Albany OCF Albany OCF
Akathist to St. Barbara, Fr. Matthew Markewich
- Christ the Savior Orthodox Church, 349 Eastline Rd, Ballston Lake NY 12019
RSVP: Those wishing to attend should rsvp in the discord no later than noon day-of. If we order chipotle, please have your order in mind before we place a group order.

On Wednesday December 4th we will meet with Fr. Matthew for an akathist service for St. Barbara the Great-Martyr. This saint was born near Heliopolis, in modern-day Lebanon, and was martyred during the reign of Emperor Maximian (286-305). At the insistence of her pagan father, Dioscorus, who reviled her faith and, St. Barbara was presented before the pagan ruler, who demanded she deny Christ. Heroically, she did not budge, and after many cruel tortures she was beheaded by her father and gave up her soul to the Lord.

St. Barbara has a great many miracles attributed to her and is widely venerated throughout Lebanon and Greece. You can read more about her life and miracles here.