May (for Manhattan) – 2006

Sun
/ Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat
30 St.Thomas Sun. & Apostle James, Brother of St. John
Orthros, 8:30am
Divine Liturgy, 9:30am (Blessing of Graves to follow Coffee Hour) / May 1 Holy Prophet Jeremiah / 2Transfer of the Precious Relics of St. Athanasius of Alexandria

Bible Study, 9:30am

/ 3Our Venerable Father Theodosius, Founder of the Monastery of the Caves, Kiev

Daily Vespers, 6:30pm

Paschal Abstinence!

/ 4 The Holy Martyr Pelagia / 5 The Holy, Glrious Great-Martyr Irene
Paschal Abstinence! / 6 The Leave-Taking of St.Thomas Sun Holy & Righteous Job the Much-Suffering
Great Vespers, 5:30pm
7Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers & Miracle of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem & the Holy Priest Alexis Toth
Orthros, 8:30am
Divine Liturgy, 9:30am
Religious Education / 8The Holy Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian & Our Venerable Father Arsenius / 9The Holy Prophet Isaiah & Holy Martyr Christopher
Bible Study, 9:30am / 10The Holy Apostle Simeon the Zealote

Daily Vespers, 6:30pm

Paschal Abstinence!

/ 11The Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril & Methodios, Evangelizers of the Slavic People / 12Our Father among the Saints Epiphanios of Cyprus
Paschal Abstinence! / 13The Leave-Taking of the Holy Myrrhbearers
Great Vespers, 5:30pm
14Sunday of Paralytic

Orthros: 8:30am

Divine Liturgy: 9:30am
Religious Education
Happy Mothers’ Day! / 15Our Venerable Father Pachomios, Father of Cenobitic Monasticism / 16The Leave-Taking of the Sunday of the Paralytic & Our Venerable Father Theodosius the Sanctified
Bible Study, 9:30amGreat Vespers, 6:30pm / 17Feast of Mid-Pentecost & the Holy Apostle among the 70 Andronicus
Orthros, 8:00am
Liturgy, 9:00am

Daily Vespers, 6:30pm

Paschal Abstinence! / 18 / 19
Paschal Abstinence! / 20
Great Vespers, 5:30pm
21Sunday of the Samaritan Woman & Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine & Helen

Orthros: 8:30am

Divine Liturgy: 9:30am
Religious Education / 22 / 23
Bible Study, 9:30am / 24Leave-Taking of Mid-PentecostOur Venerable Father Vincent of Lerins

Daily Vespers, 6:30pm

Paschal Abstinence!

/ 25The Third Finding of the Precious Head of the Forerunner / 26The Holy Apostle among the 70 Carpus
Paschal Abstinence! / 27The Leave-Taking of the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman & our Venerable Father John the Russian, the New Confessor
Great Vespers, 5:30pm
28Sunday of the Blind Man

Orthros: 8:30am

Divine Liturgy: 9:30am
Religious Education / 29Glorification of our Father among the Saints Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn / 30Leave-Taking of the Sunday of the Blind Man
Bible Study, 9:30am / 31Leave-Taking of Pascha &Eve of the Feast of Ascension
Paschal 9th Hour, 5:45pm
Vesperal Divine Liturgy (Lesser Blessing of Water), 6:00pm
No Fasting! / June 1The Feast of Ascension of our Lord, God & Savior Jesus Christ / 2Our Father among the Saints Nicephorus the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople
Paschal Abstinence! / 3The Holy Martyr Lucillian & His Companion Martyrs
Great Vespers, 5:30pm

Strict Fast: 1 meal & abstinence from meat, poultry, dairy, fish, wine & oil.

Abstinence: 2 meal & abstinence from meat, poultry, dairy & fish; wine & oil.

Paschal Abstinence: 2 meal & abstinence from meat, poultry & dairy; fish, wine & oil are permitted.

Sun
/ Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat
30 St.Thomas Sun. & Apostle James, Brother of St. John
Divine Liturgy (Salina), 9:30am / May 1 Holy Prophet Jeremiah / 2Transfer of the Precious Relics of St. Athanasius of Alexandria / 3Our Venerable Father Theodosius, Founder of the Monastery of the Caves, Kiev

Paschal Abstinence!

/ 4 The Holy Martyr Pelagia / 5 The Holy, Glrious Great-Martyr Irene
Paschal Abstinence! / 6 The Leave-Taking of St.Thomas Sun Holy & Righteous Job the Much-Suffering
Divine Liturgy, 9:30am
7 Sun. of the Holy Myrrhbearers & Miracle of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem & the Holy Priest Alexis Toth
Divine Liturgy (Salina), 9:30am / 8The Holy Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian & Our Venerable Father Arsenius / 9The Holy Prophet Isaiah & Holy Martyr Christopher / 10 The Holy Apostle Simeon the Zealote

Paschal Abstinence!

/ 11 The Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril & Methodios, Evangelizers of the Slavic People / 12 Our Father among the Saints Epiphanios of Cyprus
Paschal Abstinence! / 13 The Leave-Taking of the Holy Myrrhbearers
Divine Liturgy, 9:30am
14 Sunday of Paralytic
Divine Liturgy (Salina), 9:30am
Happy Mothers’ Day! / 15 Our Venerable Father Pachomios, Father of Cenobitic Monasticism / 16 The Leave-Taking of the Sunday of the Paralytic & Our Venerable Father Theodosius the Sanctified / 17 Feast of Mid-Pentecost & the Holy Apostle among the 70 Andronicus
Paschal Abstinence! / 18 / 19
Paschal Abstinence! / 20
Divine Liturgy, 9:30am
21 Sunday of the Samaritan Woman & Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine & Helen
Divine Liturgy (Salina), 9:30am / 22 / 23 / 24 Leave-Taking of Mid-PentecostOur Venerable Father Vincent of Lerins

Paschal Abstinence!

/ 25 The Third Finding of the Precious Head of the Forerunner / 26 The Holy Apostle among the 70 Carpus
Paschal Abstinence! / 27 The Leave-Taking of the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman & our Venerable Father John the Russian, the New Confessor
Divine Liturgy, 9:30am
28 Sunday of the Blind Man
Divine Liturgy
(Salina), 9:30am / 29 Glorification of our Father among the Saints Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn / 30 Leave-Taking of the Sunday of the Blind Man / 31Leave-Taking of Pascha &Eve of the Feast of Ascension
Paschal 9th Hour, 5:45pm
Vesperal Divine Liturgy (Lesser Blessing of Water) (Salina), 6:00pm
No Fasting! / June 1 The Feast of Ascension of our Lord, God & Savior Jesus Christ / 2 Our Father among the Saints Nicephorus the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople
Paschal Abstinence! / 3 The Holy Martyr Lucillian & His Companion Martyrs
Divine Liturgy, 9:30am

Strict Fast: 1 meal & abstinence from meat, poultry, dairy, fish, wine & oil.

Abstinence: 2 meal & abstinence from meat, poultry, dairy & fish; wine & oil.

Paschal Fast:2 meals & abstinence from meat & poutry only. Dairy, fish, wine & oil are permitted.

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