Orthodox holidays in May 2021 according to the church calendar

Orthodox calendar for May 2021

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The main events of the Orthodox calendar this month:

02.05 — Great Easter. Bright Resurrection of Christ.
09.05 — Day of Remembrance of Dead Soldiers.
11.05 — Radonitsa. All Souls' Day.
21.05 - Day of the Evangelist John the Theologian, the Apostle.
22.05 — Transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Lycian Myra to the city of Bar.
24.05 - Saints Cyril and Methodius.

Next is a detailed Orthodox church calendar for each day of the month.

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01.05

Saturday, May 1, 2021 (Old Style: April 18) Holy Week, Great Saturday. Venerable John, disciple of Saint Gregory Decapolite (about 820-850) Names of the saints we remember:
Martyrs Victor, Zotikos, Zeno, Akindinus and Severian (303).
Saint Cosmas the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon, and Saint Auxentius (815-820). Martyr John the New of Ioannina (1526). Hieromartyr Vissarion Selinin the presbyter (1918); Venerable Martyr Tamara Satsi (1942). Icons:
Maximovskaya Icon of the Mother of God (1299).
Fasts:
Great Lent.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place on the eve of the Holy Resurrection of Christ (Easter).
Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - 1 Cor.5:6-8; Gal.3:13-14; Matthew 27:62-66 In lit.: - Ap.: Rom.6:3-11 Hev.: Matthew 28:1-20 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 109-111; Psalm 118 Forever: - Psalm 1-8

02.05

Sunday, May 2, 2021 (Old style: April 19) Bright Resurrection of Christ. Easter Blzh. Matrona of Moscow (1952) St. John of the Ancient Cave (VIII) Names of the saints we remember:
Martyrs Theona, Christopher and Antonin (303).
Saint George the Confessor, Bishop of Antioch of Pisidia (IX). Saint Tryphon, Patriarch of Constantinople (933). Hieromartyr Paphnutius, Bishop of Jerusalem. Venerable Nikephoros Abbot. Saint Victor the Confessor, Bishop of Glazov (1934). Fasts:
Easter (Bright) Week is continuous.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place during Easter (Bright) Week.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 1:1-8 Ev.: John 1:1-17 For eternity: - John 20:19-25 Psalm: In the morning: - Psalm 9 -16; Psalm 17-23

03.05

Monday, May 3, 2021 (Old Style: April 20) Easter (Bright) Week The day of the death of His Holiness Patriarch Pimen. St. Theodore Trikhina (400) Names of the saints we remember:
St.
Gregory (593), Anastasia I of Sinaita (599), Patriarchs of Antioch. Venerable Anastasius, abbot of Mount Sinai (695). Venerable Alexander Oshevensky (1479). Martyr of the Infant Gabriel of Bialystok (1690). Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Ohrid and Žić (1956) (Serb.). Saint Theodosius the Confessor, Bishop of Kolomna (1937). Icons:
Cyprus Icon of the Mother of God (392).
Fasts:
Easter (Bright) Week is continuous.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place during Easter (Bright) Week.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 1:12-17,21-26 Ev.: John 1:18-28 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 24-31; Psalm 32-36; Psalm 37-45 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

04.05

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 (Old Style: April 21) Easter (Bright) Week of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God of the Hieromartyr Iannuarius, Bishop and with him the martyr. Procula, Sossia and Faustus the deacons, Disiderius the reader, Eutychius and Akution (about 305) The Martyr Theodore, also in Perga, his mother Philippia, Dioscorus, Socrates and Dionysius (about 138-161) Names of the saints whom we remember:
Reverend Martyrs 600 Fathers David- Gareji (XVII).
Discovery of the relics of St. Theodore of Sanaksar (1999). Right Alexy Bortsurmansky (1848). Martyrs Isaac, Apollos and Codratus (303). St. Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople (434). Hieromartyr John of Prigorovsky Presbyter (1918); St. Nicholas of Pisarevsky confessor, presbyter (1933); Hieromartyr Alexy Protopopov presbyter (1938). Icons:
Shuya Icon of the Mother of God “Hodegetria”.
Fasts:
Easter (Bright) Week is continuous.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place during Easter (Bright) Week.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 2:14-21 Ev.: Luke 24:12-35 Psalm: In the morning: - Psalm 46-54; Psalm 55-63; Psalm 64-69 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

05.05

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 (Old Style: April 22) Easter (Bright) Week of the Venerable Theodore Sikeot, Bishop of Anastasioupol (613) Council of the Reverend Fathers, who labored on the Divine Mount Sinai. The names of the saints we remember:
Martyr Epipodius of Lyons (circa 177).
App. Nathanael, Luke and Clement (I). Venerable Vitaly (609-620). Transfer of the relics of the blgv. book Vsevolod, in the Holy Baptism of Gabriel, Pskov (1834). Hieromartyr Plato, Bishop of Banyaluk (1941) (Serb.). Hieromartyr Eustathius Malakhovsky presbyter (1918); martyr Dimitry Vlasenkov (1942). Icons:
Kasperovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
Fasts:
Easter (Bright) Week is continuous.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place during Easter (Bright) Week.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 2:22-36 Ev.: John 1:35-51 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 70-76; Psalm 77-84; Psalm 85-90 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

06.05

Thursday, May 6, 2021 (Old style: April 23) Easter (Bright) Week of the Great Martyr George the Victorious (303) Iveron Icon of the Mother of God (second discovery of the list of icons 2012) Names of the saints we remember:
Martyrs of Queen Alexandra (314) .
Martyrs Anatoly and Protoleon (303). Venerable Sophia (1974). Hieromartyr John Anserov presbyter (1940). Fasts:
Easter (Bright) Week is continuous.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place during Easter (Bright) Week.
Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - Luke 12:2-12 In lit.: - Feast: Apostle : Acts 12:1-11 Heb.: John 15:17-16:2 Psalm: In the morning. : - Psalm 91-100; Psalm 101-104; Psalm 105-108 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

