June 13, 2011 Day Of the Holy Spirit. Tone seven. Fast-free Week. Fast-free “Tupichevsk” and “Cyprus” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Day Of the Holy Spirit). Apostle Hermes of the Seventy (1st c.). Martyr Hermias at Comana (160). New Hieromartyr Archpriest Philosoph Ornatsky with his
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June 12, 2011 Pentecost – Trinity Sunday. “Lesna” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1696) (movable holiday on the Trinity Sunday). Holy Fathers and Mothers of Atchara (18th c.) (movable holiday on the Trinity Sunday) (Georgia). Venerable Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (383). New Hieromartyr Basil priest
June 11, 2011 Commemoration of the Dead.Tone six. Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (308). Repose of Blessed John of Ustiug, fool-for-Christ (1494). Uncovering of the relics (2000) of Venerable Job, Schemamonk of Anzersk (1720). New Hieromartyr John deacon and martyr Andrew (1938). St. Luke, hierarch-surgeon of Simferopol (1961). Commemoration of the
Chaplain for King County Police and Fire Tone six. Fast. Fish Allowed Venerable Nicetas, bishop of Chalcedon (9th c.). St. Ignatius, bishop and wonderworker of Rostov (1288). Venerable Helen of Diveyevo (1832). New Hieromartyr Macarius, Dyonisius, Hieromartyr Nicholas deacon, Martyrs Ignatius and Peter (1931). New Hieromartyr Heraclius confessor (1936). Virgin-Martyr
June 9, 2011 Afterfeast of the Ascension. Tone six. Venerable David of the Gareji Monastery and Lukiane, Georgia (6th-7th c.) (movable holiday on the Thursday of Holy Ascension). Hieromartyr Therapon, bishop of Sardis (259). Translation of the relics (1667) of Venerable Nilus of Stolben Island (1554). Venerable Therapontes, abbot of
June 8, 2011 Afterfeast of the Ascension. Tone six. Fast. Fish Allowed Venerable Dodo of the St. David-Gareji Monastery, Georgia (596) (movable holiday on the Wednesday of Holy Ascension). Apostles Carpus of the Seventy and Alphaeus (1st c.). Translation of the relics (1534) of New Martyr George of Kratovo and
June 7, 2011 Afterfeast of the Ascension. Tone six. Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist (850). Virgin-Martyr Helen (1938). New Hieromartyr Tavrion (1939). St. Innocent archbishop of Cherson (1857). Hieromartyr Therapon, bishop of Cyprus (4th c.). St. Dodo, prince of Georgia (6th c.). Synaxis of
< a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9L7hD8pd5yY/TezuvrBCfGI/AAAAAAAADJE/2dAFozvSln8/s1600/IMG_4489.JPG” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”>View from Orcas Hotel, looking toward Shaw Island Afterfeast of the Ascension.Tone six. Venerable Symeon Stylites (the Younger) of the Wonderful Mountain (596). Venerable Nicetas Stylites, wonderworker of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1186). St. Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ (Glorification 1988). Martyrs Meletius Stratelates, Stephen, John, and 1,218
Sunrise on Orcas island June 5, 2011 Seventh Sunday of Pascha: The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Tone six. Synaxis of Hieromartyrs of Kholmsk and Podliash (movable holiday on the Sunday after May 19th). “Chelnsk” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos named “Tenderness” (movable holiday on the 7th Sunday
June 4, 2011 Afterfeast of the Ascension. Tone five. Hieromartyr Basiliscus, bishop of Comana (308). St. John-Vladimir, martyr and ruler of Serbia (1015). Blessed James, youth of Borovichi (Novgorod) (1540). New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1942). Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council (381). New Hieromartyr Zachariah of Prusa (1802) (Greek). Righteous