Nine Martyrs
St. Manuel the Martyr
St. Dometius the Martyr
The Holy Executioner who
repented and died for his Faith
St. Helen, Queen of
Serbia
St. Milutin, King of
Serbia (+1321)
St. Dragutin, King of
Serbia (+1316)St. John Kochurov |
|
31st |
Sts. Stachys, Apelles,
Amplias, Urban, Narcissus and Aristobulus the Apostles
St. Epimachus of Egypt
Sts. Epimachus the Roman
and his companion Gordian (+4th century)
The Unknown Youth who
confessed Christ at Antioch
Sts. Stephen, Barnabas,
Trophimus, Dorimedon, Cosmas, Damian, Sabas, Bassa, Abraham and
their companions
St. Pais the Martyr
The Holy Twelve Maiden
Martyrs
Sts. Seleucius and his
wife Stratonica
The Holy Three Martyrs
of Melitene
St. Nicholas of Chios
(+1754)
Sts. Spyridon and
Nicodemus of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves
St. Anatolius the
Recluse of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves |
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