Peace Overcomes The Passions “Each of us is attacked and led astray by the passions; but if he is at peace with God and with his neighbor, he overcomes them all. These passions are the ‘world’ which St. John the Theologian told us to hate, meaning that we are to
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
Focusing on the Negative Focusing only on the negative impacts everyone around me. The Elder Thaddeus tells us that we can be either very good, or very bad, depending on the thoughts and desires we breed. Focusing on negative thoughts impacts even the whole world. The Elder Thaddeus tells us we
Love Covers All “Love overlooks the flaws of our brother. It forgives mistakes. It tolerates bad habits. It gives away to obstinacy. It avoids criticism. It is oblivious to sarcasm. It disperses suspicions. It does not accept slander. It does not pass judgment or debase others publicly. It covers all
Shun the Satisfactions of This Age “As for you, my son, shun the satisfactions of this age, so as to be happy in the age to come. Do not be negligent, letting the days pass by till unexpectedly they come looking for you and you arrive at the straits of
Overwhelming Spiritual Power “The patient endurance of the saints exhausts the evil power that attacks them, since it makes them glory in sufferings undergone for the sake of the truth. It teaches those too much concerned with a life in the flesh to deepen themselves through such sufferings instead of
The Day is Almost Here “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to its neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. And do this, knowing that the hour has now come for us to be awakened from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now
How many miracles do you need to believe that God is love? Come and see, and be a part of the miracle! #miracle #jesuschrist #church
Sunday May 25, 2025 / May 12, 2025 Sixth Sunday of Pascha: The Blind Man. Tone five. St. Epiphanius, bishop of Cyprus (403). St. Germanus, patriarch of Constantinople (740). Glorification (1913) of Hieromartyr Hermogenes (1612) the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. New Martyr Abbess Athanasia of the Smolensk Hodigitria Convent, near
Better Than Birthdays Instead of simply counting up the years since your physical birth with more candles on a cake, Christians are gifted with a day filled with spiritual blessings that can bear eternal fruit in the Kingdom of light. Are you ready to unwrap your presents? #birthday #orthodoxy #christian
The Cure for Your Soul Those of us who converted to the Orthodox Faith generally did so because we recognized an emptiness within us that we knew needed to be filled. We knew our life would lead to total nothingness if we didn’t find something to fill that emptiness we