07.05

Friday, May 7, 2021 (Old Style: April 24) Easter (Bright) Week Follow-up in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos for the sake of Her “Life-Giving Source.” Martyr Sava Stratelates and with him 70 soldiers (272) Names of the saints we remember:
Martyr Alexander of Lyons (about 177).
Venerable Savva of Pechersk (XIII). Venerable Alexy, recluse of Pechersk (XIII). Hieromartyr Branko the Presbyter (1941) (Serb.). Martyrs Pasikrates and Valentinus (228). Martyrs Eusebius, Neon, Leontius, Longinus and others (303). St. Thomas the Holy Fool (about 546-560). Venerable Elizabeth the Wonderworker (VI-VIII). Martyr Sergius of Arkhangelsk (1938). Icons:
Icons of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Source”.
Molchensk Icon of the Mother of God (1405). Fasts:
Easter (Bright) Week is continuous.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place during Easter (Bright) Week.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 3:1-8 Ev.: John 2:12-22 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 134-142; Psalm 9-16 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

08.05

Saturday, May 8, 2021 (Old Style: April 25) Easter (Bright) Week of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark (63) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Sylvester of Obnor (1379).
Venerable Basil of Polyanomerulsky (1767) (Romanian). Hieromartyr Sergius Rokhletsov presbyter (1938). Icons:
Constantinople Icon of the Mother of God (1071).
Fasts:
Easter (Bright) Week is continuous.
Weddings:
Marriages do not take place during Easter (Bright) Week.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 3:11-16 Ev.: John 3:22-33 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 109-111; Psalm 118 Forever: - Psalm 1-8

09.05

Sunday, May 9, 2021 (Old style: April 26) Week 2 of Easter Antipascha. Recollection of the assurance of the Apostle Thomas. Commemoration of deceased soldiers. Saint Stephen, Bishop of Great Perm (1396) Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia (about 323) Names of the saints we remember:
Right.
Maiden Glaphyrs (322). Venerable Ioannikios of Devichensky (XIII) (Serb.). Hieromartyr John Pankov the presbyter and his sons martyr. Nicholas and Peter (1918). Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - Matthew 28:16-20 In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 5:12-20 Ev.: John 20:19-31 Psalm: In the morning: - Psalm 9 -16; Psalm 17-23

10.05

Monday, May 10, 2021 (Old Style: April 27) 2nd Week of Easter Ap. and the Hieromartyr Simeon, a relative of the Lord (107) Names of the saints whom we remember:
Right.
Eulogy of the Stranger (VI). Venerable Stephen, abbot of Pechersk, bishop of Vladimir-Volyn (1094). Hieromartyrs Pavel Svetozarov and John of the Nativity presbyters, martyr. Peter Yazykov, Nikolai Malkov, Avksentiy Kalashnikov, Sergius Methodiev and the martyr Anastasia (1922); Venerable Martyr Maria Nosova (1938); Hieromartyr John the Savior Presbyter (1941). Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 3:19-26 Ev.: John 2:1-11 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 24-31; Psalm 32-36; Psalm 37-45 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

11.05

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 (Old Style: April 28) 2nd Week of Easter Radonitsa. Remembrance of the dead. App. from the 70 Jason and Sosipater, the virgins of Kerkyra and others who suffered with them (I) Martyrs Dada, Maximus and Quintilian (286) Names of the saints whom we remember:
Martyrs Satornius, Iakischola, Favstian, Iannuarius, Marsalia, Euphrasius, Mammias, Murina , Zinon, Eusebius, Neon and Vitaly (about 63).
Saint Cyril, Bishop of Turov (circa 1183). Martyr Anna Shashkina (1940). Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 4:1-10 Ev.: John 3:16-21 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 46-54; Psalm 55-63; Psalm 64-69 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

12.05

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 (Old Style: April 29) 2nd Week of Easter Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus: Theognis, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artema, Magnus, Theodotus, Faumasius and Philemon (286-299) Venerable Memnon miracle worker (II) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Nektarios of Optina (1928).
Martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopian the Deacon (284-305). St. Basil of Ostrog (1671) (Serb.). Three hundred martyrs, victims in the mountains of Dudikvati and Papati (Turkey) (XVII-XVIII) (Georgian). Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaev (1970). Fasts:
Fast day.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 4:13-22 Ev.: John 5:17-24 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 70-76; Psalm 77-84; Psalm 85-90 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

13.05

Thursday, May 13, 2021 (Old Style: April 30) 2nd Week of Easter Ap. James Zebedee (44) Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and Black Sea (1867) Discovery of the relics of St. Nikita, Bishop of Novgorod (1558) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Donatus, Bishop of Euria (about 387).
Finding the relics of the Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia (IV). Martyr Maximus. Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 4:23-31 Ev.: John 5:24-30 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 91-100; Psalm 101-104; Psalm 105-108 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

14.05

Friday, May 14, 2021 (Old style: May 1) 2nd Week after Easter of St. Paphnutius of Borovsk (1477) Prophet. Jeremiah (VI BC) Names of the saints whom we remember:
Venerable Martyr Vatha the Persian (IV).
Blgv. Tamara, Queen of Georgia (1213). Hieromartyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kyiv (1497). Venerable Gerasim of Boldinsky (1554). Prmchch. Afonskikh Euphemia (1814). Ignatius (1814) and Akaki (1816). Martyr Nina Kuznetsova (1938). Icons:
Tsarevokokshayskaya or Mironositskaya (1647), Andronikovskaya (XIV), and the called “Unexpected Joy” icons of the Mother of God.
Fasts:
Fast day.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 5:1-11 Ev.: John 5:30-6:2 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 134-142; Psalm 9-16 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

15.05

Saturday, May 15, 2021 (Old Style: May 2) 2nd Week of Easter Day of the death of His Holiness Patriarch Sergius. Transfer of the relics of the blgv. Russian princes Boris (1072) and Gleb (1115), in the Holy Baptism of Roman and David Saint Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria (373) Names of the saints we remember:
Martyrs Esper and Zoe and their children Cyriacus and Theodulus (II).
Blgv. and Equal to the Apostles Tsar Boris, in Holy Baptism Michael (about 908), who received Baptism with his people in the 9th century (Bolg.). Saint Athanasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, Lubensk and Kharkov wonderworker (1654). Icons:
Putivl Icon of the Mother of God (1238).
Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 5:21-33 Ev.: John 6:14-27 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 109-111; Psalm 118 Forever: - Psalm 1-8

