Saints and Feasts of March 9

On the ninth the legs of the forty men were broken.

Holy Forty Great Martyrs of Sebaste

Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Resource Page

Holy Martyr Urpasianos

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Urpasianos

Saint Caesarius of Nazianzus, 
Brother of Gregory the Theologian

Saint Caesarius of Nazianzus, Brother of Gregory the Theologian

Holy Grandfather, Grandmother, Father, Mother
and Two Children Martyrs

 

Holy Grandfather, Grandmother, Father, Mother and Two Children Martyrs

 

 

Venerable Vitalis of Castronovo in Sicily

 

Saint Vitalis of Castronovo in Sicily (+ 994)

Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Momisici

Forty-Two Martyrs of Momisici Canonized

Holy New Martyrs Christos the Priest and Panagos

Holy New Martyrs Christos the Priest and Panagos (+ 1716)

Saints and Feasts of March 8

On the eighth Theophylaktos went near to God.

Venerable Theophylaktos, Bishop of Nicomedia

 

Saint Theophylaktos, Bishop of Nicomedia (+ c. 840)

 

Saint Theophylaktos of Nicomedia as a Model for our Lives

 

March: Day 8: Venerable Theophylaktos, Bishop of Nicomedia
 

Venerable Paul the Confessor, Bishop of Prusia

Saint Paul the Confessor, Bishop of Prusia

Holy Apostle Hermas of the Seventy

  

Holy Apostle Hermas of the Seventy

 

November: Day 5: Teaching 2: Holy Apostle Hermas

 

The 12 Mandates of "The Shepherd of Hermas" 

 

How To Distinguish A False Prophet From A True One  

Holy Martyr Dion

Holy Martyr Dion

Venerable Dometios

Venerable Dometios

Saint Pontius of Carthage 

 

Saint Pontius of Carthage

 

 

Saint Felix, Bishop of Dunwich

 

Saint Felix of Burgundy, Bishop of Dunwich, Enlightener of East Anglia (+ 648)

 

Venerable Lazarus of Murom 

 

Saint Lazarus of Murom (+ 1391)

 

 

Commemoration of the Miracle of the Kursk-Root Icon 

of the Mother of God in 1898

 

When Socialist Revolutionaries Tried to Blow Up the Wondwerworking Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God of “the Sign” in 1898

Saints and Feasts of March 7

On the seventh the seven fathers were carried off in death.

Holy Seven Hieromartyrs of Chersonesos, 
the Bishops Ephraim, Basil, Eugenios, Agathodoros, 
Elpidios, Aitherios and Kapiton

Synaxarion of the Holy Seven Hieromartyrs of Chersonesos

Saints Arkadios and Nestor,
Bishops of Tremithus in Cyprus

Saints Arkadios and Nestor, Bishops of Tremithus in Cyprus

Venerable Paul the Simple

 

The Life and Miracles of Saint Paul the Simple 

 

How Saint Paul the Simple Overcame a Most Powerful Demon

 

Saint Paul the Simple as the Rule and Type of Blessed Simplicity (St. John Climacus)

 

The Church of Saint Paul the Simple in Egypt

Saint Ephraim, Patriarch of Antioch 

 

Synaxarion of Saint Ephraim, Patriarch of Antioch (+ 545)

 

Saint Ephraim of Antioch as a Model for our Lives

Venerable Laurentios of Megara, 
Founder of the Sacred Monastery 

of Phaneromenis in Salamina

Saint Laurentios of Megara, Founder of the Sacred Monastery of Phaneromenis in Salamina

The Wonderworking Icon of the Venerable Laurentios in Nea Ionia

Venerable Aimilianos the Roman 

with his Companions James and Marianos

 

Saint Aimilianos the Roman

 

March: Day 7: Venerable Aimilianos the Roman
 

Holy Martyr and Confessor Johannes of Ilomantsi

Holy Martyr and Confessor Johannes of Ilomantsi (+ 1918)

Two New Saints from Finland Canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate

Synaxis of All Saints of the Dodecanese

Synaxis of All Saints of the Dodecanese

Saints and Feasts of March 6

On the sixth the heads of the forty-two were cut off together.

