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Sunday, April 26, 2026; Sunday of the Paralytic; The Holy Hieromareyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia.
26 Apr
April 26, 2026    
All Day
GREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 3 Lead my soul forth from prison* that […]
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Monday, April 27, 2026; The Holy Hieromareyr Simeon, Relative of the Lord; Our Venerable Father Stephen, Bishop of Volodymyr in Volhynia.
27 Apr
April 27, 2026    
All Day
VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING At Psalm 140 Tone 8 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may […]
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026; The Holy Apostles Jason and Sosipater; The Holy Mareyrs Dadas, Maximus, and Quintilianus; Our Father among the Saints Cyril, Bishop of Turau.
28 Apr
April 28, 2026    
All Day
VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 8 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But […]
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026; Mid-Pentecost
29 Apr
April 29, 2026    
All Day
An Eight-day Feast of the Lord. AT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 If You […]
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Thursday, April 30, 2026; The Holy Apostle James, Brother of Saint John the Theologian.
30 Apr
April 30, 2026    
All Day
Polyeleos Feast AT GREAT VESPERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 Out of the depths […]
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Friday, May 1, 2026; The Holy Prophet Jeremiah; Blessed Hieromartyr Clement Sheptytsky, Archimandrite of Univ.
01 May
May 1, 2026    
All Day
Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. AT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone […]
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Saturday, May 2, 2026; Our Father Among the Saints Athanasius the Great.
02 May
May 2, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Sunday, May 3, 2026; Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Octoechos, Tone 4; ✠ Repose of our Venerable Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Caves at Kiev and Organizer of the Coenobitic Life in Rus’ (1074); Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura
03 May
May 3, 2026    
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The Service of Mid-Pentecost is set aside. Lytia is prescribed for this Sunday in the Pentecostarion. Even if omitted, the order of Troparia remains as […]
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Monday, May 4, 2026; Holy Martyr Pelagia
04 May
May 4, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading No psalms are assigned to be chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 5 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who […]
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026; The Holy and Glorious Martyr Irene; Our Venerable Father Nicephoras, Hegumen of the Monastery at Medicius.
05 May
May 5, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026; Leave-taking of Mid-Pentecost; The Holy, Just, and Long-suffering Job.
06 May
May 6, 2026    
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The service is exactly as on the Feast itself, but without an Entrance at Vespers and without the Old Testament lessons. The propers of the […]
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Thursday, May 7, 2026; Commemoration of the Appearance of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem; The Holy Martyr Acacius.
07 May
May 7, 2026    
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AT VESPERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Friday, May 8, 2026; The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
08 May
May 8, 2026    
All Day
Polyeleos Feast AT GREAT VESPERS WITH LYTIA ON THURSDAY EVENING At Psalm 140 Tone 4 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give […]
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Saturday, May 9, 2026; The Transfer of the Relics of Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari
09 May
May 9, 2026    
All Day
Polyeleos Feast AT GREAT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING Kathisma “Blessed is the Man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 Out of the depths I […]
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Sunday, May 10, 2026; Sunday of the Man Born Blind, Octoechos, Tone 5; ✠ The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot.
10 May
May 10, 2026    
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Polyeleos Feast. AT GREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENING Lytis is prescribed this Sunday in the Pentecostarion. If Lytia be omitted, the remainder of the order […]
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Monday, May 11, 2026; The Holy Cyril and Methodius, Teachers of the Slavs; The Holy Hieromartyr Mocius.
11 May
May 11, 2026    
All Day
Polyeleos Feast. AT GREAT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 5 Out of the depths […]
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026; Our Holy Fathers Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, and Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople.
12 May
May 12, 2026    
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AT VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted At Psalm 140 Tone 5 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026; The Leave-taking of Holy Pascha; The Holy Martyr Glyceria
13 May
May 13, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING The Royal Doors are opened. The Priest, standing before the Holy Table with the censer and candle begins with the […]
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Thursday, May 14, 2026; Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
14 May
May 14, 2026    
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Great Feast of Our Lord. Holy Day of Obligation. AT GREAT VESPERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING At Psalm 140 Tone 6 Lead my soul forth from […]
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Friday, May 15, 2026; Our Venerable Father Pachomius the Great.
15 May
May 15, 2026    
All Day
Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. AT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading There no appointed psalms for this evening. At Psalm […]
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Saturday, May 16, 2026; Our Venerable Father Theodore the Sanctified, Disciple of Saint Pachomius; Blessed Hieromartyrs Severian, Yakym, and Vitalii of Drohobych.
16 May
May 16, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Sunday, May 17, 2026; Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea; The Holy Apostle Andronicus and those with him; Blessed Hieromartyr Ivan Ziatyk.
17 May
May 17, 2026    
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AT GREAT VESPERS WITH LYTIA ON SATURDAY EVENING Lytia is prescribed on this Sunday in the Pentecostarion. If Lytia be omitted, the alternate ordering of […]
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Monday, May 18, 2026; The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra; Holy Martyrs Peter, Dionysius and those with them; The Seven Holy Virgins.
