November 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Nov. 24 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Nov. 26 All fixed commemorations below are observed on December 8 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendr.[note 1]

For November 25, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 12.

Feasts

Saints

Pre-Schism Western saints

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

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New martyrs and confessors

  • Seraphim (Ostroumov), Archbishop of Smolensk (1937)[1][4][note 6]
  • Yaroslav Savitsky, Protopresbyter of Moscow (1937)[1][14][19]
  • Priests Hilarion Soloviev and Simeon Afonkin, of Alma Ata (1937)[1][14]
  • John Vladimirsky of Tver (1937)[1][14]
  • Cosmas Korotkikh of Moscow (1937)[1][14]
  • Gregory Voinov,[20] John Janusz,[21] Basil, Alexander, John Tarasov,[22] Victor Smirnov,[23] Andrew Shershnev,[24] Priests (1937)[1]
  • Varlaam Popov (1937)[25]

Other commemorations

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Notes

  1. ↑ The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
    The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
  2. ↑ One of the Seventy Apostles, he was the third Pope of Rome. Consecrated by the Apostle Peter, he is mentioned in Philippians 4,3 and wrote a letter to the Church of Corinth which still exists. He is venerated as a martyr and he is remembered in Rome by the church of San Clemente, which may have been built on the site of his home. (In the East: Jan 4, Apr 22, Sept 10 and Nov 25).[5]
  3. ↑ "At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Mercury, soldier, who vanquished the barbarians and triumphed over the cruelty of Decius through the protection of his guardian angel. Finally, having acquired great glory from his sufferings, he was crowned with martyrdom and went to reign forever in heaven."[7] Name days celebrated today include:
    • Merkourios / Mercury (Μερκούριος).
  4. ↑ "THE birthday of St. Catharine, virgin and martyr, under the emperor Maximinus. For the confession of the Christian faith, she was cast into prison at Alexandria, and afterwards endured a long scourging with whips garnished with metal, and finally ended her martyrdom by decapitation. Her body was miraculously conveyed by angels to Mount Sinai, where pious veneration is paid to it by a great concourse of Christians."[7] Name days celebrated today include:
    • Catherine (Κατερίνα).
  5. ↑ "At Rome, St. Moses, priest and martyr, who, with others detained in prison, was often consoled by the letters of St. Cyprian. After he had withstood with unbending courage not only the Gentiles, but also the Novatian schismatics and heretics, he was finally, in the persecution of Decius, crowned with a martyrdom which fills the mind with admiration, according to the words of pope St. Cornelius."[7]
  6. ↑ See: (Russian) Серафим (Остроумов). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 December 8 / November 25. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
  3. ↑ Hieromartyr Clement the Pope of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Russian) 8 декабря (25 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 November 25. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  6. ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Μερκούριος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  7. 1 2 3 4 The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 363-364.
  8. ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Αἰκατερίνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  9. ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι 150 Ρήτορες. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  10. ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Βασίλισσα. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  11. ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Πορφυρίων (ἢ Πορφύριος) ὁ Στρατηλάτης καὶ οἱ 200 Στρατιῶτες του. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  12. ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι 670 Μάρτυρες. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  13. ↑ (Greek) 25/11/2015. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 88.
  15. ↑ Hieromartyr Peter the Archbishop of Alexandria. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  16. ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Πέτρος ὁ Ἡσυχαστὴς. 25 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  17. ↑ St Peter of Galatia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  18. ↑ St Clement the Bishop of Ochrid and Enlightener of the Bulgarians. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  19. ↑ (Russian) Священномученик Ярослав Ямской (Савицкий), пресвитер. ПРАВОСЛАВНЫЙ ЦЕРКОВНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ. ПРАВОСЛАВНЫЙ ЦЕРКОВНЫЙ КАЛЕНДАРЬ «Азбука веры». Retrieved: 8 August 2015.
  20. ↑ (Russian) ГРИГОРИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  21. ↑ (Russian) ИОАНН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  22. ↑ (Russian) ИОАНН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  23. ↑ (Russian) ВИКТОР. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  24. ↑ (Russian) АНДРЕЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  25. ↑ (Russian) ВАРЛААМ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  26. ↑ The Twenty-Fifth Day of the Month of November. Orthodoxy in China.
  27. ↑ Alexei Savin. "In Memory of Protopriest Rostislav Gan." The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. Retrieved: 8 August 2015.

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