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St. Timothy of Symbola on Mt. Olympus in Bithynia (795). St. Eustathius, archbishop of Antioch (337).
St. George, bishop of Amastris (802-811). St. Macarius, hieroschemamonk of Glinsk Hermitage (1864).
New Hieromartyr Constantine Pyatikrestovsky, archpriest, of Dmitrov (1938).
“Kozelshchanskaya” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1881).
Hieromartyr Severian, bishop of Scythopolis (452). St. John the Scholastic, patriarch of Constantinople (577). St. Zachariah, patriarch of Jerusalem (633).
Repose of Blessed Simon (Todorsky), bishop of Pskov (1754).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Cheese-fare Sunday. [Rom. 13:11–14:4; Matt. 6:14–21]
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you; But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses (Matt. 6:14–15). What a simple and handy means of salvation! Your trespasses are forgiven under the condition that you forgive the trespasses of your neighbour against you. This means that you are in your own hands. Force yourself to pass from agitated feelings toward your brother to truly peaceful feelings—and that is all. Forgiveness day—what a great heavenly day of God this is! If all of us used it as we ought, this day would make Christian societies into heavenly societies, and the earth would merge with heaven.
Articles
 St. Eustathius the Archbishop of AntiochSaint Eustathius was a learned theologian, and was also distinguished by his broad knowledge in secular sciences. |
 St. George the Bishop of Amastris on the Black SeaSaint George, Bishop of Amastris, was from the city of Kromna, near the city of Amastris close to the Black Sea. |
 Icon of the Mother of God “Kozelshchansk”The Kozelshchansk Icon of the Mother of God was glorified in the late nineteenth century, though it is older than that. |
 St. Zacharias, Patriarch of JerusalemSaint Zacharias, Patriarch of Jerusalem, lived from the end of the sixth to the early seventh centuries. He became Patriarch of Jerusalem in 609. |