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
June 3, 2011 Afterfeast of the Ascension. Tone five. Fast. Fish Allowed The Meeting of the “Vladimir” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (was established to commemorate the deliverance of Moscow from an invasion of Tatars led by Khan Makhmet-Girei in 1521). Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine (337) and Helen, his
June 2, 2011 The Ascension of our Lord. Tone five. Holy Georgian Martyrs of Persia (17th-18th c.) (movable holiday on the day of the Holy Ascension) (Georgia). Martyr Thalelaeus at Aegae in Cilicia and companions, Martyrs Alexander and Asterius (284). Uncovering of the relics (1431) of St. Alexis, metropolitan of
Wednesday Apodosis of Pascha. Tone five. Fast. Fish Allowed Hieromartyr Patrick, bishop of Prusa, and his companions: Presbyters Acacius, Menander, and Polyenus (362). Venerable Cornelius, abbot of Komel (Vologda) (1537). Right-believing Prince Demetrius Donskoy (1389). New Hieromartyr Victor (1937). New Hieromartyrs Onuphrius, archbishop of Kursk; Anthony, bishop of Belgorod, and
May 31, 2011 Sixth Week of Pascha.Tone five. Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of Seven Ecumenical Councils. Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and seven virgin-martyrs: Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudia, Phaine, Euphraisa, Matrona, and Julia (303). Martyrs Peter of Lampsacus, and Andrew, Paul, and Dionysia, at Euridinos (249-251). St. Macarius (Glukharev) of Altai,
May 30, 2011 Sixth Week of Pascha.Tone five. Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow laborer Junia (1st c.). Venerable Euphrosyne (Princess Eudocia) of Moscow (1407). Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon at Chalcedon (298). St. Stephen, archbishop of Constantinople (893). Translation of the relics (1551) of Venerable Adrian, abbot
Sixth Sunday of Pascha: The Blind Man. Tone five. Venerable Theodore the Sanctified (368), disciple of St. Pachomius the Great. Translation of the relics (1545) of Venerable Ephraim, abbot of Perekom (1492). Venerables Cassian (1537) and Laurence (1548), abbots of Komel (Vologda). St. Alexander, archbishop of Jerusalem (3rd c.). Martyrs