Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day May 12 / 25. St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, and St. Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople. St. Sabinus, Archbishop of Cyprus. St. Polybius, Bishop of Cyprus. St. Dionysius, archimandrite of St. Sergius Monastery. St. Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow. New-Martyr
Author: Abbot Tryphon
I am abbot of All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery (ROCOR) on Vashon Island, WA. The island is a twenty minute ferry ride from West Seattle, and a fifteen minute crossing from Tacoma.
Surrounded by the Salish Sea, the island is some 87% undeveloped forest, with a rural population of around eleven thousand citizens. If you wish to contact me personally, you can email me at: abbottryphon@vashonmonks.com
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Day of the Holy Spirit Saints of the Day May 11 / 24. Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, first teachers of the Slavs. Hieromartyr Mocius (Mucius), presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia. Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople. St. Nicodemus, Archbishop of Serbia.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Feast of Pentecost Saints of the Day May 10 / 23. Apostle Simon Zelotes. St. Isidore the Fool of Tabenna in Egypt. Blessed Thais (Taisia) of Egypt. Martyr Hesychius of Antioch. Martyrs Philadelphus, Cyprian, Alphius, Onesimus, Erasmus, and 14 others in Sicily.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day May 9 / 22. Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari. Prophet Isaiah. Martyr Christopher of Lycia, and with him Martyrs Callinica and Aquilina. Martyr Epimachus the New of Alexandria. Martyr Gordion
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day May 8 / 21. Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. St. Arsenius the Great. (services combined) St. Arsenius of Novgorod, fool-for-Christ. St. Arsenius the Lover of labor, of the Kiev Caves. St. Hierax of Egypt. (Greek Calendar:
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day May 7 / 20. Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem in 351 A.D. Martyr Acacius the centurion at Byzantium. Repose of of St. Nilus, abbot of Sora. St. John of Zaden
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day May 6 / 19. Righteous Job the Long-suffering. St. Job, abbot and wonderworker of Pochaev. Martyrs Barbaruldier, Bacchus, Callimachus, an Dionysius, in Morea. Martyr Barbarus in Thessaly. Translation of the Relics of St. Pachomius of Nerekhta. (Greek Calendar
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day May 5 / 18. Great-Martyr Irene of Thessalonica. Martyrs Neophytus, Gaius and Caianus. St. Micah, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh. St. Adrian, abbot of Monza Monastery. Opening of the Relics of St. James, abbot of Zheleznoborov. (Greek
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Saints of the Day May 4 / 17. Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor. Hieromartyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza. Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anea in Asia Minor. Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia in Campania. Translation of the Relics of
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him forever! Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council Saints of the Day May 3 / 16. Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura of Antinoe in Egypt. St. Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery and founder of coenobitic monasticism in Russia. St.