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Sixth Week of Great Lent (Palm Week).
Tone 5.
Great Lent. |
 Monastic rule: xerophagy (bread, uncooked fruits and vegetables).
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Translation of the relics of St. Job, patriarch of Moscow (1652). Martyrs Theodulus, reader, and Agathopodes, deacon, and those with them, at Thessalonica (ca. 303).
St. Publius of Egypt, monk (4th c.). Sts. Theonas, Symeon, and Phorbinus, of Egypt (4th c.). St. Mark the Anchorite, of Athens (400). St. Plato the Confessor, abbot, of the Studion (814). St. Theodora, nun, of Thessalonica (892).
Hieromartyr Nicholas Simo, archpriest, of Kronstadt (1931).
Virgin-martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier, of Alexandria (304). Venerable Derfel Gadarn of Wales (6th c.). New Martyr George of New Ephesus (1801). New Martyr Panagiotes of Jerusalem (1820).
Repose of Righteous Symeon Klimych (1837) and Elder Philemon of Valaam and Jordanville (1953). Martyrdom of Optina monastics Hieromonk Basil and Riassaphore-monks Therapontus and Trophimus, on Pascha (1993).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Thursday.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way (Prov. 23:19). Out of the heart continually proceed thoughts which sometimes are good, but more often are evil. The evil ones should not be followed at all, but even the good ones should not always be carried out. It happens that even thoughts which are good in and of themselves are inappropriate in reality, due to circumstances. This is why it is prescribed to be attentive toward oneself, to keep an eye on all that proceeds out of the heart—to reject the evil, consider what is good, and fulfil only what proves to be truly good. But best of all would be to totally imprison the heart, so that nothing leaves it and nothing enters it without the permission of the mind; so that the mind would come first in all things, determining the movements of the heart. But the mind is this way only when it is the mind of Christ. Thus, unite with Christ in mind and heart and everything within you will be in good working order.
Articles
 Venerable Publius of EgyptSaint Publius lived a life of asceticism in the Egyptian desert during the reign of the emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363). |
 Venerable Mark the Anchorite of AthensSaint Mark was born in Athens. He related his life to Abba Serapion who, by the will of God, visited him before his death. |
 St. Plato the Confessor of StudionSaint Plato was born in the year 735 into a pious Christian family of the parents, Sergius and Euphemia. |
 Venerable Theodora of ThessalonicaShe entered a women’s monastery, where she struggled in asceticism and adorned her soul with virtues. |
