July's Recipe:
Beef Stew with Mashed Aubergines
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Beef stew that melts in your mouth, topped with velvety aubergines sauce! This is what you are looking for when you want to impress your family, friends, everybody, with your culinary skills. |
Ingredients:
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- 1.200g beef
- 1/4 tea cup of Greek extra virgin olive oil
- 2 red Greek onions, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 400g concasse tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1/2 tea cup of red wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 3-4 allspice
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 4-5 sprigs of parsley
- 4 sticks of celery
- salt and freshly ground pepper
FOR THE MASHED AUBERGINES
- 6 large aubergines
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 heaped tbsp flour
- 500g fresh lukewarm milk
- 2-3 cloves
- 1 small onion
- salt and freshly ground pepper
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Preparation:
Dice the meat in bite-size pieces. Warm the olive oil in a casserole pan and brown the pieces of meat
on all sides. Add the finely chopped onion and the whole garlic cloves and leave for 5-6 minutes to wilt.
Using a spoon spread the tomato paste in the bottom of the casserole. Add the wine and wait for the
alcohol to evaporate. Add the bay leaf, spices, sugar, parsley, celery and finely chopped tomatoes.
Pour in very little water and simmer for 1 h and 30 minutes until the meat melts in the mouth and the
sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper towards the end of cooking time.
Prepare the aubergines. Rinse and dry them well. Roast them in the oven at 250° C for about 25-30 minutes until they are softened and tinged brown. Leave for a while to cool off, score them, remove their flesh and put them in a bowl. Mash their flesh with a fork or in the food processor. Cut onion in half. Stick the
cloves in one half and put it in a saucepan along with the milk over medium heat. Warm the milk. Chop finely the remaining half onion. Melt butter in a casserole and toss the chopped onion in for 5 minutes to wilt. Sprinkle with the flour and
whisk briskly for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Discard flavourings and add milk gradually, while whisking, until you get a smooth texture. Put back on the heat, season and leave for 5-6 minutes until sauce thickens. When done, remove from heat, add
the mashed aubergines and mix everything well.
Place the mashed aubergines in a plate and top them with the meat and plenty of sauce.
6 servings
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Excerpts
and Photography from:
Everyday Greek Cooking
by Argiro Barbarigou
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July's Article: |
| The Greeks of Australia |
The Greeks of Australia
The pioneer migrants remained traditionalists in
their national sentiment, identity and culture, confining their
struggle mostly to the preservation of the Greek faith and
language. Their children favoured integration and were ready to
compromise, asking the elder immigrant traditionalists, headed
by the ecclesiastical authorities and the affluent families of
those who had migrated there before World War II, maintained the
view that their links with the old country could be best
maintained through the Greek Orthodox Church and the Greek
school as they had been in the days of Ottoman rule. The
conformists observed that their major concern was the operation
of Australian institutions dealing with Australian issues, which
would best serve them as Australians of Hellenic ancestry.
Until 1975, their self-sufficient communities remained
socioeconomically insulated, relying on their intra-communal
business resources and networks. Priority was given to the
preservation of family and traditional values via the
establishment of numerous Greek language schools, Orthodox
Churches, brotherhoods and societies, including the male-only
coffee houses. After World War II, Greek immigrants were well
aware that their generation had to be sacrificed to secure the
advancement of their children. The vision of professional
success for their children, despite the hardships endured in the
process of reaching it, was overpowering. The multiplicity of
Greek language newspapers and radio stations generated a feeling
of security in intra-community interactions, although very often
some of their editors inspired controversies. By contrast, the
conflict between the leaders of the Orthodox Church and the
Communities generated confusion, dissension and the apparent
lack of a coordinating authority to impose order.
During the last half of the twentieth century, Greek immigrants,
following the years of struggle, consolidated their presence and
managed to found their institutions for the social, religious
and community life focusing on the maintenance of the Greek
identity in Australia. The readiness with which the Greek
Australians sprang to the defense of Greece during periods of
national crisis and their inability to divorce themselves from
the internal politics of the mother country demonstrate exactly
this. Moreover, Greek Australians are people with strong
political inclinations, ready to raise funds, to hold public
meetings, to publish newspapers, to voice their opinion, to pass
resolutions and to denounce each other with passion. Most of
them (96 percent) became Australian citizens and during the
1960s entered the Australian political system establishing
Greek-speaking branches for both major political parties.
