“And when any kind of sorrow from demons and men comes upon us, or an affliction or disease or misfortune, then especially let us diligently pray to God. Let us cry out with tears without anxiety and concern over how we should be delivered from this need, for there is
Monday July 6, 2026 / June 23, 2026 6th Week after Pentecost. Tone four.Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed The Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in memory of Saving of Moscow from the Invasion of Khan Achmed.Synaxis of All Saints of Vladimir.Martyr Agrippina of Rome (253-260).New Hieromartyrs Alexander Miropolsky,
“The Holy Fathers have written much about noetic prayer and on how to control one’s mind and heart. They have said that we must endeavor to perform every task, every kind of work, from the heart, because feelings come from the heart, not from the head. We think with the
Sunday July 5, 2026 / June 22, 2026 5th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone four.Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed0Korobeinikov-Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Saturday after to June 18th ).Hieromartyr Eusebius, bishop of Samosata (380).New Hieromartyr Gennadius priest (1918).New Hieromartyrs Theodore and Gabriel (1938).New Hieromartyr Michael Stephanovsky.St.
“Just as a moth devours clothing and a worm devours wood, so dejection devours a man’s soul. It persuades him to shun every helpful encounter and stops him accepting advice from his true friends or giving them a courteous and peaceful reply.” Saint John Cassian #soul #friends #dejection
Saturday July 4, 2026 / June 21, 2026 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three.Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker (movable holiday on the Saturday closest to June 19th).Martyr Julian of Tarsus in Cilicia (305).New Hieromartyr John (1918).Venerable George (Lavrov) the Confessor, archimandrite of Kaluga (1932).New
“The more closely attentive you are to your mind, the greater the longing with which you will pray to Jesus; and the more carelessly you examine your mind, the further you will separate yourself from Him. Just as close attentiveness brilliantly illumines the mind, so the lapse from watchfulness and
Friday July 3, 2026 / June 20, 2026 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three.Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Hieromartyr Methodius, bishop of Patara (312).Holy Prince Gleb Andreyevich of Vladimir (1175).St. Minas, bishop of Polotsk (1116).Translation of the relics of St. Gurias, archbishop of Kazan (1630).Martyrs Inna, Pinna, and
“The more precision we have in our life—in carrying out with prudence and respect the instructions that we hear from Geronda or read in spiritual books—the more God will secure our salvation. We will progress in all of the virtues.” Gerondissa Makrina (Vassopoulou) #God #salvation #precision
Thursday July 2, 2026 / June 19, 2026 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three.Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Holy Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord (80).St. Job, patriarch of Moscow (1607).St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco the WonderworkerVenerable Barlaam, monk, of Shenkursk (1462).Martyr Zosimas the Soldier at Antioch in Pisidia (116).Venerable Paisius the Great