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Apolytikion

O Holy Apostles, intercede to our merciful God, that He

may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.

Kontakion

O Lord, receive the steadfast and divinely voiced preachers, the pinnacle of Your disciples, unto their rest and the enjoyment of Your blessings. You received,

above every offering, their labors and their life. You

alone know what the heart holds.

 

THE SYNAXIS OF THE TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES: PETER, ANDREW, JAMES & JOHN THE SONS OF ZEBEDEE, PHILLIP, BARTHOLOMEW, THOMAS, MATTHEW, JAMES THE SON OF ALPHAEUS, JUDE THE BROTHER OF JAMES, SIMON AND MATTHIAS

June 30th

Η Σύναξις των Αγίων ενδόξων, πανευφήμων Αποστόλων των Δώδεκα

 

 

The Synaxis of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles of Christ appears to be an ancient Feast. The Church honors each of the Twelve Apostles on separate dates during the year, and has established a general commemoration for all of them on the day after the commemoration of the Glorious and First-Ranked among the Apostles Peter and Paul.

The holy God-crowned Emperor Constantine the Great (May 21) built a church in Constantinople in honor of the Twelve Apostles. There are instructions for celebrating this Feast which date from the fourth century.

For lists of the Apostles' names, see: Mt 10:2, Mk 3:14, Lk 6:12, Acts 1:13, 26.
 

Source: OCA