18 May
May 18, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading No psalms are assigned to be chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who […]
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The Holy Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa and those with him.
19 May
May 19, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026; The Holy Martyr Thaleleus.
20 May
May 20, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Thursday, May 21, 2026; The Holy Great Rulers Constantine and Helen, Equals-to-the-Apostles.
21 May
May 21, 2026    
All Day
Polyeleos Feast AT GREAT VESPERS ON WENDESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 Out of the depths […]
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Friday, May 22, 2026; Leave-taking of the Ascension; The Holy Martyr Basiliscus.
22 May
May 22, 2026    
All Day
Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. AT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone […]
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Saturday, May 23, 2026; All Souls Saturday; Venerable Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Hegumena of the Monastery of the Holy Saviour; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Michael, Bishop of Synada.
23 May
May 23, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 6 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Sunday, May 24, 2026; The Holy and Glorious Day of Pentecost; The Descent of the Holy Spirit
24 May
May 24, 2026    
All Day
AT GREAT VESPERS WITH LYTIA ON SATURDAY EVENING Psalm Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 Lead my soul forth […]
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Monday, May 25, 2026; Monday of the Holy Spirit
25 May
May 25, 2026    
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The Feast of the Third Finding of the Precious Head is transferred to Tuesday of this week. VESPERS ON PENTECOST SUNDAY EVENING Also called “Kneeling […]
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026; The Third Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
26 May
May 26, 2026    
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The Feast of the Third Finding of the Head of St. John is transferred from the preceding day. AT GREAT VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING Kathisma […]
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026; The Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus.
27 May
May 27, 2026    
All Day
Post-feast of Pentecost. AT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 If You mark iniquities, Lord, […]
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Thursday, May 28, 2026; Our Venerable Father Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon.
28 May
May 28, 2026    
All Day
Post-feast of Pentecost. AT VESPERS ON WENDESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 If You mark iniquities, Lord, […]
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Friday, May 29, 2026; The Venerable-Martyr Theodosia the Virgin.
29 May
May 29, 2026    
All Day
Post-feast of Pentecost. Fast-free. Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 4 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But […]
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Saturday, May 30, 2026; Leave-taking of Pentecost.
30 May
May 30, 2026    
All Day
AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 1 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* […]
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Sunday, May 31, 2026; Sunday of All Saints;
31 May
May 31, 2026    
All Day
GREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENING Kathsima Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 8 Lead my soul forth from prison* that […]
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Monday, June 1 2026; The Holy Martyr Justin the Philosopher and those with him.
01 Jun
June 1, 2026    
All Day
The Beginning of the Fast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. AT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading There are no psalms appointed to […]
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026; Our Holy Father Nicephorus the Confessor.
02 Jun
June 2, 2026    
All Day
Apostle’s Fast. AT VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 Tone 8 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who […]
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026; The Holy Martyr Lucillianus and those with him.
03 Jun
June 3, 2026    
All Day
Apostle’s Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 […]
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Thursday, June 4, 2026; Most Holy Eucharist
04 Jun
June 4, 2026    
All Day
Apostle’s Fast GREAT VESPERS WITH LYTIA ON WEDNESDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading “Blessed is man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 Tone 6 Out of the depths […]
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Friday, June 5, 2026 The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre; The Holy Hieromartyr Cosmas, Presbyter of Armenia.
05 Jun
June 5, 2026    
All Day
Apostle’s Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients. VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING Kathisma Reading The appointed psalms are chanted. At Psalm 140 […]
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Events on April 26, 2026
26 Apr
Sunday, April 26, 2026; Sunday of the Paralytic; The Holy Hieromareyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia.
26 Apr 26
Events on April 27, 2026
27 Apr
Monday, April 27, 2026; The Holy Hieromareyr Simeon, Relative of the Lord; Our Venerable Father Stephen, Bishop of Volodymyr in Volhynia.
27 Apr 26
Events on April 28, 2026
28 Apr
Tuesday, April 28, 2026; The Holy Apostles Jason and Sosipater; The Holy Mareyrs Dadas, Maximus, and Quintilianus; Our Father among the Saints Cyril, Bishop of Turau.
28 Apr 26
Events on April 29, 2026
29 Apr
Wednesday, April 29, 2026; Mid-Pentecost
29 Apr 26
Events on April 30, 2026
30 Apr
Thursday, April 30, 2026; The Holy Apostle James, Brother of Saint John the Theologian.
30 Apr 26
Events on May 1, 2026
01 May
Friday, May 1, 2026; The Holy Prophet Jeremiah; Blessed Hieromartyr Clement Sheptytsky, Archimandrite of Univ.
1 May 26
Events on May 2, 2026
02 May
Saturday, May 2, 2026; Our Father Among the Saints Athanasius the Great.
