28th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Forefeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. Venerable Gregory Decapolites (816). St. Proclus, archbishop of Constantinople (447). New Hieromartyrs Macarius bishop of Ecaterinoslav, Alexis, Alexander, Vladimir, John,
December 2, 2010 / November 19, 2010 28th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fish Allowed Prophet Obadiah (Abdias) (9th c. B.C.). Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea in Cappadocia (304). Venerables Barlaam and loasaph, prince of India, and St. Abenner the King, father of St. loasaph (4th c.).
Hieromonk Paul December 1 / November 18 28th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyr Platon of Ancyra (266). Martyr Romanus the Deacon of Caesarea and child-martyr Barulas of Antioch (303). St. Nicholas confessor, priest (1948). Martyrs Zacchaeus the
Hammi, Our Beloved Norwegian Forest Cat November 30 / 17 28th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fish Allowed St. the Wonderworker of Neo-Caesarea (266). Venerable Nikon, abbot of Radonezh, disciple of St. Sergius (1426). Venerable Lazarus the iconographer of Constantinople (857). Martyr Gobron (Michael) and 133
November 29 / 16 28th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil Holy Apostle and Evangelist (60). New Hieromartyrs Theodore Korolev priest and with him Martyr Ananius Boykov and Michael Boldakov (1929). New Hieromartyrs John, Nicholas, Victor, Basil, Makarius and Michael priests,
Monk Moses, Chanting the Epistle Abbot Tryphon, Celebrating Saturday’s Liturgy November 28 / 15 27th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone two. Nativity (St. Philip’s Fast). Fish Allowed Beginning of Nativity Fast. Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias (299), Samonas (306), and Abibus (322), of Edessa. Venerable Paisius (Velichkovsky) of Moldavia and Mt.
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
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