16.05

Sunday, May 16, 2021 (Old style: May 3) Week 3 of Easter Sunday of Sts. myrrh-bearing women. Venerable Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev-Pechersk (1074) Holy myrrh-bearing women: Mary Magdalene, Mary of Cleopas, Salome, Joanna, Martha and Mary, Susanna and others; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus Righteous Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus Blgv. Tamara, Queen of Georgia (XIII) Martyrs Timothy and Maura (about 286) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Peter the Wonderworker, Bishop of Argos (X).
Saint Theophan of Peritheoria (after 1353). Saints Juliania (1393) and Eupraxia (1394) of Moscow. Hieromartyr Nicholas of Benevolensky Presbyter (1941). Icons:
Icons of the Mother of God: the Dormition of the Kiev-Pechersk, brought from Constantinople (1073), Pechersk (with the upcoming Anthony and Theodosius of Pechersk) (1085) and Svenskaya (1288).
Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - Mark 16:9-20 In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 6:1-7 Ev.: Mark 15:43-16:8 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 9-16; Psalm 17-23

17.05

Monday, May 17, 2021 (Old Style: May 4) Third Week of Easter Martyr Pelagia, Virgin of Tarsus (about 290) Names of the saints we remember:
Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia (303).
Hieromartyr Alvian, Bishop of Aneia, and his disciples (304). Hieromartyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza, and with him 40 martyrs (311). Saints Nikita, Cyril, Nikifor, Clement and Isaac, brothers Alfanov (Sokolnitsky) in Novgorod (XIV-XV). Hieromartyr John Vasiliev the Presbyter (1942); Hieromartyr Nikolai Tokhtuev deacon (1943). Icons:
Old Russian Icon of the Mother of God (1570).
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 6:8-7:5,47-60 Ev.: John 4:46-54 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 24-31; Psalm 32-36; Psalm 37-45 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

18.05

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 (Old Style: May 5) 3rd Week of Easter Martyr Irene (I-II) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Varlaam of Serpukhov (1377).
Discovery of the relics of St. Jacob of Zheleznoborovsk (1422). Venerable Martyr Ephraim the New (1426) (Const.). Icons:
Icons of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice” (1878).
Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 8:5-17 Ev.: John 6:27-33 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 46-54; Psalm 55-63; Psalm 64-69 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

19.05

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 (Old Style: May 6) 3rd Week of Easter Rights. Job the Long-Suffering (about 2000-1500 BC) The names of the saints whom we remember:
Martyrs Barbarian the warrior, Bacchus, Callimachus and Dionysius (about 362).
Venerable Micah of Radonezh (1385). Venerable Job of Pochaev (1651). Martyr Barbarian, former robber (IX). Fasts:
Fast day.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 8:18-25 Ev.: John 6:35-39 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 70-76; Psalm 77-84; Psalm 85-90 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

20.05

Thursday, May 20, 2021 (Old Style: May 7) 3rd Week of Easter Remembrance of the appearance in heaven of the Cross of the Lord in Jerusalem (351) of the Martyr Acacius the Centurion (303) Council of the Reverend Fathers of the Russian on Athos of the St. Panteleimon Monastery. The names of the saints we remember:
St. John of Zedazni and his disciples: Aviv, Bishop of Nekres, Anthony of Martkop, David of Gareji, Zenon of Ikalta, Thaddeus of Stepantsminda, Ise, Bishop of Tsilkan, Joseph, Bishop of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavi, Michael of Ulumbia, Pyrrhus of Brett, Stephen Khirsky, Shio Mgvimsky (VI) (Georgian).
Venerable Nile of Sorsky (1508). Finding the relics of the Myrrh-streaming Nile, Mount Athos (1815). Icons:
Lyubech (XI) and Zhirovitsk (1470) icons of the Mother of God.
Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 8:26-39 Ev.: John 6:40-44 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 91-100; Psalm 101-104; Psalm 105-108 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

21.05

Friday, May 21, 2021 (Old Style: May 8) 3rd Week of Easter Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (98-117) St. Arseny the Great (449-450) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Pimen the Faster ( XII) and Arseny the hardworking (XIV), Pechersky.
Martyr Nikifor Zaitsev (1942). Fasts:
Fast day.
Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - John 21:15-25 In the lit.: - Feast: Apostle : 1 John 1:1-7 Ev.: John 19:25-27,21:24-25 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 134-142; Psalm 9-16 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

22.05

Saturday, May 22, 2021 (Old Style: May 9) 3rd Week of Easter Transfer of the relics of Saint and Wonderworker Nicholas from Myra in Lycia to Bar (1087) Prophet. Isaiah (VIII BC) Martyr Christopher (about 250) St. Shio Mgvimsky (VI) (Georgian) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Joseph of Optina (1911).
Hieromartyr Demetrius of the Resurrection Presbyter (1938); Hieromartyr Vasily Kolosov presbyter (1939). Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 9:20-31 Ev.: John 15:17-16:2 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 109-111; Psalm 118 Forever: - Psalm 1-8

23.05

Sunday, May 23, 2021 (Old style: May 10) Week 4 of Easter The week of the paralytic. Apostle Simon the Zealot (I) Right. Tabithas (I) Transfer of the relics of the martyr Abraham of Bulgaria (1230) Names of the saints whom we remember:
Martyrs Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyprian, Onesimus, Erasmus and others (251).
Martyr Hesychius of Antioch (IV). St. Isidora, Christ for the sake of the holy fool (VI). Blzh. Taisii (V). Saint Simon, Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal, Pechersk (1226). Blzh. Simon, Christ for the sake of the Fool, Yuryevetsky (1584). Icons:
Kiev-Brotherly Icon of the Mother of God (1654).
Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - Luke 24:1-12 In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 9:32-42 Ev.: John 5:1-15 Psalm: In the morning: - Psalm 9 -16; Psalm 17-23

