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Today's feasts September 21 2017: Apodosis of the Exaltation of the Cross; Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy; Prophet Jonah(Greek tradition); Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and Presbyter Andrew (see also September 20); Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia; Martyr Priscus of Phrygia; Martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus, and Zeno of Gaza; Saints Isaac and Meletius, Bishops of Cyprus; Saint Joseph of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda); Saint Daniel, Abbot of Shuzhgorsk (Novgorod); Saint Jonah the Sabbaite; 26 martyrs of Zographou on Mount Athos: Igumen Thomas, the monks Barsanuphius, Cyril, Micah, Simon, Hilarion, James, Job, Cyprian, Sava, James, Martinian, Cosmas, Sergius, Menas, Joasaph, Joannicius, Paul, Anthony, Euthymius, Dometian, Parthenius, and four laymen who died with them; six martyrs, aides-de-camp of Maximian; opening of the relics of Saint Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov ( September 8 2017: Julian Calendar ) The Nativity of the Theotokos (one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church); Saint Serapion, monk of Spaso-Eleazar Monastery, Pskov (see also September 7); Saint Lucian, Abbot of Alexandrov; Saint Arsenius, Abbot of Konevits; New-Martyr Athanasius of Thessaloniki; New-Martyr Alexander (Jacobson); Martyrs Rufus and Rufianus; Martyrs Severus and Artemidorus; Saint Sophronius of Iberia, Bishop; Saint Ethelburga, Abbess of Lyminge; Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Kursk-Root" Icon of the sign; "Pochaev," "Kholmsk," and others; translation of the relics of Saint Grimald, Abbot of Winchester; repose of Elder Daniel of Katounakia, Mount Athos Featured article The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America, founded in 2010, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is the successor to SCOBA, and it is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora." Recently featured: Raphael Morgan, Holy Week, Georges Florovsky, Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria, Paschal Homily, Pachomius the Great. View all featured articles.

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