Sunday January 18, 2026 / January 5, 2026 32nd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone seven. Fast. Oil Sunday before the Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ Eve of the Theophany (Kreshchenskyi Sochelnik). Fast Day. Martyrs Theopemptus, bishop of Nicomedia, and Theonas (303). Venerable Syncletica of Alexandria (350). New Hieromartyr Joseph and with
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
Eyes On God “Show contempt for the devil. Don’t meet him head on. When you struggle against the devil with obstinancy, he flies at you like a tiger or a wild cat. When you shoot a bullet at him, he lobs a hand-grenade at you. And when you throw a
Saturday January 17, 2026 / January 4, 2026 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Saturday before the Theophany. Forefeast of the Theophany. Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles: James the Brother of the Lo’rd, Mark the Evangelist, Luke the Evangelist, Cleopas the Brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Symeon the son of
We Are Needed “Charity isn’t just giving from your wallet or purse. Giving alms is allowing a person to be by your side without chasing him away in thought. When your colleague has a sorrow, you have to know how to comfort him, to put him at ease. You can
Friday January 16, 2026 / January 3, 2026 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Forefeast of the Theophany. Prophet Malachias (400 B.C.). Martyr Gordius at Caesarea in Cappadocia (314). New Hieromartyr Basil Kolmogorov priest (1938). St. Genevieve of Paris (512). Venerable Abelard, abbot. Finding of the relics of New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri,
“The saints breathe correctly every day, in every moment. If you read the words of the Holy Fathers on prayer in the Philokalia, you will see that connecting the Name of Jesus and the prayer to breathing was not a technique, even though it was called a method: the method
Thursday January 15, 2026 / January 2, 2026 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Forefeast of the Theophany. St. Sylvester, pope of Rome (335). Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo (1604). Repose (1833), the second finding of relics (1991) of Venerable Seraphim, wonderworker of Sarov. New Martyr Basil (1942). Venerable Sylvester of the Kiev Caves (12th
Born of Love “Just as cruelty or brutality have their origins in hatred, so too does mercy spring from love, which is born only from it.” Saint Gregory of Nyssa #love #mercy #hate
Wednesday January 14, 2026 / January 1, 2026 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ. St. Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379). New Hieromartyr Jeremiah (1918). New Hieromartyrs Platon, bishop of Revel, Estonia and Priests Michael and Nicholas (1919). New Hieromartyrs
Soul Pollution “Stop defiling your flesh with shameful deeds and polluting your soul with wicked thoughts; then the peace of God will descend upon you and bring you love.” Saint Maximus the Confessor #God #pollution #love