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- A Thanksgiving to God - Abba Kyrillos the Sixth, the 116th Pope of Alexandria - Annunciation of St. Joachim with the Birth of the Virgin Mary - Apparition of the Pure Lady the Virgin in the church of Zeitoun - Appearance of the Body of St. Apolidus, the Pope of Rome - Appearance of the Head of St. John the Baptist - Appearance of the Head of St. Longinus the Soldier - Arrival of the Holy Relic of St. John, the Short, to the Wilderness of Scetis - Ascension of Elijah the Prophet - Assembly of a Council at Rome because of Epiphany of Fasting - Assembly of a Council in Antioch for Paul of Samosat - Assembly of a Council in Rome against Benates (or Novatus) the Priest - Assembly of the Holy Council on the island of Bani-Omar - Assembly of the Third General Council at Ephesus for Trying Nestor, Archbishop of Constantinople - Assembly of the Universal Holy Council at Nicea - Assumption of the Body of the Pure Virgin St. Mary - Beginning of the Advent Fasting in the Coptic Church - Birth of St. Takla-Haymanot, the Ethiopian - Coming of St. Severus the Patriarch of Antioch to Egypt - Commemoration Feast of the Archangel Michael - Commemoration of Anba Marcura - Commemoration of Anba Sarapamon, known as The Veiled Bishop of El-Monofia - Commemoration of Archangel Michael - Commemoration of Archangel Michael - Commemoration of Dionisa (Denisa) the Deaconess and Medius the Martyr - Commemoration of Saints Babnuda (Paphnute) the hermit, Theodore the worshipper, and the 100 Martyrs - Commemoration of Samson, One of the Judges of Israel - Commemoration of Simon the Bishop - Commemoration of St. Antonios, Bishop of Tamoui - Commemoration of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa - Commemoration of St. Gregory, Patriarch of the Armenians - Commemoration of St. Heracleas the Martyr and St.Philemon the Priest - Commemoration of St. John the Evangelist - Commemoration of St. Juliana the Martyr - Commemoration of St. Mary the Virgin - Commemoration of St. Passin and Her Children - Commemoration of St. Seriakos (Syriacus) the Fighter - Commemoration of St.Cleopas the Apostle and His Companion - Commemoration of St.John the Confessor - Commemoration of St.Mina the Deacon - Commemoration of St.Tamada and her children, and Armenius and his mother - Commemoration of Stephen the Priest and Niceta the Martyr - Commemoration of the Angel Raphael, the Archangel - Commemoration of the Appearance of a Cross of light above Golgotha - Commemoration of the Appearance of the Bodies of St. John the Baptist and Elisha the Prophet - Commemoration of the Appearance of the Glorious Cross - Commemoration of the Appearance of the Lord to Thomas the Apostle after His Resurrection - Commemoration of the Archangel Gabriel - Commemoration of the Archangel Gabriel the Announcer - Commemoration of the Archangel Gabriel, the Announcer of Daniel the Prophet - Commemoration of the Archangel Michael - Commemoration of the Archangel Suriel - Commemoration of the Church of the Virgin Lady known as El-Mahammah - Commemoration of the Circumcision of the Lord Christ - Commemoration of the Closing of the Pagan Temples and Opening of the Churches - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Altar of the Forty Martyrs in Alexandria - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of Anba Sarabamoun, Bishop of Nikios - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St. Agabus, the Apostle - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St. Demiana - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St. Julius El-Akfehas - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St. Mark the Evangelist and the Appearance of His Holy Body - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St.Boctor (Victor) in the region of Sho - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St.John, the Owner of the Golden Gospel, - Commemoration of the Consecration of the first altar for St. Nicholas, Bishop of Mora for Jacobite Christians - Commemoration of the Consecration of the First Church, Built after the Name of St. Peter, the Seal of the Martyrs - Commemoration of the Consecration of the Sanctuaries of the Resurrection - Commemoration of the Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Commemoration of the Departure of Abba Isaac, the Priest of El-Qalali (Cells) - Commemoration of the Departure of St. Mary know as Marina, the Ascetic - Commemoration of the Departure of St.Luke the Stylite and the Relocation of His Sacred Relics - Commemoration of the Entry of the Lord Christ to Egypt - Commemoration of the feast of Pentecost - Commemoration of the First Church for The Virgin Mary in the City of Philippi - Commemoration of the Four Incorporeal Beasts - Commemoration of the Great Prophet Ezekiel, the son of Buzi - Commemoration of the Great Sign, the Lord had Manifested During the Papacy of St. Theophilus - Commemoration of the Holy and Pure Virgin Mary - Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Alphaeus, Zacchaeus, Romanus and John - Commemoration of the Honorable Angel Michael the Archangel - Commemoration of the Honorable Archangel Michael - Commemoration of the Honorable Archangel Michael - Commemoration of the Lady the Theotokos - Commemoration of the Lady, the Virgin Mary - Commemoration of the Life giving Annunciation - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Anba Behna (Bahnou) and Anba Kloag (Bagoug), the Priest - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Master (Moallem) Malati - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. Archelaus and the Martyrdom of Elisha the Hegumen - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. Leontius of Tripoli (Lawendius) - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. Macarius, the Son of Basilides (Wasilides) the Minister - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. Takla - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St.Eudexia (Eutychia) - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of St.Isidorus (Isidore) of Antioch - Commemoration of the Martyrdom of the Saints Balaryanos and His Brother Thiborinos - Commemoration of the Miracle at Cana of Galilee - Commemoration of the Miracle made by St. Basilius, Bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia - Commemoration of the Miracle that God performed to St. Athanasius the Apostolic - Commemoration of the Mother of God - Commemoration of the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - Commemoration of the Preaching of St. Bartholomew, the Apostle - Commemoration of the Relics of St.Titus to Constantinople - Commemoration of the Relocation of the Body of Lazarus - Commemoration of the Relocation of the Body of St. Epiphanius - Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of Saints Apakir and John - Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom - Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of St.Martianus the Monk - Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of the Forty-Nine Elders of the Wilderness of Shiheet - Commemoration of the Resurrection of the Lord Christ from the dead - Commemoration of the revealing virginity of St. Demetrius, the Twelfth Pope of Alexandria - Commemoration of the Saints Anba Bishay and Anba Abanoub - Commemoration of the Saints Basil, Theodore and Timothy, the Martyrs - Commemoration of the Saints George the Ascetic, Belasius the Martyr, and Anba Joseph the bishop - Commemoration of the Saints Karbu and Apollos and Peter - Commemoration of the Saints Thomas, Victor and Isaac, of the city of Ashmunen - Commemoration of the Seven Martyrs on the Mountain of St. Antonius - Commemoration of the Slain Children of Bethlehem by the order of King Herod - Commemoration of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin St.Mary - Commemoration of the Transfer of St.John's Relics - Commemoration of the Transfer of the Relics of St. James, known as the Mangled - Commemoration of the Translocation of the Relics of St. Andrew, the Apostle - Commemoration of the Twenty-Four Priests - Commemoration of the Universal Ecclesiastical Council in Constantinople - Commemoration of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God - Commemoration of the Virgin St. Mary, the Mother of God - Commemoration of the Virgin St.Mary - Commemoration of the Virgin, the Mother of God - Commemoration of the visit of Our Lord Christ to Bethany - Commemoration of the Wonder that took place with Pope Sinuthius (Shenouda I) the Fifty-Fifth Patriarch - Commemorative Feast of Michael the Archangel - Confession of St. Peter, the Apostle, that Christ is the Son of the Living God - Consecration of St. Macarius - Consecration of the Church of Archangel Gabriel - Consecration of the Church of Mari Mina at Maryut - Consecration of the Church of Saints Cosmas, Damian, Their Brothers and Their Mother - Consecration of the Church of Saints Cosmas, Damian, Their Mother, and Brothers - Consecration of the Church of St. Abba Fam - Consecration of the Church of St. Abe-Fam (Epipham) the soldier - Consecration of the Church of St. Abu-Nofer - Consecration of the Church of St. George of Cappadocia - Consecration of the Church of St. Leontius of Tripoli - Consecration of the Church of St. Mercurius - Consecration of the Church of St. Sergius and St. Bacchus - Consecration of the Church of St.James, the Persian - Consecration of the Church of St.Marina - Consecration of the Church of St.Misael, the Anchorite - Consecration of the Church of the Great St.Anthony (Antonios) - Consecration of the Church of the Saint, Anba Shenouda - Consecration of the Churches of Prince Theodore, the Son of John, and Prince Theodore El-Mishreke - Consecration of the First Church Dedicated for the Forty Martyrs from Sebaste - Consecration of the Virgin's Church in the Mouharaque Monastery in Kuesquam Mountain - Construction of the first church of St.George in the cities of Birma and Beer Maa (Water Well) in the Oases - Consultation of the Chief Priests to put the righteous Lazarus to death, whom the Lord raised from the dead - Council of Bishops took place in Alexandria - Departure of Aaron the Priest - Departure of Abba Abraam, Companion of Abba Gawarga - Departure of Abba Demetrius the First, the Twelfth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Abba Dionysius, the Fourteenth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Anba Gabriel VII, the 95th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Anba Isaac, the Disciple of Anba Apollo - Departure of Anba Kyrellos (Cyril) the Seventy Fifth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Anba Macarius, the Fifty-Ninth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Anba Serapamon, Archpriest of Abba Yehnis (John) monastery - Departure of Anba Yusab, Bishop of Girga, Known as El-Abbah - Departure of Cyrus (Karas), brother of Emperor Theodosius - Departure of David, the Prophet and King - Departure of Elisha the Prophet - Departure of Father Paphnute of El-Bandarah - Departure of Hezekiah the King - Departure of Isaiah the Prophet - Departure of Joel the Prophet - Departure of Jonah the Great Prophet - Departure of Lazarus the beloved of the Lord - Departure of Lazarus, the beloved of the Lord - Departure of Marcianus, the Eighth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Micah, the Prophet - Departure of Moses the Prophet - Departure of Our