“If for the sake of bodily rest you pray hurriedly, you will lose the tranquility of both body and soul.” Saint John of Kronstadt #prayer #rest #sleep
Wednesday February 18, 2026 / February 5, 2026 Cheesefare week (Maslenitsa) – fast-free. Tone three.Maslenitsa. Meat is excluded Holy Martyr Agatha of Palermo in Sicily (251).St. Theodosius, archbishop of Chernigov (1696).New Martyrs Matushka Agatha (1938), and with her Schemamonk Eugene (1939) and Righteous Paramon (1941), of Belorussia.Virgin-martyr Alexandra, martyr Michael (1942).Martyr Theodoula of Anazarbus in
The power of God is yours. Use it or lose it! #god #orthodox #love
Tuesday February 17, 2026 / February 4, 2026 Cheesefare week (Maslenitsa) – fast-free. Tone three.Maslenitsa. Meat is excluded Venerable Isidore of Pelusium, monk (436-440).St. George, prince of Vladimir (1238).Venerable Cyril, abbot, wonderworker of New Lake (Novgorod) (1532).New Hieromartyr Methodius bishop of Petropavlovsk (1921).New Hieromartyrs Eustaphius, John, Alexander, Sergius, John, Theodora, Aleksander, Nicholas, Alexis,
“The salvation of the soul is the most important thing. But it is the Savior Who saves souls, not us. We merely testify to our faith, our devotion to Him, and He, in proportion to our cleaving to Him, provides us with everything we need for salvation. Don’t think of
Monday February 16, 2026 / February 3, 2026 Cheesefare week (Maslenitsa) – fast-free. Tone three.Maslenitsa. Meat is excluded Maslenitsa, entire week.Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess (1st c.).St. Nicholas, enlightener of Japan (1912).New Hieromartyr John, Timothy, Adrian priests and Martyrs Vladimir, Michael (1938).St. Romanus, prince of Uglich (1285).St. Symeon, first
True Fasting “True fasting lies in rejecting evil, holding one’s tongue, suppressing one’s hatred, and banishing one’s lust, evil words, lying, and betrayal of vows.”Saint Isaac the Syrian fasting #speech #hate
Sunday February 15, 2026 / February 2, 2026 Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare). Tone three.Synaxis of All Saints of Perm Metropolia (movable holiday on the Sunday after January 29th).The Meeting of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ.New Hieromartyr Basil priest, Martyr Michael (1938).St. Anthimus of Chios (1960).New Martyr Jordan of
“We live in a time when young people are touched not so much by lack, but by too full. Too many voices demand attention, too many images demand the soul, too many worries demand the heart before it settles down. These interferences – screens, social pressure, merciless comparisons, fear of
Saturday February 14, 2026 / February 1, 2026 The Saturday of the Dead. Tone two.Forefeast of the Meeting of Our LordMartyr Tryphon of Campsada near Apamea in Syria (250).New Hieromartyr Archpriest Peter Skipetrov, of Petrograd (1918).New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1938).Martyrs Perpetua, a woman of Carthage, and the catechumens Saturus, Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus, and Felicitas (202-203).Venerable Peter of Galatia, hermit near Antioch in