For children
Saint Kyrikos the Martyr The Divinely-illumined infant began to invoke the Name of Christ with a stammering voice and to cry: “I am a Christian!… I love Christ!”
Saint Faith the Martyr “You know, my dear sisters… let us endure unto the end… May I be an example to you, that you both might follow me to Our Bridegroom, Who summons us to Himself.”
Saint Hope the Martyr “Having Christ’s help, I fear no torments; rather, I desire them as I desire the sweet things of Paradise, so sweet is My Lord to me.”
Saint Love the Martyr “I sing to Thee, and I bless Thy much-Hymned Name, O Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast loved Thy handmaiden Love! Number me together with my sisters, and count me worthy to suffer for Thy Name, even as they suffered.”
Saint Christina the Great Martyr
Saint Aquilina the Virgin Martyr of Byblos
Saint John The Chinese Martyr of the Boxer Rebellion
Saint Filofteia the Child-Martyr of Romania
Saint Bogolep the Child Schema-Monk
Saint Gabriel the Child-Martyr of Poland
Saint Theoktisti, Saint Theodoti and Saint Eudokia
Saint Irene and Saint George, the Newly-Revealed Martyrs
The Nine Holy Children Martyrs in Kola
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For orphans
Saint Charitina the Martyr of Amisos
Saint Anastasia the Virgin Martyr of Rome
Saint Stylianos the Protector of Children
Saint Zoticus the Martyr, Protector of Orphans
Saint John Maximovitch of Shanghai and San Francisco
Saint Sophia the Mother of Orphans
Saint John Koukouzelis the Monk and Chanter of Mount of Athos
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For the youth
Saint John the Russian of Evia “Come and see my pillow which is full of tears. I am weeping for you the youth. I am especially Praying to God for the youth to support you.”
Saint Marina the Glorious Martyr “Every time I felt tempted, every time I felt I needed the intercessions of the Saint, I would look at this small book with a paper Icon of Saint Marina and instantly be comforted and strengthened by her so that I can endure my own temptations.” -FD
Saint Aquilina the New Martyr “O my mother, what else could I do except that which you instructed me? Behold, according to your command I have preserved my Confession of Faith inviolate.”…
Saint John the New Martyr of Monemvasia “…for when we don’t keep the small things [of the Faith], how can we keep the large things?”
Saint Demetrios the Great Martyr
Saint Agnes the Holy Martyr“There is one God in the Heavens and on Earth: the Christian God, and the other gods are but dust and ashes!”
The Three Holy Youths Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
Saint Agatha the Virgin Martyr “Because I am a slave of Christ, and slaves of Christ are really the most free of all creation because they acquired self-mastery by His Grace… I confess Christ with my lips, and I never cease to call upon Him in my heart.”…
Saint Anastasia the Virgin “My spouse, my riches, my life and my happiness are my Lord Jesus Christ, and you cannot turn me away from Him by your deceit!”
Saint Kyriaki the Great Martyr “Do not think, O king, by these flatteries or by frightening punishments that I shall deny my sweetest Jesus Christ; for there is no torment, no punishment and no torture which can separate me from His love…”
Saint Euphemia the Great Martyr of Chalcedon “If I knew what Glory the Saints and the Martyrs had in Heaven, I would have begged to go through and to endure more tortures…”
Saint Susanna the Virgin-Martyr of Rome “I offer myself in sacrifice to my Lord.”
Saint Argyrus of Thessalonica “What evil have you done, my brother, to deny Christ our Maker and Saviour? What great evil, unfortunate one, did you do to your Soul, surrendering it to hell where there is eternal death, to avoid this temporary death? Come, come, my brother, to your senses, come to yourself, repent, return to Christ. We ought never deny Him Who would never deny us?”
Saint Eleni of Sinope, the Virgin-Martyr
Saint Pelagia the Virgin of Antioch
Saint Peter the Aleut of Alaska
Saint Stanko the Shepherd of Montenegro
Saint Triantaphyllos of Zagora
Saint Barbara the Great Martyr
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia “This is the way we should see Christ. He is our friend, our brother; He is whatever is good and beautiful. He is everything…”…“Do not fight to expel darkness from the chamber of your Soul. Open a tiny aperture for the light to enter, and the darkness will disappear.”
Saint Paisios the Athonite “Completely have trust in God, leave everything in His hands, and believe that His Love will act for your own benefit.”…“Do you ask for help from Jesus Christ or are you struggling alone?”…“Take courage my child and Christ will be the Victor.”
