THE HOLY MARTYRS SAINTS SERGIUS AND BACCHUS
The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria were appointed to high positions in the army by the emperor Maximian (284-305), who did not know that they were Christians. Envious people informed Maximian that his two trusted counsellors did not honor [...]
THE HOLY AND GLORIOUS APOSTLE ST. THOMAS
The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas was born in the Galilean city of Pansada and was a fisherman. Hearing the good tidings of Jesus Christ, he left all and followed after Him. The Apostle Thomas is included in the number [...]
THE HOLY MARTYR ST. CHRISTINA OF TYRE
The Martyr Christina lived during the third century. She was born into a rich family, and her father was governor of Tyre. By the age of 11 the girl was exceptionally beautiful, and many wanted to marry her. Christina’s father, [...]
THE APOSTLE ST. QUADRATUS OF THE 70
Saint Quadratus, Apostle of the Seventy preached the Word of God at Athens and at Magnesia (eastern peninsula of Thessaly), and was Bishop of Athens. His biographer called him “a morning star” among the clouds of paganism. He converted many [...]
GREATMARTYR EUSTATHIOS AND FAMILY OF ROME
Before his Baptism, the Holy Great Martyr Eustáthios was named Plakidas (Πλακίδας). He was a Roman General in the reigns of Emperors Titus (79-81) and Trajan (98-117). Even before he came to know Christ, Plakidas devoted himself to charitable endeavors, [...]
HOLY MARTYRS STS. SOPHIA, FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE
The Holy Martyrs Saint Sophia and her Daughters Faith, Hope and Love were born in Italy. Their mother was a pious Christian widow who named her daughters for the three Christian virtues. Faith was twelve, Hope was ten, and Love [...]
THE GREATMARTYR ST. EUPHEMIA THE ALL-PRAISED
The Holy Great Martyr Euphēmia (Ευφημία) was the daughter of Christian parents, the senator Philophronos and his wife Theodosia. She suffered for Christ in the year 304 in the city of Chalcedon, on the Bosphorus opposite Constantinople, the Queen of [...]
BULLETIN AND REFLECTION FOR SEPT. 18
May the Name of the Lord be blessed! Please find attached below the St. George Bulletin and Reflection for Sunday, September 18, -- the Sunday After the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. In the very [...]
EXALTATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS
The pagan Roman Emperors tried to obliterate the holy places where our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and rose from the dead, so that they would be forgotten. Emperor Hadrian (117-138) ordered that Golgotha and the Lord's Sepulchre be buried, and [...]
ST. AUTONOMUS THE HIEROMARTYR
The Hieromartyr Autonomus was a bishop in Italy. During the time of the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), Saint Autonomus left his own country and resettled in Bithynia, in the locality of Soreus with a man named [...]
THE NATIVITY OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS
The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary: The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them. [...]
FEAST OF ST. SYMEON THE STYLITE
Saint Simeon the Stylite was born in the Cappadocian village of Sisan of Christian parents, Sisotian and Martha. At thirteen years of age he began to tend his father’s flock of sheep. He devoted himself attentively and with love to [...]
THE PLACING OF THE SASH OF THE HOLY THEOTOKOS
The Placing of the Venerable Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos in a church of Constantinople’s Chalcoprateia district took place during the reign of the emperor Theodosius the Younger. Before this the holy relic, entrusted to the Apostle Thomas by [...]
BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND FORERUNNER
The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: The Evangelists Matthew (Mt.14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29) provide accounts about the martyric end of John the Baptist in the year 32 after the Birth of Christ. Following [...]
HOLY MARTYRS ADRIAN AND NATALIA AND COMPANIONS
The Martyrs Adrian and Natalia were married in their youth for one year prior to their martyrdom, and lived in Nicomedia during the time of the emperor Maximian (305-311). The emperor promised a reward to whomever would inform on Christians [...]
BULLETIN AND REFLECTION (8/28/22)
Christ is in our midst! Please find attached below the Bulletin and Reflection for this coming Sunsay, August 28. The Gospel passage from St. Matthew presents a lesson on forgiveness --- a reality that sometimes we find easy to do [...]
THE TRANSFER OF THE RELICS OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW
The Transfer of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew took place at the end of the sixth century. His apostolic activity and martyr’s end are remembered by the Church on June 11. The Apostle Bartholomew suffered for Christ in Armenian [...]
ST. KOSMAS OF AITOLIA, EQUAL-TO-THE-APOSTLES
The New Hieromartyr Cosmas, Equal of the Apostles, known in the world as Constas, was a native of Aitolia. He studied at first under the guidance of the archdeacon Ananias Dervisanos, and afterwards continued his education on Mount Athos, at [...]
THE HIEROMARTYR AGATHONIKOS AND COMPANIONS
The Martyrs Agathonikos, Zoticus, Theoprepius, Acindynus, Severian, Zeno and others accepted death for Christ during the reign of the emperor Maximian (284-305). The Martyr Agathonikos was descended from the illustrious lineage of the Hypasians, and he lived at Nicomedia. Well [...]