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Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1521). 
Hieromartyrs Patrick, bishop of Prusa, and his companions: priests Acacius, Menander, and Polyenus (ca. 100). St. Cornelius, founder of Komel Monastery (Vologda) (1537). St. Demetrius Donskoy, great prince of Moscow (1389).
Martyr Acoluthus of Hermopolis, Egypt (284-303). St. John, bishop of Gothia in the Crimea (790). St. Cornelius, founder of Paleostrov Monastery (Karelia) (ca. 1420) and his disciple Abramius (15th c.). St. John, prince of Uglich, tonsured as Ignatius (Vologda) (1523). St. Sergius, monk, of Shukhtom (1609). Right-believing Prince Vladimir II (Basil) Monomakh of Kievan Rus (1125). St. Nicholas Rynin, fool-for-Christ, of Vologda (1837).
New Hieromartyrs Anthony (Pankeyev), bishop of Belgorod, and with him priests Mitrophan, Alexander, Michael, Matthew, Hippolytus, Nicholas, Basil, Nicholas, Maxim, Alexander, Paul, and Paul; and Martyrs Michael and Gregory (1938). New Hieromartyr Onuphrius (Gagaliuk), archbishop of Kursk and Oboyansk (1938). New Hieromartyr Valentin (Lukianov), hieromonk, of Romashkovo (Moscow) (1940). Synaxis of the Hieromartyrs of Kharkov.
St. Theotima of Nicomedia (311). Entrance into Georgia of St. Nina (Nino), Equal-tothe- Apostles (323). St. Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (988). Monk-martyrs and confessors John, Conon, Jeremiah, Cyril, Theoctistus, Barnabas, Maximus, Theognostus, Joseph, Gennadius, Gerasimus, Mark, and Herman, of Kantara Monastery on Cyprus, who suffered under the Latins (1231).
Commemoration of the ascetics of St. Athanasius of Syandem Monastery: Elias (also of Valaam), Theophanes, and Dionysius. Repose of Elder Cleopas of Valaam, disciple of St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) (1816).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Thursday. [Acts 25:13–19; John 16:23–33]
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you (John 16:23) the Lord said, even confirming the point: Verily, verily, I say unto you. What a shame for us that we do not know how to make use of such a true promise! It would be alright if were only the shame this causes; but a shadow is cast also over the promise itself, as though it were too great and impossible. No, the guilt lies entirely on us, mainly because we recognize that we are not faithful servants of Christ, and our conscience does not allow us to expect mercy from the Lord. In addition it happens that if someone starts asking God about something, he does it with divided soul: he mentions that thing in his prayer once or twice as if in passing—and drops it, and then says later: “God does not hear.” No, when asking for something in particular, one must be persistent and indefatigable in prayer, like the widow who forced even the heartless judge to satisfy her petition by simply not giving him any peace. When true men of prayer ask for something in prayer, they unite with it fasting, vigil, all sorts of deprivation, and charity; furthermore they ask not for a day or two, but for months and years. For this they receive it. Imitate them, if you desire to have success in prayer.
Articles
 Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in memory of the Saving of Moscow from the Invasion of Khan Achmed |
 Venerable Cornelius the Abbot of Komel, VologdaSaint Cornelius of Komel was descended from the boyar (noble) family Kriukov. His brother Lukian served at the court of the Great Prince of Moscow. |
