-MARTYRDOM OF ST. HORESIUS (HARSIOS) OF SOUL
July 22, 2022 - Epep 15, 1738 On this day also, the honorable saint Anba Horesius of Soul, was martyred. May his intercession be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
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-DEPARTURE OF ST. JOHN, OF THE GOLDEN GOSPEL
July 23, 2022 - Epep 16, 1738 On this day, St. John, the owner of the Golden Gospel, departed. This saint was born in the city of Rome. His father was a rich man whose name was Atrofius (Trabius). His father gave him a copy of the Gospel of St. John written in letters of […]
-RECOVERY OF THE HOLY RELICS OF ST. GEORGE, THE GREAT MARTYR
July 23, 2022 - Epep 16, 1738 On this day also, was the arrival of the holy relics of St. George, the great martyr, to his church in Old Cairo. A monk called Fr. Marcus, who was the hegumen and Abbot of El-Qualamoun monastery, used to visit the villages and the cities every year to […]
-MARTYRDOM OF ST. EUPHEMIA
July 24, 2022 - Epep 17, 1738 On this day, St. Euphemia, was martyred. When Barsiros (Briskos), one of the deputies of Diocletian, was passing down the road, there were with him some of the saints with iron chains round their necks like dogs. This saint saw them and her heart waxed hot. She was […]
-MARTYRDOM OF ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM
July 25, 2022 - Epep 18, 1738 On this day, St. James the Apostle, Bishop of Jerusalem, who was the son of Alphaeus, was martyred. (Mat. 10:3) The Holy Bible mentioned his brothers, Joses, Simon, and Judas, the sons of Cleophas. (Mat. 13:55) The Greek word Cleophas means in the Syriac language Alphaeus. His mother, […]
