(Pictured: The Brotherhood of the All-Merciful Saviour Monastery) Sunday June 8, 2025 / May 26, 2025 Pentecost – Trinity Sunday “Lesna” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1696) (movable holiday on the Trinity Sunday). Holy Fathers and Mothers of Atchara (18th c.) (movable holiday on the Trinity Sunday) (Georgia). Apostles Carpus of the Seventy and Alphaeus (1st c.). Translation
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
God Before Us Every relationship must be grounded in God. #relationships #God #love Saturday June 7, 2025 / May 25, 2025 Commemoration of the Dead. Tone six. Virgin-Martyr Helen (1938). New Hieromartyr Tavrion (1939). St. Innocent archbishop of Cherson (1857). Hieromartyr Therapon, bishop of Cyprus (4th c.). St. Dodo, prince of
Perfect Spiritual Love “To harbor no envy, no anger, no resentment against an offender is still not to have charity for him. It is possible, without any charity, to avoid rendering evil for evil. But to render, spontaneously, good for evil – such belongs to a perfect spiritual love.” Saint
Still Time “There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.” Saint Basil the Great Thursday June 5, 2025 / May 23, 2025 Afterfeast of the Ascension.
Treat Your Body Strictly “The body is not evil by nature, but it can become a hindrance to spiritual progress if it is indulged excessively. Therefore, treat your body strictly, giving it only what it needs for health, and concentrate all your care on the soul.” Saint Nilus of Sinai
The Priesthood is Not About Privilege and Power Christ consecrated Himself for the ministry and our redemption. “And for their sake I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth” (John 17:19). To sanctify means to consecrate. All the ranks of the priesthood are consecrated for ministry, according to the
“A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart – love; we must treat him kindly, speak to him gently, lovingly. And if there is not deeply-rooted malice against us within him, but only a temporary fit of anger, you
The true goal of our lives in Christ is to learn to love. Just as Christ loves us, we must learn to love others, even those who do not seem very loveable. #love #God #jesuschrist
Sunday June 1, 2025 / May 19, 2025 Seventh Sunday of Pascha: The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Tone six. Synaxis of Hieromartyrs of Kholmsk and Podliash (movable holiday on the Sunday after May 19th). “Chelnsk” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos named “Tenderness” (movable holiday on the 7th Sunday of
The Struggle Against Sin “Do everything for the glory of God, and always walk before God in awe. When you begin something, say: “Bless me, O Lord, help me, strengthen me, enlighten me, purify me, and save me.” Have you done something good? Say: “Glory to God, my Creator (‘Without