Name days in May, Orthodox holidays in May. The church calendar will tell about religious holidays in May this year Orthodox holidays in May
Name day in May: what name to give a child born in May according to the Orthodox calendar? You will find a complete list of May names according to the holy calendar in our article.
Calendar of Orthodox female and male names of May
1 - Anton, Vasily, Victor, Vissarion, Efim, Ivan, Kuzma, Tamara, Felix.
2 - Anton, Victor, George, Ivan, Matrona, Nicephorus, Tryphon, Christopher.
3 - Alexander, Anastasy, Gabriel, Gregory, Nikolai, Fedor, Theodora, Theodosius.
4 - Alexander, Alexei, Denis, Ivan, Kondraty, Nikolai, Fedor, Yakov, January.
5 - Vitaly, Vsevolod, Gabriel, Dmitry, Clement, Luke, Plato, Fedor.
6 - Alexandra, Anatoly, Ivan, George, Lazar.
7 - Alexey, Valentin, Elizabeth, Innokenty, Leonty, Luka, Nikolai, Savva, Sergey, Foma.
8 - Vasily, Mark, Nika, Sergey, Sylvester.
9 - Vasily, Glafira, Ivan, Nestor, Nikolai, Peter, Stepan.
10 - Anastasia, George, Ivan, Hilarion, Maria, Nikolai, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Sergey, Stepan.
11 - Anna, Vitaly, Kirill, Maxim.
12 - Artemy, Vasily, Fedot, Filimon.
13 - Vasily, Ephraim, Ignatius, Clement, Maxim, Nikita, Yakov.
14 - Gerasim, Yeremey, Efim, Ignatius, Makar, Nina, Tamara.
15 - Athanasius, Boris, Gleb, David, Ivan, Zoya, Mikhail, Roman.
16 - Mavra, Nicholas, Paul, Peter, Timothy, Theodosius.
17 - Anton, Athanasius, Valerian, Ivan, Cyril, Clement, Lazar, Leonty, Maria, Nikita, Nikifor, Nikolai, Pelageya.
18 - Adrian, Irina, Jacob.
19 - Vasily, Denis, Ivan, Hilarion, Kasyan, Pahom, Savva.
20 - Anton, David, Ivan, Ilya, Joseph, Mikhail, Pahom, Sidor, Stepan.
21 - Adrian, Arseny, Ivan, Nikifor.
22 - Vasily, Gabriel, Dmitry, Joseph, Nikolai, Christopher.
23 - Anisim, Vasily, Lawrence, Simon, Taisia.
24 - Alexander, Joseph, Cyril, Methodius, Michael, Nicodemus, Rostislav.
25 - German, Denis, Ivan, Peter, Semyon, Fedor, Philip.
26 - Alexander, Vasily, Gabriel, George, Glykeria, Efim, Ivan, Irina, Makar, Nikifor, Sergei, Taras, Theodosius, Christopher.
27 - Leonty, Maxim, Nikita, Peter, Sidor.
28 - Anastasia, Dmitry, Ignat, Pakhom.
29 - Alexander, Arkady, George, Ephraim, Kasyan, Lavrenty, Modest, Muse, Nikolai, Peter, Fedor.
30 - Adrian, Athanasius, Evdokia, Euphrosyne, Nikolai, Stepan, Feofan.
31 - Alexandra, Anastasy, Andrei, Vasily, David, Denis, Claudia, Leo, Makar, Matrona, Mikhail, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Faina, Fedor, Fedot, Christina, Julian, Julia
Church Orthodox holidays in May
Blessed Matrona of Moscow
St. Athanasius the Great
May 15 the church remembers one of the holy fathers - St. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria, who lived in the III-IV centuries. From childhood, he was distinguished by great piety and a desire to study the Holy Scriptures. Patriarch Alexander oversaw his spiritual growth and eventually consecrated him to the rank of deacon and presbyter. After the death of the patriarch, Athanasius, at the age of 28, was elected his successor. For 47 years the saint ruled the Church of Alexandria, and he was especially strong supporter of it during the years of persecution of Christians. He died peacefully in 373, leaving behind numerous theological writings.
Holy Passion-Bearers Boris and Gleb with Life
On the same day, the transfer of the relics to the Vyshgorod temple, in the holy Baptism of Roman and David, who were killed on the orders of their brother Svyatopolk in 1015, is remembered.
Memory is celebrated May 21st. One of the closest followers of Jesus Christ, John was the only one of the disciples who did not leave the Lord during His crucifixion. The apostle lived for more than a hundred years, preaching the Gospel in many countries. The celebration was established in remembrance of the annual exodus on this day to the place of his burial of the finest pink dust, which was collected by believers for healing from various diseases.
