Be The Gospel “To confess Orthodoxy means to manifest humbly by one’s life the fullness of the Truth in love and righteousness. Orthodoxy ought to conquer only by its radiance, as the Lord Himself, and by no means in arguments and by force. Orthodoxy is darkened by whomever is proud
Category: The Morning Offering
Thursday February 12, 2026 / January 30, 2026 Meatfare week. Tone two. Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom. Hieromartyr Hippolytus, pope of Rome, and with him Martyrs Censorinus, Sabinus, Ares, the Virgin Chryse, Martyrs Felix, Maximus, Herculianus, Venerius, Styracius, Mennas, Commodus, Hermes, Maurus, Eusebius, Rusticus, Monagrius, Amandinus, Olympius, Cyprus,
Christ Over Customs “We must not allow Christ to be overshadowed by any regulations, any customs, any traditions, any aesthetic considerations, or even any piety.” Saint Maria of Paris #jesus #traditional #orthodox
Wednesday February 11, 2026 / January 29, 2026 Meatfare week. Tone two. Fast Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, bishop of Antioch (107). oNew Hieromartyrs John and Leontius priests, Constantine deacon and with them 5 Martyrs (1920). St. Laurence, recluse of the Kiev Caves and bishop of Turov (1194).
The Temple of Eternal Transformation Heaven is happening here and now. #church #Christian #orthodox
Tuesday February 10, 2026 / January 28, 2026 Meatfare week. Tone two. Venerable Ephraim the Syrian (373). Venerable Theodosius, abbot, of Totma (Vologda) (1568). St. Theodore confessor, priest (1933). New Hieromartyrs Ignatius bishop of Skopinsk, Vladimir priest and Hieromartyr Bartholomeus, Virgin-martyr Olga (1938). Venerable Leontius, confessor (1972). Venerable Ephraim, abbot, wonderworker of Novotorzhok (1053).
The Paradoxical God “In Thee alone all things dwell. With a single impulse all things find their goal in Thee. Thou are the purpose of every creature. Thou art unique. Thou art each one and art not any. Thou art not a single creature nor art Thou the sum of
Monday February 9, 2026 / January 27, 2026 Meatfare week. Tone two. Translation of the relics (437) of St. John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople. Venerable Peter of Egypt (5th c.). New Martyr Demetrius at Constantinople (1784) (Greek). Venerable Titus the Soldier, monk of the Kiev Caves. New Hieromartyr Peter (Zverev) of Voronezh (1929). St. Demetrius Klepinine, priest
Bountiful Mercy “Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that you may treat them as sharers in common with you in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for the use of all.” Saint Ambrose of
Sunday February 8, 2026 / January 26, 2026 Sunday of the Prodigal Son. Tone two. New Martyrs and Confessors of Russian Church (movable holiday on the Sunday closest to January 25th). Remembrance of all the departed who suffered in the years of persecution for faith in Christ. The Enthronement of Saint Job, Patriarch