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Апостолы от 70-ти Стахий, Амплий, Урван и др. Сщмч. Иоанн Кочуров
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October 31 		Friday
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November 13
23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone 5.
Fast Day.
Wine and oil allowed.

Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомApostles of the Seventy Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, and Aristobulus (1st c.). Martyr Epimachus of Pelusium, at Alexandria (ca. 250).

St. Maura of Constantinople (436). Sts. Spyridon and Nicodemus the Prosphorabakers, of the Kiev Caves (12th c.). St. Anatolius, recluse of the Near Caves in Kiev (12th c.). 100,000 Martyrs of Tbilisi slain under Jalal al-Din (1227).

New Hieromartyr John Kochurov, archpriest, of Chicago and St. Petersburg (1917). New Hieromartyr Leonid (Molchanov), abbot, of the Sovlvychegodsk Monastery (Vologda) (1918). New Hieromartyrs Euphrosynus (Antonov), hieromonk of the Seven Lakes Monastery (Kazan), Anatole (Botvinnikov), hieromonk, of Dubrovskoye (Tver), and Innocent (Mazurin), hierodeacon, of Buigorod (Volokolamsk) (1938).

Martyr Quentin of Rome (3rd-4th c.). Martyrs Epimachus the Roman and his companion Gordian (361-363). St. James, bishop of Mygdonia (4th c.). Monk-martyr Foillan, Irish missionary, of Burgh Castle (East Anglia) and Fosse (Gaul) (655). New Martyr Nicholas of Chios (1754).

Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse

St. Theophan the Recluse

Friday. [I Thess. 2:14-19; Luke 11:23-26]

   He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. It turns out that one can labour an entire age and think that all sorts of good is gathered, but it is all for nothing, if it was not gathered with the Lord. What does it mean to gather with the Lord? To labour and act according to faith in the Lord, according to His commandments, with the help of His grace, being inspired by His promises—to live so that the spirit of life is the spirit of Christ. In the world there are two domains—good and evil, truth and falsehood. Only good and truth make up a true possession which is lasting and valuable; but good and truth come only from the Lord, and are acquired only with His help. It is clear that he who gathers not with the Lord will not gather truth and goodness, he will not gather what could be called a true possession, which is lasting and valuable. No matter what such a person gathers, it all has no use, all is labour in vain, a vain waste of energy and time.

Articles

Apostle Stachys of the Seventy

Saint Stachys, one of the Seventy Apostles, was made Bishop of Byzantium by Saint Andrew (November 30).

Apostle Amplias of the Seventy

Saint Amplias was a bishop in the city of Diospolis.

Apostle Urban of the Seventy

Saint Urban, one of the Seventy Apostles, was made a bishop by Saint Andrew (November 30), and was active in Macedonia.

Apostle Narcissus of the Seventy

Saint Narcissus, one of the Seventy Apostles, was made Bishop of Athens by the Apostle Philip.

Apostle Apelles of the Seventy

Saint Apelles, one of the Seventy Apostles, was bishop at Heraclion in Trachis.

Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy the Bishop of Britain

The Holy Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy was born on Cyprus. He and his brother, the holy Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, accompanied the holy Apostle Paul on his journeys.

Translation of the relics of the Martyr Epimachus of Pelusium

The Holy Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria was a native of Egypt.

Saint Maura of Constantinople

Saint Maura pursued asceticism at Constantinople, where she founded a monastery, where she died in the fifth century.

Venerable Spyridon and Nikodemos the Prosphora-bakers, of the Kiev Caves

Saints Spyridon and Nikodemos, the Prosphora-bakers of the Kiev Caves fulfilled their obedience of baking prosphora for thirty years.

100,000 Martyrs of Tbilisi by the Mongols

One hundred thousand Georgians sacrificed their lives to venerate the holy icons. One hundred thousand severed heads and headless bodies were carried by the bloody current down the Mtkvari River.

Priestmartyr John Kochurov

On October 31, 1917, in Tsarskoye Selo, a bright new chapter, full of earthly grief and heavenly joy, was opened in the history of sanctity in the Russian Church: the holiness of the New-Martyrs of the twentieth century. The opening of this chapter is linked to the name of the Russian Orthodox shepherd who became one of the first to give his soul for his flock during this twentieth century of fighters against God: Archpriest John Kochurov.

St. John Kochurov

Fr. John Bartholomew

St. John Kochurov is a 20th C. martyr, but before we consider him, let us look at martyrdom in general.

Holy New Martyr Nicholas of Chios

Renouncing all physical comforts, he attended only to prayer, fasting, vigils and countless prostrations, to the point that those around him became concerned for him. One day, as he venerated the icon of the Beheading of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist, he was seized by the desire to emulate him and accomplish his repentance by martyrdom. He wept as he kissed the icon of the Holy Forerunner, begging him to make him worthy of following after him for the love of Christ.
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