St. app. and Evangelist John the Theologian
22nd of May- the day of the transfer of relics, the archbishop of Mir of Lycia, from Mir to the Italian city of Bari. This event took place in 1087 in order to avoid the desecration of the shrine by Muslims.
Sts. equal to app. Cyril and Methodius
Commemoration day is celebrated May 24. The brothers, who were born in the Greek city of Thessalonica, knew the Slavic language well and translated many liturgical books into it. At the end of the ninth century they established a Slavic worship in Moravia, while Methodius became the archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia, he also baptized the Czech prince Borzhivoy and his wife Ludmila. On this day, the namesake of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is celebrated.
Many believers know that in May 2018 there will be various church holidays. Every holiday is looked forward to by believers, because they can think about the value of being, feel bright spiritual joy, and observe important traditions. In May 2018, according to the calendar, church holidays fall on several dates at once, so it is extremely important to carefully study all the relevant information about them.
In May 2018 there will be different church holidays, each of which deserves special attention.
- May 17, 2018 is the Ascension of the Lord. The twelfth church holiday deserves special attention. It was on this day that Jesus Christ, after being crucified on the cross, ascended into heaven. It is important to note that the holiday is movable, since the exact number always falls on the fortieth day after Easter.
- May 23, 2018 is the Day of honor and memory of Simon the Zealot (Simon Canonite), who was a follower of Jesus Christ. It is on this day that all believers remember the follower of Jesus Christ. In addition, special services are held in all churches.
- May 27, 2018 is Holy Trinity Day. The holiday is also known as Pentecost. The church holiday has long been considered one of the most important, since on this day they remember how Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and a miracle happened. It is believed that on this day there was a Divine unity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The holiday is movable, and it always falls on the 50th day from Easter.
In May 2018 there will also be two days of remembrance:
- May 9 is the day of remembrance, which is dedicated to all the killed soldiers during the Patriotic War;
- May 25 is a day of remembrance for those who were killed.
All church holidays and commemoration days in May 2018 deserve special attention according to the calendar, because they allow us to remember the history of religion and honor the memory of dead people.
May 17 - Ascension of the Lord
The Ascension of the Lord is one of the greatest holidays. It is believed that on this day, spring finally turns into summer. It is on this holiday that it becomes hot and the gardens begin to bloom. Taking into account the fact that in 2018 the Ascension of the Lord falls on May 17, the significance of the holiday becomes especially important.
The Ascension of the Lord is celebrated taking into account the everyday traditions of the people, as well as ancient pagan customs. For example, before people organized round dances in honor of the future harvest, walked and had fun. In 2018, the Ascension of the Lord is also considered an important bright holiday. In addition, traditional festivities are organized.
If desired, housewives can cook pies stuffed with green onions or special bread dishes in the form of “ladders”, which represent the symbol of steps to heaven.
It was this pastry that was traditionally consecrated in the church. Nowadays, many believing housewives also try to prepare special dishes.
On the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, it is very important to help strangers and the elderly, to give alms. This help is considered important for those who believe in the Lord and take care of their mental state.
May 23 - Day of honor and memory of Simon the Zealot (Simon Canonite)
May 23 is one of the most important holidays for many believers. It is on this day that one can remember Simon the Zealot, who was one of the 12 apostles and supported Jesus Christ. Simon the Zealot is also considered the half-brother of Jesus Christ.
Today, Simon the Zealot is still revered by clergy and believers. In addition, special services are always held on this religious holiday. Many believers understand the importance of believing in Jesus Christ and the Lord, as Simon did a long time ago. In addition, church holidays in May 2018, which are included in the Christian calendar, allow you to think about the value of being and the importance of life, to pay attention to your spiritual harmony.
Simon the Zealot, after the Ascension of Jesus Christ, managed to receive a unique gift of the Holy Spirit, which descended on the disciples in the form of special fiery tongues. Then Simon preached the Christian faith, which is confirmed by numerous traditions. Moreover, Simon even lived at an advanced age in a small, inaccessible cave, refusing all communication with the world and luxury, convenience. Simon the Zealot worked numerous miracles and turned people to Jesus Christ.
Despite numerous miracles and real help to believers, Simon had to be martyred. According to one version, Simon was beheaded with a sword, according to another version, he was sawn alive with a saw.
Moreover, there is a legend that Simon was crucified on the cross. Then a burial took place next to a small cave where the saint lived. Now, many believing Christians and Catholics come to the grave of Simon, who sincerely believe that the saint will help get rid of poverty and recover.
