On the 9th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Prophet ISAIAH; the Holy and Great Martyr CHRISTOPHER, with CALLINICA, AQUILINA and the TWO HUNDRED SOLDIERS who came to believe in Christ through him; the Holy Martyr NICOLAS the NEW of VOUNENI and his companions; the Translation of the Relics of Saint NICOLAS of Myra to Bari
8th of May
On the 8th of the month, we celebrate the Synaxis in honor of the Ash or holy ‘Manna’ produced by the Tomb of the Holy and Illustrious Apostle and Evangelist, JOHN the THEOLOGIAN, the Virgin Disciple and Beloved of Christ, the Friend who leaned on the Master’s breast; our Venerable Father ARSENIUS the GREAT
St. Arsenius the Great
7th of May
On the 7th of the month, we celebrate the Appearing in the Sky over Jerusalem of the Sign of the Precious and Life-giving CROSS; the Memory of the Holy Martyr CODRATUS of NICOMEDIA and of his companions RUFINUS and SATURNINUS; the Holy Martyr ACACIUS; our Venerable Father JOHN the PSYCHAITE; the Holy New Martyr PACHOMIUS of USSAKI; our Venerable Father NILUS of SORA (SORSKY); our Venerable Father JOHN of ZEDAZNENI and the TWELVE SYRIAN FATHERS, the founders of monasticism in GEORGIA; Saint ALEXIS (Toth) of WIKESBARRE, Confessor of Orthodoxy in America
6th of May
On the 6th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of Righteous JOB; the Holy Martyr BARBARUS, slain by the sword; our Venerable Father SERAPHIM of DOMBOS; the Venerable MICAH of RADONEZH; Translation of the Relics of Saint SAVA, First Archbishop of SERBIA; the Venerable ‘SINAITE’ Fathers, venerate in SERBIA
Righteous Job
5th of May
On the 5th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy and Great Martyr IRENE; our Holy Father EUTHYMIUS the Wonderworker, Bishop of MADYTOS; the Holy New Martyr EPHRAIM the NEWLY-REVEALED; the Venerable ADRIAN of MONZA; the Venerable BARLAAM and GIDEON of SERPOKHOV; our Holy Father HILARY, Bishop of ARLES
St. Hilary of Arles
4th of May
On the 4th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyr PELAGIA of TARSUS; our Holy Father HILARY the WONDERWORKER; our Venerable Father NICEPHORUS, founder of the Monastery of MEDIKION; our Venerable Father NICEPHORUS the HESYCHAST; Saint MONICA, mother of Saint Augustine
St. Monica
3rd of May
On the 3rd of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyrs TIMOTHY and MAURA; the Holy Martyr XENIA the Wonderworker; our Holy Father PETER the Wonderworker, Bishop of ARGOS; the Holy New Martyr AHMED the CALLIGRAPHER; our Venerable Father THEODOSIUS, Abbot of the Lavra of the KIEV CAVES And founder of the cenobitic life in Russia
St. Theodosius of the Kiev Caves
2nd of May
On the 2nd of the month, we celebrate the Finding of the RELICS of our Holy Father among the Saints ATHANASIUS the GREAT, Archbishop of ALEXANDRIA; Memory of the Holy Martyrs HESPERIUS and ZOË his wife, and their children CYRIACUS and THEODULUS; Saint BORIS-MICHAEL, Tsar of BULGARIA; the Venerable BASIL KADOMSKY, Fool for Christ of Ryazan
St. Zoe
1st of May
On the 1st of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Prophet JEREMIAH; the Holy Martyr PHILOSOPHUS, slain by the sword; our Holy Father PANARETUS, Bishop of PAPHOS on Cyprus; the Venerable ISIDORA the Fool for Christ; the Holy New Martyr ROMANUS of RAQQA; the Holy New Martyrs EUTHYMIUS, IGNATIUS and ACACIUS of the Skete of the Forerunner on Mount Athos; our holy Father NICEPHORUS of CHIOS; the Holy Hieromartyr MACARIUS, Metropolitan of KIEV; the Venerable PAPHNUTIUS of BOROVSK; the Venerable GERASIMUS of BOLDINO; the Holy and Devout Queen TAMARA of GEORGIA; Saint BRIEUC of BRITTANY; Saint SIGISMUND, King of the BURGUNDIANS
30th of April
On the 30th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy and Glorious Apostle JAMES, Brother of Saint John the Theologian; our Holy Father DONATUS, Bishop of EUROEA; the Holy New Martyr ARGYRA; our Holy Father IGNATIUS (Brianchaninov), Bishop of STAVROPOL; the Holy Hieromartyr EUTROPIUS, First Bishop of SAINTES
