July 3, 2015
Martyr Hyacinth: Hyacinth was appointed chamberlain to the Roman Emperor Trajan. Upon discovering he was a Christian, he was tortured and thrown into prison and given only food and...
July 3, 2015
“The essential contribution of monasticism is prayer for the salvation of the world. The monk is purified from the passions by the grace of God, communion with the pain...
Friday, July 3
MATTHEW 13 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got...
July 2, 2015
The Robe of the Theokotos: the Virgin Mary bequeathed her robe and belt to a Jewish Virgin who passed it down to other virgins until the 5th century when they...
July 2, 2015
“It is hard to pray at night. But try in the morning. If you can’t manage to pray at home than at least as you ride to your place...
Thursday, July 2
MATTHEW 12 43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my...
July 1, 2015
Sts Cosmas and Damien: these 3rd century healers combined their training and physicians with a witness for Christ, to whom they gave all credit for the cure of their...
July 1, 2015
“He who admits his sinfulness, who through experience knows the weakness of human nature and its inclination toward evil, will forgive his neighbor the more swiftly, dismissing transgressions and...
Wednesday, July 1
MATTHEW 12 33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit....
June 30, 2015
Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles: a synaxis is a commemoration of a group of saints associated with a particular feastday. It takes place on the day after the...