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Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy (ca. 109).
St. Paphnutius, monk, and his daughter St. Euphrosyne, nun, of Alexandria (5th c.). St. Eusebius, hermit, of Asikha in Syria (5th c.). St. Paphnutius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th c.).
Synaxis of St. John the Theologian at Diaconissa. Martyr Major of Gaza (304). St. Theognius, bishop of Bethelia near Gaza (523). St. Oswy, king of Northumbria (670). New Hieromartyr Paul (Kozlov), hieromonk of St. Nilus Hermitage (Tver) (1938).
Repose of Blessed Stoina (Euphemia) of Devic Monastery (Serbia) (1895), Schemamonk Nikodim of Karoulia (1984), and Monk Marcu (Dumitrescu) of Sihastria (Romania) (1999).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Friday.
So will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing, promises the Lord through the prophet Zechariah (Zech. 8:7–23). But under what condition? Under the condition that every man will speak the truth to his neighbour, that men will righteously sort out their affairs amongst themselves, that men will not remember wrongs in their hearts against their neighbour, that they will love no false oath, and will love truth and peace. If these conditions are met, says the Lord, they shall be My people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness (Zech. 8:8), and His blessing shall spread among them. Then all strangers shall hear and say, “Let us go speedily to them to pray before the Lord, for we have heard that the Lord is with them (cf. Zech. 8:21–3). Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts (Zech. 8:22).
Thus did the high moral purity of the first Christians attract people and nations to the Lord. Those who live always according to the spirit of Christ are, without the use of words, the best preachers of Christ and the most convincing apostles of Christianity.
Articles
 Apostle Onesimus of the SeventySaint Onesimus, Apostle of the Seventy in his youth was a servant of Philemon, a Christian of distinguished lineage, living in the city of Colossae, Phrygia. |
 Venerable Paphnutius of AlexandriaThe Holy Martyr Paphnutius hailed from Egypt and struggled in the desert. |
 Venerable Eusebius the Hermit of SyriaSaint Eusebius the Hermit lived in the fourth century and lived in asceticism on a mountain near the village of Asicha in Syria. |
 Venerable Paphnutius the Recluse of the Kiev CavesSaint Paphnutius had the gift of tears, which Saint John of the Ladder says (Step 6:1) is preceded by the remembrance of death. |