Find Christ In The Heart “When you find Christ [in the heart], you are satisfied, you desire nothing else, you find peace. You become a different person. You live everywhere, wherever Christ is. You live in the stars, in infinity, in heaven with the angels, with the saints, on earth
Saturday November 15, 2025 / November 2, 2025 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Martyrs Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, and Anempodistus of Persia (341). New Hieromartyrs Constantine and Anania priests (1918). New Hieromartyrs Bishop Victorin and Priest Basil Luzgin of Glazomicha (1918). Venerable Marcian of Cyrrhus (388). “Shuiu-Smolensk” Wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God (1654-1655).
Become A God “Calling God permanently in all that is ours will make us into what we are meant to be: gods according to grace! Even as small, narrow, ugly, helpless, made of earth as we are, we are made to become like Him! But only with Him and through
Friday November 14, 2025 / November 1, 2025 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Fast. Oil Allowed Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia, and their mother St. Theodota (3rd c.). New Hieromartyrs Alexander and Theodore priests (1918). New Hieromartyrs Sergius archbishop of Eletsk, Alexander and Demetrius priests, Virgin-martyr Elizabeth (1937). Martyr Peter
Demonic Hurry “Unfortunately, we do not realize that when we do our work in a hurry, we become nervous. And when work is done nervously, it is not sanctified. Our goal should not be to do many things and be in constant anxiety. This is a demonic condition. What is
Thursday November 13, 2025 / October 31, 2025 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Apostles Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, and Aristobulus of the Seventy (1st c.). Martyr Epimachus of Pelusium, who suffered at Alexandria (250). New Hieromartyr Priest John Kochurov of Chicago and St. Petersburg (1917). New Hieromartyr Leonid (1918). New Hieromartyrs Vsevolod, Alexander, Sergius, Alexis,
Perfect Holiness “The only means by which you can spend the day in perfect holiness, peace, and without sin, is the most sincere, fervent prayer as soon as you rise from sleep in the morning. It will bring Christ into your heart, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, and
Wednesday November 12, 2025 / October 30, 2025 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Fast. Hieromartyr Zenobius and his sister Zenobia of Aegae, Cilicia (285). New Hieromartyr Eugene (Zernov), metropolitan of Nizhni Novgorod (1935). New Hieromartyr Leonid priest (1941). New Hiero-confessor Varnava (Nastic) of Bosnia (1964). New Hieromartyr Mathew priest (1942). Finding of the relics
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Tuesday November 11, 2025 / October 29, 2025 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Virgin-martyr Anastasia the Roman (256). Venerable Abramius the Recluse (360) and his niece St. Mary, of Mesopotamia (397). Venerable Abramius, archimandrite of Rostov (Valaam) (1073). New Hieromartyrs Nicholas priest and with him Cosma, Victor, Naum, Philip, John, Paul, Andrew, Paul, Basil, Alexis, John