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Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem in a.d. 351 (351). 
Martyr Acacius the Centurion, at Byzantium (303).
St. John of Zedazeni in Georgia, and 12 disciples: Sts. Shio of Mgvime, David of Gareji, Anthony of Martqopi, Thaddeus of Urbnisi (or Stepantsminda), Stephen of Khirsa, Isidore of Samtavisi, Michael of Ulumbo, Pyrrhus of Breta, Zeno of Iqalto, Jesse (Ise) of Tsilkani, Joseph of Alaverdi, and Abibus of Nekressi (6th c.). Repose of St. Nilus, founder of Sora Skete (Belozersk) (1508). Uncovering of the relics of St. Nilus the Myrrh-gusher, of Mt. Athos (1815). Synaxis of the Saints of St. Panteleimon Monastery (Mt. Athos).
'Lyubech' (11th c.) and 'Zhirovits' (1470) Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos.
St. Lydia of Philippi (1st c.). Uncovering of the relics of St. Euthymius the Great (473). St. Domitianus, bishop of Maastricht (560). St. John of Beverley, bishop of York (721). King Bagrat III of Georgia (1014). New Martyr Pachomius the Russian, of Usaki near Philadelphia (1730). St. John the Confessor, of Psycha on the Bosphorus (ca. 825).
Repose of Monk Nicholas (Boris in schema) of Valaam and Pskov (1969).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Tuesday. [Acts 12:25–13:12; John 8:51–59]
The Jews became angry with the Lord because of His accusation, and picked up stones to cast at Him. But the Lord went through the midst of them, and so passed by (John 8:59). They did nothing to the Lord, but they destroyed themselves, for the consequence of their unbelief was the terrible sentence of the Lord: Behold, your house is left unto you desolate (Matt. 23:38) and also: let us pass from here. And the Lord passed to another place and chose other peoples for His habitation, instead of the beloved Israel. Even now, insignificant people, in the self-delusion of a proud mind which does not contain the truth of Christ, take up stones of opposition to the Lord and cast them at Him. They do not harm Him, because He nevertheless is the Lord, and His truth is the immutable truth; they only destroy themselves. The Lord goes by, leaving such people in their vain wisdom, which whirls them, like a whirlwind spins loose specks of dust. But when an entire nation is carried away with false wisdom, then the destiny of an entire nation is formed, as it was for the Jews. Understand, ye nations, and submit to the Lord!
Articles
 Martyr Acacius the Centurion at ByzantiumSaint Acacius lived in the third century, and was an officer in the Roman army during the time of Maximian. |
 1500 years of Georgian Monasticism—St. Shio-Mgvime MonasteryAndrei GermanSt. Shio is among the Great 13 Assyrian Fathers, who came at the end of the fifth century from Antioch to preach Christ. |
 St. Jesse, Bishop of Tsilkani in GeorgiaSaint Jesse of Tsilkani arrived in Georgia in the 6th century with the other Syrian fathers and companions of Saint John of Zedazeni. |
 Icon of the Mother of God of LubechThe Lubech Icon of the Mother of God received its name from the city of Lubech, on the outskirts of Chernigov. |
 Icon of the Mother of God of ZhirovichiThe Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God appeared in the year 1470 in the vicinity of Zhirovichi on the Grodnensk frontier. |
