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9th Week after Pentecost.
Tone 7.
Успенский пост. |
 Wine and oil allowed.
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Afterfeast of the Transfiguration. 
Martyr Dometius of Persia and two disciples (363). Uncovering of the relics of St. Metrophanes (Macarius in schema), bishop of Voronezh (1832). St. Anthony, elder, of Optina Monastery (1865).
Martyrs Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator, at Caesarea in Palestine (260). St. Or of the Thebaid (ca. 390). Virgin Potamia of Alexandria (4th c.). St. Theodosius the New, of the Peloponnese, healer (9th c.-10th c.). St. Pimen the Much-ailing, of the Kiev Caves (1110). St. Mercurius of the Near Caves in Kiev, bishop of Smolensk (1239). St. Pimen the Faster, of the Far Caves in Kiev (ca. 1141). Synaxis of the Saints of Valaam Monastery.
New Hieromartyrs Alexander Khotovitsky, protopresbyter, of New York and Moscow, and Athanasius (Yegorov), abbot, of Izmailovo (Moscow) (1937).
Hieromartyr Narcissus, bishop of Jerusalem (ca. 213). Martyr Afra of Augsburg (ca. 304). St. Hyperechius of Egypt (4th c.). St. Victricius of Rouen (407-410). St. Nicanor, wonderworker, of Mt. Callistratus (1549). St. Dometius of Philotheou, Mt. Athos (16th c.). St. Theodora of Sihla (Romania) (18th c.). St. Joseph, monk of Kapsa Monastery on Crete (1874). Holy 10,000 Ascetics of the Thebaid (Gr. Cal). St. Sozon of Nicomedia (Gr. Cal). Holy Empresses Irene (803) (Gr. Cal) and Pulcheria (453) (Gr. Cal) of Constantinople.
Repose of Elder Adrian of South Dorotheus Monastery (1853), Schemamonk John the Silent, of Valaam (1894), Elder Callinicus the Hesychast, of Katounakia, Mt. Athos (1930), and Archimandrite Vladimir of Jordanville, New York (1988).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Saturday. [I Rom. 14:6-9; Matt. 15:32-39]
The Lord filled the people accompanying Him miraculously another time to show that He is always ready to generously provide for people who believe. He could have done this every time as well; but He did not, in order to not break them from their usual way of life—established, maintained and supported by Him. Such is God’s general providence. The main, all-embracing actions of providence were accomplished in the beginning upon the arranging of all things; but having arranged everything and set it into motion, God did not tie Himself up in any way, but reserved for himself freedom to usher in extraordinary help when necessary. He acts like the master of a house, who establishes rules; however, while maintaining them, He does not bind himself with them, but relates to them authoritatively, with well-managed good intentions. Those who oppose the faith do not understand the meaning of God’s providence. Extending it in their thoughts beyond proper boundaries, and not seeing the realization of their ideas in reality, they deny this very providence. The providence which they demand definitely does not exist; but that providence which the Lord God is well pleased to establish and preserve unquestionably exists.