Wednesday, June 1, 2011







Wednesday
June 1, 2011 / May 19, 2011


Apodosis of Pascha. Tone five.
Fast. Fish Allowed
Hieromartyr Patrick, bishop of Prusa, and his companions: Presbyters Acacius, Menander, and Polyenus (362). Venerable Cornelius, abbot of Komel (Vologda) (1537). Right-believing Prince Demetrius Donskoy (1389). New Hieromartyr Victor (1937).
New Hieromartyrs Onuphrius, archbishop of Kursk; Anthony, bishop of Belgorod, and with him priests Metrophan, Alexander, Michael, Matthew, Hippolytus, Nicholas, Basil, Nicholas, Maxim, Alexander, Paul, and Paul, and Martyrs Michael and George (1938).
New Hieromartyr Onuphrius, archbishop of Kursk (1938).
New Hieromartyr Valentine (1940).
Venerable Cornelius, abbot of Paleostrov and Valaam (1420). St. John, prince of Uglich, tonsured as Ignatius (Vologda) (1522). Venerable Sergius, monk, of Shukhtom (1609). Martyr Acoluthusofthe Thebaid (284-305). Venerable John, bishop of the Goths in Crimea (787). Sts. Parthenius and his brother Calogerius (250).
St. Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (988) (Celtic & British).
Entrance of St. Nina (Nino), Equal-to-the-Apostles, into Georgia (323).
Monk-martyrs and confessors John, Conon, Jeremias, Cyril, Theoctistus, Barnabas, Maximus, Theognostus, Joseph, Gennadius, Gerasimus, Mark, and Herman of Cyprus, who suffered under the Latins (1231).
Synaxis of Hieromartyrs of Kharkov.
Martyrs Cyriaca and Theotima (311) (Greek).



Words from the Abbot:



1.4. The unity of the Church overcomes all barriers and frontiers, including racial, linguistic and social differences. The message of salvation is to be proclaimed to all nations in order to bring them into one fold, to unite them by the power of faith and the grace of the Holy Spirit (Mt. 28:19-20; Mk. 16:15; Acts 1:8).
 
These words were officially released by the Moscow Patriarchate. They are important, for they not only reflect the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ, but are Patriarchal instructions for how we should live our lives as Orthodox Christians, and how our parishes should function. In issuing this directive, the Russian Church has proclaimed the truth of our faith, and that we are the Church Catholic (universal,) and not simply for Russians.
 
When we make our parishes into ethnic enclaves, and set up language, and social barriers for anyone who might walk in the door, we fail in following Christ's commandment, to "go into all the world, making disciples of every nation." Hording the Faith for ourselves, and our "tribe," and failing to seek out our neighbors, with the salvific message of Christ's Church, and welcoming them into the fold, goes against everything the Church has stood for, since Her foundation.
 
Love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon

Photos of the Day:



Photo of Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastic Church, and a photo of the forest, just behind Abbot Tryphon's cell.



 

Scripture Readings for the Day:





Acts 18:22-28


22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23 After he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
Ministry of Apollos
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
 
John 12:36-47


36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
Who Has Believed Our Report?
37 But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:
      “ Lord, who has believed our report?
      And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?”
39 Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
       40 “ He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
       Lest they should see with their eyes,
      Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
      So that I should heal them.”

 41 These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
Walk in the Light
42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
44 Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. 46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.


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