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Tuesday 1st May 2007 [ 18 Apr ]

Martyr Sabbas the Goth of Wallachia (372). St John, disciple of St Gregory of Decapolis (9th). New Martyr John the New of Epirus (1526). St Laserian (Innismurray and Arran) (639).

Acts 10:21-33; John 7:1-13


Wednesday 2nd May 2007 [ 19 Apr ] - 6:30pm - Service of Intercession and Akathist to St John the Wonderworker

FAST DAY - Fish, Wine, Oil allowed.

MID-FEAST OF PENTECOST. Hieromartyr Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother Philippa, and Martyrs Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius (2nd). Martyrs Christopher, Theonas, and Anthony, at Rome (303). St John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine (8th). Hieromartyr Alphege, 29th Archbishop of Canterbury (1012).

+MID-PENTECOST READINGS:
VESPERS
(1) Micah 4:2-3,5; 5:2-5,8;
(2) Isaiah 55:1-3, 6-13;
(3) Proverbs 9:1-11
LITURGY
Acts 14:6-18; John 7:14-30
[ Lesser Blessing of Water ]
[ Blessing of the Fields ]


Thursday 3rd May 2007 [ 20 Apr ]

St Theodore Trichinas ("the Hairshirt Wearer"), Hermit, near Constantinople (?4th-5th). Martyrs Victor, Zoticus, Zeno, Acindynus, and Severian, of Nicomedia (303). St Gregory (593) and St Anastasius the Sinaite (599), Patriarchs of Antioch. St Alexander, Abbot of Oshevensk (1479). St Caedwalla, King of the West Saxons (689).

Acts 10:34-43; John 8:12-20


Friday 4th May 2007 [ 21 Apr ]

FAST DAY - Wine, Oil allowed.

Hieromartyr Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and his companions (c 305). St Anastasius of Sinai (695). St Beuno, Abbot of Clynnog Fawr (c 640).

Acts 10:44-11:10; John 8:21-30


Saturday 5th May 2007 [ 22 Apr ] - 5:30pm - VIGIL

St Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis (613). Apostles Nathaniel, Luke, and Clement (1st).

Acts 12:1-11; John 8:31-42


Sunday 6th May 2007 [ 23 Apr ] - 10am - Hours & DIVINE LITURGY

Tone 4 - 5th SUNDAY OF PASCHA. The Samaritan Woman. The Holy Patriarchs of Constantinople. Holy Glorious Great Martyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George (303). Martyrs Anatolius and Protoleon, soldiers converted by witnessing the Martyrdom of St George (303). Holy Martyr Queen Alexandra (303).

MATINS
(VII) John 20:1-10
LITURGY
Acts 11:19-26,29-30; John 4:5-42

+Wonderworker George:
VESPERS
(1) Isaiah 43:9-14
(2) Wisdom 3:1-9
(3) Wisdom 5:15-6:3
MATINS
Luke 12:2-12
LITURGY Acts 12:1-11; John 15:17-16:2


Monday 7th May 2007 [ 24 Apr ]

Martyr Sabbas Stratelates ("the General") of Rome, and 70 soldiers with him (272). St Thomas the Fool, of Syria (6th). St Mellitus, 3rd Archbishop of Canterbury (624). St Egbert of Lindisfarne (729). Hieromartyrs Joseph, Elias and Sabbas, Metropolitans of Transylvania and Confessors of Orthodoxy (Romania) (17th-18th).

Acts 12:12-17; John 8:42-51


Tuesday 8th May 2007 [ 25 Apr ]

Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark (1st). St Phoebadius, Bishop of Agen (c 393). St Sylvester, Abbot of Obnora (1379).

Acts 12:25-13:12; John 8:51-59

+Apostle Mark:
VESPERS
(1) James 1:1-12
(2) James 1:13-27
(3) James 2:1-13
MATINS
Luke 10:1-15
LITURGY 1 Peter 5:6-14; Mark 6:7-13


Wednesday 9th May 2007 [ 26 Apr ] - 6:30pm - Service of Intercession and Akathist to St John the Wonderworker

FAST DAY - Wine, Oil allowed.

Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea (c 322). Righteous Virgin Glaphyra (322). St Joannicius of Devich in Serbia (13th). St Stephen, Bishop of Perm (1396).

Acts 13:13-24; John 6:5-14


Thursday 10th May 2007 [ 27 Apr ]

Hieromartyr Simeon, the kinsman of the Lord (107). St Eulogius the Hospitable, of Constantinople (4th). St Asic (Asicius), Bishop of Elphin (490).

Acts 14:20-27; John 9:39-10:9

+Hieromartyr Simeon:
LITURGY
1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew 13:54-58


Friday 11th May 2007 [ 28 Apr ]

FAST DAY - Wine, Oil allowed.

St Memnon the Wonderworker of Corfu. Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy, the Virgin Cercyra, and those with them (1st) . St Cronan, Abbot of Roscrea (7th). St Cyril, Bishop of Turov (1183).

Acts 15:5-34; John 10:17-28


Saturday 12th May 2007 [ 29 Apr ] - 5:30pm - VIGIL

Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus, Thogenes and those with him (286-299). St Basil, Bishop of Ostrog in Montenegro (16th). St Endelienta (Endellion), Virgin recluse in Cornwall (6th?).

Acts 15:35-41; John 10:27-38


Sunday 13th May 2007 [ 30 Apr ]

Tone 5 - 6th SUNDAY OF PASCHA. The Blind Man. Holy Apostle James the son of Zebedee, the brother of St John the Theologian (44). St Donatus, Bishop of Euroea in Epirus (c 387). St Erconwald, Bishop of London (c 693). New Martyr Argyri (Argyre) at Constantinople (1725). St Ignatius Brianchaninov (1867).

MATINS
(VIII) John 20:11-18
LITURGY
Acts 16:16-34; John 9:1-38

+Apostle James:
VESPERS
(1) James 1:1-12;
(2) James 1:13-27;
(3) James 2:1-13
MATINS
John 21:15-25 LITURGY Acts 12:1-11; Luke 5:1-11


Monday 14th May 2007 [ 1 May ]

Prophet Jeremiah (6th BC). St Asaph, Bishop of Llanelwy (6th-7th). Blessed Tamara, the Queen of Georgia (13th). St Paphnutius, Abbot of Borovsk (1478). Hieromartyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kiev (1497). New Martyrs Euthymius (1814), Ignatius (1814), and Acacius (1816), of Mt Athos. St Nicephorus of Chios (1821). Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy".

Acts 17:1-15; John 11:47-57

+Prophet Jeremiah:
LITURGY
1 Corinthians 14:20-25; Luke 4:22-30


Tuesday 15th May 2007 [ 2 May ]

St Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria (373). St Boris (in Holy Baptism Michael), Prince of Bulgaria (906-907). Translation of the relics of the Holy Passionbearers Boris and Gleb (in Holy Baptism Roman and David, 1072 and 1115). St Athanasius of Lubensk, Patriarch of Constantinople (1656).

Acts 17:19-28; John 12:19-36

+St Athanasius the Great:
LITURGY
Hebrews 13:7-16; Matthew 5:14-19


Wednesday 16th May 2007 [ 3 May ]

FAST DAY - Fish, Wine, Oil allowed.

LEAVETAKING OF PASCHA. Forefeast of the Ascension. Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura of Antinoe in Egypt (c 286). St Peter the Wonderworker, Bishop of Argolis (10th). St Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves monastery and Founder of Coenobitic Monasticism in Russia (1074). New Martyr Ahmet of Constantinople (16th).

Acts 18:22-28; John 12:36-47

+St Theodosius:
MATINS
Luke 6:17-23
LITURGY
Hebrews 13:7-16; Matthew 11:27-30


Thursday 17th May 2007 [ 4 May ]

THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Virgin-Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (c 290). Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia in Campania (303). St Ethelred (Ailred), King of Mercia and monk (716).

+ASCENSION READINGS:
VESPERS
(1) Isaiah 2:2-3;
(2) Isaiah 62:10-63:3; 63:7-9
(3) Zechariah 14:1,4,8-11
MATINS
Mark 16:9-20
LITURGY
Acts 1:1-12; Luke 24:36-53


Friday 18th May 2007 [ 5 May ]

FAST DAY - Wine, Oil allowed.

