A Beautiful Autumn Day on the Valaam Trail A Financial Appeal:Hieromonk Paul has just closed out the books for this past fiscal year, and, just as we suspected, we are about $6,000.00 in the red. Your help, through PayPal, or a mailed donation, would be greatly appreciated. Abbot Tryphon Saints

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The Entrance to the Monastery, on an Autumn Day Saints of the Day Martyr Longinus the Centurion who stood at the Cross of the Lord [II Tim 2:1-10; Matt 27:33-54]. St. Malus the hermit. St. Eupraxia, abbess, before tonsure Princess Euphrosyne of Pskov. St. Longinus the gate-keeper of the Kiev

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Autumn Arrives at the Monastery Saints of the Day St. Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, monk of Mt. Athos. Martyr Lucian, presbyter of Greater Antioch. (services combined) St. Sabinus, Bishop of Catania. Martyrs Sarbelius and Bebaia (Barbea) of Edessa. St. Dionysius, Archbishop of Suzdal. St. John, Bishop of Suzdal. Hieromartyr

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A Rainy Autumn Day at the Monastery Saints of the Day Martyrs Nazarius, Gervase, Protase and Celsius of Milan. St. Parasceve of Serbia. Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza. St. Nikola Sviatosha, prince of Chernigov and Wonderworker of the Kiev Caves. St. Cosmas, abbot of Yakhromsk. (Greek Calendar: St. Euthymius the New

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Saints of the Day Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathadorus and Agathonica at Pergamus. Martyr Florentius of Thessalonica. Martyr Benjamin, deacon of Persia. St. Nicetas the Confessor of Paphlagonia. St. Benjamin of the Kiev Caves. New-Martyr Chryse (Zlata) of Bulgaria. St. Vannatius of Poitiers (Gaul). Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Of

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Hammi and Mercedes. Saints of the Day Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus at Tarsus in Cilicia. St. Cosmas the Hymnographer, Bishop of Maiuma. Martyr Domnica of Anazarbus. St. Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours. (canon only) Saints Amphilochius, Macarius and Tarasius, abbots, and Theodosius, monk, of Glushetskry (Vologda). (Greek Calendar:

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David Munkres, to the left of Abbot Tryphon The framing goes up. Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Saints of the Day Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the seven deacons. St. Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer, Bishop of Nicaea. Martyrs Zenaida (Zenais) and Philonilla of Tarsus in

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The monastic community, enjoying an evening by the hearth. Saints of the Day Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia, and 200 Martyrs with them. Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch. St. Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria. St. Bassian of Constantinople. Blessed Andrew of Totma, fool-for-Christ. Martyrdom of the 26 Martyrs of Zographou

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