Orthodox Calendar for April 2008

April 2008
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Lenten Fast Ven. Euthymius of Suzdal Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt (4th-6th c.)	2 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Ven. Titus the Wonderworker Holy Martyrs Amphianus and Aedesius (ca. 306)	3 Lenten Fast Ven. Nicetas the Confessor Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (886) Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa (1949) (March 21 OC)	4 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer St Zosimas, monk, of Palestine (523)	5 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Memorial Saturday Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions Our Holy Father Mark of Trache (ca. 400)
6 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Fourth Sunday of Lent St John Climacus St Methodius, Enilightener of the Slavs St Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople (582)	7 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Repose St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener N. America Holy Martyr Calliopius, with his mother Theoclea (304) St George the Confessor, bishop of Mitylene (ca. 820) St Nilus (Nil Sorsky), abbot of Sora (1508) Saint Savvas the New of Kalymnos (1948) (March 25 OC)	8 Lenten Fast Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufuf, Phlegon, Hermes Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome (432)	9 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Presanctified Liturgy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia	10 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete Presanctified Liturgy Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus and Companions Six Thousand Holy Martyrs in Georgia (1615) New Hieromartyr Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople (1821)	11 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Presanctified Liturgy Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.)	12 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Saturday of the Akathist to the Most-Holy Theotokos St Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium St Isaac the Syrian, abbot of Spoleto, Italy (ca. 550) Our Holy Mother Athanasia (860)
13 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Fifth Sunday of Lent St Mary of Egypt Hieromartyr Artemon, Presbyter of Laodicea St Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655)	14 Lenten Fast St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus of the Seventy Holy Martyr Ardalion the Actor (3rd c.)	15 Lenten Fast Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth (372)	16 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia	17 Lenten Fast Ven. Zosima of Solovetsk Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop in Persia, and those with him (343)	18 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Ven. John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites The Holy Martyr John the New of Ioannina (1526)	19 Lenten Fast—Wine, Oil and Caviar are Allowed Lazarus Saturday Ven. John of Ancient Caves in Palestine Our Holy Father Agathangelos (1819)
20 Lenten Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem Ven. Theodore Trichinas Holy Apostle Zaccheus	21 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Monday Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions	22 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Tuesday St Theodore the Sykeote Holy Martyr Leonidas (202) Our Holy Father, the monk Vitalis	23 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Wednesday Holy Greatmartyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George	24 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Great and Holy Thursday Martyr Sabbas Stratelates	25 Lenten Fast—Strict Fast Great and Holy Friday Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark Saint Ananias, Second Bishop of Alexandria (1st c.)	26 Lenten Fast—Wine is Allowed Great and Holy Saturday St Stephen, Bishop of Perm Hieromartyr Basil, bishop of Amasia and Righteous Virgin Glaphyra (322)
27 Holy Pascha The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Beginning of the Pentecostarion Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord Our Holy Father Stephen, Abbot of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Vladimir (1094) Burning of the relics of St Sava I of Serbia by the Turks (1594)	28 Bright Monday Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus (3rd c.)	29 Bright Tuesday Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus St Basil, bishop of Ostrog in Montenegro (Serbia) (1671)	30 Bright Wednesday Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John St Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Bishop of Stavropol and Kavkaz (1867)