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Sixth Week of Great Lent (Palm Week).
Tone 5.
Great Lent. |
 Monastic rule: xerophagy (bread, uncooked fruits and vegetables).
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Hieromartyr Artemon, priest, of Laodicea in Syria (303).
Martyr Crescens of Myra in Lycia (3rd c.). Martyr Thomais of Alexandria (476). St. Anastasia, nun and foundress of the Protection Convent in Kiev (1900).
New Nunmartyr Martha (Testova) of Diveyevo (1941).
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).
Repose of Elder Cosmas of Pantocrator, Mt. Athos (1970).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Friday.
The holy 40 days of Great Lent have come to an end! Now each of you sit and calculate the result—what was there in the beginning and what is there now? There was buying, so what are the gains? Is there at least a small profit? We have stepped into the arena: so, did we run, and having run, did we achieve what we expected? A struggle was announced: so, did we arm ourselves, did we fight, and having fought did we fall, or conquer? Attentive and vigilant fasters, having laboured with contrite and humbled hearts, upon looking back cannot but rejoice. However, for us, careless and flesh-pleasing, concerned only with fleshly comforts and things that please us, there is always only shame. But even this is lacking. Some take a beating but feel no pain, because they have a copper forehead and an iron neck.
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 Womanmartyr Thomais of AlexandriaThe Holy martyr Thomais was born into a Christian family in the city of Alexandria. She was raised in piety, and loved to read spiritual books. |
