Catechetical Teachings – Holy Lady of Kazan Russian Orthodox Church in Spokane

August 1, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

8. The Sense of Sight

Catechetical Teaching 8: THE SENSE OF SIGHT Dear brothers and sisters, Today, we will talk […]

July 31, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

7. On Bodily Senses

Catechetical Teaching 7: ON BODILY SENSES Dear brothers and sisters, Last time, we spoke about […]

July 16, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

6. What is Prayer

Catechetical Teaching 6: WHAT IS PRAYER Dear brothers and sisters! In our previous teachings, we […]

July 9, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

5. When We Come to Church

Catechetical Teaching 5. WHEN WE COME TO CHURCH Dear brothers and sisters! Last time, we […]

July 9, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

4. On Church Prayer

Catechetical Teaching 4. ON CHURCH PRAYER In our previous exhortations, we discussed fasting and home […]

July 9, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

3. On Home Prayer

Catechetical Teaching 3. ON HOME PRAYER If our first exhortation was about fasting, then the […]

July 9, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

2. On the 9th Hour

Catechetical Teaching 2. ON THE 9TH HOUR Last time, we talked about fasting and how […]

July 9, 2023

Catechetical Teachings

1. On Fasting

Dear brothers and sisters! Due to the current circumstances, we are unable to organize Catechumen […]

Monday September 14, 2026 / September 1, 2026

16th Week after Pentecost. Tone six.

Church New Year. Venerable Symeon Stylites (the Elder) (459) and his mother St. Martha (428). Virgin-martyrs Tatiana and Natalia (1937). Martyr Aeithalas of Persia (380). Holy Forty Virgin-martyrs: Laurencia the deaconess, Celsina, Theoclia, Theoctista, Dorothy, Eutychia, Thecla, Aristaineta, Philadelphia, Mary, Veronica, Euthymia, Lamprotatia, Euphymia, Theodora, Theodota, Teteia, Aquilina, Theodulia, Aplodora, Lampadia, Procopia, Paula, Junilla, Ampliana, Percissa, Polynicia, Maura, Gregoria, Cyria, Bassa, Callinica, Barbara, Cyriacia, Agathonica, Justa, Irene, Matrona, Timothea, Tatiana, and Anna, and Martyr Ammon the deacon, their teacher, at Heraclea in Thrace (321-3). Martyrs Callista and her brothers Evodus and Hermogenes, at Nicomedia (309). Righteous Joshua the Son of Nun (1400 B.C.). Venerable Dionysius the Lesser (before 556) (Romania). Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos in Miasena Monastery, in memory of the finding of Her Icon (864). "Chernigov-Gethsemane" (1869), Alexandria, August (1914) and named "All-Blessed" at Kazan Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos. Venerable Meletius the Younger of Thebes (1095-1124). New Martyr Angelis of Constantinople (1680) (Greek). Venerable Nicholas of Courtaliatis in Crete, monk (1670) (Greek). Venerable Symeon of Lesbos (Greek). St. Evanthia (Greek). St. Verena of Zurzach (350) (Switzerland). St. Aegidius of Camargue (590) (Gaul). St. Haido of Stanos (1820-21). Commemoration of the Great Fire at Constantinople about 470 A.D.

The Scripture Readings

1 Timothy 2:1-7 Epistle, New Year
Luke 4:16-22 Gospel, New Year
Colossians 3:12-16 Epistle, St. Simeon
Matthew 11:27-30 Gospel, St. Simeon