Humbled Soul “Grass does not sprout in trampled ground; likewise, passions and wickedness do not sprout in a humble soul. As long as we lack humility, God will not stop humbling us through trials until we learn this important and most salvific lesson.” Elder Ephraim of Arizona #God #soul #passion
Monday January 19, 2026 / January 6, 2026 33rd Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ (Baptism of the Lord). Repose of St. Theophan the Recluse, bishop of Tambov (1894). Hieromartyr Romanus, monk of Lacedemonia, beheaded by the Turks (1695) (Greek). New Hieromartyr Archpriest
Become A Child of God “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to
Sunday January 18, 2026 / January 5, 2026 32nd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone seven. Fast. Oil Sunday before the Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ Eve of the Theophany (Kreshchenskyi Sochelnik). Fast Day. Martyrs Theopemptus, bishop of Nicomedia, and Theonas (303). Venerable Syncletica of Alexandria (350). New Hieromartyr Joseph and with
Eyes On God “Show contempt for the devil. Don’t meet him head on. When you struggle against the devil with obstinancy, he flies at you like a tiger or a wild cat. When you shoot a bullet at him, he lobs a hand-grenade at you. And when you throw a
Saturday January 17, 2026 / January 4, 2026 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Saturday before the Theophany. Forefeast of the Theophany. Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles: James the Brother of the Lo’rd, Mark the Evangelist, Luke the Evangelist, Cleopas the Brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Symeon the son of
We Are Needed “Charity isn’t just giving from your wallet or purse. Giving alms is allowing a person to be by your side without chasing him away in thought. When your colleague has a sorrow, you have to know how to comfort him, to put him at ease. You can
Friday January 16, 2026 / January 3, 2026 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Forefeast of the Theophany. Prophet Malachias (400 B.C.). Martyr Gordius at Caesarea in Cappadocia (314). New Hieromartyr Basil Kolmogorov priest (1938). St. Genevieve of Paris (512). Venerable Abelard, abbot. Finding of the relics of New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri,
“The saints breathe correctly every day, in every moment. If you read the words of the Holy Fathers on prayer in the Philokalia, you will see that connecting the Name of Jesus and the prayer to breathing was not a technique, even though it was called a method: the method
Thursday January 15, 2026 / January 2, 2026 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Forefeast of the Theophany. St. Sylvester, pope of Rome (335). Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo (1604). Repose (1833), the second finding of relics (1991) of Venerable Seraphim, wonderworker of Sarov. New Martyr Basil (1942). Venerable Sylvester of the Kiev Caves (12th