July 2000
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Holy and wonderworker Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian (284). Ven. John of Rila translation of his relics from Trnovo to Rila. Martyr Potitus at Naples (138-161). St. Peter, monk, of Constantinople (865). St. Angelina, despotess of Serbia (16th cen.). St. Gallus, bishop of Clermont. St. Eparchius the Recluse (Gaul). Martyr Maurice. St. Basil, founder of the Monastery of the Deep Stream. Martyr Constantine the Wonderworker and those with him, of Cyprus. St. Leo the Hermit. |
| 2 Sunday |
2nd Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday All Russian
Saints. Tone 1. The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at
Blachernae. St. Juvenal, patriarch of Jerusalem (458). St. Photius, metropolitan of
Kiev (1431). St. Juvenal, promartyr of America and Alaska. St. Monegunda of Chartres
(Gaul). Repose of Elder Zachariah of Moscow (1936). Rome 2:10-16; Matt. 4:18-23. |
| 3 Monday |
Martyr Hyacith of Caesarea in Cappadocia (108). Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker (1652). Ven. Nicodemus, Abbot of Kozhe Lake (1640). Martyrs Mocius and Mark (4th cen.). Martyrs: Diomedes, Hyacinth, Eulampius, Asclepiodotus and Golinduch. St. Anatolius, patriarch of Constantinople (458). St. Isaiah the Solitary of Egypt and Palestine. St. Alexander, founder of the Unsleeping Ones, also 23rd of April. Holy Princeses Basil of Yaroslavl (1257) and his brother Constantine (1249). St. Anatolius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.), also 22nd of September. St. Anatolius (another) of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.). Sts John and Longinus, wonderworkers of Yarensk (Solovki 1544-1545). St. John of Moscow, fool-for-Christ (1589). Blessed Michael and Thomas, fools-for-Christ of Solvychegodsk (Vologda). Martyrs Theodotus and Theodota, martyred with St. Hyacinth (Greek Cal.). Martyr Gerasimus the New of Carpenision, monk. Repose righteous nun Euphrosyne the "Unknown" (1855). |
| 4 Tuesday |
St. Andrew, Archbishop of Crete (712). Ven. Martha, mother of Ven. Simeon Stylites the Younger (554). Hieromartyr Theodore, bishop of Cyrene in Libya and with with him Martyrs: Cyprilla, Aroa and Lucia. Martyrs Theodotus and Theodota at Caesarea in Cappadocia. Uncovering of the relics of St. Euthymius, archimandrite of Suzdal (1507). St. Andrew, prince of Bogoliubsk (1174). Monks of Solovki Vens: Tychon, Basil and Nicon. St. Andrew the Russian of Cairo. St. Andrew Rublev, iconographer. Russian New Martyr Hieromonk Nilus of Poltava (1918). St. Asclepias the Wonderworker. Hieromartyr Theophilus. St. Menignus, monk. Hieromartyr Theodotus, Hieromartyr. St. Donatus of Libya, bishop. Repose of Hiero-schemamonk John, founder of Sarov Monastery (1737). Royal Martyrs of Russia: Nicholas II, tsar, Alexandra, tsaritsa, Alexis, crown Prince, grand-duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. |
| 5 Wednesday |
Ven. Athanasius of Mt. Athos (1000). Uncovering of the relics of Ven. Sergius, Abbot and Wonderworker of Radonezh, (1422). St. Lampadus, monk, of Hieropolis (10th cen.). Martyr Anna at Rome (304). Martyr Cyrilla, of Cyrene in Libya (304), widow. St. Athanasius and Theodosius of Cherepovetsk (1392). Martyr Cyprian of Koutloumousiou Monastery of Mt. Athos (1679). St. German, first bishop of Peel (Isle of Man). Synxis of 23 Saints of Lesbos. |
| 6 Thursday |