Holy Forty-Two Great Martyrs of Amorium

 

 Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Amorium in Phrygia (+ 845)

 

The Holy 42 Martyrs of Amorium as Models for our Lives

 

March: Day 6: Holy Forty-Two Great Martyrs of Amorium
 

Venerable Arkadios of Cyprus

Venerable Arkadios of Cyprus with the Holy Martyrs Julian and Euboulos

Holy Martyrs Julian and Euboulos

Venerable Arkadios of Cyprus with the Holy Martyrs Julian and Euboulos

Venerable Hesychios the Wonderworker

Synaxarion of our Venerable Father Hesychios the Wonderworker

Holy Venerable Martyr Maximos

Holy Venerable Martyr Maximos

Holy Martyr Euphrosynos

Holy Martyr Euphrosynos

Venerable Job (in schema Joshua) of Anzersk

Saint Job (in schema Joshua) of Anzersk (+ 1720)

Commemoration of the Finding of the Honorable Cross 

and Nails by Saint Helen

 

Commemoration of the Finding of the Honorable Cross and Nails by Saint Helen

  

The Forgotten Feast and Hidden Mysteries of the Cross

 

The Location Where the True Cross of Christ Was Found by Saint Helen

Finding of the Miraculous Icon 
of Jesus Christ at Agia Moni

The Miraculous Icon of Jesus Christ at Agia Moni

Saints and Feasts of March 5

On the fifth Conon released his stout-hearted soul.

Holy Venerable Martyr Conon of Isauria 

 

Synaxarion of the Holy Venerable Martyr Conon of Isauria

 

Saint Conon of Isauria as a Model for our Lives (1)

Saint Conon of Isauria as a Model for our Lives (2)

 

March: Day 5: Holy Martyr Conon the Gardener
 

Holy Martyr Nestor, 

Father of Saint Conon of Isauria

Synaxarion of the Holy Venerable Martyr Conon of Isauria

Holy Martyr Conon the Gardner

Holy Martyr Conon the Gardener

Venerable Mark the Ascetic and Wonderworker

 

Saint Mark the Ascetic as a Model for our Lives

 

Introduction to the Writings of Saint Mark the Ascetic in the 'Philokalia' (St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite)

 

Venerable Mark the Hermit of Athens

Saint Mark the Anchorite of Athens

Venerable Mark the Hermit

Holy Martyr Eulogios of Palestine

Holy Martyr Eulogios of Palestine

Holy Martyr Eulampios of Palestine

Holy Martyr Eulampios of Palestine

Holy Martyr Archelaos and the
One Hundred and Fifty-Two Martyrs With Him

Holy Martyr Archelaos and the One Hundred and Fifty-Two Martyrs With Him

Holy Venerable Martyr Adrian of Poshekhonye
and his fellow-ascetic Venerable Leonid

 

Holy Venerable Martyr Adrian of Poshekhonye (+ 1550) and his fellow-ascetic Venerable Leonid (+ 1549)

 

Miracles of the Venerable Martyr Adrian of Poshekhonye

Holy New Martyr John of Bulgaria

Holy New Martyr John of Bulgaria (+ 1784)

Holy New Hieromartyr Parthenios Partheniades 

 

Holy New Hieromartyr Parthenios Partheniades (+ 1805)

 

The Location of the Martyrdom of Saint Parthenios in Didymoteicho

Holy New Martyr George of Rapsani 

 

Holy New Martyr George of Rapsani (+ 1818)

 

The House, School and Relics of Saint George of Rapsani

Saint Nikolai Velimirovich, 
Bishop of Ochrid and Zhicha

Saint Nikolai Velimirovich, the Serbian Chrysostom (+ 1956)

Saint Nikolai Velimirovich, Bishop of Ochrid and Zhicha

Response To Slanders Against St. Nikolai Velimirovich and St. Justin Popovich

Uncovering of the Relics of the Holy Prince 
Theodore of Smolensk and his Children 

Holy Prince Theodore of Smolensk (+ 1299) and his Children Saints David and Constantine

Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas Resource Page

Verses

The fountain of light leadeth unto the unwaning light,

The radiant herald of the light and the truly great mind.

 

Second Sunday of Great Lent, or the

Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas 

 

Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas: Epistle and Gospel Reading 

 

Synaxarion for the Second Sunday of Great Lent 

 

Second Sunday of Great Lent - Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas (Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoulos)  

 

St. Gregory Palamas and the Second Sunday of Great Lent 

 

The Second Sunday of Great Lent Before the Fourteenth Century

Saint Gregory Palamas Resource Page 

 

St. Gregory Palamas: The Wonder of Noetic Prayer 

 

"If Palamas Is A Saint, Then Let Him Drown Us" 

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent (St. Theodore the Studite) 

 

The Paralytic Borne by Four (St. Theophylact of Ochrid) 

 

Homily on the Second Sunday of Lent by St. Gregory Palamas

 

Homily on the Second Sunday of Great Lent (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

