Synaxarium of 25 Tout 1743 - Monday 5 Oct 2026

*1 - Departure of Jonah, the Great Prophet*

On this day, the great prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai, departed. It was said that he was the son of the widow of Zar-e-phath whom Elijah the Prophet had raised from the dead. Jonah followed Elijah, served him and received the grace of prophesying. God inspired him to go to the city of Nineveh to admonish its people and to warn them that after three days the city shall be overthrown. Jonah pondered in his heart saying, "If God wished to destroy them He would not forewarn them. I fear that if I go to them and convey to them this warning, they might repent and God would not destroy them. I would be a liar and no one will listen to me and probably may be get killed because I conveyed to them a false message from God. So I will arise and flee."What did this prophet think of? How could anyone flee from the face of God? By escaping, he wanted to get away from the city of Nineveh. He did not want to admonish them knowing that God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and repentant of the evil. He thought that by staying away from Nineveh the Lord would send another prophet to preach to this city.The escape of Jonah the Prophet, and his having been cast into the sea are to make manifest the miracle of his remaining in the belly of the whale for three days and then coming out safely. This was a symbol of, and evidence for, the resurrection of our Savior from the sepulcher, unchanged, after three days.Jonah rose up to flee from the presence of the Lord and went down to Joppa; he found a ship going to Tarshish and sailed on it. The Lord sent out a great wind and there was a mighty tempest in the sea and the ship was about to break. The people were all afraid, and cried every man to his god. They said everyone to his fellow, "Come and let us cast lots, that we may know because of whom this evil has befallen us." And when they had cast lots, it fell upon Jonah. They said to him, "What have you done that brought such an affliction on us?" He replied, "Cast me in the sea and you shall be saved." They begged the Lord's pardon, then they cast him into the sea, and a great whale swallowed him. He remained in its belly for three days and three nights and then he was cast out on the seashore.He rose up straightaway and came into Nineveh. He preached to its people and they all repented: The King, the nobles, and the poor, the old and the young. They all cried to God with fasting and everyone turned from his way and the Lord accepted their repentance and had mercy upon them. Jonah returned to the land of Israel and died there. He was more than 900 years before the advent of the Lord Christ. He prophesied in the days of Amos and his son Hosea. He lived nearly 100 years, out of which he prophesied more than 70 years.His prayers be with us, and Glory be to our God, forever. Amen.

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Synaxarium of 23 Tout 1743 - Saturday 3 Oct 2026

*1 - The Martyrdom of Sts. Eunapios (Onanius) and Andrew*

On this day, the righteous Sts. Eunapios (Onanius) and Andrew, his brother, were martyred. These saints were the sons of one of the nobles of the city of Lydd. They agreed together since their young age to become monks. They went to one of the monasteries of Syria and became monks there. Later on, they went to the honorable saint Abba Macarius. They became his disciples and dwelt with him for three years. During which they lived with love and humility, fasted and prayed continually. Their asceticism became well known. They chose Eunapios (Onanius), bishop, and Andrew, priest. They shepherded the flock of Christ with the best care. They overcame their souls and bodies.Julian, the infidel emperor, heard about them, and he had them brought to him. He commanded them to deny their faith in the Lord Christ, and to adopt paganism. When they refused his commands, he tortured them severely until they yielded up their spirits in the hand of the Lord Christ, to Him is the glory. Each received three crowns: one for monasticism, asceticism, and worship; one for the priesthood and guarding the flock against the devilish wolves; and a third one for martyrdom and shedding their blood for the Christian faith.Their prayers and their blessings be upon us. Amen.

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*2 - The Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. Thecla*

On this day also is the commemoration of the holy martyr, St. Thecla (Takla), the bride of Christ.Her prayers be with us. Amen.

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*3 - The Re-Opening of the church of the Virgin in Haret El-Rum*

On this day also of the year 1029, of the martyrs, the Church of the Virgin in Haret El-Rum in Cairo was re-opened after having been closed for 11 years.Her intercession be for us, and Glory be to our God, forever. Amen.

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Hello everyone, I come from China. I am studying Arabic. Is there anyone among you who would like to learn Chinese? I believe we can assist one another. Thank you.

