Wonder-working Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Of Iveron Monastery.”
Hieromartyr Artemon, priest, of Laodicea in Syria (303).
Martyr Crescens of Myra in Lycia (3rd c.). Martyr Thomais of Alexandria (476). Monk-martyrs of St. David of Gareji Monastery in Georgia (1616). St. Anastasia, nun and foundress of the Protection Convent in Kiev (1900).
Wonder-working Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos: “Of Vimatarissa” (Vatopedi Monastery), “Of Cyprus,” and “Of Shuisk.”
Martyr Eleutherius of Persia (4th c.). Martyr Zoilus of Rome (4th c.). St. Martyrius, patriarch of Jerusalem (486). St. Martius, abbot, of Clermont (Gaul) (ca. 530). St. Herman, archimandrite, of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1890). St. Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655). St. Sabbas, hierodeacon of Vatopedi, Mt. Athos (10th c.). Newly Revealed Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene (1463), and Olympia (1235), of Mytilene.
Repose of Elder Cosmas of Pantocrator, Mt. Athos (1970).
Tuesday. [Acts 2:14–21; Luke 24:12–35]
At that time the Jews attempted to
overshadow the light of Christ’s Resurrection with
the mist of a lie: His disciples stole Him (Matt.
28:13). It was easy to overcome such pettiness, and the
truth triumphed. But until now the enemy has not ceased to
spread mist before the Sun of Resurrection, hoping to
overshadow it. Let nobody be troubled! What can be
expected from the father of lies other than lies? He
taught many of his minions to write entire books against
the Resurrection. This written mist is also dissipated by
books. Do not pick up a bad book, and you will not be
mist-enshrouded by it; but if you should accidentally come
upon such a book, take up a good book as an antidote, and
you will refresh your head and breast. There is another
mist that comes from the enemy—in our thoughts. But
this can also be immediately is dissipated, like smoke in
the wind, through sensible Christian discernment. Review
all the preceding with discernment and you will see clear
as day that it would have been impossible for all of it to
happen except through the power of Christ’s
Resurrection. This conviction will then be a firm
standpoint from which you will easily repel and strike
down the enemies of the truth.