24.05

Monday, May 24, 2021 (Old style: May 11) 4th Week after Easter Name day of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. Methodius (885) and Cyril (869), teachers of the Slovenian Hieromartyr Mokius (about 295) Equal to the Apostles Rostislav, Prince of Great Moravia (870) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Sophronius, recluse of Pechersk (XIII).
Saint Nicodemus, Archbishop of Serbia (1325). Hieromartyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan (1672). Hieromartyr Mikhail Belorossov presbyter (1920); Hieromartyr Alexander, Archbishop of Kharkov (1940). Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - John 10:9-16 In lit.: - Feast: Apostle : Heb.7:26-8:2 Ev.: Matthew 5:14-19 Psalm: In the morning. : - Psalm 24-31; Psalm 32-36; Psalm 37-45 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

25.05

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 (Old Style: May 12) 4th Week of Easter St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus (403) St. Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople (740) Glorification of the Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker ( 1913) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Dionysius of Radonezh (1633).
Svtt. Savin, Archbishop of Cyprus (V) and other saints. Cyprus. Saint Polubius, Bishop of Rinocyra (V). Martyr John Wallach (1662) (Rum.). The second acquisition of the relics of rights. Simeon Verkhotursky (1992). Hieromartyr Peter Popov, presbyter (1937); Martyr Evdokia Martishkina (1938). Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 10:21-33 Ev.: John 7:1-13 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 46-54; Psalm 55-63; Psalm 64-69 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

26.05

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 (Old Style: May 13) 4th Week of Easter Mid-Pentecost. The virgin martyr Glyceria and the non-martyr Laodicea, the prison guard (about 177) Names of the saints whom we remember:
Martyr Alexander of Rome (about 284-305).
Saint Pausicacius, Bishop of Sinada (about 606). St. George the Confessor with his wife Irina and children (IX). Venerable Euthymius of Iveron (1028) (Georgian). Right Glykeria virgins, Novgorod (1522). Transfer of the relics of the Venerable Martyr Macarius of Kanevsky, Abbot of Pinsk, Pereyaslavl Wonderworker (1688). Hieromartyrs Vasily Sokolov, Alexander Zaozersky and Christopher Nadezhdin presbyters, venerable martyr Macarius Telegin, martyr Sergius Tikhomirov (1922); mchch. Cherkassky (XX). Icons:
Mozdok and Dubensk-Krasnogorsk (XVII) icons of the Mother of God.
Fasts:
Fast day.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 14:6-18 Ev.: John 7:14-30 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 70-76; Psalm 77-84; Psalm 85-90 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

27.05

Thursday, May 27, 2021 (Old Style: May 14) 4th Week of Easter Blzh. Isidore Tverdislov, Christ for the Fool's sake, Rostov Wonderworker (1474) Martyr Isidore (251) Names of the saints we remember:
Martyr Maxim (about 250).
Venerable Serapion Sindonite (V). Venerable Nikita, recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Novgorod (1108). Saint Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1175). Hieromartyr Peter the Nativity of the Presbyter (1939). Icons:
Terebenskaya (1654), Yaroslavl (Pecherskaya) (1823) icons of the Mother of God.
Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 10:34-43 Ev.: John 8:12-20 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 91-100; Psalm 101-104; Psalm 105-108 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

28.05

Friday, May 28, 2021 (Old Style: May 15) 4th Week of Easter of Saint Isaiah, Bishop of Rostov, Wonderworker (1090) Blgv. Tsarevich Demetrius, Uglich and Moscow (1591) St. Pachomius the Great (about 348) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Achillius, Bishop of Larissa (about 330).
Venerable Isaiah of Pechersk (1115). Venerable Pachomius of Nerekhta (1384). Saint Euphrosynus (1481) and his disciple Serapion (1480), Pskov. Fasts:
Fast day.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 10:44-11:10 Ev.: John 8:21-30 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 134-142; Psalm 9-16 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

29.05

Saturday, May 29, 2021 (Old Style: May 16) 4th Week after Easter Transfer of the relics of St. Ephraim of Perekom, Novgorod Wonderworker (1545) St. Theodore the Sanctified (368) Cathedral of New Martyrs in Butovo victims. The names of the saints whom we remember:
Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem (about 213-250).
Blzh. youthful Muses (V). Martyrs Vitus, Modestus and Criscentia (about 303). Prmchch. fathers who were beaten in the Lavra of St. Sava (614). Saint George II, Bishop of Mytilene (IX). Saints Cassian (1537) and Lawrence (1548) of Komel. Martyr Vukashin (1943) (Serb.). Weddings:
Marriages are not performed.
Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 12:1-11 Ev.: John 8:31-42 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 109-111; Psalm 118 Forever: - Psalm 1-8

30.05

Sunday, May 30, 2021 (Old Style: May 17) Week 5 of Easter Week about the Samaritan. Ap. from the 70th Andronicus and Saint June (I) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Euphrosyne, in the world Evdokia, blgv.
led book Moscow (1407). Martyrs of Solokhon, Pamfamir and Pamphalon warriors (284-305). Saint Stephen, Patriarch of Constantinople (893). Gospel and Apostle: In the morning: - John 20:1-10 In the lit.: - Ap.: Acts 11:19-26,29-30 Ev.: John 4:5-42 Psalm: In the morning. : - Psalm 9-16; Psalm 17-23

31.05

Monday, May 31, 2021 (Old Style: May 18) 5th Week of Easter Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and the seven martyrs: Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudius, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona and Julia ( 303) Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul and Christina of Lampsaki (249-251) Names of the saints we remember:
St. Macarius of Altai (1847).
Martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus and Benedim of Athens (250). Martyrs Simeon, Isaac and Vakhtisiy (IV). Martyrs David and Tarichan (683) (Georgian). St. Michael Vinogradov Confessor, Presbyter (1932); Hieromartyr Vasily Krylov presbyter (1942). Gospel and Apostle: In lit.: - Apostle: Acts 12:12-17 Ev.: John 8:42-51 Psalms: In the morning: - Psalm 24-31; Psalm 32-36; Psalm 37-45 For eternity: - Psalm 119-133

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Rituals for May 3

Lent was left behind, so there were no strong restrictions on food on this day. The people called the feast of St. Theodotus Fyodor the Nevodnik. This day, according to church traditions, was dedicated to deceased relatives.