Lady, the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God - Departure of Pope Abriamus (Primus), the Fifth Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Archelaus, the Eighteenth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Athanasius the Second, the Twenty-Eighth Patriarch of the See of St. Mark - Departure of Pope Cosmas, the 44th Patriarch - Departure of Pope Gabriel II, the Seventy Pope of Alexandria, who was known as Ibn Turaik - Departure of Pope Gabriel IV, the 86th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope John (Youhanna) the First, the 29th Patriarch of the See of St. Mark - Departure of Pope Kyrillos (Cyril) the Fourth, the One Hundred and Tenth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Mark the Seventh, the 106th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Mark, (Marcus) VI, the 101st Patriarch - Departure of Pope Mattheos the Second, Patriarch of the See of St. Mark - Departure of Pope Mattheos, the One Hundredth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Mikhail the First, the 68th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Peter (Petros) VII, the One Hundred and Ninth Patriarch - Departure of Pope Peter VI, the One Hundred and Fourth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Sinuthius (Shenouda I), 55th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Yoannis the Eighteenth, the 107th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Yoannis the Eighth, the 80th Patriarch - Departure of Pope Yoannis the Eleventh, the 89th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Yoannis the Fifth, the 72nd Patriarch - Departure of Pope Yoannis the Nineteenth, the 113th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Yoannis the Ninth, the Eighty-First Patriarch - Departure of Pope Yoannis the Seventeenth, the 105th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Youanis X, the 85th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of Pope Youannis the Second, the 30th Patriarch of the See of St.Mark - Departure of Pope Youannis VII, 78th Patriarch - Departure of Saint Aba-Hour - Departure of Saint Abba Hor, the Monk - Departure of Saint Abba Pijimi - Departure of Saint Christodoulos - Departure of Saints Agapius, Theodora, and Metruf - Departure of Saints Bioukha and Tayaban (Banayen) the Priest - Departure of Samuel the Prophet - Departure of St. Abraam, the Sixty-Second Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Agatho the Stylite - Departure of St. Agathon, the Thirty-Ninth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Akakios, Patriarch of Constantinople - Departure of St. Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem - Departure of St. Alexander, Patriarch of Constantinople - Departure of St. Alexandra, the Empress - Departure of St. Anastasia - Departure of St. Anastasius, the Thirty-Sixth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Andronicus, the Thirty-Seventh Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Anianus, the Second Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Anthony the Great (Antonius) - Departure of St. Archilidis (Arselidas) - Departure of St. Athanasius and His Sister, Irene - Departure of St. Athanasius the Apostolic, the 20th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Barsauma, the Father of the Syrian Monks - Departure of St. Barsoma, the Naked - Departure of St. Bartholomew, the Apostle - Departure of St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea - Departure of St. Benjamin, the Thirty-Eighth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Bessarion, the Great - Departure of St. Bishoy - Departure of St. Celestine, Pope of Rome - Departure of St. Cladianus (Celadion), the Ninth Pope of the See of St. Mark - Departure of St. Cornelius the Centurion - Departure of St. Cyriacus - Departure of St. Dioscorus the Second, the Thirty-First Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Dioscorus the Twenty-Fifth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Elizabeth, the Mother of St. John the Baptist - Departure of St. Ephraem El-Soriani (The Syrian) - Departure of St. Eskani (St. Xene) - Departure of St. Eumenius, the Seventh Pope of the See of St. Mark - Departure of St. Euphrasia (Eupraxia), the virgin - Departure of St. Felix, Pope of Rome - Departure of St. Fournous, one of the Seventy Disciples - Departure of St. Freig - Departure of St. Gregorius (Gregory of Nyssa), the Brother of St. Basil the Great - Departure of St. Gregory the Monk - Departure of St. Gregory, Patriarch of the Armenians - Departure of St. Hannah - Departure of St. Helena, The Empress - Departure of St. Heraclas, the Thirteenth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Hilaria, the Daughter of Emperor Zeno - Departure of St. Ibrahim the Anchorite - Departure of St. Irene (Eirene) - Departure of St. Isaiah, the hermit - Departure of St. James the Monk - Departure of St. James the Patriarch of Antioch - Departure of St. James, Bishop of Misre - Departure of St. James, the Bishop of Nisibis - Departure of St. Jason, one of the Seventy Disciples - Departure of St. John Chrysostom - Departure of St. John Kama - Departure of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian - Departure of St. John the Fourth, the Forty-Eighth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. John the Soldier - Departure of St. John, Archpriest of Scetis - Departure of St. John, Bishop of Gaza - Departure of St. John, of the Golden Gospel - Departure of St. Kyrellos (Cyril), Bishop of Jerusalem - Departure of St. Kyrillos (Cyril) the First, the Twenty-Fourth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Kyrillos V (Cyril), the 112th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Leparius, Bishop