When is the feast day of St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord?

The Orthodox Church commemorates St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord on April 27 on the New Calendar and May 10 on the Old Calendar.

Who else is commemorated on that day?

The Church also remembers St Stephen of Vladimir.

When is the feast of St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord in 2027?

In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Tuesday, April 27.

St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord

Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord

Simeon was the son of Cleopas, the brother of Joseph the Betrothed, which made him a cousin of the Lord according to the flesh. As a grown man he witnessed the works of Jesus and came to believe in him, becoming one of the seventy disciples sent out to preach.

Feast day

27AprilNew Calendar

10MayOld Calendar

Coming feasts: Tuesday, April 27, 2027

The life of St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord

After the Apostle James, first bishop of Jerusalem and himself a kinsman of the Lord, was killed by the city's own leaders, the Christians of Jerusalem chose Simeon to succeed him. He led that church for decades into great old age, said by some accounts to have lived past a hundred years.

When persecution came again under the emperor Trajan, directed both against the surviving family of King David and against Christians, Simeon was denounced on both counts. He was arrested, endured prolonged torture, and in the end was crucified, dying as his Lord had died before him. Some ancient writers call Simeon the Lord's own brother rather than his cousin, a question scholars have never fully resolved; the Church itself has long kept his memory as a kinsman close to Christ's own family, and as the second shepherd of the church in Jerusalem.

Hymns

Apolytikion (troparion)

O relative of Christ, hierarch, mighty Martyr,
St. Symeon, we sing sacred hymns to extol you,
who vanquished idolatry and who kept the all-holy Faith.
As we celebrate today the all-holy feast day
of your memory, we are obtaining forgiveness
of sins through your prayers for us.

English text: AGES Initiatives / Fr. Seraphim Dedes, GOA edition (alwb-library-en-us-goadedes), CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication).

Also commemorated on April 27

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Questions

When is the feast day of St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord?: The Orthodox Church commemorates St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord on April 27 on the New Calendar and May 10 on the Old Calendar.
Who else is commemorated on that day?: The Church also remembers St Stephen of Vladimir.
What is the troparion of St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord?: O relative of Christ, hierarch, mighty Martyr, St. Symeon, we sing sacred hymns to extol you, who vanquished idolatry and who kept the all-holy Faith. As we celebrate today the all-holy feast day of your memory, we are obtaining forgiveness of sins through your prayers for us.
When is the feast of St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord in 2027?: In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Tuesday, April 27.

In Orthros

On the feast day Orthros sets the life of St Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord before you, beside the day's fast and readings, free to read.

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