The Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of Sts . Apakir and John .

On this day, the church commemorates the relocation of the relics of the honorable Sts . Apakirand John . After they received the crown of martyrdom as it is mentioned in the account of thesixth day of the month of Amshir (Vol . II, P . 254), some of the believers took their bodies . Theylaid them in the church of St . Mark the Evangelist, which is to the south of Alexandria . They417remained there until the days of St . Cyril (Kyrillos), the Pillar of Faith, the angel of the Lordappeared to him and commanded him to relocate the relics of these two saints to the other churchof St . Mark by the seaside . He relocated them with great honor, then built a church for them inthis district .They arranged for them a feast on this day . Beside the church there was a pagan temple whereinmany heathens gathered . When they saw the wonders that were manifested in the church of thesetwo saints many of them believed in the Lord Christ .May their prayers be with us, and Glory be to God forever . Amen .