St. Patapius of Thebes (7th c.).
Apostles of the Seventy Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus (1st c.). Holy Martyrs of Africa: 62 priests and 300 laymen martyred by the Arians (477). Martyr Anthusa at Rome (5th c.). St. Cyril, founder of Chelmogorsk Monastery (Karelia) (1367).
St. Valerius, bishop of Trier (3rd c.).
Tuesday. [Heb. 4:1-13; Luke 21:12-19]
And ye shall be hated of all men for My name’s
sake. He who breathes even a little of the spirit of
the world into himself becomes cold to Christianity and
its demands. This indifference turns into dislike when one
remains in it a long time without coming to one’s
senses, and especially after picking up somewhere a
particle of some false teaching. The spirit of the world
with its false teachings is a spirit of disliking Christ:
it is of the antichrist. It is the spread of hostile
attitudes toward the Christian confession and Christian
traditions. Apparently something like this is happening
around us. So far only hollow roars are sounding
everywhere; but it will not be surprising if soon the
Lord’s prophesy will begin, that, they shall lay
their hands on you…and persecute you…ye
shall be betrayed…and cause you to be put to
death. The spirit of antichrist is always the same;
what was in the beginning will be now, perhaps in another
form, but with the same meaning. What should we do? In
your patience possess ye your souls. Be patient, with
a firm word of confession of the truth in your mouth and
in your heart.
