Friday August 1, 2025 / July 19, 2025 8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Fast. Fish, Wine & Oil Allowed Venerable Macrina, sister of St. Basil the Great (380). Venerable Dius, abbot, of Antioch (430). Uncovering of the relics (1903) of Venerable Seraphim of Sarov. Synaxis of All Saints of Kursk. Blessed Romanus, prince of Ryazan
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
The Purpose of Christian Life “When the mind forgets the purpose of Christian life, then even the clear fulfillment of virtue becomes profitless.” Saint Mark the Ascetic #Christian #purpose #virtue
Thursday July 31, 2025 / July 18, 2025 8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Martyr Emilian of Silistra in Bulgaria (363). Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris (4th c.). New Hieromartyrs Appolinarius (1918). Venerable John the Long-suffering of the Kiev Caves (1160). Venerable Pambo, recluse of the Kiev Caves (1241). Venerable Pambo, hermit of Egypt (386). Synaxis of All Saints of
Healing Hurts “When you start to pray, you start to see yourself. When you see yourself, it starts to hurt. And when it hurts, you start to heal. Prayer is not a simple request, but an encounter with the Truth about yourself, about God, about life. Do not be afraid
Wednesday July 30, 2025 / July 17, 2025 8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Fast. Food with Oil Great-martyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia (4th c.). Venerable Irenarchus, abbot of Solovki (1628). Venerable Leonid, abbot of Ust-Neduma (Vologda) (1654). Translation of the relics of Venerable Lazarus, monk, of Mt. Galesion near Ephesus (1054). “Svyatogorsk” (1569) Icon
God Looks At Our Intentions “In all of our deeds God looks at the intention, whether we do it for His sake, or for the sake of some other intention.” Saint Maximus the Confessor #God #intention #orthodoxy
Tuesday July 29, 2025 / July 16, 2025 8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Hieromartyr Athenogenes, bishop of Heracleopolis, and his ten disciples (311). New Hieromartyrs Seraphim, Theognostus, and others of Alma-Ata (1921). St. Magdalena, schema-abbess of New Tikhvin Convent in Siberia (1934). New Confessor Matrona Belyakova, fool-for-Christ of Anemnyasevo (1936). New
Complete Silence “The soul speaks and converses during prayer, but at the descent of the Holy Spirit we must remain in complete silence, in order to hear clearly and intelligibly all the words of eternal life which He will then deign to communicate.” Saint Seraphim of Sarov #HolySpirit #prayer #silence
Monday July 28, 2025 / July 15, 2025 8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six. Martyrs Cyricus (Quiricus) and his mother Julitta of Tarsus (305). Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir (in holy baptism Basil), enlightener of the Russian Land (1015). New Hieromartyr Peter deacon (1938). Synaxis of All Saints of Kiev. Martyr Abudimus of the isle of Tenedos (4th c.).
I Don’t Like You! I Love You! Love is bigger than your circle is friends. The real thing is for everyone! #love #jesus #like