October 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

October 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 19

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 31 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For October 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 5.

Saints

• Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (1st century)^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
• Hieromartyr Mnason of Cyprus, Bishop, by the sword (1st century)^{[1] [7] [8] [9]}
• Holy 40 children-martyrs, by the sword.^{[3] [8] [10]}
• Hieromartyr Cyriacus (Kyriakos), Chorepiscopus of Jerusalem (c. 363)^[11] (see also: October 28 )
• Martyr Marinus the Elder, at Anazarbus (4th century)^{[1] [3] [4] [12] [13]}
• Venerable Julian the Hermit (Julian Sabas)), of the Euphrates, in Mesopotamia (4th century)^{[1] [3] [4] [14] [15] [16]}
• Venerables Symeon and Theodore of Thessaloniki, founders of the Mega Spilaion Monastery in Kalavryta, and Euphrosyne the shepherdess who found the Icon of the Mother of God, Wonderworkers (4th century)^{[1] [3] [8] [9] [17]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Justus of Beauvais, a child-martyr aged nine, he was venerated in Beauvais in France (287)^{[18] [19]}
• Saint Tryphonia, a widow martyred in Rome (3rd century)^[18]
• Saint Gwen (Candida or Blanche), a holy woman murdered by heathen in Talgarth in Wales, daughter of St. Brychan (492)^[18]
• Saints Gwen (Wenna) and Selevan (Saloman), martyred Welsh missionaries, in Brittany (5th century)^{[9] [18]}
• Saints Brothen and Gwendolen (6th century)^[18]
• Saint Monon, hermit in the Ardennes (c. 645)^[18]
• Saint James the Deacon, companion of St Paulinus of York in his mission to Northumbria (after 671)^[20] (see also: August 17 )

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint David of Serpukhov, Abbot (1520)^{[1] [9] [21]}
• New Martyrs Gabriel and Cirmidol, of Egypt (1522)^{[1] [3] [9] [22]}
• New martyr Chryse (Zlata) of Meglen (1795)^{[4] [9] [23]} (see also: October 13 )
• Saint Peter of Montenegro, Metropolitan of Cetinje (1830)^{[1] [9] [24]}
• New Hieromartyr Isidore, and his two children George and Irene, martyred under the Ottomans, newly revealed in 1953.^{[25] [26]}

New Martys and Confessors

• New Hieromartyrs Andrey Voskresensky,^[27] Sergius Bazhanov, Nicholas Sokolov and Sergius Gusev, Priests (1937)^{[4] [9]}
• Virgin-martyr Elizabeth Krymova (1937)^{[4] [9] [28]}

Other commemorations

• Synaxis of the Icon of Panagia of Machairas Monastery (Panagia Machairiotissa) in Cyprus, one of the 70 icons of her written by the Apostle Luke.^{[29] [30]}
• Translation of the relics (2001) of Venerable Joseph of Volokolamsk (1515), founder of Volokolamsk Monastery.^{[1] [4] [9] [23] [31]}
• 1997 slaying of José Muñoz Cortés (in monasticism, Monk Ambrose), guardian of the myrrh-streaming "Montreal" copy of the Panagia Portaitissa icon^{[1] [9]}

Sources

• October 18/31. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• October 31 / October 18. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• October 18. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 77.
• The Eighteenth Day of the Month of October. Orthodoxy in China.
• October 18. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 321–322.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 502–503.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 18 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• 18/10/2017. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• 31 октября (18 октября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 18 октября по старому стилю / 31 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.

Notes and References

1. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20181018.html October 18/31
2. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Λουκᾶς ὁ Εὐαγγελιστής. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
3. Συναξαριστής. 18 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
4. 18 октября по старому стилю / 31 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
5. Apostle and Evangelist Luke. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
6. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. LUKE, EVAN. (1ST CENT.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Twelfth: October – Part II. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 467-470.
7. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μνάσων ὁ Μάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Κύπρου. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. 18/10/2017. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
9. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2016&today=31&month=10&trp=0&tzo=-5 October 31 / October 18
10. Great Synaxaristes: Τὰ Ἅγια 40 Παιδιὰ. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Κυριάκος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μαρῖνος ὁ Γέρων. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
14. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰουλιανὸς ὁ ἐν τῷ Εὐφράτῃ ποταμῷ. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
15. Venerable Julian the Hermit of Mesopotamia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
16. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. JULIAN SABAS, I. (ABOUT A.D. 378)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Twelfth: October – Part II. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 473-476.
17. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Συμεών, Θεόδωρος καὶ Εὐφροσύνη οἱ Θαυματουργοί. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
18. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdoct.htm October 18
19. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. JUSTUS, BOY, M. (A.D. 287)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Twelfth: October – Part II. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 471-473.
20. St. James the Deacon. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
21. St. David of Serpukhov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Γαβριὴλ καὶ Κυρμιδώλης οἱ Νεομάρτυρες οἱ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ. 18 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
23. 31 октября (18 октября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
24. St. Peter of Cetinje. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
25. Άγιος Ισίδωρος και τα τέκνα αυτού Γεώργιος και Ειρήνη. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
26. Holy New Martyrs Isidore and his Two Children, Newly Revealed in 1953. Mystagogy. October 24, 2016. Retrieved 6 March, 2017.
27. АНДРЕЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
28. ЕЛИСАВЕТА. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
29. Σύναξη της Παναγίας της Μαχαιριώτισσας. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
30. The Monastery of Panagia of Machairas in Cyprus. Mystagogy. November 21, 2011. Retrieved 6 March, 2017.
31. Venerable Joseph the Igumen and Wonderworker of Volokolamsk. OCA - Lives of the Saints.