The Sixteenth Day of the Month of September

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The Sixteenth Day of the Month of September

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Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised (304)
martyrs Victor and Sosthenes at Chalcedon (304)
Martyr Sebastiana, disciple of St. Poul the Apostle, martyred at Heraclea (1st cent.)
Martyr Melitena of Marciapolis (2nd cent.)
St. Dorotheus, hermit of Egypt (4th cent.)
Martyr Ludmilla, grandmother of St. Wienceslaus prince of Czechs (927)
St. Cyprian, metropolitan of Kiev (1406)
St. Procopius, abbot, of Sazava in Bohemia (1053)
Martyr Isaac and Joseph of Georgia (808)
St. Cyprian of Serbia
St. Ninian, Abbot
"He Has Regarded the Humility" icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1420)

Troparion of the Feast Tone 1

O Lord, save Thy people/ and bless Thine inheritance./ Grant victory over their enemies to Orthodox Christians,/ and protect Thy people with Thy Cross.

Troparion of St. Euphemia Tone 3

In love thy contest was radiant/ and thou didst run to the fragrance of Christ./ O virtuous Virgin-Martyr,/ thou hast entered the bridal chamber/ and dost send healing into the world./ Save those who cry to thee: Rejoice,O holy Euphemia.

Troparion of St. Ninian Tone 8

Having been instructed and blessed by saints, O holy Father Ninian,/ thou didst return to Northern Britian to preach Christ to thine own people./ Following thine example, O Apostle of the Picts, Light of those in the darkness of paganism,/ True shepherd of the sheep, Teacher of the Orthodox Faith and Founder of Candida Casa,/ pray that we will tirelessly labour for Christ among our fellow countrymen, that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion of the Feast Tone 4

O Christ our God/ Who wast voluntarily lifted up on the Cross,/ grant Thy mercies to Thy new people named after Thee./ Gladden with Thy power Orthodox Christians/ and give them victory over their enemies./ May they have as an ally/ that invincible trophy, Thy weapon of peace.

Kontakion of St. Euphemia Tone 4

Thou didst win thy martyr's contest/ and dost now sanctify us with streams of miracles, O holy Euphemia./ We honour thy repose and stand before thy relics/ to be delivered from our souls' diseases/ and obtain the grace of miracles.

The Life of St Ninian by Ailred, Abbot of Rievaux
St. Euphemia, the All-famed Great Martyr
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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