Liturgical Calendar

May 21
Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine (337) and Helen, his mother (327).
St. Constantine (1205) and his children Sts. Michael and Theodore, wonderworkers of Murom.
Hieromartyr Secundus and those with him in Alexandria (356).

John 20:19-23 (Matins Gospel)
Ἰωάννην 20:19-23(Αγρυπνία)
Иоанна 20:19-23 (на утрене)

May 22
Hieromartyr Basiliscus, bishop of Comana (308).
Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council (381).
Righteous Melchisedec, king of Salem.
Martyrs Markella and Codratus.
Martyr Sophia the Healer.

Acts 2:1-11
John 7:37-52; 8:12
Πραξ. β´ 1 - 11
Ιω. ζ´ 37 - 52, η´ 12 - 12
Деяния 2:1-11
Иоанна 7:37-52; 8:12

May 23
Venerable Michael the Confessor, bishop of Synnada (818).
Martyr Michael "the black-robed" of St. Sabbas' Monastery (9th c.).
Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, wife of Cleopas.
Martyr Salonas the Roman.
Martyr Seleucus .

May 24
Venerable Symeon Stylites (the Younger) of the Wonderful Mountain (596).
Martyrs Meletius Stratelates, Stephen, John, and 1,218 soldiers with women and children, including: Serapion the Egyptian, Callinicus the Magician, Theodore, Faustus, the women Marciana, Susanna, and Palladia, two children Cyriacus and Christian, and twelve tribunes: Faustus, Festus, Marcellus, Theodore, Meletius, Sergius, Marcellinus, Felix, Photinus, Theodoriscus, Mercurius, Didymus, all of whom suffered in Galatia (218).
Venerable Vincent of Lerins (ca. 450).
Nun-martyr Martha, abbess of Monemvasia (990).

May 25
Third Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist (850).
Hieromartyr Therapon, bishop of Cyprus (4th c.).
St. Dodo, prince of Georgia (6th c.).
Synaxis of Saints of Volhynia: Saints Yaropolk, Stephen, Macarius, Igor and Juliana.
Commemoration of the reunion of 3,000,000 Uniates with the Orthodox Church at Vilna in 1831.
Martyrs Pasicrates, Valentinian, Julius and others at Dorostolum (302).
St. Aldehelm, bishop of Sherborne.
Martyr Celestine.
St. Olbian, monk.

May 26
Venerable Dodo of the St. David-Gareji Monastery, Georgia (596) .
Apostles Carpus of the Seventy and Alphaeus (1st c.).
Martyrs Abercius and Helen, children of Apostle Alphaeus (1st c.).
Venerable John of Psichaita the Confessor of Constantinople (9th c.).
Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir of Seligersk.
St. Augustine of Canterbury, evangelizer of England (ca. 605).

May 27
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).
Virgin-martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier of Alexandria (304).
Martyr Julius the Veteran at Dorostolum, Moesia (302).
Venerable Bede the Venerable (735).
Venerable Michael of Parekhi (8th-9th c.) .
St. Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III (11th c.) .

May 28
Venerable Nicetas, bishop of Chalcedon (9th c.).
St. Eutychius, bishop of Melitene (1st c.).
Martyrs Heliconis and Dapni of Thessalonica (244).
St. Germanus, bishop of Paris (576).
Hieromartyr Helladius, bishop in the East (6th-7th c.).
Martyrs Crescens, Paul, and Dioscorides of Rome (326).
St. William of Languedoc (812).
St. Andrew the fool-for-Christ of Constantinople (911).

Tone eight.
Matthew 28:16-20 (1st Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ Α' (1) ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟY 28,16-20(Αγρυπνία)
Матфея28:16-20 (на утрене. Евангелие 1-e)

May 29
Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Constantinople (730).
Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (308).
Commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council (325).
St. Alexander, patriarch of Alexandria (328).
Martyrs Cyril, child Carellus, Primolus, Phinodus, Venustus, Gissinus, Alexander, Tredentius, and Jocunda at Caesarea in Cappadocia (253-259).

Tone eight.
Hebrews 11:33-12:2
Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30
Ἑβραίους 11:33-40, 12:1-2
Ματθαῖον 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30
Евреям 11:33-12:2
Матфея 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30

May 30
Venerable Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (383).
St. Macrina, grandmother of St. Basil the Great (4th c.).
Venerables Isaiah and Nikanor of Arkhangel'sk.
Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
St. Venantius of Gaul (374).
St. Hubert of Maastricht (727).