Ven. Sisoes the Great. Virgin-martyrs Lucy, Rixius and with them Martyrs: Anthony, Lucian, Isidore, Dion, Diodorus, Cutonius, Arnosus, Capicus and Satyrus at Rome (301). Martyr Cointus (Quintus) of Phrygia (283). Martyrs: Marinus, Martha, Audifax and Abbacum (Habakkuk), Abbacum, Cyrinus, Valentine, and Asterius the Presbyter in Macedonia (269). Martyrs: Isaurus the Deacon, Innocent, Felix, Hermias, Basil, Peregrinus, Rufus and Rufinus of Apollonia in Macedonia (4th cen.). St. Monenna, foundress of Irish convent. Uncovering of the relics of Holy Princess Juliana Olshanskaya, (16th cen.). St. Sisoes of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). Russian New Martyr Simon of Ufa (1921), bishop. Synaxis of the Apostles: Archippus, Philemon and Onesimus. Martyr Apollonius. Martyr Alexander. Martyr Epimachus. |
| 7 Friday |
Ven.Thomas of Mt. Maleon (283). Ven. Acacius of Sinai who is mentioned in "The Ladder" (6th cen.). Hieromartyr Evangelus, bishop of Tomi (Constanta) in Romania (290). Martyr Epictetus, presbyter, and Astion the monk in Scythia (209). Martyr Cyriaca of Nicomedia (4th cen.). Martyrs: Peregrinus, Lucian, Pompeius, Hesychius, Pappias, Saturninus and Germanus of Darrachium in Macedonia (2nd cen.). St. Eudocia, in monasticism Euphrosyne, grandduchess of Moscow (1407). Hieromartyr Eustace. Martyr Polycarp the New. |
| 8 Saturday |
Appearance of the "Kazan" and "Peschanskaya" Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos. Greatmartyr Procopius of Caesarea in Palestine (303). Righteous Procopius, Fool-for-Christ, Wonderworker of Ustiug (Vologda - 1303). St. Theophilus the Myrrh-gusher of Pantocrator Monastery on Mt. Athos (1548). Martyr Anastasius at Constantinople (1743). Righteous Procopius of Usya (Vologda), fool-for-Christ (17th cen.). Martyr Theodosia, mother of Great-martyr Procopius (3rd cen.). |
| 9 Sunday |
3rd Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday All Belarusan
Saints. Tone 2. Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina in Sicily (1st cen.).
Hieromartyr Cyril, bishop of Gortyna in Crete (3rd - 4th cens.). St. Theodore, bishop of
Edessa (9th cen.). St. Patermuthius and others in Egypt (4th cen.). Martyr Coprius and
others in Egypt (4th cen.). Martyr Alexander the Soldier and others in Egypt (4th cen.).
Sts Patermuthius and Coprius, ascetics of Egypt (4th cen.). Coprius and Patermuthius,
ascetics of Egypt (4th cen.). St. Euthymius of Karelia. Blessed Peter, hieromartyr of
Cherevkov (Vologda). St. Panages Basias (1888). Martyrs Andrew and Probus. St. Dionysius
the Rhetorician. St. Metrophanes of Mt. Athos. Repose of Hierodeacon Melchizedek of the
Roslavl forest (1840). Righteous Patermuphy of Valaam and St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra
(1840?). Rom. 5:1-10; Matt. 6:22-33. |
| 10 Monday |
The Placing of the Precious Robe of the Lord at Moscow. "Konevits" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Ven. Anthony of the Kiev Caves, Founder of Monasticism in Russia 1073. Martyr Nicodemus the Albanian of Elbassan. Martyrs: Leontius, Maurice, Daniel, Anthony, Alexander, Anicetus, Sisinius, Meneus, Belerad (Verelad) and 44 others Holy Martyrs at Nicopolis in Armenia (319). Martyrs Bianor and Silvanus of Pisida (4th cen.). Martyr Apollonius of Sardis (3rd cen.), Martyr. St. Basil, bishop of Ryazan. Gregory, bishop of Assos on Mitylene. |
| 11 Tuesday |
Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised (451). Blessed Equal to the Apostles Olga, princess of Russia in holly baptism Helen (969). Hieromartyr Cindeus of Pamphylia (3rd - 4th cen.). St. Nicodemus of Vatopedi (Mt. Athos - 14th cen.). Martyr Nicodemus of Mt. Athos (1722). Martyr Nectarius of St. Anne's Skete (Mt. Athos). St. Leo, monk, of Mandra. Martyr Martyrocles, Martyr. Repose of cave dweller Anastasia of St. Cornelius of Padan Hermitage in Olonets (1901). |
| 12 Wednesday |
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Three Hands". Martyrs Proclus and Hilary (Hilarion) of Ancyra (2nd cen.). Ven. Michael, monk, of Maleinus (962). Martyr Golinduc, in holy baptism Mary, of Persia (591). Martyrs Theodore and his son John of Kiev (983). St. Veronica, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by the Saviour. Blessed Serapion, bishop of Vladimir (1275). St. Arsenius of Novgorod, fool-for-Christ (1570). St. Simon, abbot of Volomsk (1641). Sts John and Gabriel of Svyatogorsk. St. Anthony, abbot of Leokhnov (Novgorod). Martyrs: Andrew the Soldier, Heraclius, Taustus, Menas and others. Martyr Mamas near Sigmata. |
| 13 Thursday |
Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Axion Estin" ("It is Truly Meet"). Ven. Stephen the Sabbaite (794). Martyr Serapion (2nd -3rd cens.). Martyr Marcian of Iconium (258). St. Julian, bishop of Cenomanis (Le Mans - 1st cen.) in Gaul. Virgin Abbess Sarah of Scete in Libya. |
| 14 Friday |
Apostle of the Seventy Aquila. Repose of Ven. Nicodemus the Hagiorite. St. Ellius (Hellius) of Egypt (4th cen.). St. Onesimus, monk, of Magnesia (4th cen.). St. Stephen, abbot of Makhrishche (Vologda 1406). Martyr Justus at Rome (1st cen.). St. Marcelinus, priest (Neth.). Martyr Aquila. Martyr Hilary. Martyr Peter the New. Martyr Heraclius. St. Joseph, archbishop of Thessalonica. |
| 15 Saturday |
Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, Enlightener of the Russian Land (1015). Martyr Cyricus (Quiricus) of Tarsus and his mother Julita (305). Martyr Abudimus of the isle of Tenedos (4th cen.). Martyr Lolianus. Finding of the head of St. Matrona of Chios. |
| 16 Sunday |
4th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 3.
Hieromartyr Athenogenes, bishop of Heracleopolis and his ten disciples (311). Martyrs Paul
and two sisters Chionia (Thea) and Alevtina (Valentina) at Caesarea in Palestine (308).
Martyr Antiochus, physician of Sebaste (4th cen.). Martyr Faustus. Virgin-martyr Julia of
Carthage. Martyr Athenogenes. Repose of Elder Theodotus of Glinsk Hermitage (1859). Rom. 6:18-23; Matt. 8:5-13. |
| 17 Monday |
Greatmarytr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia (4th cen.). Ven. Irenarchus, abbot of Solovki (1628). St. Leonides (Leonid), abbot of Ustnedumsk (Vologda - 1654). Martyrs Speratus and Veronica. St. Euphrasius of Ionopolis, bishop. |
| 18 Tuesday |
"Tolga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris (4th cen.). Martyr Emilian of Silistria in Bulgaria (362). St. John the Long-suffering of the Kiev Caves (1160). St. Pambo, hermit of Egypt (4th cen.). St. Leontius, abbot of Karikhov (Novgorod - 1429). St. Frederich, bishopof Utrecht. Martyr Marcel. Martyrs Dasius and Maron. St. Stephen, archbishop of Constantinople. St. John, metropolitan of Chalcedon. |
| 19 Wednesday |