An ancient temple of white hewn limestone was built on the relics of Simon the Zealot. After a couple of centuries, the Christian faith was firmly established throughout Abkhazia, so it was this state that later played an important role in the spread of the Orthodox religion.
Today, the Day of honor and memory of Simon the Zealot (Simon Zealot) is still very important for many believers.
May 27 - Holy Trinity Day
May 27th is Holy Trinity Day. This holiday is celebrated on the 50th day after Easter, so the date is movable. In Orthodoxy, the holiday belongs to the Twelve and is associated with the Holy Trinity.
The second name of the holiday is Pentecost. This name is due to the fact that the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, who spread the Christian religion, took place on the 50th day after Easter.
The holiday is associated with Christianity. At the same time, believers can think about the importance of the purity of spiritual thoughts and the absence of sins. At the same time, Christians even today decorate their houses with green birch branches and flowering plants, because this tradition is associated with the actions of clergy in temples.
Will there be church fasts in May 2018
There are no multi-day posts in May 2018. However, one-day posts will be on the following dates:
As you can see, one-day fasts occur on Wednesday and Friday. According to traditions, only Lenten dishes are allowed these days and trips to churches for worship are encouraged.
The calendar of church holidays in May 2018 confirms that the last month of spring will become one of the most important for many Christian believers.
Every believing Orthodox person is obliged to know the dates of the biggest holidays. But, in addition to the big ones, there are also small ones that are often forgotten, and so those holidays that have a rolling date. Therefore, it is not so easy to calculate some of them.
In this case, always come to the rescue church calendar holidays. It is he who will tell you what day this or that holiday falls on, as well as tell you how to celebrate this holiday correctly, and what is better not to do at this time. Such a calendar for May this year was presented by the clergy.
Church holidays in May 2018 calendar: Ascension of the Lord
This month, the Orthodox expect three big holidays. This is the Ascension of the Lord, the Day of the Holy Trinity and the Day of the Holy Spirit.
So, the first great feast is the Ascension of the Lord. Like the rest of the May holidays, it is a transitional one. Since it directly depends on what date Easter falls on.
This year, the celebration of this great day will fall on May 17th. Ascension of the Lord, the Orthodox celebrate on the 40th day after Easter. This number of days was not chosen by chance. Indeed, just as newborns must be brought to church on the 40th day, so Jesus Christ ascended when he entered the heavenly temple of His Father and appeared as the savior of all mankind.
The Ascension of the Lord is a special holiday when Heaven is revealed to all believers as an eternal home and a true family.
Church holidays in May 2018 calendar: Pentecost
Another movable holiday, which falls this year in May, is the Day of the Holy Trinity. In the people, he received the name Pentecost. And this is not strange, because they celebrate it, exactly on the 50th day after Easter. Therefore, this year, the Orthodox world will celebrate this great holiday on May 27th.
On this day, the Jews originally celebrated a holiday called Pentecost, which was dedicated to the Sinai Legislation, the Wordyou website informs. At this time, the Holy Spirit of the Savior descended to the believers in the form of fiery tongues. It happened at 3 o'clock in the afternoon Jewish time, and translating into Moscow, it is 9 o'clock in the morning.
This type of Savior is explained very simply. The tongues symbolize the sermons that his disciples are to give. But the fire symbolizes the cleansing of sins and the sanctification of souls. After that, the apostles left the temple and began to preach the Christian faith.
In honor of such a miracle, a tradition appeared on this day to decorate their homes with greenery. This is done so that the souls of the deceased relatives could visit their native places. It is also a symbol of Pentecost, since during the time Moses received the 10 commandments on Mount Sinai, where the ascent of the Holy Spirit soon took place, it turned green and bloomed.
Church holidays in May 2018 calendar: Day of the Holy Spirit
The day after the Holy Trinity, the Orthodox celebrate the Day of the Holy Spirit. And, despite the fact that after the celebration of the Holy Trinity, Peter's Fast begins, on this day, fasting does not apply.
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity, which is equivalent to God the Father and the Son. Therefore, like everything in the Holy Trinity, he has the same power and dignity. Yes, and it is celebrated as a single holiday along with the Holy Trinity.
There is a tradition on this day to visit the church, because in the evening on the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit descends to the ground and illuminates it. After visiting the church, you should definitely visit the cemetery and commemorate the deceased relatives. At the same time, it is worth decorating their graves with greenery and flowers, and in the evening having a memorial dinner.
