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Reverend Savvaty of Solovetsky (1435).

The Monk Savvaty of Solovetsky came to the Kirillo-Beloezersky Monastery in 1396, where he received monastic vows. There he labored for a long time, implicitly fulfilling all obediences. Humility, meek love for the brethren, and a strict life distinguished Saint Savvaty from other ascetics. Soon he began to be burdened by the attention and respect of the brethren and the laity who came, and, having learned that there was a rocky island of Valaam on Lake Ladoga, he decided to move there. Grieving heavily, the brethren of the Kirillo-Beloezersky Monastery bade farewell to the holy elder. On Valaam, worldly glory also began to disturb the humble old man. Meanwhile, the monk learned that in the north there was an uninhabited Solovetsky Island; he began to ask the hegumen's blessing to settle there in solitude. However, the abbot and the brethren did not want to part with the holy elder. At the direction of God, the Monk Savvaty left the Valaam monastery at night and headed for the shores of the White Sea. When he learned from the locals that the island was a two-day voyage, that there were many lakes on it, and that no one lived on the island, he was even more inflamed with the desire to settle there. Surprised residents asked the gray-haired ascetic how he would live there and what to eat. "I have such a Master," answered the monk, "Who gives strength to fresh youth even to decrepitude, and feeds the hungry to their fill." For some time the Monk Savvaty remained in the chapel that stood near the mouth of the Vyga River, in the town of Soroka. There he met with the Monk Herman, who was ascetic in hermitage, and together they decided to move to the island. On a fragile boat, having prayed to God, the elders set off across the harsh sea and three days later reached the Solovetsky Island. The ascetics settled near Sekirnaya Hill, where they erected a cross and set up a cell. In the harsh conditions of the North, the elders labored for several years and consecrated the deserted island with their exploits. And here, at times, the enemy of mankind, the devil, tempted the holy elders. A certain fisherman with his wife, driven by a feeling of envy, somehow arrived on the island and settled not far from the ascetics. But the Lord did not allow the laity to establish themselves next to the elders. Two young men with bright faces appeared to the fisherman's wife and flogged her with rods. The fisherman was frightened, quickly packed his things and hurried back to his former place of residence. Once, when the Monk Herman went to the Onega River for cell needs, the Monk Savvaty, left alone, felt the approach of death and turned with a prayer to God, so that He would vouchsafe him to partake of the Holy Mysteries. In two days the monk sailed to the mainland and, ten versts from the Vyga River, met hegumen Nathanael, who was on his way to a distant village to give communion to a sick peasant. Hegumen Nathanael rejoiced at the meeting with the monk, fulfilled his wish and listened to the story of the exploits on the island. After saying goodbye, they agreed to meet in a temple on the Vyga River.
Arriving at the temple, the holy elder prayerfully thanked God for communion; he shut himself up in a cell that was at the temple, and began to prepare for his departure to the eternal villages. At that time, the Novgorod merchant John landed on the shore and, bowing to the holy icons in the temple, he came to the holy elder. Having received a blessing and instruction, he offered the reverend part of his wealth and was saddened when he was refused. Wishing to console the merchant, the Monk Savvaty suggested that he stay until morning and promised prosperity on his further journey. But John was in a hurry to sail away. Suddenly, an earthquake began and a storm arose on the sea. Frightened, the merchant remained, and in the morning, entering the cell for a blessing, he saw that the elder had already passed away. Together with Abbot Nathanael, who approached, they buried the Monk Savvaty in the chapel and compiled a description of his life. This happened on September 27, 1435. After 30 years, the holy relics of St. Savvaty were transferred Reverend Zosima(† 1478; memory April 30 according to n.st.) and the brethren on the Solovetsky Island and laid in the Transfiguration Church. In 1566 the relics Saints Savvaty and Zosima were moved to a church named after them (joint memory August 21 according to n.st.).

Mch. Callistratus and his retinue: Gymnasium and others (304).

