Saturday July 12, 2025 / June 29, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. The Holy, Glorious and All-praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul (67). The end of the Apostles Peter and Paul Fast St. Gregory, metropolitan of Iraklia and Redestos (Const.).. Venerable Paisios of Mount Athos (1994). “Kasperovsk” (1853-1855) Icon of the Mother
Category: The Morning Offering
The Fruits of Fasting “Fasting gradually disperses and drives away spiritual darkness and the veil of sin that lies on the soul, just as the sun dispels the mist. Fasting enables us spiritually to set spiritual air in which Christ, the Sun who knows no setting, does not rise, but
(Photos: Fr Martin, guest Fr Theodore, Br Basil. Our monastery cats Nash, Wessin, and Tigger) Friday July 11, 2025 / June 28, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil Translation of the relics (412) of the Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cyrus and John (311). Venerables Sergius and Herman (14th c.), abbots
The Love Experiment “With all your power, ask the Lord for humility and brotherly love, because God freely gives His grace for love towards one’s brother. Do an experiment on yourself: one day ask God for love towards your brother, and another day – live without love. You will see
Thursday July 10, 2025 / June 27, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil Venerable Sampson the Hospitable of Constantinople (530). St. Joanna the Myrrh-bearer (1st c.). New Hieromartyr Priest Gregory Nikolsky of Kuban (1918). New Hieromartyrs Alexander and Vladimir priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Peter priest
Pure Simplicity “St Maximus the Confessor says that the Saints have attained to a pure simplicity, because they have overcome in themselves all duality and pretence. They have passed beyond the struggle between soul and body, between good intentions and works performed, between deceitful appearances and hidden thoughts, between what
Wednesday July 9, 2025 / June 26, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Food with Oil Appearance of the Tikhvin Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1383). Venerable David of Thessalonica (540). New Hieromartyr Gregory priest (1918). St. Dionysius, archbishop of Suzdal (1385). Uncovering of the relics (1569) of
Expect Just Anything “To avoid becoming upset, being worried, being anxious and over-reflective, expect just anything, put up with anything that comes along. Always say: ‘Welcome illness,’ ‘welcome failure,’ ‘welcome suffering.’ This brings meekness, without which there can be no spiritual life.” Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetras #acceptance #providence #spiritual
Tuesday July 8, 2025 / June 25, 2025 5th Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Apostles’ (Peter & Paul) Fast. Fish Allowed Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304). Venerable Nikon the Confessor of Optina (1931). New Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Basil priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Basil priest (1940). Prince Peter (1228) and Princess Febronia (tonsured David and Euphrosyne), wonderworkers of
The Prophet of the Most High “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited his people and brought them redemption. He has raised up for us a horn of salvation in the house of his servant David (just as he spoke through the mouth of his