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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2023-02-05
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Announcements
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Saints and Feasts
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (919) 781-4548
  • Street Address:

  • 5000 Lead Mine Road

  • Raleigh, NC 27612

Contact Information

Proistamenos Fr. Paul N. Christy


HTRaleighFr@gmail.com | 919-781-4548

Deacon Gavrilo Milkovich


deacongavrilo@gmail.com | 919-781-4548

Manager Parish Office

htraleighoffice@gmail.com | 919-781-4548

Services Schedule

Orthros/ Matins: Sunday: 8:30 a.m.


Liturgy: Sunday: 10:00 a.m. ;  Weekday: Please see online Church Calendar.


Vespers: See online Church Calendar.

 

Past Bulletins


Announcements

HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

RALEIGH, NC

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Sunday of The Publican and Pharisee

Triodion Begins

ORTHROS 8:30 a.m. - DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m.

Broadcasting begins at 8:25 a.m.

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Altar Boy Team on Duty: St John Chrysostom

New members or visitors, please stop by the Welcome Table across from the candlestand.

Orthros and The Divine Liturgy are broadcast live online each week.

 

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Apokreas Glendi

Tickets on Sale this Sunday in the Fellowship Hall!

Meat Fare Sunday, February 19

Capital Campaign Kickoff Event!

At Raleigh Marriott Crabtree

5pm – 10pm

Dinner, Live Music, Dancing

Dress code: “Cocktail attire”

Tickets on sale each Sunday during coffee hour though Feb 5

Adults: $75.  Children’s meal (12 and under): $25.

Free Dance Lessons Prior!

Wednesday Feb 8th at 7:30pm in the Fellowship Hall

Learn a Greek dance for the first time or brush up on your dance steps before the Glendi

(Casual/ Athletic attire and comfortable shoes/ sneakers recommended)

All ages welcome!

Online ordering is now available, there is a link for ticket sales on the Church website,

please scroll down on the homepage until you see the Glendi flyer and the “click here” link, https://abundant.co/holytrinityraleigh/glendi

 

House Blessings Season

Please contact Father Paul directly for your House Blessing appointments.

  

Philoptochos

2023 Membership Drive continues.

Join us as we work together to make a positive impact in the lives of others.

Sunday February 12

Sweets for Sweet benefiting Meals on Wheels.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day!  Please bring items for purchase by our parishioners during coffee hour. If you will, please price your ready to sell items and drop off in the fellowship hall before Liturgy. And, everyone, we invite you to do some shopping.

Our local Meals on Wheels has delivered approximately 10 million meals since 1974. Over 1,000 volunteers deliver 2,500 meals each year. In many cases these volunteers are the only face and communication available to the isolated elderly recipients.

Sunday February 26

General meeting at 12 noon in the church.

Details to follow. 

Our work to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, care for the sick and elderly will never end as long as there is a need. Join us and offer your time, talent, love and compassion based on the time that works for you and your family. We are always delighted to have you participate.

May we continue to be the Light of Christ.

Agape,

Lekita

 

Christians Caring for Creation Ministry

Planting season is almost here.

Whether you will plant a tree, bushes, flowers, etc., CCCM is here to help.
Sunday, February 12 in the Multipurpose Room (12:15-1:10pm):
     Chemical-free Planting Discussion : Compost, Wood  Chips,    Straw , and More
Sunday, April 23 in the Multipurpose Room (12:15-1:00pm):

The Pharmacy from God, Herb Workshop and the last day to order plants
Saturday, April 29 (10am-2pm)

Plant pickup
Sunday, April 30

Pick up remaining plants immediately after Divine Liturgy

 

Souper Bowl of Caring February 12

Our annual "Souper Bowl of Caring" will take place on Sunday, February 12th.  We are collecting canned goods to be given to the needy in our community.  Snack items are being collected specifically for the teens at the Haven House, which is an immediate need.  Monetary donations will also be accepted.  All donations can be placed on the table outside of the fellowship hall.  Thank you to all who donated so far; the table is filling up and we can reach our goal to fill it completely!  Please contact Zoe Pusic at 646-591-5132 or zpusic@yahoo.com if you have any questions.  Thank you for your support!

Our culminating activity will be a Parish-wide viewing party of the Super Bowl sponsored by GOYA on February 12 from 6:00pm -10:30pm.

Please contact Jamie at  jlsgendron@gmail.com if you have any questions.

 

Angels, Hope, & Joy with St John the Merciful Trail Mixer Glendi Thursday, February 16

AHJ and STJM will be hosting a Trail Mixer Glendi on Thursday, February 16th from 6:00pm-8:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. Come dressed in your best costume as we spread a trail of kindness. We will be assembling angel bags to be delivered to the With Love from Jesus organization, and those in the Raleigh area who have no home or shelter and can benefit from our love. Food and Drinks will be provided. If you have any questions feel free to contact Francesca (fip3832@gmail.com) or Anna (annakouba@yahoo.com).

