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4th Week after Pascha.
Tone 3.
Fast Day. |
 Fish, wine and oil allowed.
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Hieromartyr Mocius, priest of Amphipolis in Macedonia (ca. 295). Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles 
Methodius (885) and Cyril (869) first teachers of the Slavs Equal-to-the-Apostles Rostislav, prince of Greater Moravia (870).
St. Sophronius, recluse, of the Kiev Caves (13th c.). St. Nicodemus of Pec, archbishop of Serbia (1325). Hieromartyr Joseph, metropolitan of Astrakhan (1672). St. Theophylactus, bishop of Stavropol and Ekaterinodar (1872).
New Hieromartyr Michael Belorossov, archpriest, of Romanov-Borisoglebsk (Yaroslavl) (1920). New Hieromartyr Alexander (Petrovsky), archbishop of Kharkov (1940).
Commemoration of the founding of Constantinople (330). St. Cathan of Bute, Scotland (6th c.). St. Mayeul, abbot, of Cluny (994). New Martyrs Olympia, abbess, and Euphrosyne, nun, of Mytilene (1235). Martyr Acacius of Lower Moesia. Blessed Christesias, called Christopher, of Gareji, Georgia (1771). New Martyrs Dioscorus the New and Argyrus, of Thessalonica (1806).
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.
Articles
 Hieromartyr Mocius the Presbyter of Amphipolis in MacedoniaSaint Mocius was a presbyter in Macedonia in the city of Amphipolis. |
 Venerable Sophronius the Recluse of the Kiev CavesSaint Sophronius the Hermit of the Caves was an ascetic of the Far Caves (the Theodosiev Caves), during the thirteenth century. |
 St. Nicodemus the Archbishop of SerbiaSaint Nicodemus, Archbishop of Serbia, was Igumen of the Hilandar monastery on Mount Athos, and was consecrated bishop in the year 1316. |
 St. Joseph the Metropolitan of AstrakhanThe Hieromartyr Joseph, First Metropolitan of Astrakhan, was born at Astrakhan in 1579. |
