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Today's feasts January 5 2025: Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Prophet Micah (9th c. BC); Martyr Theopemptus, Bishop of Nicomedia and Martyr Theonas, the former sorcerer (303); Martyr Sais; Martyr Theoidus; Righteous Syncletica of Alexandria, nun (ca.350 or ca.460); Venerable Domnina (Domna); Venerable Tatiana, nun; Saint Apollinaris, Virgin, of Egypt (ca.470); Venerable Phosterius the Hermit (6th c.); Saint Menas of Sinai (6th c.); Venerable Gregory of Crete, monk (ca.820); Venerable Dorotheos the Younger, restorer of the ancient Monastery of the Holy Trinity at Chiliokomon in Amaseia, Pontus; Hieromartyr Saint Telesphorus, a Greek who was Pope of Rome for ten years (ca. 136) (see also February 22 - East); Saint Emiliana, a Roman lady and the paternal aunt of Pope St Gregory the Great (6th c.); Saint Kiara (Chier), a spiritual daughter of St Fintan Munnu (ca.680); Venerable Cera of Ireland (Ciar, Cyra, Cior, Ceara), Abbess (7th c.); Venerable Conwoïon (Convoyon), a Breton saint and Abbot (868); Saint Gaudentius of Gnesen (Radim Gaudentius), first Archbishop of Gnesen in Poland (1004); New Monk-martyr Romanus of Carpenision and Kapsokalyvia, at Constantinople (1694) (see also February 16); Venerable Symeon of the Pskov-Caves Monastery, Hiero-Schemamonk (1960); Schema-Archimandrite Venerable Theophan (Rikhlovsky) of Nizhyn (1977) (see also December 23); New Hieromartyr Joseph Bespalov, and with him 37 Martyrs (1921); Hieromartyr Stephen Ponomarev, Protopresbyter, at Alma-Ata (1933); Virgin-martyr Eugenia Domozhirova, at Alma-Ata (1933); New Hieromartyr Sergius, Priest (1934); Martyr Matthew (1938); Other commemorations: Translation of the relics of St. Rumon, Bishop, to Tavistock Abbey; Repose of Monk Alexander of Valaam Monastery (1810). ( December 23 2024: Julian Calendar ) Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ; Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete (250): Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus; Martyr Schinon (Skinus), by the sword; Saint Paul, Bishop of Neo-Caesarea, a father of the First Ecumenical Council (4th c.)[ Saint Niphon, Bishop of Constantia on Cyprus (4th c.); Saint Chrysogonos (Chrysogonus); Venerable David of Echmiadzin in Armenia (693); Saint Nahum of Ohrid, Enlightener of the Bulgarians, disciple of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonder-worker (910) (see also May 11 and July 27); Virgin-Martyrs Victoria and Anatolia, two sisters martyred in Rome for refusing to marry pagans (250); Martyrs Migdonius and Mardonius, high officials at the imperial court in Rome, under Diocletian (303); Saint Servulus, the righteous cripple (ca.590); Saint Dagobert II, King of Austrasia, exiled to a monastery in 656, recalled in 675 and martyred by the tyrant Ebroin (679); Saint Egbert of Rathmelsigi Abbey (Ecgberht of Ripon), who organised the mission to Frisia (Neth.) (729) (see also April 24); Saint Frithbert, Bishop of Hexham (766); Saint Mazota, leader of a group of nineteen holy virgins who went from Ireland to Scotland and founded a monastery at Abernethy on the Tay (8th c.?); Saint Vintila, a monk who reposed as a hermit in Pugino in Galicia in Spain (890); Saint Theoctistus, Archbishop of Novgorod (1310); Venerable Theophan (Rikhlovsky), of the Nizhyn Eparchy (1977) (see also January 5); New Hieromartyrs John Piankov and Nicholas Yakhontov, Priests (1918); New Hieromartyr Basil Spassky, Priest, at Tver (1938); New Hieromartyr Macarius (Mironov), Hieromonk of Zavidovskaya Gorka (Tver) (1938); New Hieromartyr John (Smirnov), Hieromonk of Bolshoye Mikhailovskoye (Tver) (1938); New Hieromartyr Paul (Kratirov), Bishop of Starobelsk; Other Commemorations: Commemoration of the consecration and re-dedication of the Holy and Great Church of Christ, the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, by Patriarch Eutychius (562); Repose of Eldress Eudocia Rodionova of Leushino Monastery, Fool-for-Christ (1886). Featured article The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America, founded in 2010, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is the successor to SCOBA, and it is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora." Recently featured: Raphael Morgan, Holy Week, Georges Florovsky, Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria, Paschal Homily, Pachomius the Great. View all featured articles.

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