Wednesday January 21, 2026 / January 8, 2026 33rd Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. Fast St. George the Chozebite, abbot (7th c.) and St. Emilian Bishop of Cyzicus (9th c.). Venerable Domnica of Constantinople (395). Venerable Gregory, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves (1093). Venerable Gregory, hermit of the Kiev Caves (14th c.). Hieromartyr Isidore and 72 companions at Yuriev (Dorpats)
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
Undeserved Loved Do you deserve to be loved and forgiven? #love #forgiveness #baptism
Tuesday January 20, 2026 / January 7, 2026 33rd Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John. Martyr Paphnutius (1938). New Hieromartyr Basil, priest (1939). Martyr John (1940). Martyr John (1942). New Martyr Athanasius of Attalia and Smyrna (1700) (Greek). St. Cedd, bishop of Lastingham (664) (Celtic
Humbled Soul “Grass does not sprout in trampled ground; likewise, passions and wickedness do not sprout in a humble soul. As long as we lack humility, God will not stop humbling us through trials until we learn this important and most salvific lesson.” Elder Ephraim of Arizona #God #soul #passion
Monday January 19, 2026 / January 6, 2026 33rd Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ (Baptism of the Lord). Repose of St. Theophan the Recluse, bishop of Tambov (1894). Hieromartyr Romanus, monk of Lacedemonia, beheaded by the Turks (1695) (Greek). New Hieromartyr Archpriest
Become A Child of God “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to
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
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