Divine Liturgy

The Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New was born in 715 at Constantinople into a pious Christian family. His parents, having two daughters, prayed the Lord for a son. The mother of the new-born Stephen took him to the Blachernae church of the Most Holy Theotokos and dedicated him to God. Click on the following link to read the rest of his story:   https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/11/28/103412-monastic-martyr-and-confessor-stephen-the-new