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Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомSt. Martinian, monk, of Caesarea in Palestine (5th c.), and Sts. Zoe of Bethlehem and the virgin Photina (5th c.). Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) of Bogucharsk, Bulgaria (1950).

St. Eulogius, patriarch of Alexandria (607-608). St. Symeon the Myrrh-gusher, prince of Serbia (1200). Synaxis of the Saints of Omsk. St. Joseph, founder of Volokolamsk (Volotsk) Monastery (1515).

New Hieromartyrs Leontius Grimalsky, archpriest, of Gzhel (Moscow) and Zosima Trubachev, archpriest, of Maloyaroslavets (1938).

Apostle Aquila of the Seventy, and St. Priscilla (1st c.) St. Timothy, archbishop of Alexandria (385). St. Castor of Karden, hieromonk and missionary (Germany) (ca. 400). St. Modomnoc, bishop of Ossory (Ireland) (6th c.).

Repose of Abbess Seraphima of Sezenovo (1877).

Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse

St. Theophan the Recluse

Wednesday.

Also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness. Blow the trumpet, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly … let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet … let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep and say: “Spare thy people, O Lord! (Joel 2:2–17). Who now hearkens unto this voice, resounding in the Church? If on the city squares a thunderous voice should resound from heaven, saying, “Spare yourselves, O people, so that the Lord will spare you!”—perhaps someone would hear it and awake from his ecstasy of pleasures, lusts and wine. The priests do not cease to plead, “Spare O Lord!” But from the Lord comes the just yet terrible answer, “I will not spare, for there are none seeking to be spared.” Everyone is standing with their back to the Lord; they have turned from Him and forgotten Him.

Articles

Venerable Martinian of Caesarea, in Palestine

Saint Martinian went to live in the wilderness at the age of eighteen, not far from the city of Caesarea in Palestine.

St. Zoe

Saint Zoe remained on the island, where she spent six years in solitude, and then she gave up her soul to God.

St. Photina

Saint Photina remained on the island, where she spent six years in solitude, and then she gave up her soul to God.

Defender of Orthodoxy Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev)

The newly-canonized saint, Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) of Boguchar (Bulgaria), has been known by the faithful since his lifetime as a defender of the Orthodox faith in the face of various new trends decisions that faced the Orthodox Church worldwide during the very complicated twentieth century.

St. Eulogius the Archbishop of Alexandria

Saint Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria, was one of the enlightened hierarchs of the sixth century.

Venerable Stephen (In Monasticism Simeon), the Myrrhgusher and Prince of Serbia

Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher, King of Serbia Stephen Nemanya was the Great Zhupan of Serbia, and lived during the twelfth century.

The Life of the Venerable Joseph of Volokolamsk

St Joseph devoted much attention to the inner ordering of the monks’ life. He himself led a strict cenobitic life in accordance with the Rule he compiled, to which all the services and obediences of the monks were made subject, and it governed their whole life, "whether in their comings or goings, their words or their deeds." At the core of the rule was total non-covetousness, detachment from one's own will, and constant work.

Holy Father Modomnoc of Ossory, Patron Saint of Bees

Dmitry Lapa

Before he had sailed three miles he suddenly saw a small black cloud that was swiftly approaching from the Welsh coast. Soon the cloud drew near and the holy man to his great astonishment realized that these were the bees from all the beehives of the Mynyw Monastery. The insects began impetuously and joyfully descending onto the boat of their master.
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