Afterfeast of the Transfiguration.
St. Emilian the Confessor, bishop of Cyzicus (815-820).
First (1566) and second translations of the relics of Sts. Zosimas and Sabbatius, of Solovki (1992).
St. Myron, archbishop of Crete (ca. 350). St. Gregory, iconographer, of the Kiev Caves (12th c.). St. Gregory of Sinai (Mt. Athos) (14th c.). Martyrs Eleutherius and Leonides, of Constantinople, and many infants with them (4th c.). St. Philaret of Ichalka, Ivanovo (1913). Translation of the relics of St. Herman of Solovki (1992). Uncovering of the relics of St. Barlaam of Chikoisk Monastery (Siberia) (2002).
New Hieromartyr Joseph (Baranov), hieromonk of the Tolga Monastery (Yaroslavl) (1918). New Hieromartyr Nicholas Prozorov, priest, of Pokrovskoye (1937). New Hieromartyr Nicodemus (Krotkov), archbishop of Kostroma (1938).
“Tolga” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1314) (1314).
Martyr Gormizdas of Persia (418). St. Zosimas the Sinaite, of Tuman Monastery, Serbia (14th c.). St. Gregory, wonderworker, of the Kiev Caves (14th c.). New Martyr Triandaphyllus of Zagora, at Constantinople (1680). New Martyr Anastasius (Spaso) of Strumica, at Thessalonica (1794). Monk-martyr Euthymius, abbot, of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, at Gareji, Georgia (1804). St. Jacob, monk, of New Tuman Monastery (Serbia) (1946).
Monday. [II Cor. 5:10-15; Mark 1:9-15]
The Lord began His sermon thus: The
time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye, and believe the Gospel. At the end of the
ages it will also be said: the time is fulfilled, the
kingdom is at hand; but this statement will not be
followed by repent ye, and believe but “come
out to the judgment.” The time for repentance and
labours of self-improvement is ended; let everyone give an
account of what good or evil things he did in his body.
And so, while there is time, hurry to use this time unto
your salvation. The Father’s embrace is open for the
acceptance of all who come with a sincere feeling of
contrition about the past, and with a desire to serve God
henceforth by zealous fulfillment of His holy
commandments. For each of us the end of this age is death:
it is the door to the other life. Look into it more often
and determine for yourself more truly: what then? And
having determined this without pitying yourself, begin
laboring to prepare what is not ready, to enter the place
where joy is unending. Labor to push aside all that could
give the servants of outer darkness the right to prevail
over us and carry us away to their realm, from whence
there will no longer be a way out.