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The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem— Palm Sunday.
Great Lent. Fish, wine and oil allowed. |
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St. Basil the Confessor, bishop of Parium (754).
Hieromartyr Zeno, bishop of Verona (ca. 260). St. Isaac the Syrian, abbot, of Spoleto, Italy (550). Monk-martyrs Menas, David, and John, of Palestine (after 636). Virgin Anthusa of Constantinople (801). St. Athanasia the Wonderworker, abbess, of Aegina (860).
Deposition of the Cincture [Sash] of the Most Holy Theotokos in Constantinople (942).
St. Sergius II, patriarch of Constantinople (1019). St. Basil, bishop of Ryazan (1295). St. Acacius of Kapsokalyvia Skete, Mt. Athos (1730). Martyr Sabbas the Goth, at Buzau in Wallachia (372).
Repose of Archbishop Juvenal of Vilnius, Lithuania, monk of Optina Monastery (1904).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Palm Sunday. [Phil. 4:4–9; John 12:1–18]
Who did not meet the Lord when He, as a king, triumphantly entered into Jerusalem; and who did not cry out then, Hosanna to the Son of David! (Matt. 21:15)? But only four days passed, and the same crowd with the same tongues cried, Crucify Him, crucify Him! (John 19:6). An amazing change! But why should we be surprised? Do we not do the very same thing, when upon receiving the holy Mysteries of the Body and Blood of the Lord, we barely leave the church before forgetting everything—both our reverence and God’s mercy toward us. We give ourselves over as before to self-pleasing deeds—at first small and then also large. Perhaps even before four days have passed, although we do not cry, “Crucify Him!” we will crucify the Lord within ourselves. The Lord sees all of this, and suffers. Glory to Thy longsuffering, O Lord!
Articles
 Hieromartyr Zeno the Bishop of VeronaSaint Zeno, Bishop of Verona, was born a Greek and came from Syria. In his youth he became a monk and devoted himself to the study of Holy Scripture. |
 Monk-martyrs Menas, David, and John, of PalestineThey were martyred in the seventh century by Arabs. |
 The Venerable Anthusa of ConstantinopleThe holy princess Anthusa of Constantinople was the daughter of the Iconoclast emperor Constantine Copronymos (reigned 741-775) and his third wife Eudokia. |
 Venerable Athanasia the Abbess of AeginaSaint Athanasia was abbess of a monastery on the island of Aegina in the ninth century. |
