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Translation of the Relics of Saint Maximos the Confessor

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Wednesday, 13 August 2008 | No Comments »

Troparion of St Maximos Tone 3
By an outpouring of the Holy Spirit/ thou didst pour forth Christ’s sacred teachings./ Thou didst expound with divine authority the self-emptying of God the Word/ and wast radiant in thy confession of the True Faith./ Glorious Father Maximos, pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Kontakion [...]

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The Holy and Glorious Prophet Elijah the Tishbite

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Sunday, 20 July 2008 | No Comments »

Troparion Tone 4
Incarnate Angel and summit of the Prophets,/ second forerunner of the coming of Christ,/ glorious Elijah sent down grace from on high to the Prophet Elisha./ He heals diseases and cleanses the leprous./ He pours healings on all who honour him.
Kontakion Tone 2
O great Prophet Elijah,/ seer of God’s mighty works,/ who didst [...]

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Great Martyr Marina of Antioch in Pisidia

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Thursday, 17 July 2008 | 2 Comments »

Troparion Tone 5
O glorious Marina betrothed to God the Word,/ thou didst abandon all things earthly/ and contest victoriously as a virgin./ For thou didst trample on the invisible foe when he appeared,/ O holy trophy-bearer,/ and thou dost now bestow gifts of healing on the world.
Kontakion Tone 3
Adorned with the beauty of virginity,/ thou [...]

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The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Lord at Moscow

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Thursday, 10 July 2008 | No Comments »

From the OCA website:
The Placing of the Precious Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ at Moscow (1625): The Savior’s precious Robe [ Greek "himatia", literally "over-garments"] is not identically the same thing as His seamless coat [Greek "khiton", literally "under-garb tunic"]. They are clearly distinct within Holy Scripture. “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified [...]

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St. John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco

Posted in Saints and Martyrs, St John the Wonderworker on Wednesday, 2 July 2008 | No Comments »

From the St. Herman account of his life:
To the manager of the orphanage where he lived, who had spoken in the spring of 1966 of a diocesan meeting to be held three years later, he indicated, “I will not be here then. ” In May, 1966, a woman who had known Vladika for twelve years [...]

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Patristic Audio Files for Your iPod or mp3 Player

Posted in Church Fathers, Saints and Martyrs on Sunday, 22 June 2008 | 1 Comment »

The following patristic works are available for both streaming and download at the links below:
St. Bede the Venerable, “Sermon on All Saints’ Day”
“The Martyrdom of St. Ignatius of Antioch”
St. John Chrysostom, Homily 5 on Matthew
St. John of Damascus, On Holy Images
St. John of Damascus, Sermon I On the Dormition
St. Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians
The Martyrdom [...]

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Our Father Among the Saints, Alban, Protomartyr of Britain

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Sunday, 22 June 2008 | No Comments »

Troparion of St Alban Tone 4
Thy holy martyr Alban in his struggle/ has gained the crown of life, O Christ our God;/ for strengthened by Thee and with a pure heart/ he spoke boldly before wordly judges,/ giving up his sacred head to Thee, the Judge of all.
From Bede: Ecclesiastical History of England:
THE PASSION OF [...]

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Our Father Among the Saints, Cyril, Abbot of White Lake Monastery

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Monday, 9 June 2008 | No Comments »

Troparion of St Cyril of the White Lake Tone 1
O Father Cyril, uprooting the thorns of passions/ thou didst blossom as a lily in David’s wilderness,/ where thou didst gather a multitude of disciples/ and guide them as a father in the fear of God./ Glory to Him Who has strengthened thee; glory to Him [...]

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Our Father Among the Saints, Justin the Philosopher, Martyr

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Sunday, 1 June 2008 | No Comments »

Troparion of St Justin Tone 4
O Justin, teacher of divine knowledge,/ thou didst shine with the rays of true philosophy/ and wast wisely armed against the enemy./ Confessing the truth thou didst contend with the martyrs:/ with them ever entreat Christ our God to save our souls.
Kontakion Tone 2
The whole Church of God is adorned [...]

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Our Father Among the Saints, Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland

Posted in Saints and Martyrs on Monday, 17 March 2008 | No Comments »

Troparion of St Patrick Tone 4
Most glorious art Thou, Christ our God/ Who didst establish our Father Patrick/ as the Enlightener of the Irish and a torch-bearer on earth,/ and through him didst guide many to the true Faith./ Most Compassionate One, glory to Thee.
Apolytikion of St Patrick Tone 3
O Holy Hierarch, equal of the [...]

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