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Святитель Григорий Богослов, архиепископ Константинопольский Икона Божией Матери ''Утоли моя печали'' Священномученик Владимир, митрополит Киевский и Галицкий
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Совершается служба с полиелеемSt. Gregory the Theologian, archbishop of Constantinople (389). St. Anatole I (Zertsalov), elder, of Optina Monastery (1894). Cовершается служба, не отмеченная в Типиконе никаким знакомNew Hieromartyr Vladimir, metropolitan of Kiev, protomartyr of the Communist yoke in Russia (1918).

Martyrs Felicitas of Rome and seven sons: Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial (ca. 164). St. Publius, ascetic, of Euphratensis in Syria (ca. 380). St. Mares the Singer, of Omeros near Cyrrhus (ca. 430). St. Moses, archbishop of Novgorod (1362). St. Gregory, abbot, of Staro-Golutvin Monastery and bishop of Kolomna (15th c.).

New Hieromartyrs Peter (Zverev), archbishop of Voronezh (1929) and Basil (Zelentsov), bishop of Priluki (1930). New Martyr Abbess Margaret (Gunaronulo) of Menzelino (1918). New Martyr Athanasia (Lepeshkin), abbess of the Smolensk Hodigitria Convent, near Moscow (1931).

Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos “Assuage My Sorrow” and “Unexpected Joy.” (1640)

St. Castinus, bishop of Byzantium (240). St. Bretanion (Vetranion), bishop of Tomis in Moesia (ca. 380). St. Apollo of the Thebaid, monk (4th c.). Hieromartyr Praejectus, bishop of Clermont (676). St. Demetrius, the skevophylax (“keeper of the sacred vessels”), of Constantinople (8th c.). New Martyr Auxentius of Constantinople (1720). St. Gabriel, bishop of Imereti (Georgia) (1896).

Repose of Archpriest Sergius Orlov of Akulovo (1975).

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

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Saturday. [II Tim. 3:1–9; Luke 20:45–21:4]

   Who are those having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof? (II Tim. 3–5). Who are those others, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth? (II Tim. 3:7). The former are those who maintain all the external routines in which a godly life is manifested, but who do not have a strong enough will to maintain their inner dispositions as true godliness demands. They go to church and stand there readily. But they do not make the effort to stand with their mind before God continuously and to reverently fall down before Him. Having prayed a bit, they release the reins of the control of their mind; and it soars, circling over the entire world. As a result, they are externally located in church, but by their inner state they are not there: only the form of godliness remains in them, while its power is not there. You must think about everything else in this manner.

   The latter are those who, having entered the realm of faith, do nothing but invent questions—“What is this? What is that? Why this way? Why that way?” They are people suffering from empty inquisitiveness. They do not chase after the truth, only ask and ask. And having found the answer to their questions, they do not dwell on them for long, but soon feel the necessity to look for another answer. And so they whirl about day and night, questioning and questioning, and never fully satisfied with what they learn. Some people chase after pleasures, but these chase after the satisfaction of their inquisitiveness.

Articles

St. Gregory the Theologian the Archbishop of Constantinople

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, a great Father and teacher of the Church, was born into a Christian family of eminent lineage in the year 329, at Arianzos.

Venerable Anatole I of Optina

From a very early age, Alexis wanted to become a monk. He even thought about going to the Roslavl forests to live with the hermits at that place.

St. Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev and Gallich

The holy Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev was the first bishop to be tortured and slain by the Communists at the time of the Russian Revolution.

Martyr Felicitas of Rome, and Seven Sons

The Holy Martyr Felicitas with her Seven Sons, Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalius and Marcial. Saint Felicitas was born of a rich Roman family. She boldly confessed before the emperor and civil authorities that she was a Christian.

St. Publius the Ascetic of Syria

Saint Publius of Syria was born in the city of Zeugma on the Euphrates and was a senator.

St. Mares the Singer in Syria

Saint Mares the Singer lived in a hut in fasting and prayer for thirty-seven years in the village of Homeron, not far from the city of Cyrrhus in Syria.

St. Moses the Archbishop of Novgorod

In his youth he secretly left his home and entered Tver’s Otroch monastery, where he became a monk. His parents found him, and at their insistence he transferred to a monastery near Novgorod.

The Icon of the Mother of God “Assuage my sorrow”

The “Assuage my Sorrows” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos was glorified at Moscow by many miracles in the second half of the eighteenth century, particularly during a plague in 1771.

Icon of the Mother of God “the Unexpected joy”

The sinful youth, who was nevertheless devoted to the Theotokos, was praying one day before the icon of the All-Pure Virgin before going out to commit a sin. Suddenly, he saw that wounds appeared on the Lord’s hands, feet, and side, and blood flowed from them.

New Martyr Auxentius of Constantinople

Auxentius often prayed at the church of the Life-Giving Fountain, asking God to give him strength to become a martyr. Then he returned to his old ship, where his former shipmates began to beat him. They dragged him before the kadi, stating that he had converted to Islam, but then returned to Christianity.

St. Gabriel, Bishop of Imereti

Bishop Gabriel (Kikodze) was born November 15, 1825, in the village of Bachvi, in the western Georgian district of Ozurgeti in Guria. His father was the priest Maxime Kikodze.
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