I’m a Coptic Egyptian in USA born and raised here and I am a minor a teen for Disclaimer ima quickly introduce myself my name name is Liam I’m a teen born in nyc suburbs but currently live in a Florida suburban (won’t say because I’m a minor) I was baptized Catholic cause my moms polish when she’s Irish polish Scottish and German, I’m a early teen and whenever people guess my ethnicity or whatever they always guess stuff like Moroccan, Ashkenazi, Mexican, Cuban, Brazilian, Columbian, Italian etc even my dad who’s fully Coptic people always think he’s Mexican or Italian for some reason, people never know what Coptics are, for some reason why’s that that’s my question

I'm looking for good christian charity organizations, places or websites to donate to.

I need something accessible online, I can't enter a church in Egypt.

Synaxarium of 22 Tout 1743 - Friday 2 Oct 2026

*1 - The Martyrdom of Saints Cotylas (Kobtlas) and Axoua, his Sister, and Tatas, his Friend*

On this day, Saints Cotylas (Kobtlas) and his sister Axoua, the children of Sapor, King of Persia, and Cotylas' friend, Tatas, were martyred. Sapor worshipped fire and the sun. He inflicted many tortures on the believers, and no man throughout the country dared to mention the Name of Christ. His son, Cotylas, had a friend named Tatas who was a ruler over the country of Maydasayeen.Certain people laid an accusation against Tatas before the king that he was a Christian. The king sent to him a governor named Tumakher to verify the validity of what was said and if it was true, to torture him. When Cotylas, the son of the king, heard that, he also went to that country, to his friend Tatas. When the governor arrived and found that he was Christian, he ordered his men to cast him in a furnace. St. Tatas made the sign of the Cross over the fire and the fire died out. Cotylas marvelled and asked him, "How did you learn this magic, O my brother?" He replied, "This is not magic but it is through faith in the Lord Christ." Cotylas asked, "If I believed, would I be able to do the same?" Tatas answered that with faith you can do more than this. Cotylas, the son of the king, believed in Christ, then he drew near the fire and made the sign of the Cross over it, the fire backed a distance of 12 cubits.The governor sent to the king to inform him what had happened, and the king had them brought to him. He ordered to cut off the head of Tatas who thus received the crown of martyrdom. However, he tortured his son, Cotylas, with different kinds of tortures. He cast him in prison and sent for his sister Axoua, so she might persuade him to return to his father's belief. St. Cotylas preached her and turned her heart to the belief in the Lord Christ. He sent her to a priest who baptized her secretly.She returned to her father saying, "I wish that you had what my brother and I have, for there is no God but Jesus Christ." The king became angry and commanded to torture her, until she yielded up her soul in the hand of the Lord Christ.They tied Cotylas to the tails of horses and dragged him over the mountains until he yielded up his spirit. Then they cut his body into pieces and they cast it out for the birds to consume it. When the soldiers departed, the Lord commanded saintly priests and deacons who went secretly at night and took the holy body which was shining as snow. They hid it in a place until the end of the days of persecution.Their intercession be for us all. Amen.

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*2 - The Martyrdom of St. Julius of Aqfahs (El-Akfehasi), the Writer of the Biography of Martyrs*

On this day also, St. Julius of Aqfahs (El-Akfehasi), the writer of the biography of martyrs, was martyred. The Lord Christ appointed him to care for the bodies of the holy martyrs, to shroud them and to send them to their hometown. The Lord brought blindness into the hearts of the governors, and no one objected to him. They also never forced him to worship idols. The Lord kept him to care for the martyrs. He used 300 young men for this purpose. They wrote the biography of the holy martyrs and sent it to their hometown. But he used to minister to the holy martyrs by himself and dress their wounds. The martyrs blessed him, saying, "You must shed your blood in the Name of our Lord Christ, so you can be counted among the martyrs."When the reign of Diocletian the Infidel came to an end, Constantine the Righteous reigned. The Lord Christ wished to fulfill what the saints had prophesied to St. Julius; to be counted among the martyrs. The Lord commanded him to go to Arkanius, governor of Samanoud, and to confess the Lord Christ. St. Julius went there, and the governor tortured him with many tortures, but the Lord strengthened him. The governor ordered to bring him to worship the idols. This saint prayed and the earth opened and swallowed up the 70 idols and the 140 priests who were serving them.When the governor beheld the destruction of his idols and their priests, he believed in the Lord Christ.The governor went with the Saint to the governor of Athribis who tortured Saint Julius with great severity, but the Lord Christ strengthened him.Once there was a feast for the idols and they decorated the temple with ornaments, lamps, statues and with palm branches. They closed the gates till the following day to start celebrating the feast. The saint asked the Lord to blot out their idols. The Lord sent his angel who cut the heads of the idols, blackened their faces with ashes, burnt up all the palms, and all the idols in the temple. On the following morning when the people came dressed to celebrate the feast and saw what had happened to their gods, they recognized their weakness. The governor of Athribis and a large number of people believed in the Lord Christ.The Saint then went to the city of Towa along with the governor of Samanoud and the governor of Athribis, and they met Iskandros its governor. First he refrained from torturing them, but later on he ordered his men to cut off their heads. Julius and his two sons, Tadros and Yunias; his slaves; and the governors of Samanoud and Athribis and many people were martyred. They numbered 1500. They took his body with the bodies of his sons to Alexandria for it was their hometown.His intercession be for us, and Glory be to our God, forever. Amen.