Offering support and assistance to their branches, they managed
to set in place effective mechanisms for the pre-selection
processes of their prospective political leaders. Their
children, twenty years later, were elected to the parliaments of
the country in large numbers, while they themselves had a major
impact on electoral results.
For the members of the second generation of Greeks in Australia,
the road to acceptance into an Australian society that treated
foreigners with ignorance and prejudice was not easy. Born into
families with strong tribal (regional) paternal and national
links, the Australia-born children of the Greeks who had
migrated after World War II grew up in a home and ethnic school
environment that insisted on preserving the national identity,
faith and language of their parents and on maintaining the torch
of tradition of the old country. However, their daily contact
with non-Greek institutions and friends was shaping an attitude
of belonging to the society into which they were born. In
addition , there were those discouraging teachers and
individuals who wished them and all foreigners to conform to
their own image of Australianism.
Family ties and family networks, including members of external families, even co-villagers, in a Greek family are very close. The gather outlined the family core values and
the ancestral tradition and the children were expected to fully uphold them. During the first years of settlement children accompanied their parents as interpreters and assistants, performed certain household duties, looked after their younger siblings while both parents were in shift work and consistently attended afternoon classes in the local Greek community school. Almost every Australian-born child of Greek ancestry was exposed to admonishing parental
counseling to endure hard work, take advantage of the opportunities denied to their parents, make a successful career and care for their elders. Most children
were exposed to this kind of family and cultural discipline, growing in isolation at least until the first years of their adolescence. It was only then that they would commence to question the strict observance of the customs, the attendance at
Greek school and the Orthodox church, and to complain about the fact that their restricted independence and freedom was so different from those of their Australian fellow students and friends. Many Australian-born children became rebellious against the attitude of their parents to restrict their recreational activities, to prohibit dating among teenagers, to refuse entertainment on the pretext that there are other more serious matters in life and that amusement will come later on following a successful career.
Article to be continued next month
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Special Feature:
Toys in Ancient
Greece |
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Part III
- Ephedrismos, Krikilasia, Maskinda, Pentalitha, and Stromvos
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 Plato once commented of the creativity of children in finding new ways to play. One of those inventions was
"Ephedrismos" the first documented game of piggyback [see
figure 1]. The game was part of a winner’s ceremony in
another game. The winner was carried on the back of another player
and was treated to a victory lap. The documentation of this game on statuettes and vase paintings provides not only
game demonstrations but also insight on the games between boys and girls. Apparently in early age boys and
girls are playing this game together but at a later age we see teenage boys carrying only other boys.
 Another
very popular game in Ancient Greece was "krikilasia" also referred
to as "trohos" (wheel in Greek) since a wheel was the basic part of
the game, or "krikos" (Greek for ring) because of variations
including some
rings to make noise. The game involved rolling a wooden hoop similarly to the modern day version of the
game. The game was so popular that it is even mentioned by Roman poet Horateus as a game picked up by Romans
from the Greeks [see figure 2]. Ancient Greek doctors are also
documented in recommending this toy as an ideal exercising instrument for ancient Greek youth. In his work
"Peri Dietis", Hippocrates recommend this game as a great exercise particularly for adult men.
 An interesting game also played as part of exercising was "maskinda", what is
known in modern day as
"leap frog".
In this game one child will bend over and hold his knees while another child will run and jump over him with legs
open. Then the jumping player will stop ahead and get into the same bending position so that a third player can
now jump over the two bending players. The game would progress so that all players alternate. Today this same
game is still played by Greek children and called "makria gaidoura".
[see figure 3]
An interesting and very entertaining game
still played today is "pentalitha".
 In
"πεντάλιθα" players used five
small, smooth stones, five knucklebones or five small and flat pieces of shell.
Holding the stones inside his palm,
the player threw them in the air and at the same time, while these started falling, he turned his palm downwards
trying to catch the stones with the back of his palm and make them stay there. This rarely happened, and there were
always stones that fell to the ground. In that case the player had to try, with his free hand, to pick up the rest,
without making any of the ones that were balancing on his other hand fall. If he managed to pick up all the stones,
then he would win, but if during his attempt one of them fell, he would lose. This game was very popular not only in
Ancient Greece, but also Rome and later Byzantium.
