The Celebration of the Divine Liturgy for Palm Sunday April 18, 2011 Passion Week: Great Monday. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Transation of the relics (1652) of St. Job, patriarch of Moscow (1607). Martyrs Theodulus, reader, and Agathopodes, deacon, and those with them at Thessalonica
April 17, 2011 The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. Great Lent. Fish Allowed Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer of Sicily (883). Venerable George, monk, of Mt. Maleon in the Peloponnesus (9th c.). New Hieromartyrs Archimandrite Benjamin (Kononov) and Hieromonk Nicephorus (Kuchin) of Solovki (1928). New Hieromartyr Nicholas bishop of Velsk,
Father Moses, our bread baker. April 16, 2011 Lazarus Saturday. Tone five. Great Lent. Caviar Allowed Feast of the Georgian Language (movable holiday on the Lazarus Saturday) (Georgia). Venerable Nicetas the Confessor, abbot of Medikion (824). Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (307-308). Venerable Illyricus of Mt. Myrsinon in the Peloponnesus. Martyrs
April 15, 2011 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone five. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Venerable Titus the Wonderworker (9th c.). Martyrs Amphianus (Apphianus) and Edesius (Aedesius) of Lycia (306). Martyr Polycarp of Alexandria (4th c.). Venerable Gregory, ascetic of Nicomedia (1290). Venerable George
April 14, 2011 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone five. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil Venerable Mary the Egyptian (522). Venerable Euthymius, monk, of Suzdal (1404). Venerable Barsanuphius of Optina (1913). New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1938). New Hieromartyr Schema-bishop Macarius of St. Macarius the Roman Monastery
The Abbot’s Cell April 13, 2011 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone five. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Venerable Hypatius the Wonderworker, bishop of Gangra (ca. 360). Repose of St. Jonah, metropolitan of Kiev, Moscow, and all Russia (1461). St. Innocent of Moscow, enlightener
April 12, 2011 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone five. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil The Meeting of the Mother of God and Saint Elizabeth (movable Feast on March 30. If March 30 should fall between Lazarus Saturday and Pascha, however, the Feast is transferred to
April 11, 2011 Sixth Week of the Great Lent. Tone five. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Martyr Mark, bishop of Arethusa (364), and with him Hieromartyr Cyril the Deacon of Heliopolis, and others, who suffered under Julian the Apostate (362). New Martyrs Priest Paul (Voinarsky),
April 10, 2011 Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent. Tone five. Great Lent. Food with Oil Venerable Mary of Egypt (movable holiday on the 5th Sunday of the Great Lent). Venerable Hilarion the New, abbot of Pelecete (754). Venerable Stephen the Wonderworker, abbot of Tryglia (815). New Hieromartyr Nicolas priest(1931).
April 9, 2011 Fifth Saturday of the Great Lent: Laudation of the Mother of God. Tone four. Great Lent. Food with Oil St. Matrona of Thessalonica (4th c.). Martyrs Manuel and Theodosius (304). Venerable John the Clairvoyant of Lycopolis, anchorite of Egypt (394). Venerable Cyricus (Quiricus), monk, of Thrace. Prophet