Orthocal

Saturday April 18, 2026 / April 5, 2026

Bright Saturday.

Bright Week. Fast-free

Calculated: Fast-free (f8)

Fast-free Period

  • Bright Week

Saints

  1. Transation of the relics (1652) of St. Job, patriarch of Moscow (1607). primary
  2. Martyrs Theodulus, reader, and Agathopodes, deacon, and those with them at Thessalonica (303). primary
  3. Venerable Publius of Egypt, monk (4th c.).
  4. Venerables Theonas, Symeon, and Phorbinus of Egypt (4th c.).
  5. Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens (400).
  6. Venerable Plato, abbot of the Studion (813).
  7. Venerable Theodora, nun, of Thessalonica (892) (Greek).
  8. New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1930).
  9. New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1931).
  10. New Martyr George of New Ephesus (1801).
  11. Repose of St. Philip the First, metropolitan of Moscow (1473).
  12. Five girls martyred at Neanidor of Lesbos (Greek).
  13. Martyrs Theodora and Didymus of Alexandria (305).
  14. The Martyr Fermus.
  15. New Martyr Argyra at Constantinople (1725).
  16. New Martyr Panaghiotis of Jerusalem (1820).
  17. St. Derfel of Lianderfel.
  18. Venerable Ethelburga, queen and Abbess of Lyminge, Kent.
  19. Martyrs Claudius, Diodorus, Victor, Victorinus, Pappia, Serapion, and Nicephorus (Greek).

Scripture

  • Acts 3:11-16
  • John 3:22-33