Also today marks the World Hour of Peace. Believers honor the memory of St. Modest .
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New Year’s Eve
In some countries, December 31 is an official day off, and in others, as in 2021 in Ukraine, a reduced working day. Today we used to end the year on December 31, but this was not always the case. Before the world adopted the Gregorian calendar, different countries used different timekeeping systems. That is why the end of the year often fell on different dates.
The Gregorian calendar, which is familiar to us, was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in October 1582. It was based on solar cycles and replaced the Roman calendar (lunar cycles).
World Hour of Peace, or Meditation for Peace in the World
The first global meditation was held in 1995. It was the brainchild of Dr. Barbara O’Guinn Condron, of the School of Metaphysics in Missouri, USA. Traditionally, meditation is held from 23:30 on December 31 to 12:30 on January 1.
Saint Modest Remembrance Day
The saint was known as the Archbishop of Jerusalem. It was he who restored the Temple of the Holy Sepulcher, which was destroyed by the Persian army. Modest also took care of other Christian shrines.
Saint Modestus was born in Asia Minor to a family of devout Christians. That is why he received a good education from childhood. In his youth, Modest realized that he wanted to join the monastic life, no matter how severe it was. Therefore, he received monastic vows at a young age. In the future he became abbot of the monastery of St. Theodosius the Great (Palestine).
In 614, Palestine and Syria were attacked by King Khozroi’s troops from Persia. They united with the Jews, destroyed Christian shrines and killed about 90,000 Christians. Patriarch Zechariah of Jerusalem and many others were taken prisoner, so St. Modestus temporarily ruled the Church of Jerusalem.
With the help of Patriarch John the Merciful, St. Modestus was able to restore a large number of Christian shrines, including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. He buried the remains of the slain monks from the monastery of St. Sava the Consecrated with all honor. And when Patriarch Zacharias returned from captivity 14 years later, Modest retired. However, after the death of the patriarch he took his place. He died in 634 at the age of 94.
Name day
Angel’s Day is celebrated by: Mark, Michael, Modest, Sebastian, Semyon (Simeon), Flor (Frol), Zoya, Victoria.
Source: Ukrgate
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