Saint Job of Pochaev
celebrated October 10
Troparion – Tone 4
Having acquired the patience of your Forefather,
and having resembled the Baptist in abstinence,
you shared the divine zeal of both
and were counted worthy to receive their names.
You were a fearless preacher of the True Faith;
in this way you brought a multitude of monastics to Christ.
You strengthened all people in Orthodoxy,
Job, our venerable father;
pray that our souls may be saved
Kontakion – Tone 4
Podoben: “Today You have shown forth…”
You were a pillar of the True Faith;
a zealot of the commandments of the Gospel;
a denouncer of pride,
and a defender and teacher of the humble.
Therefore, those who honor you pray for the remission of their sins,
and that this, your holy habitation, be kept safe from all harm,
Job, our father, who resembled the long-suffering Patriarch of old.
http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?SID=13&ID=103087
This triptych features an icon of the Kykkos Mother of God. The original of this icon is attributed to St. Luke. It is reputed to have traveled extensively before it came to rest in Cyprus where it is credited with numerous miracles and healings. Copies of this icon became commonplace in Russian in the 17th century.
On either side of the Mother of God are depicted St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle and St. George the Trophy-Bearer. This icon was commissioned for a wedding gift and the saints depicted are the patron saints of the couple.
The closed triptych features a byzantine floral cross pattern.
St. Laura of Cordova
Saint Laura of Cordova (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) (died 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th century. She was born in Córdoba, and became a nun at Cuteclara after her husband died, eventually rising to become an abbess. She was martyred by Muslims who took her captive and scalded her to death by placing her in a vat of boiling lead. Her feast day is on October 19; she is one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Laura
September 24
Saint Thekla lived in Iconium in the apostolic age. She learned the Christian faith from the Apostle Paul. Inspired by his words about chastity, she left her fiancé and lived a life of virginity for the sake of Christ the Bridegroom. She suffered for her faith and for preaching the gospel and was the first woman martyr of the Church.
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Troparion (Tone 4)
Thou wast enlightened by the words of Paul, O Bride of God, Thekla,
and thy faith was confirmed by Peter, O Chosen One of God.
Thou didst become the first sufferer and martyr among women,
by entering into the flames as into a place of gladness.
for when thou accepted the Cross of Christ,
the demonic powers were frightened away.
O all-praised One, intercede before Christ God that our souls may be saved.
September 16
Saint Meletina was a faithful Christian in the 2nd century. Her bold preaching brought many people in the city of Marcianopolis to Christ. By the order of Antiochus the governor, she was handed over to be tortured. Through her preaching even her captors were converted. She was then brought to trial and beheaded.
Troparion (Tone 4)
Thy lamb Meletina, O Jesus,
calls out to Thee in a loud voice:
I love Thee, O my bridegroom,
and in seeking Thee, I endure suffering.
In Baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in Thee,
and died so that I might live with Thee.
accept me as a pure sacrifice,
for I have offered myself in love.
By her prayers save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
St. Kyriaki was born to Christian parents. She had many suitors, but was not interested in any of them. One of these rejected suitors went to the emperor Diocletian and reported her family as Christians. Her parents were tortured and then exiled. But even when she was tortured herself, St. Kyriaki persevered in her faith. She suffered many cruel tortures before being beheaded and crowned a martyr.
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St. Gregory the Great
Pope St. Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I (Magnus) (Italian: Gregorio I); c. 540 – 12 March 604), better known in English as Gregory the Great, was pope from 3 September 590 until his death. Gregory is well-known for his writings, which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope.
He is also known as Gregory the Dialogist in Eastern Orthodoxy because of his Dialogues. For this reason, English translations of Orthodox texts will sometimes list him as “Gregory Dialogus”. He was the first of the popes to come from a monastic background. Gregory is a Doctor of the Church and one of the six Latin Fathers. He is considered a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Immediately after his death, Gregory was canonized by popular acclaim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Gregory
St. John, the Baptist and Forerunner of Christ, is considered the last in the line of Old Testament Prophets, and the forerunner of a new Christian era. He is depicted with unkempt hair, wearing a robe with a camel hair lining. Many times he is shown holding a scroll with the words he spoke, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.” (Matt. 3:2)
The Orthodox Church remembers Saint John the Forerunner on six separate feast days, listed here in order of the church year which begins on September 1:
- September 23 – Conception of St. John the Forerunner
- October 12 – The Russian Orthodox Church observes the Transfer of the Right Hand of the Forerunner from Malta to Gatchina (1799).
- January 7 – The Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (main feast day, immediately after Epiphany on January 6)
- February 24 – First and Second Finding of the Head of St. John the Forerunner
- May 25 – Third Finding of the Head of St. John the Forerunner
- June 24 – Birth of St. John the Forerunner
- August 29 – The Beheading of St. John the Forerunner
Also, St. John’s parents Zechariah and Elisabeth, are commemorated on September 5
Saint Job of Pochaev
