Thursday July 10, 2025 / June 27, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil Venerable Sampson the Hospitable of Constantinople (530). St. Joanna the Myrrh-bearer (1st c.). New Hieromartyr Priest Gregory Nikolsky of Kuban (1918). New Hieromartyrs Alexander and Vladimir priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Peter priest
Pure Simplicity “St Maximus the Confessor says that the Saints have attained to a pure simplicity, because they have overcome in themselves all duality and pretence. They have passed beyond the struggle between soul and body, between good intentions and works performed, between deceitful appearances and hidden thoughts, between what
Wednesday July 9, 2025 / June 26, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil Appearance of the Tikhvin Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1383). Venerable David of Thessalonica (540). New Hieromartyr Gregory priest (1918). St. Dionysius, archbishop of Suzdal (1385). Uncovering of the relics (1569) of
Expect Just Anything “To avoid becoming upset, being worried, being anxious and over-reflective, expect just anything, put up with anything that comes along. Always say: ‘Welcome illness,’ ‘welcome failure,’ ‘welcome suffering.’ This brings meekness, without which there can be no spiritual life.” Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetras #acceptance #providence #spiritual
Tuesday July 8, 2025 / June 25, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304). Venerable Nikon the Confessor of Optina (1931). New Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Basil priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Basil priest (1940). Prince Peter (1228) and Princess Febronia (tonsured David and Euphrosyne), wonderworkers of
The Prophet of the Most High “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited his people and brought them redemption. He has raised up for us a horn of salvation in the house of his servant David (just as he spoke through the mouth of his
Monday July 7, 2025 / June 24, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Venerable Anthony, abbot of Dymsk (Novgorod) (1224). Righteous Youths John (1566) and James (1569) of Meniugi (Novgorod). Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus, and Longinus, in Georgia (3rd c.). St. Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana (414) (Neth.). Venerable John,
Healed From Hate Have faith: Jesus can heal you of anything! Even your heart of its hatred. #jesus #love #healing For more Abbot Tryphon content, and the All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, please visit the following websites: https://abbottryphon.com/healed-from-hate/ https://store.vashonmonks.com/
Sunday July 6, 2025 / June 23, 2025 4th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Korobeinikov-Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Saturday after to June 18th ). Synaxis of All Saints of Pskov-Pechers (movable holiday on the 4th Sunday of Pentecost).
Invisible Made Visible “Christ, invisible to the bodily eye, manifests Himself on earth clearly through His Church… The Church is the Body of Christ both because its parts are united to Christ through His divine mysteries and because through her Christ works in the world.” Saint John of Shanghai and