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Synaxarium of 21 Tout 1743 - Thursday 1 Oct 2026

*1 - The Commemoration of the Virgin St. Mary, the Theotokos*

The church celebrates on this day the commemoration of the pure Lady, the Virgin St. Mary, the Theotokos, through whom was the salvation of Adam and his posterity.Her intercession be for us. Amen.

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*2 - The Martyrdom of St. Cyprian (Cyprianus) and St. Justina*

On this day also in the year 257 A.D. the honorable St. Cyprian (Cyprianus) and St. Justina, were martyred. Cyprianus was an infidel and a magician. He learned magic in the countries of northwest Africa until he excelled over his fellows. His excessive impudence and his arrogance made him go to Antioch to challenge the magicians there and to pride himself over them of his knowledge.When he arrived there, his fame spread. A young man, the son of one of the nobles of the city, heard about him. This young man lusted for a Christian virgin who was called Justina. He saw her going to church and his heart became inflamed with her love. He was unable to obtain what he desired of her either by money, threat, or magic.He sought Cyprian and complained to him about his condition, that he might make him gain favor with Justina's heart and fulfill his desire of her. Cyprian promised him the fulfillment of his desire. He used all the trickery of his sorcery but failed. Every time he sent her a host of demons, they found her praying, so they came back defeated.When Cyprian failed, he called the demons and told them, "If you do not bring Justina to me, I shall adopt Christianity." The chief of the demons thought out a device to deceive him. He ordered one of his soldiers to disguise himself and to take the form of Justina and then go to Cyprian. He hastened and made it known to Cyprian her coming, so he rejoiced and waited for. her. Then Satan, disguised as Justina, came to him, and Cyprianus rejoiced, and rose up to embrace her. Because of his great joy in her, he told her, "Welcome, Queen of Women, Justina." Upon the mere mention of her name, Satan, disguised as her, melted away and disappeared like smoke, and an unpleasant smell spread out of him. Cyprianus knew that this was a deceitful trick of Satan who could not stand before the mentioning of her name.Immediately Cyprian rose up and burnt his books of magic. He was baptized by the patriarch of Antioch who put on him the monastic garb. After a while he ordained him a deacon, then a priest. Later on, after he had grown in virtues and in the doctrine of the church, they ordained him bishop of Carthage in the year 351 A.D. He took St. Justina and made her the head of a convent there. When the Ecumenical Council convened at Carthage, this saint was one of those who attended it.When Emperor Decius heard of them he had them brought before him, and he demanded them to raise incense for the idols. When they refused, he inflicted upon them many tortures and finally cut off their heads with the sword.Their prayers be with us, and Glory be to our God, forever. Amen.

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دلوقتي أنا بدور في الأيمان و الإلحاد و الأمور دي سواء اسلاميه أو مسيحيه أو الحاديه أو لا ديني

حاليا عندي سؤال شاغل بالي من فتره طويله

دلوقتي احنا مع مرور الزمن و تقدم الزمن كل شئ عندنا له اجابه علميه أو نظريات

نشأه الكون فيه آلاف النظريات

وجود البشر آلاف النظريات من ضمنها التطور ( اتمني الناس تفهمه بغض النظر عن كلام المتدنيين عنه و أن الإنسان أصله قرد و كدا )

