My patron saint feast day - ping!
A Blessed feast to you, Stubborn. In the Orthodox Church, today is the Feast of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos. Here is the Apolytikion for today, chanted in the fourth tone:
""By holding as infant, in your arms O pure one, the ruler of everything who was incarnated from you, you were seen as the cause of joy; wherefore all creation, sings with exceeding joy, your awesome child-birth, O Theotokos today; for you carried in your womb, the fount of salvation."
Happy feast day; same as my daughter's and her birthday as well.
Happy Feast day to you , Happy Feast Day! And may the very first martyr keep you and protect you forever! St. Stephen pray for us all !
Bump, thanks for the ping, and much affection here for the honorable St. Stephen.