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St. Andrew, archbishop of Crete (740). St. Martha, mother of St. Symeon Stylites (the Younger), of the Wonderful Mountain (551). St. Andrew (Rublev), iconographer, of the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery (Moscow) (15th c.). 
Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaritsa Alexandra, Crown Prince Alexis, and Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia and with them New Martyr Eugene Botkin, physician (1918).
Martyrs Theodotus and Theodota, martyred with St. Hyacinth at Caesarea in Cappadocia (108). Hieromartyr Theodore, bishop of Cyrene in Libya, and with him Martyrs Cyprilla, Aroa, and Lucia (310). Burial of St. Andrew, prince of Bogoliubovo (1174). Uncovering of the relics of St. Euthymius the Wonderworker, archimandrite, of Suzdal (1507). St. Andrew the Russian, confessor, in Cairo (ca. 1850). New Hieromartyrs Sava, bishop of Gornji Karlovac (1941) and George Bogich, priest, of Nasice (1941).
New Hieromartyr Nilus, hieromonk, of Poltava (1918).
Hieromartyrs Innocent and Sabbatius, and 30 others with them, in Sirmium of Pannonia (304). Translation of the relics of St. Martin the Merciful, bishop of Tours (460-490). St. Ulrich of Augsburg and Bavaria (973). St. Michael Choniates, metropolitan of Athens (1222). Hieromartyr Donatus, bishop of Libya.
Repose of Hieroschemamonk John, founder of Sarov Monastery (1737), and Archpriest Tikhon Pelikh of Sergiev Posad (1983). Slaying of General Dragoljub (Drazha) Mihailovic of Serbia (1946).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Saturday. [Rom. 6:11-17; Matt. 8:14-23]
To one of those who wanted to follow the Lord, He said: The Son of man hath not where to lay his head, and to another who wanted first to bury his father, He said to leave the dead; others will bury him, but you follow Me. This means that he who wants to follow the Lord should not expect any comfort on the earth after following Him, but only deprivations, needs and sorrows; and it means that worldly cares, even the most legitimate, are not compatible with following Him. It is necessary to decisively renounce everything, so that nothing attaches you to the earth, and then to condemn yourself to many sufferings or your cross. Having thus prepared yourself, follow the Lord. This is the direct will of the Lord! But who is this commandment for—only the Apostles, or for all Christians? Let each figure it out himself. Deny yourself and take up the cross. Was this said to everyone? Love the Lord more than father and mother, brothers and sisters, wife and children—is this said to everyone? The conclusion is clear. What should we do? One time the Apostles posed the same question to the Lord, and He answered them, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God (Luke 18:27).
Articles
 St Andrew the Archbishop of CreteSaint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not talk. |
 Hieromartyr Theodore, bishop of Cyrene in Libya, and with him Martyrs Cyprilla, Aroa, and LuciaThe Hieromartyr Theodore, Bishop of Cyrene, lived during the reign of the emperor Diocletian (284-305). |