One of the important rituals of the day was the gathering of the family at the festive table. It was important to cover it well, so that the relatives who went to the next world would see that their family was not in poverty, and would remember them. For their invisible presence at the table, you need to add several devices.

The main difference between the trip to the cemetery on May 3 and Radonitsa was that people could mourn and be sad for those who were no longer around. But on Krasnaya Gorka it is forbidden to be sad and cry for the dead.

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The purpose of fasting is to cleanse the soul from sinful thoughts, liberate the spirit, cultivate and strengthen humility and other Christian virtues. During fasting, you must not only refuse inappropriate food, but also keep your thoughts pure and not commit bad deeds.

Multi-day

The longest and most important fast for believers before Easter is called the Great Fast. It lasts 40 days, which is exactly how long Christ himself fasted in the desert. Fasting is defined in order to remember the torment of the Son of God before death, to repent before the bright holiday of Easter.

Lent 2021 – March 15-May 1.

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The Orthodox Church prescribes fasting every Wednesday and Friday. Friday is the day on which the Savior accepted torment and death. On Wednesday, one of Christ’s disciples, Judas, gave Jesus up to suffer and betrayed the Teacher.

One-day posts 2021:

Wednesday and Friday weekly (except for continuous weeks);
Christmas Eve for Epiphany - January 18;
Beheading of John the Baptist - September 11;
Exaltation of the Holy Cross - September 27.

Each fast imposes certain restrictions on food consumption, but the main thing is to remember the meaning of fasting, repent and pray.

The church calendar helps Orthodox Christians prepare for important holidays and organize fasts correctly. Before the celebrations, you need to read Scripture, understand the spirit and meaning of church services, remember the events that every Christian should comprehend and honor.

Main Orthodox church holidays in May 2021

Church holidays in May 2021 will be celebrated by many believers in Russia. The main Orthodox celebrations of this month are Easter and Radonitsa. Lent ends on May 1st.

Happy Easter

For Christians, Holy Sunday in 2021 falls on May 2. Orthodox Christians prepare for the celebration 7 weeks in advance - they begin to fast. Easter itself is traditionally celebrated in church. Services in churches begin before midnight, and at 00:00 there is matins.

Interesting!
The easiest way to calculate the date of the celebration is to look at the Alexandrian Easter, an ancient calendar. However, you can independently calculate the day of the Bright Resurrection if you know that the holiday comes after the spring equinox on March 20 and after the first full moon. And, naturally, the celebration of Easter falls only on Sunday.

Colored eggs are an attribute of a festive meal, a symbol of resurrection, new life. In addition, women bake Easter for the holiday - a sweet made from cottage cheese with raisins, dried apricots or candied fruits. Easter is displayed on the table in the form of a pyramid, and is always decorated with the inscription “XV,” which means “Christ is Risen.” This is the memory of the Holy Sepulcher, from which the glow of Christ’s Resurrection rose.

Another delicacy on the festive table is Easter cake, symbolizing closeness with Christ. The entire Easter meal must be illuminated in the church before Easter Sunday during the service.

Radonitsa

In 2021, 9 parent memorial dates are celebrated in Russian churches. On the 9th day after the Great Resurrection, Radonitsa begins. 4th day of commemoration - May 11 (Fomin's Week). On this date, it is recommended to call a clergyman to your family’s grave to serve the litiya. They plan the action in advance, especially in churches where there are a large number of parishioners. It is also necessary to read a prayer for all believers on these divine dates.

On a note!
The main thing is to remember your relatives yourself and go to their cemetery. It is important to remember that “remember” means praying, not drinking alcohol.

A prayer verse about the dead on Radonitsa is read one day in the evening. At all-night evening services there is Parastas (from Greek - “intercession”) or Great Requiem. This is a consequence of prayer for all the dead who believe in God. You need to attend it in person and pray for relatives who have passed on to another world.

At a memorial service, it is allowed to write memorial notes and leave them in the church so that the clergyman can pray for the deceased relatives in the morning, during the liturgy. On Radonitsa in Russia it is customary to give alms and do any good.

All Souls Days

This is the commemoration of the dead in the spring, which occurs on the 9th day after the Great Resurrection. This date is also popularly called Easter. It is customary to remember the deceased at the grave, bring eggs and Easter cakes illuminated in the church, and eat them at the table, remembering deceased loved ones. We must try to feel joy for those who are absent from us, to rejoice at life, which has triumphed over death.

In total, the Christian faith has 8 memorial Saturdays. On these days, services are held to commemorate the dead. The calendar of church holidays for May 2021 is rolling. This means that each year Remembrance Day takes place on a different date, other than perhaps May 9th. But in general, lithiums and memorial services for those who have passed on to another world are held weekly, sometimes even daily.

Commemorations begin from the day of death. The first time is commemorated on the third day - the date of burial, burial. From the cemetery everyone goes to the deceased’s home. When there is not enough space in the apartment, the wake is organized in public catering. At dinner, it is customary to read a prayer verse for the deceased and eat the blessed kutya. They pray for the deceased several times while the funeral is taking place.

Funeral dates after burial are 9 and 40 days. The 40th day is especially important in the Christian faith, when the soul is at divine judgment. In addition, every year the deceased is remembered on the date on which he was born and on the anniversary of his death.

In Christianity, the most important aspect is prayer for the dead. Life on earth is only a transition between eternity; the soul must be prepared to meet the Lord. Since it is unknown where the soul of the deceased went, prayers for forgiveness of sinful acts on earth and granting are important.

On a note!
The Church does not allow the consumption of alcohol when praying for the souls of the dead, explaining that it will harm the soul of the deceased. Therefore, on the dates when relatives are remembered, it is correct to go to the temple and to the grave, after which they remember at a meal and pray for the soul of the deceased.

