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Prophet Hosea (Osee) (820 b.c.). Monk-martyr Andrew of Crete (767).
Holy Martyrs and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, and their brothers Martyrs Leontius, Anthimus, and Eutropius in Cilicia (4th.c.). Translation to Constantinople of the relics of St. Lazarus “of the Four Days” (in the tomb), bishop of Kition on Cyprus (898). St. Anthony, founder of Leokhnov Monastery (Novgorod) (1611). St. Joseph the Wonderworker, catholicos of Georgia (1770).
New Monk-martyrs Jacinthus and Callistus, of the St. Nicholas Monastery (Verkhoturye) (1918). New Hieromartyrs Neophytus Lyubimov, archpriest, of Moscow (1918) and Alexander (Shchukin), archbishop of Semipalatinsk (1937).
Martyr Queen Shushanik (Susanna) of Georgia (475). Martyrs Ethelred and Ethelbert, princes of Kent (ca. 640). St. Parasceva, fool-for-Christ, of Starobelsk (1942).
Repose of Elder Athanasius (Zakharov) of Ploshchansk Hermitage (1825), disciple of St. Paisius (Velichkovsky), Nun Alypia, fool-for-Christ, of Goloseyevo (Kiev) (1988), and Metropolitan Amfilohije (Radovic) of Montenegro (2020).
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
According to the Daily Church Readings from the Word of God
By St. Theophan the Recluse
Thursday. [Col. 4:2-9; Luke 9:49-56]
How should one relate to unbelievers who do not confess the Lord? The same way as the Lord related to the village that did not receive Him. Youthful zeal, full of heat, would want to send down fire from heaven on them; but the Lord Himself restrains it: Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of… The Lord and Saviour did not do anything to those who did not receive Him, though receiving Him is what salvation itself consists of; but passing them by, He went to another village, leaving them to themselves. The same applies now: let unbelievers go their way, and believers go theirs. God exists, Who will sort everyone out in good time. It is necessary to pity and pray for them; one must desire that they know the truth and try to find opportunities to hint to them about it; but when they openly start attacking the truth, give them a rebuff which is loving and yet brings them to their senses—and that is enough.
Articles
 Prophet HoseaThe Holy Prophet Hosea the first of the minor prophets, belonged to the tribe of Issachar. |
 Venerable Anthony the Abbot of Leokhnov, NovgorodSaint Anthony of Leokhnov, Novgorod, was from the Tver lineage of the Veniaminov nobles. |
 St. Joseph the Catholicos of GeorgiaSaint Joseph (Jandierishvili) received his spiritual education at David-Gareji Monastery. He was endowed by the Lord with the gift of wonder-working. |