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Day 24 of the Blessed Coptic Month of Kiahk, may God make it always received, year after year, with reassurance and tranquility, while our sins after forgiven by the tender mercies of our God my fathers and brothers.
Amen.
The Twenty-Fourth Day of the Blessed Month of Kiahk
Martyrdom of St.Ignatius, the Patriarch of Antioch
On this day, the honorable St.
Ignatius, Patriarch of Antioch, was martyred. He was a disciple of St.
John the Evangelist and travelled with him to many cities. St. John ordained
him Patriarch of Antioch where he preached the life giving Gospel, converted
many to the knowledge of God, baptized them, illumined them, and showed
them the error of worshipping idols. The pagans were enraged, they seized
him and tortured him with various tortures. They put burning coals in his
hands and pressed his hands for about two hours. Then they burnt his side
with red hot pitch and burning oil. They combed his body with iron combs.
When they became tired of torturing him, they cast him in prison where
he stayed for a long time. When they remembered him, they brought him out
and promised him great rewards and then threatened him. As he was steadfast
in his faith, they threw him to the wild beasts and they devoured him and
rendered him into pieces. He delivered up his pure spirit in the hand of
the Lord Whom he loved.
May His prayers be with us. Amen.
Departure of St.Philogonus, the Patriarch of Antioch
On this day also, St. Philogonus, Patriarch of Antioch, departed. This saint was married and had a daughter. When his wife died, he became a monk. For his great virtue, his bountiful knowledge, his ascetic life, and his deep devotion, he was chosen Patriarch over the city of Antioch. He shepherded the flock of Christ well and protected it from the Arian wolves and the followers of Macdonius and Sabilius. As a patriarch, he lived in piety and asceticism, renouncing the world, and never owning one dinari or a second tunic. He completed his strife and departed in peace. St. John Chrysostom had praised him in his sermons.
May His prayers be with us all. Amen.
Birth of St.Takla-Haymanot, the Ethiopian
Today also, we commemorate
the birthday of St. Takla Haymanot (Thecla Hemanot), the great Ethiopian
saint.
May His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.