2 May 26
Events on May 3, 2026
03 May
Sunday, May 3, 2026; Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Octoechos, Tone 4; ✠ Repose of our Venerable Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Caves at Kiev and Organizer of the Coenobitic Life in Rus’ (1074); Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura
3 May 26
Events on May 4, 2026
04 May
Monday, May 4, 2026; Holy Martyr Pelagia
4 May 26
Events on May 5, 2026
05 May
Tuesday, May 5, 2026; The Holy and Glorious Martyr Irene; Our Venerable Father Nicephoras, Hegumen of the Monastery at Medicius.
5 May 26
Events on May 6, 2026
06 May
Wednesday, May 6, 2026; Leave-taking of Mid-Pentecost; The Holy, Just, and Long-suffering Job.
6 May 26
Events on May 7, 2026
07 May
Thursday, May 7, 2026; Commemoration of the Appearance of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem; The Holy Martyr Acacius.
7 May 26
Events on May 8, 2026
08 May
Friday, May 8, 2026; The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
8 May 26
Events on May 9, 2026
09 May
Saturday, May 9, 2026; The Transfer of the Relics of Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari
9 May 26
Events on May 10, 2026
10 May
Sunday, May 10, 2026; Sunday of the Man Born Blind, Octoechos, Tone 5; ✠ The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot.
10 May 26
Events on May 11, 2026
11 May
Monday, May 11, 2026; The Holy Cyril and Methodius, Teachers of the Slavs; The Holy Hieromartyr Mocius.
11 May 26
Events on May 12, 2026
12 May
Tuesday, May 12, 2026; Our Holy Fathers Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, and Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople.
12 May 26
Events on May 13, 2026
13 May
Wednesday, May 13, 2026; The Leave-taking of Holy Pascha; The Holy Martyr Glyceria
13 May 26
Events on May 14, 2026
14 May
Thursday, May 14, 2026; Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
14 May 26
Events on May 15, 2026
15 May
Friday, May 15, 2026; Our Venerable Father Pachomius the Great.
15 May 26
Events on May 16, 2026
16 May
Saturday, May 16, 2026; Our Venerable Father Theodore the Sanctified, Disciple of Saint Pachomius; Blessed Hieromartyrs Severian, Yakym, and Vitalii of Drohobych.
16 May 26
Events on May 17, 2026
17 May
Sunday, May 17, 2026; Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea; The Holy Apostle Andronicus and those with him; Blessed Hieromartyr Ivan Ziatyk.
17 May 26
Events on May 18, 2026
18 May
Monday, May 18, 2026; The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra; Holy Martyrs Peter, Dionysius and those with them; The Seven Holy Virgins.
18 May 26
Events on May 19, 2026
19 May
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The Holy Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa and those with him.
19 May 26
Events on May 20, 2026
20 May
Wednesday, May 20, 2026; The Holy Martyr Thaleleus.
20 May 26
Events on May 21, 2026
21 May
Thursday, May 21, 2026; The Holy Great Rulers Constantine and Helen, Equals-to-the-Apostles.
21 May 26
Events on May 22, 2026
22 May
Friday, May 22, 2026; Leave-taking of the Ascension; The Holy Martyr Basiliscus.
22 May 26
Events on May 23, 2026
23 May
Saturday, May 23, 2026; All Souls Saturday; Venerable Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Hegumena of the Monastery of the Holy Saviour; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Michael, Bishop of Synada.
23 May 26
Events on May 24, 2026
24 May
Sunday, May 24, 2026; The Holy and Glorious Day of Pentecost; The Descent of the Holy Spirit
24 May 26
Events on May 25, 2026
25 May
Monday, May 25, 2026; Monday of the Holy Spirit
25 May 26
Events on May 26, 2026
26 May
Tuesday, May 26, 2026; The Third Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
26 May 26
Events on May 27, 2026
27 May
Wednesday, May 27, 2026; The Holy Hieromartyr Therapontus.
27 May 26
Events on May 28, 2026
28 May
Thursday, May 28, 2026; Our Venerable Father Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon.
28 May 26
Events on May 29, 2026
29 May
Friday, May 29, 2026; The Venerable-Martyr Theodosia the Virgin.
29 May 26
Events on May 30, 2026
30 May
Saturday, May 30, 2026; Leave-taking of Pentecost.
30 May 26
Events on May 31, 2026
31 May
Sunday, May 31, 2026; Sunday of All Saints;
31 May 26
Events on June 1, 2026
01 Jun
Monday, June 1 2026; The Holy Martyr Justin the Philosopher and those with him.
1 Jun 26
Events on June 2, 2026
02 Jun
Tuesday, June 2, 2026; Our Holy Father Nicephorus the Confessor.
2 Jun 26
Events on June 3, 2026
03 Jun
Wednesday, June 3, 2026; The Holy Martyr Lucillianus and those with him.
3 Jun 26
Events on June 4, 2026
04 Jun
Thursday, June 4, 2026; Most Holy Eucharist
4 Jun 26
Events on June 5, 2026
05 Jun
Friday, June 5, 2026 The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre; The Holy Hieromartyr Cosmas, Presbyter of Armenia.
5 Jun 26