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3rd Week after Pentecost.
Tone 1.
Fast of the Holy Apostles. |
 Fish, wine and oil allowed.
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Translation of the relics of the Holy Wonderworking Unmercenaries and Martyrs Cyrus and John (412). 
Sts. Sergius and Herman, founders and abbots of Valaam (14th c.).
St. Xenophon, founder of Robeika Monastery (Novgorod) (1262). St. Paul the Physician, of Corinth (7th c.). St. Heliodorus, schema-archimandrite of Glinsk Hermitage (1879).
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Of the Three Hands” of Hilandar, Mt. Athos (8th c.).
St. Senuphius the Standard-bearer, of Egypt (late 4th c.). St. Austell of Cornwall (6th c.). St. Theodichildis (Telchildis), abbess, of Jouarre (Gaul) (ca. 660). St. Sergius the Magistrate, of Paphlagonia, founder of the Nikitiatus Monastery in Nicomedia (866). St. Sophrony (Sakharov) of Essex (1993).
Repose of Archimandrite Methodius (Popovich) of Jerusalem (1997).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Friday. [Rom. 9:6-19; Matt. 10:32-36, 11:1]
Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in Heaven. Is it hard to confess the Lord? It is not hard at all. How hard is it to say, when necessary, that our Lord Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God, and God, Who for us came to earth, was made flesh of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man, was crucified, suffered, was buried, arose on the third day, ascended into the heavens and sits at the right hand of God the Father, and again will come to judge the living and the dead—Who sent the Holy Spirit upon the holy apostles, who through His power established on the earth the Holy Church, which, teaching the truth and sanctifying through the mysteries, leads all of its faithful children to the heavenly kingdom along a sure path? We repeat all this every time we hear and read the symbol of faith. So imprint these truths in your heart, and be ready, not fearing any person, to show that one must believe thus and cannot be saved in any other way, preparing also to endure whatever comes to you as a result of this. Bar the lips of teachers of lies and blasphemers of Christianity with the word of truth, and you will receive what is promised by the Lord. You confess Him as God and Saviour before men, and He before God the Father will confess that you are His faithful follower and confessor.
Thursday. [Rom. 8:22-27; Matt. 10:23-31]
There is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. Consequently, regardless of how we hide in our sins now, it is of no use to us at all. The time will come—and is it far off?—when all will come to light. What should we do? Do not hide. If you have sinned—go and reveal your sin to your spiritual father. When you receive absolution, the sin vanishes, as if it never was. Nothing will have to be revealed and shown. If you hide the sin and do not repent, you keep it in yourself, so that there will be something to come to light at the proper time unto your accusation. God revealed all of this to us in advance, so that while still here we will manage to disarm His righteous and terrible judgment upon us sinners.
Articles
 Wonderworker and Unmercenary CyrusSaint Cyrus was a noted physician in the city of Alexandria, where he had been born and raised. |
 Venerable Sergius the Wonderworker of ValaamSaints Sergius and Herman settled on the island of Valaam in 1329. |
 Venerable Herman the Wonderworker of ValaamSaints Sergius and Herman settled on the island of Valaam in 1329. The brethren gathered by them spread the light of Orthodoxy in this frontier land. |
 Venerable Xenophon the Abbot of Robeika, NovgorodSaint Xenophon of Robeika was a student of St. Barlaam of Khutyn. |
