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Hieromartyr Eutychius, disciple of St. John the Theologian (1st c.). 
Translation of the relics of St. Peter, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow (1479).
Martyr Tation, at Claudiopolis (305). Virgin- martyr Kyra of Persia (558). St. George Limniotes the Confessor, of Mt. Olympus in Bithynia (ca. 716). New Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aitolia, Equalto- the-Apostles (1779). St. Arsenius, founder of Komel Monastery (Vologda) (1550). New Hieromartyr Maxim Sandovich, priest, of Lemkovina, Poland (1914). St. Aristocleus, elder, of Moscow and Mt. Athos (1918). St. Martyrius, archbishop of Novgorod (1199). Appearance of the Most Holy Theotokos to St. Sergius of Radonezh (ca. 1385).
New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Shakhmut), archimandrite, of Grodno (Belorussia) (1946).
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Petrovskaya” (“Of St. Peter of Moscow”) (ca. 1306).
St. Ouen (Adouen), archbishop of Rouen (Gaul) (ca. 683). Hieromartyr Athanasius II, patriarch of Jerusalem (1244). Translation of the relics of St. Dionysius of Zakynthos, archbishop of Aegina (1716). St. Serapion the Wonderworker, abbot, of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist at Gareji, Georgia (1774).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Monday. [II Cor. 5:10-15; Mark 1:9-15]
The Lord began His sermon thus: The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel. At the end of the ages it will also be said: the time is fulfilled, the kingdom is at hand; but this statement will not be followed by repent ye, and believe but “come out to the judgment.” The time for repentance and labours of self-improvement is ended; let everyone give an account of what good or evil things he did in his body. And so, while there is time, hurry to use this time unto your salvation. The Father’s embrace is open for the acceptance of all who come with a sincere feeling of contrition about the past, and with a desire to serve God henceforth by zealous fulfillment of His holy commandments. For each of us the end of this age is death: it is the door to the other life. Look into it more often and determine for yourself more truly: what then? And having determined this without pitying yourself, begin laboring to prepare what is not ready, to enter the place where joy is unending. Labor to push aside all that could give the servants of outer darkness the right to prevail over us and carry us away to their realm, from whence there will no longer be a way out.
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