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Thursday, November 5, 2026 Julian: October 23 Tone 5 No fast Martyrs Galacteon and Wife Epistemis

New Calendar

Revised Julian, May 23

St Michael the Confessor

Great Doxology

Fasting: No fast
Also today: Holy Martyr Michael of St Sabbas' Monastery(9th c.); Holy Virgin Euphrosyne, Princess of Polotsk (1173); Unc. Rel. St Leonty, Bishop of Rostov; Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, wife of Cleopas
Readings: Epistle: Acts 20.7-12
Gospel: John 14.10-21

Old Calendar

Julian, May 10

Apostle Simon the Zealot

Polyeleos

Fasting: No fast
Also today: Holy Martyrs Alphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus of Sicily (251); St Isidora the Fool of Tabenna (Egypt) (4th c.); Blessed Thaïs (Taïsia) of Egypt (4th c.)
Readings: Vespers: 1 John 3.21-4.6
Vespers: 1 John 4.11-16
Vespers: 1 John 4.20-5.5
Matins Gospel: John 21.15-25
Epistle: Acts 20.7-12
Epistle (St Simeon): 1 Corinthians 4.9-16
Gospel: John 14.10-21
Gospel (St Simeon): Matthew 13.54-58

May 2026

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1 April 18 Prophet Jeremiah Ven. John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites 2 April 19 Trans. Rel. Boris and Gleb Ven. John of Ancient Caves in Palestine 3 April 20 4th Sunday of Pascha 4th Sunday of Pascha 4 April 21 Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions 5 April 22 Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica St Theodore the Sykeote 6 April 23 Midfeast of Pentecost Midfeast of Pentecost 7 April 24 Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of… Martyr Sabbas Stratelates 8 April 25 Holy Apostle John the Theologian Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark 9 April 26 Prophet Isaiah Hieromartyr Basil of Amasea 10 April 27 5th Sunday of Pascha 5th Sunday of Pascha 11 April 28 SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy 12 April 29 St Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus (3rd c.) 13 April 30 Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost 14 May 1 Martyr Isidore of Chios Prophet Jeremiah 15 May 2 Ven. Pachomius the Great Trans. Rel. Boris and Gleb 16 May 3 Ven. Theodore the Sanctified Ven. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves 17 May 4 6th Sunday of Pascha 6th Sunday of Pascha 18 May 5 Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica 19 May 6 Rt. Blv. Dimitry Donskoy Righteous Job the Longsuffering 20 May 7 Leavetaking of Pascha / Forefeast of Ascension Leavetaking of Pascha / Forefeast of Ascension 21 May 8 Ascension of the Lord Ascension of the Lord 22 May 9 Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana Prophet Isaiah 23 May 10 St Michael the Confessor Apostle Simon the Zealot 24 May 11 7th Sunday of Pascha 7th Sunday of Pascha 25 May 12 3rd Finding of the Head of St John… St Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus 26 May 13 Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy Virgin Martyr Glyceria 27 May 14 Hieromartyr Therapon Martyr Isidore of Chios 28 May 15 St Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon Ven. Pachomius the Great 29 May 16 Leavetaking of Ascension Leavetaking of Ascension 30 May 17 Memorial Saturday Memorial Saturday 31 May 18 8th Sunday of Pascha: Feast of the Holy… 8th Sunday of Pascha: Feast of the Holy…

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