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St Athanasius the Great, Patr. of Alexandria
St Athanasius the Great, Patr. of Alexandria
May 2, 2023
No Fast
St Athanasius the Great, Patr. of Alexandria • Saint Matrona (the Blind) of Moscow (1952) • Holy Martyrs Hesperus, his wife Zoë, and their sons Cyriac and Theodulus (2nd c.) • Holy Tsar Boris-Michael of Bulgaria (907) • Translation of the Relics (1072 and 1115) of the Holy Passion-bearers Boris and Gleb, princes of Russia (1015)
Acts 8.5-17 (Epistle)
John 6.27-33 (Gospel)
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Ven. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves
Ven. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves
May 3, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
Ven. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves
Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura of Antinoe in Egypt (286)
Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)
Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers)
Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)
Luke 6.17-23 (Matins Gospel)
Acts 8.18-25 (Epistle)
Hebrews 13.7-16 (Epistle, St Theodosius)
John 6.35-39 (Gospel)
Matthew 11.27-30 (Gospel, St Theodosius)
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Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus
Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus
May 4, 2023
No Fast
Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus • Our Holy Father Nikephoros the Hesychast (14th c.) • St Monica, mother of Blessed Augustine (388)
Acts 8.26-39 (Epistle)
John 6.40-44 (Gospel)
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Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica
Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica
May 5, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica
Acts 8.40-9.19 (Epistle)
John 6.48-54 (Gospel)
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Righteous Job the Longsuffering
Righteous Job the Longsuffering
May 6, 2023
No Fast
Righteous Job the Longsuffering • St Job, abbot and wonderworker of Pochaev (1651) • Holy Martyr Barbarus the Soldier, with Bacchus, Callimachus and Dionysius (362) • St. Sophia the Righteous (1974)
Acts 9.20-31 (Epistle)
John 15.17-16.2 (Gospel)
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4th Sunday of Pascha
4th Sunday of Pascha
May 7, 2023
No Fast
Paralytic • St Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in America
Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem in 351 AD • Our Holy Fathers of Georgia (6th c.) • Martyr Acacius the Centurion at Byzantium (303) • St Lydia of Philippi (1st c.)
Composite 2 - Proverbs 10, 3, 8 (Vespers)
Composite 4 - Proverbs 10; Wisdom of Solomon 6, 7, 8, 9 (Vespers)
Composite 5 - Wisdom of Solomon 4, 6, 7, 2 (Vespers)
Luke 24.1-12 (4th Matins Gospel)
Acts 9.32-42 (Epistle)
Galatians 1.11-19 (Epistle, St Alexis)
John 5.1-15 (Gospel)
John 10.1-9 (Gospel, St Alexis)
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Holy Apostle John the Theologian
Holy Apostle John the Theologian
May 8, 2023
No Fast
Holy Apostle John the Theologian
Our Righteous Father Arsenios the Great (449) • St Emilia (375), mother of Sts Macrina, Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, Peter of Sebaste, and Theosevia
1 John 3.21-4.6 (Vespers)
1 John 4.11-16 (Vespers)
1 John 4.20-5.5 (Vespers)
John 21.15-25 (Matins Gospel)
Acts 10.1-16 (Epistle)
1 John 1.1-7 (Epistle, St John)
John 6.56-69 (Gospel)
John 19.25-27, 21.24-25 (Gospel, St John)
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Prophet Isaiah; Trans. Rel. St Nicholas the Wonderworker
Prophet Isaiah; Trans. Rel. St Nicholas the Wonderworker
May 9, 2023
No Fast
Prophet Isaiah; Trans. Rel. St Nicholas the Wonderworker • Holy Martyr Christopher (3rd c.)
Acts 10.21-33 (Epistle)
John 7.1-13 (Gospel)
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Midfeast of Pentecost; Apostle Simon the Zealot
Midfeast of Pentecost; Apostle Simon the Zealot
May 10, 2023
Fast – Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed
Midfeast of Pentecost • Apostle Simon the Zealot
Holy Martyrs Alphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus of Sicily (251) • St Isidora the Fool of Tabenna (Egypt) (4th c.) • Blessed Thaïs (Taïsia) of Egypt (4th c.)
