The evening breeze around the walls is already autumn-cool, while the domes are still warm from the sun. There is a peaceful feeling from such a view.

Thanks to you, Lord, for the quiet morning darkness over the manastir. I am watching and you are strangling and calming me down.

Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria presided over festive vespers at the metropolitan cathedral of Saint Nedelya in Sofia, where the memory of Saint King Stefan Milutin was also honored as a long-standing heavenly protector of the capital. In Cetinje, the Serbian Orthodox Church marked the feast of Saint Luke the Apostle and Saint Peter of Cetinje with solemn services at the monastery. The Romanian Orthodox Church announced that 2028 will be dedicated to biblical texts and translators, commemorating 340 years since the Bucharest Bible. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church consecrated a lower church in honor of the righteous Joachim and Anna in the Dnipropetrovsk diocese. These quiet acts of worship and planning continue across local communities. May the faithful of Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, and Ukraine be remembered in prayer.