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April 10
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5th Week of Great Lent.
Tone 4.
Great Lent. |
 Wine and oil allowed.
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St. Hilarion the New, abbot of Pelecete (ca. 754). St. Stephen the Confessor and Wonderworker, abbot of Tryglia (9th c.).
Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia: Zanithas, Lazarus, Maruthas (Marotas), Narses, Elias, Marinus (Mares), Abibus, Sembeeth (Sivsithina), and Sabbas (ca. 330). Hieromartyrs George, bishop of Zagora, Parodus and Peter, priests, and Martyr Prince Enravota-Boyan, of Bulgaria (ca. 830). Monk-martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Caves (1097). St. Hilarion, founder of Pskovoezersk Monastery (Gdov) (1476). St. Jonah, founder of Klimets Monastery (Olonets) (1534).
New Hieromartyr Nicholas Postnikov, archpriest, of Timoshkino (Ryazan) (1931). New Hieromartyr Basil Malinin, archpriest, of Pereslavl (1938). New Hieromartyr Peter Ochryzko, priest, of Chartoviec (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland) (1944).
Sts. Priscus, Malchus, and Alexander, of Caesarea in Palestine (259). St. Hesychius of Jerusalem, disciple of St. Gregory the Theologian (434). St. Dionysius the Merciful, bishop of Larissa (1510). St. John, bishop of Manglisi, Georgia (1751). Apostle Herodion of the Seventy (1st c.).
Repose of Abbot Adrian (in schema Alexis) of Konevits (1812) and Blessed Helen of Arzamas (1820), disciple of Abbot Nazarius of Valaam.
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Wednesday.
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath (Prov. 15:24). It is well-known to all that hell exists, and that anyone can end up there as a result of his deeds. But not all remember this, or live so piously that they are clearly trying to to avoid hell. They live without thinking about it, saying, “Maybe… Maybe we somehow will not end up in hell.” Where is our reason? In earthly affairs one can somehow get away with “maybe,” but in such a decisive affair, which, once accomplished, will abide unto the ages of ages unchanged, “maybe” reveals lack of reason to the utmost degree. Do not pride yourself, O Reason, on your reasonableness, when you do not remember this and do not suggest to us thoughts of life: how to avoid hell in order to be saved.
Articles
 Venerable Hilarion the New the Abbot of PeleceteSaint Hilarion the New, Igumen of Peleke Monastery, from his youth, he devoted himself to the service of God and spent many years as a hermit. |
 Venerable Stephen the Wonderworker the Abbot of TrigliaSaint Stephen the Confessor, Igumen of Triglia Monastery, suffered under the iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian (813-820). |
 Martyr Enravota - Boyan, the Prince of BulgariaThe Holy Martyr Boyan, Prince of Bulgaria, suffered for Christ around the year 830. |
