Saint of the day thread

[Ariend]

August 21, 2019 (Wednesday), New Calendar
Fasting: No meat, fish, dairy, eggs, wine, or olive oil
Scripture Reading:

• I Corinthians 16:4-12
• Mark 3:13-21

Commemoration of the Day: The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus

About this saint from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/08/21/102355-apostle-thaddeus-of-the-seventy
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

August 22, 2019 (Thursday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• II Corinthians 1:1-7
• Matthew 21:43-46

Commemoration of the Day: The Holy Martyr Agathonicus

About this saint from the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: https://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints?contentid=174
The image is from a Greek Orthodox website: https://www.lychnos.org/calendar/the-holy-martyr-agathonicus/2021-08-22/

 

[Ariend]

August 23, 2019 (Friday), New Calendar
Fasting: No meat, fish, dairy, eggs, wine, or olive oil
Scripture Reading:

• Philippians 2:5-11
• Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28

Commemoration of the Day: Apodosis of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, Our Holy Father Ireneaus

About this saint from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/08/23/102379-hieromartyr-irenaeus-the-bishop-of-lyons
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

August 24, 2019 (Saturday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• Romans 15:30-33
• Matthew 17:24-27; 18:1-4

Commemoration of the Day: Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian

About this saint from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2011/08/24/102383-hieromartyr-eutyches-the-disciple-of-st-john-the-theologian
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

August 25, 2019 (Sunday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• I Corinthians 4:9-16
• Matthew 17:14-23

Commemoration of the Day: Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle

About this saint from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/08/25/102392-return-of-the-relics-of-the-apostle-bartholomew-from-anastasiopo
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Alpha60]

Saturday June 15, 2019 / June 2, 2019

Commemoration of the Dead. Tone six.

Sainted Nicephoros the Confessor was born in Constantinople in the second half of the VIII Century. Deep faith and preparation for the deed of confessor were instilled in him by his parents, Theodore and Eudocia. They gave their son a genuine Christian upbringing, reinforced by the example of their own life. (...)

During the reign of Leo IV (775-780), Saint Nicephoros received the position of imperial counselor. Situated at the imperial court, he continued to lead a strict and virtuous life, he firmly preserved the purity of his Orthodox faith and zealously defended the veneration of holy icons. (...)

Source: https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/iconoftheday/los/June/02-01.htm

This is a really beautiful icon.  Does anyone know how old it is and where to get a copy of it, such as LBK?

 

[Ariend]

August 26, 2019 (Monday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• Hebrews 6:9-12
• Matthew 23:13-22

Commemoration of the Day: Martyrs Adrian and Natalia and 33 companions, of Nicomedia

About these saints from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2018/08/26/102398-martyrs-adrian-and-natalia-and-33-companions-of-nicomedia
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

August 27, 2019 (Tuesday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• II Corinthians 2:14-17; 3:1-3
• Matthew 23:23-28

Commemoration of the Day: Pimen the Great

About this saint from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2011/08/27/102404-venerable-pimen-the-great
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

August 28, 2019 (Wednesday), New Calendar
Fasting: No meat, fish, dairy, eggs, wine, or olive oil
Scripture Reading:

• II Corinthians 3:4-11
• Matthew 23:29-39

Commemoration of the Day: Moses the Black of Scete

About this saint from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2015/08/28/102414-venerable-moses-the-ethiopian-of-scete
(The image is also from this article)

August 29, 2019 (Thursday), New Calendar
Fasting: No meat, fish, dairy, eggs, wine, or olive oil
Scripture Reading:

• Acts 13:25-33
• Mark 6:14-30

Commemoration of the Day: Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

About this event from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2007/08/29/102419-the-beheading-of-the-holy-glorious-prophet-forerunner-and-baptis
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

August 30, 2019 (Friday), New Calendar
Fasting: No meat, fish, dairy, eggs, wine, or olive oil
Scripture Reading:

• II Corinthians 4:13-18
• Matthew 24:27-33, 42-51

Commemoration of the Day: Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner, Alexander, John, and Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople

About these saints from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2011/08/30/102420-saint-alexander-patriarch-of-constantinople
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

August 31, 2019 (Saturday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• Hebrews 9:1-7
• Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28