Similarly to the pentalitha, another very common game still played today is the
"stomvos" (or in modern Greek "svoura")
which is known in English as the spinning top. These tops came in several variations which where in one of three categories:
one shaped like a pine cone with grooves to wrap a string around it, a ceramic disc shaped top with slots around its
circumference, or a wooden disc shaped top which had a whole on the top which was used to insert a wooden stick to use
for spinning (the more conventional modern spinning top). Use Figure 71 from book. The oldest reference of this toy is
found in the Iliad (XIV 413) where Homer pictures the movement of a stone thrown by Ajax son of Telamon as "..reeling like
a top staggering to its last turnings..", and it is probably the most common toy found in archaeological sites around Greece.
[see figure 4]
Article to be continued...
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Toys of the Ancient Greeks
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| Featured Destination: Cyclades -
Paros-Antiparos (part 9 of 22) |
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 GEOGRAPHY
The third largest island in the Cyclades (after
Naxos and Andros), Paros is 195 sq. km. in area, has 118
km. of coast and is 95 nautical miles from Piraeus.
There are daily car and passenger ferries from Piraeus
and a link with Rafina (daily during the summer, three
times a week in winter). There is also a connection with
Syros, Naxos, los and Santorini. In the summertime there
are links with the Lesser Cyclades, Amorgos, Anaphi,
Sikinos, Pholegandros, the Dodecanese and Herakleion in
Crete. One route also goes to Samos and Ikaria. There
are local services to Naxos, los, Santorini, Mykonos and
Siphnos, as well as frequent sailings to and from
Antiparos each day. There are daily flights from Athens
and in the summer an air link with Rhodes and Herakleion
(not very frequent). The island's capital is Paros (Paroikia)
with a population of 7,881.
Because the mountainous masses are concentrated in the
centre and southeastern part of the island (highest peak
Profitis Ilias, 771 m. a.s.l.), there are several flat
areas for cultivation and the beaches are easy to reach.
There are two natural gulfs, Naoussa in the north and
Paroikia on the west side. The mild climate, sandy
beaches, picturesque villages with their attractive
Cycladic architecture, lovely countryside and
well-appointed tourist facilities entice a large number
of visitors, sometimes "swamping" the island. For those
wanting to spend a cosmopolitan vacation Paros is
perfect, while for those seeking solitude and serenity
there are still many parts of the island of great
natural beauty and "far from the madding crowd" of
tourists.
 HISTORY
Paros has been inhabited since prehistoric times
when the Early Cycladic civilization attained its apogee
(3200 - 2100 BC). There was a Late Bronze Age
installation on the summit of the hill at Paroikia and,
as finds from here indicate, the island was also in
contact with Mainland Greece. There followed a period of
desolation and the island was resettled at the end of
the Mycenaean age, though only sparsely. Minoans,
Arcadians, Achaeans all settled on Paros and in around
1000 BC it was colonized by Ionians. In historical
times, from the 8th century BC until the Persian Wars,
the island experienced a sustained floruit; it was
engaged in trading transactions with Miletus in Asia
Minor and founded a colony on Thassos. This major acme
was due to the quarrying of marble, used in the
construction of many ancient temples and the creation of
numerous works of art. During the 6th and 5th century BC
there was a school of sculpting on Paros (Skopas,
Agorakritos) and art and letters flourished. Paros was
the home of the 7th century lyric poet Archilochos. The
island sided with the Medes during the Persian Wars but
later became a member of the Athenian League. It
subsequently belonged to the Macedonians and then the
Romans. Little is known of its course in the Byzantine
period except for snippets of information on piratical
raids. In 1207 it was captured by the Venetians and
ceded to the Duchy of Naxos until 1389. It was then
governed by a succession of families (Crispi, Sommaripa)
until it was pillaged by Barbarossa in 1537 and
subjugated by the Turks. Between 1770 and 1774 it was
the headquarters of the Russian fleet under Orloff and
it played an active role in the 1821 Revolution.