On Parents' Saturday you should go to church and pray there for the soul of the deceased. After the liturgy, visit the grave of a relative, restore order and leave flowers, light a candle and read the prayer again.

After this, all relatives can dine with prayer, without alcohol. Funerals are also held individually, such as the anniversary of a birth or death. It is recommended to read a prayer for the dead daily; this will help the souls of relatives in the other world.

Church bans on May 3

According to church prohibitions, on the day of the Calling of Ancestors, you should under no circumstances drink alcoholic beverages. Fishing is also prohibited - for fishermen this is a great sin.

On May 3, you cannot quarrel so that the deceased do not worry that something is not going well in the family during their absence. Wedding ceremonies and christenings cannot be held on this day. It is advisable not to conflict or use foul language, otherwise you may anger the souls of your ancestors.

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It has been a difficult spring for all of humanity. The spread of coronavirus, as the mercy of God, can contribute to the awareness of the fragility of human civilization and encourage people to believe in God, said Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' on Sunday, April 19, after the liturgy in Peredelkino at the Church of the Holy Blessed Prince Igor of Chernigov. “We must look at this situation through the prism of spiritual knowledge and think about what it all means and why the Lord allows this plague. Here the opportunity arises to think not only about the wrath of God, as it happened in history, but, most likely, about the mercy of God,” said Patriarch Kirill. He called on believers to refrain from visiting churches during the coronavirus pandemic, but priests continue to perform services. You need to pray and remember the spiritual exploits of the saints in any case. And it doesn’t matter where you do it - at home or in the temple. Therefore, it is so important to keep in mind the calendar of Orthodox holidays for May 2020.

May 2 - memory of the blessed Matrona of Moscow

1st of May

Friday of the 2nd week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

St. John of Thessalonica (Thessaloniki), disciple of St. Gregory Dekapolite;
martyrs Victor, Zotik, Zenon, Akindinus and Severian;
Saint Cosmas, Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon and Saint Auxentius;
Martyr John the New of Ioannina;
Hieromartyr Vissarion Selinin, presbyter;
Venerable Martyr Tamara (Satsi), Abbess.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Maksimovskaya.

May 2

Saturday of the 2nd week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Venerable John of the Old Cave, hieromonk;
Blessed Matrona of Moscow;
martyrs Feona, Christopher, Antonin;
Hieromartyr Paphnutius, Bishop of Jerusalem;
Saint George the Confessor, Bishop of Antioch (Pisidian);
Saint Tryphon, Patriarch of Constantinople;
Venerable Nikephoros of Katavad, abbot;
Saint Victor (Ostrovidov), confessor, Bishop of Glazov.

May 3

3rd Sunday of Easter, Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women .

Memorial Days:

Venerable Theodore Trikhina;
Venerable Alexander Oshevensky, abbot;
infant martyr Gabriel of Bialystok;
Saints Gregory and Anastasius I of Sinaite, Patriarchs of Antioch;
St. Anastasius, abbot of Mount Sinai;
St. Nicholas (Velimirović), Bishop of Ohrid and Žić;
Saint Theodosius (Ganitsky), confessor, Bishop of Kolomna;
righteous Martha and Mary, sisters of righteous Lazarus;
Blessed Tamara, Queen of Georgia.

Celebrations in honor of the icons of the Mother of God:

Cyprus;
Kipyazhskaya.

May 4th

Monday of the 3rd week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Hieromartyr Iannuarius, Bishop of Benevento, and with him the martyrs Proculus, Sossius and Faustus the deacons, Disiderius the reader of Puteoli, Eutyches and Akution;
the martyr Theodore, also in Perga, his mother, the martyr Philippia, the martyrs Dioscorus, Socrates and Dionysius;
righteous Alexy Bortsurmansky;
martyrs Isaac, Apollos and Codratus;
Saint Maximian (Maxim), Archbishop of Constantinople;
Hieromartyr John of Prigorov, presbyter;
priest Nikolai Pisarevsky, presbyter;
Hieromartyr Alexy Protopopov, presbyter.

Finding relics:

Venerable Theodore of Sanaksar.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Mozdokskaya (Iverskaya).

5 May

Tuesday of the 3rd week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Venerable Theodore Sikeot, Bishop of Anastasioupol;
Apostle Bartholomew (Nathanael), apostles from 70 Luke and Clement;
Venerable Vitaly of Alexandria;
Hieromartyr Plato, Bishop of Banyaluki;
Martyr Epipodius of Lyons;
Hieromartyr Eustathius Malakhovsky, presbyter;
Martyr Dimitry Vlasenkov.

Transfer of relics:

Blessed Prince Vsevolod, in Holy Baptism Gabriel, Novgorod and Pskov wonderworker.

the 6th of May

Wednesday of the 3rd week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Great Martyr George the Victorious;
Martyr Queen Alexandra;
martyrs Anatoly and Protoleon;
Venerable Sophia (Hotokurida);
Hieromartyr John Anserov, presbyter.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Iverskaya.

May 7

Thursday of the 3rd week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

martyrs Savva Stratelates and with him 70 soldiers;
St. Savva of Pechersk, in the Near Caves;
St. Alexy, the recluse of Pechersk, in the Near Caves;
martyrs Pasicrates and Valentinus;
martyrs Eusebius, Neon, Leontius, Longinus and others;
St. Thomas the Fool;
Venerable Elizabeth of Constantinople, wonderworker, abbess;
Hieromartyr Branko Dobrosavljevic, presbyter:
Martyr Alexander of Lyons;
Martyr Sergius of Arkhangelsk;
Saint Simeon (Stephen) of Transylvania.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Molchenskaya.

May 8

Friday of the 3rd week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Apostle and Evangelist Mark;
Venerable Sylvester of Obnor;
St. Basil of Polyanomerulsky;
Hieromartyr Sergius Rokhletsov, presbyter.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Tsaregradskaya.

9th May

Saturday of the 3rd week of Easter;
commemoration of deceased soldiers and all those who died suffering during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Memorial Days:

Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia;
Saint Stephen, Bishop of Great Perm;
righteous maiden Glafira;
Venerable Ioannikis of Devichensky;
Hieromartyr John Pankov, presbyter, and his sons, martyrs Nicholas and Peter.