Ven. Macrina, sister of St. Basil the Great (380). Ven. Dius, Abbot, of Antioch (430). Uncovering of the relics of Ven. Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov, (1903). Blessed Romanus, prince of Ryazan (1270). Blessed Stephen, king of Serbia and his mother St. Militsa (1427). St. Militsa, mother of Blessed Stephen, king of Serbia, (1427). St. Paisius of the Kiev Caves (14th cen.). Russian New Martyr Victor, bishop of Glazov (1934). Repose of Blessed Abbot Nilus (1870). Repose of Elder John of St. Nilus of Sora Monastery (1903). Repose of Hiero-schemamonk. Anthony of Valaam (1862). |
| 20 Thursday |
Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah, (9th cen. B.C.). Martyr Athanasios at Brest Litovsk (1679), uncovering of the relics. St. Elias, confessor, patriarch of Jerusalem. St. Flavius, confessor, patriarch of Antioch. St. Abramius of Galich near Chukhloma lake's, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh (1375). Russian New Martyrs Lydia with her soldiers Alexei and Cyril (1928). Russian New Martyrs Philosoph Ornatsky and those with him (1918), Juvenal, deacon (1919), Russian New Martyrs. Repose of Righteous Priest Valentine (Amphiteatrov), (1908). |
| 21 Friday |
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of "Armatia". Vens. Simeon of Emessa, Fool-for-Christ and with him John (590). Prophet Ezekiel, (6 cen. BC). Ven. Onuphrius the Silent of Kiev Caves (12th - 13th cens.). Ven. Onesimu, recluse of the Kiev Caves (12th - 13th cens.). Uncoverin of the relics of St. Anna of Kashin. Martyr Victor of Marseilles. St. Anna, mother of St. Sebbas the Serbian. Martyr Justus. Martyr Matthias. Martyr Eugene. Martyr Theodore. Martyr George. Martyr Acacius of Constantinople. St. Eleutherius of "Dry Hill". St. Parthenius of Radovizlios. |
| 22 Saturday |
Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene, (1st cen.). Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Phocas bishop of Sinope, (403). Woman-martyr Marcella of Chios. St. Cornelius, monk, of Pereyaslavl (1693). |
| 23 Sunday |
5th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 4. Martyrs
Trophimus, Theophilus and 13 others in Lycia (4th cen.). Hieromartyr Apollinaris, bishop
of Ravenna (75). Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of prophet Samuel (6th cen B.C.). St.
Herman (Germanus), archbishop of Kazan. Russian New Martyr Nectarius (Trezvinsky), bishop
of Yaransk. Hieromartyr Apollonius. St. Anna of Constantinople. Hieromartyr Phocas. Rom. 10:1-10; Matt. 8:28-9:1. |
| 24 Monday |
Martyr Christina of Tyre (300). Holy Martyrs and Passion-bearers Boris, (in holy Baptism Roman) and Gleb (in holy Baptism David), (1015). St. Polycarp, archimandrite of the Kiev Caves (1182). Martyr Athanasius of Chios (1660). Martyr Theophilus of Zakynthos (1603). Martyr Hermogenes. St. Pachomius, abbot, on the Lake (Vologda). St. Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht. Martyrs Capito and Hymenaeus. Martyr Hymenaeus and Capito. Repose of Blessed Tikhon of Turukhan on the Enisei River in Siberia (1682). |
| 25 Tuesday |
The Dormition of the Righteous Anna, mother of the Most Holy Theotokos. Holy Woman Olympias (Olympiada) the Deaconess, of Constantinople (408-410) and Virgin Eupraxia, of Tabenna (413). Ven. Macarius, Abbot of Zheltovod and Unzha (1444). St. Christopher, of Solvychegodsk (Vologda - 16th cen.). Martyrs: Sanctus, Maturus, Attalus and Blandina of Lyons and others (177). |
| 26 Wednesday |
Hieromartyrs: Hermolaus, Hermippus and Hermocrates at Nicomedia (305). Martyr Parasceva of Rome (2nd cen.). St. Moses the Hungarian, of the Kiev Caves (1043). Virgin-martyr Oriozela of Reuma, disciple of St. Andrew. St. Ignatius, monk, of Mt. Stirion. Martyr Appion. Virgin -martyr Jerusalem of Bizantium. St. Gerontius, founder of the Skete of St. Anne. St. Sava III archbishop of Serbia. Repose of Elder Theophanes of Solovki (1819). |