 SIGHTS-MONUMENTS
Paroikia, the island's capital, lies on the west coast
and is also its main port. It occupies the same site as
the ancient city and its oldest quarter, more or less at
the centre of the town, is clustered around the hill of
Kastro on the southwest side of the harbour. It is a
typical Cycladic town with paved streets, archways
("volts"), dazzling white two-storey houses interspersed
with churches and windmills. A road leads from the
harbour to the market place ("agora"), at the heart of
the town, where all manner of wares may be purchased.
The castle or Kastro stands on the highest point of the
town, southwest of the harbour. It was built on the site
of the ancient acropolis and much of the building
material comes from ancient buildings, since column
drums and fragments of marble are nowadays visible in
the restored sector of the castle. Excavations conducted
here have brought to light the ruins of an Archaic
temple of Demeter (adjacent to the present church of St.
Constantine). There are very few extant remains of the
Venetian castle on the east and southeast flank (parts
of the wall and a tower). The Byzantine church of St.
Constantine is outstanding not only on account of its
unique architecture but because of its gilded wood
carved iconostasis. In various parts of the town there
are handsome mansions belonging to eminent island
families, some even with their coat of arms incorporated
over the lintel. There are also many tiny churches with
wood carved iconostases. However, the most important
church of all is that of the Virgin Katapoliani (or
Ekatontapyliani) on the northern outskirts of Paroikia.
One of the oldest Early Christian basilica in Greece, it
was founded, tradition relates, by either St. Helen or
St. Constantine. In the course of the study and
restoration of this monument it became apparent that
this large church dedicated to the Virgin (feast day
August 15th) was built at the end of the 4th century. To
right and left are small side chapels and to the south a
Baptistry. During the reign of Justinian (6th century)
additions were made to the church and it thus acquired
the form we see today. There is a Byzantine Museum in
one of the buildings in its precinct. The modern
building a short distance from the church is the
Archaeological Museum, in which are housed finds from
the Neolithic to the Roman era. Noteworthy exhibits
include vases, sculptures (Skopas' Nike) and a section
of the Parian Chronicle (dated to Hellenistic times),
found in 1627 built into the enceinte of the castle, on
which events in the island's history from 2000 - 264/63
BC are recorded in chronological order. Ancient
sanctuaries have been discovered at Delion (sanctuary of
Apollo) to the north of the bay, near the cave of
Archilochos, on the Kounados hill (sanctuary of
Aphrodite and Eileithyia) on the northwest side of the
town, while in the southwest are ruins of an Asklepieion.
10 km. northeast of Paroikia is the gulf of Naoussa, the
largest on the island. On the way to Naoussa, about 1
km. outside Paroikia, in the locality known as Treis
Ekklesies, there are vestiges of an Early Christian
basilica and three Byzantine churches, further on is the
Longovardas monastery (6 km. from Paroikia), founded in
1638, which has a significant library and icon-painting
atelier. Naoussa, with its pristine white houses,
Postbyzantine churches (St. Athanasios, St. John the
Theologian, the Savior etc.), its monastery (St. George)
and the little harbour with the Venetian castle is one
of the most beautiful parts of Paros. From
 here
one can visit the villages on the east and south side of
the island (there is another road from Paroikia to these
villages) Marmara, Marpissa, with its ruined Venetian
castle on top of Kefalos hill and the monastery of St.
Anthony, Piso Livadi and Drios, Kostos and Lefkes, with
its 17th century church of the Holy Trinity. A short way
beyond Lefkes is the convent of Thapsana with its
miraculous icon of the Virgin Myrtidiotissa. In the
locality of Marathi (4 km. from Paroikia) there is an
ancient marble quarry. 6 km. from Paroikia is the region
of Psychopiana with its verdant vegetation, running
water and myriads of butterflies. Not far off is the
nunnery of Christ of the Wood (tou Dasous), repository
of the shroud of St. Arsenios. This is a convenient
place for visiting villages on the south side of the
island (Alyki, Angairia, where the airport is located),
or to proceed to Pounta from where boats leave for
Antiparos. Paros has a large number of beaches, ideal
for swimming, fishing and sea sports. At Paroikia:
Livadia, Krios, Aghios Phokas; at Naoussa (west side):
Mikro and Megalo Piperi, Limnes and Kolymbithres, with
its spectacular rock formations, reminiscent of
sculptures; on the east side: Aghioi Anargyroi, Xifara,
Langeri, Alyki, Santa Maria, Ambelas. All are easily
accessible on foot or by bus and car, as well as by
small craft which make regular trips, leaving from
Paroikia for Krios and Livadia, and from Naoussa for
Kolymbithres, Langeri, Santa Maria. There are stretches
of sand at Logaras, Piso Livadi, Drios and Alyki. Those
with a boat may investigate other beaches, as well as
the offshore islets. Refueling stations at Paroikia and
Naoussa. Paros has numerous hotels, pensions, furnished
apartments and rooms available for a pleasant stay.
