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Fourth Sunday of Great Lent. Commemoration of St. John of the Ladder (Climacus).
Tone 8.
Great Lent. |
 Wine and oil allowed.
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Commemoration of St. John of the Ladder (Climacus) (649). Translation of the relics of St. Nicephorus the Confessor, patriarch of Constantinople (846).
Martyrs Africanus, Publius, and Terence, at Carthage (3rd c.). Martyr Alexander of Macedonia (ca. 305). Martyr Christina of Persia (4th c.).
New Hieromartyr Gregory Pospelov, archpriest, of Kronstadt (1921). New Hieromartyr Stephen (Bekh), bishop of Izhevsk (1933). New Hieromartyr Michael Okolovich, archpriest, of Irkutsk (1938).
Hieromartyr Publius, bishop of Athens and disciple of St. Dionysius the Areopagite (2nd c.). St. Gerald, abbot, of Mayo (731). Empress Helen of Constantinople (Ypomoni in monasticism) (1450).
Repose of Elder Ephraim of Valaam (1946) and Bishop Tikhon (Tikhomirov) of Kyrillov (1955).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
The Fourth Sunday of Lent. [ Heb. 6:13–20; Mark 9:17–31]
In His talks about blessedness, the Lord depicts a heavenly heart (Matt. 5:1–12). It contains: humility; weeping and contrition; meekness and angerlessness; complete love of righteousness; perfect mercifulness; purity of heart; love of peace and peacemaking; suffering misfortunes, false accusations and persecution for the sake of the Christian faith and life. If you want heaven, be like this, and already here on earth you will have a foretaste of heaven, into which you will enter prepared, like a forenamed heir.
Articles
 Translation of the relics of St Nicephorus the Patriarch of ConstantinopleIn the year 846 the holy relics of Patriarch Nicephorus were opened, and were found incorrupt and fragrant. |
 St. Nicephorus the Confessor the Patriarch of ConstantinopleSaint Nicephorus was a dignitary at the court of the Empress Irene (797-802). |
 The Holy Martyrs Africanus, Publius and TerenceThe Holy Martyrs Africanus, Publius and Terence suffered in the third century at Petrium. |
 Martyr Terence and 40 others beheaded at CarthageThe Holy Martyr Terence and his companions suffered under the emperor Decius (249-251). |
 Martyr Alexander of ThessalonicaThe Holy Martyr Alexander was a presbyter in the city of Pidna, not far from Thessalonica. |
 Martyr Christina of PersiaThe Holy Martyr Christina of Persia was scourged to death for confessing her faith in Christ, during the fourth century. |