The Morning Offering

Holy Virgin "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Cathedral

November 4 / October 22
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Saints of the Day:
The Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, commemorating the deliverance from the Poles in 1612 Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius, Bishop of and Wonderworker of Hierapolis . The Holy Seven Youths(Seven Sleepers) of Ephesus (see August 4). Martyrs Alexander the bishop, Heraclius, Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glyceria,at Adrianopolis. St. Lot of Egypt. Saints Theodore and Paul, abbots of Rostov. St. James of Luga and Omutch, disciple of St Theophilus of Omutch. (Greek Calendar Martyr Zachariah. St. Rufus of the Paradise.) Repose of Righteous Monk Joseph the Silent of Kuban (1925)

Quote of the Day:
"Knowledge of the Fathers enables the Christian not to lose his way amid the multitude of tendencies of modern philosophy" or to "let himself be drawn by complicated and strange doctrines."

Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department of External Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate

Photo of the Day:
Holy Virgin "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Cathedral, site of the Diocese of San Francisco's, Pastoral Conference. Holy Virgin Cathedral is the seat of Archbishop Kyrill.

Scripture Readings for the Day:
Philippians 2:5-11

Holy Virgin Cathedral

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

⁵ Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, ⁷ but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. ⁸ And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. ⁹ Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ¹¹ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Luke 10:38-42

Mary and Martha Worship and Serve

³⁸ Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. ³⁹ And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
⁴¹ And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. ⁴² But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 11:27-28

Keeping the Word

²⁷ And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
²⁸ But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”