“Afflictions and misfortunes are very, very advantageous to us, for they reveal to us the wounds of our heart, which we had not seen nor felt before.” Saint John of Kronstadt #heart #orthodox #wisdom
Sunday November 8, 2026 / October 26, 2026 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone six.Holy and Glorious Great-martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica (306).Commemoration of the Great Earthquake at Constantinople in 740 A.D.Venerable Theophilus of the Kiev Caves, bishop of Novgorod (1482).Martyr Luppos (306).Venerable Athanasius of Medikion Monastery (814).Venerable Demetrius of
“Do not let your heart be troubled by the changing winds of worldly success or failure. A job is merely the clothing your soul wears for a brief moment in time; it is not who you are. Support one another not based on what you achieve, but on the divine
Saturday November 7, 2026 / October 25, 2026 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five.Demetrius (Parental) Saturday. Remembrance of the dead.Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries of Constantinople (355).St. Matrona the Confessor of Diveyevo (1963).Venerable Martyrius the Deacon (13th c.) and Venerable Martyrius the Recluse of the Kiev Caves.Martyr Anastasius the
Do you really need a spiritual father? #spiritual #father #orthodox
Friday November 6, 2026 / October 24, 2026 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five.Fast. Food with Oil Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “The Joy of All Who Sorrow” (1688).Martyr Arethas of Omir and with him 4299 Martyrs (523).St. Zosimas (Verkhovsky), elder of Siberia (1833).New Hieromartyrs Laurence bishop of Balakhninsk,
Tame your digital tongue before it sets you on fire. #speech #socialmediatips #orthodox
Thursday November 5, 2026 / October 23, 2026 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five.Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord (63).Translation of the relics of Blessed James of Borovichi, wonderworker of Novgorod (1540).New Hieromartyrs Nicholas, Vladimir, Alexander, Nicholas, Emilian and Sozont priests (1937).New Hieromartyr Archpriest Vladimir Ambartsumov of Moscow
“This is what happens to those who come to work for the Lord: first there is temptation, then sorrows, and next follow labor, despondency, nakedness, suffering, lack of privacy and humiliation. He will prevail who with all his heart dedicates himself to God’s guidance and God’s will. God requires from
Wednesday November 4, 2026 / October 22, 2026 23rd Week after Pentecost. Tone five.Fast. Food with Oil The Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, commemorating the deliverance from the Poles in 1612.Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius, bishop and wonderworker of Hierapolis (167).7 Holy Youths (“7 Sleepers”) of Ephesus: Maximilian, Iamblichus, Martinian,