September 7: Martyr Sozon celebratestranslated

Today, the Church celebrates the eve of the Nativity of the Theotokos and honors the memory of the Saints Luke and Peter, the Martyrs Eupsychios and Sozontos and the child martyr Sozontos from Asprogia of Paphos. Sozon came from the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor and lived in the 3rd century AD. He was a pagan shepherd. By joining the body of the Church, baptized and perfumed, he activated the gifts in his life. He studied the Scriptures and preached the Gospel. One day he entered a pagan temple where he saw a statue made of gold and silver. He received pieces, sold them and distributed the money to the poor. The ruler of the region, when he learned of the incident, began to arrest the Christians.

Martyr Sozon, without having regretted his action, presented himself to the ruler and confessed his faith in the Risen Christ. Then he cooled down after a lot of torture.

Christians are preparing for tomorrow's feast of the Birth of the Virgin. The birth of Maryam by the righteous Joachim and Anna brought joy to the human race, because from the Theotokos the incorporeal and ageless Son and Word of God and Savior of the world took flesh. Solved…