Day of the Holy Spirit
Readings
- Ephesians 5.8-19 (Epistle)
- Matthew 18.10-20 (Gospel)
Saints
- Martyr Justin the Philosopher
- Our Holy Father Agapitus of the Kiev Caves (1095)
June 2026
Third Day of the Trinity
Readings
- Romans 1.1-7, 13-17 (Epistle)
- Matthew 4.25-5.13 (Gospel)
Saints
- St Nicephorus the Confessor
- Holy New Martyr Constantine (1819)
- Hieromartyr Erazmo of Ochrid (303)
Martyr Lucillian and His Companions
Readings
- Romans 1.18-27 (Epistle)
- Matthew 5.20-26 (Gospel)
Saints
- Martyr Lucillian and His Companions
- Hieromartyr Lucian (2nd c.)
- Holy Martyr Dimitri, Tsarevich of Russia (1591)
St Metrophanes, First Patriarch of Constantinople
Readings
- Romans 1.28-2.9 (Epistle)
- Matthew 5.27-32 (Gospel)
Saints
- St Metrophanes, First Patriarch of Constantinople
- Holy Myrrh-bearers Mary and Martha, sisters of St Lazarus (1st c.)
Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre
Readings
- Romans 2.14-29 (Epistle)
- Matthew 5.33-41 (Gospel)
Saints
- Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre
- Our Holy Father Theodore the Hermit and Wonderworker (583)
- Blessed Igor-George, tonsured Gabriel, great prince of Chernigov and Kiev (1147)
- Blessed Constantine, Metropolitan of Kiev (1159)
Leavetaking of Pentecost
Readings
- Romans 1.7-12 (Epistle)
- Matthew 5.42-48 (Gospel)
Saints
- Ven. Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt
- St Hilarion the New, abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery (845)
- Our Holy Mothers the Martyrs Archelaïs, Thekla and Susanna (293)
1st Sunday after Pentecost
Readings
- Isaiah 43.9-14 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)
- Matthew 28.16-20 (1st Matins Gospel)
- Hebrews 11.33-12.2 (Epistle)
- Matthew 10.32-33, 37-38, 19.27-30 (Gospel)
Saints
- Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra
- Hieromartyr Marcellinus, pope of Rome (304)
- St Daniel of Skete in Egypt (5th c.)
Trans. Rel. Theodore Stratelates
Readings
- Romans 2.28-3.18 (Epistle)
- Matthew 6.31-34, 7.9-11 (Gospel)
Saints
- Trans. Rel. Theodore Stratelates
- St Ephraim, Patriarch of Antioch (545)
- Our Holy Mother Melania the Elder (410)
- St Zosimas, monk, of Phoenicia (Syria) (6th c.)
St Cyril of Alexandria; Ven. Kirill of Belozersk
Readings
- Romans 4.4-12 (Epistle)
- Matthew 7.15-21 (Gospel)
Saints
- St Cyril of Alexandria
- Ven. Kirill of Belozersk
- St Columba of Iona (597)
Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prussa; St John Maximovitch, Metropolitan of Tobolsk
Readings
- Romans 4.13-25 (Epistle)
- Matthew 7.21-23 (Gospel)
Saints
- Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prussa
- St John Maximovitch, Metropolitan of Tobolsk
- Holy Martyrs Alexander and Antonina (313)
- Hieromartyr Metrophanes, first Chinese priest, and the Chinese New Martyrs of the Boxer Uprising (1900)
Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas
Readings
- 1 Peter 1.3-9 (Vespers)
- 1 Peter 1.13-19 (Vespers)
- 1 Peter 2.11-24 (Vespers)
- John 21.15-25 (Matins Gospel)
- Romans 5.10-16 (Epistle)
- Acts 11.19-26, 29-30 (Epistle)
- Matthew 8.23-27 (Gospel)
- Luke 10.16-21 (Gospel)
Saints
- Commemoration of the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel to a monk on Mt Athos, and the revelation of the hymn "It is Truly Meet" (Axion Estin (980)
Ven. Onuphrius the Great
Readings
- Romans 5.17-6.2 (Epistle)
- Matthew 9.14-17 (Gospel)
Saints
- Ven. Onuphrius the Great
Martyr Aquilina of Byblos
Readings
- Romans 3.19-26 (Epistle)
- Matthew 7.1-8 (Gospel)
Saints
- Martyr Aquilina of Byblos
- Saint Triphyllius, bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus (370)
- St Anna and her son John (5h c.)
