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Martyr Alexander of Lyon (177). 
Martyr Sabbas Stratelates (“the General”), of Rome, and 70 soldiers with him (272).
Martyrs Pasicrates, Valentine, and Julius, at Dorostolum in Moesia (228). Martyrs Eusebius, Neon, Leontius, Longinus, and others, at Nicomedia (303). St. Thomas, fool-for-Christ, of Syria (ca. 546-560). St. Elizabeth the Wonderworker, of Constantinople (6th c.-8th c.). St. Sabbas of the Kiev Caves (13th c.). St. Alexis the Hermit, of the Kiev Caves (13th c.). New Hieromartyr Branko, priest, of Veljusa, Serbia (1941).
St. Innocent, priest, on the Mount of Olives (4th c.). St. Wilfrid, bishop of York (709). St. Egbert, bishop of Iona (729). St. Xenophon, founder of Xenophontos Monastery, Mt. Athos (ca. 1018). New Martyr Doukas of Mytilene (1564). Sts. Symeon (Stefan) (1656), Elias (Iorest) (1678) and Sava (Brancovici) (1683), metropolitans of Ardeal (Transylvania), confessors against the Calvinists. St. Joseph the Confessor, bishop of Maramures (Romania) (ca. 1711). New Martyr Nicholas of Magnesia (1795). New Martyr George, in Anatolia (1796). St. Alexis Toth, priest, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (1909).
Repose of Schemamonk Nicholas of Valaam (1947).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Tuesday. [Acts 4:1–10; John 3:16–21]
He that believeth not in the Son of God is condemned already (John 3:18). For what? For the fact that when light is all around, he remains in darkness, due to his love for it. Love of darkness and hatred of the light make him entirely to blame, even without his determining where the truth lies; because he who has sincere love for the truth will be led by this love from the darkness of deception to the light of truth. One example is the holy apostle Paul. He was a sincere lover of the truth, devoted with all his soul to what he considered to be true, without any self-interest. Therefore, as soon as he was shown that the truth lay not in what he considered to be true, that very moment he cast aside the old—which proved to be untrue—and cleaved with all his heart to the new, which was tangibly proven to be the truth. The same occurs with every sincere lover of truth. The truth of Christ is clear as day: seek and ye shall find. Help from above is always ready for one who sincerely seeks. Therefore, if someone remains in the darkness of unbelief, it is only due to his love for that darkness, and for this he is already condemned.
Articles
 Martyrs Pasikrates and Valentine in Moesia, BulgariaThe Martyrs Pasikrates and Valentine came from the city of Durostorum, Silistria (now Bulgaria) and were soldiers under the governor Absolanus. |
 Venerable Thomas the Fool of SyriaSaint Thomas the Fool-for-Christ was a monk in one of the monasteries in Caesarea of Cappadocia (Asia Minor). |
 St. Elizabeth the Wonderworker of ConstantinopleSaint Elizabeth the Wonderworker was from Constantinople, and was chosen for the service of God at birth. |
 Venerable Sava the Recluse of the Kiev Far CavesSaint Sava of the Caves lived in the Near Caves of the Kiev Caves monastery during the thirteenth century. |
 Venerable Alexius the Recluse of the Kiev Far CavesSaint Alexius, Hermit of Caves, lived a life of asceticism in the Near Caves of the Kiev Caves monastery during the thirteenth century. |