St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
29th of April
On the 29th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Apostles JASON and SOSIPATER and their companions, the Seven Robbers, and CERCYRA, daughter of King Cercylian;our Holy Father JOHN KALOKTENES, Metropolitan of THEBES (Boeotia), the New Merciful One; our Venerable Father NICEPHORUS of SEBAZE; our Holy Father BASIL, Bishop of OSTROG; the Holy Martyr HIBAT ALLAH of DAMASCUS
Ss. Jason and Sosipater
28th of April
On the 28th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the NINE HOLY MARTYRS of CYZICUS: THEOGNIDES, RUFUS, ANTIPATER, THEOSTICUS, ARTEMAS, MAGNUS, THEODULUS, THAUMASIUS, and PHILEMON; our Venerable Father CYRIL, Bishop of TUROV
27th of April
On the 27th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Hieromartyr SYMEON the Lord’s Brother, Bishop of JERUSALEM; our Venerable Father JOHN the CONFESSOR, Abbot of the KATHARA Monastery; the Holy Martyr POLLION the Reader; Saint EULOGIUS the HOSPITABLE, who died in peace; our Venerable Father STEPHEN of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of VLADIMIR
26th of April
On the 26th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Hieromartyr BASIL, Bishop of AMASEA, and of Saint GLAPHYRA; our Holy Father STEPHEN, Bishop of PERM; the Venerable JOANNICIUS of DEVICH; our Venerable Father RICHARIUS, Abbot in PICARDY
St. Basil of Amasea
25th of April
On the 25th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist MARK; Memory of our Holy Father MACEDONIUS II, Patriarch of CONSTANTINOPLE; the Venerable BASIL of POÏANA MARULUI
24th of April
On the 24th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Holy Mother ELIZABETH the WONDERWORKER; the Holy Martyr SABAS STRATELATES, the GOTH and the SEVENTY SOLDIERS who through him came to the Faith; the Holy Martyrs PASICRATES And VALENTINE; the Holy New Martyr DOUKAS of MYTILENE, the TAILOR, burned alive in Constantinople; the Holy New Martyr NICOLAS of MAGNESIA; our Holy Fathers IOREST-ELIAS and SABAS (SAVA) the Confessors, Metropolitans of ALBA-IULIA (ARDEAL) and TRANSYLVANIA; our Holy Father JOSEPH, Bishop of MARAMOURESH; our Holy Father WILFRID, Bishop of YORK
23rd of April
On the 23rd of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the holy and Glorious Great Martyr GEORGE the VICTORY-BEARER, and of his companions ANATOLIUS, PROTOLEON, ATHANASIUS and GLYCERIUS; the Holy Martyr THERINUS of BOTHROTUS; the Holy New Martyr GEORGE, who died for CHRIST in the town of PTOLEMAIS in 1752; the Holy New Martyr LAZARUS the BULGARIAN
St. George the Great Martyr
22nd of April
On the 22nd of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Venerable Father THEODORE of SYKEON, Bishop of ANASTASIOPOLIS; the Holy Martyrs EPIPODIUS and ALEXANDER of LYONS
Ss. Epipodius and Alexander of Lyons
21st of April
On the 21st of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyrs JANUARIUS, Bishop of BENEVENTO, and his companions PROCULUS, FESTUS, SOSIUS, and FAUSTUS the deacons, DESIDERIUS the reader, ACUTIUS and EUTYCHIUS; the Holy Martyr ALEXANDRA the Empress and of her servants APOLLO, ISAACIUS and CODRATUS; our Holy Father MAXIMIAN, Patriarch of CONSTANTINOPLE; our Venerable Father ANASTASIUS the SINAITE
St. Januarius of Benevento and his companions
20th of April
On the 20th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Venerable Father THEODORE TRICHINAS; the Holy Martyrs VICTOR, ZOTICUS, ZENO, ACYNDINUS, CAESARIUS, SEVERIAN, CHRISTOPHER, THEONAS and ANTONINUS; the Holy Apostle ZACCHAEUS; our Holy Father ANASTASIUS I, Patriarch of ANTIOCH; the Holy Hieromartyr ANASTASIUS II, Patriarch of ANTIOCH; Saint THEOTIMUS the PHILOSOPHER, Bishop of TOMIS; our Venerable Father ATHANASIUS, Founder of the Monastery of the TRANSFIGURATION in the METEORA and if his successor, the Venerable JOASAPH; the Venerable ALEXANDER of OCHEVEN; the Holy Martyr GABRIEL of BIALYSTOK
Ss. Athanasius and Joasaph of Meteora