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Wed, 28th September 2022 -- Tute 18, 1739 AM
The Eighteenth Day of the Blessed Month of Tute
Tute 18
Martyrdom of St. Bropharius
On
this day we celebrate the martyrdom of St. Bropharius. He was a comedian
and jester and non-Christian. When Constance, the son of Constantine departed,
Julian the infidel reigned after him and was killed by St. Macarius. This
infidel was the nephew of Constantine. On his birthday, he gathered jesters,
comedians, and people of the circus; Bropharius was one of them. The infidel
emperor ordered him to imitate the Christians. When he came to the ritual
of the holy baptism and made the sign of the Cross over the water in the
Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Lord enlightened
his mind and he perceived a divine grace coming down on the water and light
shone from it. He immersed into the water three times, then went up from
it and put on his clothes. He confessed that he became Christian. The Emperor
rebuked and threatened him. Then the emperor promised to give him many
gifts. In spite of that, the Saint went on saying, "I am Christian. I am
Christian." Finally, the emperor ordered his neck to be cut off and he
earned the crown of martyrdom.
May his intercession be for us all. Amen.
Commemoration of Stephen the Priest and
Niceta the Martyr
On this day also is the
commemoration of Stephen the priest, and Niceta the martyr.
May their prayers and blessings be with us all, and Glory be to God
forever. Amen.
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