Friday May 15, 2026 / May 2, 2026 Fifth Week of Pascha. Tone four.Fast. Fish Allowed St. Athanasius the Great, archbishop of Alexandria (373).Translation of the relics (1072 and 1115) of the Holy Passion-bearers Boris and Gleb of Russia, in holy baptism Romanus and David (1015).St. Athanasius III, patriarch of Constantinople and wonderworker of Lubny (1654).Martyrs Hesperus, Zoe,
“Do not despond in the time of violent temptations, afflictions, or sicknesses, or at obstacles arising from the disturbance of the enemy; all this is the reproof and chastisement of the righteous Lord, Who trieth the hearts and reins, for your cleansing, arousing, and correction, for burning out the thorns
Thursday May 14, 2026 / May 1, 2026 Fifth Week of Pascha. Tone four.Prophet Jeremiah (650 B.C.).Venerable Paphnutius, abbot of Borovsk (1477).Virgin-martyr Nina (1938).Hieromartyr Macarius, metropolitan of Kiev (1497).Venerable Gerasimus, abbot of Boldino (1557).Martyr Batas of Nisibis (395).St. Tamara, queen of Georgia (1213).New Martyrs Euthymius, Ignatius (1814), and Acacius the Serbian of Mt. Athos (1815).The Tsarevokokshaisk, or “Myrrh-Bearing” (1647), Andronikos (14th c.), “Unexpected Joy” and Byzantine Icons of the
“When the heart feels the arrows of the demons with such burning pain that the man under attack suffers as if they were real arrows, then the soul hates the passions violently, for it is just beginning to be purified. If it does not suffer greatly at the shamelessness of
Wednesday May 13, 2026 / April 30, 2026 Apodosis of Prepolovenie. Tone four.Fast. Fish Allowed Holy Apostle James, the brother of St. John the Theologian (44).Uncovering of the relics (1558) of St. Nicetas, bishop of Novgorod (1108).St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol (1867).St. Donatus, bishop of Euroea in Epirus (387).Uncovering of
Drink the Living Water from the source! #jesus #orthodox #water
Tuesday May 12, 2026 / April 29, 2026 Fifth Week of Pascha. Tone four.Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus: Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, Thaumasius, and Philemon (3rd c.).Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker of Corfu (2nd c.).Venerable Nektarius of Optina (1928).Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaev (1970).Martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopianus, deacon, at Aphrodisia in Anatolia (284-305).St. Basil, bishop of Ostrog in Montenegro (Serbia) (1671).Saint John of Romania.Holy Martyrs
“Our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us: Learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls (Matt. 11:29). With the help of Divine Grace and our good Christian deeds, our stony hearts will change into spiritual hearts. That’s why God tells
Monday May 11, 2026 / April 28, 2026 Fifth Week of Pascha. Tone four.Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy, and their companions: Martyrs Saturninus, Jakischolus (Inischolus), Faustianus, Januarius, Marsalius, Euphrasius, Mammius, the Virgin Cercyra, and Christodolus the Ethiopian, at Corfu (1st. c.).Martyrs Dada, Maximus, and Quintilian at Dorostolum (286).Virgin-martyr Anna (1940).St. Cyril, bishop of Turov (1183).Martyrs Zeno,
“When we have love, we will conduct ourselves accordingly. We will not want to say something bad about another person, but rather we will feel pain and sympathy for others, not wishing to offend them.” Mother Makrina Vassopoulou #love #sympathy #christian