Memorial Day of St. Apostle Timothy

The Orthodox Church honors the Day of Remembrance of the Apostle Timothy on February 4 Timothy is one of the 70 apostles who spread the Christian faith in the first century, not counting the disciples of Christ and the Apostle Paul It was Paul who became the teacher and mentor of Timothy, whose inclination towards Christianity developed from early childhood under the influence of his mother and grandmother There lived a young man in the territory of Asia Minor in the city of Lystra, who was visited several times by the Apostle Paul with sermons Paul's first speech and the miracle of healing the lame man, revealed to the townspeople, influenced the worldview of Timothy's older relatives, and planted the seed of faith in the child's soul During Paul's next visit to Lystra, the young man was ready to devote himself to missionary work The apostle baptized the new disciple and made him his assistant Timothy followed Paul, becoming his constant companion, running errands and helping him preach the true word Missionaries visited many cities and lands in pursuit of their goal After the martyrdom of Paul, Timothy finds himself in the city of Ephesus, where he becomes a disciple of the evangelist John the Theologian Timothy united the spirit of the two great apostles, and after John was exiled to the island of Patmos, he became the bishop of the Ephesian Church Around 96 AD, during one of the pagan holidays, the bishop tried to reason with the rampant idolaters of Ephesus But the pagans, embittered with Christians, hiding their faces under ritual masks, attack and kill Timothy The relics of the holy man were subsequently transported to Constantinople and buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles not far from the graves of St Andrew the First-Called and the Evangelist Luke During the pogrom by the crusader knights of Constantinople, the holy relics were stolen and transported to Italy Centuries-old folk traditions have associated many signs with the day of St Apostle Timothy February 4 is considered the coldest day of the year, even birds do not fly out of their shelters, and people should not go far from home Work was not prohibited, so the household had to be put in order And also preparing for spring, and noticing weather signs: - a sunny day for the imminent arrival of spring warmth; - a lot of snow for a bountiful grain harvest; - a blizzard is swirling, which means it will last at least a week There were other signs not related to the weather If a baby was born on February 4, then his character will be as severe as the frost outside the window The girls tried to remember the dream they had after Timofey's Day and use it to find out the future The beauties also competed in sledding The owner of the sleigh that rolled the furthest will certainly become rich in flax yarn in the coming year