| 27 Thursday |
Holy Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon, (305). Holy Equal-to-the-Apostle Clement of Ochrid, bishop of Greater Macedonia, and Sts Sabbas, Angelar, Nahum and Horasdus (Gorazd) disciples of Sts. Cyril and Methodius (916). St. Anthusa, abbess of Mantinea in Asia Minor and her 90 sisters (8th cen.). Blessed Nicholas Kochanov, fool-fot-Christ at Novgorod (1392). St. Ioasaph, metropolitan of Moscow (1555). Martyr Christodulus (1777). Commemorarion of the canonization of St. Herman of Alaska. St. Manuel, monk. Pulcheria of Viatka Nativity Convent (1890), Repose of Abbess. |
| 28 Friday |
Appearence of the "Smolensk" and Suprasl Hodigitria Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of Tender Feeling - Diveyevo", before which St. Seraphin reposed. Holy Apostles of the Seventy and Deacons: Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas. Martyr Eustachius (Eustace) the Soldier of Ancyra (316). Martyr Acacius of Apamea (321). Martyr Julian of Dalmatia (1st cen.). St. Pitirim, bishop of Tambov (1698). St. Irene of Cappadocia (921). St. Paul of Xeropotamou Monastery on Mt. Athos (820). St. Moses, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves. Sts. Ursus and Leobatius, brother-abbots (Gaul). Martyr Drosida. Martyr Christodulos of Kassandra. 853 Martyrs of Thrace who were drowned. Repose of Abbess Daria of Sezenovo (1858). |
| 29 Saturday |
Martyr Callinicus of Gangra in Asia Minor (3rd - 4th cens). Virgin-martyr Seraphima (Serapia) of Antioch (2nd cen.). Martyr Theodota and her three sons in Bithynia (304). St. Constantine, patriarch of Constantinople (676). St. Theodosius the New, emperor (450). St. Romanus, abbot of Kirzach (1342), disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh. Sts Constantine and Cosmas, abbots of Kosinsk (Pskov - 1240). Martyr Eustace of Mtskhet on Georgia (589). Martyr Michael. St. Lupus the Confessor, bishop of Troyes. Martyr Mamas in Darii. St. Bogolep, schemamonk child of Black Ravine near Astrakhan. Martyr Basiliscus the Elder. Martyrs Benjamin and Berius of Constantinople. |
| 30 Sunday |
6th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 5. Apostles
of the Seventy Silas, Silvanus and those with them: Crescens, Epenetus and Andronicus.
Uncovering of the relics of Ven. Herman of Solovki , (1484). Hieromartyr Valentine, bishop
of Interamna (Terni) in Italy with his disciples: Proculus, Ephebus, Apollonius and
Abundius, youths (273). Martyr John the Soldier at Constantinople (4th cen.). Hieromartyr
Polychromus, bishop of Babylon (251) and with him: Parmenius, Helimenas (Elimas), and
Chrysotelus presbyters, Luke and Mocius deacons and Abdon, Sennen, Maximus and Olympius.
Uncovering of the relics of St. Herman (Germanus) of Solovki, (1484). St. Angelina
princess of Serbia. Russian New Martyr Anatole of Optina (1922). Rom. 12:6-14; Matt. 9:1-8 . |
| 31 Monday |
Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th cen.). St. Germanus, bishop of Auxerre. Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Righteous. Martyr Julitta at Caesarea (304-305). St. Maughold, bishop of the Isle of Man. Translation of the relics of Apostle Philip to Cyprus. Repose of Elder Gerasim the Younger of Kaluga's St. Sergius Skete (1918). |