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Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura, of Antinoe in Egypt (ca. 286). 
St. Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery and founder of coenobitic monasticism in Russia (1074).
St. Peter the Wonderworker, bishop of Argos (10th c.). St. Theophanes of Vatopedi, metropolitan of Peritheorion (после 1353). Schema-abbess Juliana (1393) and Schemanun Eupraxia (1394), of the Monastery of the Conception in Moscow. St. Gregory, bishop of Rostov and Yaroslavl (1416).
“Svensk” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1288).
Great-martyr Xenia the Wonderworker, of the Peloponnese (318). St. Ecumenius the Wonderworker, bishop of Tricca (4th c.). St. Mamai, catholicos of Georgia (744). Sts. Michael and Arsenius the Georgians (9th c.). St. Ansfried, bishop of Utrecht (1010). Martyr Paul of Vilnius, Lithuania (17th c.). New Martyr Achmed (Ahmet) the Calligrapher, at Constantinople (1682). St. Irodion, abbot, of Lainici Monastery (Romania) (1900). Martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopianus, deacon, at Aphrodisia in Anatolia (285-305) (Gr. Cal). Finding of the relics of St. Luke of Mt. Steirion (953) (Gr. Cal).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Saturday. [Acts 15:35–41; John 10:27–38]
Though ye believe not Me, believe the works, says the Lord (John 10:38). The works of the Lord were obvious to all, and He could point to them openly. They are: the healing of various diseases, the driving out of demons, power over nature, knowledge of thoughts of the heart, the prophesying of the future, power of the word, and dominion over souls. All of these clearly proved that Jesus Christ was from God, and that His word was the truth. For us other works were added to these—a marvellous death, resurrection, ascension, descent of the Holy Spirit, foundation of the Church, marvellous spiritual gifts in believers, triumph over pagans and grace-filled power which to this day has not ceased to act in the Church of God. All of these are the works of the Lord. To any unbeliever one can say: if you do not believe the word, believe these works, which loudly witness to the Godhood of our Lord Jesus Christ; and having come to belief, accept His entire truth. But how did those Jews answer the Lord at that time? They sought again to take him (John 10:39). What do today’s unbelievers do? They sit and weave lie onto lie, in order to “take” not the Lord—for this is not according to their strength—but to take those who are simple in faith and cannot unravel their sly weavings.