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The Fourth Day of the Month of January

Menologion

• Forefeast of the Theophany
• Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles: James the Brother of the Lord, Mark the Evangelist, Luke the Evanglist, Cleopas the Brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Symeon the son of Cleopas, Barnabas, Justus, Thaddeus, Ananias, Stephen the Archdeacon, Philip, of the seven deacons, Prochorus, of the seven deacons, Nicanor, of the seven deacons, Timon, of the seven deacons, Parmenas of the seven deacons, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Onesimus, Epaphras, Archippus, Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Crispus, Epenetus, Andronicus, Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, Aristobulus, Herodion, Agabus, Rufus, Asyneritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Parrobus, Hermas, Linus, Gaius, Philologus, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, Olympas, Tertius, Erastus, Quartus, Euodias, Onesiphorus, Clement, Sosthenes, Apollos, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Carpus, Quadratus, Mark called John, Zenas, Aristarchus, Pudens, Trophimus, Mark, Artemas, Aquila, Fortunatus, Achaicus
• St. Theoctistus, abbot at Cucomo in Sicily (800)
• Martyrs Athanasius the Commentarisius (superintendent of prisoners), anchorites of Cilicia and Zosimas the Hermit (3rd-4th cen.)
• Martyrs Euthymia (Euphemia) and Chrysanthus
• St. Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, monk
• Martyr Abbot Euthymius, and Twelve Monks of Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos (13th cen.)
• Repose of St. Eustathius (Eustace), first archbishop of Serbia (13th cen.)
• St. Aquilae deacon of the Kiev Caves (14th. cen.)
• New-Martyr Onuphrius of Gabrovo (schemamonk Manassias of Chilandar Monastery on Mt. Athos) (1818)
• St. Gregory of Langres (539-540)(Gaul)
• Six Holy Martyrs
• Righteous Apollinaria the Senator
• Righteous John Scholarios
• New Hieromartyrs Alexander, Spephen and Philippe priests (1933)
• New Hieromartyr Nicolos priest (1939)
• New Hieromartyr Paul priest (1941)
• The Ethiopian Eunuch of Queen Candace
• St. Evagrius (fellow-ascetic of St. Shio Mgvime), St. Elijah the deacon, and others (6th. c.) (Georgia)
• St. Symeon, metropolitan of Smolensk (1699)

Troparion of the Forefeast Tone 4

Make ready, O Zebulon, and prepare thyself, Nephthali./ River Jordan, stop flowing and leap for joy at the Lord's coming for Baptism./ Rejoice, O Adam, with our first mother;/ hide not yourself as in Paradise of old./ For seeing us naked He has appeared,/ to clothe us with our first garment./ Christ has appeared, to renew the whole of creation.

Troparion of the Seventy Apostles Tone 3

With the use of divine faith you caught the nations,/ O Seventy Apostles of the Lord;/ and you lead them into the knowledge of God/ as those who had received the grace of the Spirit./ O inspired initiates,/ intercede with Christ our God/ that He grant us His great mercy.

Troparion of St. Theoctistos of Sicily Tone 3

By righteous works thou didst attain to a life pleasing to God/ and became His royal habitation./ And Christ the Friend of mankind has accepted thy labours/ and shown thee forth as a guide of monks./ Intercede with Him for those who cry:/ Rejoice, O godly-minded Theoctistos.

Kontakion of the Forefeast Tone 4

The Lord cried to John in the running waters of Jordan:/ Be not afraid to baptize Me,/ for I have come to save Adam, the first-formed man .

Kontakion of the Seventy Apostles Tone 2

Let us praise the choirs of Christ's Seventy Disciples, O faithful,/ and celebrate their festival./ They have taught us to worship the Undivided Trinity;/ for they are divine lamps of the Faith.

Kontakion of St. Theoctistos of Sicily Tone 4

Thou didst rise like the sun from the west/ and gladden Christ's Church mystically by thy labours,/ O blessed and righteous Father Theoctistos.

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• Russian Icons
• Prologue From Ochrid by St Nikolai Velimirovich
• OCA - Lives of all saints commemorated on this day
• OCA - Troparia and Kontakia
• Bulgakov Handbook trans. by Fr. Eugene Tarris
• Mesyatseslov of Saints Lives (Russian)

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