Homily One for the Second Sunday of Great Lent (St. John of Kronstadt)

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent: The Teachings of Christ and the Teachings of Men (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent: For the Life of the World (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent (St. Mardarije of Libertyville)

 

Homily for the Second Sunday of Great Lent (St. Nikolai Velimirovich)

 

Homily on the Second Sunday of the Great Fast (Archbishop Averky of Syracuse) 

 

Homily for the Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas (Archimandrite George Kapsanis)

 

Saint Gregory Palamas and the Second Sunday of Great Lent (Monk Moses the Athonite)

A Homily on the Healing of the Paralytic 

 

Second Sunday of Great Lent - Saint Gregory Palamas and the Paralytic (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

 

Gregory Palamas: Two Parallel Eras (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

A Second Triumph of Orthodoxy Over Heresy (George Mantzarides)

 

A Miracle of the Holy Elder Porphyrios on the Second Sunday of Great Lent 

 

 

Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the 

Ninth Ecumenical Synod 

 
The Myth of Only Seven Ecumenical Councils

What are the Criteria for an Ecumenical Synod?

 

Homilies on the Ecumenical Synods - The Ninth Ecumenical Synod (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

 

Saint Gregory Palamas, Father of the Ninth Ecumenical Synod (1 of 3)

Saint Gregory Palamas, Father of the Ninth Ecumenical Synod (2 of 3)

Saint Gregory Palamas, Father of the Ninth Ecumenical Synod (3 of 3)

An Official Recognition of the 8th and 9th Ecumenical Synods

Serbian Church Proposes for the Recognition of the 8th and 9th Ecumenical Synods

Synaxis of All Saint of Laconia

 

Synaxis of All Saints of Laconia 

 

 

Saint Athanasius "the Resurrected", Recluse of the Kiev Caves

 

Saint Athanasius "the Resurrected", Recluse of the Kiev Caves (+ 1176) 

 

 

Third Week of Great Lent 

 

The Third Week of Great Lent 

 

On the Fight Against Temptations (Archimandrite Kirill Pavlov)

Homilies on the Passion - The Garden of Gethsemane (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homilies on the Passion - The Way of Sorrow (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homilies on the Passion - The Thief (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homilies on the Passion - The Veneration of the Cross (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Third Wednesday of Great Lent (St. Theodore the Studite) 

 

That the Most Holy Theotokos was a Jewess (A Homily of St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily for the Third Friday of Great Lent (St. Theodore the Studite)  

 

The Third Salutations To The Theotokos  

 

Akathist to the Theotokos Resource Page 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 11 - Monday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 12 - Tuesday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 13 - Wednesday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 14 - Thursday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 15 - Friday 

 

Third Saturday of Great Lent: Epistle and Gospel Reading

Saints and Feasts of March 4

On the fourth Gerasimos departed life.

Venerable Gerasimos of Jordan

Saint Gerasimos of Jordan Resource Page

Holy Martyrs Paul and Juliana

 

Holy Martyrs Paul and Juliana of Ptolemais

 

March: Day 4: Teaching 2: Holy Martyrs Paul and Juliana
 

Holy Martyrs Kodratos, Akakios and Stratonikos

Holy Martyrs Paul and Juliana of Ptolemais

Saint Gregory, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus

Saint Gregory, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus

Saint Gregory, Bishop of Assos

Saint Gregory, Bishop of Assos, and the Discovery of His Relics in 1935

Venerable Gerasimus of Vologda

Saint Gerasimus of Vologda (+ 1178)

Holy Right-Believing Prince Basil of Rostov

Holy Right-Believing Prince Basil of Rostov (+ 1238)

Holy Hieromartyrs Joasaph of Snetogorsk 

and Basil of Mirozh

Holy Hieromartyrs Joasaph of Snetogorsk and Basil of Mirozh (+ 1299)

Holy Right-Believing Prince Daniel of Moscow

 

Holy Right-Believing Prince Daniel of Moscow (+ 1303)

 

 

Venerable Nikanor of Hilandar 

 

Saint Nikanor of Hilandar (+ 1990)

 

Saints and Feasts of March 3

On the third Eutropios contended for the prize 
on the wood of the cross.

