Orthodox Calendar for April 2085

April 2085
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Fifth Sunday of Lent Ven. Mary of Egypt Ven. Euthymius of Suzdal Martyrs Gerontius and Basilides	2 Lenten Fast 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 Martyrs Agathopedes, Theodulus and Their Companions Our Holy Father Mark of Trache (ca. 400)	6 Lenten Fast Presanctified Liturgy St Methodius, Enlightener of the Slavs St Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople (582)	7 Lenten Fast—Wine, Oil and Caviar are Allowed Lazarus Saturday Repose St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener N. America St Justin (Popovic) of Chelije in Serbia (1979) (March 25 OC) Holy Martyr Calliopius, with his mother Theoclea (304) St George the Confessor, bishop of Mitylene (ca. 820)
8 Lenten Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufuf, Phlegon, Hermes Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome (432)	9 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Monday Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia	10 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Tuesday Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus and Companions Six Thousand Holy Martyrs in Georgia (1615) New Hieromartyr Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople (1821)	11 Lenten Fast—No overrides Presanctified Liturgy Great and Holy Wednesday Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum Holy Martyrs Processus and Martinian (1st c.)	12 Lenten Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Great and Holy Thursday 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—Strict Fast Great and Holy Friday Hieromartyr Artemon, Presbyter of Laodicea St Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655)	14 Lenten Fast—Wine is Allowed Great and Holy Saturday St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus of the Seventy Holy Martyr Ardalion the Actor (3rd c.)
15 Holy Pascha The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Beginning of the Pentecostarion Apostles of the Seventy Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth (372)	16 Bright Monday Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia	17 Bright Tuesday Hieromartyr Simeon of Persia Ven. Zosima of Solovetsk	18 Bright Wednesday Ven. John, Disciple of Gregory Decapolites The Holy Martyr John the New of Ioannina (1526)	19 Bright Thursday Ven. John of Ancient Caves in Palestine Our Holy Father Agathangelos (1819)	20 Bright Friday The Life-Giving Spring of the Most-holy Theotokos Ven. Theodore Trichinas Holy Apostle Zaccheus	21 Bright Saturday Hieromartyr Januarius and Companions
22 Antipascha: 2nd Sunday of Pascha St Thomas Sunday St Theodore the Sykeote Holy Martyr Leonidas (202) Our Holy Father, the monk Vitalis	23 Holy Greatmartyr, Victorybearer and Wonderworker George	24 Day of Rejoicing (Radonitsa) Martyr Sabbas Stratelates	25 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark Saint Ananias, Second Bishop of Alexandria (1st c.)	26 Hieromartyr Basil of Amasea St Stephen, Bishop of Perm	27 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed 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 Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy The Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus (3rd c.)
29 3rd Sunday of Pascha Myrrhbearing Women Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus St Basil, bishop of Ostrog in Montenegro (Serbia) (1671)	30 Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John St Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Bishop of Stavropol and Kavkaz (1867)