Fr Ragheed Ganni and 3 subdeacons
Iraqi priest Fr Ragheed Ganni, and 3 subdeacons, were killed by terrorists on this day in 2007 in Mosul. He was martyred for refusing to close his church. His cause…
Saints and Blesseds
Prophet Jeremiah
On the Byzantine liturgical calendar today is the feast of the Holy Prophet Jeremiah; as a point of comparison, the Armenian liturgical calendar commemorates Jeremiah on August 27. Knowledge of…
St Mark
Happy feast of Saint Mark, evangelist. Blessings for those who are named Mark. Prayers for the Diocese of Venice in Italy. Here’s our mission: Go into all the world and…
St Polycarp
The Church liturgically remembers today the holy hieromartyr, Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. According to the witness of St Irenaeus, Polycarp was a companion of St John the Theologian. After John’s…
St Leo, Pope of Rome
Today we commemorate – Pope Leo of Rome Our holy father Leo, Pope of Rome who, born in Etruria , first stood out as a diligent deacon of Rome. He…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Today is the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, archbishop of Myra in Lycia. The Byzantine Church honors Nicholas in several beautiful texts. This one taken from the sticheron from…
Holy apostles Erastus, Olympus, Rodion, and companions
On the Byzantine liturgical calendar today we commemorate the holy apostles, Erastus, Olympus, Rodion, and their companions. Remembered as apostles and little heard of unless you are a student of…