Ecclesiastical Calendar: Who Celebrates on May 30, 2025?

Today, Friday (May 30, 2025), according to the ecclesiastical calendar, we honor Saint Isaac the Confessor, Martyrs Natalius and Christina, and Saint Emmelia. The names celebrated today include Emmelia and Emmeliana (*Saint Emmelia). Saint Emmelia hailed from a devout family in Caesarea of Cappadocia. Her father was martyred during the final persecutions. Her life bore sweet fruit through her children, who became distinguished members of society and saints of the Church, including Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Peter of Sebaste, the nun Macrina, and the monk Naucratius. From holy roots sprang sanctified offspring; from saintly parents came blessed and holy children. Saint Emmelia endured many trials in her life, as is common with the elect—such as the deaths of her parents before her marriage, the death of her husband shortly after the birth of their son Peter, the premature death of her son Naucratius, and raising her children alone with divine guidance. She faced these challenges with exemplary faith, courage, and patience, teaching her children primarily by example. She gave them not only her milk but also the incorruptible milk of faith and instructed them in the mystery of the Church. She finished her life as a nun, under the guidance of her daughter, Saint Macrina. There are other dates when this name is also celebrated.