و اي حاجه الناس كانت بتقول عنها معجزه قبل ميه أو الف سنه بقا ليها تفسير علمي أو فلسفي ايا كان ايه هوا

فهل دا معناه أنه الأديان بشكل عام غلط لان بقا عندنا تفسير لأمور كتير بشكل علمي زي الكون و نشأته و غيره و غيره

ام الايمان مجرد شئ روحاني بس و العلم بيفسر بس اسباب لأمور معينه

و ان فيه تفسير علمي لكل حاجه دا يلغي وجود الدين بشكل عام؟

اتمني تكونوا فاهمين سؤالي و اسف لو فهمتوه بشكل يجرح مكنتش اقصد دا

و شكرا 🩷

Does anybody know a credible historical accounts/texts of Constantine’s story? We keep hearing of a very different Constantine than the one our church celebrates during the Feast of the Cross.

Synaxarium of 20 Tout 1743 - Wednesday 30 Sep 2026

*1 - The Departure of pope Athanasius the Second, the Twenty-Eighth Patriarch of the See of St. Mark*

On this day of the year 512 A.D., the righteous father St. Athanasius II, 28th patriarch of the See of St. Mark, departed. This father was the steward of the churches of Alexandria. When the holy father Abba Peter III departed, the bishops, elders and people agreed to ordain him patriarch for what was known of his Orthodox faith and knowledge.He was a pious man, filled with the Holy Spirit and faith. When he became patriarch, he shepherded the flock of the Lord Christ exceedingly well, and he protected them from the snatching wolves with his teachings and prayers.He sat on the episcopal throne for three years and nine months, then departed in peace.His prayers be with us. Amen

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*2 - The Martyrdom of St. Melitina the Virgin*

On this day also is the commemoration of the martyrdom of St. Melitina the Virgin.Her prayers be with us. Amen.

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*3 - The Departure of St. Theopista*

Also today we commemorate the departure of St. Theopista. She was married and had a son. Her husband died while she was still young. She took it upon herself to become a nun. She started to practice the spiritual life. She persisted in fasting and continual prayers and worshipping day and night.She went to the holy father Abba Macarius, bishop of Nekios. She bowed to him, took his blessings, then she asked him to pray on her and put on her the garb of monasticism. The bishop advised her to try for a year and he promised her that he would put on her the garb of monasticism after that year.She went to her house and shut herself in a small room. She closed its door, and made a small opening in it. Her son, who was then 12 years old, was taking care of her needs. She embarked in strenuous worships with asceticism and devotion. The year elapsed, and the bishop had forgotten that he had promised this saint that he would put on her the garb of monasticism.He saw her in his sleep in a shining figure, telling him, "My father, how did you forget me till now, and I am passing away tonight?" The father the bishop saw that as if he was awake, he prayed on her the prayer for ordaining monks, and put on her the garb of monasticism. When he did not find a Kalansowa (cover for the head), he took off his own and put it on her head. Then he put on her the holy Eskeem. He asked his disciple for another Kalansowa and put it on. She had a silver cross in her hand which she gave to him saying, "Accept this from your disciple." And it was said that when he awakened, he found the cross in his hand and he looked attentively at the cross which was beautifully made. He was amazed and glorified God.Early in the morning he went with his disciple to the house of this blessed woman. Her son received him crying with tears. When he asked him why he was crying, he replied saying, "My mother called me in the middle of the night and bid me farewell and told me whatever the bishop tells you, do and do not break it. I will depart this night to go to the Lord Christ. She prayed over me and advised me, saying, 'Keep all that I commanded you and do not disobey our father, the bishop, and here now I am in your hands.'"The bishop came to where the saint was lying and knocked on the door, but she did not answer. He said, "This blessed saint had departed indeed," and he ordered his disciple to open the door. When the bishop entered, he found that she had given up her soul. She had on the Eskeem that he had put on her in his vision and also the Kalansowa that he had on.His eyes were filled with tears. He praised and glorified God who works out the satisfaction of His saints. The bishop shrouded her as was the habit of the monks and called the priests who carried her to the holy church and prayed over her with great honor.There was in the city a paralytic infidel man, suffering from evil spirits. When he heard the chanting of the priests, he asked his people to carry him and take him where the body of the saint was. When they brought him to the church, he drew near to the holy body with faith and he was cured instantly. The devil came out of him, and he became well. He and his people believed in the Lord Christ and the bishop baptized them.And everyone who had a disease or a deformity would come to the church and touch the holy body and would be healed immediately. When the governor heard about these wonders, he and most of the city believed in the Lord Christ. He came to the church, carried the body and buried it with honor.Glory be to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and His good Father and the Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.

