The Holy Martyr Theodotus and the Holy Seven Virgins Tecusa, Phaine, Claudia, Matrona, Julia, Alexandra and Euphrasia lived during the second half of the third century in the city of Ancyra, Galatia, and died as martyrs for Christ at the beginning of the fourth century. Saint Theodotus was an innkeeper and was married. The prefect […] The post May 18 The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and the Seven Holy Virgins appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

The holy apostle Andronicus was one of the Seventy apostles. He and his companion Junias were kinsmen of St. Paul, as he mentions in Romans 16:17. St. Andronicus was Bishop of Pannonia but still he traveled preaching the gospel with Junias, bringing the word of God to pagans. Many pagans temples were closed and Christian […] The post May 17 The Holy Apostle Andronicus and his Companions appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

Our venerable father Pachomius the Great was a soldier in Thebaid (Upper Egypt) in the fourth century. After watching Christians feed and care for his fellow soldiers because they loved their God and wanted to fulfill His commandment to love their neighbor, St. Pachomius converted to Christianity. After his baptism, St. Pachomius led a strict […] The post May 15 Our Venerable Father Pachomius the Great appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

The holy martyr Glyceria was orphaned at an early age and became Christian. During the persecutions of Christians under the emperor Antoninus (138-161), an edict was issued that all Christians had to offer sacrifice to the idols. St. Glyceria was determined to suffer for Christ. On the appointed day, she drew a Sign of the […] The post May 13 The Holy Martyr Glyceria appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

Our holy father Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, “a last relic of ancient piety,” as St. Jerome calls him, lived during the fourth century in Phoenicia. The Roman empress Honoria was his sister. He was of Jewish descent, and in his youth he received a fine education. He was converted to Christianity after seeing how a […] The post May 12 Our Fathers among the saints Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus and Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

Our holy fathers Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs, were brothers born in Thessalonica in the first half of the ninth century. Since Methodius had been a soldier among the Slavs in Macedonia, he was considered an excellent candidate for carrying the Gospel to the Khazars. After the invention of the first Slavonic alphabet […] The post May 11 The holy Cyril and Methodius, Equal to the Apostle, Teachers of the Slavs appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

The holy apostle Simon was from Cana in Galilee, and was known to the Lord and His Mother. Tradition says that he was the bridegroom at the wedding where the Savior performed His first miracle. After witnessing the miracle of the water turned into wine, he became a zealous follower of Christ. For this reason, […] The post May 10 The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

Translation of the relics of our holy Father Nicholas from Myra to Bari in the reign of Alexis Commenus, emperor of New Rome in the year 1087. The body of the saint was taken to Italy after a Muslim attack on Lycia aiming to destroy the saint’s relics failed. Fearing another attempt would be successful, […] The post May 9 Translation of the Relics to Bari of our Holy Father Nicholas; The Holy Prophet Isaiah appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

The holy apostle and evangelist John the Theologian, who, a son of Zebedee, with his brother James and Peter was a witness to the transfiguration and also the passion of the Lord. At the cross, he took Mary as his mother at the command of the dying Lord. In the Gospel and in his other […] The post May 8 The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more

The Precious Cross appeared in the sky over Jerusalem on the morning of May 7 in the year 351 during the reign of the Emperor Constantius, who was a supporter of the Arian Heresy at the time. The luminous Cross stretched from Golgotha to the Mount of Olives (about five and half miles), and was […] The post May 7 The Commemoration of the Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem appeared first on St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church ..read more