The Placing of the Venerable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae: During the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Great (457-474) ...continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/02/101866-the-placing-of-the-honorable-robe-of-the-most-holy-mother-of-god Also today we commemorate the repose of our Father among the Saints John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896-1966), was a diocesan bishop of the Read more...

The Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina, was born when our Lord Jesus Christ yet lived upon the earth...continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/09/101970-hieromartyr-pancratius-bishop-of-taormina-in-sicily

In the Ninth Article of the Nicea-Constantinople Symbol of Faith proclaimed by the holy Fathers of the First and Second Ecumenical Councils, we confess our faith in “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.” By virtue of the catholic nature of the Church, an Ecumenical Council is the Church’s supreme authority, and possesses the competence to Read more...

The Holy Martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus, and thirteen martyrs with them, suffered during the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). Brought to trial, they bravely confessed themselves Christians and refused to offer sacrifice to idols. After fierce tortures, they broke the legs of the holy martyrs and threw them into a fire. Strengthened by Read more...

The Holy Apostle of the Seventy Silas was a disciple of the Saviour...continue reading at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/07/30/102131-apostle-silas-of-the-seventy