Our attitude has an impact that can keep us from growing spiritually. A bad attitude impacts the way we live, and hurts those around us, negatively influencing our family, our friends, and our church community. We must commit ourselves to keeping a positive attitude, for negative thinking will not make anything better. Complaining is a sure sign that we are turning our backs on the emancipation from the power of sin and death we’ve received through Christ, and is in opposition to the message of the Gospels.
Love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
Quote of the Day
“I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.”
-St. Elijah the Tishbite
Friday, July 20, 2024 (7532) / Friday, August 02, 2024
Friday of the 6th week after Pentecost; Tone IV
Fast: Fish, Wine, and Oil Allowed
Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah (9th C BC)
Righteous Aaron the First-Priest (16th C BC)
St Elijah, Patriarch of Jerusalem
St Flavian, Patriarch of Antioch
St Timothy, Patriarch of Alexandria
Repose of Venerable Abraham of Galich, disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh († 1375)
Finding of the Relics of Venerable Athanasius, Abbot of Brest
Icon of the Mother of God “Abalatskaya”
Daily Scripture Readings
1 Corinthians 4:5-8
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts; and then each one’s praise will come from God.
6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.
7 For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did in- deed receive it, why do you glory as if you had not received it?
8 You are already full! You are already rich! You have reigned as kings without us — and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you!
Matthew 13:44-54
44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 “Again, the kingdom o heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
46 “who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,
48 ‘which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.
49 “So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,
50 “and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
51 Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.
54 And when He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?”