We look forward to seeing you all there!!

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Children's Change for Change!

At the conclusion of Divine Liturgy, we will be collecting a quarter from each parishioner in support of Orthodox mission work both in our immediate community and around the globe.  We are seeking two youth members to hold the baskets each month.  To volunteer or for questions, please contact Zoe Pusic at 646-591-5132 or zpusic@yahoo.com. Thank you for your spare change and your generosity in supporting this effort.

 

St Anthony’s Group

Saturday, February 4th- 1:30pm

Chair Exercises with Lily

Tuesday, February 14- 10:30am

Ambassadors of Good Cheer presentation and Potluck lunch in the Parish Hall

Saturday, February 25- 10:30am

Lenten Retreat with Kaby Kokenes in the  Parish Hall. Pre-registration will begin this Sunday after the Divine Liturgy.  Registration is $20, which includes retreat materials and Lenten lunch. See Toula Capetanos

Tuesday, March 7th- 12:30pm

Spaghetti and Fellowship in the Parish Hall

Saturday, March 18th- 11:00am

Transgenerational Discussion in the Multi-Purpose Room

and a Lenten luncheon will be provided.  Whole community invited.

If you are interested in donating the small paper icons that are provided during wakes/funerals, please contact Toula Capetanos  at toulacapetanos@yahoo.com  or  919-810-2903.  We are in the process of  collecting and adhering to them on wooden slabs to distribute during community activities.

 

Crochet for a Cause Ministry

We are reinstating "the Crochet for a Cause" ministry effective February 24th.  This ministry will serve as a goodwill gesture to the area hospital pediatric sections by providing crochet/knit items, such as baby caps, booties, blankets, gowns, and any other creative items such as stuffed animals.  Each participant will need to bring his/her materials to create these donations.  Our first crochet/knitting session will be on Friday, February 24th from 10 to 12pm in the library.  Thereafter, this ministry will continue to meet every other Friday from 10 to 12pm in the library.  If you have any questions regarding this ministry, please contact Toula Capetanos at toulacapetanos@yahoo.com  or 919-810-2903.

 

Oratorical Festival – March 25

The Local St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will be held on Saturday March 25th at 1pm in the Church Sanctuary.  We encourage all students in 7th through 12th grade to participate. The list of topics has been given out through the Sunday School classrooms. If you have questions please contact Shae at shaejn@yahoo.com

 

GOYA

We will be baking cookies with Philoptochos on Saturday, February 4 from 10 am-1pm.

Lunch will be provided.  These cookies will be provided to the homebound members of our parish. We will also be making cards to go to the homebound parishioners.

Sunday, February 5th will be Youth Sunday.

February 17- February 19 Queen's City Classic Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.

 

Holy Trinity GOYA Basketball Schedule

February 3: vs. Rolesville (location: Rolesville; 8:00pm)

February 10: vs. Bayleaf (location: Trinity; 7:30pm)

Contact Bryce Livermore or Nick Pilos for more information on the games.

 

Can You Assist our Holy Patriarchate?

 

Friends and Stewards of Holy Trinity in Raleigh,

Last year our Holy Archdiocese asked each of the nine Metropolises to make a financial commitment to the Patriarch Bartholomew Endowment Fund in the amount of $100,000 to be paid over ten years. 

Nick Moraitakis and I decided not to ask the Parish Councils for contributions but rather to go directly to individuals within our Parishes who have the means to contribute.  Last year we engaged three of our Parishes.......Macon, Birmingham and Mobile.  In November and December of 2021, we received almost $12,000 from 13 individual donors.  So, we exceeded our yearly goal of $10,000.

This year we're asking Savannah, Charleston, and Raleigh to participate.  If you have the means to possibly donate, please reach out to Father Paul.

 

Thank you so much and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Yours In Christ,

Spyros Dermatos

Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta

Council Treasurer

 

 

UPCOMING SERVICES

 

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2023

SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE

ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.

DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023

LITURGY FOR SAINT HARALAMBOS

ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.

DIVINE LITURGY 9:30 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2023

SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON

ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.

DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2023

FIRST SATURDAY OF THE SOULS

NO ORTHROS

DIVINE LITURGY 9:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:55 A.M.)

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2023

MEATFARE SUNDAY

ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.

DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023

SECOND SATURDAY OF THE SOULS

NO ORTHROS

DIVINE LITURGY 9:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:55 A.M.)

