Orthodox Calendar for April 2016

April 2016
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Ven. Euthymius of Suzdal Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt (4th-6th c.)	2 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Memorial Saturday Ven. Titus the Wonderworker Holy Martyrs Amphianus and Aedesius (ca. 306)
3 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Third Sunday of Lent Veneration of the Precious Cross Ven. Nicetas the Confessor Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (886) Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa (1949) (March 21 OC)	4 Lenten Fast Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer St Zosimas, monk, of Palestine (523)	5 Lenten Fast Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions Our Holy Father Mark of Trache (ca. 400)	6 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy 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 Presanctified Liturgy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufuf, Phlegon, Hermes Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome (432)	9 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Memorial Saturday Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia
10 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Fourth Sunday of Lent St John Climacus Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus and Companions Six Thousand Holy Martyrs in Georgia (1615) New Hieromartyr Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople (1821)	11 Lenten Fast Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.)	12 Lenten Fast 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 Presanctified Liturgy Hieromartyr Artemon, Presbyter of Laodicea St Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655)	14 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete Presanctified Liturgy 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—Wine and Oil are Allowed Presanctified Liturgy Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth (372)	16 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Saturday of the Akathist to the Most-Holy Theotokos Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia
17 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Fifth Sunday of Lent St Mary of Egypt Ven. Zosima of Solovetsk Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop in Persia, and those with him (343)	18 Lenten Fast Ven. John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites The Holy Martyr John the New of Ioannina (1526)	19 Lenten Fast Ven. John of Ancient Caves in Palestine Our Holy Father Agathangelos (1819)	20 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy Ven. Theodore Trichinas Holy Apostle Zaccheus	21 Lenten Fast Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions	22 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy St Theodore the Sykeote Holy Martyr Leonidas (202) Our Holy Father, the monk Vitalis	23 Lenten Fast—Wine, Oil and Caviar are Allowed Lazarus Saturday Holy Greatmartyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George
24 Lenten Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem Martyr Sabbas Stratelates	25 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Monday Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark Saint Ananias, Second Bishop of Alexandria (1st c.)	26 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Tuesday St Stephen, Bishop of Perm Hieromartyr Basil, bishop of Amasia and Righteous Virgin Glaphyra (322)	27 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Wednesday 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 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Great and Holy Thursday Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus (3rd c.)	29 Lenten Fast—Strict Fast Great and Holy Friday Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus St Basil, bishop of Ostrog in Montenegro (Serbia) (1671)	30 Lenten Fast—Wine is Allowed Great and Holy Saturday Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John St Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Bishop of Stavropol and Kavkaz (1867)