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Thursday April 16, 2026 / April 3, 2026

Bright Thursday.

Bright Week. Fast-free

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Fast-free Period

  • Bright Week

Saints

  1. Venerable Nicetas the Confessor, abbot of Medikion (824). primary
  2. Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (307-308).
  3. Venerable Illyricus of Mt. Myrsinon in the Peloponnesus.
  4. Martyrs Elpidephorus, Dius, Bithonius, and Galycus (3rd c.).
  5. Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Unfading Flower", and Iveron.
  6. New Martyr Paul the Russian at Constantinople (1683).
  7. Venerable Nectarius, abbot, of Bezhetsk (1492).
  8. Martyr Ulphianus of Tyre (306).
  9. Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer, of Sicily (883) (Greek).
  10. Martyrs Cassius, Philip, and Eutychius of Thessalonica (304).
  11. Martyrs Evagrius, Benignus, Christus, Arestus, Kinnudius, Rufus, Patricius, and Zosima at Tomis (310).
  12. St. Fara (Burgondofara) of Eboriac or Faremoutiers (7th c.).

Scripture

  • Acts 2:38-43
  • John 3:1-15