She was born near Paris to a family of wealthy landowners. When she was about ten years old St Germanus of Auxerre (July 31), passing

The Holy King and Prophet David was a forefather by flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ. The youngest son of Jesse, in his youth David shepherded

The Holy Disciple (from the Seventy) First-Martyr and ArchDeacon Stephen was the eldest among the Seven Deacons, established by the Apostles themselves, and therefore he

Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, was born of the MostHoly Virgin Mary in the city of Bethlehem during the reign of

Troparion, Tone IV Once Mary, pregnant with a seedless pregnancy,/ was registered in Bethlehem with the elder Joseph,/ as being of the seed of David./

 The GreatMartyr Anastasia the Alleviatrix-of-Captives (Uzoreshitel’nitsa), a Roman by birth, suffered for Christ during the time of the persecution against Christians under Diocletian. Her father

 The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias and Misael: In the years following 600 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians,

Commemorated on the Sunday that falls between the 11th and 17th of December. On this Sunday, in preparation of the Nativity of our Lord, we

The Conception by Saint Anna, of “Whence is Conceived the Holy Mother of God”:  Saint Anna, the mother of the MostHoly Mother of God, was

The Holy Prophetess Anna (Hannah) dwelt in marriage with Elkanah, but she was childless. Elkanah took to himself another wife, Phennana, who bore him children.