Friday April 24, 2026 / April 11, 2026 Second Week of Pascha. Tone one.Fast. Fish Allowed Hieromartyr Antipas, bishop of Pergamus (92), disciple of St. John the Theologian.New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1938).Venerable James, abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1442), and his fellow-ascetic St. James.St. Barsanuphius, bishop of Tver (1576).Martyrs Processus and Martinian of Rome (67).Venerable Pharmuthius, anchorite of Egypt
“What is important is not victory or the position of a victor, but rather the labor of striving towards God and devotion to Him.” Saint John Maximovitch
Thursday April 23, 2026 / April 10, 2026 Second Week of Pascha. Tone one.Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus, Maximus, Zeno, Alexander, Theodore, and 33 others, beheaded at Carthage (250).New Hieromartyr Flegont priest (1938).Martyr Demetrius (1942).Martyrs James, presbyter, and Azadanes and Abdicius, deacons, of Persia (ca. 380).New Hieromartyr Gregory V, patriarch of Constantinople (1821) (Greek).Prophetess Huldah (Olda) (II Kings 22:14).St. Milteades, pope of Rome.The Holy Martyrs of the
“Everything bad in a person is accidental. You young people, do not be disgusted by people who are drunk, fighting, swearing in obscene words (which are increasing day by day) since they have an image of God in them, so they probably do not know it. The enemy tarnishes them
Wednesday April 22, 2026 / April 9, 2026 Second Week of Pascha. Tone one.Fast. Fish Allowed Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia (362).New Martyr Gabriel (1942).Martyrs Desan bishop, Mariabus presbyter, Abdiesus, and 270 other martyrs in Persia (362).Hieromartyr Bademus (Vadim), archimandrite of Persia (379).Venerable Woutruide, foundress of a monastery (688) (Neth.).Newly revealed Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene of Lesbos
“One evil receives strength from another. In the same way, good deeds also sprout one from another, and the one in whom they are found grows larger.” Saint Mark the Ascetic #orthodox #good #evil
Tuesday April 21, 2026 / April 8, 2026 Radonitsa, or Day of Rejoicing. Commemoration of the Dead. Tone one.Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes, and those with them (1st c.).New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1933)St. Niphont, bishop of Novgorod (1156).Venerable Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves (14th c.).Martyr Pausilippus of Heraclea in Thrace (117-138).St. Celestine,
“The heart is cold when the thoughts are scattered and when the soul is not at home but wanders about. When the soul is at home, it warms the heart. As soon as it leaves its home it receives blows. It receives blows from thoughts when it is away from
Monday April 20, 2026 / April 7, 2026 Second Week of Pascha. Tone one.Venerable George the Confessor, bishop of Mitylene (820).New Hieromartyr Arcadius priest (1933).Martyr Eudocia (1939).Venerable Daniel, abbot, of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1540).Martyr Calliopus at Pompeiopolis in Cilicia (304).Martyrs Rufinus deacon, Aquilina, and 200 soldiers at Sinope (310).Venerable Serapion of Egypt, monk (5th c.).Venerable Nilus, abbot of Sora (1508).Venerable Serapion archbishop
“Should you do your life confession with your parish priest, or is it ok to seek out somebody, maybe at a monastery, a spiritual father, to do your life confession with?” #confession #priest #monk