Trinity of Falsity “There are three images in my mind which I must continually forsake and replace by better ones: the false image of God, the false image of my neighbours, and the false images of myself.” C. S. Lewis #God #neighbor #self
Saturday October 25, 2025 / October 12, 2025 20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Martyrs Probus, Tarachus, and Andronicus at Tarsus in Cilicia (304). Venerable Cosmas the Hymnographer, bishop of Maiuma (787). St. Euphrosyne (Mezenova) the Faster, schema-abbess of Siberia (1918). New Hieromartyr John (1930). New Hieromartyr John (Pommer) bishop of Riga (1934). Venerable Laurence
Gluttony Kills “My son, while you are still living, test your soul, and see what is bad for it, and do not give in to that. For not everything is profitable for everyone, and not every soul enjoys everything. Do not be gluttonous for every dainty food, and do not
Friday October 24, 2025 / October 11, 2025 20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the seven deacons (1st c.). Venerable Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer, bishop of Nicaea (850). Venerable Leonid of Optina (1841). Synaxis of the Saints
Endure & Inherit Joy “Tell me, what is more beautiful than a soul undergoing tribulation, which knows that by enduring it will inherit joy in all things?” Saint Symeon The New Theologian #soul #beautiful #endurance
Thursday October 23, 2025 / October 10, 2025 20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia and 200 Martyrs with them (296). St. Innocent, bishop of Penza (1819). Venerable Ambrose of Optina (1891). Synaxis of the Saints of Optina: Leo (1841), Macarius (1894), Moses (1862), Anthony (1865), Hilarion (1873), Ambrose
How You Stand “As people live, so do they behave in church. Because the way one stands in church is a reflection of one’s entire life.” Saint Theophan the Recluse #Church #life #posture
Wednesday October 22, 2025 / October 9, 2025 20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Fast. Oil Allowed Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (1st c.). Venerable Andronicus and his wife Venerable Athanasia of Egypt (500). New Hieromartyrs Constantine and Peter priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Constantine priest (1937). Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Sebastian Fomin (1997).
Pure & True “God sees your heart, not your words. Strive to make your inner life pure and true, and everything else will follow.” Saint Theophan the Recluse #God #heart #words
Tuesday October 21, 2025 / October 8, 2025 20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Venerable Pelagia the Penitent of the Mount of Olives (457). New Hieromartyrs Demetrius archbishop of Mozhaysk and with him John deacon, Hieromartyr Ambrosius and Pakhomius, Virgin-martyr Tatiana, Martyr Nicholas, Virgin-martyrs Mary and Nadezhda (1937). New Hieromartyr Jonah bishop of