Call on Christ “In all your works, either at home or at the place of your service, do not forget that all your strength, your light and your success are in Christ and His Cross; therefore, do not fail to call upon the Lord before beginning any work, saying: Jesus,
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
Look Deeper “A person often runs away from themselves because they are afraid of what they will find in their depths. But if we look deeper, we will find God there, patiently waiting for us to surrender our wounds and pain to Him. Do not be afraid of the inner
Rise Up Again “…should we fall, we should not despair and so estrange ourselves from the Lord’s love. For if He so chooses, He can deal mercifully with our weakness. Only we should not cut ourselves off from Him or feel oppressed when constrained by His commandments, nor should we
The Bitterest of All Evils “You are angry with your neighbor, you despise him, do not like to speak peaceably and lovingly to him, because there is something harsh, abrupt, careless, unpleasant to you in his character, in his speech, in his manners—because he is more conscious of his dignity
What is Repentance? “To repent is not to look downwards at my own shortcomings, but upwards at God’s love. It is not to look backwards with self-reproach, but forward with trustfulness. It is to see not what I have failed to be, but what by the grace of Christ I
Simply Get Serious Great Lent means battle! #prayer #fasting #bible Monday March 10, 2025 / February 25, 2025 Second Week of the Great Lent. Tone four. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) St. Tarasius, archbishop of Constantinople (806). New Hieromartyr Alexander, priest, Virgin-Martyr Mstislava (1938). New
Get Serious Are you serious about salvation? Do not settle for stagnation! #fasting #prayer #christian
First Sunday of the Great Lent: Triumph of Orthodoxy 2025 (Pictured: guests and visitors of the monastery) Sunday March 9, 2025 / February 24, 2025 First Sunday of the Great Lent: Triumph of Orthodoxy. Tone four. Great Lent. Food with Oil “Cyprus” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos from the village
Do Not Pass By The Presanctified Saturday March 8, 2025 / February 23, 2025 First Saturday of the Great Lent. Tone three. Great Lent. Fast. Great Martyr Theodore Tyro (306) (movable holiday on Saturday of the 1st week of the Great Lent). Hieromartyr Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna (167). New Hieromartyrs Alexis, Nicholas priests
Soul Food “Prayer is food for the soul. Do not starve the soul, it is better to let the body go hungry. Do not judge anyone, forgive everyone. Consider yourself worse than everyone in the world and you will be saved. As much as possible, be more quiet.” Saint Joseph