Saint Callistratus, originally from Carthage. The grandfather of Saint Callistratus, Neoscorus, served under the emperor Tiberius in Palestine, under the procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate, and was a witness of the sufferings on the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, His martyrdom and glorious resurrection. The saint's father was a Christian; he raised his son in faith and piety. Like his father, Saint Callistratus became a warrior and distinguished himself among his pagan comrades-in-arms with his kind behavior and meek disposition. At night, when everyone was asleep, he usually got up to pray. One day, a warrior sleeping near him heard that Saint Callistratus was calling on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and he reported this to the commander. He called Callistratus, interrogated him and wanted to force him to sacrifice to idols, to which the saint replied with a firm and decisive refusal. Then the commander ordered that the saint be beaten, and then, wounded, be dragged over sharp stones. Beatings and torture did not break the strong will and courageous patience of the sufferer. The tormentor ordered the saint to be sewn up in a leather bag and drowned in the sea. However, by the providence of God, the sack came across a sharp stone and burst, and Saint Callistratus, supported by dolphins, came out unharmed. Seeing such a miracle, 49 soldiers believed in Christ. Then the commander threw Saint Callistratus, together with the believers, into prison. All of them had previously been subjected to inhuman beatings. In captivity, Saint Callistratus continued to preach the Word of God to the soldiers and strengthened their spirit for martyrdom. Called again to the commander, the sufferers firmly confessed their faith in Christ, after which they tied their hands and feet and threw them into a pond. But the bonds that bound them were broken. With bright faces, the holy martyrs stood in the water, rejoicing at their Baptism, which was accompanied by martyrdom. A beautiful, bright crown was visible above their heads, and everyone heard a voice: "Be of good cheer, Kallistrat, with your flock, and go to rest in the eternal villages." Simultaneously with this sign, the earth trembled and an idol standing not far away fell and broke. Seeing everything that was happening, 135 other soldiers also believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. The commander, fearing indignation in the army, did not judge them, but again imprisoned Saint Callistratus and his retinue, where they fervently prayed and thanked the Creator, who had given them the strength to endure suffering. At night, by order of the military commander, the martyrs were cut to pieces with swords. Their holy remains were buried by the surviving 135 warriors, and subsequently, at the place of their suffering, as predicted by the holy martyr Callistratus, a church was built.

Shmch. Demetrius Presbyter(1918).
Sshmchch. Herman, Ep. Volsky, and Michael presbyter(1919).
Shmch. Peter, Mr. Krutitsky(1937).
Shmch. Theodore Presbyter(1937).
App. from 70 Mark, Aristarchus and Zina(I) .
Mts. Episcopalian(284-305).
Rev. Ignatius(963-975).
Prpp. Sergius(1392) and Nikon(1426)abbots of Radonezh.
St. Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch(404).
Shmch. Anfima Gruzina, Met. Wallachian (1716).
St. Rachel Schema of the nun of the Borodino Monastery(1928).
St. Barry the disciple of St. Cadoc.

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Cathedral of the Venerable Optina Elders. Rev. Lev Optinsky (1841).
Rev. Theophanes, faster of the Caves, in the Near Caves (XII). .
Sshmchch. Filaret Velikanov and Alexander Grivsky presbyters (1918).


Ap.:
111 If the service of bliss is performed. Maximus, then at the liturgy - readings of the day and the blessed: Gal., 213 credits, V, 22 - VI, 2. Matt., 10 credits, IV, 25 - V, 12.

Troparion of the Apostle Philip, tone 3: Apostle Saint Philip ... (see Appendix 2) Kontakion of the Apostle Philip, tone 4: A marvelous catcher of tongues/ and interlocutor of the disciples of Christ,/ pre-chosen apostles,/ Philip today brings healing to the world of wealth,/ covers from the circumstances of that one who praises./ Thus, according to this, we call him // save all your prayers, apostle. Troparion of the Monk Theophanes, Bishop of Nicaea, tone 8: Orthodox mentor, piety to the teacher and purity, / lamp of the universe, divinely inspired fertilizer of the bishops, / Theophanes the wise, with your teachings you have enlightened all, spiritual forger, / / ​​pray to Christ God to be saved to our souls. Kontakion of the Monk Theophan, Bishop of Nicaea, tone 2: Having thundered the Divine Incarnation of Christ, / you have rebuked the fleshless enemies to the end, / wonderful Feofan. / For this sake of all, we faithfully and piously cry out to you // pray unceasingly for all of us.

The Optina Convent is of great spiritual significance for the life of our entire Church, because this earth, these walls, this air, these landscapes, everything that surrounds us - all this is filled with God's grace. And not because there are beautiful places here, and not because the architecture of the temples is wonderful, but because in this place a great prayer feat of those fathers, whom we prayerfully glorify today, took place. The grace of God has the power to act not only on the rational, living, but also on the inanimate, unreasonable, because all this is God's creation. God has special treatment to His creation and in a way unknown to man supports the existence of both the cosmos, the universe, and our earth. But in certain places, Divine grace, which maintains the world order, is present in an exceptional way, and this happens because of the special connection with God that these places had in the past and have in the present.

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In October of this year, there are many holidays that are especially revered by Orthodox believers. This calendar presents the most important and serious of them.

Orthodox church holidays in October
2017

October 1, 2017, Sunday
— Ikon Mother of God Molchenskaya ("Healer"), Starorusskaya.

