June 30, 2007

• ~June 30th~

  Today is my birthday and a very special feast day too! I have always loved my birthday date and the Feast of the twelve Apostles.Happy Birthday to my Birthday buddy Gabriel!! May God grant you Many Years! Thank you Thea Voula for your wonderful card, Lena for all the darling gifts from Russia and mom for my beautiful tote!  We are going to Canada today to Niagara on the lake. The boys are so excited!!

   

  The Synaxis [Assemblage] of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy 12 Apostles of Christ appears an ancient feast. Holy Church, honouring each of the 12 Apostles at a separate time of the year, from ancient times established a general commemoration of them on the day following after the commemoration of the Glorious and First-Ranked among the Apostles Peter and Paul (+c.67). An account about each of the Apostles is on the day of his individual commemoration: the Apostle Peter (+c.67; commemorated 29 June); the Apostle Andrew the First-Called (+62, commemorated 30 November); the Apostle James son of Zebedee (+44, commemorated 30 April); the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (+ early II Century, commemorated 26 September); Apostle Philip (commemorated 14 November); Apostle Bartholomew (commemorated 11 June); Apostle Thomas (commemorated 6 October); Apostle and Evangelist Matthew (+60, commemorated 16 November); Apostle James Alphaeus (commemorated 9 October); Apostle Jude, brother of the Lord (+c.80, commemorated 19 June); Apostle Simon Zelotes (commemorated 10 May); Apostle Matthias (+c.63, commemorated 9 August). The holy nobleborn emperor Constantine the Great (306-337) built at Tsar’grada temple in the name of the holy Twelve Apostles. Directions for the cdelebrating of this feast are encountered from the IV Century. [Translators note: Vide for varying-name Apostle lists: Mt 10:2, Mk 3:14, Lk 6:12, Acts 1:13, 26].

   

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