Venerable Gennadius of Vatopedi, Mt Athos

Commemorated on November 17

Venerable Gennadius of Vatopedi, Mt Athos
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Venerable Gennadius of Vatopedi, Mt Athos

Commemorated on November 17

One day, St Gennadius went to the storeroom and saw the tank overflowing with oil covering the floor as far as the door. This miracle was ascribed to the Most Holy Theotokos, and to Her Elaiovrytissa icon which stood nearby.

Venerable Nikon the Abbot of Radonezh the Disciple of the Venerable Sergius

Commemorated on November 17/30

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Venerable Nikon the Abbot of Radonezh the Disciple of the Venerable Sergius

Commemorated on November 17/30

Having heard of the angelic life of the Radonezh Wonderworker, the young man came to Saint Sergius and requested to be tonsured into the angelic schema.

Holy Hieromartyr Pateliemon (Arzhanykh), Optina New Martyr

Commemorated November 16/29

Igumen Damascene (Orlovsky)

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Holy Hieromartyr Pateliemon (Arzhanykh), Optina New Martyr

Commemorated November 16/29

Igumen Damascene (Orlovsky)

He lived a half a year at home, pondering what path he should take next—especially since he was by then of an age at which one can and must avoid serious mistakes. He had no family of his own, and his life experience, which came together for him as he observed things around him during army service and paramedical work in a provincial hospital, was sufficient.

Strategies for Dealing with Impulsivity

Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)

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Strategies for Dealing with Impulsivity

Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)

Our lived experience tells us that today impulsivity can be a disorder that affects many people of all ages in a sundry of situations with a variety of objects that are the focus of pathological impulsivity.

Apostle and Evangelist Matthew

Commemorated on November 16

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Apostle and Evangelist Matthew

Commemorated on November 16

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, was also named Levi; he was one of the Twelve Apostles, and was brother of the Apostle James Alphaeus. He was a publican, or tax-collector for Rome, in a time when the Jews were under the rule of the Roman Empire.