Commemoration of the Day: The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos

"The Placing of the Venerable Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos in a church of Constantinople’s Chalcoprateia district took place during the reign of the emperor Theodosius the Younger. Before this the holy relic, entrusted to the Apostle Thomas by the Mother of God Herself, was kept by pious Christians at Jerusalem after Her Dormition. During the reign of Emperor Leo the Wise (886-911), his wife Zoe was afllicted with an unclean spirit, and he prayed that God would heal her. ..." (Orthodox Church in America)

More about this event from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2014/08/31/102442-the-placing-of-the-cincture-sash-of-the-most-holy-mother-of-god
(The image is also from this article)

September 1, 2019 (Sunday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• I Timothy 2:1-7
• Luke 4:16-22

Commemoration of the Day: Ecclesiastical New Year

"The first day of the Church New Year is also called the beginning of the Indiction. The term Indiction comes from a Latin word meaning, “to impose.” It was originally applied to the imposition of taxes in Egypt. The first worldwide Indiction was in 312 when the Emperor Constantine (May 21) saw a miraculous vision of the Cross in the sky. Before the introduction of the Julian calendar, Rome began the New Year on September 1. ..." (Orthodox Church in America)

More about the new year from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2007/09/01/501-church-new-year
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

September 2, 2019 (Monday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• II Corinthains 5:10-15
• Mark 1:9-15

Commemoration of the Day: Mammas the Martyr

"The Holy Great Martyr Mamas was born in Paphlagonia, Asia Minor in the third century of pious and illustrious parents, the Christians Theodotus and Rufina. The parents of the saint were arrested by the pagans for their open confession of their faith and locked up in prison in Caesarea in Cappadocia. ..." (Orthodox Church in America)

More about Saint Mammas from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2011/09/02/102459-martyr-mamas-of-caesarea-in-cappadocia
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

September 6, 2019 (Friday), New Calendar
Fasting: No meat, fish, dairy, or eggs
Scripture Reading:

• Hebrews 2:2-10
• Luke 10:16-21

Commemoration of the Day: The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossae

More about this miracle from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2000/09/06/102517-commemoration-of-the-miracle-of-the-archangel-michael-at-colossa
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

September 7, 2019 (Saturday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• I Corinthians 2:6-9
• Matthew 10:37-42, 11:1

Commemoration of the Day: The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Saturday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Saint John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Novgorod

More about this miracle from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2007/09/07/102533-saint-john-the-wonderworker-archbishop-of-novgorod
(The image is also from this article)

 

[Ariend]

September 8, 2019 (Sunday), New Calendar
Fasting: n/a
Scripture Reading:

• Galatians 6:11-18
• John 3:13-17

Commemoration of the Day: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

More about this miracle from the website of the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2008/09/08/102541-the-nativity-of-our-most-holy-lady-the-mother-of-god-and-ever-vi
(The image is also from this article)

 

[michaelcla]

According to me every person will become the saint that follow the principle of humanity and love the nature & its all that part that make this world happiest.

 

[hecma925]

Commemorated March 27

St. John the Clairvoyant of Egypt

“Examine yourselves carefully to see if your conscience is pure, so that purity may not be driven from your mind. Do not allow your thoughts to wander during prayer. Do you, out of vanity, wish to gain a reputation for asceticism? Or do you wish to have only the appearance of asceticism? Take heed lest any passion overcome you. Take heed that thoughts of worldly things do not enter your mind during prayer, since there is nothing more foolish than to pray to God with your lips, while your thoughts are far from Him. This often happens with those who do not absolutely renounce the world, but rather seek approval from men. A man whose mind is given over to worldly and perishable things, cannot behold God with his spiritual eyes. It is fitting that one who seeks after God will remove his mind from every earthly thing, and direct the gaze of his understanding towards God. He who has attained a little knowledge of God (for no one can receive the whole of it), is able to acquire knowledge of many things, and will see the mysteries which the knowledge of God will show him. He sees future events before they happen, and like a saint he will receive glorious revelations. He will work miracles, and will receive everything that he asks from God.”

For his life and other sayings:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/03/27/100916-venerable-john-the-clairvoyant-anchorite-of-egypt