Orthodox worship and holidays
The soul is like a traveler crossing a shaky bridge. A helping hand is stretched out to her from the other side, but in order to accept this help, the traveler must reach out his hand himself. Such a hand, stretched out towards the forces of Light, is every good choice, every right deed and every bright movement of the soul, including prayer. This is the kernel of the answer to the question: why pray? And why worship? “Prayer” (see) is a solitary conversation of the soul with God or with the forces of Light that create Him; this is also a state of tenderness, reverence and spiritual delight, embracing the heart when contemplating the Beautiful, High or Great; this is also the catharsis through which the inspiring works of art lift the soul of a person; this is her participation in the cleansing and uplifting actions of the temple.What is a rite?
This is a sacred action, established on the basis of a person's inner experience, for the sake of obtaining help from the supersensible light forces or for the sake of preventing hostile influences on him from the supersensible forces of the dark.
What is a sacrament?
This is such a sacred action, during the performance of which the superconscious roots of the human will receive divine grace, that is, they are filled with strength to move towards harmony between the personality and the universe, spirit and flesh, man and the Divine.
Therefore, the indifference of consciousness or lack of faith on the part of the one over whom the sacrament is performed does not deprive the sacrament of its effectiveness. Hence the possibility of performing sacraments over unbelievers, the seriously ill and children. But the participation of reason and personal faith facilitates and accelerates the flow of currents of grace from the superconscious roots of the will into the sphere of daytime consciousness.
Sacraments of the Christian Church:
; ; ; ; - the sacrament of endowing a clergyman with divine grace through episcopal ordination - the blessing of the Lord; (wedding) - the blessing of the church before God, the consecration of marital ties; .
Historically established worship includes:
1. daily circle;
2. the seventh circle;
3. fixed annual circle;
4. the movable annual circle formed around the Easter holiday.
The most important public service in Orthodoxy is the Divine Liturgy (also called Mass in Russia), during which the sacrament of the Eucharist is performed - the most important sacrament of the Church after Baptism, which constitutes its essence and without which it is unthinkable.
The liturgical year begins with the Week of Pascha, which occupies a very special and exceptional position among the feasts.
(Easter) - April 28, 2019.
Twelfth holidays. In the worship of the Orthodox Church there are twelve great feasts of the annual liturgical circle (except for the feast of Pascha). They are divided into the Lord's, dedicated to Jesus Christ, and the Theotokos, dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos. According to the time of celebration, the twelfth holidays are divided into fixed (non-transitory) and mobile (transitory). The first ones are constantly celebrated on the same dates of the month, the second fall on different numbers every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter.
Twelfth non-movable holidays 2019LORD'S HOLIDAYS:
January 7 - .
January 19 -
February, 15 -
August 19 -
September 27 -
Feasts of the Mother of God:
April 7 -
August 28 -
September 21 -
December 4 -
Twelfth Rolling Holidays 2019:
The 21st of April -
June 6 -
June 16 -
GREAT HOLIDAYS:
January 14 - Circumcision of the Lord;
July 7 -;
July 12 - Holy Apostles and;
October 14 -
Church daily fasts:
Wednesday and Friday of the whole year, with the exception of continuous weeks and Christmas time;
January 18 - Epiphany Christmas Eve (Eve of the Epiphany);
September 11 - Beheading of John the Baptist;
September 27 - Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
Days of Special Remembrance for the Dead:
March 2, 2019 - Saturday meat-packing ( ;
March 23, 2019 - Saturday of the 2nd week of Great Lent;
March 30, 2019 - Saturday of the 3rd week of Great Lent;
April 6, 2019 - Saturday of the 4th week of Great Lent;
May 7, 2019 - ;
May 9 - Commemoration of the deceased soldiers;
June 15, 2019 - Saturday Trinity;
November 2, 2019 - Saturday Dimitrievskaya.
Solid weeks:
Solid week or Omnivorous - a week (that is, a week in the church calendar) in which there are no fasts, that is, the church allows the use of fast food throughout the week, even on Wednesday and Friday - traditionally fast days.
January 7 - 17 - Christmas time;
February 17-23, 2019 - Publican and Pharisee;
March 4-10, 2019 - Cheese ();
April 29 - May 4, 2019 - Easter (Light);
June 16-22, 2019 - Troitskaya.
Orthodox holidays and days of memory in January 2019:
1st of January -
January 2 -
January 2 -
January 2 - Hieromartyr Ignatius the Theologian
January 2 - Reverend Ignatius, Archimandrite of the Caves
January 3 - Advent. Feast of the Nativity of Christ.
January 3 - Martyr Juliana and with her 500 husbands and 130 wives, victims in Nicomedia
January 4 - Advent. Feast of the Nativity of Christ.
January 4 - Great Martyr Anastasia
January 5 - Advent. Feast of the Nativity of Christ.
