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The suffering of the holy martyr Mochius.
Memory of 11 May During the reign of Diocletian [Diocletian ruled the Roman Empire from 284 to 305 C.E.] under the Anfipates [Anfipatus - governor of the region] of Laodicea and Maximus, during the persecutions everywhere raised against Christians, the Christian presbyter Mochius lived in the city of Amphipolis, which was in Macedonia.
Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
On the seventh Sunday of Pascha, we commemorate the holy God-bearing Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. The Commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council has been celebrated by the Church of Christ from ancient times. The Lord Jesus Christ left the Church a great promise, “I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Mt. 16:18). Although the Church of Christ on earth will pass through difficult struggles with the Enemy of salvation, it will emerge victorious. The holy martyrs bore witness to the truth of the Savior’s words, enduring suffering and death for confessing Christ, but the persecutor’s sword is shattered by the Cross of Christ. Persecution of Christians ceased during the fourth century, but heresies arose within the Church itself. One of the most pernicious of these heresies was Arianism. Arius, a priest of Alexandria, was a man of immense...
Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain
Saint Simeon the Stylite was born in the year 521 in Antioch, Syria of pious parents John and Martha. From her youth Saint Martha (July 4) prepared herself for a life of virginity and longed for monasticism, but her parents insisted that she marry John. After ardent prayer in a church dedicated to Saint John the Forerunner, the future nun was directed in a vision to submit to the will of her parents and enter into marriage. As a married woman, Saint Martha strove to please God and her husband in everything. She often prayed for a baby and promised to dedicate him to the service of God. Saint John the Forerunner revealed to Martha that she would have a son who would serve God. When the infant was born, he was named Simeon and baptized at two years of age. When Simeon was six years old, an earthquake occurred in the city of Antioch, in which his father perished. Simeon was in church at the...
Venerable Niketas the Stylite, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl, Zalesski
Saint Niketas (Nikḗtas) the Stylite of Pereyaslavl was a native of the city of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, and he was in charge of collecting taxes. In 1152, Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy founded the city of Pereyaslavl and built a stone church dedicated to the All-Merciful Savior in that new place. Because of the cost of building the city and the church, more taxes had to be collected from the residents of the city. Niketas mercilessly overcharged people, keeping a large portion of the money for himself. This went on for many years. But the merciful Lord, Who desires that all sinners might be saved, led Niketas to repentance. One day, he went to church and heard the words of the Prophet Isaiah: "Wash, and make yourselves clean, remove the iniquities from your souls before my eyes; cease your wickedness, learn to do good; diligently seek judgment; deliver those who suffer wrongs; defend the orphan, a...
Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia, and those with him
Saint Meletius the General, Stephen, John, Serapion the Egyptian, Callinicus the Sorcerer, Theodore, Faustus and 1218 soldiers, women and children with them. The holy martyr Meletius was a military commander of the Galatia district of Asia Minor during the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161). He was a Christian and he prayed fervently that the Lord would put an end to the pagan error. Terrified by his prayer, the devils inhabiting the pagan temples entered into dogs, which frightened the inhabitants of the district with their howling. Saint Meletius and his soldiers got rid of the mad dogs, and destroyed the temples. He was arrested and brought to trial before the governor Maximian. Since he refused to offer sacrifice to idols, Saint Meletius was tortured and he died confessing his faith in Christ. The tribunes of his regiment, the holy martyrs Stephen and John, were behe...
Saint Vincent of Lerins
Information about the life of Saint Vincent is very scarce. Our primary source for him is the work of Gennadius of Massilia "On Famous Men" (Latin: De viris illustribus), composed about 495 as a continuation of the work of the same title by Saint Jerome of Stridon (June 15). Vincent was born in the city of Toul, in the northeast of what is now France, and was the brother of Saint Lupus.of Troyes (July 29). After serving in the army (Latin: secularis militia), he entered the monastery of Saint Honoratus (January 16) at Lerins (Lérins), where he was tonsured and ordained to the priesthood. In 434, under the pseudonym Peregrinus, Saint Vincent wrote his most famous work: "Commentary Against Heretics" (Latin: Commonitorium adversus Hæreticos) which he composed in 434, three years after the Third Ecumenical Council of Ephesus had condemned the Nestorians. In this book he differentiated betwee...
Feasts & Saints
John the Martyr
The Synaksarion's list of names: John, martyred (24.5.)
A murderer, a martyr
He is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in the DRC.
Christ, the child martyr
He was a member of the Synaxarion.
Kyriakos, child martyr
He is responsible for the deaths of more than 100 people.
Marquis, martyred
He is responsible for the repressive actions of the Syrian regime.
Meletius the General, martyred
He is responsible for the repressive actions of the Syrian regime.
Nikita from Perejaslav, a sanctifier and a columnist
Synaksarion list of names: Nikita of Perejaslav, sanctifier, columnist (24.5.)
Palladia, the martyr
He is responsible for the repression of the regime and the repression of the opposition.
Serapion the Egyptian, martyred
Synaksarion's list of names: Serapion the Egyptian, martyred (24.5.)
Simeon Styliitta the Younger, sanctifier of the Wonder Mountain
List of names of the Synaksarion: Simeon Styliitta the Younger, sanctifier of the Miraculous Mountain (24.5.)
Stephen, the martyr
Synaksarion's list of names: Stephen, martyred (24.5.)
Susanna, the martyr
She was a member of the Synagogue of the Holy Trinity.
Vincentius of Lerins, the saint
List of Synaksarion names: Vincentius of Lerins, saint (born 24 May)