Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/1/2016 Saints and Feasts: Justin the Philosopher & Martyr and his Companions, Pyrros the Hieromartyr Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed) Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 13:13-24 IN THOSE DAYS, Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem; but they Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/2/2016 Saints and Feasts: Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople, Erasmos of Ochrid & his Companion Martyrs, Demetrios the New Martyr of Philadelphia, Constantine the New Martyr of the Hagarenes Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 14:20-28; 15:1-4 IN THOSE DAYS, Paul went on with Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel to Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/3/2016 Saints and Feasts: Lucillian of Byzantium, 4 martyred Youths & Paula the Virgin, Athanasios the Wonderworker Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed) Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 15:5-12 IN THOSE DAYS, some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up, and said, "it is necessary to circumcise them, and to Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/4/2016 Saints and Feasts: Our Father Metrophanes, Archbishop of Constantinople, Mary & Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, Sophia of Thrace, The Mother of Orphans Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2 Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/5/2016 Saints and Feasts: The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre, Holy Martyrs Nicandrus, Gorgus and Apollonus and those with them, Christophoros & Konon the Martyrs of Rome Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 16:16-34 IN THOSE DAYS, as we apostles were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/6/2016 Saints and Feasts: Hilarion the New of Dalmation Monastery, Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt, 5 Virgins of Caesarea: Martha, Mary, Cyris, Valeria & Marcia Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 17:1-9 IN THOSE DAYS, when the apostles had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/7/2016 Saints and Feasts: The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, Our Righteous Father Panagis (Paisios) Basias, Tarasios & John the Martyrs, Sebastian the Wonderworker, Zenais the Martyr Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 17:19-28 IN THOSE DAYS, the Athenians took hold of Paul and brought him to the Areopagos, saying, "May we know what this Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/8/2016 Saints and Feasts: Removal of the Relics of Theodore the Commander, Kalliope the Martyr, Melania the Righteous, Anastasios the New Martyr of Constantinople, Theophanes the New Martyr of Constantinople Fast Day (Fish Allowed) Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10 BRETHREN, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/9/2016 Saints and Feasts: Holy Ascension,Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, 3 Virgin-martyrs of Chios, 5 Nuns beheaded in Persia: Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, & Enmatha, Righteous Father Columba of Iona, Righteous Father Cyril of Belozersk Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-12 IN THE FIRST BOOK, O Theophilos, I have dealt with all that Jesus began Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/10/2016 Saints and Feasts: Alexander & Antonina the Martyrs, Timothy, Bishop of Proussa, Our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Assos, Theophanes & Pansemne of Antioch, The Holy Martyrs of China Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed) Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 19:1-8 In those days, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/11/2016 Saints and Feasts: Bartholomew the Holy Apostle, Barnabas the Holy Apostle, Revelation of the Hymn Axion Estin to a monk on Mt. Athos by the Archangel Gabriel Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16 BRETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/12/2016 Saints and Feasts: Onuphrius of Egypt, Peter the Athonite, Holy Martyr Antonine, John the Soldier of Egypt Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, 28-36 IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/13/2016 Saints and Feasts: Aquilina the Martyr of Syria, Triphyllos the Bishop of Nicosia Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 21:8-14 IN THOSE DAYS, the apostles departed and came to Caesarea; and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. And he had four unmarried Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/14/2016 Saints and Feasts: The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha), Methodius the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople, Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 21:26-32 IN THOSE DAYS, Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself with them and went into the temple, to give notice when the days of purification Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/15/2016 Saints and Feasts: Amos the Prophet, Our Righteous Father Hieronymus, Augustine the Blessed, Bishop of Hippo, Jerome the Righteous, Achikos, Stephanas, & Fortuanatos the Apostles, Father among the Saints Jonas, Metropolitan of Kiev, Lazar of Serbia Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed) Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 23:1-11 IN THOSE DAYS, Paul, looking Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/16/2016 Saints and Feasts: Tychon the Wonderworker, 40 Martyrs of Rome, Mark the Just of Apollonia Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 25:13-19 IN THOSE DAYS, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/17/2016 Saints and Feasts: Isaurus the Holy Martyr & his Companions of Athens, Manuel, Sabel, & Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia, Righteous Father Botolph, Abbot of the Monastery of Ikanhoe Fast Day (Wine and Oil Allowed) Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 27:1-44; 28:1 IN THOSE DAYS, when it was decided that we should sail Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/18/2016 Saints and Feasts: Saturday of Souls,Leontius, Hypatius, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 4:13-17 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/19/2016 Saints and Feasts: Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle & Brother of Our Lord, Holy Martyr Zosima, Our Righteous Father Zenonus, Païsius the Great of Egypt Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 WHEN THE DAY of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/20/2016 Saints and Feasts: Methodios the Martyr, Bishop of Olympus, Kallistos I, Patriarch of Constantinople, Nicholas Cabasilas Fast Free Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19 Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to learn what is Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/21/2016 Saints and Feasts: Julian the Martyr of Tarsus, Terentios, Bishop of Iconium, Nikitas the New Martyr of Nisyros Fast Free Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:1-7, 13-17 PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God which he promised beforehand through his Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/22/2016 Saints and Feasts: Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata, Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas of Philadelphia, Anastasios the Serbian Fast Free Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:18-27 BRETHREN, the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth. For Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/23/2016 Saints and Feasts: Agrippina the Martyr of Rome, Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest, Demetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Reader, Holy New Martrys Archpriest of Crete Gerasimus, Knossos Neophyte, Xepponessos Ioachim, Lampe Hierotheus, Seteia Zacharius, Kisamos Melchisadek, Piopoleos Kallinicus and Those Martyred with Them (1821-1822), Mark, Bishop of Ephesus Fast Free Epistle Reading: St. Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/24/2016 Saints and Feasts: Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist, St. Elizabeth, Mother of the Forerunner, Panagiotis the New Martyr Fast Free Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4 Brethren, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/25/2016 Saints and Feasts: Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist, Prokopios the New Martyr, The Righteous Martyr Febronia, Dionysius & Dometios the Righteous of Mount Athos Fast Free Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 1:7-12 BRETHREN, grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/26/2016 Saints and Feasts: David the Righteous of Thessalonika, Appearance of the Icon of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin Plagal of the Fourth Tone First Orthros Gospel Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:33-40; 12:1-2 BRETHREN, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/27/2016 Saints and Feasts: Samson the Hospitable, Joanna the Myrrhbearer, Anektos the Martyr, Luke the Hermit Fast Day (Fish Allowed) Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 2:28-29; 3:1-18 BRETHREN, he is not a real Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true circumcision something external and physical. He is a Jew who is Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/28/2016 Saints and Feasts: Finding of the Relics of Cyrus and John the Unmercenaries, Pappias the Martyr, Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman, Founders of Valaam Monastery, Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos , Paul the Physician of Corinth Fast Day (Fish Allowed) Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/29/2016 Saints and Feasts: Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles Fast Day (Fish Allowed) Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:21-33; 12:1-9 BRETHREN, whatever anyone dares to boast of -- I am speaking as a fool -- I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Continue Reading

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 6/30/2016 Saints and Feasts: Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James & John the sons of Zebedee, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the brother of James, Simon & Matthias, Michael the New Martyr of Athens Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16 BRETHREN, God has Continue Reading