September 25 / 12

Saints of the Day

Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop of in Italy. St. Coronatus, Bishop of Iconium. Martyr Julian of Galatia and 40Martyrs with him. Hieromartyr Theodore of Alexandria. St. Athanasius, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh and abbot of theVysotsk Monastery in Serpukhov, and his disciple St. Athanasius. St. Bassian of Tikhsnen (Vologda). Translation of the Relics ofRighteous Simeon of Verkhoturye. Martyr Macedonius in Phrygia, and with him Martyrs Tatian and Theodulus. (Greek Calendar: St.Daniel of Thassius, monk.)

Quote of the Day

” We know that it is written, that the Father has given all judgement to the Son, and yet, Behold the Same Son receives injuries, but seeks not His own glory. The injuries offered to Him He leaves to be judged by the Father: to teach us how important it is that we should be patient, when even He who is to judge us does not seek to be revenged.”

St. Gregory the Great

“The Patience of Christ”

Photo of the Day

Father Ignasius greets me as I arrive at Saint Silouan the Athonite Monastery, in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California, to celebrate Liturgy for my brother monks, on their feast day.

Scripture Readings for the Day

I Corinthians 15:39-45

39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
⁴⁰ There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. ⁴¹ There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
⁴² So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. ⁴³ It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. ⁴⁴ It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Luke 4:3-36

Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit³¹ Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. ³² And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. ³³ Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, ³⁴ saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
³⁵ But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. ³⁶ Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”