Happy Sunday!
Today we remember the holy martyrs Akindinos, Pigsius, Apponius, Alpidiphorus, Anampodemasta and others like them, who lived in the 4th century AD.
Being courtiers of the Persian king Spur II, they secretly professed the Orthodox faith. One day they were reported by evil parties for their adherence to the true faith of Jesus, and as a result they began to be brutally tortured.
The martyrs bravely endured torture and performed miracles, so much so that even their executioner Apponius, the court noble Elpidor and the mother of the Persian king himself confessed their faith in Christ from what they saw.
When the martyrs were led beyond the city walls to the place of execution, they were accompanied by a crowd of 7,000, glorifying Jesus. By order of the Persian king, all the marchers were ordered to be killed. Christians, who arrived secretly at night to the place of execution of the martyrs, found the bodies of the martyrs without fire damage and buried them with dignity.
Bearers of God's will, blessed is the land that drank in your blood, and the saint of the village that received your bodies: at the funeral feast you conquered the enemy and preached Christ with vigor: this is the good thing that you pray to be saved, we pray, for our souls.