of Rome - Departure of St. Macarius III, the 114th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Macarius of Alexandria - Departure of St. Macarius the Great - Departure of St. Macarius the Sixty-Ninth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Malachi, the Prophet - Departure of St. Martinus, Bishop of the Chity of Thrace - Departure of St. Maruta (Marouta) the Bishop - Departure of St. Mary Magdalene - Departure of St. Mary of Egypt - Departure of St. Matthew the Poor - Departure of St. Mattias IV (Mattheos), the 102nd Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of St. Maximus and St. Domatius - Departure of St. Maximus, the Brother of St. Domadius - Departure of St. Melyos, Pope of Alexandria, the Third - Departure of St. Michael, Bishop of Naqadah - Departure of St. Mina, Bishop of Tamai - Departure of St. Moisis, Bishop of Ouseem - Departure of St. Obadiah the Prophet - Departure of St. Otimus, the Priest - Departure of St. Pa - Departure of St. Palamon, the Father of the Monks - Departure of St. Paula El-Tamouhi - Departure of St. Pelagia - Departure of St. Peter Elrahawy, Bishop of Gaza - Departure of St. Peter the Fifth, the 83rd Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of St. Peter the Third the Twenty-Seventh Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Philip, One of the Seven Deacons - Departure of St. Pisentius, Bishop of Qift - Departure of St. Poemen the Confessor - Departure of St. Poimen, the Hermit - Departure of St. Samuel the Abbot of the Qualamon Monastery (Abba Samuel the Confessor) - Departure of St. Sarah the nun - Departure of St. Severianus, Bishop of Gabla - Departure of St. Shenouda (Shenoute), the Archimandrite - Departure of St. Silvanus the Monk - Departure of St. Silvester, Pope of Rome - Departure of St. Simeon the First, the 42nd Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Simeon the Second, the Fifty-First Pope of the See of St. Mark - Departure of St. Simon the Stylite - Departure of St. Sisinnios (Sosenius), the Eunich - Departure of St. Takla Haymanot, the Ethiopian - Departure of St. Thecla - Departure of St. Theodora - Departure of St. Theognosta - Departure of St. Theopesti - Departure of St. Theophilus, the Monk - Departure of St. Thomas, Bishop of Mar - Departure of St. Timothy II (Timotheos), the 26th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Timothy, Bishop of Ansena - Departure of St. Timothy, the 22nd Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Titus, the Apostle - Departure of St. Yoannis XIV, the 96th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Yoannis XV, the 99th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Yusab the Fifty-Second Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Yustus, the monk of St. Anthony - Departure of St. Zacharias, the Monk - Departure of St. Zacharias, the Sixty-Fourth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St. Zosimus (Zocima) - Departure of St.Abba Nofer the Anchorite - Departure of St.Abba Noub the Confessor - Departure of St.Abraam, bishop of El-Fayyoum - Departure of St.Abracius - Departure of St.Acacius, Bishop of Jerusalem - Departure of St.Agapetus the Bishop - Departure of St.Agrippinus, the Tenth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Alexander I, 19th Pope of the See of St.Mark - Departure of St.Alexandros the Second, the Forty-Third Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Ammonius the Hermit - Departure of St.Andronicus, One of the Seventy Disciples - Departure of St.Apollo, the Companion of Anba Abib - Departure of St.Arsanius, the Tutor of the Emperor's Children - Departure of St.Basilius, Bishop of Jerusalem - Departure of St.Cedron (Kardonos), the Fourth Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of St.Cosma, the Fifty-Fourth Pope of Alexandria
- Departure of St.Cosmas, the Fifty-Eighth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Damianos, the 35th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Daniel the Archpriest of Sheahat (Scetis) - Departure of St.Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus - Departure of St.Erastus, the Apostle - Departure of St.Euphemia - Departure of St.Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch - Departure of St.Eutychus - Departure of St.Gabriel the Eighth, the 97th Patriarch of Alexandria - Departure of St.Gabriel, the Fifty-Seventh Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Gelasius - Departure of St.George (Ga'orgi), the Friend of St.Abraam - Departure of St.Hadid the priest - Departure of St.Hedra, Bishop of Aswan - Departure of St.Hierotheos, of Athens - Departure of St.Hosea the Prophet - Departure of St.Isaac (Ishaq), of Hourin - Departure of St.Isidore of Pelusium - Departure of St.James of the East - Departure of St.James, the Fiftieth Pope of Alexandria (St.Yacobus) - Departure of St.John, Bishop of El-Borollos Who Gathered the Biographies of the Saints - Departure of St.John, Bishop of Jerusalem - Departure of St.John, Bishop of Jerusalem - Departure of St.Julian, the Eleventh Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Junia, One of the Seventy Disciples - Departure of St.Justus, the Sixth Pope of the See of St.Mark - Departure of St.Konan - Departure of St.Kyrillos the Second, the 67th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Latsoun El-Bahnasawy - Departure of St.Longinus, the Abbot of El-Zugag Monastery - Departure of St.Macrobius - Departure of St.Malatius the Confessor, Patriarch of Antioch - Departure of St.Marcian (Martinianus) - Departure of St.Mark II, 49th Pope of the See of St.Mark - Departure of St.Martha of Egypt - Departure of St.Mary the Ascetic (The Shut-In) - Departure of St.Michael II, 53rd Pope of the See of St.Mark - Departure of St.Narcissus - Departure of St.Nicholas, Bishop of Mora - Departure of St.Onesiphorous (Friska), One of the Seventy Apostles - Departure of St.Pachomius (Pakhom), the Father of the Spiritual Communal Monastic Life (Cenobitic Life) - Departure of St.Paphnotius (St.Paphnuti), the Bishop - Departure of St.Paphnoute - Departure of St.Peter the Fourth, the 34th Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Peter the Worshipper - Departure of St.Peter, the Twenty-First Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Philogonus, the Patriarch of Antioch - Departure of St.Prochorus, One of the Seventy Disciples - Departure of St.Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch - Departure of St.Tadros (Theodore), the Disciple of St.Pachomius - Departure of St.Thaddaeus, the Apostle - Departure of St.Theodorus (Theodor), the Forty-Fifth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Theodosius, the 33rd Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Theodotus, the Bishop - Departure of St.Theonas, the Sixteenth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Timothy the Anchorite - Departure of St.Timothy the Third, the Thirty-Second Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Yoannis the 16th, the 103rd Pope of Alexandria - Departure of St.Zacharias, Bishop of Sakha - Departure of St.Zechariah the Prophet - Departure of the Great Prophet Daniel - Departure of the Great Prophet Joshua Son of Nun - Departure of the Great Saint Abba John the Short - Departure of the Great Saint Anba Paul, the First Hermit - Departure of the Holy Father Anba Isaac, the Forty-First Pope of Alexandria - Departure of the Holy Father Anba Maximus, the Fifteenth Pope of Alexandria - Departure of the Holy Father Anba Michael, the Seventy-First Pope of the See of St. Mark - Departure of the Holy Prophet Nahum - Departure of the Honorable Father St. Theophilus, the Twenty-Third Pope of Alexandria - Departure of the most honored Layman Ibrahim El-Gohari - Departure of the Prophet Habakkuk - Departure of the Righteous Amos, the Prophet - Departure of the righteous Emperor Constantine the Great - Departure of The Righteous Gideon, One of the Judges of Israel - Departure of the Righteous Hannah, the Prophetess and Mother of Samuel, the Prophet - Departure of the Righteous Joachim, the Lord Christ Grandfather - Departure of the righteous Job - Departure of the Saint Anba Khail (Mikhail) the Fifty Sixth Pope of the See of St. Mark - Departure of the Saint Anba Khail (Mikhail), the Forty-Sixth Pope of the See of St.Mark - Departure of the Saints Apollo and Abib - Departure of the Three Hebrew Young Men : Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael - Departure of the Upright Haggai the Prophet - Departure of the Upright St. Joseph, the Carpenter - Deparure of St. Gregory, the Wonder Worker - Discovery of the Relics of St. Abahour (Pihour), St. Bisoura (Pisoura), and Their Mother Ampera (Asra) - Eclipse of the Sun in the year 958 of the Martyrs - Enthronement of Pope Demitrius the Second, the 111th Patriarch of Alexandria - Entrance of Saint Mary into the Temple in Jerusalem - Feast Day of the Appearance of the Honorable Cross - Feast of El-Nayrouz (Beginning of the Blessed Coptic Year) - Feast of Presenting the Lord Christ to the Temple - Feast of the Glorified Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Christmas) - Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord on Mount Tabor - Festival of the Honored Archangel Michael - First Pontifical Liturgy is the New St. Mark Cathedral in the Monastery of Anba Rowais - Great Earthquake in Cairo and Most of the Egyptian Cities - Holy Epiphany of Our Lord, God and Savior - Inauguration of the New St. Mark Cathedral in the Monastery of Anba Rowais - Job and His Washing - Martydom of the Fifty Virgins and Their Mother - Martyrdom of 400 martyrs in Dandara (Denderah) - Martyrdom of Anba Bisada the Priest - Martyrdom of Daoud (David), the Monk - Martyrdom of George (Girgis) the new martyr - Martyrdom of John of Herakleia - Martyrdom of One Hundred and Fifty Men and Twenty-Four Women from Ansena - Martyrdom of Saint Ammonius, Bishop of Esna - Martyrdom of Saint Anba Amoun and the Righteous Sophia - Martyrdom of Saint Febronia the Ascetic - Martyrdom of Saints Abadir and Irai, His Sister - Martyrdom of Saints Abba Hour and his Mother Theodora - Martyrdom of Saints Agathon, Peter, John, Ammon and Ammona and their Mother, Rebecca - Martyrdom of Saints Anba Bshay (Ebshoy) and Anba Botros (Peter) - Martyrdom of Saints Athanasius, the Bishop, Gerasimus (Jarasimus), and Theodotus - Martyrdom of Saints Behnam and Sarah, His Sister - Martyrdom of Saints Benjamin and his Sister Eudexia - Martyrdom of Saints Bidaba, Bishop of Qift, Anba Andrew, and Anba Christodoulas - Martyrdom of Saints Cosmas, Damian, Their Brothers and Their Mother - Martyrdom of Saints Epimachus and Azarianus - Martyrdom of Saints Harouadj, Ananias, and Khouzi - Martyrdom of Saints John and Simon, his cousin - Martyrdom of Saints Kobtlas and Aksu, his Sister, and Tatos, his Friend. - Martyrdom of Saints Mercurius and Ephraem - Martyrdom of Saints Onanius and Andrews - Martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul, the Apostles - Martyrdom of Saints Philemon and Apollonius - Martyrdom of Saints Pistis, Helpis, Agape and Their Mother Sophia - Martyrdom of Saints Simeon of Menouf, Abba Hor and Abba Mina the Elder - Martyrdom of St. Abakragoun - Martyrdom of St. Abba Hour El-Siriakousy - Martyrdom of St. Abba Shenoute, during the Early Arab Rule - Martyrdom of St. Agabius, the Soldier, and his Sister Thecla - Martyrdom of St. Agabus, One of the Seventy