SUNDAY, 8/21 APRIL: FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST; (Tone 5); Saint Mary of Egypt (commemorated on the 5th Sunday of the Great Fast); Apostles of the Seventy: Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes, and those who suffered with them (+1st C); Saint Niphont, Bishop of Novgorod (+1156); Saint Rufus, Recluse of the Kiev Caves (+14th C); Martyr Pausilipus (+117-138); Saint Celestine, pope of Rome (+432); Hieromartyr Sergius Rodakovsky, presbyter (+1933):
9:40AM- Hours, Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Epistle: Heb.9,10-14 Gospel: Mk.10,32-45
Blessing of new, gold chalice covers (with icon of Apostles Peter and Paul)
in memory of + Mitered Archpriest Dimitri S. Kudrikoff, + Matushka Olga Kudrikoff
and + Stephen Kudrikoff offered by Andrea Kudrikoff Slaugh.
Wednesday, 11/24 April: Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamus (+c68); Saints James of Zhelezny Borok (+1442) and James his disciple (+15th C); Saint Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver (+1576); Martyrs Processus and Martinian (+c67); Hieromartyr Nicholas Gavarin, presbyter (+1938):
9:30AM- Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours; Typical Psalms
At 6th Hour: Isaiah 58,1-11
Saturday, 14/27 April: Lazarus Saturday – Raising of Righteous Lazarus; Saint Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (+655); Martyrs Anthony, John and Eustathius of Vilnius (+1347); Martyr Ardalion the actor (+305-311); The One Thousand Martyrs of Persia, and with them Azat the eunuch (+c341); Saint Alexander Orlov, presbyter, confessor (+1941):
9:40AM- Hours, Divine Liturgy
Epistle: Heb.12,28;-13,8 Gospel: Jn.11,1-45
In the dining hall caviar is allowed.
SUNDAY, 15/28 APRIL: Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem; Palm/Willow Sunday; Apostles of the Seventy – Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus (+c67); Martyrs Basilissa and Anastasia in Rome (+c68); Martyrs Sukia and his companions Andrew, Anastasius, Thalaleus, Theodoretus, Ivchirion, Jordan, Quadratus, Lucian, Mimnaeus, Nerangius, Polyeuctus, James, Pjocas, Domentianus, Victor, Zosimus (+beginning 2nd C); Martyr Sabbas the Goth (+372); Hieromartyr Alexander Gnevushev, presbyter (+1930):
9:30AM- Blessing of Willows, Hours,
Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Epistle: Phil.4,4-9 Gospel: Jn.12,1-18
In the dining hall fish is allowed.