October 3, 2017, Tuesday
- Wmch. Eustathius Plakida, his wives Theopistia and their children

October 8, 2017, Sunday
- Repose St. Sergius, hegumen of Radonezh

October 9, 2017, Monday
- The Repose of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian

October 13, 2017, Friday
- Shmch. Bishop Gregory, Enlightener of Greater Armenia

This holiday is very revered by Orthodox Christians. Tradition says that at the time of October 1, 910, the robe of the Virgin, her belt and head cover were in the Blachernae Church in Constantinople. It was then that the city was surrounded by the Saracens. Residents in horror prayed for salvation.

Holy fool Andrew saw above the crowd the Queen of Heaven surrounded by angels. Holy Mother of God spread Her veil over all the people in the temple and over the city. Soon the enemy retreated. The Mother of God always extends her prayer cover over all Orthodox and asks Jesus Christ to grant eternal salvation.

On this day in Russia, families always went to churches to ask for mercy and intercession of the Mother of God in prayer.

Rev. Roman the Melodist

October 16, 2017, Monday
- Shhmchch. Dionysius the Areopagite, ep. Athenian, Rusticus the presbyter and Eleutherius the deacon

October 20, 2017, Friday
- Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness"

October 22, 2017, Sunday
- Ap. Jacob Alfeev. Korsun Icon of the Mother of God

October 23, 2017, Monday
- Rev. Ambrose of Optinsky. Cathedral of the Volyn Saints

October 24, 2017, Tuesday
- Commemoration of the Holy Fathers VII Ecumenical Council. Cathedral of the Optina Elders.

October 25, 2017, Wednesday
- Transferring part of the Tree from Malta to Gatchina Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the Philermo Icon of the Mother of God and the right hand of John the Baptist.

October 26, 2017, Thursday
- Iberian Icon of the Mother of God

October 27, 2017, Friday
- Mchch. Nazaria, Gervasia, Protasia, Kelsia

October 28, 2017, Saturday
- Dimitrievskaya parent saturday. Commemoration of the dead.

October 28, 2017, Monday
- Icons of the Mother of God "The Conqueror of Bread"

October 29, 2017, Tuesday
- Mch. Longinus centurion, like at the Cross of the Lord

October 30, 2017, Wednesday
- Mchch. unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Arabia. Icons of the Mother of God "Before Christmas and after Christmas the Virgin" and "The Redeemer"

Previously on VK Press on this topic:

October 9, 2017 - Monday, 282nd day of 2017 according to the Gregorian calendar. October 9 corresponds to September 26 of the Julian calendar (according to the old style).

Holidays October 9, 2017 in Russia

  • There are no holidays on October 9, 2017 in Russia.

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Holidays October 9, 2017 in Ukraine

  • Realtor Day. Realtor's Day in Ukraine is celebrated on October 9, since 2000, following Lawyer's Day. This professional holiday and its date were established in 1999 at the First All-Ukrainian Congress of Realtors. Since then, the official celebration has been held annually. Realtor (realtor) (from the English realtor) is a specialist in the field of real estate transactions, that is, a person who professionally mediates in the conclusion of transactions for the sale, lease of commercial and residential real estate by bringing partners in the transaction and receiving commissions.

World and international holidays October 9, 2017

  • World Post Day. World Post Day is celebrated every year on October 9th to commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, which was established in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. Official announcement of the event world day The mail was delivered from the rostrum of the UPU Congress held in 1969 in Tokyo, Japan. Since then, World Post Day has been celebrated annually in many countries around the world. Postal authorities in many countries are taking advantage of this opportunity to introduce or promote new postal products and services.

Orthodox holidays October 9, 2017

The following memorable dates have been established:

  • The Repose of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian;
  • Memorial Day of St. Tikhon (Belavin), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia;
  • Memorial Day of St. Ephraim of Perekomsky, hegumen, miracle worker of Novgorod;
  • Memorial Day of the righteous Gideon, judge of Israel;
  • Memorial Day of Hieromartyrs Athanasius Dokukin, Alexander Levitsky and Dimitry Rozanov, presbyters, martyrs John Zolotov and Nikolai Gusev;
  • Memorial Day of Hieromartyr Vladimir Vyatsky, Presbyter.

