November 13: Saint John the Chrysostom is celebratedtranslated

Today, our Church honors the memory of Saint John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, from September 14th, so as not to be deprived of the honor due to the feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Chrysostomos is considered a great fosterer of the Triselian God, "the divinely inspired organ, the imitator of the Apostles". He is one of the three great Hierarchs, teacher of the world and protector of Greek Letters. He was born in 347 in Antioch to devout Christians, Secundus and Anthousa. Intelligent and multi-talented, he excelled in the sciences. He studied Greek letters in depth and studied in Syria under the famous teacher of rhetoric Libanius. He especially immersed himself in the study of the Scriptures and acquired a deep theological education. When he completed his studies, he devoted himself to the solitary life.

His fervent zeal led him to the desert, where he indulged in prayerful exercise. He became an earthly Angel and a heavenly man. When he returned to Antioch, he was ordained a reader, i.e. an interpreter of the Holy Bible, and later he was ordained a deacon by Patriarch Meletius. Six years later, he was enthroned as Archbishop of Constantinople.

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