Holy Martyr Eutropios, Kleonikos and Basiliskos

Saints Eutropios, Kleonikos and Basiliskos the Martyrs

Holy Hieromartyr Theodoret, Presbyter of Antioch

Synaxarion of the Holy Hieromartyr Theodoret of Antioch

Saints Zenon and Zoilos

Saints Zenon and Zoilos

Venerable Piamun the Virgin

 

Holy Amma Piamun the Virgin of Egypt

 

March: Day 3: Venerable Piamun the Virgin
 

The Unknown Maiden

The Unknown Maiden

Saint John Chrysostom IV, Catholicos of Georgia

Saint John Chrysostom IV, Catholicos of Georgia (+ 1001) and Saint John Chrysostom V, Catholicos of Georgia (+ 1048)

Saint John Chrysostom V, Catholicos of Georgia

Saint John Chrysostom IV, Catholicos of Georgia (+ 1001) and Saint John Chrysostom V, Catholicos of Georgia (+ 1048)

Synaxis of the Volokolamsk Icon of the Mother of God

Synaxis of the Volokolamsk Icon of the Mother of God

Saints and Feasts of March 2

On the second Hesychios hastened to ascend to the heavens.

Holy Martyr Hesychios the Senator

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Hesychios the Senator

Holy Hieromartyr Theodotos, 

Bishop of Kyrenia in Cyprus

Holy Hieromartyr Theodotos, Bishop of Kyrenia in Cyprus (+ 326)

Holy Confessor Kointos the Wonderworker

Synaxarion of the Holy Confessor Kointos the Wonderworker

Holy Martyrs Nestor and Tribimios

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyrs Nestor and Tribimios

Holy Martyr Troadios and Those With Him

Holy Martyr Troadios of Neocaesarea and Those With Him

Holy Martyr and Virgin Euthalia

Holy Virgin and Martyr Euthalia of Sicily

Saint Euthalia as a Model for our Lives

Holy Martyrs Andronikos and Athanasia

Holy Martyrs Andronikos and Athanasia

Holy Four-Hundred and Forty Martyrs 

Who Were Killed by the Lombards

The Four-Hundred and Forty Martyrs Who Were Killed by the Lombards

Saint Arsenius, Bishop of Tver

 

Saint Arsenius, Bishop of Tver (+ 1409)

 

March: Day 2: Teaching 1: Saint Arsenius, Bishop of Tver

 

Miracles of Saint Arsenius of Tver

Venerable Sabbatius of Tver

Saint Sabbatius of Tver (+ 1434)

Venerable Joachim of Ithaca

Saint Joachim the Papoulakis Resource Page

Saint Nicholas Planas

Saint Nicholas Planas Resource Page

Synaxis of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God

Miracle on the Day of the Abdication Of Tsar Nicholas II (March 2, 1917)

The Enthroned (or "Reigning") Mother of God Icon

Saints and Feasts of March 1

On the first of March Eudokia endured the sword.

Holy Venerable Martyr Eudokia the Samaritan

 

Holy Venerable Martyr Eudokia the Samaritan of Heliopolis

 

Saint Eudokia the Samaritan as a Model for our Lives

 

March: Day 1: Holy Venerable Martyr Eudokia the Samaritan
 

Venerable Domnina the New

Saint Domnina the New of Syria

Holy Martyr Antonina

Saint Antonina the Martyr of Nicaea

Holy Martyrs Markellos and Anthony

Holy Martyrs Markellos and Anthony

Holy Martyrs Sylvestor and Sophronios

Holy Martyrs Sylvestor and Sophronios

Holy Martyr Nestorianos

Holy Martyr Nestorianos

Holy Martyrs Charisios, Nikephoros and Agapios

Holy Martyrs Charisios, Nikephoros and Agapios

Venerable Agapios of Vatopaidi

Saint Agapios of Vatopaidi

Venerable Synesios of Lysi in Cyprus 

 

Saint Synesios of Lysi in Cyprus

 

 

Saint David, Bishop of Wales  

 

Saint David, Bishop of Wales (+ 601)

 

Venerable Martyrius of Zelenets

Saint Martyrius of Zelenets (+ 1603)

Holy New Martyr Paraskevas of Trebizond 

 

Holy New Martyr Paraskevas of Trebizond (+ 1659)

 

  

Venerable Mother Zosima of Ennatsky

 

Venerable Mother Zosima of Ennatsky (+ 1935)

 

Sunday of Orthodoxy Resource Page

Verses

I rejoice on seeing the Icons that were unworthily,

Banished being accorded fitting veneration.