Disciples - Martyrdom of St. Ananias, the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. Anastasia - Martyrdom of St. Anastasia - Martyrdom of St. Anatolius - Martyrdom of St. Anatolius - Martyrdom of St. Anba Kaou - Martyrdom of St. Andrew the Apostle, the Brother of St. Peter - Martyrdom of St. Andrianus - Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos - Martyrdom of St. Antonius (Anthony) of Beba - Martyrdom of St. Aoulimpas, the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. Apamon (Abba Amoun) - Martyrdom of St. Apamon of Toukh - Martyrdom of St. Apanoub - Martyrdom of St. Apoli, Son of Justus - Martyrdom of St. Arbsima the Virgin and Her Sisters the Virgins - Martyrdom of St. Ari, the Priest of Shatanouf - Martyrdom of St. Arsenius, Slave of St. Sousnyous - Martyrdom of St. Babnuda (Paphnute) - Martyrdom of St. Bacchus, the companion of St. Sergius - Martyrdom of St. Bandlaemon, the Physician - Martyrdom of St. Baslantya - Martyrdom of St. Bropharius - Martyrdom of St. Christopher - Martyrdom of St. Clement - Martyrdom of St. Clement, Pope of Rome - Martyrdom of St. Colluthus of Antinoe (Known as Abu Colta) - Martyrdom of St. Cyprianus and St. Justina - Martyrdom of St. Cyriacus and St. Julietta, his Mother - Martyrdom of St. Damian in Antioch - Martyrdom of St. Daysa the Soldier - Martyrdom of St. Demetrius the Thessalonican - Martyrdom of St. Demiana - Martyrdom of St. Dimides - Martyrdom of St. Dionysius the Bishop - Martyrdom of St. Dioscorus - Martyrdom of St. Domadius El-Souriani (The Syrian) - Martyrdom of St. Epime (Pimanon) - Martyrdom of St. Eudaemon, of Armant (El-Armanti) - Martyrdom of St. Euphemia - Martyrdom of St. Eusebius, Son of Basilides the Minister - Martyrdom of St. Eusegnius (Eugenius) the Soldier - Martyrdom of St. Eustathius and his Two Sons - Martyrdom of St. George (Girgis) known as El-Mezahem - Martyrdom of St. George the Alexandrian - Martyrdom of St. George, Prince of Martyrs - Martyrdom of St. Hadid - Martyrdom of St. Helias of Hnes - Martyrdom of St. Hilaria - Martyrdom of St. Horesius (Harsios) of Soul - Martyrdom of St. Isaac El-Defrawi - Martyrdom of St. Isidore - Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle, Bishop of Jerusalem - Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle, the Brother of St. John the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. James the Mangled (Sawn) - Martyrdom of St. James, the Soldier - Martyrdom of St. Jeremiah the Prophet - Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist - Martyrdom of St. John the Soldier - Martyrdom of St. Julietta - Martyrdom of St. Julius El-Akfehas, the Writer of the Biography of Martyrs - Martyrdom of St. Lawindianus (Leontius) - Martyrdom of St. Longinus the Soldier - Martyrdom of St. Luke the Evangelist - Martyrdom of St. Macarius - Martyrdom of St. Malachias of Palestine - Martyrdom of St. Malatini the Virgin - Martyrdom of St. Mari-Mina the Wonder Worker - Martyrdom of St. Marina, of Antioch - Martyrdom of St. Mary, the Armenian - Martyrdom of St. Matra - Martyrdom of St. Matrounah - Martyrdom of St. Matthew the Evangelist - Martyrdom of St. Maurice leader of the Theban Legion - Martyrdom of St. Mercurius known as the Saint with Two Swords - Martyrdom of St. Metra - Martyrdom of St. Moses (Moisees) and his Sister Sarah - Martyrdom of St. Pantaleemon, the Physician - Martyrdom of St. Paul the Syrian - Martyrdom of St. Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople - Martyrdom of St. Peter, the Seal of the Martyrs - Martyrdom of St. Philip the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. Philotheus - Martyrdom of St. Pigebs (Bekhebs) - Martyrdom of St. Piroou and St. Athom - Martyrdom of St. Pisoura the Bishop - Martyrdom of St. Procopius (Proconius) of Jerusalem - Martyrdom of St. Qozman El-Tahawy and his companions - Martyrdom of St. Quadratus, One of the Seventy Disciples - Martyrdom of St. Quarshenoufa (Warshenofius) - Martyrdom of St. Quona and St.Mina - Martyrdom of St. Sarabamon, Bishop of Nakiyos - Martyrdom of St. Sergius, the companion of St. Bacchus - Martyrdom of St. Simeon the Armenian, Bishop of Persia and 150 with him - Martyrdom of St. Simon Cleophas, the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. Sophia - Martyrdom of St. Stephen the Archdeacon - Martyrdom of St. Theodore, Bishop of Corinth, and his companions - Martyrdom of St. Theodore, Bishop of Pentapolis - Martyrdom of St. Theodosia and her companions - Martyrdom of St. Theophilus and His Wife in Fayyum - Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Shentalet - Martyrdom of St. Thomas, the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. Timon the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. Timothy and the Relocation of the Body of St.Theodore, the Prince of Setb - Martyrdom of St. Timothy the Apostle - Martyrdom of St. Victor (Boctor) - Martyrdom of St. Wasilides - Martyrdom of St. Yostus, the Bishop - Martyrdom of St.Abaskhiroun the Soldier - Martyrdom of St.Abe-Fam the Soldier (St.Phoebammon) - Martyrdom of St.Alexandrus - Martyrdom of St.Alladius the Bishop - Martyrdom of St.Anba Bisadi (Psote) the Bishop - Martyrdom of St.Archippus, St.Philemon and St.Lycia the Virgin - Martyrdom of St.Arianus, the Governor of Ansena - Martyrdom of St.Aristobulus, the apostle - Martyrdom of St.Askala (Asela) the Fighter - Martyrdom of St.Balanah, the Priest - Martyrdom of St.Barnabas, One of the Seventy Apostles - Martyrdom of St.Barsanuphius - Martyrdom of St.Basil (Basilaos) The Bishop - Martyrdom of St.Bishai Anoub - Martyrdom of St.Boctor Ebn Romanus - Martyrdom of St.Callinacus, Bishop of Oseem - Martyrdom of St.Claudius - Martyrdom of St.Dabamon - Martyrdom of St.Domicos - Martyrdom of St.Epimachus (Ephimachus) of Pelusium - Martyrdom of St.Fabian (Fabrianus), Pope of Rome - Martyrdom of St.Glathinos in Damascus - Martyrdom of St.Haboulyous (Hanulius) the prince. - Martyrdom of St.Hepatius, Bishop of Gangra - Martyrdom of St.Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, in Rome - Martyrdom of St.Ignatius, the Patriarch of Antioch - Martyrdom of St.Isidore, Friend of Sina the Soldier - Martyrdom of St.James the Apostle, the Son of Alphaeus - Martyrdom of St.John of Senhout - Martyrdom of St.Jude, one of the Seventy Disciples - Martyrdom of St.Julian (Yulianus) and his mother in Alexandria - Martyrdom of St.Justus, the Son of Emperor Numerian - Martyrdom of St.Lucilianus and four others with him - Martyrdom of St.Macrobius (Makrawy) the Bishop - Martyrdom of St.Mary the Israelite - Martyrdom of St.Matthias, the apostle - Martyrdom of St.Millius, the Ascetic - Martyrdom of St.Mina the Monk - Martyrdom of St.Nehrou - Martyrdom of St.Onesimus, the Disciple of St.Paul - Martyrdom of St.Peter the priest - Martyrdom of St.Philo, the Bishop of the Persians - Martyrdom of St.Philothaos - Martyrdom of St.Pishay (Abshai), the Antiochian - Martyrdom of St.Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna - Martyrdom of St.Porphyry - Martyrdom of St.Sarah, and her two sons - Martyrdom of St.Sarapion - Martyrdom of St.Sedhom Bishay in Domiat - Martyrdom of St.Sergius of Atripe and His Father, Mother, Sister, and Many Others with Them - Martyrdom of St.Shenouda (Sinouti) El Bahnasawy - Martyrdom of St.Shenousi (Sanusi) - Martyrdom of St.Simon the Zealot, the Apostle known as (Simon the Canaanite) - Martyrdom of St.Sina, the Soldier - Martyrdom of St.Sousenyos - Martyrdom of St.Theoclia, the wife of St.Justus - Martyrdom of St.Theodore El-Mishreke (Of the East) - Martyrdom of St.Theodore of Shotep - Martyrdom of St.Theodore the Monk - Martyrdom of St.Theodore the Roman - Martyrdom of St.Timothy and St.Matthias - Martyrdom of St.Timothy of Memphis (El-Masry) - Martyrdom of St.Zadok and the One Hundred and Twenty-Eight who were with him - Martyrdom of the blessed Youhanna (John) Abu Nagaah El-Kabeer - Martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebastia - Martyrdom of the Forty-Nine Saints, the Elders of Sheheat (Scetis) - Martyrdom of the Great Saint Anba Moses the Black - Martyrdom of the Great Saint Mark, the Apostle, the Evangelist of the Land of Egypt - Martyrdom of the Holy Virgins : Agape, Eirene, and Shiona - Martyrdom of the Monk St. Bashnouna El-Maqari - Martyrdom of the One Hundred and Fifty believers by the hand of the King of Persia - Martyrdom of the Righteous Father Abba Hilarion - Martyrdom of the Righteous Father St. Macarius the Bishop of Edkow - Martyrdom of the Saint Abba Isaac - Martyrdom of the Saints Abakir, John, the Three Virgins and Their Mother - Martyrdom of the Saints Abba Hor, Tosia and her children, and Abba Agatho the Anchorite - Martyrdom of the Saints Abrianus, Amrata his wife, Eusebius, Armanius, and the Forty Martyrs - Martyrdom of the Saints Apakir, John, Ptolemy, and Philip - Martyrdom of the Saints Eugenius, Agathodorus and Elpidius - Martyrdom of the Saints John and James, Bishops of Persia - Martyrdom of the Saints Joshua and Joseph - Martyrdom of the Saints Lazarus, Salomi, His Wife and their Children - Martyrdom of the Saints Marcianus and Mercurius - Martyrdom of the Saints Maximus, Nometius, Boctor, and Philopus - Martyrdom of the Saints Paul, Longinus and Deenah (Zaina) - Martyrdom of the Saints Thecla and Mouji - Martyrdom of the Saints Victor, Decius, Eirene the Virgin, and those with them men, women, and virgins - Martyrdom of the Saints: Barbara and Juliana - Martyrdom of the Saints: Esi and His Sister Thecla - Martyrdom of the Seven Ascetic Saints in Tounar Mount - Martyrdom of the Seven Young Men of Ephesus - Martyrdom of the Two Saints Atrasis and Yoana - Martyrdom of the Vizier Abu Elaala Fahd Ibn Ibrahim and his companions - Martyrdom of Thirty-Thousand Christians in Alexandria - Martyrdom of Zacharias the Prophet - Nativity of St. John, the Baptist - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God - Paramone of Holy Theophany (Epiphany) - Raid of the Arabs of Upper Egypt on the Wilderness of Scetis - Raising of Lazarus from the dead - Re-Opening of St. Mary's Church in Haret El-Rum - Recovery of the Holy Relics of St. George, the Great Martyr - Reign of the Righteous Emperor Constantine, the Great - Relocation of the Body of Saint Abba Severus, Archbishop of the City of Antioch - Relocation of the Body of St. Simon (Simeon) the Stylite to the city of Antioch - Relocation of the Relics of St.Mercurius to Cairo - Relocation of the Relics of St.Timothy the Apostle - Return of the Great Saints Anba Macarius the Great and Anba Macarius of Alexandria from Exile - Return of the Relics of the Great St. Mark to the New St. Mark Cathedral - The Angels Annunciation of John the Baptist to Zacharias - The Martyrdom of the Sts. Alexander, Agabius, Alexander, Timol (Timolaos), Dionysius, Romulus, and Blesius (Valesius). - Transfer of Relics of St. Aklimos and His Companions - Transfer of the Body of St. Stephen the Archdeacon - Transfer of the Relics of St. Chrysostom (of the Golden Mouth) - Translocation of the Body of St. Macarius to His Monastery in Scetis - Turning Over the Relics of the Great St. Mark the Apostle by the hand of Pope Paul the Sixth, Pope of Rome