Afterfeast of the Ascension. Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica (1st-2nd).

Acts 19:1-8; John 14:1-11


Saturday 19th May 2007 [ 6 May ]

Afterfeast of the Ascension. Righteous Job the Long-suffering. St Edbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne (698). St Job, Wonderworker of Pochaev (1651).

Acts 20:7-12; John 14:10-21

+Righteous Job:
LITURGY
Galatians 5:22-6:2; Matthew 11:27-30


Sunday 20th May 2007 [ 7 May ]

Tone 6 - 7th SUNDAY OF PASCHA. Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (325). Afterfeast of the Ascension. Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem in 351. Martyr Acacius the Centurion at Byzantium (303). St John of Beverley, Bishop of York (721). Repose of St Nilus, Abbot of Sora (1508). St Nilus the Myrrh-gusher of Lavra (Mt Athos 1651). Monk-Martyr Pachomius (Mt Athos 1730).

VESPERS
(1) Genesis 14:14-20
(2) Deuteronomy 1:8-11,15-17
(3) Deuteronomy 10:14-21
MATINS
(X) John 21:1-14
LITURGY
Acts 20:16-18,28-36; John 17:1-13

+Sign of the Cross over Jerusalem:
LITURGY
1 Corinthians 1:18-24; John 19:6-11,13-20,25-28,30-35


Monday 21st May 2007 [ 8 May ]

Afterfeast of the Ascension. Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (1st-2nd). St Arsenius the Great of Scetis (449-450). SS. Arsenius the Lover of Labour (14th) and Poemen the Ascetic (12th) of the Kiev Caves (Far Caves).

Acts 21:8-14; John 14:27-15:7

+John the Theologian:
VESPERS
(1) 1 John 3:21-4:6
(2) 1 John 4:11-16
(3) 1 John 4:20-5:5
MATINS
John 21:15-25
LITURGY
1 John 1:1-7; John 19:25-27,21:24-25


Tuesday 22nd May 2007 [ 9 May ]

Afterfeast of the Ascension. Translation of the relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari (1087). Prophet Isaiah (8th BC). Martyr Christopher of Lycia, and with him Martyrs Callinica and Aquilina (c 250). St Shio of Georgia (6th).

Acts 21:26-32; John 16:2-13

+Translation of the relics of St Nicholas:
VESPERS
(1) Proverbs 10:7,6; 3:13-16; 8:6,32,34,4,12,14,17,5-9; 1:23; 15:4
(2) Proverbs 10:31-11:12
(3) Wisdom 4:7-15
MATINS
John 10:1-9
LITURGY Hebrews 13:17-21; Luke 6:17-23


Wednesday 23rd May 2007 [ 10 May ] - 6:30pm - Service of Intercession and Akathist to St John the Wonderworker

FAST DAY - Wine, Oil allowed.

Afterfeast of the Ascension. Apostle Simeon Zelotes (1st). Blessed Isidora the Fool, of Tabennesi in Egypt (4th). Blessed Thais of Egypt (5th). St Comgall, Abbot of Bangor, "Father of Monks" (Ireland c 601). St Conleth, Monk and Hermit (520).

Acts 23:1-11; John 16:15-23

+Apostle Simeon Zelotes:
VESPERS
(1) 1 John 3:21-4:6;
(2) 1 John 4:11-16;
(3) 1 John 4:20-5:5
MATINS
John 21:15-25
LITURGY
1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew 13:54-58


Thursday 24th May 2007 [ 11 May ]

Afterfeast of the Ascension. St David of Garesja. Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril (869) and Methodius (885), First Teachers of the Slavs. Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople (325). Hieromartyr Mocius (Mucius), Presbyter, of Amphipolis in Macedonia (3rd-4th). St Nicodemus, Archbishop of Serbia (1325). Holy Equal-to-the Apostles Rostislav, Prince of Great Moravia (870). St Sophronius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th). St Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakan (1672).