 

 

 

 

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Mode

Although the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers guarded Your most pure body, You arose on the third day, O Savior, giving life to the world. For this reason, the heavenly powers cried out to you, O Giver of Life: Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Your kingdom! Glory to Your dispensation, only Lover of Mankind!
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα· Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Presentation in the First Mode

Rejoice, thou who art full of grace, O Virgin Theotokos, for from thee hath risen the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, enlightening those in darkness. Rejoice, thou also, O righteous Elder, as thou receivest in thine arms the Redeemer of our souls, Who also granteth unto us the Resurrection.
Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, φωτίζων τοὺς ἐν σκότει. Εὐφραίνου καὶ σὺ Πρεσβύτα δίκαιε, δεξάμενος ἐν ἀγκάλαις τὸν ἐλευθερωτὴν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, χαριζόμενος ἡμῖν καὶ τὴν Ἀνάστασιν.

Hymn of our Holy Trinity Church Community in the First Mode

O blessed are You, O Christ our God.  Who by sending down the Holy Spirit upon them, made the fisherman wise and through them illumined the world.  And to you the Universe was ever drawn, all glory to You, O Lord.

Seasonal Kontakion in the First Mode

Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.
Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῶ τόκω σου, καὶ χείρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νὺν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.

The translations of hymns are under copyright and used by permission. All rights reserved. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder:

  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in First Tone © Greek Standard Text
  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in First Tone © Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
  • Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Presentation in the First Tone © Greek Standard Text
  • Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Presentation in the First Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone © Greek Standard Text
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone © Narthex Press
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    Gospel and Epistle Readings

    Matins Gospel Reading

    First Orthros Gospel
    Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 28:16-20

    Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, οἱ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ Ὄρος, οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτόν, προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ· οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. Καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων· Ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Πορευθέντες οὖν, μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος· διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν. Καὶ ἰδού, ἐγὼ μεθ' ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας, ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ἀμήν.

    First Orthros Gospel
    The Reading is from Matthew 28:16-20

    At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen."

    Epistle Reading

    Προκείμενον. First Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.22,1.
    Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς.
    Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ

    τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Τιμόθεον β' 3:10-15.

    Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, παρηκολούθηκάς μου τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ, τῇ ἀγωγῇ, τῇ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει, τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ, τοῖς διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις, οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα· καὶ ἐκ πάντων με ἐρρύσατο ὁ κύριος. Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες εὐσεβῶς ζῇν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται. Πονηροὶ δὲ ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, πλανῶντες καὶ πλανώμενοι. Σὺ δὲ μένε ἐν οἷς ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης, εἰδὼς παρὰ τίνος ἔμαθες, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.

    Prokeimenon. First Mode. Psalm 32.22,1.
    Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
    Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

    The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15.

    TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

    Gospel Reading

    Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
    Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18:10-14

    Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης. ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο· ὁ Θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης· νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι. καὶ ὁ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπᾶραι, ἀλλ᾿ ἔτυπτεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων· ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἢ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος· ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.

    Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
    The Reading is from Luke 18:10-14

    The Lord said this parable, "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

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    Wisdom of the Fathers

    If there is a moral quality almost completely disregarded and even denied today, it is indeed humility. The culture in which we live constantly instills in us the sense of pride, of self-glorification, and of self-righteousness ... Even our churches - are they not imbued with that same spirit of the Pharisee? Do we not want our every contribution, every 'good deed,' all the we do 'for the Church' to be acknowledged, praised, publicized? ... How does one become humble? The answer, for a Christian, is simple: by contemplating Christ..."
    Fr. Alexander Schmemann
    Great Lent, pp. 19-20., 20th Century

    It is possible for those who have come back again after repentance to shine with much lustre, and oftentimes more than those who have never fallen at all, I have demonstrated from the divine writings. Thus at least both the publicans and the harlots inherit the kingdom of Heaven, thus many of the last are placed before the first.
    St. John Chrysostom
    AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century

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    Saints and Feasts

    Publphar
    February 05

    Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today

    The Pharisees were an ancient and outstanding sect among the Jews known for their diligent observance of the outward matters of the Law. Although, according to the word of our Lord, they "did all their works to be seen of men" (Matt. 23:5), and were hypocrites (ibid. 23: 13, 14, 15, etc.), because of the apparent holiness of their lives they were thought by all to be righteous, and separate from others, which is what the name Pharisee means. On the other hand, Publicans, collectors of the royal taxes, committed many injustices and extortions for filthy lucre's sake, and all held them to be sinners and unjust. It was therefore according to common opinion that the Lord Jesus in His parable signified a virtuous person by a Pharisee, and a sinner by a Publican, to teach His disciples the harm of pride and the profit of humble-mindedness.

