del 12 febbraio

Saint MELECE, archevêque d'Antioche, président des premières sessions du deuxième concile oecuménique au cours duquel il mourut (381). (Office traduit en français par le père Denis Guillaume au tome II des Ménées.)

San Melezio, vescovo di Antiochia, ripetutamente cacciato in esilio per la fede nicena e morto mentre presiedeva il  Concilio Ecumenico di Costantinopoli. Ricevette gli elogi di San Gregorio di Nissa e san Giovanni Crisostomo. 

Melezio, vescovo di Antiochia, che per la sua fede nicena fu ripetutamente mandato esilio e poi, mentre presiedeva il Concilio Ecumenico Costantinopolitano , passò al Signore; di lui san Gregorio di Nissa e san Giovanni Crisostomo celebrarono le virtù con somme lodi.

Le 12 février, nous célébrons la mémoire de notre Saint Père MELECE, Archevêque d'ANTIOCHE

aaaLuminaire de l'Orthodoxie et modèle de vie évangélique, homme de paix et de réconciliation, Saint Mélèce fut un des principaux artisans de la restauration de l'unité de l'Eglise qui, malgré les décisions du Concile de Nicée (325), continua d'être douloureusement déchirée pendant tout le IVe siècle par les séquelles de l'hérésie d'Arius.

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Troparion — Tone 4

You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith, / An image of humility and a teacher of abstinence. / Because of your lowliness, Heaven was opened to you. / Because of your poverty, riches were granted to you. / O holy bishop, Meletius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!

Kontakion — Tone 6

The apostate Macedonius / fled in fear before your spiritual courage, / but we your servants run to you to gain your intercession! / Father Meletius, converser with the angels and fiery sword of Christ our God, / we praise you as a star bringing light to all!

Alla Divina Liturgia 

Ap. Evrei 7, 26-28; 8, 1-2

Ev. Ioan 10, 9-16

Saint ALEXIS, métropolite de Moscou, thaumaturge (1378). (Office et acathiste traduits en français par le père Denis Guillaume au tome II du Supplément aux Ménées.) 

Saint Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia the Wonderworker (in the world Eleutherius), was born in the year 1292 (or according to another source, 1304) at Moscow into the family of the noble Theodore Byakont, a descendant of the Chernigov princely line. 

Troparion — Tone 4

The fervent protector of Apostolic dogmas, / The pastor and teacher of the Russian Church: / By celebrating the memory of the blessed bishop Alexis / We glorify with our songs Christ our God. / He has given us a faithful worker / And a fountain of healing grace, / The praise and confirmation of Orthodox Christians

Alla Divina Liturgia per la "feria" del 12 Febbraio

Ap. II Petru 3, 1-18

Ev. Marcu 13, 24-31