Composite 19 - Micah 4.2-3, 5; 6.2-5, 8; 5.4, 5 (Vespers)
Composite 20 - Isaiah 55.1; 12.3-4; 55.2-13 (Vespers)
Proverbs 9.1-11 (Vespers)
1 John 3.21-4.6 (Vespers)
1 John 4.11-16 (Vespers)
1 John 4.20-5.5 (Vespers)
John 21.15-25 (Matins Gospel)
Acts 14.6-18 (Epistle)
1 Corinthians 4.9-16 (Epistle, St Simon)
John 7.14-30 (Gospel)
Matthew 13.54-58 (Gospel, St Simon)
Hebrews 2.11-18 (Epistle, Blessing of Waters)
John 5.1-4 (Gospel, Blessing of Waters)
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SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs
SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs
May 11, 2023
No Fast
SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs
Holy Hieromartyr Mocius (288? 295?)
Composite 2 - Proverbs 10, 3, 8 (Vespers)
Proverbs 10.31-11.12 (Vespers)
Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)
John 10.1-9 (Matins Gospel)
Acts 10.34-43 (Epistle)
Hebrews 7.26-8.2 (Epistle, Saints)
John 8.12-20 (Gospel)
Matthew 5.14-19 (Gospel, Saints)
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St Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus
St Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus
May 12, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
St Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus • Our Fathers among the Saints Epiphanios, bishop of Cyprus (403) and Germanos, Archbishop of Constantinople (740)
Acts 10.44-11.10 (Epistle)
John 8.21-30 (Gospel)
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Virgin Martyr Glyceria
Virgin Martyr Glyceria
May 13, 2023
No Fast
Virgin Martyr Glyceria • Holy Martyr Alexander of Rome (298)
Acts 12.1-11 (Epistle)
John 8.31-42 (Gospel)
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5th Sunday of Pascha
5th Sunday of Pascha
May 14, 2023
No Fast
Samaritan Woman
Ven. Isidore, Fool-for-Christ of Rostov • Martyr Isidore of Chios (251) • Our Holy Father Serapion the Sindonite (5th c.)
John 20.1-10 (7th Matins Gospel)
Acts 11.19-26, 29-30 (Epistle)
John 4.5-42 (Gospel)
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Ven. Pachomius the Great; Slain Crown Prince Dimitry of Moscow
Ven. Pachomius the Great; Slain Crown Prince Dimitry of Moscow
May 15, 2023
No Fast
Ven. Pachomius the Great; Slain Crown Prince Dimitry of Moscow • Our Father among the Saints Achillius, Bishop of Larissa (330)
Acts 12.12-17 (Epistle)
John 8.42-51 (Gospel)
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Ven. Theodore the Sanctified; Trans. Rel. Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop
Ven. Theodore the Sanctified; Trans. Rel. Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop
May 16, 2023
No Fast
Ven. Theodore the Sanctified; Trans. Rel. Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop • St Nicholas Mystikos, Patriarch of Constantinople (930) • Blessed Musa the Maiden (5th c.) • St Brendan the Voyager, abbot of Clonfert (ca. 577)
Acts 12.25-13.12 (Epistle)
John 8.51-59 (Gospel)
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Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost
Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost
May 17, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost
Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy • Holy Martyr Solochon (298)
Acts 13.13-24 (Epistle)
John 6.5-14 (Gospel)
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Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
May 18, 2023
No Fast
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra • Holy Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Christina, Andrew, Paul, Benedimus, Paulinus, and Heraclius (250)
Acts 14.20-27 (Epistle)
John 9.39-10.9 (Gospel)
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Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa
Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa
May 19, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa
Acts 15.5-34 (Epistle)
John 10.17-28 (Gospel)
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Unc. Rel. St Aleksy, Metropolitan of Kiev
Unc. Rel. St Aleksy, Metropolitan of Kiev
May 20, 2023
No Fast
Unc. Rel. St Aleksy, Metropolitan of Kiev • Martyr Thalelaeus at Aegae in Cilicia and those with him (327)
Acts 15.35-41 (Epistle)
John 10.27-38 (Gospel)
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6th Sunday of Pascha
6th Sunday of Pascha
May 21, 2023
No Fast
Blind Man • SS Constantine and Helen, Equals-to-the-Apostles
Holy New Martyr Pachomius (1730)
3[1] Kings 8.22-23, 27-30 (Vespers)
Isaiah 61.10-62.5 (Vespers)
Isaiah 60.1-16 (Vespers)
John 20.11-18 (8th Matins Gospel)
Acts 16.16-34 (Epistle)
Acts 26.1-5, 12-20 (Epistle, Saints)
John 9.1-38 (Gospel)
John 10.1-9 (Gospel, Saints)
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Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana
Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana
May 22, 2023
No Fast
Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana • Righteous Melchizedek, king of Salem. • Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council (381).
