Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1480). Martyr Agrippina of Rome and her companions Paula, Bassa, and Agathonica (253-259). Synaxis of the Saints of Vladimir.
Martyrs Eustochius, Gaius, Proba, Lollia, and Urban, of Ancyra (4th c.). Second translation of the relics of St. Herman, archbishop of Kazan (1714). St. Artemius of Verkola (1545). Translation of the relics of St. Michael of Klops Monastery (Novgorod), fool-for-Christ (1482). St. Dionysius of Polotsk (1182). Sts. Vladimir and Agrippina, prince and princess of Rzhevsk (ca. 1226). Sts. Joseph, founder (1612), Anthony, and Ioannicius, abbots, of Zaonikiev Monastery, Vologda (17th c.).
New Hieromartyr Alexander Miropolsky, archpriest, of Kaslinsky Zavod (Ekaterinburg) (1918). New Hieromartyr Mitrophan (Krasnopolsky), archbishop of Astrakhan (1919).
Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos: “Umileniye” (“Of Tender Feeling”) of Pskov (1524), and “Zaonikiev.” (1588)
St. Etheldreda, foundress of Ely Monastery (England) (679). St. Nicetas of Thebes in Boetia and his disciples Theodore, Gregory, and Daniel (1079). Hieromartyrs Aristocleus, priest, Demetrian, deacon, and Athanasius, reader, at Salamis on Cyprus (306). Synaxis of the New Martyrs of Crete (1821-1822).
Repose of Schemamonk Zosimas of Solovki (1855) and Ivan M. Kontzevitch, spiritual writer (1965).
Saturday. [Rom. 3:19–26; Matt. 7:1–8]
Judge not, that ye be not judged
(Matt. 7:1). What a disease—gossip and judging
others! Everyone knows that this is a sin; nevertheless
there is nothing more common in our words than judgment of
others. One says, “Do not count it as judging, O
Lord,” but continues judging to the end. Another
justifies himself that any reasonable person must have an
opinion about what is going on, and in his gossip he tries
to be coolly reasonable; but even a simple ear cannot help
but discern a high-minded and gloating judgment of others
in his words. Meanwhile, the sentence of the Lord for this
sin is strict and decisive. He who judges others will not
be justified. What should one do? How can one avoid
misfortune? A decisive remedy against judging others
consists of this: to consider yourself condemned. He who
feels himself condemned will have no time to judge others.
His only words will be, “Lord have mercy! Lord
forgive my transgressions!”