January 5 - Shmch. Basil the Presbyter and Fr. Macarius and John
January 6 - Post. Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve)
January 7 -
January 7 - Adoration of Sts. Magi: Melchior, Gaspard and Belshazzar
January 8 - (no post)
January 8 - Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary
January 9 - Apostle
January 10 - Mchch. 20,000, in Nicomedia in the church of those burned and outside the church of the victims
January 11 - 14,000 babies, from Herod in Bethlehem beaten
January 12 - St. Macarius, Metropolitan Moscow
January 13 - Commemoration of the feast of the Nativity of Christ
January 14 - Circumcision of the Lord (Great holiday)
January 14 - St. Basil the Great
January 14 - St. Emilia, mother of St. Basil the Great
January 15 - The Feast of the Epiphany.
January 15 - Repose and second acquisition of the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov
January 16 - Prop. Malachi
January 17 - Council of the 70 Apostles
January 18 - Eve of the Epiphany (Epiphany Christmas Eve)
January 18 - Shmch. Theopempta, ep. Nicomedia, and martyr. Magus pheons
January 19 - (Epiphany)
January 20 - Feast of the Epiphany
January 20 - Cathedral of the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John
January 21 - Rev. Gregory, the Wonderworker of the Caves, in the Near Caves
January 22 - St. Philip, Mr. Moscow and all Russia, miracle worker
January 23 -
January 24 - Rev. Theodosius the Great, General Lives of the Chief
January 24 -
January 25 - Martyrs Tatiana
January 25 - Icons of the Mother of God, called "Akathist" and "Mammary"
January 26 - Mchch. Ermila and Stratonika
January 27 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Epiphany
January 27 - Enlighteners of Georgia
January 28 - Prpp. Paul of Thebes and John Kuschnik
January 29 - Adoration of the honest chains of the Apostle Peter
January 29 - Blessed. Maxim, Priest of Totemsky
January 30 - Rev. Anthony the Great
January 31 - Rev. Cyril and Maria, parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh
Orthodox holidays in February 2019:
1st of February -
February 2 - Rev. Euphemia the Great
February 3 - Rev. Maxim Grek
February 4 - Ap. Timothy
February 4 - Commemoration of all the dead who suffered in the time of persecution for the faith of Christ
February 4 - Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
February 5 - Cathedral of the Kostroma Saints
February 5 -, and martyr. Agafangel
February 6 -
February 6 - Venerable Xenia of Rome
February 7 - St. Gregory the Theologian
February 7 - Rev. Anatoly (senior) Optinsky
February 7 -
February 8 - Prpp. Xenophon, his wife Mary and their sons Arcadius and John
February 8 - Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
February 9 - Transfer of the relics of St. John Chrysostom
February 10 -
February 11 - Transfer of the relics of ssmch. Ignatius the God-bearer
February 11 - St. Lawrence, a recluse of the Caves, Bishop. Turovsky
February 12 - Council of ecumenical teachers and saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom
February 13 - St. Nikita, a recluse of Pechersk, Bishop. Novgorod
February 14 - Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
February, 15 -
February 15 - Shmch. Basil the Presbyter, martyr. Michael
February 16 - Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
February 16 - Right. Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess
February 17 - Week of the publican and the Pharisee
February 17 - Rev. Isidore of Pelusiot
February 17 - Right. Cyril Novoezersky
February 18 - Icons of the Mother of God "Search for the Lost"
February 18 - Mch. Agathia
February 19 - Prpp. Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet
February 20 - Mchch. 1003 Nicomedia
February 21 - Prophet Zechariah the Sickle-Seer of the 12 Minor Prophets
February 21 - Vmch. Theodora Stratilates
February 22 - Mch. Nicephorus, from Antioch in Syria
February 22 - Uncovering the relics of St. Innocent, Ep. Irkutsk
February 23 - Cathedral of the Novgorod Saints
February 23 - Icons of the Mother of God "Fiery"
February 24 - Week
February 24 - Shmch. Vlasia, Ep. Sebaste (c. 316)
February 24 - Rev. Dmitry Prilutsky
February 25 - Met. Moscow and all Russia, miracle worker
25 February -
25 February -
February 26 - Shmchch. Basil and Gabriel presbyters
February 27 - Rev. Auxentia
February 27 - Ravnoap. Kirill, Slovenian teacher
February 28 - Ap. from 70 Onesimus
Orthodox holidays in March 2019:
March 1 - St. Macarius Metropolitan Moscow and Kolomna
March 2 - Shmch. Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, miracle worker
March 2 - Saturday meat-packing (.
March 3 - Meat Week. .
March 3 - St. Leo, Pope
March, 3rd -
March 4 - Cheese Heart (), Continuous week, without meat
March 4 - App. from 70 Archippus and Philemon and mts. equal to ap. Apphia (I)
the 5th of March -
March 5 - Blgv. book.
