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
The Ukrainian Wake Up Call There’s a war going on…against the Church! #Ukraine #orthodox #america
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
Monday November 10, 2025 / October 28, 2025 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Great-martyr Parasceva of Iconium (3rd c.). Martyrs Terence and Neonilla of Syria, and their children Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele, and Eunice (249). Venerable Stephen of St. Sabbas monastery, hymnographer (807). St. Arsenius I of Srem, archbishop of Serbia (1266). Repose of Venerable Job of Pochaev (1651). St. Demetrius,
Today was Abbot Tryphon’s 80th birthday!
The True Christian “A true Christian behaves in this life so that it may be a preparation for the future one and not only a life here below. In his actions, he does not think what will be said of him here but of what will be said there in
Sunday November 9, 2025 / October 27, 2025 22nd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone five. Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica (306). Righteous Mother Olga of Kwethluk–Tanqilria Arrsamquq–Wonderworker, Matushka of All Alaska (1979) New Hieromartyr Sergius (1942). Venerable Nestor the Chronicler of the Kiev Caves (1114). Venerable Nestor (not the Chronicler) of the Kiev Caves (14th c.). Uncovering of the
Freed By Fasting “Let thy mind fast from vain thoughts; let thy memory fast from remembering evil; let thy will fast from evil desire; let thine eyes fast from bad sights: turn away thine eyes that thou mayest not see vanity; let thine ears fast from vile songs and slanderous