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Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Commemoration of St. Mary of Egypt. Tone 1.
Great Lent.
Wine and oil allowed.

Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомSt. Hilarion the New, abbot of Pelecete (ca. 754). Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомSt. Stephen the Confessor and Wonderworker, abbot of Tryglia (9th c.).

Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia: Zanithas, Lazarus, Maruthas (Marotas), Narses, Elias, Marinus (Mares), Abibus, Sembeeth (Sivsithina), and Sabbas (ca. 330). Hieromartyrs George, bishop of Zagora, Parodus and Peter, priests, and Martyr Prince Enravota-Boyan, of Bulgaria (ca. 830). Monk-martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Caves (1097). St. Hilarion, founder of Pskovoezersk Monastery (Gdov) (1476). St. Jonah, founder of Klimets Monastery (Olonets) (1534).

New Hieromartyr Nicholas Postnikov, archpriest, of Timoshkino (Ryazan) (1931). New Hieromartyr Basil Malinin, archpriest, of Pereslavl (1938). New Hieromartyr Peter Ochryzko, priest, of Chartoviec (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland) (1944).

Sts. Priscus, Malchus, and Alexander, of Caesarea in Palestine (259). St. Hesychius of Jerusalem, disciple of St. Gregory the Theologian (434). St. Dionysius the Merciful, bishop of Larissa (1510). St. John, bishop of Manglisi, Georgia (1751). Apostle Herodion of the Seventy (1st c.). Synaxis of the Saints of Zverinets Monastery (Kiev)

Repose of Abbot Adrian (in schema Alexis) of Konevits (1812) and Blessed Helen of Arzamas (1820), disciple of Abbot Nazarius of Valaam.

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

The Fifth Sunday of Lent. [Heb. 9:11–14; Mark 10:32–45]

The sinful woman, upon hearing that the Saviour was in the house of Simon, came there with an alabaster box of ointment. Moving toward the feet of the Lord from behind Him, she started to cry and washed His feet with her tears, then wiped them with her hair, kissed them and anointed them with myrrh (cf. Luke 7:36–39). She did not say anything; she only acted, and through her actions revealed a most tender love for the Lord. Because of this it was spoken of her: Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much (Luke 7:47). Oh, when will we talk less and act more, and through our actions witness our love for the Lord? You might say, “If He were here I would be ready now to do all for Him.” But He is here, invisible in His person, but visible in all Christians, most of all in the needy. Anoint the invisible Lord with loving prayer of the heart and mind; and, for His sake, do everything possible for the needy, and you will be doing this for God.

Articles

Venerable Hilarion the New the Abbot of Pelecete

Saint Hilarion the New, Igumen of Peleke Monastery, from his youth, he devoted himself to the service of God and spent many years as a hermit.

Venerable Stephen the Wonderworker the Abbot of Triglia

Saint Stephen the Confessor, Igumen of Triglia Monastery, suffered under the iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian (813-820).

Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia

The brothers Jonah and Barachisius were Christians who lived in the village of Yasa in Persia during the time of the emperor Sapor (310-331), a fierce persecutor of Christians.

Martyr Enravota - Boyan, the Prince of Bulgaria

The Holy Martyr Boyan, Prince of Bulgaria, suffered for Christ around the year 830.

Monkmartyr Eustratius of the Kiev Near Caves

In 1096 the Polovetsians captured Kiev and ravaged the monastery of the Caves, doing away with many of the monks. Saint Eustratius was taken into captivity, and was sold into slavery with thirty monastic laborers and twenty inhabitants of Kiev to a certain Jew living in Korsun.

Venerable Hilarion of Pskov, Lake Gdov

Despite harsh conditions and insufficient means, Saint Hilarion maintained a high level of pious and ascetic life at the monastery, and made great efforts to adorn and build up the monastery.

Venerable Ioane of Manglisi (†1751)

Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze

Saint Ioane (Saakadze) of Manglisi was born in 1668 and spiritually nurtured in the Davit-Gareji Wilderness. Outstanding in virtue, Ioane was quickly ordained a hieromonk, and soon after consecrated bishop of Manglisi.
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