March, 6 -
March 7 -
March 8 - Shmch. Polycarp, Ep. Smirnsky
March 8 - Rev. Polycarp of Bryansk
March 9 - All the venerable fathers who shone in the feat (movable celebration)
March 9 - First (IY) and second (452)
March 10 - Cheesefare Week. Memories of Adam's Exile
10th of March - . Conspiracy for Great Lent.
March 10 - St. Tarasia, archbishop. Constantinople
March 10 - Shmch. Alexander the Presbyter, Rev. Mstislav
March 11 - Beginning of Lent. Clean Monday
March 11 - St. Porfiry, archbishop. Gazsky
March 11 - Rev. Sebastian Poshekhonsky
March 12 - Rev. Procopius Decapolite, Spanish
March 13 - Rev. Basil isp.
March 14th -
March 14 - Mchch. Nestor and Trivimiya
March 15th -
March 15th -
March 16 - (movable celebration on Saturday of the 1st week of Great Lent)
March 16 -
March 17 - Week 1 of Great Lent. Triumph of Orthodoxy
March 17 - Saturday Parental. Commemoration of the dead
March 1 - Icon of the Mother of God of Cyprus (movable celebration on the 1st Week of Great Lent)
March 17 - Blessed
March 18 - 2nd week of Great Lent
March 18 -
March 19 - Queen Helena in Jerusalem
March 19 - Icons of the Mother of God "Czestochowa" and "Blessed Sky"
March 20 - Icon of the Mother of God "Guest of sinners"
March 21 - Rev. Theophylact Spanish, Bishop. Nicomedia
March 22 - Saints
March 23 - Ecumenical parental Saturday of the 2nd week of Great Lent. March 23 - Mchch. Codrates of Nicomedia, Satorinus, Rufinus and others (III).
March 24 - Week 2 of Great Lent
March 4 - Prpp. Eugene and Macarius Confessors, Presbyters of Antioch
March 24 - St. Euphemia, archbishop Novgorodsky, miracle worker
March 25 - 3rd week of Great Lent
March 25 - Lydda, miraculous (on a pillar) icons of the Mother of God
March 26 - Transfer of the relics of St. Nikifor, Patr. Constantinople
March 27 -
March 28 - Shmch. Alexy the presbyter
March 29 - Rev. Christodoulos of Patmos wonderworker.
March 30 - Ecumenical parental Saturday of the 3rd week of Great Lent
March 30 - Rev. Alexis, man of God
March 31 - St. Cyril, archbishop Jerusalem
March 31 - Week 3 of Great Lent. cross
Orthodox holidays in April 2019:
April 1 - 4th week of Great Lent, Cross
April 1 - Right. Sophia, prince Slutsk
April 1 - Icons of the Mother of God
April 2 - Rev. Euphrosyne of Sinozersky, Novgorod
April 3 - St. Thomas, Patr. Constantinople
April 4 - Izborsk Icon of the Mother of God
April 5 - Pmch. Ep. and 199 of his disciples
April 6 - Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
April 6 - Ecumenical parental Saturday of the 4th week of Great Lent
April 7 - Week 4 of Great Lent. Rev. John of the Ladder
April 7 -
April 7 - Icons of the Annunciation of the Mother of God - Moscow (XVI) and Kyiv.
April 8 - 5th week of Great Lent
April 8 - Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel
April 9 - Mts. Matrons of Thessalonica
April 10 - Rev. Stephen the Wonderworker, Spanish, Abbot of Triglia
April 11 - St. Eustathius isp., Bishop. Bithynian
April 12 - Rev. John of the Ladder, hegumen of Sinai
April 13 - (movable celebration)
April 13 -
14th of April - Week 5 of Great Lent
April 14 - Rev. Mary of Egypt
April 15 - 6th week of Great Lent (vay)
April 15 - Rev. Titus the Wonderworker
April 16 -
April 17 - Icons of the Mother of God named
April 17 - Icons of the Mother of God named.
April 18 - Transfer of the relics of St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
April 19 - St. Equal to the Apostles Methodius, archbishop. Moravsky, the first teacher of the Slavs
April 20 - Byzantine Icon of the Mother of God.
20 April -
April 21 - Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. Week of Vaii, 6th of Great Lent. .
April 22 - Holy Week.
April 22 - Mch. Eupsychia
April 23 - Mchch. Terentia, Pompius, Africana, Maxim, Zinon, Alexander, Theodore
April 23 - Holy Week.
April 24 - Shmch. Antipas, Ep. Pergamon of Asia
April 24 - Holy Week.
