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
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
“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
Reposted From: https://orthochristian.com/170918.html Antiochian Archdiocese launches relief fund for survivors of Damascus terrorist bombing Englewood, New Jersey, July 2, 2025 Photo: antiochian.org The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America has established a special charitable fund to assist survivors and families affected by the June 20th terrorist bombing at Prophet Elias Church
Clayton Liddell has been our welcome guest. Thursday July 3, 2025 / June 20, 2025 4th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil 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,
Western Orthodoxy “Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies.” Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco #orthodoxy #jesus #christianity
Wednesday July 2, 2025 / June 19, 2025 4th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil Holy Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord (80). St. Job, patriarch of Moscow (1607). St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker Venerable Barlaam, monk, of Shenkursk (1462). Martyr Zosimas the Soldier
We Are The Ships “The present transitory life is like the sea and we are the ships. Just as ships at sea don’t encounter only peace, but many times meet with strong winds and great storms, scandals, temptations, sicknesses, sorrows, distress, persecutions and various dangers. We mustn’t, however, lose courage.
We were blessed to have Fr Peter Heers and his family visit the monastery yesterday. Tuesday July 1, 2025 / June 18, 2025 4th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil Martyr Leontius, and with him Martyrs Hypatius and Theodulus, at Tripoli in Syria (73). New Hieromartyrs Nicanor, Basil,
Desperate For God https://youtube.com/shorts/RraG2vUkWaY “When conversion takes place, the process of revelation occurs in a very simple way – a person is in need, he suffers, and then somehow the other world opens up. The more you are in suffering and difficulties and are ‘desperate’ for God, the more He
Monday June 30, 2025 / June 17, 2025 4th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael of Persia (362). New Hieromartyrs Aberkius priest and Nicander (1918). New Hieromartyr Maximus (1934). Virgin-Martyr Pelagia (1943). Hieromartyr Philoneides, bishop of Kurion in Cyprus