Repose of Apostle John – Love and Labor
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, let us remember the repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. Holy Apostle John, pray for us!
Dormition of Righteous Anna – Prayerful endurance
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, let us remember Righteous Anna on her Dormition, Holy Saints Olympias and Eupraxia, and the 165 Holy Fathers of the 5th Ecumenical Council. Righteous Anna, Mother of our Most Holy Theotokos, St Olympias, St Eupraxia, and the 165 Holy Fathers, pray for us!
Apostle Simon – Those who have ears
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, Christ is Risen, Truly He is Risen! We remember Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot today, may the holy apostle and martyr pray for us!
St Demetrius of Thessaloniki – Where to go?
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, we remember the holy martyr, St Demetrius of Thessaloniki, today. St Demetrius, pray for us!
Sash of our Theotokos – What do we seek?
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, we remember a father among the saints, St Aidan of Lindisfarne, and St Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople, and St Cyprian of Carthage. St Aidan, St Gennadius, St Cyprian, pray for us! We also remember our Most Holy Theotokos, through the placing of her sash, a holy relic in the early Church.
St Zoticus, Caregiver – Presence and Faith
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, Christ is born, glorify Him! We are in the heart of the afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ our Lord, and we celebrate also, the Holy Apostle St Timon the Deacon, and St Zoticus, caregiver to the orphans and the poor. Holy Saints Timon and Zoticus, pray for us.
