OK, I’m Ready for Spring, Now! November 27 / 14 27th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Eve of the Nativity Fast. Holy and All-praised Apostle (1st c.). New Hieromartyrs Demetrius, Alexander, Victor, Alexis, Michael, Michael, Theodore, Peter, Alexis, Sergius, Nicholas, Basil, Alexander, Nicholas, Demetrius, Demetrius, Porphirius, Basil, George, Basil, Sergius
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The Temple, Just After the Thanksgiving Day Liturgy November 26 / 13 27th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) St. Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople (407). Martyrs Antoninus, Nicephorus, and Germanus of Caesarea in Palestine (308). Martyr Manetha of Caesarea in Palestine (308).
A blessed and joyous Thanksgiving to all of my readers! We are the only nation that has a set national holiday, meant to give thanks to Almighty God, for all that we enjoy; freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom to bear arms. May the Lord, in
View From Abbot’s Cell November 24 / 11 Glory to God! Thank you for your prayers! Our power came on at 12:15 a.m., so I’m sending off my daily blog after all! Please continue to pray for the rest of the population of Vashon Island, that power be restored to
Our island was hit with a big wind and snow storm, last night, and the whole island is without power. It doesn’t look like we’ll have power up anytime too soon. We’ve got a generator going, so I’m able to use my email. Not sure how much fuel we have
The Courtyard Fountain November 23 / 10 27th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Apostles Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius of the Seventy (1st c.). New Hieromartyr Niphont and Martyr Alexander (1931). New Hieromartyrs Prokopius (Titov) archbishop of Odessa, Dionisius, John and Peter priests (1937). New Hieromartyrs Augustine (Belyaev),
3:45 a.m. A Light Snowfall, the First for the Winter Saints of the Day 27th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus (284). Venerable Matrona, abbess, of Constantinople (492). Venerable Theoctiste of the isle of Lesbos (881). New Hieromartyrs Parthenius bishop of Ananiev, Constantine, Demetrius, Nestor,
Looking toward the Church, at Night The Trapeza and Bookstore at Night November 21 / 8 Saints of the Day: 26th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone one. Synaxis of the and the other Bodiless Powers: the Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, Barachiel, and Jeremiel. New Martyr Michael the Blessed of
26th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene: Hieron, Hesychius, Nicander, Athanasius, Manias, Barachius, Callinicus, Theogenes, Nicon, Longinus, Theodore, Valerius, Xanthius, Theodulus, Callimachus, Eugene, Theodochus, Ostrychius, Epiphanius, Maximian, Ducitius, Claudian, Theophilus, Gigantius, Dorotheus, Theodotus, Castrychius, Anicletus, Theomelius, Eutychius, Hilarion, Diodotus, and Amonitus (290). Venerable Lazarus the Wonderworker
The Fireplace in the Library 26th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Library The Library’s Russian Plate Collection St. Paul the Confessor, archbishop of Constantinople (350). Venerable Barlaam, abbot of Khoutyn (Novgorod) (1192). New Hieromartyrs Nicitas bishop of Orekhovo-Zuev, Anatoly, Arsenius, Nicholas,