25th of April -
25th of April -
April 25 - Transfer of the honorable belt of the Mother of God to Tsargrad
April 25 - Holy Week. . Remembrance of the Last Supper.
April 26 - Shmch. Artemon, Presbyter of Laodicea
April 26 - Holy Week. Remembrance of the Passion of the Lord.
April 27 -
April 27 -
April 27 - . Descent into hell.
April 28 - App. from 70 Aristarchus, Pud and Trofim
April 28 - Shmch. Sergius presbyter
April 28 - EASTER. END OF GREAT LENT.
April 29 - May 4 - Fasting canceled.
April 29 - .
April 29 -
April 30 - (movable celebration on Tuesday of Bright Week)
April 30 - Uncovering the relics of St. Alexander Svirsky (1641)
Orthodox holidays in May 2019:
The 1 of May -
May 1 - (movable celebration on Wednesday of Bright Week)
May 2 -
May 2 - Rev. John the Old Cave
May 3 - Mch. baby Gabriel Slutsky (Bialystok)
May 3 - Icon of the Mother of God "Pochaevskaya" (movable celebration on Friday of Bright Week)
May 3 - Easter consecration of water in churches. Commemoration of the renewal (consecration) of the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos at the Life-Giving Spring in Constantinople.
May 4 - Shmch. John the Presbyter
May 5 - Rev. Theodore Sykeot, ep. Anastasiopol
5 May - Week 2 after Easter, Antipascha or Ap. Thomas.
May 5 - Icon of the Mother of God called "Sweet Kiss" (celebration on Antipascha Week)
the 6th of May -
May 7 -
May 7 -
May 8 -
May 9 - St. Stephen, Ep. Great Perm
May 9 - Commemoration of the deceased soldiers
May 10 - Ap. and schmch. Simeon, Ep. of Jerusalem, the kinsman of the Lord
May 11 - St. Cyril, Bishop of Turov
May 12 - Rev. Memnon the Wonderworker
May 12 - Blgv. Tamara, Queen of Georgia (movable celebration on the Week of the Myrrh-Bearing Women)
12 May - 3rd week after Easter
May 12 - St. myrrh-bearing women, right. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
May 13 - brother
may 13 -
May 14 -
May 15 - St. Athanasius the Great, Archbishop Alexandria
May 15 - Transfer of the relics of the blgvv. kn. and
May 15 -
May 16 - Mch. Paul of Vilnius
May 17 - Old Russian Icon of the Mother of God
May 18 -
May 19 - Right. Job the Long-suffering
May 19 - Week 4 after Easter, about the relaxed
May 20 - Commemoration of the appearance in heaven of the Cross of the Lord in Jerusalem
May 20 -
May 21st -
May 22 - Transfer of relics from the World of Lycian to Bar
May, 23rd -
May 24 - Ravnoapp. Methodius and Cyril, teachers of Slovenian
May 25 - Shmch. Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, miracle worker
May 26 - Week 5 after Easter, O Samaritan
May 26 - Mts. Glyceria virgin and martyr with her. Laodicea, prison guard
May 27 - Mch. Isidore
May 28 - Rev. Pachomius the Great
May 29 - Transfer of the relics of St. Ephraim of Perekomsky, Wonderworker of Novgorod
May 29 - Rev. Theodore the Sanctified
May 30 - Rev. Euphrosyne, in the world of Evdokia, led. book. Moscow
May 31 - Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.
Orthodox holidays in June 2019:
June 1st - .
June 2 - Mchch. Falaleia, Alexandra and Asteria
may 13 -
June 3 - Feast
June 3 - Ravnoapp. King Constantine and his mother Queen Helena
June 4 - Commemoration of the II Ecumenical Council
June 4 - Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God, called "Guest of Sinners"
June 5 - Rev. Euphrosyne, Princess and Abbess of Polotsk
June 6 - Venerable Simeon the Stylite
June 6 -
June 6 -
June 7 -
June 8 - Mchch. Averky and Helena
June 9 - Righteous John the Russian
May 20 - Week 7 after Easter, Fathers I Sun. Cathedral
June 10 - Rev. Elena Diveevskaya
June 11th -
June 12 - Mch. Nataliya
June 13 - Mch. Hermia Komansky
June 14 -
June 15 - Kiev-Bratsk Icon of the Mother of God
June 15 - Trinity parental Saturday
June 16 - . Pentecost.
June 16 - Transfer of the relics of blgv. Tsarevich Dimitry from Uglich to Moscow
June 17 - St. Mitrophan, 1st Patriarch of Constantinople
June 17 - Day of the Holy Spirit. Solid week. The post is cancelled.