Saint Asterius, Saint Claudius, Saint Neon and Saint Neonilla “We now disdain all our belongings, O governor, and on behalf of our Faith we will endure all evil that will follow us. Our stepmother, who was not well chosen to replace our mother, knew that she did not betray us to you to protect the religion of your gods. No. Rather she is seeking to unjustly take the inheritance of our father and mother, since it consists of much.”
Saint Edward the Martyr, King of England
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For one’s parents
Saint Paisios the Athonite “Prayer has great power within the family. I know two siblings who not only kept their parents – who had a big problem between them – from separating, but even caused them to be more in love.”
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For one’s siblings
Saint Faith, Saint Hope, Saint Love
Saint Agape, Saint Irene and Saint Chionia
Saint Menodora, Saint Metrodora and Saint Nymphodora
Saint Zenaida and Saint Philonella
Saint Gregory the Theologian, Saint Caesarius, Saint Gorgonia
Saint Lazarus, Saint Mary and Saint Martha of Bethany
Saint Zenobius and Saint Zenobia
Saint Philip and Saint Mariamne
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian of Asia Minor
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian of Rome
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, Saint Leontios, Saint Anthimos and Saint Euprepios of Arabia
Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius
Saint Parthenios and Saint Evmenios
Saint Joseph the Betrothed and Saint Cleopas Apostle of the 70
Saint Iakovos, Saint Salome, Saint Justus, Saint Jude, Esther and Martha
Saint Hermione, Saint Charitina and Saint Eutychia
Saint Asterius, Saint Claudius, Saint Neon and Saint Neonilla
Saint Artemius of Verkola and Saint Parasceva of Pirimin
Saint Xanthippe and Saint Polyxene
Righteous Miriam the Prophetess, Righteous Prophet Aaron the First High Priest, and Righteous Prophet Moses the God-seer
Righteous Patriarch Joseph and Patriarch Benjamin
Saint Speusippus, Saint Eleusippus and Saint Meleusippus
Saint David, Saint Symeon and Saint George
Saint Nektarios and Saint Theophanes
Saint Jonas and Saint Barachisus
Saint Matthew the Evangelist and Saint James the Apostle
The Holy Passion-Bearers Tsarevich Alexis, the Grand Princesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia
Saint Irene and her brother Saint Raphael
Saint Eutychius, Saint Eutychian and Saint Cassiana
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For one’s cousins
Our Most Holy Mother of God, Saint Elizabeth and Saint Salome
Saint Zenaida and Saint Philonella the cousins of the Saint Paul the Apostle
Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Barnabas Apostle of the 70
Saint Irene and Saint Raphael the counins of Saint Eleni of Lesvos
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Holiness throughout life
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis of Evia
Saint Ignatius the God-Bearer Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven…” Matthew 18: 2-10
Saint Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria A group of children, which included Athanasius, were playing at the seashore. The Christian children decided to Baptize their pagan playmates. The young Athanasius, whom the children designated as “Bishop”, performed the Baptism, precisely repeating the words he heard in Church during this Sacrament…
Saint Nicholas Planas Very frequently little Nicholas Planas would hide in the Chapel wearing a bed sheet, and he would chant whatever he knew, as he was still a small child. At other times he would gather his friends, and they would ‘celebrate’ the Divine Liturgy.
Saint Sabas the Sanctified When Saint Sabas was a young boy, he was in a garden and took an apple from a tree, wanting to eat it. However, he refrained and said “Beautiful in sight and good for food, but this killed us.” Saint Sabas then stepped on the apple, and decided to never eat an apple for the rest of his life.
Saint Alexios the Man of God …he imitated his parents in fasting, almsgiving, and he wanted to live in Asceticism so he secretly wore a hair shirt under his clothes.
Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia “There, where I shepherded the animals, I slowly read, word by word, the life of Saint John the Hut-dweller and I loved Saint John very much. I said a lot of prayers, like the young child that I was, twelve or fifteen years old, I don’t remember too well. I wanted to follow his example… I always made the effort to Pray, to read the Hymns of the Church, the Holy Scriptures and the Lives of the Saints. May you do the same. I tried, by the Grace of God, to approach God and may you also do the same.”
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian of Asia Minor
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
Saint George Karslides of Drama
Saint Paraskevi the Virgin-Martyr of Rome
Saint Nina the Enlightener of Georgia
Saint Iakovos the Brother of the Lord
Holy Quotes for the Youth