Folk holidays October 9, 2017

  • Ivan the Theologian. The national holiday "Ivan the Evangelist" is celebrated on October 9 (according to the old style - September 26). The Church on this day honors the memory of the apostle and evangelist John the Theologian. Other names of the holiday: "Whisperer of the Cover", "Ivan the Traveler", "The Theologian". AT folk calendar the day of the holy apostle John is celebrated twice a year, calling Ivan of May - wheat, and Ivan of the autumn - the Theologian. John was one of the three closest disciples of Jesus Christ, along with his brother James and the apostle Peter. He went with the Teacher a long and difficult way to the crucifixion. He took care of the Virgin Mary until her last breath. After that, he went to the cities of Asia Minor to preach the word of God. He was tried during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Nero and sentenced to exile on the island of Patmos. After the exile, he returned to Ephesus, where he continued his charitable work. According to legend, once John the Theologian miraculously turned a simple shepherd of geese into a skilled painter. Therefore, among the people, this saint was revered as the patron of artists and icon painters. On this day, they prayed to their heavenly protector and asked for help in business and for inspiration. John is also revered by travelers, and the church calls him God's wanderer. It is customary for him to pray on a long journey and not only. If a person was caught by night or a deserted area on the way, he should ask for protection from the Theologian. He will save you from evil spirits living along roadsides and intimidating people at intersections. In Russia, on this day, they judged the upcoming weather. If snow fell on the Theologian, then winter was expected on Michaelmas Day (November 21). They said that if the first snow falls when there is no leaf on the cherry tree, then winter will come soon. From the leaves, they wondered about winter: if they do not fall completely from the trees, then you need to wait for frost. Many sayings and signs existed directly about the very first snow. “It’s not snow that sweeps, but what comes from above,” people said. It was believed that the snow that fell during the day would not last long, and real, winter snow would certainly fall at night. If it rained with snow on Ivan the Theologian, this foreshadowed three strong thaws in January, and if the day turned out to be warm and sunny, they expected rainy and cold June next summer. According to folk custom, those who were born on Ivan the Theologian wove from straw soaked in seven waters a thin rope (running putze) - a symbol of the life path. They girded themselves with this rope. By popular belief, “the one born on this day has a path, but life is captive, tears this path. And it is necessary to conceive it again, to find it again, no matter the year.

Holidays October 9, 2017 in the countries of the world

  • Holiday in the USA October 9, 2017 - Columbus day. Columbus Day is a popular holiday in the United States of America commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. It is celebrated in the United States and in the territories administered by the American government on the second Monday in October. October 12, 1492 the first expedition of Christopher Columbus reached the Bahamas. This day has been taken as the official date for the discovery of America. It is believed that the first land seen and visited by Christopher Columbus was the island of San Salvador. In the US, a number of holidays have movable dates for the sake of a long weekend, so many holidays fall on a Monday. Columbus Day is no exception - it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
  • Holiday in Canada October 9, 2017 - Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is celebrated not only in the United States of America, but also in Canada. True, Canadians celebrate it about a month and a half earlier: if in the USA Thanksgiving Day falls on the last Thursday of November, then in Canada on the second Monday of October. In fact, Thanksgiving Day is a transformed harvest festival, the tradition of celebrating which European settlers brought with them to North America. Thanksgiving became a national holiday in Canada in 1879, it was celebrated annually on one of the Thursdays of November. The modern date was set by Parliament in 1957. The holiday has the status of a state holiday. The traditions of its celebration, as in the United States, include a family meal. A stuffed turkey and a pie with pumpkin or apples are sure to be served on the table.
  • Holiday in October 9, 2017 - Physical Education Day in Japan. One of the public holidays in Japan is the Day of Physical Education (Japanese name - Taiku no hi), which is celebrated annually on the second Monday of October. One of the most common translations of the name of the holiday into Russian is Health and Sports Day. This holiday was first celebrated in 1966. October 10 was chosen as the date - the anniversary of the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (the summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed to autumn, since summer in Japan is the rainy season). The main objective of the holiday is to attract the Japanese to sports, educating a healthy body and spirit. The new holiday date was established in 2000, when the Japanese government introduced the so-called Happy Monday system: instead of a fixed number, a number of public holidays began to be celebrated on a certain Monday of the month for the sake of a three-day weekend.
  • Holiday in South Korea October 9, 2017 - Day of the proclamation of the Korean alphabet. October 9 is Hangul Proclamation Day in South Korea. The original alphabet of the Korean language is called Hangul, and today they celebrate its creation and proclamation in the country by King Sejong the Great.
  • Holiday in Peru October 9, 2017 - Day of National Dignity. National Dignity Day is celebrated in Peru in honor of the nationalization of the property of the American oil company International Petroleum Company (IPC, International Oil Company) on October 9, 1968.
  • Holiday in Uganda October 9, 2017 - Independence Day. Uganda's main national holiday, Independence Day, is celebrated on October 9th. It was on this day in 1962 that Uganda's independence from Great Britain was proclaimed.