”Do you ask for help from Jesus Christ or are you struggling alone? Have you told Christ of your weakness? You don’t humble yourself, you don’t ask Christ for help and then you say, ‘I have difficulties in my struggle.’ When one is humble and asks for help from Christ,
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
Tuesday October 14, 2025 / October 1, 2025 19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. Apostle Ananias of the Seventy (1st c.). Venerable Romanus the Melodist of Constantinople (556). Venerable Sabbas, abbot of Vishera (Novgorod) (1461). New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1918). New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1920).
The Prostitute Repents Stop worrying about your reputation and bring the gospel everywhere, to everyone, for every moment. #Jesus #gospel #orthodox
Monday October 13, 2025 / September 30, 2025 19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Hieromartyr Gregory, bishop of Greater Armenia (335). Venerable Gregory, abbot of Pelshme, wonderworker of Vologda (1442). St. Michael, first metropolitan of Kiev (992). New Hieromartyr Prokopius priest (1918). New Hieromartyrs Peter, Viacheslav, Peter, Symeon, Basil priests, Seraphim deacon, Virgin-martyr
Sunday October 12, 2025 / September 29, 2025 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone one. Synaxis of Saints of Chelyabinsk Metropolia (movable holiday on the Sunday after to September 27th). Synaxis of Saints of Kuban Metropolia (movable holiday on the Sunday after to September 28th). Synaxis of All Saints Who Shone Forth
The Theft of Excess “When someone steals another’s clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one
Saturday October 11, 2025 / September 28, 2025 18th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Venerable Chariton the Confessor, abbot of Palestine (350). Venerables Cyril, schemamonk and Maria, schemanun (1337) (parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh). Uncovering of the relics of St. Elizabeth Romanov (1918). Martyress Anna (1925). New Martyr Hilarion, Virgin-martyr Michaela (1937). Virgin-martyr Tatiana
Love Because “No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we
Friday October 10, 2025 / September 27, 2025 18th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Fast. Oil Allowed Martyr Callistratus and his company (49 Martyrs) of Carthage (304). Venerable Sabbatius, wonderworker of Solovki (1435). New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest (1918). New Hieromartyrs Herman bishop of Volsk and Michael priest (1919). Hieromartyr Peter, metropolitan of Krutitsa (1937).
Silent Genocide The genocide of Christians is not newsworthy, apparently. Persecution of Christians is par for the course, and predicted by Jesus Himself. The passive indifference to global genocide, however, can end with you! PLEASE DONATE! https://give.iocc.org/campaign/685760/donate https://www.orthodoxafrica.org/support-us #christian #genocideawareness #charity