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Saint Joseph the Hymnographer

+ Joseph was born to a Christian family in Sicily. As a young man, he was forced to flee his homeland because of invading armies and he traveled to Thessalonica, where he became a monk. + Sometime later, Joseph moved to Constantinople and became a monk in ... read more

Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer

Saint Joseph the Hymnographer, “the sweet-voiced nightingale of the Church,” was born in Sicily in 816 into a pious Christian family. His parents, Plotinos and Agatha, moved to the Peloponnesos to save themselves from barbarian invasions. When he was ... read more

The Feast of St John of Damascus

Kontakion of St John of Damascus Tone 4 Let us praise the illustrious hymnographer John,/ teacher of the Church and champion against her enemies./ For armed with the weapon of the Lord’s Cross,/ he has banished the errors of heresy./ He fervently ... read more

Venerable Joseph of Optina

receiving the name Joseph in honor of Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (April 4). He was unexpectedly ordained as a deacon in 1877 in a way which demonstrated that God was directing the course of his life. On December 7 (Father Ambrose’s nameday), Igumen ... read more