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Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is RisenThe Saint of the day 5 May† Great-martyr Irene of Thessalonica (4th c.)audio.ancientfaith.com/sotd/05_05_irene_pc.mp3"Saint Irene was the daughter of a princelet called Licinius; named Penelope by her parents, through a divine revelation she was brought to faith in Christ and at Baptism was renamed Irene.In her zeal for piety she broke in pieces all the idols of her father, who commanded that she be trampled underfoot by horses. But while she remained unharmed, one of the horses rose up and cast down her father, killing him. By her prayer she raised him to life again, and he believed and was baptized.Afterwards, in many journeyings, Saint Irene suffered torments and punishments for her faith, but was preserved by the power of God, while working dread miracles and converting many thousands of souls. At last she came to Ephesus, where she fell asleep in peace, in the first half of the fourth century.Two days after her death, her gravestone was found lifted off, and her grave empty. At least two churches were dedicated to St Irene in Constantinople, and she is the patroness of the Aegean island of Thera, which is commonly called Santorini, a corruption of "Saint Irene." (Great Horologion)Note: The most famous Agia Irene church in Constantinople is not named after her, but for the Holy Peace (Greek Irene) of God, which is Christ.The Prologue's account differs in several details. St Nikolai places St Irene in the Balkans in the town of Magedon, in apostolic times rather than the 3rd-4th century. In his account Irene learned the Christian faith from her teacher, Appelianus, and was baptised by the Apostle Timothy himself. He attributes the anger of Irene's father to her refusal to marry rather than her smashing the family idols (though of course she might have done both).Troparion — Tone 1(Podoben: “When the stone had been sealed...”)Christ called you Irene; for you grant peace to those who celebrate your memory, / hastening to your holy temple with hymns and spiritual songs, / for you intercede for all before the Three-Sunned Divinity, / Let everyone celebrate her memory joyously, glorifying Christ, Who glorified her.Kontakion — Tone 3(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)Adorned with the beauty of virginity, / you became most beautiful in your brave contest, O Irene; / you were tinged with red by the blood which you shed, / and you overturned the ungodly error; / therefore, you received the prize of victory from the hand of your Creator. ... See MoreSee LessLe Saint du Vendredi 3 Mai Saints Timothée et Maure martyrs sous Dioclétien (✝ 228)Timothée et sa femme Maure étaient originaires de Thèbes en Égypte. Timothée était lecteur et, lors de la persécution de Dioclétien, il fut sommé de donner les Livres Saints. "Je préfère mourir que de livrer ces manuscrits par lesquels les fidèles reçoivent la grâce de Dieu et la protection des saints anges." Ils furent tous deux torturés, mais en vain. Le juge donna l'ordre de les crucifier en face l'un de l'autre en donnant l'ordre de faire en sorte qu'ils meurent lentement pour prolonger leurs souffrances. Ils restèrent ainsi neuf jours entiers. ... See MoreSee LessMass Schedule
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"When they are not near a Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholics are permitted to receive the Holy Communion in Orthodox Churches; and the same is also extended to Orthodox when they are not near an Orthodox Church." (From the book The Thyateira Confession p. 69, written by His Eminence Athenagoras Kokkinakis, Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, published by The Faith Press, in 1975, with the blessing and authorisation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.)
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"Επιτρέπεται εξ απόψεως Ρωμαιοκαθολικής να μεταλαμβάνουν εν καιρώ ανάγκης οι Ρωμαιοκαθολικοί εις Ορθοδόξους Εκκλησίας και οι Ορθόδοξοι εν καιρώ ανάγκης να μεταλαμβάνουν εις Ρωμαιοκαθολικάς Εκκλησίας." (Από το βιβλίο The Thyateira Confession σελ. 209, υπό του Σεβασμιοτάτου Αρχιεπισκόπου Θυατείρων και Μεγάλης Βρεττανίας Αθηναγόρου Κοκκινάκη - εκδόσεις The Faith Press - 1975, με την ευλογία και εγκρίση του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως.)
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Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is RisenThe Saint of the day 5 May† Great-martyr Irene of Thessalonica (4th c.)audio.ancientfaith.com/sotd/05_05_irene_pc.mp3"Saint Irene was the daughter of a princelet called Licinius; named Penelope by her parents, through a divine revelation she was brought to faith in Christ and at Baptism was renamed Irene.In her zeal for piety she broke in pieces all the idols of her father, who commanded that she be trampled underfoot by horses. But while she remained unharmed, one of the horses rose up and cast down her father, killing him. By her prayer she raised him to life again, and he believed and was baptized.Afterwards, in many journeyings, Saint Irene suffered torments and punishments for her faith, but was preserved by the power of God, while working dread miracles and converting many thousands of souls. At last she came to Ephesus, where she fell asleep in peace, in the first half of the fourth century.Two days after her death, her gravestone was found lifted off, and her grave empty. At least two churches were dedicated to St Irene in Constantinople, and she is the patroness of the Aegean island of Thera, which is commonly called Santorini, a corruption of "Saint Irene." (Great Horologion)Note: The most famous Agia Irene church in Constantinople is not named after her, but for the Holy Peace (Greek Irene) of God, which is Christ.The Prologue's account differs in several details. St Nikolai places St Irene in the Balkans in the town of Magedon, in apostolic times rather than the 3rd-4th century. In his account Irene learned the Christian faith from her teacher, Appelianus, and was baptised by the Apostle Timothy himself. He attributes the anger of Irene's father to her refusal to marry rather than her smashing the family idols (though of course she might have done both).Troparion — Tone 1(Podoben: “When the stone had been sealed...”)Christ called you Irene; for you grant peace to those who celebrate your memory, / hastening to your holy temple with hymns and spiritual songs, / for you intercede for all before the Three-Sunned Divinity, / Let everyone celebrate her memory joyously, glorifying Christ, Who glorified her.Kontakion — Tone 3(Podoben: “Today the Virgin...”)Adorned with the beauty of virginity, / you became most beautiful in your brave contest, O Irene; / you were tinged with red by the blood which you shed, / and you overturned the ungodly error; / therefore, you received the prize of victory from the hand of your Creator. ... See MoreSee LessLe Saint du Vendredi 3 Mai Saints Timothée et Maure martyrs sous Dioclétien (✝ 228)Timothée et sa femme Maure étaient originaires de Thèbes en Égypte. Timothée était lecteur et, lors de la persécution de Dioclétien, il fut sommé de donner les Livres Saints. "Je préfère mourir que de livrer ces manuscrits par lesquels les fidèles reçoivent la grâce de Dieu et la protection des saints anges." Ils furent tous deux torturés, mais en vain. Le juge donna l'ordre de les crucifier en face l'un de l'autre en donnant l'ordre de faire en sorte qu'ils meurent lentement pour prolonger leurs souffrances. Ils restèrent ainsi neuf jours entiers. ... See MoreSee LessGreek Catholic Churches
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