Tuesday January 13, 2026 / December 31, 2025 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Apodosis of the Nativity of Christ. Venerable Melania the Younger, nun, of Rome (439). Venerable Paisius of Mount Athos (Glorification 2015). New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1937). Martyr Peter (1938). Holy Confessor Dositheus, metropolitan of Zagreb (1945). St. Peter
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
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Monday January 12, 2026 / December 30, 2025 32nd Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free St. Macarius, metropolitan of Moscow (1563). Virgin-martyr Anysia at Thessalonica (298). Martyr Zoticus of Constantinople, feeder of orphans (4th c.). New Hieromartyr Priest Sergius Florinsky of Rakvere, Estonia (1918). Virgin-martyr Mary (1946). Apostle Timon the Deacon (1st c.). Martyr Philoterus of Nicomedia, and
Stop Worrying & Rely On Him “God loves you more than you love yourself and takes care of you better than you ever could. So stop worrying and rely on Him, Who can arrange your affairs far better than you can.” Saint John of Kronstadt #God #love #worry Featuring the
Sunday January 11, 2026 / December 29, 2025 31st Sunday after Pentecost. Tone six. Sviatki. Fast-free Sunday after the Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, holy ancestors. Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, Holy Righteous David the King, and James the Brother of the Lord (movable holiday on the Sunday after the Nativity of our Lord
Pray & Fear Nothing “Pray, and fear nothing; do not be frightened by troubles or terrified by afflictions, for prayer will remove them. Pray in any way you can, only be sure to pray continually, and do not be disturbed by anything. Be joyful and peaceful in spirit, for prayer
Saturday January 10, 2026 / December 28, 2025 31st Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Sviatki. Fast-free Saturday after the Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia, including Glycerius, Zeno, Theophilus, Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius, Indes, Gorgonius, Peter, Euthymius, and the virgins Agape, Domna, Theophila and others (302).
Forgive First “You are obliged to forgive before someone asks you for forgiveness, if you are a Christian. And if he comes and says, “I’m sorry,” so much the better for him. For you, if you are spiritually wise, it is the same, if not better, that he does not
Friday January 9, 2026 / December 27, 2025 31st Week after Pentecost. Tone five. Sviatki. Fast-free Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (34). Venerable Theodore Graptus (“the Branded”) of Palestine and Bithynia, confessor (840), brother of St. Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer (850). New Hieromartyrs Tikhon, archbishop of Voronezh and with him 160 martyred priests (1919).
Excuses For Sin? “Have you not had too much trust in God’s mercy and said that He is merciful and will forgive your sins, and because of this, you have sinned permanently without restraint, and postponed your repentance year after year until you got old? Or have you not despaired