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Saturday May 16, 2026 / May 3, 2026

Fifth Week of Pascha. Tone four.

Calculated: No fasting (f0)

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Saints

  1. Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura of Antinoe in Egypt (286). primary
  2. Venerable Peter the Wonderworker, bishop of Argos (10th c.). primary
  3. Venerable Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery and founder of cenobitic monasticism in Russia (1074).
  4. Venerables Juliana (1393) and Eupraxia (1394) of Moscow.
  5. St. Theophanes of Vatopedi, metropolitan of Peritheorion (14th c.).
  6. Translation of the Dormition Icon of the Mother of God from Constantinople to the Kiev-Pechersk Far Caves (1073).
  7. Pechersk Not-Wrought-by-Hand (1085), "Pechersk" (with Sts. Anthony and Theodosius) (1085), "Sven-Caves" (1288), "Yaskinsky" and Vlakhernsky" Icons of the Mother of God
  8. New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1941).
  9. St. Ansfried, bishop of Utrecht (1010).
  10. Venerable Ecumenius the Wonderworker, bishop of Tricca (Greek).
  11. Translation of the relics of Venerable Luke of Mt. Stirion (Greek).
  12. New Martyr Ahmet the Calligrapher of Constantinople (Greek).
  13. New Martyr Mary of Crete. (Greek).
  14. St. Mamai, Catholicos of Georgia (744) (Georgia).
  15. Venerable Fathers Michael and Arsenius the Georgians (9th c.) (Georgia).
  16. Martyr Paul of Vilnius, Lithuania (17th c.).
  17. Great-martyr Xenia the Wonderworker of Peloponnesus.
  18. St. Glywys of Corwall.

Scripture

  • Luke 6:17-23 - Matins Gospel
  • Acts 15:35-41
  • John 10:27-38
  • Hebrews 13:7-16 - Venerable
  • Matthew 11:27-30 - Venerable