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Совершается служба с полиелеемAppearance of the Tikhvin Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1383). Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомSt. David of Thessalonica (540).

St. John, bishop of Gothia in the Crimea (ca. 800). St. Dionysius, archbishop of Suzdal (1385). Uncovering of the relics of St. Tikhon of Lukhov (1569). Translation of the relics of St. Nilus of Stolobny (1995).

Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Of Lydda” (1st c.) Icon of the Mother of God “Neamts” (1399). and “Of the Seven Lakes” (Kazan) (17th c.).

St. Brannock (Brynach) of Braunton, England (6th c.). Martyr Pelagius of Cordoba (925). New Martyr David of St. Anne’s Skete, Mt. Athos, at Thessalonica (1813).

Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse

St. Theophan the Recluse

Tuesday. [Rom. 7:14-8:2; Matt. 10:9-15]

   The Lord also said to the apostles that if a city does not receive them, and will not hear their words, then It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. And what will happen to us for our not hearing the words of Divine Revelation? It will be immeasurably intolerable be for us. To disbelieve the truth of God after so many tangible proofs is the same as reviling the Holy Spirit, and blaspheming. And yet we have no fear. The spiritists [and Hindus] say, “What judgment! We just have to be born a few more times.” The scientists say, “Whom is there to judge? Everything is made of atoms; they will fly apart and that will be the end.” But, my friends, the hour of death will come; these dreams will fly away like phantoms, and we will all be faced with inevitability reality. What then?… What wretched times we live in! The enemy has contrived to destroy our souls. He knows that fear of death and judgment is the strongest means for sobering up a soul—and so he makes every attempt to drive this away; and he succeeds. But extinguish the fear of death and fear of God will disappear; and without the fear of God the conscience becomes mute. The soul becomes empty, it becomes a waterless cloud, carried by any wind of teachings and various fits of passions.

Articles

The Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God

In 2003, over a decade after the fall of communism and the resurrection of the Russian Orthodox Church, the decision was made to return the precious icon to its original home. The icon began its year-long journey to Russia at the 99th annual Pilgrimage to St Tikhon Monastery, South Canaan, Pennsylvania, May 23–26, 2003.

Appearance of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God

St David of Thessaloniki

St John the Bishop of the Goths in the Crimea

Saint John, Bishop of the Goths, lived during the eighth century. The future saint was born in answer to the fervent prayer of his parents. From an early age, he lived a life of asceticism.

St Dionysius the Archbishop of Suzdal

Venerable Tikhon of Luchov, Kostroma

St Tikhon of Lukh, and Kostroma (in the world Timothy), was born within the bounds of the Lithuanian princedom and was in military service there.

Venerable Nilus of Stolbensk Lake

The island, in the middle of the lake, was covered over by dense forest. Saint Nilus found a small hill and dug out a cave, and after a while he built a hut, in which he lived for twenty-six years.

Icon of the Mother of God “Neamts”

The Neamts Icon of the Mother of God was given as a gift by the Byzantine emperor Andronicus Paleologos to the Moldavian ruler Alexander the Voevod in 1399, and then placed into the Moldavian Neamts Ascension monastery.

Icon of the Mother of God of Seven Lakes

The “Seven Lakes” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos shone forth with many miracles in the seventeenth century in the area of Kazan.
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