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Hieromartyrs Acepsimas, bishop, the priest Joseph, and the deacon Aeithalas, of Persia (376). Dedication of the Church of the Great-martyr George in Lydda (4th c.).
Martyrs Atticus, Agapius, Eudoxius, Carterius, Istucarius (Styrax), Pactobius (Tobias), Nictopolion, and companions, at Sebaste (320). St. Acepsimas, hermit, of Cyrrhus in Syria (4th c.). St. Snandulia of Persia (380). St. Anna, daughter of Prince Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (1112).
St. Achaemonides (or Hormisdas), confessor, of Persia (4th c.). St. Winifred of Holywell, Wales (630). St. Hubert, bishop of Liege (727). St. Pirmin, bishop and monastic founder (Germany) (753). St. Theodore, confessor, bishop of Ancyra (8th-9th c.). St. Nicholas of Iveron (Mt. Athos) and Georgia, hymnographer (1308). New Hieromartyr George, priest, of Neopolis, Asia Minor (1797).
Repose of Hieroschemamonk Daniil (Tudor) of Romania (1962).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Monday. [I Thess. 2:20-3:8; Luke 11:29-33]
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with the men of this generation, and condemn them. For what? For indifference to the work accomplished by the Lord before their eyes. That queen, upon hearing about Solomon’s wisdom, came from afar to hear him, but these men, having before their face the Lord Himself, did not heed Him, although it was obvious that He was higher than Solomon, as the sky is higher than the earth. And the queen of the south condemns everyone who is indifferent to God’s works, because the Lord always, even among us, is as obviously present in the Gospel accounts as He was then. Reading the Gospels we have before our eyes the Lord with all of His marvellous works, for they are as doubtless as the testimony of one’s own eyes. Meanwhile, what is more attentive to the Lord as that which is impressed upon our souls? We have closed our eyes or turned them the other way; this is why we do not see; and not seeing, we do not devote ourselves to works of the Lord. However, this is no excuse, but rather the reason behind our unheedfulness, which is as criminal as what comes from it. The work of the Lord is our top priority—that is, the salvation of the soul. Furthermore, we should heed what comes from the Lord even if it is not directly related to us; ever more so should we heed what is directed at us for the accomplishment of our essential work, the significance of which extends throughout eternity. Judge for yourselves how criminal it is to disregard such a matter!