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1 May 19 Leavetaking of the Ascension. Hieromartyr Patrick, Bp. of Prussia and his companions (c. 100). Hieromartyrs Constantine, Onuphrius (1938), Alexander (1939) and all new Martyrs of the Slobid country. St. Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (988).

Ord.: Acts 27:1-44; Jn. 17:18-26.

     
2 20 Trinity Saturday. Commemoration of the departed. Martyrs Thalelaus, Alexander and Asterius (c. 284). Uncovering of the Relics of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus' (1431). St. Ethelbert, King and Martyr (c. 793).

Same order for the commemoration of the departed as on Meatfare Saturday.

Liturgy: ord.: Acts 28:1-31; Jn. 21:15-25; departed: 1 Thess. 4: 13-17; Jn. 5:24-30. Instead of We have seen the True Light: we sing the Tropar of the departed.

     
3 21 PENTECOST, Day of the Holy Trinity, Equal-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine (337), and his mother, Helena (327). (The service to St. Constantine and St. Helen is sung on the previous Thursday).

Vespers: 1) Num. 11:16-17, 24-29; 2) Joel 2:23-32; 3) Ez. 36:24-28. Matins: Jn. 20: 19-23.

Liturgy: Antiphons of the feast. Entrance verse of the feast. Tropar of the feast: Glory: Both now: Kondak of the feast. Instead of the Trisagion: As many as have been baptized. Prokimen of the feast. Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Jn. 7:37-52, 8:12. Instead of It is truly meet: Irmos of the 9th ode of the feast's canon. Communion hymn of the feast. Dismissal of the feast: "May He Who sent the Most Holy Spirit from heaven upon His holy Disciples and Apostles in the form of fiery tongues...". Immediately after the Liturgy, we celebrate Vespers with kneeling prayers.

     
4 22 1st week after Pentecost (fast-free). Day of the Holy Spirit. Martyr Basiliscus, Bp. of Comana (308).

Liturgy: Usual antiphons. Entrance verse of the feast. Tropar and Kondak of the feast. Prokimen tone 6. Readings: Eph. 5:9-19; Mt. 18:10-20. Instead of It is truly meet: Irmos of the 9th ode of the Pentecost's canon. Communion hymn of the feast. Dismissal of the feast.

     
5 23 St. Michael the Confessor, Bp. of Synnada (821). Uncovering of the Relics of St. Leontius, Bp. and wonder-worker of Rostov (1164). Ven. Euphrosyne, Abbess of Polotsk (1173).

Ord.: Rm. 1:1-7, 13-17; Mt. 4:25--5:13.

     
6 24 Ven. Simeon Stylite of the Wonderful Mountain (596). Ven. Nicetas, Stylite of Pereyaslav (1186). St. Vincent of Lerins (c. 450).

Ord.: Rm. 1:18-27; Mt. 5:20-26; Ven.: Col. 3:12-16; Mt. 11:27-30.

     
7 25 Third Finding of the Honourable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, St. John the Baptist (c. 850). St. Innocent, Archbishop of Kherson and Tavria (1857).

Vespers: 1) Is. 40: 1-3, 9, 41:17-18, 45:8, 48:20-21, 54:1; 2) Mal. 3:1-3, 5-7, 12, 18, 4:4-6; 3) Wis. 4:7, 1617, 19-20, 5:1-7. Matins: Lk. 7: 17-30. Liturgy: ord.: Rm. 1:28--2:9; Mt. 5:27-32; Forerunner: 2 Cor. 4:612; Mt. 11:2-15.

     
8 26 Apostles Carpus and Alpheus of the Seventy (I). St. Augustine, Bp. of Canterbury (604).

Ord.: Rm. 2:14-29; Mt. 5:33-41.

     
9 27 Leavetaking of Pentecost. Hieromartyr Therapontes, Bp. of Sardis (III). Translation of the Relics of the Holy Kyiv Metropolitans Cyprian, Photius and Jonah (1472). Righteous John Rossos (the Ukrainian), confessor (1730). St. Bede the Venerable (735).

Ord.: Rm. 7:1-12; Mt. 5:42-48.

     
10 28 First Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday of All Saints. Tone 8. St. Nicetas, Bp. of Chalcedon (IX). St. Germanus, Bp. of Paris (576).

Vespers: 1) Is. 43:9-14; 2) Wis. 3:1-9; 3) Wis. 5:15--6:3. Matins: G1: Mt. 28:16-20.

Liturgy: At the entrance: Tropar of the tone and of All Saints: Glory: Both now: Kondak of All Saints. Prokimen of the tone and of All Saints. Ordinary readings: Heb. 1:33--12:2; Mt. 10:32-33, 37-38, 19:27-30. Sunday Communion hymn and of All Saints.

     
11 29 2nd week after Pentecost. Beginning of the Apostles' Fast, Martyr Theodosia, virgin of  Tyre (307-308). St. Luke, Archbishop of Simpheropol, confessor (1961).

Ord.: Rm. 2:28--3:18; Mt. 6:31-34, 7:9-11.

     
12 30 Ven. Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian monastery (383).

Ord.: Rm. 4:4-12; Mt. 7:15-21.