 

Sunday of Orthodoxy  

 

Sunday of Orthodoxy: Epistle and Gospel Reading 

 

Synaxarion for the First Sunday of Great Lent

 

First Sunday of the Great Fast - Sunday of Orthodoxy (Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoulos)

 

The First Sunday of Great Lent Prior To the 9th Century

 

Before Grace - Saints of the Old Testament 

 

Commentary on the Gospel Reading for the First Sunday of Great Lent (St. Cyril of Alexandria) 

 

The First Sunday of Great Lent (St. Theodore the Studite) 

 

Homily on Faith for the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Gregory Palamas) 

 

Can Any Good Thing Come Out of Nazareth? (St. Theophylact of Ochrid) 

 

Homily on the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy (Archpriest Rodion Putyatin)

 

Reflection for the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Theophan the Recluse) 

 

Homily One for the First Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. John of Kronstadt)

 

Homily Two for the First Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. John of Kronstadt) 

 

Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Tikhon of Moscow) 

 

First Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Second Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Third Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fourth Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Fifth Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Luke of Simferopol)

 

Homily One for the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. John Maximovitch)

 

Homily Two for the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. John Maximovitch)

Homily on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (St. Nikolai Velimirovich) 

 

The Sunday of Orthodoxy and the Current State of Affairs (Photios Kontoglou)

 

Homily for the Sunday of Orthodoxy (Fr. Alexander Schmemann) 

 

The Sunday of Orthodoxy (Monk Moses the Athonite)

 

First Sunday of Great Lent - The Secret Life of Orthodoxy (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos) 

 

Homily for the Sunday of Orthodoxy (Metr. Athanasios of Limassol) 

 

The Banquet of Empress Theodora on the First Sunday of Orthodoxy 

 

Saint Theodora the Empress Resource Page 

 

A Beautiful Sunday of Orthodoxy Tradition 

 

The Circling of the Panagia in Kythera 

 

The Sunday of Orthodoxy in Kerkyra 

 

The Dance of Orthodoxy: Revival of an Ionian Custom 

 

Great Lent Resource Page 

 

 

Synodikon of Orthodoxy 

 

The Synodikon of Orthodoxy 

 

An Introduction to the Synodikon of Orthodoxy 

 

Canon of the Synodikon 

 

Why the Holy Church Proclaims "Anathema" 

 

The Purity and Triumph of Orthodoxy (St. Photios the Great)

 

Homily for the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy (St. Ignatius Brianchaninov) 

 

The Triumph of Orthodoxy and the Meaning of "Anathema" (St. John Maximovitch)

Heretics: Unhealed Healers (Fr. George Metallinos) 

 

Contemporary Iconoclasts (Archim. George Kapsanis) 

 

Heretic Theologians and the Good News of Christ 

 

The "Anathemas" of Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus 

 

Ecumenical Patriarch Addresses the "Anathemas" of Metropolitan Seraphim 

 

Aristotle University Professors Respond to Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus 

 

 

Orthodoxy 

 

What Does It Mean To Be An Orthodox Christian? (St. John Maximovitch)

 

The Victory of the True Faith (Fr. George Metallinos) 

What Is Orthodoxy? (Fr. George Metallinos)

 

What Is Orthodoxy? (Metr. Seraphim of Kastoria)  

Orthodoxy is Christ (Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

 

To the Unknown Orthodoxy (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

Are We Truly Orthodox Christians? (Haralambos Bousias)

 

The Character of Orthodoxy (George Mantzarides)

 

What is Orthodoxy? 

 

"On The Church" by Fr. John Romanides 

 

The Church: A Great Hospital 

 

The Triumph of Orthodoxy in the Fifth Century 

 

Orthodoxy as the Official Religion of the Roman State 

 

"Madness With Meaning" - A True Miracle Story of Crazy-John

 

Icons 

 

On the Veneration of Icons (1 of 2) 

 

On the Veneration of Icons (2 of 2) 

 

What Orthodox Iconography Is (Photios Kontoglou) 

 

Concerning Icons in the Orthodox Church (Demetrios Panagopoulos)

 

The Main Representatives of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Iconography 

 

The Icon In East and West 

 

Are Holy Icons ‘Idols’? 

 

The Sacred Language of Symbols 

 

Orthodox Iconography as an Eschatological Art 

 

Should Icons Be Blessed or Anointed? 

 

 

Second Week of Great Lent 

 

The Second Week of Great Lent 

 

Homily for the Friday of the Second Week of Great Lent (St. Theodore the Studite) 

 

The Second Salutations To The Theotokos 

 

Akathist to the Theotokos Resource Page 

 

Homily on Ancestors Saturday in the 2nd Week of Great Lent: About Prayer for the Dead

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 6 - Monday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 7 - Tuesday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 8 - Wednesday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 9 - Thursday 

 

Old Testament Readings for Great Lent: Day 10 - Friday