The Nineteenth Day of the Month of July

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The Nineteenth Day of the Month of July

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Ven. Macrina, sister of St. Basil the Great (380)
Ven. Dius, Abbot, of Antioch (430)
Uncovering of the relics of Ven. Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov, (1903)
Blessed Romanus, prince of Ryazan (1270)
Blessed Stephen, king of Serbia and his mother St. Militsa (1427)
St. Militsa, mother of Blessed Stephen, king of Serbia, (1427)
St. Paisius of the Kiev Caves (14th cen.)
Russian New Martyr Victor, bishop of Glazov (1934)
Repose of Blessed Abbot Nilus (1870)
Repose of Elder John of St. Nilus of Sora Monastery (1903)
Repose of Hiero-schemamonk Anthony of Valaam (1862)
Troparion of St. Seraphim Tone 4

Thou didst love Christ from thy youth, O blessed one,/ and longing to work for Him alone thou didst struggle in the wilderness with constant prayer and labour./ With penitent heart and great love for Christ thou wast favoured by the Mother of God./ Wherefore we cry to thee;/ Save us by thy prayers, O Seraphim our righteous Father.

Troparion of St. Macrina Tone 3

Thou didst lend wings to thy mind by thy love of wisdom/ and wisely abandon the world's comforts./ Thou wast an abode of true philosophy/ and by thine ascetic life,/ thou didst become a glorious bride of the Savior./ Intercede with Him for those who cry: Rejoice, O Godbearing Macrina.

Troparion of St. Dios Tone 4

O righteous Father Dios, thou didst live a holy and angelic life/ and wast a vessel of the Spirit's glory;/ for by working signs and wonders/ thou wast resplendent among the righteous./ We therefore praise thee, O blessed one.

Kontakion of St. Seraphim Tone 2

Having left the beauty of the world and what is corrupt in it, O Saint,/ thou didst settle in Sarov Monastery./ And having lived there an angelic life,/ thou wast for many the way to salvation./ Wherefore Christ has glorified thee, O Father Seraphim,/ and has enriched thee with the gift of healing and miracles./ And so we cry to thee:/ Rejoice, O Seraphim, our righteous Father.

Kontakion of St. Macrina Tone 4

Thou wast filled with the light of righteousness/ and reflected the divine life as an initiator of virtues for those who cry to thee with faith:/ Rejoice, O Macrina, glory of virgins.

Kontakion of St. Dios Tone 2

O wonderworking Dios,/ purity of soul was thine armour,/and unceasing prayer was thy spear./ Thou didst mightily fell the ranks of demons,/ and thou art interceding unceasingly for us all. 13 - 19

SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE SEVEN ECUMENICAL COUNCILS

Troparion Tone 8

Glorious art Thou, O Christ our God/ Who hast established our holy fathers as stars on earth./ Through them Thou dost guide us to the True Faith./ O Most Merciful One, glory to Thee.

Kontakion Tone 8

The preaching of the Apostles and the doctrine of the Fathers confirmed the one faith in the Church./ In the garment of truth woven from theology on high she rightly divides and glorifies true piety.

Life of St. Macrina by St Gregory of Nyssa
Ven. Dius
Blessed Elder Nilus of the St. Nilus of Sora Hermitage (1801 - 1870) by Aboot Herman
Canonization of St. Seraphim of Sarov
Russian Icons
Prologue From Ochrid by St Nikolai Velimirovich
OCA - Lives of all saints commemorated on this day
OCA - Troparia and Kontakia
Mesyatseslov of Saints Lives (Russian)

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