Next month:
The Islands of the Cyclades - Naxos, Part 10 of 22
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July
2011 Greek Orthodox Calendar |
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Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries
Constantine the New Martyr of Cyprus
Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain
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Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Vlachernae
St. Juvenal, Patriarch of Jerusalem
Juvenal the Protomartyr of America & Alaska
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3rd Sunday of Matthew
Hyacinth the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs
Anatolios, Patriarch of Constantinople
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4th Monday after Pentecost
Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon
St. Martha, mother of St. Symeon Stylites the Younger
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Athanasios of Mount Athos
Righteous Father Lampadus the Wonderworker
Kyprianos the New Martyr of Koutloumousiou Monastery
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4th Wednesday after Pentecost
Sisoes the Great
Holy Apostles Archippus, Philemon and Onesimus
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Kyriaki the Great Martyr
Thomas the Righteous of Malea
Akakios of Sinai
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Prokopios the Great Martyr & his mother Theodosia the Martyr
Theophilios the Myrrhbearer of Pantokrator Monastery
Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kazan
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4th Saturday after Pentecost
Pancratios, Bishop of Sicily
Dionysios the Orator
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10
4th Sunday of Matthew
45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis, Armenia
Our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Assa
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11
Euphemia the Great Martyr
The All-Praised Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Princess of Kiev
Nektarios the New Martyr
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12
5th Tuesday after Pentecost
Proklos & Hilarios the Martyrs of Ancyra
Our Holy Father Michael of Maleinus
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13
5th Wednesday after Pentecost
Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel
Stephanos of Saint Savvas Monastery
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14
Aquila the Apostle among the 70
Our Holy Father Joseph the Confessor, Archbishop of Thessalonica
Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos
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15
Julitta & Kyrikos the Martyrs
Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles of Kiev
The Finding of the Head of St. Matrona of Chios
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5th Saturday after Pentecost
Athenogenes the Holy Martyr of Heracleopolis
Julia the Virgin-martyr of Carthage
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Sunday of the Holy Fathers
Marina the Great Martyr of Antioch
Veronika & Speratos the Martyrs
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18
6th Monday after Pentecost
Emilianos of Bulgaria
Holy Martyrs Paul, Thea and Oualentine
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6th Tuesday after Pentecost
Macrina the Righteous, sister of St. Basil
Dios, Abbot of Antioch
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Elijah the Prophet
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6th Thursday after Pentecost
Symeon the Fool for Christ
Parthenios, Bishop of Arta
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Mary Magdalene, Myrrhbearer & Equal-to-the-Apostles
Markella, the Virgin-martyr of Chios
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6th Saturday after Pentecost
Phocas the Holy Martyr, Bishop of Sinope
Ezekiel the Prophet
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6th Sunday of Matthew
Christina the Great Martyr of Tyre
Athenagorus the Apologist
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Olympias the Deaconess
Eupraxia & Julia the Righteous of Tabenna
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Paraskevi the Righteous Martyr of Rome
Hermolaos the Holy Martyr & his Companions
St. Prisca, the Righteous Martyr
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Panteleimon the Great Marytr & Healer
St. Nicholas of Novgorod, the fool-for-Christ
Anthoussa the Righteous Confessor
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7th Thursday after Pentecost
Prochoros, Nicanor, Timon, & Parmenas the Apostles of the 70
Irene the Righteous of Chrysovalantou
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7th Friday after Pentecost
Kallinikos the Martyr of Asia Minor
Holy Virgin Martyr Theodota
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7th Saturday after Pentecost
Silas & Silvanos the Apostles of the 70
St. Julitta of Caesaria
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7th Sunday of Matthew
Forefeast of the Precious Cross
Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea
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