2015 - 30 jan - three holy hierarchs

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16.F E S T A L MA T I N S HY M N S T H E T H R E E H O L Y H I E R A R C H S 3 0 JA N U A R Y

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G r e e k O r t h o d o x P a t r i a r c h a t e o f A l e x a n d r i a& A l l A f r i c a

A r c h d i o c e s e o f G o o d H o p e

Festal Matins HymnsU S E D I N C O N J U N C T I O N W I T H MA T I N S S E R V I C E B O O K

Synax is - Three Holy Hierarchs :S t Bas i l t h e G r e a t ,

S t G r e g o ry t h e Th e o l o g i a n& S t J o h n Chry so s t om

Also the Feast of St Hippolytos, Hieromartyr of Rome, together with St Censorinos, StSabinos & St Chryse, Virgin Martyr of Rome St Felix, St Maximus, St Herculianos, StVenerios, St Stirakios, St Menas, St Commodos, St Hermes, St Mauros, St Eusebios, StRustikos, St Monagrios, St Amandinos, St Nymphodora, St Kyros, St Theodore theTribune, St Maximos the Presbyter, St Archelaus the Deacon & St KyriakosHieromartyr, all beheaded Holy Martyrs of Ostia St Zeno the Faster of Kiev Caves St Zeno the Hermit of Antioch & Disciple of St Basil the Great St Theophilos the New

of Cyprus St Peter, King of Bulgaria the Discovery of the Holy Icon of the EverBlessed Theotokos of Tinos St Demetrios the New Martyr of Sliven St Theodore theNew Martyr of Mytilene

Our Eternal Gratitude to Pater Seraphim Dedes & all the contributing Translators

elsewhere for the original Greek & English texts and for making our Worship a

little easier to understand, to participate and to appreciate.

Glory to God for His Great Mercy!

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NO T F O R M A T E R I A L P R O F I T !


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2.F E S T A L MA T I N S HY M N S T H E T H R E E H O L Y H I E R A R C H S 3 0 JA N U A R Y

T h e T h r e e H o l y H i e r a r c h s

Our Holy Fathers among the Saints St Basil the Great, St Gregory the

Theologian and St John Chrysostom are known as The Three Holy

Hierarchs due to their extraordinary leadership of Christs HolyChurch.

They share a Feast Day on 30 January because, during the 11thCentury,

fierce disputes raged amongst the people of Constantinople with

regard to the which of these three Holy Hierarchs was the most

important and most greatest of all.

These debates were growing out of control and threatening the Unity of

the Holy Church especially when it began to affect even the notable

and virtuous Christians, some of whom preferred St Basil, otherspreferred St Gregory and yet others, preferred St John Chrysostom.

Furthermore various factions were evolving with each assuming the

name of their favourite Saint calling themselves Basilians,

Gregorians or Joannites.

Finally, in 1084, by the Divine Grace of our Most Benevolent and Loving

God, a most Pious and Faithful Monk, St John Mavropous (Blackfoot)

who was the Bishop of Euchaita was granted a Holy Vision whereby all

three Hierarchs appeared before him and told him that they were allequal in the Divine Presence of the Almighty Lord our God: There is

no division among us and no opposition to one another!

Consequently, 30 January Commemorates all three Holy Church Fathers

who have left us such a wonderful legacy of the Orthodox Faith and

we celebrate their Holy Festal Service with the Hymns that were

composed, according to the Will of God and His Holy Hierarchs, by St

John of Euchaita.

May their memories be Eternal and may these our Holy Hierarchs

continue to Intercede with Christ for the Eternal Salvation of our soul.

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