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The Ascension of our Lord
St. Pachomius the Great, founder of coenobitic monasticism (ca. 348). 
St. Isaiah, bishop and wonderworker of Rostov (1090). Martyrdom of Crown Prince Demetrius of Moscow (1591).
St. Achilles, bishop of Larissa (ca. 330). St. Isaiah, wonderworker, of the Kiev Caves (1115). St. Pachomius, abbot (1384), and St. Silvanus (14th c.), of Nerekhta. St. Euphrosynus (Eleazar), abbot and wonderworker, of Pskov (1481), and his disciple St. Serapion (1480). St. Arethas of Valaam and Verkhoturye (1903).
New Hieromartyrs Pachomius, archbishop of Chernigov (1938), his brother Abercius, archbishop of Zhitomir (1937), their father Priest Nicholas Kedrov (1936), and their brother-in-law Priest Vladimir Zagarsky (1937).
Seven Apostolic Men: Sts. Torquatus, Ctesiphon, Indaletius, Hesychius, Secundus, Euphrasius and Caecilius, in Spain (1st c.). St. Dymphna, martyr, of Geel, Flanders (7th c.). St. Barbarus the Myrrh-gusher, of Greece (9th c.). St. Hallvard of Husaby, Norway (1043). St. Andrew the Hermit, of Mt. Kalana, Epirus (13th c.).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Thursday. Ascension. [Acts 1:1–12; Luke 24:36–53]
Saint Paul expresses the power of the Lord’s Ascension in this manner: When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men (Eph. 4:8). Having satisfied God’s righteousness, the Lord opened for us all the treasures of God’s goodness. This is indeed a capturing or taking of spoils after victory. The beginning of the distribution of these spoils to people is the descent of the Holy Spirit, Who, having descended, always abides in the Church and gives everyone that which he needs, receiving all from that captive captivity (cf. Eph 4:8). Come everyone and take. But prepare for yourself guardian of that treasure, which is a pure heart; have hands to take it, which is unreflecting faith. Then step forth searching hopefully, and praying relentlessly.
Articles
 Ascension of the LordAscension of the Lord |
 Translation of the relics of slain Crown Prince Demetrius of MoscowThe Tsarevich Saint Demetrius, murdered on May 15, 1591, was glorified in the year 1606. |
 St. Achilles the Bishop of LarissaSaint Achilles, Bishop of Larissa, lived during the fourth century, during the reign of Saint Constantine the Great. |
 Venerable Isaiah the Wonderworker of the Kiev Near CavesSaint Isaiah was one of the saints of the Kiev Caves who struggled during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. |
 Venerable Pachomius the Abbot of NerekhtaSaint Pachomius of Nerekhta, in the world James, was born into the family of a priest at Vladimir on the Klyazma. |