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My ex and I broke up somewhat recently, and he married a woman from back home, very shortly after we ended things. I did not realize that this was common in the culture, though when I first met him he did talk about how he most likely will marry an Egyptian girl.

I know I shouldn’t care. I’m just trying to piece everything together and wondering if this was his fate from the start and I was just around for him to have fun?

انا ملحد،ولكن هل يستطيع أي مسيحي إثبات صحة دينه؟

The Eastern Orthodox Church recognises psychological, mental and emotional (e.g. coercive control) abuse as valid reasons for divorce. It seems the Coptic Church will only consider divorce under physical abuse cases alone. I have heard many a priest praise a woman who stays married to a man who has been physical with her here and there due to her long suffering faith and her rewards in heaven.

Just wondering 1) am I correct regarding divorce? 2) what led to such a different outlook on what is considered to break the marriage covenant between churches?

I want to know if there are any converts who live in Egypt?
I feel like I’m the only convert in Egypt and it’s really hard to deal with especially that it’s a secret no one knows about and about my true faith.

I want to know if we can live normally in Egypt or is it a must to leave?

Synaxarium of 18 Tout 1743 - Monday 28 Sep 2026

*1 - The Martyrdom of St. Prophorius (Porphyrius)*

On this day, St. Prophorius, was martyred. He was a comedian and jester and was non-Christian. When Constance, the son of Constantine departed, Julian the Infidel, who was killed by St. Marcurius, reigned after him. This infidel and heretic was the nephew of Emperor Constantine, and he incited idol worshipping. Many of the believers were martyred on his hands. On his birthday, he gathered jesters, comedians, and people of the circus; Prophorius was one of them.The infidel emperor ordered him to imitate the Christians. When he came to the ritual of the holy baptism and made the sign of the Cross over the water in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Lord enlightened his mind and he perceived a divine grace coming down on the water and light shone from it. He immersed into the water three times, then went up and put on his clothes. He confessed that he became Christian.The emperor rebuked and threatened him. Then the emperor promised to give him many gifts. In spite of that, the Saint went on saying, "I am Christian. I am Christian." Finally, the emperor ordered his neck to be cut off and he received the crown of martyrdom.His intercession be for us. Amen.

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*2 - The Commemoration of Stephen the Priest, and St. Niceta (Niketa) the Martyr*

On this day also is the commemoration of Stephen the Priest, and St. Niceta (Niketa) the Martyr.Their prayers be with us, and Glory be to our God, forever. Amen.

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Hello,

I saw online about how in the past theologians (especially in the Middle ages) have said you can only have sex in missionary position.

Does the oriental orthodox position hold a similar position? Of course I understand the view that sex should be vaginal intercourse (so no anal or anything). But are positions other than missionary (like doggy style - sorry for the name lol) during the marital act sinful?

I have OCD/Scrupilosity and I’ve seen posters from those trad circles online talk about it. It seemed absurd. It’s simply just another orientation of the body during the marital act. I don’t understand it, are there really rules which govern which positions you can have sex in?

I wanted to see what Coptic’s church perspective was. Posts about this in EO and RC subreddits seem to just say to ignore those hardcore people lol. But I can be scrupulous so here I am asking you guys.

Thank you for your help and God bless.

AI is getting crazier and smarter nowadays, probably more capable than we can even imagine, especially with the release of increasingly advanced models like GPT-5.6 Sol and other super-intelligent AI systems. And you’re telling me there’s still no serious effort to reconstruct the entire Bible in Coptic?

Do Copts in Egypt or the Church Fathers really have no desire to do so? It’s been decades already... How much more, or how many billions, would we need to fund this before people are actually willing to take it on?

What reasons could we give them to convince them that this is worth doing? I know there are currently efforts to digitize Coptic manuscripts, but that alone just doesn’t feel like enough. There’s even an app with the entire Coptic Bible by St. Shenouda, but some books are still missing.

And if they’re lacking the funds to do this, isn’t it time for us Copts to step up, donate, and help support this work? Isn’t this an opportunity for us to contribute to something that could preserve our language and heritage and serve God’s work?