Acts 25:13-19; John 16:23-33

+Holy Equal-to-the Apostles Methodius and Cyril:
VESPERS
(1) Proverbs 10:7,6; 3:13-16; 8:6,32,34,4,12,14,17,5-9; 1:23;
(2) Proverbs 10:31-11:2
(3) Wisdom 4:7-15
MATINS
John 10:1-9
LITURGY
Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Matthew 5:14-19


Friday 25th May 2007 [ 12 May ]

FAST DAY - Wine, Oil allowed.

Leavetaking of the Ascension. St Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus (403). St Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople (740). St Ethelhard (Aethelheard), 14th Archbishop of Canterbury (805). St Dionysius, Archimandrite of St Sergius' monastery (1633). Glorification of Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1913).

Acts 27:1-44; John 17:18-26

+SS. Epiphanius and Germanus:
LITURGY
Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Matthew 5:14-19

+Hieromartyr Hermogen:
MATINS
John 10:1-9
LITURGY Hebrews 13:7-16; Luke 12:32-40


Saturday 26th May 2007 [ 13 May ] - 5:30pm - VIGIL

Memorial Saturday. Virgin-Martyr Glyceria at Heraclea, and with her, Martyr Laodicius, Keeper of the Prison (c 177). SS. John, Euthymius and George, Founders of Iveron monastery (Mt Athos) (10th).

Acts 28:1-31; John 21:15-25

+Commemoration of the Dead:
I Thessalonians 4:13-17; John 5:24-30


Sunday 27th May 2007 [ 14 May ] - 10am - Hours & DIVINE LITURGY

FAST-FREE WEEK

8th SUNDAY OF PASCHA. HOLY PENTECOST. Martyr Isidore of Chios (251). St Nikita, Bishop of Novgorod and Recluse, of the Kiev Caves (1108). St Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1175). St Isidore, Fool-for-Christ, Wonderworker of Rostov (1474). St Carthage the Younger, Abbot of Rahan (639).

VESPERS
(1) Numbers 11:16-17,24-29;
(2) Joel 2:23-32;
(3) Ezekiel 36:24-28
MATINS
John 20:19-23
LITURGY
Acts 2:1-11; John 7:37-52,8:12
[ Vespers Kneeling Prayers ]


Monday 28th May 2007 [ 15 May ]

FAST-FREE

TRINITY WEEK. DAY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. St Pachomius the Great, Founder of Coenobitic Monasticism (346). St Isaiah, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov (1090). The slain Crown Prince Dimitry of Uglich and Moscow (1591). St Dympna, Martyr of Antwerp and Gheel (7th).

Ephesians 5:9-19; Matthew 18:10-20

+St Pachomius the Great:
LITURGY
Galatians 5:22-6:2; Matthew 4:23-5:13


Tuesday 29th May 2007 [ 16 May ]

FAST-FREE

TRINITY WEEK. THIRD DAY OF THE TRINITY. St Theodore the Sanctified, disciple of St Pachomius the Great (368). St Alexander, Archbishop of Jerusalem (213-250). Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, at Lucania (c 303). Blessed child Musa of Rome (5th). Monk-Martyrs of the community of St Sava the Sanctified (614). St Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop (Novgorod) (1545). St Brendan the Voyager, Abbot of Clonfert (c 575). St George, Bishop of Mitylene (9th).

Romans 1:1-7,13-17; Matthew 4:25-5:13


Wednesday 30th May 2007 [ 17 May ] - 6:30pm - Service of Intercession and Akathist to St John the Wonderworker

FAST-FREE

TRINITY WEEK. Afterfeast of Pentecost. Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow labourer Junia (1st). St Stephen, Archbishop of Constantinople (893). St Euphrosyne (Princess Eudoxia) of Moscow (1407).

Romans 1:18-27; Matthew 5:20-26


Thursday 31st May 2007 [ 18 May ]

FAST-FREE

TRINITY WEEK. Afterfeast of Pentecost. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos 'Surety of Sinners'. Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, and with him Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, Christina, and the Seven Virgin-Martyrs: Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudia, Phaine, Euphrasia, Matrona, and Julia, who suffered under Decius (303).

Romans 1:28-2:9; Matthew 5:27-32



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