Liturgical Texts
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The Sunday of All Saints of Antioch
Hieromartyr Eusebios, bishop of Samosata;
Martyrs Zeno and his servant Zenas of Philadelphia in Arabia; Alban, protomartyr of Britain
SYNAXARION
On June 22 in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate the Hieromartyr Eusebios, bishop of Samosata; Martyrs Zeno and his servant Zenas of Philadelphia in Arabia; and Alban, protomartyr of Britain.
On the Second Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the memory of the holy, glorious and all-laudable apostles, the Christ-loving shepherds and hierarchs, the holy and God-bearing Fathers, the glorious and victorious Martyrs and New Martyrs, and all the Saints who have shone as stewards of the Most Holy Patriarchate of Antioch, the Great City of God, from time immemorial to the present.
Verses
Thou hast, O Antioch, as an impregnable wall
Prayers and shelter of the multitude of thy Saints.
Most precious in the eyes of the Church is her choir of heavenly intercessors which stand before the throne of the Lord of hosts. The See of Antioch, whose apostolic establishment is recorded in the book of Acts (11:26), is especially blessed with an abundance of Saints in this glorified 22 assembly. Being drastically reduced in both geographic area and numbers, having endured the ravages of time and wars, and bearing the loss of her finest church buildings and earthly goods, the Antioch knows full well the worth of having laid up its treasures in heaven. The harvest of Antioch includes the Chief Apostles Peter and Paul; the Martyrs Ignatius, Barbara and Christina; the Melodists Romanos and Cosmas; John Chrysostom and John of Damascus; Ephraim and Isaac the Syrians; Joseph of Damascus and Raphael of Brooklyn; the Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Habib Khasha; and countless other saints known and unknown. For two millennia, the light of Christ has shown brilliantly upon the See of Antioch through these glorified children and heirs of their Heavenly Father. By the intercessions of Thy Saints, especially of the Church of Antioch, O Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. Amen.
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