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

New Calendar

Revised Julian, June 24

Nativity of St John the Baptist

Great Feast

Fasting: Apostles fast; fish, wine and oil allowed
Also today: Holy Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus and Longinus (3rd c.); Athanasios Parios; Synaxis of Sts Zacharias and Elisabeth
Readings: Vespers: Composite 10 - Genesis 17.15-17, 19; 18.11-14; 21.1-8
Vespers: Composite 11 - Judges 13.2-8, 13-14, 17-18, 21
Vespers: Composite 8 - Isaiah 40, 41, 45, 48, 54
Matins Gospel: Luke 1.24-25, 57-68, 76, 80
Epistle (Forerunner): Romans 13.11-14.4
Epistle: Romans 11.2-12
Gospel (Forerunner): Luke 1.1-25, 57-68, 76, 80
Gospel: Matthew 11.20-26

Old Calendar

Julian, June 11

Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas

Polyeleos

Fasting: Apostles fast
Also today: Commemoration of the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel to a monk on Mt Athos, and the revelation of the hymn "It is Truly Meet" (Axion Estin (980); St Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol
Readings: Vespers: 1 Peter 1.3-9
Vespers: 1 Peter 1.13-19
Vespers: 1 Peter 2.11-24
Matins Gospel: John 21.15-25
Epistle: Romans 11.2-12
Epistle (Apostles): Acts 11.19-26, 29-30
Gospel: Matthew 11.20-26
Gospel (Apostles): Luke 10.16-21

June 2026

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1 May 19 Day of the Holy Spirit Day of the Holy Spirit 2 May 20 Third Day of the Trinity Third Day of the Trinity 3 May 21 Martyr Lucillian and His Companions SS Constantine and Helen, Equals-to-the-Apostles 4 May 22 St Metrophanes, First Patriarch of Constantinople Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana 5 May 23 Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre St Michael the Confessor 6 May 24 Leavetaking of Pentecost Leavetaking of Pentecost 7 May 25 1st Sunday after Pentecost 1st Sunday after Pentecost 8 May 26 Trans. Rel. Theodore Stratelates Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy 9 May 27 St Cyril of Alexandria Hieromartyr Therapon 10 May 28 St John Maximovitch, Metropolitan of Tobolsk St Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon 11 May 29 Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre 12 May 30 Ven. Onuphrius the Great Ven. Isaac, Founder of Dalmatian Monastery 13 May 31 Martyr Aquilina of Byblos Apostle Hermes of the Seventy 14 June 1 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 15 June 2 Prophet Amos St Nicephorus the Confessor 16 June 3 St Tycho, Bishop of Amathus Martyr Lucillian and His Companions 17 June 4 Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, Ismael of Persia St Metrophanes, First Patriarch of Constantinople 18 June 5 Martyr Leontius, Hypatius, and Theodoulos Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre 19 June 6 Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord Ven. Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt 20 June 7 Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patar Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra 21 June 8 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 22 June 9 Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata St Cyril of Alexandria 23 June 10 Martyr Agrippina of Rome St John Maximovitch, Metropolitan of Tobolsk 24 June 11 Nativity of St John the Baptist Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas 25 June 12 Virgin Martyr Febronia Ven. Onuphrius the Great 26 June 13 Ven. David of Thessalonica Martyr Aquilina of Byblos 27 June 14 Ven. Sampson the Hospitable of Constantinople Prophet Elisha 28 June 15 4th Sunday after Pentecost 4th Sunday after Pentecost 29 June 16 Holy Apostles Peter and Paul St Tycho, Bishop of Amathus 30 June 17 Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, Ismael of Persia

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