May 10

4th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Apostle from 70 and Hieromartyr Simeon of Jerusalem, relative of the Lord;
St. Stephen, Abbot of Pechersk, Bishop of Vladimir-Volynsk;
righteous Eulogius the stranger;
Hieromartyrs Pavel Svetozarov and John of the Nativity presbyters, martyrs Peter Yazykov, Nikolai Malkov, Avksentiy Kalashnikov, Sergius Methodiev and martyr Anastasia;
Venerable Martyr Maria Nosova, novice;
Hieromartyr John the Spassky, presbyter;
martyrs Poplion and Lollion the New;
Venerable Simeon the New Stylite and his brother Saint George;
Saint John, abbot of the Kafars.

May 11

Monday of the 4th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

the 70 apostles Jason and Sosipater, the virgin martyr of Kerkyra and others who suffered with them;
martyrs Dada, Maximus and Quintilian;
Saint Cyril, Bishop of Turov;
martyrs Satornius, Jaquischola, Favstian, Iannuarius, Marsalia, Euphrasius, Mammius, Murinus, Zenon, Eusebius, Neon and Vitalius;
Martyr Anna Shashkina.

12 May

Tuesday of the 4th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

9 Martyrs of Cyzicus: Theognis, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artema, Magnus, Theodotus, Faumasius and Philemon;
Memnon the Wonderworker, Abbot of Egypt;
Venerable Nectarius of Optina;
Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaev (Golovatyuk);
martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopian, deacon;
St. Basil of Ostrog, Metropolitan;
300 martyrs suffered in the mountains of Dudikvati and Papati (Türkiye).

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May 13 - Mid-Pentecost

Wednesday of the 4th week of Easter;
Midnight of Pentecost.

Memorial Days:

Apostle James Zebedee;
Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Bishop of the Caucasus;
Saint Donatus, Bishop of Europe;
memory of the martyr Maxim.

Finding relics:

Saint Nikita, recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Novgorod;
Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia.

May 14

Thursday of the 4th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

the prophet Jeremiah;
Venerable Paphnutius of Borovsk, abbot;
Hieromartyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kyiv;
Venerable Gerasim of Boldinsky;
Venerable Martyr Vata the Persian;
Blessed Tamara, Queen of Georgia;
venerable martyrs of Athonite Euthymius, Ignatius and Akakios;
Martyr Nina Kuznetsova.

Celebrations in honor of the icons of the Mother of God:

Tsarevokokshaiskaya (Mironositskaya);
Andronikovskaya;
"Unexpected Joy".

May 15

Friday of the 4th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

St. Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria;
Saint Athanasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, Wonderworker of Lubensk;
Martyr Esper, Martyr Zoe and their children, Martyrs Cyriacus and Theodulus;
the blessed and equal-to-the-apostles Tsar Boris (in Holy Baptism Michael), who received Baptism with his people.

Transfer of relics:

blessed princes Boris and Gleb, in Holy Baptism Roman and David.

Celebrations in honor of the icons of the Mother of God:

Putivlskaya;
Vutivanskaya.

16th of May

Saturday of the 4th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Martyr Timothy, Reader, and Martyr Maura;
Venerable Theodosius, abbot of Kiev-Pechersk;
St. Peter, wonderworker, Bishop of Argos;
Saints Juliania and Eupraxia of Moscow;
Saint Theophan, Metropolitan of Peritheoria;
Hieromartyr Nicholas of Benevolensky, presbyter.

Celebrations in honor of the icons of the Mother of God:

Pechersk-Not Made by Hands;
Yaskinskaya-Pecherskaya;
Svenskaya (Pecherskaya);
“Assumption” of Kiev-Pecherskaya;
Pecherskaya (with the upcoming Anthony and Theodosius).

May 17

5th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Martyr Pelagia, Virgin of Tarsus;
Saints Nikita (Nifont), Cyril, Nikifor, Clement and Isaac, brothers Alfanov (Sokolnitsky) in Novgorod;
Hieromartyrs Erasmus, Bishop of Formia;
Hieromartyr Alvian, Bishop of Aneia, and his disciples;
Hieromartyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza, and with him 40 martyrs;
Hieromartyr John Vasilyev, presbyter;
Hieromartyr Nikolai Tokhtuev, deacon.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Starorusskaya.

May 18

Monday of the 5th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Great Martyr Irene of Macedonia;
Venerable Martyr Ephraim the New;
memory of St. Varlaam of Serpukhov;
memory of the Venerable Adrian of Monzen.

Finding relics:

Venerable Jacob of Zheleznoborovsk.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Inexhaustible Chalice.

May 19

Tuesday of the 5th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

righteous Job the Long-Suffering;
Venerable Micah of Radonezh;
Venerable Job of Pochaev, abbot;
martyrs Barbarian the warrior, Bacchus, Callimachus and Dionysius;
Martyr Barbara of Lukan, former robber.

May 20

Wednesday of the 5th week of Easter;
celebration of the Feast of Mid-Pentecost;
remembrance of the appearance in heaven of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.

Memorial Days:

Martyr Akaki the Centurion;
Venerable Nile of Sorsky;
Venerable John of Zedazni and his disciples: Aviv, Bishop of Nekres (Kakheti), Anthony, Stylite of Martkop, David of Gareji, Zenon (Zinon) of Ikaltoi, Thaddeus of Stepantsminda, Ise (Jesseus), Bishop of Tsilkan, Joseph, Bishop of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavi, Michael of Ulumbia , Pyrrhus of Bretsky, Stefan of Hirsky and Shio (Simeon) Mgvimsky.

Finding relics:

Venerable Nile the Myrrh-streaming, Athos.

Celebrations in honor of the icons of the Mother of God:

Lyubechskaya;
Zhirovitskaya.

May 21st

Thursday of the 5th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian;
Venerable Arseny the Great;
Saints Arseny the hardworking and Pimen the faster, Pechersk, in the Far Caves;
Martyr Nikifor Zaitsev.

