Tuesday July 8, 2025 / June 25, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304). Venerable Nikon the Confessor of Optina (1931). New Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Basil priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Basil priest (1940). Prince Peter (1228) and Princess Febronia (tonsured David and Euphrosyne), wonderworkers of
Author: Abbot Tryphon
I am abbot of All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery (ROCOR) on Vashon Island, WA. The island is a twenty minute ferry ride from West Seattle, and a fifteen minute crossing from Tacoma.
Surrounded by the Salish Sea, the island is some 87% undeveloped forest, with a rural population of around eleven thousand citizens. If you wish to contact me personally, you can email me at: abbottryphon@vashonmonks.com
The Prophet of the Most High “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited his people and brought them redemption. He has raised up for us a horn of salvation in the house of his servant David (just as he spoke through the mouth of his
Monday July 7, 2025 / June 24, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Venerable Anthony, abbot of Dymsk (Novgorod) (1224). Righteous Youths John (1566) and James (1569) of Meniugi (Novgorod). Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus, and Longinus, in Georgia (3rd c.). St. Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana (414) (Neth.). Venerable John,
Healed From Hate Have faith: Jesus can heal you of anything! Even your heart of its hatred. #jesus #love #healing For more Abbot Tryphon content, and the All-Merciful Saviour Monastery, please visit the following websites: https://abbottryphon.com/healed-from-hate/ https://store.vashonmonks.com/
Sunday July 6, 2025 / June 23, 2025 4th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Korobeinikov-Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Saturday after to June 18th ). Synaxis of All Saints of Pskov-Pechers (movable holiday on the 4th Sunday of Pentecost).
Invisible Made Visible “Christ, invisible to the bodily eye, manifests Himself on earth clearly through His Church… The Church is the Body of Christ both because its parts are united to Christ through His divine mysteries and because through her Christ works in the world.” Saint John of Shanghai and
Saturday July 5, 2025 / June 22, 2025 4th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker (movable holiday on the Saturday closest to June 19th). Hieromartyr Eusebius, bishop of Samosata (380). New Hieromartyr Gennadius priest (1918). New Hieromartyrs Theodore and
Adorn Yourself in Truth “Adorn yourself with truth, try to speak truth in all things; and do not support a lie, no matter who asks you. If you speak the truth and someone gets mad at you, don’t be upset, but take comfort in the words of the Lord: Blessed
Friday July 4, 2025 / June 21, 2025 4th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyr Julian of Tarsus in Cilicia (305). New Hieromartyr John (1918). Venerable George (Lavrov) the Confessor, archimandrite of Kaluga (1932). New Hieromartyrs Alexis, Paul and Nicholas
“God’s grace always assists those who struggle, but this does not mean that a struggler is always in the position of a victor. Sometimes in the arena the wild animals did not touch the righteous ones, but by no means were they all preserved untouched.” Saint John of Shanghai and