Saint Meletini September 16 Listen to the Saint's life in Greek: Related links: Life of St Meletini (Mystagogy)

Elevation of the Holy Cross September 14 Today we celebrate the Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. On this day in the year 326AD, the Holy Patriarch Macarius, along with the Holy Empress Helen the Equal to the Apostles, raised up the newly found Cross of Christ, chanting "Lord, have mercy" while piously venerating the holy wood. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος α’. Σῶσον Κύριε τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοῖς Βασιλεῦσι κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούμενος καὶ τὸ σὸν φυλάττων διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευμα. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος δ’. Αὐτόμελον. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν [...]

Saint Cornelius the Centurion September 13 Listen to the Saint's life in English: Related links: Life of St Cornelius the Centurion (Goarch) Life of St Cornelius the Centurion (Mystagogy)

Saint Theodora the Martyr September 11 The Holy Virgin Martyr Theodora of Vasta grew up in a village where the family would send the sons to fight in the army against the enemy. Having no boys in the family, Theodora decided to join the army to save her father from having to do so. Disguising herself as the soldier Theodore, she soon became one of the most valiant and brave soldiers. A woman soon developed lustful feelings for "Theodore" and claimed that he had impregnated her. Theodora was commanded to either marry the woman or be condemned to death. [...]

Saint Euphrosynos the Cook September 11 Today we also celebrate the Venerable Euphrosynos the Cook. Saint Euphrosynos was a monk whose obedience was in the kitchen of the monastery. He did all he was told with joy and accepted rebuke and accusation without complaint. One day, one of the monks prayed to the Lord to show him what Paradise was like. In a divine vision, this monk saw a beautiful garden with another monk standing amidst the trees. He recognised this monk as Euphrosynos from the kitchen. Asking him what he was doing there, the holy one stated that [...]