ANNOUNCEMENT for the common celebration of the National Anniversary of the 25 March 1821 in Sydney.

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ANNOUNCEMENT for the common celebration of the National Anniversary of the 25 March 1821 in Sydney.

ANNOUNCEMENT for the common celebration of the National Anniversary of the 25 March 1821 in Sydney.

ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΙΣ / ANNOUNCEMENT.

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April 21

21
Hieromartyr Januarius
Alexandra the Martyr
All day
21-04-2018-18-04-2019
http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/?ecwd_event=6th-thursday-of-lenthieromartyr-januarius-maximian-of-constantinople
The Holy Hieromartyr Januarius and Those With Him
These Martyrs contested for piety’s sake in Campania of Italy, during the reign of Diocletian (284-305), when Timothy was Proconsul. Saint Januarius was the Bishop of Benevento in Campania; he was arrested and taken to Nola, where he was cast into a burning furnace, from which he came forth unharmed; at Puteoli, together with Proculus, Sosius, and Faustus the deacons, Desiderius, reader of the Church of Benevento, and Eurychius and Acutius, nobles from Puteoli, he was cast to wild beasts, which as they came near the Saints, fell affectionately at their feet. Finally they were all beheaded, about the year 305.
Apolytikion of Hieromartyr Januarius in the Fourth Tone
As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O Hieromartyr Januarius. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

Alexandra the Martyr
Martyr Alexandra, the Empress and wife of Emperor Diocletion, was so impressed by the courage and martyrdom of St George that she became a Christian and fell under the same persecution. She also was condemned to be beheaded but when she arrived at the place of execution she asked to be allowed to sit down. Her request was granted. She sat down and died quietly before the executioners could carry out their task. Her feast day is 21 April.
Apolytikion of Alexandra the Martyr in the Fourth Tone
O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live in Thee: accept me offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.

We Also Celebrate Today:
- Our Holy Father Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Theodore the Holy Martyr & his mother Philippa of Perge
- Anastasios the Monk of Sinai
- Beuno, Abbot of Clynnog