What kind of Christian are you, anyway? #orthodoxy #honesty #jesuschrist
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
Sunday May 18, 2025 / May 5, 2025 Fifth Sunday of Pascha: The Samaritan Woman. Tone four. Great-martyr Irene of Thessalonica (1st-2nd c.). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1919). Uncovering of the relics of Venerable James, abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1613). Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, “Inexhaustible Cup” (1878). Venerable Barlaam of Serpukhov
We are blessed to be sharing our hospitality with these wonderful visitors! From left to right: Father Martin, Brother Basil, James, Father Paisios, Father Tryphon, John, Rachel, Anastasia (the mother of the children), and Father Paul in the trapeza.
The Beautiful Garden of Scripture “All who ask receive, those who seek find, and to those who knock it shall be opened. Therefore, let us knock at the beautiful garden of Scripture. It is fragrant, sweet, and blooming with various sounds of spiritual and divinely inspired birds. They sing all
Plant Kindness “A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” Saint Basil the Great #love #kindness #friendship Friday May 16, 2025 / May 3, 2025 Fourth Week
Soul Inclination “Pay heed, also, to the intention of your will, watching which way it inclines: whether it is towards God, whether it is for the sake of good itself and for the benefit of your soul that you sit in silence, psalmodise, recite prayers or perform any other good
Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Mid-Pentecost.
God of the Strange “The days are coming when more and more the world will become a strange and odder and odder place, but Christ will come and reach out to people in those odd and strange places.” Saint Nektary of Optina #jesuschrist #strange #orthodoxy Wednesday May 14, 2025 /
Consistently Pray “Consistently pray in all things, so that you might not do anything without the help of God… Whoever does or busies himself with anything without prayer does not succeed in the end. Concerning this, the Lord said: “Without Me you can’t do anything.” (John 15:5) Saint Mark the