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6th Week after Pascha. Tone 5.
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Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомHieromartyr Therapontus, priest, of Sardis (3rd c.). Совершается служба со славословиемTranslation of the relics of St. Nilus of Stolobny (1667). Совершается служба с полиелеемSt. John the Russian, confessor, whose relics are on the island of Euboea (1730).

Virgin-martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier, of Alexandria (304). St. Therapont, abbot, of Belozersk and Mozhaisk (1426). Translation of the relics (1472) of Sts. Cyprian, Photius, and Jonah, metropolitans of Kiev (1472). St. Therapontus, monk of Monza Monastery (Galich) (1597). St. Lazarus the Clarivoyant, hieroschemamonk of Pskov Caves Monastery (1824).

Martyr Julius the Veteran, at Dorostolum in Moesia (ca. 302). St. Michael of Parekhi, Georgia (8th c.-9th c.). St. Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III of Georgia (11th c.). Hieromartyr Helladius, bishop (6th c.-7th c.). New Hieromartyr Therapontus, priest, of Sofia (Bulgaria) (1555).

Repose of Blessed Zina of Vetluga (1960).

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. [Acts 18:22–28; John 12:36–47]

   Lord who hath believed our report? (Is. 53:1), the Prophet Isaiah laments in astonishment. Now it would be fitting to cry out, “Who now sincerely believes Thy word, O Lord?” Almost everyone has become slack. Many are yet silent about their unbelief; while it is rare to find a heart that has not turned in the other direction. What is the reason for this? Interest in unbelief has begun to be felt; the need for unbelief has developed, for concealing interests of the heart which do not agree with faith. Here is the root of evil. Reason is not the adversary of faith, but a corrupt heart is. Reason is only guilty here in that it submits to the heart, and begins to philosophize—not according to the foundations of truth, but according to the desires of the heart. Furthermore, powerful arguments for the truth seem worthless to the mind, and some trifling argument against the truth becomes a whole mountain. In general, confusion comes into the mental realm, blinding the mind, which does not and cannot see, no matter what you tell it.

Articles

Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis

The Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Sardis suffered for Christ during the third century (the city of Sardis was in Lydia, Asia Minor).

Venerable Nilus of Stolbensk Lake

The island, in the middle of the lake, was covered over by dense forest. Saint Nilus found a small hill and dug out a cave, and after a while he built a hut, in which he lived for twenty-six years.

St. John the Russian and Confessor, whose relics are on the island of Euboia

The Holy Confessor John the Russian was born in Little Russia around 1690, and was raised in piety and love for the Church of God. Upon attaining the age of maturity he was called to military service, and he served as a simple soldier in the army of Peter I and took part in the Russo-Turkish War. During the Prutsk Campaign of 1711 he and other soldiers were captured by the Tatars, who handed him over to the commander of the Turkish cavalry.

Venerable Therapon the Abbot of White Lake

Saint Therapon of White Lake, Wonderworker of Luzhetsk, in the world Theodore, was born in the year 1337 at Volokolamsk into the noble Poskochin family. From his childhood, he was raised in faith and piety, which he displayed throughout his life as a holy ascetic.

St Photius the Metropolitan of Kiev

Saint Photius, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia, was by birth a Greek from the Peloponnesian city of Monembasia (Malbasia).

St Jonah the Metropolitan of Moscow

Saint Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia, was born in the city of Galich into a pious Christian family.

Venerable Mikael of Parekhi (8th–9th centuries)

Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

Saint Mikael of Parekhi was a native of the village of Norgiali in the Shavsheti region of southern Georgia. He was tonsured a monk in the Midznadzori Wilderness.Fr. Mikael journeyed to Khandzta Monastery, and with the blessing of the brotherhood, he built a small chapel and dwelling for the monks nearby. Built in a cave on the side of a cliff, St. Mikael’s establishment was difficult to reach (the new monastery was called “Parekhi,” or “Cave”).

Venerable Basil, Son of King Bagrat (11th century)

Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

Saint Basil, the son of King Bagrat III, lived in the 11th century and labored at Khakhuli Monastery (in southwestern Georgia, present-day Turkey). He was a major figure in the spiritual and educational life of southern Georgia.
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