Today, Sunday (July 6, 2025), according to the Greek Orthodox calendar, the memory of the Holy Twenty-Four Martyrs, Saint Lucia the Virgin-Martyr, Saint Astyus, Bishop of Dyrrhachium, and Saint Sisoës is honored. The names celebrating today according to the name day calendar are: Lykios, Lykias, Lykia, Satyros, Satos, Sisoes.
Saint Sisoës the Great was renowned for his spiritual wisdom, humility, brotherly love, and deep concern for bringing back even a single sinner to God. Among ascetics, he stood out as a celebrated and great athlete of virtue, a model of self-control, and a soul that prayed for both righteous and sinners, rich and poor, rulers and commoners, clergy and laypeople alike. His life was heavenly, though lived on earth. Elevated above fleshly desires, he mastered his body perfectly through the grace of the Holy Spirit and the divine communion of the Body and Blood of Christ. His legacy remains an example for those seeking an ascetic life—not only through physical endurance but also through spiritual rebirth and the radiance of virtue.