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The Eighteenth Day of the Month of January

Menologion

• Sts. Athanasius the Great (also 2 - May) and Cyril, (also 9 -June) archbishops of Alexandria
• St. Marcian of Cyrrhus in Syria, monk (388)
• Martyr Xenia
• St. Maximus, ruler of Serbia, metropolitan (1516)
• St. Athanasius, abbot of Syandemsk
• St. Silvanus, of Palestine, monk
• St. Athanasius, of Novolotsk
• St. Leobardus of Marmoutier (Gaul)
• St. Ioakeim I, patriarch of Trnovo (+ 1246)

Prophetologion: Readings for Vespers of Ss. Athanasios and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria.

The Reading is from Deuteronomy. [ Dt 1:8-11,15-17b]

The Reading is from Deuteronomy. [ Dt 10:14-18,20-21]

The Reading is from the Wisdom of Solomon. [ Wis 3:1-9]

Troparion of St. Athanasios and Cyril Tone 3

Thou didst shine with words of Orthodoxy and quench all heresy,/ and become victorious trophy-bearers./ You enriched all things with piety and greatly adorned the Church,/ and worthily found Christ our God;/ by your prayers He grants mercy to all.

Kontakion of St. Athanasios and Cyril Tone 4

Great Hierarchs and champions of Christ's Church,/ preserve all who sing: O compassionate Lord,/ save those who with faith honour Thee.

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• St. Athanasios, 2, 3 Iconogram
• Russian Icons
• Prologue From Ochrid by St Nikolai Velimirovich
• OCA - Lives of all saints commemorated on this day
• OCA - Troparia and Kontakia
• Mesyatseslov of Saints Lives (Russian)

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