the wife of the newly martyred priest, gunned down by a Muslim in his own church, in Moscow, Russia. Let us contemplate the great sacrifice made by this priest, for the Christ he so loved, and the Muslim people, he so dearly cared about, and whom he wanted to personally
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
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 12 / 25. St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria. St. Nilus the Faster of Sinai. Prophet Ahijah (Achias) Blessed John the Hairy, fool-for-Christ at Rostov. St. Leon, Patriarch of Constantinople. New-Martyr Sabbas Nigdelinus of Constantinople. New-Martyr
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 11 / 24. Martyrs Menas of Egypt, Victor at Damascus, and Vincent of Spain. St. Theodore the confessor, abbot of the Studion. Martyr Stephanida (Stephanis) of Spain. Repose of Blessed Maximus of Moscow. Repose of St. Stephen
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 10 / 23. Apostles Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius of the Seventy. Martyr Orestes ofCappadocia. St. Theocteristus, abbot of Symbola on Mt. Olympus. Hieromartyr Milos (Miles), Bishop of Persia, and two disciples St. Nonnus, Bishop
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! St. Nectarius Kephalas, Metropolitan of Pentapolis Saints of the Day November 9 / 22. Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus. St. Matrona, abbess of Constantinople. St. Theoctiste of theisle of Lesbos. Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica. Martyr Anthony of Apamea. St. John the
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 8 / 21. Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers: the Archangels Gabriel, Raphael Uriel,Salaphiel, Jegudiel, and Barachiel. Righteous Martha, Princess of Pskov. New-Martyr Michael the Blessed of Chernigov (1922) Repose of Metropolitan Philaret
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 7 / 20. Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene: Hieron, Hesychius, Nicander, Athanasius, Mamas, Barachius, Callinicus,Theogenes, Nicon, Longinus, Theodore, Valerius, Xanthius, Theodulus, Callimachus, Eugene, Theodochus, Ostrychius,Epiphanius, Maximian, Ducitius, Claudian, Theophilus, Gigantius, Dorotheus, Theodotus, Castrychius, Anicletus, Theomelius,Eutychius, Hilarion, Diodotus,
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 6 / 19. St. Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople St. Barlaam, abbot of Chutin (Novgorod). St. Luke, monk of Sicily. Martyrs Tecusa, Alexandra, Claudia, Matrona, Polactia, Euphrosyne, and Athanasia of Ancyra. St. Luke, steward of the
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 5 / 18. Martyrs Galacteon and his wife Episteme at Emesa. Repose of St. Jonah, Archbishop of Novgorod. ApostlesPatrobus, Hermas, Linus, Gaius and Philologus of the Seventy. St. Gregory, Archbishop of Alexandria. Martyrs Domninus,Timothy, Theophilus, Theotimus, Dorotheus,
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day November 4 / 17. St. Ioannicius the Great. Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermas,presbyter. Blessed Simon of Yurievits. St. Nicander, abbot of Gorodensk (Novgorod). St. Mercurius, faster of the Kiev Caves. St Paul, Metropolitan of Tobolsk. St.