Divine Liturgy
Today we commemorate the Hieromartyr Blaise (Blasius), Bishop of Sebaste, was known for his righteous and devout life. Unanimously chosen by the people, he was consecrated Bishop of Sebaste. This Read more…
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Akathist to the Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria
The Holy Great Martyr Katherine was the daughter of Konstos, the governor of Alexandria, Egypt during the reign of Emperor Maximian (305-313). Living in the capital, the center of Hellenistic Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Holy, Glorious Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki
The Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki was the son of a Roman proconsul in Thessaloniki. Three centuries had elapsed and Roman paganism, spiritually shattered and defeated by the Read more…
Divine Liturgy – Monastic Martyr Anastasia of Rome
The Monastic Martyr Anastasia the Roman lost her parents when she was three years old, and was taken to be raised by the Igoumeness of a women’s monastery, whose name Read more…
Akathist Service to Protomartyr and Archdeacon St. Stephen
Divine Liturgy-Venerable Moses the Ethiopian of Scete
Saint Moses lived in Egypt during the fourth century. He was an Ethiopian, and since he was black of skin he was called “Murin” (meaning “like an Ethiopian”). In his Read more…
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Saint Hyacinth, a native of Caesarea in Cappadocia, was raised in a Christian family. The emperor Trajan made the boy his “cubicularius” (chamberlain), unaware that he was a secret Christian… Read more…
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The Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New was born in 715 at Constantinople into a pious Christian family. His parents, having two daughters, prayed the Lord for a son. Read more…
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The Life of Saint John Kochurov, Hieromartyr, Missionary in America. He wad the first Clergy Martyr of the Russian Revolution…read about his life at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/31/103122-priestmartyr-john-kochurov
Divine Liturgy
Today we commemorate the Martyr Arethas and with him 4299 Martyrs. They suffered for the Lord Jesus Christ in the sixth century. Arethas was prefect of the Christian city of Read more…