January 17
Forefeast of the Theophany
Synaxis of the Seventy
Apostles: James the brother of the Lord, Mark the Evangelist, Luke the
Evangelist, Cleophas the brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Simeon the son of
Cleophas, Barnabas, Justus, Thaddeus, Ananias, Stephen the Archdeacon; Philip,
Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, and Parmenas of the seven deacons; Timothy, Titus,
Philemon, Onesimus, Epaphras, Archippus, Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Crispus,
Epenetus, Andronicus, Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, Aristobulus,
Herodion, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobus, Hermas, Linus,
Gaius, Philologus, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, Olympas, Tertius, Erastus, Quartus,
Euodias, Onesiphorus, Clement, Sosthenes, Apollos, Tychicus, Epaphroditus,
Carpus, Quadratus, Mark called John, Zenas, Aristarchus, Pudens, Trophimus,
Mark, Artemas, Aquila, Fortunatus, and Achaicus
St. Theoctistus, abbot
at Cucomo in Sicily
Martyr Zosimas the
Hermit, and Martyr Athanasius the Commentarisius (superintendent of prisoners),
anchorites of Cilicia
Martyrs Chrysanthus
and Euthymia
St. Euthymius the New
monk
Martyrs Abbot
Euthymius and Twelve Monks of Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos
Repose of St.
Eustathius (Eustace), first archbishop of Serbia
St. Aquila, deacon of
the Kiev Caves
New-martyr Onuphrius
Manassias of Chilandar Monastery on Mt. Athos
St. Gregory of Langres
(Gaul)
Repose of Simeon,
metropolitan of Smolensk (1699)
Martyr Djan
Darada, the Ethiopian eunuch of Queen Candace