Saints
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Hieromartyr Autonomus the Bishop in Italy
09-12The Hieromartyr Autonomus was a bishop in Italy. During the time of the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), St…
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St. Euphrosynos the Cooker
09-11Having borne the weight of all things unbearable with courage, Euphrosynos now rejoices in divine delight. By St. Dimitri of…
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Theodora of Alexandria
09-11This saint lived in the fifth century. Out of remorse for the adultery that she committed with another man, she fled from her husband's house,…
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The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna
09-09Today, the day following the Nativity of the most holy Theotokos, we celebrate the synaxis of Saints Joachim and Anna, honouring them as her…
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Sozon the Martyr
09-07This holy Martyr was a shepherd in Lycaonia. Born a pagan, named Tarasius, he received holy Baptism and wasrenamed Sozon. Filled with zeal for the…
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Kassiani
09-07Kassiani, also spelled Kasiani or Cassiane, is an ancient Greek name best known as the name of a saint famous as a hymnographer. The…
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The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossae
09-06The Miracle of the Holy Chief Commander Archangel Michael at Colossae. In Phrygia, not far from the city of Hieropolis, in a place called Cheretopos,…
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Holy Prophet Zacharias, Father of the Venerable Forerunner
09-05According to the opinion of many Fathers of the Church, based on an ancient tradition, this is the Zacharias whom, as our Lord said, the Jews slew…