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St. Hypatius the Wonderworker, bishop of Gangra (ca. 326). St. Jonah, metropolitan of Kiev, Moscow, and all Russia (1461). St. Innocent, metropolitan of Moscow, enlightener of Alaska and Siberia (1879).
St. Apollo, monk, of the Thebaid (4th c.). Hieromartyrs Abdas, bishop of Hormizd-Ardashir, and Benjamin, deacon, of Persia (418-424). St. Hypatius, abbot of Rufinianus in Chalcedon (ca. 446). St. Hypatius the Healer, of the Kiev Caves (14th c.). St. Philaret, abbot, of Glinsk Hermitage (1841).
Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (Mt. Athos).
Righteous Joseph the Fair, son of Jacob (ca. ) (ок 1700 b.c.). St. Acacius the Confessor, bishop of Melitene in Pisidia (251). St. Blaise of Amorium and Mt. Athos (ca. 908) (Gr. Cal).
Repose of Archbishop Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse and Holy Trinity Monastery (1976), Schemanun Anastasia (Shevelenko) of Karaganda (1977), and Archimandrite Thaddeus (Tadej) (Shtrbulovich) of Vitovnica Monastery, Serbia (2003).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Monday. [Acts 1:12–17, 21–26; John 1:18–28].
When the angel announced the good tidings of the Lord’s incarnation he said: Hail, thou that are highly favored! (Luke 1:28);[1] proclaiming to the shepherds the birth of Christ the Saviour he also said: behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy (Luke 2:10). But proclaiming Lord’s resurrection to the women, the angel only says: He is not here, but is risen! (Luke 24:6). He does not add “rejoice,” for joy would fill their heart on its own, as soon as the assurance came that the Lord was risen indeed. At that time this assurance was tangible: the angel prepared it; the Lord in His appearing completed it. And everyone’s joy was inexhaustibly full! Now our church, houses and streets are clothed in the garments of rejoicing, and everyone is caught up in a general stream of joy. Now turn your thoughts away from the externals, and gathering them in your heart, raise up the truth of the resurrection, in all of its breadth, depth and height; so that your rejoicing be more than external. Bear out that spirit of joy, like a spring of bright water, gushing from depths of the earth.
[1]The first quote in the Slavonic reads: Rejoice thou full of grace.