May 31
Apostle Hermes of the Seventy (1st c.).
Martyr Hermias at Comana (160).
Martyr Philosophus at Alexandria (252).
Martyr Marus the Magician who was converted on witnessing the martyrdom of Hermias.
Five Martyrs of Ascalon.
Martyrs Eusebius and Charalampus.
St. Eustathius, patriarch of Constantinople (1025).
Finding of the relics of New Martyr Nicholas the Deacon of Lesbos.

June 1

Martyr Justin the Philosopher, and those with him at Rome: Martyrs Justin, Chariton and his wife Charita, Euelpistus, Hierax, Peon, Valerian and Justus (166).
St. Mertius the Farmer of Myra in Lycia (912).
Martyr Neon.
Hieromartyr Pyrrhus the Virgin.
Martyr Firmus of Magus (3rd c.) .
Martyr Thespesius of Cappadocia (230).

June 2
St. Nicephorus the Confessor, patriarch of Constantinople (829).
Hieromartyr Erasmus of Ochrid, who reposed in peace, and 20,000 Martyrs with him (303).

June 3
Martyr Lucillian and those with him at Byzantium: four youths — Claudius, Hypatius, Paul, and Dionysius; and Virgin Paula (270).
Hieromartyr Lucian the bishop, Maxianus the presbyter, Julian the deacon and Martyrs Marcellinus and Saturninus in Belgium (96).
St. Hieria, widow, of Mesopotamia (312).
St. Clotilde (Chlotilda), queen of France (545) .
Venerable Kevin, hermit and abbot of Glendalough (618).
St. Meriasek, bishop of Camborne.
Venerable Pappus monk .
St. Achilles, patriarch of Alexandria (312).
Monk-martyr Barsabus, abbot of Ishtar, and ten companions in Persia (342).

June 4
St. Metrophanes, first patriarch of Constantinople (325).
Venerable Methodius, abbot of Peshnosha (1392), disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian, and Silanus of Gaul (1st c.).
Martyr Concordius of Spoleto (175).
Hieromartyr Astius, bishop of Dyrrachium in Macedonia (110).
Venerable Zosimas of Cilicia, bishop of New Babylon (Egypt) (6th c.).
Sts. Mary and Martha, sisters of St. Lazarus (1st c.).
Venerable John, abbot of Monagria near Cyzicus (761).
Venerable Alonius of Scete in Egypt (5th c.).
St. Titus, bishop of Byzantium (3rd c.).
Hieromartyr Apotacius and Martyrs Camarus, Zoticus, Gaddanus, Ninnitus, Julius, Attalus, Eutyches, Amasus, Carinus, Saturninus and 30 others, beheaded at Noviodunum in Scythia Minor (320).
St. Optatus, bishop of Milevum in Numidia (376).
St. Petroc of Cornwall (594).

Tone one.
Mark16:1-8 (2nd Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ Β' (2) ΜΑΡΚΟY 16,1-8 (Αγρυπνία)
Марка16:1-8 (на утрене. Евангелие 2-e)

June 5
Hieromartyr Dorotheos, bishop of Tyre (361).
Martyrs Marcian, Nicander, Hyperechius, Apollonius, Leonides, Arius, Gorgias, Selenias, Irenaeus, and Pambo, of Egypt (305-311).
Venerable Theodore the Wonderworker, hermit of the Jordan (583).
Venerable Anubius, confessor and anchorite of Egypt (5th c.).
Venerable Abba Dorotheos of Palestine (620).
"Igor" Icon of the Mother of God (1147).
St. Illidius (Allyre), bishop of Clermont (385).
Hieromartyr Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, England, archbishop of Mainz (754).
Martyr Christopher of Rome.
Martyr Conon of Rome.

Tone one.
Romans 2:10-16
Matthew 4:18-23
Ρωμαίους 2:10-16
Ματθαῖον 4:18-23
Римлянам 2:10-16
Матфея 4:18-23

June 6
Icons of the Mother of God "the Consoler of angry hearts" and "the Unbreakable Wall" (movable holiday on the Sunday of All Saints).
Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt (466).
Venerable Hilarion the New, abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery (845).
Virgin-martyrs Archelais, Thecla, and Susanna, beheaded at Salerno (293).
Five virgins of Caesarea in Palestine: Martha, Mary, Cyria, Valeria, and Marcia.
Venerable Attalus the wonderworker.
Martyr Gelasius (Greek).
Venerable Photius, monk.
St. Justus, patriarch of Alexandria (130).
Martyrs Amandus, Amantius, Alexander, Lucius, Alexander, Alexandria, Donatus, and Peregrius at Noviodunum in Scythia Minor (320).
St. Claudius of Besancon (699).
St. Jarlath of Cluain Fois (560) .