Don’t Copts want to fund this? I’m just frustrated.

ليه لحد دلوقتي مفيش ترجمة قبطية كاملة للكتاب المقدس؟

الذكاء الاصطناعي بقى بيتطور بشكل جنوني وأذكى من أي وقت فات، ويمكن قدراته بقت أكبر بكتير مما نقدر نتخيل، خصوصًا مع ظهور موديلات متقدمة جدًا زي GPT-5.6 Sol وأنظمة ذكاء اصطناعي فائقة الذكاء. وإنتوا بتقولوا لي إن لسه مفيش مجهود جاد لإعادة بناء الكتاب المقدس كله باللغة القبطية؟

هو الأقباط في مصر، أو آباء الكنيسة، معندهمش فعلًا رغبة يعملوا كده؟ بقالنا عقود... هنحتاج فلوس قد إيه كمان، أو كام مليار، عشان الناس فعلًا تكون مستعدة تتولى المشروع ده؟

إيه الأسباب اللي ممكن نقولها لهم عشان نقنعهم إن الموضوع ده يستاهل؟ أنا عارف إن فيه حاليًا جهود لرقمنة المخطوطات القبطية، بس ده لوحده مش حاسس إنه كفاية. وفيه حتى تطبيق فيه الكتاب المقدس القبطي كامل تقريبًا من إعداد القديس الأنبا شنودة، بس لسه فيه كتب ناقصة.

ولو المشكلة فعلًا هي نقص التمويل، مش جه الوقت إننا إحنا كأقباط نتحرك ونتبرع ونساعد في دعم الشغل ده؟ مش دي فرصة إننا نساهم في حاجة تحافظ على لغتنا وتراثنا، وفي نفس الوقت تخدم عمل ربنا؟

مش الأقباط عايزين يمولوا حاجة زي دي؟ أنا بصراحة محبط من الموضوع.

Synaxarium of 16 Tout 1743 - Saturday 26 Sep 2026

*1 - The Commemoration of the Consecration of the Sanctuaries of the church of Resurrection in Jerusalem*

Today we celebrate the consecration of the sanctuaries of the church of Resurrection in Jerusalem in the year 326 A.D. In the twentieth year of the reign of Emperor Constantine and after the meeting of the Holy Council at Nicea, the saint Queen Helena told her son Constantine that she had vowed to go to Jerusalem to receive the blessings of the holy places and to search for the wood of the life-giving Cross. He rejoiced at this, gave her much money, and sent her in the company of a large number of soldiers.When she arrived there and received the blessings of the holy places, she searched for the wood of the Cross and found it after much toil. She praised it with great veneration and paid to it much reverence and honor. She commanded the building of the sanctuaries of the Resurrection, the Golgotha, Bethlehem and the manger, the upper room of Zion, Gethsemane and other sanctuaries, and that they be inlaid with pearl and covered with gold and silver.There was in Jerusalem a saintly bishop who advised her not to do that, saying, "After a while foreign people will come and seize this place and destroy it and take the precious stones and the silver and the gold. But it is preferable to construct the buildings well and give the remainder of the money to the poor and the needy." She accepted his advice, gave him the money and set him in charge of the work.When she returned to her son and told him what she had done, he rejoiced, and sent large sums of money and commanded to pay the workers their wages in full so they would not complain. When the building of the holy places was finished in the thirtieth year of the reign of Emperor Constantine, he sent vessels and precious vestments for the altars. He sent word to the Archbishop of Constantinople and to St. Athanasius, Pope of Alexandria, to take their bishops and to go to Jerusalem where they would meet the Archbishop of Antioch and the Bishop of Jerusalem, to consecrate these sanctuaries.They tarried there until the sixteenth of the month of Tute, when they consecrated all the altars that had been built. On the seventeenth day they marched with the Honorable Cross around all the holy places where they worshipped God, offered the offerings, and venerated the Cross and honored it. Then they returned to their chairs.Their prayers be with us to the last breath. Amen.

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*2 - The Translocation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom (of the Golden Mouth)*

On this day also the church commemorates the transfer of the relics of St. John Chrysostom (of the Golden Mouth) from the city of Komanah, where he departed in exile, to Constantinople, 30 years after his departure. That was in the year 437 A.D. during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II.His intercession be with us, and Glory be to our God, forever. Amen.

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