The Most-holy Theotokos, holding her Precious Belt ( source )    You were made beautiful*, O Virgin, by giving birth to the most-beaut...

St. John the Precious Forerunner and Baptist of Christ ( source )    John, who outran Your birth and Your passion, came through a swo...

St. Phanourios the Great Martyr and Newly-revealed ( source )     Note: The following is a translation from the Greek text, offered fo...

St. Phanourios the Great Martyr ( source )    A great protector and defender, you have been shown to be, O Martyr Phanourios, for wher...

St. Kosmas Aitolos, the New Hieromartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles ( source )    "The Most Gracious God made us, my brethren, huma...

St. Paisios the Athonite (epigraph also includes that his cell was under Koutloumousiou Monastery) ( source )    "When we believ...

St. Julian (Elian) of Emesa (Homs), the Martyr and Unmercenary ( source )    Though reporting  of the many atrocities of ISIS througho...