2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Readings
- Isaiah 43.9-14 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)
- Mark 16.1-8 (2nd Matins Gospel)
- Romans 2.10-16 (Epistle)
- Hebrews 11.33-12.2 (Epistle)
- Matthew 4.18-23 (Gospel)
- Matthew 4.25-5.12 (Gospel)
Saints
- Prophet Elisha
- St Methodios, Patriarch of Constantinople (847)
- St John Mavropos, Metropolitan of Euchaïta(1100)
Prophet Amos; St Jonah, Metr. of Moscow
Readings
- Romans 7.1-13 (Epistle)
- Matthew 9.36-10.8 (Gospel)
Saints
- Prophet Amos
- St Jonah, Metr. of Moscow
- Holy Prophet Amos (8th c. BC)
- Holy Martyr Vitus, with Modestus and Crescentia (303)
- Blessed Augustine, bishop of Hippo (430), and his mother Monica (387)
- Holy Martyr Lazar, Prince of Serbia (1389)
St Tycho, Bishop of Amathus
Readings
- Romans 7.14-8.2 (Epistle)
- Matthew 10.9-15 (Gospel)
Saints
- St Tycho, Bishop of Amathus
- Holy Martyrs Tigrios and Eutropios (404)
Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, Ismael of Persia
Readings
- Romans 8.2-13 (Epistle)
- Matthew 10.16-22 (Gospel)
Saints
- Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, Ismael of Persia
- Our Holy Father Botolph, Abbot of the Monastery of Ikanhoe (680)
Martyr Leontius and Companions
Readings
- Romans 8.22-27 (Epistle)
- Matthew 10.23-31 (Gospel)
Saints
- Martyr Leontius and Companions
Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord
Readings
- Jude 1-10 (Vespers)
- Jude 11-16 (Vespers)
- Jude 17-25 (Vespers)
- John 21.15-25 (Matins Gospel)
- Romans 9.6-19 (Epistle)
- Jude 1-10 (Epistle)
- Matthew 10.32-36, 11.1 (Gospel)
- John 14.21-24 (Gospel)
Saints
- Our Holy Father Païsius the Great of Egypt (400)
Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patar
Readings
- Romans 3.28-4.3 (Epistle)
- Matthew 7.24-8.4 (Gospel)
Saints
- Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patar
- St Kallistos I, Patriarch of Constantinople (1363)
- Blessed Studios (5th c.)
3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Readings
- Mark 16.9-20 (3rd Matins Gospel)
- Romans 5.1-10 (Epistle)
- Matthew 6.22-33 (Gospel)
Saints
- Martyr Julian of Tarsus
- Our Holy Fathers Julius and Julian (5th c.)
Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
Readings
- Romans 9.18-33 (Epistle)
- Matthew 11.2-15 (Gospel)
Saints
- Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
- St Alban, First Martyr of Great Britain (early 3rd c.)
Martyr Agrippina of Rome
Readings
- Romans 10.11-11.2 (Epistle)
- Matthew 11.16-20 (Gospel)
Saints
- Martyr Agrippina of Rome
- Martyr Agrippina of Rome (3rd c.)
- Commemoration of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God
Nativity of St John the Baptist
Readings
- Composite 10 - Genesis 17.15-17, 19; 18.11-14; 21.1-8 (Vespers)
- Composite 11 - Judges 13.2-8, 13-14, 17-18, 21 (Vespers)
- Composite 8 - Isaiah 40, 41, 45, 48, 54 (Vespers)
- Luke 1.24-25, 57-68, 76, 80 (Matins Gospel)
- Romans 11.2-12 (Epistle)
- Romans 13.11-14.4 (Epistle)
- Matthew 11.20-26 (Gospel)
- Luke 1.1-25, 57-68, 76, 80 (Gospel)
Saints
- Synaxis of Sts Zacharias and Elisabeth
- Holy Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus and Longinus (3rd c.)
Virgin Martyr Febronia; Peter and Fevronia of Murom
Readings
- Romans 11.13-24 (Epistle)
- Matthew 11.27-30 (Gospel)
Saints
- Virgin Martyr Febronia
- Peter and Fevronia of Murom
- Our Holy Father Dionysios, founder of the Monastery of St John the Forerunner on Mt Athos (1380)
Ven. David of Thessalonica; Tikhvin Icon
Readings
- Romans 11.25-36 (Epistle)
- Matthew 12.1-8 (Gospel)
Saints
- Ven. David of Thessalonica
- Tikhvin Icon
Ven. Sampson the Hospitable of Constantinople
Readings
- Romans 6.11-17 (Epistle)
- Matthew 8.14-23 (Gospel)
Saints
- Ven. Sampson the Hospitable of Constantinople
- St Severus the Priest (6th c.)
- St Joanna the Myrrh-bearer (1st c.)
4th Sunday after Pentecost
Readings
- Luke 24.1-12 (4th Matins Gospel)
- Romans 6.18-23 (Epistle)
- Matthew 8.5-13 (Gospel)
Saints
- Trans. Rel. Ven. Cyrus and John
- Sts Sergius and Herman (1353), abbots of Valaam
- Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos "Of the Three Hands"
- Our Holy Father Sennuphius the Standard-Bearer (4th c.)
Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Readings
- 1 Peter 1.3-9 (Vespers)
- 1 Peter 1.13-19 (Vespers)
- 1 Peter 2.11-24 (Vespers)
- John 21.15-25 (Matins Gospel)
- Romans 12.4-5, 15-21 (Epistle)
- 2 Corinthians 11.21-12.9 (Epistle)
- Matthew 12.9-13 (Gospel)
- Matthew 16.13-19 (Gospel)
Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles
Readings
- Romans 14.9-18 (Epistle)
- 1 Corinthians 4.9-16 (Epistle)
- Matthew 12.14-16, 22-30 (Gospel)
- Mark 3.13-19 (Gospel)