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July 7, 2025 - Paona 30, 1741 Nativity of St. John, the Baptist  On this day, the church celebrates the nativity of St. John the Baptist. He whom none born of women was greater. He who kneeled to the Lord Christ while he was still in his mother's womb, and was worthy to lay his hand upon the head of the Son of God during Baptism. The Holy Bible said about him: Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her. Now so it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. And his mother answered and said, 'No; he shall be called John.' But they said to her, 'There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.' So they made signs to his father; what he would have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, 'His name is John.' And they all marveled. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God. He prophesied about his son, saying. 'you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.' (Luke 1:57-76)
When he was two years old, the wise men (Magi) came, Herod killed the children, some divulged about this child and the soldiers searched for him to kill him. Zechariah took the child and brought him to the sanctuary, laid him on the altar and told the soldiers, I have received him from this place. The angel of the Lord caught up the child and brought him to the desert of Ziphana, so the soldiers became enraged and they killed his father Zechariah. For this reason the Lord had said to the Jews: That on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. (Matthew 23:35) So the child John grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts more than twenty years living an angelic life, till the day of his manifestation to Israel. (Luke 1:80) And John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:4) He lived in the wilderness persevering in prayers and asceticism, until the Lord ordered him, to fulfill the prophesies, to preach to the people about the coming of the Savior of the World. For he was sent from God, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. (John 1:6-8) Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being high priests, the Word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD, make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill brought low; and the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.' (Luke 3:1-6) In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! (Matthew 3:1-2) Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. (Matthew 3:5-6) While the people were waiting, and thinking in their hearts about John if he was the Christ, John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire. (Luke 3:16-17) Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me? But Jesus answered and said to him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him. Then Jesus, when He had been baptized, came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:13-17) (Luke 3:20-22) Then John's disciples came to him and said, Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified; behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him! John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.' He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true. For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. (John 3:26-36) But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 3:7-10) (Luke 3:7-9) When Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great, married Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, against all the Laws, St. John the Baptist came to him. He admonished him for his transgression and all the evil things that he was doing. So Herod ordered, according to the instigation of Herodias the adulterer, to seize John, chain him and imprison him in the fortress called Macronda. John remained in this jail for a year, without Herod being able to slay him. His disciples visited their teacher, frequently and courageously, in prison. As he did not neglect his duties toward them, proving to them that Jesus was the expected Christ. When the news of the wonders that our Savior did noised everywhere, John wanted his disciples to be eye witnesses to the wonders of Christ, to be confirmed in their faith in him. While he was in prison, John sent two of his disciples to Christ, who said to Him, Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind receive their sight and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me. (Matthew 11:2-6) As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.' Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, and saying: 'We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; we mourned to you, And you did not lament.' For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children. (Matthew 11:7-19) The Lord Christ, to Whom is the Glory, also said about John the Baptist: He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. (John 5:35) Herodias desired to get rid of John the Baptist, so she executed her scheme during the celebration of Herod's birthday.When Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter. And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him at the table, he commanded it to be given to her. So he sent and had John beheaded in prison. And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus. When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart. (Matthew 14:2-13) The joy of the people celebrating Herod's birthday turned into sorrow. As of the head, it flew up from their hands and was crying out saying: It is not right for you to take your brother's wife. The martyrdom of St. John took place at the end of the thirty-first or at the beginning of the thirty-second year of the Christ. The life of this Saint was like that of the angels in purity. He was filled with the Holy Spirit while he was in his mother's womb, and was martyred for his witnessing to the truth. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
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