Acts 17.1-15 (Epistle)
John 11.47-57 (Gospel)
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St Michael the Confessor; Unc. Rel. St Leonty, Bishop of Rostov
St Michael the Confessor; Unc. Rel. St Leonty, Bishop of Rostov
May 23, 2023
No Fast
St Michael the Confessor; Unc. Rel. St Leonty, Bishop of Rostov • Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, wife of Cleopas • Holy Martyr Michael of St Sabbas' Monastery(9th c.) • Holy Virgin Euphrosyne, Princess of Polotsk (1173)
Acts 17.19-28 (Epistle)
John 12.19-36 (Gospel)
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Forefeast of Ascension
Forefeast of Ascension
May 24, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
Forefeast of Ascension
Ven. Simeon the Stylite; Ven. Nikita the Stylite • St Vincent of Lerins (445)
Acts 18.22-28 (Epistle)
John 12.36-47 (Gospel)
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Ascension of the Lord; 3rd Finding of the Head of St John the Baptist
Ascension of the Lord; 3rd Finding of the Head of St John the Baptist
May 25, 2023
No Fast
Ascension of the Lord • 3rd Finding of the Head of St John the Baptist
Holy Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Cyprus (4th c.) • Holy Martyrs Pasicrates, Valentian, Julius and those with them (302)
Isaiah 2.2-3 (Vespers)
Composite 21 - Isaiah 62.10-63.3, 7-9 (Vespers)
Composite 22 - Zechariah 14.1, 4, 8-11 (Vespers)
Composite 8 - Isaiah 40, 41, 45, 48, 54 (Vespers)
Composite 9 - Malachi 3, 4 (Vespers)
Composite 3 - Wisdom of Solomon 4, 5 (Vespers)
Mark 16.9-20 (Matins Gospel)
Luke 7.17-30 (Matins Gospel)
Acts 1.1-12 (Epistle)
2 Corinthians 4.6-15 (Epistle, Forerunner)
Luke 24.36-53 (Gospel)
Matthew 11.2-15 (Gospel, Forerunner)
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Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy
Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy
May 26, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy • Saint Augustine of Canterbury, evangelizer of England (ca. 605) • Holy New Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica (1794)
Acts 19.1-8 (Epistle)
John 14.1-11 (Gospel)
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Hieromartyr Therapon; Trans. Rel. Ven. Nilus of Stolbensk
Hieromartyr Therapon; Trans. Rel. Ven. Nilus of Stolbensk
May 27, 2023
No Fast
Hieromartyr Therapon; Trans. Rel. Ven. Nilus of Stolbensk • Holy Martyrs Theodora and Didymus (304) • Holy New Confessor John the Russian (1730) • Saint David of Garesjei (6th c.) • Venerable Bede (Baeda) (735)
Acts 20.7-12 (Epistle)
John 14.10-21 (Gospel)
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7th Sunday of Pascha
7th Sunday of Pascha
May 28, 2023
No Fast
Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
St Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon; St Ignaty, Bishop of Rostov
Genesis 14.14-20 (Vespers)
Deuteronomy 1.8-11, 15-17 (Vespers)
Deuteronomy 10.14-21 (Vespers)
John 21.1-14 (10th Matins Gospel)
Acts 20.16-18, 28-36 (Epistle)
John 17.1-13 (Gospel)
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Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre; Rep. Bl. John of Ustiug
Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre; Rep. Bl. John of Ustiug
May 29, 2023
No Fast
Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre; Rep. Bl. John of Ustiug • Commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council (325) • The Fall of Constantinople (1453); "Blessed Constantine XII, last of the Byzantine emperors, martyred by the Turks (1453)"
Acts 21.8-14 (Epistle)
John 14.27-15.7 (Gospel)
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Ven. Isaac, Founder of Dalmatian Monastery
Ven. Isaac, Founder of Dalmatian Monastery
May 30, 2023
No Fast
Ven. Isaac, Founder of Dalmatian Monastery • St Macrina, grandmother of St Basil the Great (4th c.)
Acts 21.26-32 (Epistle)
John 16.2-13 (Gospel)
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Apostle Hermes of the Seventy
Apostle Hermes of the Seventy
May 31, 2023
Fast – Wine and Oil are Allowed
Apostle Hermes of the Seventy
Acts 23.1-11 (Epistle)
John 16.15-23 (Gospel)
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