     
13 31 Apostle Hermes of the Seventy (I). Martyr Hermias (II).

Ord.: Rm. 4: 13-25; Mt. 7:21-23.

     
14 June 1 Martyrs Justin the Philosopher, and another Justin, and those with them (166). Ven. Agapitus, unmercenary physician, of the Near Kyivan Caves (XI).

Ord.: 5:10-16; Mt. 8:23-27.

     
15 2 St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople (828). Great Martyr John the New of Suchava (1330-1340). Hieromartyr Photinus of Lyons.

Ord.: Rm. 5:17--6:2; Mt. 9: 14-17.

     
16 3 Martyr Lucillian and those with him (270-275). St. Clothilde, Queen of France. St. Kevin, Abbot of Glendalough (618).

Ord.: Rm. 3:19-26; Mt. 7:1-8.

     
17 4 Second Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday of All Saints of Rus'-Ukraine, Tone 1. St. Metrophanes, first Patriarch of Constantinople (326).

Vespers: I) Is. 43:9-14; 2) Wis. 3:1-9; 3) Wis. 5:15--6:3. Matins: G2: Mk. 16: 1-8.

Liturgy: At the entrance: Tropar of the tone, and of All Saints: Kondak of the tone, Glory: Kondak of All Saints: Both now: Kondak of the church, if dedicated to the Theotokos, or Protection of Christians. Prokimen of the tone and of all saints. Ordinary Readings: Rm, 2: 10-16; Mt. 4: 18-23; and of All Saints: Heb. 11:33--12:2; Mt. 4:25--5:12. Communion hymns: of Sunday and of the saints.

     
18 5 3rd week after Pentecost. Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bp. of Tyre (c. 352). Translation of the Relics of the passion-bearer Ihor, great prince of Chernihiv and Kyiv, in baptism George and in monasticism Gabriel (1150). St. Constantine, Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus' (1159). St. Boniface, enlightener of Germany (754).

Ord.: Rm. 7:1-13; Mt.~9:36--10:8.

     
19 6 Ven. Bessarion the Wonder-worker (IV-V). Ven. Hilarion the New (845). St. Claudius, Bp. of Besanson (699).

Ord.: Pm. 7:14--8:2; Mt. 10:9-15

     
20 7 Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bp. of Ancyra (303). St. Colman, Bp. of Dromore (VI).

Ord.: Rm. 8:2-13; Mt. 10: 16-22.

     
21 8 Translation of the Relics of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates (3 19). St. Ephraim, patriarch of Antioch (545). St. Medardus, Bp. of Noyon (560).

Ord.: Rm. 8:22-27; Mt. 10:23-31; Great Martyr: 2 Tim. 2: 1-10; Mt. 10: 16-22.

     
22 9 St. Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria (444). Ven. Columba, enlightener of Scotland (597).

Ord.: Rm. 9:6-19; Mt. 10:32-36, 11: I; Hierarch: Heb. 13:7-16; Mt. 5:14-19.

     
23 10 Hieromartyr Timothy, Bp. of Prussa (361-363). St. John, Metropolitan of Tobolsk (1715). Ven. Silvanus of the Far Kyivan Caves (XIII-XIV).

Ord.: Rm. 3:28--4:3; Mt. 7:24--8:4.

     
24 11 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 2. Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas (I). 

Vespers: 1)1Pet. 1:3-9; 2) 1 Pet. 1:13-19; 3) 1 Pet. 2:11-24. Matins: G3: Mk. 16:9-20.

Liturgy: Usual order of Tropar. Prokimen of the tone and of the Apostles. Readings: Rm. 5:1-10; Mt. 6:22-33; and of the Apostles: Acts 11:19-26, 29-30; Lk. 10: 16-21. Communion hymns of Sunday and of the Apostles.

     
25 12 4th week after Pentecost. Ven. Onuphrius the Great (IV). Ven. Peter of Mt. Athos (734).

Ord.: Rm. 9: 18-33; Mt. 11:2-15; Ven.: Gal. 5:22--6:2; Mt. 11:27-30.

     
26 13 Martyr Aquilina (293). St. Triphyllius, Bp. of Leucosia in Cyprus (c. 370).

Ord.: Rm. 10: 11--11:2; Mt. 11:16-20.

     
27 14 Prophet Elisha (c. 9th century B.C.). St. Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople (847). St. Mstyslav, George in baptism, Prince of Novgorod (1180). Uncovering of the Relies of the holy hieromartyr Volodymyr, Metropolitan of Kyiv and Galicia (1992).

Ord.: Rm. 11:2-12; Mt. 11:20-26.

     
28 15 Prophet Amos (e. 8th century B.C.) St. Jonah, Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus' (1461). St. Jerome of Stridonium (420). Blessed Augustine (427).

Ord.: Rm. 11:13-24; Mt. 11:27-30.

     
29 16 St. Tikhon, Bp. of Amathus in Cyprus (425).

Ord.: Rm. 11:25-36; Mt. 12:1-8.

     
30 17 Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael of Persia. Martyr Nectan of Hartland (VI). Ven. Botolph (Boston) (680).

Ord.: Rm. 6: 11-17; Mt. 8:14-23.