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December 14
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27th Sunday after Pentecost.
Tone 2.
Nativity Fast. |
 Fish, wine and oil allowed.
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Prophet Nahum (7th c. b.c.).
Righteous Philaret the Merciful, of Amnia in Asia Minor (792). Martyr Ananias of Persia.
New Hieromartyr Innocent (Letyaev), archbishop of Kharkov and Akhtyra (1937).
St. Eligius, bishop of Noyon (Neth.) (660). St. Botolph, abbot and confessor, of Ikanhoe, England (680). St. Anthony the New, monk, of Kios in Bithynia (865). St. Theoclites, bishop of Sparta (870). St. Onesimus, archbishop of Ephesus. Sts. Ananias and Solochonus, archbishops of Ephesus.
Repose of Righteous Virgin Barbara (Shulaeva) of Pilna (1980).
Articles
 Prophet NahumThe Holy Prophet Nahum, whose name means “God consoles,” was from the village of Elkosh (Galilee). He lived during the seventh century B.C. |
 Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia in Asia MinorPhilaret was a rich and illustrious dignitary, but he did not hoard his wealth. |
 Martyr Ananias of PersiaWhile Saint Ananias was being tortured for his belief in Christ, he said, “I see a ladder leading to heaven, and radiant men calling me to a marvelous city of light.” |
