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May 4
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4th Week after Pascha.
Tone 3.
Fast Day. |
 Fish, wine and oil allowed.
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Hieromartyrs Januarius, bishop of Benevento, and his companions: Festus, Proclus, and Sosius, deacons; Martyrs Desiderius, reader; and Gantiol, Eutychius, and Acutius, at Pozzuoli (ca. 305). Martyrs Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother Philippa, and Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius (ca. 138-161). Uncovering of the relics of St. Theodore, abbot, of Sanaxar Monastery (1999). St. Alexis, priest, of Bortsumany, Nizhni- Novgorod (1848).
Martyrs Isaac, Apollo, and Codratus, of Nicomedia (303). St. Maximus (Maximian), archbishop of Constantinople (434).
Martyr Alexandra the Empress, wife of Diocletian (303) (same as April 23). St. Beuno, abbot, of Clynnog Fawr, Wales (642). St. Maelruba of Apur Crossan, Ireland (722). New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland (1945).
Repose of Schemamonk Nicetas (1907) and Hieroschemamonk Antipas II (1912), of Valaam, Elder Dometian of Tula (1908), and Nun Stefanida of Kosovo (Serbia) (1945).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Friday. [Acts 10:44–11:10; John 8:21–30]
They asked the Lord: Who art Thou? He answered: Even the same ... from the beginning (John 8:25). He is in front, behind Him are the holy Apostles, behind the Apostles are the pastors and teachers and the entire Church of Christ. Judge now who are the true avant guarde. Since for so long so many have followed them and will still follow them, they have not ceased to be in front, for they continue to be in front, while all others follow them. Thus for us Christians there already is an avant guarde; and if someone attempts to push new people to the fore—it is obvious that they must be understood as being an avant guarde heading in the opposite direction; that is, on the path which leads to the bottom of hell. There is nothing to add to this. Be on your guard—for who among you is an enemy to himself? Try only to understand this in a real way; hold firmly to the known truth of Christ, and let the others say what the may.
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