April 27, 2011 Bright Wednesday. Bright Week. Fast-free Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Holy Mount Sinai (movable holiday on the Wednesday of the Bright Week). “Kasperov” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Wednesday of the Bright Week). St. Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome

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April 25, 2011 Bright Monday. Bright Week. Fast-free Entire week, fast-free. Venerable Basil the Confessor, bishop of Parium (760). New Hieromartyr Sergius (1938). Hieromartyr Zeno, bishop of Verona (ca. 260). Venerable Isaac the Syrian, abbot of Spoleto, Italy (ca. 550). Martyrs Menas, David, and John of Palestine (630). Virgin Anthusa

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Photo taken from the highest spot on the grounds of the Monastery. April 23, 2011 Passion Week: Great Saturday, descent into Hades. Great Lent. Food with Oil Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus, Maximus, Zeno, Alexander, Theodore, and 33 others, beheaded at Carthage (250). New Hieromartyr Flegont priest (1938). Martyr Demetrius (1942).

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April 22, 2011 Passion Week: Great Friday, Passion of Jesus Christ. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter – Full abstention from food 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

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April 21, 2011 / April 8, 2011 Passion Week: Great Thursday. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil 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

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Abbot Tryphon, together with Pacific Lutheran University students. April 20, 2011 Passion Week: Great Wednesday. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) 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

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April 19, 2011 Passion Week: Great Tuesday. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil St. Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople (582). New Hieromartyr John priest (1934). New Hieromartyr James priest (1943). St. Sebastian, Elder of Optina and Karaganda (1966). St. Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, enlightener of the Slavs (885). Venerable Platonida (Platonis)

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