June 7
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra (303).
Hieromartyr Marcellinus, pope of Rome (304) and with him the Holy Martyrs Claudius, Cyrinus and Antoninus (304).
Hieromartyr Marcellus, bishop of Rome, and those with him: Sisinius and Cyriacus deacons, Smaragdus, Largus, Apronian, Saturninus, Pappias, Maurus, Crescentian, Priscilla, Lucina, and Princess Artemia (304-310).
Martyrs Kyriaki, Caleria (Valeria), and Mary, of Caesarea in Palestine (304).
Synaxis of All Saints of Ivanovo Metropolia.
Venerable Daniel of Scete in Egypt (420).
Virgin-martyr Potamiaena of Alexandria.
Martyr Zenais (Zenaida) of Caesarea in Palestine.
St. Colman, bishop of Dromore, Ireland (6th c.).
Holy women Aesia and Susanna, disciples of Venerable Pancratius of Taormina and martyred with him (1st c.).
Martyr Lycarion of Hermopolis in Egypt .
Venerable Panagis of Cephalonia .
Martyrs Tarasius and John.
St. Stephen the hieromonk .
St. Anthimus the hieromonk.
St. Sebastian the Wonderworke.

June 8
Translation of the relics of Great-martyr Theodore Stratelates (319).
St. Theodore, bishop of Rostov and Suzdal (1023).
Venerable Ephraim, patriarch of Antioch (546).
Venerable Zosimas, monk, of Phoenicia (6th c.).
Venerable Atre (Athre) of Nitria.
Venerable Naucratius, abbot of the Studion (848).
Martyrs Nicander and Marcian at Dorostulum in Moesia (303).
St. Medardus, bishop of Noyon (560).
Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Alphege, abbot of Canterbury.
Martyr Callopia.
Venerable Melania the Elder, of Palladius' Lausiac History.
Martyr Nicander.
Martyr Mark.
St. Paul the Confessor, of Kaiuma in Constantinople (766).
Venerable Naucratius, brother of St. Basil the Great (4th c.).

June 9
St. Cyril, archbishop of Alexandria (444).
Five nuns beheaded in Persia: Martyrs Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, and Enmatha (346).
St. Columba of Iona (597) .
St. Baithene of Tiree (600).
Hieromartyr Alexander, bishop of Prusa .
Venerable Cyril, monk.
Three Virgin-martyrs of Chios.

June 10
Hieromartyr Timothy, bishop of Prusa (362).
Martyr Alexander and Virgin-martyr Antonina at Constantinople (313).
Venerable Theophanes, monk, of Antioch (363), and St. Pansemne, the former harlot of Antioch.
St. Bassian, bishop of Lodi in Lombardy (409).
Martyr Neaniscus the Wise of Alexandria.
St. Canides, monk, of Cappadocia (460) .
St. Apollo, bishop.
St. Alexius of Bithynia, bishop .
St. Asterius, bishop of Petra (4th c.).

June 11
Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas (1st c.).
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "It is Truly Meet" ("Axion Estin") (10th c.).
Translation of the relics of Venerable Arcadius, monk of Vyazma and New Torzhok (1077).
St. Niphont patriarch of Constantinople.
Commemoration of the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel (10th c.) to a monk on Mt. Athos, and the revelation of the hymn "It Is Truly Meet" (Axion Estin).
St. Barnabus of Basa near Limasol in Cyprus.
Martyr Theopemptus and four others.

Tone two.
Mark16:9-20 (3rd Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ Γ' (3) ΜΑΡΚΟY 16,9-20 (Αγρυπνία)
Марка16:9-20 (на утрене. Евангелие 3-e)

June 12
Venerable Onuphrius the Great (400).
Venerable Peter of Mt. Athos (734).
Venerables John, Andrew, Heraclemon, and Theophilus, hermits of Egypt (4th c.).
St. John the Soldier of Egypt (6th-7th c.).
St. Julian of Dagouta at Constantinople .
St. Olympius, bishop and confessor who suffered in Thrace (4th c.).
St. Timothy the Hermit of Egypt (4th c.).
St. Cunera, virgin-martyr of Rhenen (451).
Venerable John (Tornike) of Mt. Athos (998).

