| Previous day | 
|
Next day |
| Old Style
July 31
|
Saturday |
New Style
August 13
|
|
9th Week after Pentecost.
Tone 7.
Заговенье на Успенский пост. |
 No fast.
|
Forefeast of the Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord. Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th c.).
Martyr Julitta, at Caesarea in Cappadocia (304-305). St. Germanus, bishop of Auxerre (448). New Monk-martyr Dionysius of Vatopedi, Mt. Athos (1822).
New Hieromartyrs Benjamin (Kazansky), metropolitan of Petrograd, and Sergius (Shein), archimandrite, and with them New Martyrs George Novitsky and John Kovsharov, at Petrograd (1922). New Hiero-confessor Basil (Preobrazhensky), bishop of Kineshma (1945).
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (1st c.). St. Neot, hermit, in Cornwall (ca. 877). St. John the Exarch of Bulgaria (ca. 917-927). St. Arsenius, bishop of Ninotsminda, Georgia (1082). Consecration of the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos of Blachernae. Translation of the relics of Apostle Philip to Cyprus.
Repose of Elder Gerasim the Younger, of the St. Sergius Skete (Kaluga) (1918).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Saturday. [I Rom. 14:6-9; Matt. 15:32-39]
The Lord filled the people accompanying Him miraculously another time to show that He is always ready to generously provide for people who believe. He could have done this every time as well; but He did not, in order to not break them from their usual way of life—established, maintained and supported by Him. Such is God’s general providence. The main, all-embracing actions of providence were accomplished in the beginning upon the arranging of all things; but having arranged everything and set it into motion, God did not tie Himself up in any way, but reserved for himself freedom to usher in extraordinary help when necessary. He acts like the master of a house, who establishes rules; however, while maintaining them, He does not bind himself with them, but relates to them authoritatively, with well-managed good intentions. Those who oppose the faith do not understand the meaning of God’s providence. Extending it in their thoughts beyond proper boundaries, and not seeing the realization of their ideas in reality, they deny this very providence. The providence which they demand definitely does not exist; but that providence which the Lord God is well pleased to establish and preserve unquestionably exists.
Articles
