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Athanasius the Great
Athanasius the Great
May 2, 2022
Our holy father, Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria. (For the other Feast of this Saint, see the 18th of January.)
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Sunday of the Paralytic Man
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St. Pelagia Martyr
St. Pelagia Martyr
May 4, 2022
St. Pelagia, Martyr, Emperor Diocletian, chose her to be the wife of one of his sons. Learning that she was a Christian, this son committed suicide; she was then sentenced and died during torture A.D. 288.
Venerable-Mother, Pelagia, formerly a public sinner, chanced to hear a sermon by St. Nonnus, Bishop of Edessa. Stricken by remorse, she did severe penance in a cave on Mt. Olivet. She died about A.D. 457.
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St. Irene Great-Martyr
St. Irene Great-Martyr
May 5, 2022
St. Irene, Glorious Martyr, daughter of the Emperor Licinius and his wife Licinia, suffered courageously for Christ, and by many miracles, thousands were converted to Christianity. She died A.D. 315, in the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great. Venerable father, Nicephorus, Hegumen.
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Commemoration of the Appearance of the Sign of the Cross
Commemoration of the Appearance of the Sign of the Cross
May 7, 2022
Commemoration of the appearance of the Sign of the Cross, formed by the stars in the heavens over Jerusalem, extending from Calvary to Mt. Olivet A.D. 346.
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St. John Apostle & Evangelist
St. John Apostle & Evangelist
May 8, 2022
St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist, the beloved of Jesus. He labored much in preaching the Gospel and was alone of the Twelve Apostles who did not forsake the Savious in the hour of His Passion. He wrote a Gospel supplementary to the three other Gospels, three Epistles and the mysterious Book of the Apocalypse. Having lived 102 years, he died in the reign of the Emperor Trajan. (Confer September 26.)
Our venerable father, Arsenius the Great, tutor to the two sons of Emperor Theodosius, declined all worldly honor, retired into the desert in Lower Egypt. He died at the age of 95 A.D. 450.
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Translation of the Relics of Nicholas of Myra- Bishop
Translation of the Relics of Nicholas of Myra- Bishop
May 9, 2022
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Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
May 10, 2022
Acts 11:19-26 & 29-30
Jn 4:5-42
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Cyril and Methodius Apostles to the Slavs
Cyril and Methodius Apostles to the Slavs
May 11, 2022
The Holy and equal to the Apostles, Doctors of the Slavs, our holy fathers, Cyril and Methodius. These were two brothers, born in Thessalonica in the first half of the ninth century. The holy priest-martyr, Mocius. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Basil Hopko, Defender of the faith, suffered under the repressive regime of the Communist government.
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St. Epiphanius & Germanus Bishops
St. Epiphanius & Germanus Bishops
May 12, 2022
Our holy father, Epiphanius, Bishop in Cyprus, and Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople, Epiphanius was Bishop in Salamis, an intimate friend of St. Hilarion and St. Jerome, and counselor to Pope St. Damasus. He was “a pillar of Faith” against the Arians, and died at an advanced age in A.D. 403. Germanus was banished and died in exile A.D. 733, in the reign of Leo III, the Isaurian.
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St. Glyceria Martyr
St. Glyceria Martyr
May 13, 2022
St. Glyceria, Martyr, suffered for the Faith in Trajanopolis in Greece, by being thrown to the wild beasts in the Amphitheatre after cruel torments about A.D. 141.
St. Alexander, Martyr on the Island Cyprus, martyred for the Faith A.D. 298.
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St. Isidore
St. Isidore
May 14, 2022
Our venerable father, Isidore of Pelusium, founded a monastery at Pelusium and was help in great esteem as a theologian and guide of souls. He died about A.D. 450.
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St. Pachomius the Great Venerable
St. Pachomius the Great Venerable
May 15, 2022
Our venerable father, Pachomius the Great. Egyptian by birth, soldier by profession, convert to Christianity, received tonsure from the hermit Palaemon, founded monasteries, grouped Religious Houses subject to one Rule under the jurisdiction of a Head Hegumen-Abbot. He died A.D. 438.
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St. Theodore Venerable
St. Theodore Venerable
May 16, 2022
Our venerable father, Theodore, disciple of St. Pachomius, Hegumen-Abbot of Taberna, died A.D. 367, in the reign of Valentinian, Emperor.
SS. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, Martyrs. Vitus, a child with his nurse Crescentia and her husband Modestus, by whom he was instructed in the Christian Faith, was driven from home by his inhuman parents. They suffered martyrdom together about A.D. 302 under Diocletian, Emperor.
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Sunday of the Man Born Blind
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St. Theodotus and Others Martyrs
St. Theodotus and Others Martyrs
May 18, 2022
St. Theodotus of Ancyra in Galatia (Asia Minor), grain dealer by trade, seeking to recover the bodies of holy women martyrs from quicksand, was himself made to share the same fate in the reign of Diocletian, A.D. 304.
SS. Petrus, Dennis, Andreas, Paul, Christina, Heracleus, Paulinus, and Venedimus, Martyrs.
SS. Seven Virgins: Alexandra, Thekusa, Claudia, Falina, Evphrasia, Matrona, and Julia.
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SS Constantine & Helen
SS Constantine & Helen
May 22, 2022
SS. Constantine the Great, King and Equal to the Apostles and Helen, his mother. Constantine reigned in ancient Rome and Byzantium (Constantinople) and became the first Christian Emperor, champion of the Faith and builder of many Christian edifices. He died A.D. 337. St. Helen, mother of this Great Emperor, discovered the true Cross of Jesus in Jerusalem.
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St. Michael of Synnada Bishop - Confessor
St. Michael of Synnada Bishop - Confessor
May 23, 2022
Our venerable father and confessor, Michael, Bishop of Synnada at Phrygia, was a disciple of St. Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Because of his fearless opposition to the Iconoclast, Emperor Leo the Armenian, he was banished into Galatia and died about A.D. 820.
Venerable mother, Euphrosenia, of Polotsk.
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Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council
Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council
May 24, 2022
Acts 20:16-18 & 28-38 Jn 7:1-13
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Commemoration of 3rd Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist
Commemoration of 3rd Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist
May 25, 2022
The Third Finding of the Venerable Head of St. John, the Glorious Prophet, Baptist and Precursor of our Lord, A.D. 867. At that time St. Ignatius was Patriarch of Constantinople in the reign of Emperor Michael III.
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Carpus & Others Martyrs
Carpus & Others Martyrs
May 26, 2022
SS. Carpus, Bishop of the Church in Thyatira, and Papylus, his Deacon, and with them Agathonica, sister of Papylus, and Agathodorus, their servant, suffered A.D. 250 in the persecution under Nero.
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St. Therapont Bishop-Martyr
St. Therapont Bishop-Martyr
May 27, 2022
St. Therapont, Priest-Martyr, died for the Faith A.D. 259, in the reign of Valerian, Emperor.
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St. Nicetas Venerable-Confessor
St. Nicetas Venerable-Confessor
May 28, 2022
St. Nicetas, the Great-Martyr, was a Goth and a victim of the fury of King Athanaric, ruler of the nations settled about the Danube. He was a disciple of the celebrated Ulphilas (Theophilus). He was burned to death about A.D. 78.
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Theodosia Venerable Martyr
Theodosia Venerable Martyr
May 29, 2022
St. Theodosia, venerable-Virgin-Martyr of Tyre, who, on seeing some martyrs led to their execution, asked them to pray for her. She was seized, tried, tortured, and cast into the sea A.D. 308, in the reign of Constantius and Galerius, Emperors.
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