Tone two.
Romans 5:1-10
Matthew 6:22-33
Ρωμαίους 5:1-10
Ματθαῖον 6:22-33
Римлянам 5:1-10
Матфея 6:22-33

June 13
Martyr Aquilina of Byblos in Lebanon (293).
St. Triphyllius, bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus (370).
Martyr Antonina of Nicaea (284-305).
Venerable Anna (826), and her son St. John of Constantinople (9th c.).
St. Antipater, bishop of Bostra in Arabia (458).
Finding of the relics of Martyr Nicholas the Deacon of Lesbos.
St. Eulogius, patriarch of Antioch.
Martyr Diodorus of Emesus who was crucified.

June 14
Prophet Elisha (10th c. B.C.).
St. Methodius, patriarch of Constantinople (847).
St. Mstislav-George, prince of Novgorod (1180).
Venerable Julitta (Julia) of Tabenna in Egypt.
St. John (Mavropos), metropolitan of Euchaita (1100).
St. Joseph, bishop of Thessalonica, brother of St. Theodore of the Studion (830).

June 15
Prophet Amos (8th c. B.C.).
St. Michael, first metropolitan of Kiev (992).
Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia at Lucania (303).
Martyr Dulas of Cilicia (305-313).
Venerable Dulas the Passion-bearer of Egypt.
Venerable Jerome (Hieronymus) of Stridonium (420).
Translation of the relics (9th c.) of Theodore the Sykeote (613).
Blessed Augustine, bishop of Hippo (430), and his mother Monica (387).
Venerable Orsiesius of Tabenna, disciple of St. Pachomius the Great (368-380).
Virgin Martyrs Leonis, Libye, and Eutropia, and their mother, who suffered in Palmyra of Syria (305).
Venerable Abraham, abbot, of Auvergne (477).
Apostles Fortunatus, Achaicus, and Stephen.
Venerable Joseph, monk, of Bethlehem.
St. Cedronus, patriarch of Alexandria (107).
Martyr Hesychius the Soldier of Dorostolum and two others in Moesia (302).

June 16
St. Tychon, bishop of Amathus in Cyprus (425).
Martyrs Tigrius and Eutropius of Constantinople (404).
Venerable Tikhon of Krestogorsk (Vologda).
St. Mark the Just of Apollonias, nephew of the Apostle Barnabas.
Five Martyrs of Nicomedia.
Forty Martyrs of Rome.
St. Kaikhosro the Georgian (1612).
St. Ismael, bishop of Menevia.

June 17
Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael of Persia (362).
Hieromartyr Philoneides, bishop of Kurion in Cyprus (306).
Venerables Joseph and Pior, disciples of St. Anthony the Great (4th c.).
Martyr Nectan of Hartland (Devon) (6th c.), and St. Botolph, abbot and confessor, of Boston (England) (680) (Celtic & British).
Martyr Isaurus, and with him Basil, Innocent, Felix, Hermes, and Peregrinus of Athens.
St. Aetius the Eunuch, enlightener of Ethiopia, baptized by the Apostle Philip (1st c.).
St. Hypatius, abbot of monastery of Rufinianos (446).

June 18
Martyr Leontius, and with him Martyrs Hypatius and Theodulus, at Tripoli in Syria (73).
Martyr Aetherus of Nicomedia (305).
St. Marina the Virgin of Bithynia (8th c.).
St. Erasmus, monk.
St. Leontius the Shepherd, monk.

Tone three.
Luke 24:1-12 (4th Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ Δ' (4) ΛΟΥΚΑ 24,1-12 (Αγρυπνία)
Луки 24:1-12 (на утрене. Евангелие 4-e)

June 19
Holy Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord (80).
Martyr Zosimas the Soldier at Antioch in Pisidia (116).
Venerable Paisius the Great of Egypt (400).
Venerable John the Solitary of Jerusalem (586).
Venerable Zeno, hermit of Egypt (late 4th c.).
Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, mother of the Apostle James (1st c.).
Hieromartyr Asyncretus, martyred at the Church of Holy Peace by the Sea in Constantinople .
Venerable Romuald, abbot of Camaldoli (Ravenna) (1027) .
St. Macarius of Petra (4th c.).

Tone three.
Romans 6:18-23
Matthew 8:5-13
Ρωμαίους 6:18-23
Ματθαῖον 8:5-13
Римлянам 6:18-23
Матфея 8:5-13