Monday December 29, 2025 / December 16, 2025 30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Prophet Haggai (Aggaeus) (500 B.C.). New Hieromartyrs Priest Vladimir (1918) New Hieromartyrs Arcadius, bishop of Bezhetsk, and Priests Elias, Paul, Theodosius, Vladimir, Alexander, and Peter priests, Martyr
Inner Music “Learn to turn your fears into inner music. They have their purpose, but do not feed them with thoughts and tension, but rather with prayer and leaving yourself to God’s will by blessing! Prayer will teach you many things still.” Mother Siluana #music #prayer #fear
Sunday December 28, 2025 / December 15, 2025 29th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone four. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fish Allowed Week of Holy Forefathers Hieromartyr Eleutherius, bishop of Illyria, and his mother, Martyr Anthia and Martyr Corivus the Eparch (126). Venerable Paul of Mt. Latros (956). St. Stephen the Confessor, archbishop of Surozh in the Crimea
Mystery of the Future Age “More than anything else one should adorn oneself with silence…I have seen many being saved by silence, but not one by talkativeness…Silence is the mystery of the future age, while words are the implement of the world.” Saint Seraphim of Sarov #silence #words #talk
Saturday December 27, 2025 / December 14, 2025 29th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fish Allowed Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus of Apollonia (250). Martyrs Apollonius, Philemon, Arianus, and Theoctychus of Alexandria (ca. 305). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1937). St. Bassian confessor, archbishop of Tambov (1940). Sainted Ilarion, Metropolitan of Suzdal’ and Yur’ev (1707).
Emotional Peace “Emotional peace is obtained from perfect devotion to the will of God, without which nothing exists.” Saint Anthony of Optina #God #peace #emotional
Friday December 26, 2025 / December 13, 2025 29th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Food with Oil Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes at Sebaste (284). Venerable Herman, Wonderworker of Alaska (1836). Virgin-martyr Lucy of Syracuse (304). New Hieromartyr Alexander priest and Martyr John (1920). New Hieromartyrs Vladimir, Alexander, Jacob, Alexis, Gregory priests (1937). New
Are You A Lover or A Fighter of Christ? “A man in this world must solve a problem: to be with Christ, or to be against Him. And every man decides this, whether he wants to or not. He will either be a lover of Christ or a fighter of
Thursday December 25, 2025 / December 12, 2025 29th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fish Allowed St. Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremithon (348). Venerable Herman, Wonderworker of Alaska (1836). Venerable Therapontes, abbot of Monza (1597). Hieromartyr Alexander, bishop of Jerusalem (251). Martyr Synesius of Rome (3rd c.). Synaxis of the First Martyrs of
Wednesday December 24, 2025 / December 11, 2025 29th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Nativity/St. Philip’s Fast Venerable Daniel the Stylite of Constantinopole (490). New Hieromartyr Theophan, bishop of Solikamsk (1918) and with him 2 Hieromartyrs and 5 Martyrs (1918). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1937). New Hieromartyr John priest (1941). St. Kuksha (Velichko),