“The Lord calls to him all sinners; He opens his arms wide, even to the worst among them. Gladly he takes them in His arms, if only they will come to Him.” Saint Macarius of Optina #God #christian #orthodox Music composed and performed by Dwayne Parsons.
Saturday April 4, 2026 / March 22, 2026 Lazarus Saturday. Tone one.Great Lent. Caviar Allowed Feast of the Georgian Language (movable holiday on the Lazarus Saturday) (Georgia). Hieromartyr Basil, presbyter of Ancyra (362).Martyr Drosida (Drosis) of Antioch, and five virgins (104).Venerable Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (383).Martyrs Callinica and Basilissa of Rome (2nd c.).Venerable Euthymius
“In every trial and in all warfare use prayer as your invincible weapon, and by the grace of Christ you will be victorious.” Saint Maximus the Confessor #Christ #prayer #victory
Friday April 3, 2026 / March 21, 2026 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone one.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)1Venerable James the Confessor, bishop, of the Studium (late 8th c.).New Hieromartyr Vladimir priest (1931).New Martyr Archbishop Theodore Pozdeyev (1938).Venerable Seraphim Vyritsa (1949).St. Cyril, bishop of Catania (2nd
“Pray with grateful patience because we are usually not very far-seeing and little know ourselves, while the Lord God knows well all the circumstances surrounding us and lying ahead of us, and He knows us incomparably better than we know ourselves.” Metropolitan Gregory (Postnikov) of Saint Petersburg #God #prayer #patience
Thursday April 2, 2026 / March 20, 2026 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone one.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil The Holy Fathers who were slain at the Monastery of St.Sabbas: Venerables John, Sergius, Patrick, and others (796).New Hieromartyr Vladimir priest (1918).New Hieromartyr Basil deacon (1938).New Hieromartyr Priest Nicholas Holz
“Humility is the most precious and most fragrant Spiritual myrrh that man can offer to God, because this is what best suits His Quality. The Fathers say that what will make the greatest impression on us in Paradise will be that God with His infinite Power and His infinite Wisdom,
Wednesday April 1, 2026 / March 19, 2026 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone one.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria, and those with them at Rome: Claudius, Hilaria, Jason, Maurus, Diodorus presbyter, and Marianus deacon (283).St. Sophia of Slutsk and Minsk (1612).St. John confessor (1932).St. Matrona (1938).Venerable Symeon of the Pskov Caves
God loves us despite ourselves. #god #orthodox #love
Tuesday March 31, 2026 / March 18, 2026 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone one.Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil St. Cyril, archbishop of Jerusalem (386).New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest, Virgin-martyr Natalia (1938).Venerable Maria (Skobtsova), nun, who suffered at Ravensbruck (1945).Martyrs Trophimus and Eucarpus of Nicomedia (300).Venerable Ananias (Aninas), presbyter and monk, of the