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Great and Holy Saturday

New Calendar April 11 · Old Calendar March 29

New Calendar

Revised Julian, April 11

Great and Holy Saturday

Great Doxology
Fasting
Lenten fast; wine allowed
Also today
Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum; Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.); Pharmuthios the Anchorite
Readings
Matins (Prophecy): Ezekiel 37.1-14
Matins Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5.6-8; Galatians 3.13-14
Matins Gospel: Matthew 27.62-66
Vespers (1st reading): Genesis 1.1-13
Vespers (2nd reading): Isaiah 60.1-16
Vespers (3rd reading): Exodus 12.1-11
Vespers (4th reading): Jonah 1.1-4.11
Vespers (5th reading): Joshua 5.10-15
Vespers (6th reading): Exodus 13.20-15.19
Vespers (7th reading): Zephaniah 3.8-15
Vespers (8th reading): 3[1] Kings 17.8-24
Vespers (9th reading): Isaiah 61.10-62.5
Vespers (10th reading): Genesis 22.1-18
Vespers (11th reading): Isaiah 61.1-9
Vespers (12th reading): 4[2] Kings 4.8-37
Vespers (13th reading): Isaiah 63.11-64.5
Vespers (14th reading): Jeremiah 31.31-34
Vespers (15th reading): Daniel 3.1-23; Song of the Three 1-66 with verses
Epistle: Romans 6.3-11
Gospel: Matthew 28.1-20

Old Calendar

Julian, March 29

Great and Holy Saturday

Great Doxology
Fasting
Lenten fast; wine allowed
Also today
Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa; Our Holy Father John the Hermit (4th c.); Eustathios the Confessor, Bishop of Bithynia
Readings
Matins (Prophecy): Ezekiel 37.1-14
Matins Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5.6-8; Galatians 3.13-14
Matins Gospel: Matthew 27.62-66
Vespers (1st reading): Genesis 1.1-13
Vespers (2nd reading): Isaiah 60.1-16
Vespers (3rd reading): Exodus 12.1-11
Vespers (4th reading): Jonah 1.1-4.11
Vespers (5th reading): Joshua 5.10-15
Vespers (6th reading): Exodus 13.20-15.19
Vespers (7th reading): Zephaniah 3.8-15
Vespers (8th reading): 3[1] Kings 17.8-24
Vespers (9th reading): Isaiah 61.10-62.5
Vespers (10th reading): Genesis 22.1-18
Vespers (11th reading): Isaiah 61.1-9
Vespers (12th reading): 4[2] Kings 4.8-37
Vespers (13th reading): Isaiah 63.11-64.5
Vespers (14th reading): Jeremiah 31.31-34
Vespers (15th reading): Daniel 3.1-23; Song of the Three 1-66 with verses
Epistle: Romans 6.3-11
Gospel: Matthew 28.1-20
1 March 19 Ven. Mary of Egypt Martyrs Chrysanthius and Daria 2 March 20 Ven. Titus the Wonderworker Holy Fathers Slain at St Sabbas Monastery 3 March 21 Ven. Nicetas the Confessor Our Holy Father Serapion (366) 4 March 22 Lazarus Saturday Lazarus Saturday 5 March 23 Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem 6 March 24 Great and Holy Monday Great and Holy Monday 7 March 25 Great and Holy Tuesday Great and Holy Tuesday 8 March 26 Great and Holy Wednesday Great and Holy Wednesday 9 March 27 Great and Holy Thursday Great and Holy Thursday 10 March 28 Great and Holy Friday Great and Holy Friday 11 March 29 Great and Holy Saturday Great and Holy Saturday 12 March 30 Holy Pascha Holy Pascha 13 March 31 Bright Monday Bright Monday 14 April 1 Bright Tuesday Bright Tuesday 15 April 2 Bright Wednesday Bright Wednesday 16 April 3 Bright Thursday Bright Thursday 17 April 4 Bright Friday Bright Friday 18 April 5 Bright Saturday Bright Saturday 19 April 6 Antipascha: 2nd Sunday of Pascha Antipascha: 2nd Sunday of Pascha 20 April 7 Ven. Theodore Trichinas Repose St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener N.… 21 April 8 Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa) Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa) 22 April 9 St Theodore the Sykeote Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia 23 April 10 Holy Greatmartyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus and Companions 24 April 11 Martyr Sabbas Stratelates Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum 25 April 12 Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark St Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium 26 April 13 3rd Sunday of Pascha 3rd Sunday of Pascha 27 April 14 Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus of the Seventy 28 April 15 Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth (372) 29 April 16 The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus (3rd c.) Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia 30 April 17 Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John Hieromartyr Simeon of Persia

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