Martyr

Holy Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius

November 9 Old CalendarNovember 22 New Calendar

Life

These two wondrous men were tortured for the name of Christ in the time of Emperor Diocletian. They were severely beaten, then seared on an iron grate, then tied by their tails to horses and dragged over stones and thorns. Thus they were torn to pieces, and they gave up their holy souls to God. Their relics are buried in Pentapolis.

From the Hymn of Praise

Saint Symeon, called the Metaphrast,He consecrated to the Church his God-given talent,He loved the saints, God's friends,And wondrously described their struggles,Struggles in spirit, struggles in body,Struggle in thought and struggle in deed.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 9. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on November 9

Venerable John Kolov Venerable Venerable Matrona of Constantinople Venerable Venerable Euthymius of Dochiariou and His Disciple Neophyte Venerable Saint Symeon the Metaphrast Commemoration Venerable Theoctiste of Paros Venerable

The full reading for November 9 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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