“In Christ we have everything. If you want to heal your wound, He is the doctor. If you are burning with fever, He is the fountain. If you are in need of help, He is strength. If you are in fear of death, He is life.” Saint Ambrose of Milan
Sunday September 27, 2026 / September 14, 2026 17th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone eight.Fast. Food with Oil The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross.Fast day.Repose of St. John Chrysostom (407).New Hieromartyr John priest (1918).New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1937).“Lesna” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1696).Martyr Papas of Lycaonia
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Saturday September 26, 2026 / September 13, 2026 17th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven.Saturday before the Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the LordForefeast of the Exaltation of the Cross.Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (The Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem (335).Hieromartyr Cornelius the
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Friday September 25, 2026 / September 12, 2026 17th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven.Fast. Food with Oil3Apodosis of the Nativity of the Theotokos.Hieromartyr Autonomus, bishop in Italy (313).Venerable Athanasius (1401), disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh and abbot of the Vysotsk Monastery in Serpukhov, and his disciple Venerable Athanasius (1395).New
“Do not be irritated either with those who sin or those who offend; do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbor, and for judging him, as we are in the habit of doing. Everyone shall give an answer to God for himself. Everyone has a conscience.”
Thursday September 24, 2026 / September 11, 2026 17th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven.Translation of the relics of Venerables Sergius and Herman of Valaam.Venerable Theodora of Alexandria (490).Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Victor priests (1918).Hieromartyr Carp priest (1937).Venerable Silouan, elder of Mt. Athos (1938).Hieromartyr Nicholas diacon (1942).Martyrs Demetrius, his wife Euanthia, and
“It’s great to walk, to work, to move, and to have your health. But first you should have your spiritual health. Your spiritual health is fundamental, then comes bodily health. Almost all sicknesses come from the lack of trust in God and this creates stress.” Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia #God
Wednesday September 23, 2026 / September 10, 2026 17th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven.Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora at Nicomedia (305).New Hieromartyrs Ismail, Eugene, John, Constantine, Peter, Basil, Gleb, Basil, John, Nicholas, Palladius priests, Hieromartyrs Meletius and Gabriel, Martyr Symeon, Virgin-Martyr