Live in the Present Wednesday December 11, 2024 / November 28, 2024 25th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fast. Martyr Stephen the New of Mt. St. Auxentius (767). Martyr Hirenarchus and Seven Women-martyrs at Sebaste (303). New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1937). New Hieromartyrs Alexis Veselovsky, Alexis Smirnov
Category: The Morning Offering
Truly Blessed “The truly blessed are not the ones who can work miracles or see angels; the truly blessed are the ones who can see their own sins.” St. Anthony the Great #blessed #miracle #angels Catechumen Tristan arrived for a stay at the monastery yesterday. Tuesday December 10, 2024
Impressive Piety? What is the point of piety? #fast #tradition #orthodoxy Monday December 9, 2024 / November 26, 2024 25th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fast. Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis (640). Dedication of the Church of St. George at Kiev (1051). Repose of St. Innocent, first bishop of Irkutsk (1731).
Our traditions become idols. It is time to change. #tradition #orthodoxy #jesuschrist https://old.bitchute.com/video/ir9gKNAT89mk/
Saturday work on the ramp for the church Sunday December 8, 2024 / November 25, 2024 24th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone seven. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fish Allowed Apodosis of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. Hieromartyr Clement, pope of Rome (101). Hieromartyr Peter, archbishop of Alexandria (311). Woman Hieromartyr Magdalen
Spiritual Treasure “The holy fathers say: “If we wish to gain peace by trying to humble others, we will never find peace.” In other words, if we want to attain peace by attempting to humble others, we will never live in peace. Therefore, a person must find peace within themselves,
Love Christ “It is easy to become good, if only you come to love Christ. To want to be pleasing to Him is enough. Christ will help you to live in His Grace.” St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia #love #jesuschrist #grace Friday December 6, 2024 / November 23, 2024 24th Week after
Continually Thankful “Let us give thanks to God continually. For, it is outrageous that when we enjoy His benefaction to us in deed every single day, we do not acknowledge the favor with so much as a word; and this, when the acknowledgment confers great benefit on us. He does
Making an Entrance Troparion, in Tone IV Today is the prelude of God’s good will and the proclamation of the salvation of men. The Virgin hath manifestly appeared in the temple of God and proclaimeth Christ unto all. To her let us cry aloud: Rejoice, O thou fulfillment of the
Given to Give “To deprive is to take what belongs to another; for our money is the Lord’s, however we may have gathered it. That is why God has allowed you to have more…not for you to waste on drink, fancy food, expensive clothes, and other kinds of indolence…but for