Our Rhode Island Reds April 5, 2011 Fifth Week of the Great Lent. Tone four. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil Monk-martyr Nicon and 199 disciples, in Sicily (251). New Hieromartyr Macarius priest (1931). New Martyr James, New Hieromartyr Basil, Stephen priests, Virgin-martyr Anastasia, Martyr Alexis (1938). New

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April 4, 2011 Fifth Week of the Great Lent. Tone four. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Hieromartyr Basil, presbyter of Ancyra (362). Martyr Drosida (Drosis) of Antioch, and five virgins (104). Venerable Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (383). Martyrs Callinica and Basilissa

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Interior of Holy Virgin Cathedral, San Francisco. April 1, 2011 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone three. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria, and those with them at Rome: Claudius, Hilaria, Jason, Maurus, Diodorus presbyter, and Marianus deacon

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Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov, together with Abbot Tryphon March 31, 2011 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone three. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil St. Cyril, archbishop of Jerusalem (386). New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest, Virgin-martyr Natalia (1938). Venerable Maria (Skobtsova), nun, who suffered at Ravensbruck

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Diocesan Pastoral Conference March 30, 2011 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone three. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Venerable Alexis the Man of God, in Rome (411). Venerable Macarius, abbot of Kalyazin (1483). New Hieromartyr Alexander priest (1919). New Hieromartyr Victor

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Bishop Theodosy serving in Holy Virgin Cathedral, San Francisco March 29, 2011 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone three. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil Martyr Sabinas of Hermopolis, Egypt (303). Martyr Papas of Lycaonia (305). St. Serapion, archbishop of Novgorod (1516). Apostle Aristobulus

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Aerial photograph of the Monastery. March 28, 2011 Fourth Week of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone three. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyrs Agapius, Publius (Pauplios), Timolaus, Romulus, two named Dionysius, and two named Alexander, at Caesarea in Palestine (303). New Hieromartyr Demetrius

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March 27, 2011 / March 14, 2011 Third Sunday of the Great Lent: Adoration of Cross. Tone three. Great Lent. Food with Oil Venerable Benedict of Nursia, abbot (543). St. Theognostus, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow (1353). St. Rostislav-Michael, prince of Kiev (1167). St. Euschemon, bishop of Lampsacus (9th c.).

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