    Since the chief weapon for virtue is humility, and the greatest hindrance to it is pride, the divine Fathers have set these three weeks before the Forty-day Fast as a preparation for the spiritual struggles of virtue. This present week they have called Harbinger, since it declares that the Fast is approaching; and they set humility as the foundation for all our spiritual labors by appointing that the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee be read today, even before the Fast begins, to teach, through the vaunting of the Pharisee, that the foul smoke of self-esteem and the stench of boasting drives away the grace of the Spirit, strips man of all his virtue, and casts him into the pits of Hades; and, through the repentance and contrite prayer of the Publican, that humility confers upon the sinner forgiveness of all his wicked deeds and raises him up to the greatest heights.

    All foods are allowed the week that follows this Sunday.

    Agatha
    February 05

    Agatha the Martyr

    This Martyr, who was from Panormus (that is, Palermo) or perhaps Catania of Sicily, was a most comely and chaste virgin. After many exceedingly harsh torments, she gave up her spirit in prison at Catania in 251, because she did not consent to the seductions of Quintian, the Governor of Sicily. At her burial, an Angel placed a stone tablet on her grave inscribed with the words, "A righteous mind, self-determining, honor from God, the deliverance of her father-land." The following year this was fulfilled when Mount Etna erupted, spewing forth violent fire from which Catania was manifestly saved by Saint Agatha's prayers. The holy Martyr Agatha, the protectress and chief patroness of Sicily, is, with perhaps the exception of Saint Agnes of Rome, the most highly venerated Virgin Martyr of the West. Saint Damasus, Pope of Rome, and Saint Ambrose of Milan both wrote in praise of her.

    Allsaint
    February 05

    Polyeuktos, Patriarch Of Constantinople

    Allsaint
    February 05

    Antonios the New Martyr of Athens

    Allsaint
    February 05

    Theodosios, Archbishop of Chernigov

    Allsaint
    February 05

    Theodosios of Antioch

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    February 05

    Afterfeast of the Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple

    Allsaint
    February 06

    Ilyan of Homs

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    February 06

    Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople

    As for the thrice-blessed Photius, the great and most resplendent Father and teacher of the Church, the Confessor of the Faith and Equal to the Apostles, he lived during the years of the emperors Michael (the son of Theophilus), Basil the Macedonian, and Leo his son. He was the son of pious parents, Sergius and Irene, who suffered for the Faith under the Iconoclast Emperor Theophilus; he was also a nephew of Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Feb. 25). He was born in Constantinople, where he excelled in the foremost imperial ministries, while ever practicing a virtuous and godly life. An upright and honorable man of singular learning and erudition, he was raised to the apostolic, ecumenical, and patriarchal throne of Constantinople in the year 857.

    The many struggles that this thrice-blessed one undertook for the Orthodox Faith against the Manichaeans, the Iconoclasts, and other heretics, and the attacks and assaults that he endured from Nicholas I, the haughty and ambitious Pope of Rome, and the great persecutions and distresses he suffered, are beyond number. Contending against the Latin error of the filioque, that is, the doctrine that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, he demonstrated clearly with his Mystagogy on the Holy Spirit how the filioque destroys the unity and equality of the Trinity. He has left us many theological writings, panegyric homilies, and epistles, including one to Boris, the Sovereign of Bulgaria, in which he set forth for him the history and teachings of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. Having tended the Church of Christ in holiness and in an evangelical manner, and with fervent zeal having rooted out all the tares of every alien teaching, he departed to the Lord in the Monastery of the Armenians on February 6, 891.

    Photiosgreat
    February 06

    Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople

    As for the thrice-blessed Photius, the great and most resplendent Father and teacher of the Church, the Confessor of the Faith and Equal to the Apostles, he lived during the years of the emperors Michael (the son of Theophilus), Basil the Macedonian, and Leo his son. He was the son of pious parents, Sergius and Irene, who suffered for the Faith under the Iconoclast Emperor Theophilus; he was also a nephew of Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Feb. 25). He was born in Constantinople, where he excelled in the foremost imperial ministries, while ever practicing a virtuous and godly life. An upright and honorable man of singular learning and erudition, he was raised to the apostolic, ecumenical, and patriarchal throne of Constantinople in the year 857.

    The many struggles that this thrice-blessed one undertook for the Orthodox Faith against the Manichaeans, the Iconoclasts, and other heretics, and the attacks and assaults that he endured from Nicholas I, the haughty and ambitious Pope of Rome, and the great persecutions and distresses he suffered, are beyond number. Contending against the Latin error of the filioque, that is, the doctrine that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, he demonstrated clearly with his Mystagogy on the Holy Spirit how the filioque destroys the unity and equality of the Trinity. He has left us many theological writings, panegyric homilies, and epistles, including one to Boris, the Sovereign of Bulgaria, in which he set forth for him the history and teachings of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. Having tended the Church of Christ in holiness and in an evangelical manner, and with fervent zeal having rooted out all the tares of every alien teaching, he departed to the Lord in the Monastery of the Armenians on February 6, 891.

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