Friday July 18, 2025 / July 5, 2025 6th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Fast. Food with Oil Venerable Athanasius of Mt. Athos (1003) and his six disciples. Uncovering of the relics (1422) of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh (1392). New Hieromartyr Gennadius priest, Martyrdom of St. Elizabeth Romanov and Nun Barbara (1918). Venerable Agapitus, confessor (1936). Martyr Anna at
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
No Enemies Among Men “It is joyful to feel that we do not and cannot have any enemies among men, but only unhappy brethren, who are deserving of pity and help, even when, through misunderstanding, they become our enemies and fight against us. Woe! They do not understand that the
Thursday July 17, 2025 / July 4, 2025 6th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarit-sa Alexandra, Crown Prince Alexis, and Grand-duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, and those martyred with them (1918). St. Andrew, archbishop of Crete (712-726). Venerable Martha, mother of St. Symeon Stylites the
A True Hope “If a man has no worries about himself at all for the sake of love toward God and the working of good deeds, knowing that God is taking care of him, this is a true and wise hope. But if a man takes care of his own
Wednesday July 16, 2025 / July 3, 2025 6th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Fast. Food with Oil Martyr Hyacinth of Caesarea in Cappadocia. Translation of the relics (1652) of Hieromartyr Philip, metropolitan of Moscow (1569). New Hieromartyr Anthony, archbishop of Archangelsk (1931). Uncovering of the relics of Sylvester, bishop of Omsk (2005).
Noetic Death “Do not forsake prayer, for just as the body becomes weak when it is deprived of food, so also the soul when it is deprived of prayer draws nigh to weakness and noetic death.” Saint Gennadius of Constantinople #prayer #soul #food
Tuesday July 15, 2025 / July 2, 2025 6th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae (5th c.). St. Photius, metropolitan of Kiev (1431). St. Juvenal, patriarch of Jerusalem (458). “Pozai” (17th c.), “Theodotiev” (1487) and “Akhtyr” (1739) Icons of the Most Holy
Work Now “Whoever works in his youth will have sustenance in his old age. Now when you are young, pray, fast, live ascetically, and do prostrations, so that you will have sustenance when you grow old.” Papa-Ignatius of Mt. Athos
Monday July 14, 2025 / July 1, 2025 6th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, martyrs at Rome. New Hieromartyr Arcadius priest (1918). New Hieromartyr Alexis deacon (1942). Martyr Potitus at Naples (2nd c.). Venerable Peter the Patrician, monk, of Constantinople (854). St. Angelina, despotina of Serbia (16th c.). Venerable Nicodemus of Svyatogorsk (1809).
Demon Battle The path to paradise is proven possible by the saints. This is the only Way. #jesus #prayer #demon