Orthodox calendar: September 17 – holiday in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Burning Bush”translated

16th Week after Pentecost.

Today, September 17, 2026, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the prophet. Moses the Seer of God (1531 BC); sschmch. Vavily, ep. Great Antioch, and with him three youths: Urvan, Prilydian, Eppolonius and their mother Christodoula (251); mts. Hermione, daughter of St. Philip the deacon (c. 117); mchch. Theodora, Miana, Juliana and Kiona (305-311); martyr Babyla of Nicomedia and with him 84 youths (IV); prmch. Parthenia, abbot of Kiziltash (1867); finding the relics of St. Joasapha, bishop Belgorodsky (1911); the second discovery (1964) and transfer of the relics (1989) of St. Mitrofan, Bishop of Voronezh; Cathedral of Voronezh Saints; sschmch. Peter, Metropolitan Dabro-Bosnian (1941) (Serb.); sschmchch. Gregory, bishop Shlisselburgsky, Sergius, bishop. Narvsky, Paul, John, Nicholas, Nicholas, John, Nicholas, Peter, Elijah, Michael the presbyters, martyr. Stefana, mchch. Vasily, Peter, Stefan and Alexander (1937); mts. Helena (1943); icon of the Mother of God called “The Burning Bush” (1680).

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One of the Old Testament prototypes pointing to the Mother of God was the burning bush - a bush that Moses saw burning in the fire, but not being consumed. This bush signified...