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4th Week after Pentecost.
Tone 2.
Fast of the Holy Apostles. |
 Wine and oil allowed.
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Hieromartyr Methodius, bishop of Patara (or Olympus) in Lycia (312). Right-believing Prince Gleb Andreyevich of Vladimir (1175).
Translation of the relics of Martyrs Inna, Pinna, and Rimma (1st-2nd c.), Scythian disciples of Apostle Andrew, to Alushta (Crimea) (1st c.-2nd c.). Hieromartyrs Aristocleus, priest, the deacon Demetrian, and the reader Athanasius, at Salamis on Cyprus (ca. 306). St. Leucius the Confessor, bishop of Brindisi (5th c.). St. Minas, bishop of Polotsk (1116). St. Nicholas (Cabasilas) (ca. 1397). Translation of the relics of St. Gurias, archbishop of Kazan (1630). St. Onuphrius, founder of Katrom Monastery (Vologda) (16th c.).
New Hieromartyr Nicholas Florov, archpriest, of Kobra (Vyatka) (1933).
Valaam Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Martyrs Paul, Cyriacus, Paula, Felicilana, Thomas, Felix, Martyrius, Vitaly, Crispinus, and Emilius, in Tomis, Moesia (290). Blessed Studius, founder of the Studion Monastery (5th c.). St. Florentina, abbess, of Spain (ca. 636). St. Nahum of Ochrid, enlightener of the Bulgarians (910). Translation of the relics and garments of Apostles Luke, Andrew, and Thomas, Prophet Elisha, and Martyr Lazarus to the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople (960). St. Callistus I, patriarch of Constantinople (1363). St. Nicephorus (Cantacuzene), archdeacon, of Constantinople, who suffered under the Uniates in Marienburg, Galicia (1599). Finding of the relics of New Hieromartyr Raphael, hieromonk, of Mytilene (1959).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Thursday. [Rom. 11:13-24; Matt. 11:27-30]
Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. O divine, O dear, O sweetest voice of Thine! Let us all follow the Lord Who calls us! But first we must feel something difficult and burdensome for us. We must feel that we have many sins, and that these sins are grave. From this feeling is born the need to seek relief. Faith will then show us that our only refuge is in the Lord and Saviour, and our steps will direct themselves toward Him. A soul desiring to be saved from sins knows what to say to the Lord: “Take my heavy, sinful burden from me; and I will take on Thy easy yoke.” And it happens like this: the Lord forgives the sins, and the soul begins to walk in His commandments. The commandments are the yoke, and sins are the burden. But comparing the two, the soul finds that the yoke of the commandments is light as a feather, while the burden of sins is heavy as a mountain. Let us not fear readily accepting the Lord’s easy yoke and His light burden. In no other way can we find rest unto our souls.
Articles
 Hieromartyr Methodius the Bishop of PataraThe Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara (Lycia in Asia Minor), was distinguished for his genuine monastic humility. |
 Blessed Prince Gleb Andreevich the Son of St Andrew BogoliubskyHoly Prince Gleb of Vladimir, named George in holy Baptism, was a younger son of the holy Prince Andrew Bogoliubsky (July 4). |
 The Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and RimmaThe Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma were Slavs from northern Scythia (modern Bulgaria), and they were disciples of the holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. |
 The First Russian Saints: Inna, Pinna and RimmaNikolai SolntsevTo glorify the first national saints and pray to them is our duty and honor. |
 St Leucius the Bishop of BrindisiSaint Leucius the Confessor was born in the city of Alexandria of pious parents named Eudykius and Euphrosyne. They gave their son the name Eutropius. |
 St Menas, Bishop of PolotskSaint Menas, Bishop of Polotsk led an ascetical life at the Kiev Caves monastery. On December 13, 1105 he was consecrated Bishop of Polotsk. |
