Tuesday August 19, 2025 / August 6, 2025 11th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. Fish Allowed The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ (Second “Feast of the Saviour” in August). New Hieromartyrs Dimitry (Lyubimov), archbishop of Gdov (1938) and Priest Nicholas Prozorov (1930), priest
Proceed With Faith “Proceed with faith – not by means of rational knowledge. Do all your works with faith, trusting in God. What is important is not what rational knowledge dictates, but what faith dictates.” Saint Joseph the Hesychast
Monday August 18, 2025 / August 5, 2025 11th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. Wine and Oil Allowed Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord. Martyr Eusignius of Antioch (362). New Hieromartyr Stephen priest (1918). New Martyrs Eudocia and Novices Daria, Daria, and Maria (1919). New Hieromartyr Simon bishop of
Fast Track To Holiness Are you filling your soul or just your stomach? #holiness #howto #fasting
Sunday August 17, 2025 / August 4, 2025 10th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone one. Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. Food with Oil Holy Seven Youths (the “Seven Sleepers”) of Ephesus: Maximilian, Jamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodian (Constantine) and Antoninus (250 & 5th c.). New Hieromartyr Nicholas (Prozgrov) (1930). New Hieromartyr Michael, Martyrs Simeon and Demetrius
Soul & Body Care “Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever, and take care of your soul as if you were going to depart tomorrow.” Saint Augustine #soul #body #orthodox
Saturday August 16, 2025 / August 3, 2025 10th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. Food with Oil Venerables Isaac, Dalmatus, and Faustus, ascetics of the Dalmatian Monastery, Constantinople (5th c.). Venerable Anthony the Roman, abbot (Novgorod) (1147). New Hieromartyr Viacheslav deacon (1918). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1938). Protomartyr Rajden of Tsromi and Nikozi, Georgia (457)
Friday August 15, 2025 / August 2, 2025 10th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Translation of the relics (428) of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (428) and Translation of the relics (415) of the Righteous Nicodemus, Gamaliel, and Abibus. Blessed Basil of Moscow, fool-for-Christ
Picture Paradise “Every man, while in the flesh, is like a painter who paints an image in a secret place. When, having finished his picture, the painter brings it out and exhibits it. He is praised by the spectators if he has chosen a good subject and painted it well,
Good For Nothing? “I am nothing more than a matchstick with which a candle is lit. Afterwards, the match goes out and is thrown on the ground as good for nothing.” Saint Nicholas of Japan #God #orthodoxy #japan