22nd of May

May 22 - transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas from Myra in Lycia to Bari

Friday of the 5th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

the prophet Isaiah;
Martyr Christopher of Lycia;
St. Joseph of Optina;
Venerable Shio (Simeon) of Mgvimsky;
Hieromartyr Demetrius of the Resurrection, presbyter;
Hieromartyr Vasily Kolosov, presbyter;
memory of the Perekop Icon of the Mother of God.

Transfer of relics:

Saint and Wonderworker Nicholas of Myra in Lycia in Bari.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Perekopskaya.

May, 23rd

Saturday of the 5th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Apostle Simon the Zealot;
Saint Simon of Pechersk, Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal;
Blessed Simon, Christ for the Fool's sake, Yuryevetsky;
martyrs Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyprian (Cyrinus), Onesimus, Erasmus and others;
Martyr Hesychius of Antioch;
Venerable Isidora the Holy Fool, Tavenskaya;
Blessed Taisia of Egypt.

Celebration in honor of the icon of the Mother of God:

Kiev-Bratskaya.

May 24

6th week of Easter;
Name day of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.

Memorial Days:

Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Slovenian teachers;
Equal to the Apostles Rostislav, Prince of Great Moravia;
Hieromartyr Mokiya;
Venerable Sophrony, recluse of Pechersk, in the Far Caves;
Saint Nicodemus, Archbishop of Serbia;
Hieromartyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan;
Hieromartyr Mikhail Belorossov, presbyter;
Hieromartyr Alexander, Archbishop of Kharkov.

May 25

Monday of the 6th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, wonderworker;
Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus;
Saint Herman, Patriarch of Constantinople;
Dionysius of Radonezh, archimandrite;
Saints Savin, Archbishop of Cyprus and Poluvius, Bishop of Rhinocyra;
Martyr John Vlah (Valakh);
Hieromartyr Peter Popov, presbyter;
Martyr Evdokia Martishkina.

Finding relics:

righteous Simeon of Verkhoturye (Merkushinsky).

Celebrations in honor of the icons of the Mother of God:

26 of May

Tuesday of the 6th week of Easter.

Memorial Days:

the virgin martyr Glyceria and with her the martyr Laodicea of Heraclea, the prison guard;
righteous virgin Glykeria, Novgorod;
Martyr Alexander of Rome;
Saint Pausikakios, Bishop of Synada;
Saints George the Confessor with his wife Irina and children;
Venerable Euthymius of Iveron;
Hieromartyrs Vasily Sokolov, Alexander Zaozersky and Christopher Nadezhdin, presbyters, venerable martyr Macarius (Telegin), hieromonk, and martyr Sergius Tikhomirov;
martyrs of Cherkasy.

Transfer of relics:

Venerable Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite Kanevsky, Abbot of Pinsky, Pereyaslavl Wonderworker.

May 27

Wednesday of the 6th week of Easter;
The celebration of the Easter holiday;
Forefeast of the Ascension of the Lord.

Memorial Days:

Martyr Isidore of Chios;
Blessed Isidore, Christ for the Fool's Sake, Rostov Wonderworker;
Saint Nikita, recluse of Pechersk, Bishop of Novgorod;
Martyr Maximus of Asia;
Venerable Serapion Sindonite;
Saint Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem;
Hieromartyr Peter Rozhdestvin, presbyter.

Celebrations in honor of the icons of the Mother of God:

Terebenskaya (Terebinskaya);
Yaroslavl Pecherskaya.

May 28

Thursday of the 6th week of Easter;
Ascension of the Lord.

Memorial Days:

Venerable Pachomius the Great;
Saint Isaiah, Bishop of Rostov, wonderworker;
the blessed Tsarevich Dimitri, Uglich and Moscow;
Venerable Isaiah of Pechersk;
Venerable Pachomius of Nerekhta;
Saints Euphrosynus and his disciple, Serapion, of Pskov;
Venerable Achillius, Bishop of Larissa.

Finding relics:

Venerable Arseny Konevsky.

May 29

Friday of the 6th week of Easter;
Post-celebration of the Ascension.

Memorial Days:

Venerable Theodore the Sanctified, abbot;
Saints Cassian and Lawrence of Komel;
Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem;
martyrs Vitus, Modest and Criscentia;
blessed youth Muse of Rome;
venerable fathers who were beaten in the Lavra of St. Sava;
St. George II, Bishop of Mytilene;
Martyr Vukashin.

Transfer of relics:

Venerable Ephraim of Perekom, abbot, Novgorod wonderworker.

May 30

Saturday of the 6th week of Easter;
Post-celebration of the Ascension.

Memorial Days:

the Apostle of the Seventy Andronicus and Saint Junia, relatives of the Apostle Paul;
Venerable Euphrosyne, in the world Evdokia, Grand Duchess of Moscow;
martyrs Solokhon, Pamfamir and Pamphalon warriors;
Saint Stephen I, Patriarch of Constantinople.

Finding relics:

Venerable Martyr Adrian Ondrusovsky.

May 31

7th week of Easter;
saints 318 God-bearing fathers of the First Ecumenical Council;
Post-celebration of the Ascension.

Memorial Days:

Martyr Theodotus Korchemnik and seven virgin martyrs: Alexandra, Tekusa, Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona and Julia;
martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul and the martyr Christina;
Venerable Macarius of Altai (Glukharev);
martyrs Simeon, Isaac and Vakhtisiy;
martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus and Venedim;
martyrs David and Tarichan;
Hieromartyr Mikhail Vinogradov, presbyter;
Hieromartyr Vasily Krylov, presbyter;
Righteous John of Kormyansk (Gashkevich).

What should a believer do at the present moment, when the threat of covid-19 is really present? There is no ban on visiting temples. The priests continue to serve. As a last resort, you can and should find an opportunity to pray at home, especially during liturgical times: either turn on the broadcast of the service, or perform with attention, for example, 100 Jesus prayers, or read an akathist, or during the holiday period the Easter canon, or at least the creations of some holy ascetic. Take advantage of every opportunity to test and strengthen your faith with the detailed May 2021 Church Holidays Calendar.

Orthodox calendar for May 2021

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