On the first the mantle of the Pure One covers all who sing hymns to her.
On the first day of October Ananias was stoned.
Holy Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos
and Ever Virgin Mary at Blachernae*
Holy Apostle Ananias
Venerable Romanos the Melodist
Saint Romanos the Melodist Resource Page
Holy Venerable Martyr Michael,
Abbot of Zobe Monastery,
Abbot of Zobe Monastery,
and the Thirty-Six Monks With Him
Holy Venerable Martyr Michael, Abbot of Zobe Monastery, and the Thirty-Six Monks With Him (+ c. 790)
Holy Martyr Domninos of Thessaloniki
Holy Martyr Domninos of Thessaloniki
Venerable John the Chanter, known as the Koukouzelis
Saint John Koukouzelis (+ 1360)
Saint John Koukouzelis as a Model for our Lives
Three Chanters Gifted By the Theotokos: Sts. John Koukouzelis, Gregory Domestikos and Romanos the Melodist
Venerable Gregory the Domestikos
Saint Gregory the Domestikos of Great Lavra (+ 1405)
Three Chanters Gifted By the Theotokos: Sts. John Koukouzelis, Gregory Domestikos and Romanos the Melodist
Saint Remigius, Bishop of Rheims
and Apostle of the Franks
and Apostle of the Franks
Saint Remigius, Bishop of Rheims and Apostle of the Franks (+ 533)
Venerable Kyriakos of Bisericani
Saint Kyriakos of Bisericani (+ 1660)
Synaxis of the Panagia Gorgoepikoos
Panagia Gorgoepikoos Resource Page
Synaxis of the Pskov-Pechersk Icon
of the Most Holy Theotokos
Synaxis of the Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
How the Prolific Serial Killer Countess Elizabeth Bathory Fits Into a Feast of the Orthodox Church
Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets
Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets
Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Barsky
Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov
Transfer of the Terebovlya Icon of the
Most Holy Mother of God from Terebovlya to Lvov
Commemoration of the Apparition of the Pillar with
the Robe of the Lord Under it at Mtskheta in Georgia
the Robe of the Lord Under it at Mtskheta in Georgia
Commemoration of the Apparition of the Pillar With the Robe of the Lord Under it at Mtskheta in Georgia
* On this day is celebrated the Holy Protection of the Theotokos at Blachernae, which the Church of Greece has transferred to October 28th to coincide with the saving protection of the Mother of God celebrated by the Greeks on OHI Day.