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28th Week after Pentecost.
Tone 2.
Nativity Fast. |
 Monastic rule: cooked food, no oil.
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Martyr Irenarchus and Seven Women-martyrs, at Sebaste (303). 
Monk-martyr Stephen the New (767).
Martyrs Basil, Stephen, Gregory (2), John, Andrew, Peter, Anna, and many others, who suffered with St. Stephen the New (767). Blessed Theodore, archbishop of Rostov (1394).
New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1937). New Hieromartyrs Raphael (Tyupin), hieromonk of the Zlatoustov Monastery (Moscow), and Monkmartyr Vincent (Nikolsky) of Optina Monastery (1937).
Hieromartyrs Timothy and Theodore, bishops; Peter, John, Sergius, Theodore, and Nicephorus, priests; Basil and Thomas, deacons; Monk-martyrs Hierotheus, Daniel, Chariton, Socrates, Comasius, and Eusebius; and Martyr Etymasius, at Tiberiopolis (361). St. Theodore, bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia (end of 6th c.). St. Oda, virgin, of Brabant (Neth.) (726). New Martyr Christos the Gardener, of Albania, at Constantinople (1748).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Monday. [II Tim. 2:20-26; Luke 19:37-44]
The people cry out: “hosanna!”—while the Lord weeps. Does not something similar occur at our church celebrations? In those days, there was a solemn resemblance; but the Lord looked at what was in the souls invisibly, and saw it to be worthy of weeping. For us also, the holiday is always visibly festive; but is everyone’s inner mood this way? One has no understanding at all of the power and meaning of holidays; another gropingly feels something darkly, but sees nothing clearly; while another remains almost unnoticed, but his feeling and mood are worthy of the festive occasion. Our holidays take many sacrifices. But how many of them are intended for the Lord and one’s brothers and sisters? Either none, or the most insignificant bit; one’s belly and vain rushing around take almost all. This cannot be concealed from the Lord, and it is not surprising if, to speak in a human way, He weeps when we utter festive exclamations. These are those redeemed, justified, adopted as sons!…They gave a promise, took on an obligation to walk in the spirit and not commit fleshly lusts, while here what goes on among them? The sons of the Kingdom are worse than the basest slaves!…
Articles
 Martyr Irenarchus at SebasteThe Holy Martyr Irenarchus was from Sebaste, Armenia, and lived during the reign of Diocletian (284-305). |