June 18 - Blgv. book. Theodore Yaroslavich (brother of St. Alexander Nevsky), Novgorod
June 19 - Pimenovskaya Icon of the Mother of God
June 20 - Shmch. Theodotus of Ancyra
June 20 -
June 21 - Vmch. Theodora Stratilates
June 22 - Rev. Cyril, Abbot of Beloezersky
June 23 - Cathedral of the Ryazan Saints. Cathedral of the Siberian Saints
June 23 - 1st week after Pentecost. All Saints. Conspiracy for Petrov post (meat-empty)
June 24 - Beginning of Peter's post
June 24 - Icons of the Mother of God "It is worthy to eat" ("Merciful")
June 25 - Rev. Onuphrius the Great
June 26 - Mts. Aquilins
June 27 - Cathedral of the Diveyevo Saints
June 28 - St. Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, miracle worker
June 29 - Rev. Tikhon Lukhovsky, Wonderworker of Kostroma
June 29 - St. Tikhon, Ep. Amaphuntian
June 30 - Mchch. Manuel, Savel and Ismail of Persia
Orthodox holidays in July 2019:
July 1 -
July 2 - Apostle Jude, brother of the Lord
July 2 - St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
July 3 - Saint Mina, Bishop of Polotsk
July 3 - Shmch. Methodius, ep. Patarsky
July 4 - Mch. Julian of Tarsus
July 5 - Shmch. Eusebia, ep. Samosata
July 6 - . .
July 7 - Week 3 after Pentecost. Cathedral of Belarusian Saints
July 7 -
July 8 - Blgvv.
July 8 -
July 9 - Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
July 10 - Rev. Martin Turovsky
July 10 -
July 11 - Rev. Sergius and Herman, Wonderworkers of Valaam
July 12 - End of Petrov Lent
July 12 - Glorious and all-praise the supreme apostles and
July, 12 -
July 13 -
July 14 - 4th Sunday after Pentecost. Cathedral of the Reverend Fathers of the Pskov Caves
July 14 - Besrebrenikov Cosmas and Damian, victims in Rome
July 15 - Deposition of the Holy Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos in Blachernae
July 16 - Transfer of the relics of St. Philip, Mr. Moscow and All Russia Wonderworker
July 17 - Commemoration of Sts. Royal Martyrs: Tsar - Martyr Nicholas II
July 18 - Uncovering the relics
July 19 -
July 19 - Uncovering the relics of rights. virgin Juliana, book. Olshanskaya
July 20 - Rev. Thomas, Maleina
July 21 - Apparition
21 July -
July 22 - Shmch. Pankratia, ep. Tavromenian
July 23 - Deposition of the Holy Robe of the Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow
July 24 - Ravnoap. Olga, led. book. Russian, in Holy Baptism Helena
July 24 - Rudny Icon of the Mother of God.
July 25 -
July 26 - Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel
July 27 -
July 28 - Ravnoap. . .
July 29 - Cathedral of Russian Wonderworkers
July 29 - Blzh. Spanish Matrona (Belyakova), Anemnyasevskaya, Spanish.
June 10 - Week 2 after Pentecost. All Russian Saints
July 30 - Vmts. Marinas (Margaritas)
July 31 - .
Orthodox holidays and days of memory in August 2019:
August 1 - Uncovering the relics of St. miracle worker.
August 2 - .
August 2 - Uncovering the relics of St. Athanasius of Brest
August 3 - Shmch. Peter the Presbyter
August 4 -
5th of August -
August 6 - Mts. Christina. Mchch. blgvv. kn. and
August 7 - Assumption, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 8 - Shmchch. Ermolai, Hermipp and Hermocrates, Priests of Nicomedia
August 9 - Vmch. and healer Panteleimon
August 10 - Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, called "Hodegetria" (Guide)
August 11 - Mch. callinica
August 12 - Rev. Anatoly Optinsky
August 13 - Right. Evdokim the Cappadocian
August 14 - Beginning of Dormition Fast
August 14 -
August 14 - Feast of the All-Merciful Savior. .
August 15 - .
August 16 - Rev. Isaac, Dalmatia and Faustus
August 17 - Seven youths of Ephesus
August 18 - Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
August 19 -
August 20 - Feast of the Transfiguration
August 20 - Uncovering the relics
August 21 - St. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop Kizicheskogo
August 22 - Apostle Matthias. Cathedral of the Solovetsky Saints.
August 23 - Blzh. Lawrence, Christ for the Holy Fool, Kaluga
August 24 - Mch. Archdeacon Evpla
August 25 - Mchch. Photius and Anikita and many with them
August 26 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Transfiguration.
August 26 - Repose, the second acquisition of the relics of St. Tikhon, Ep. Voronezh, Zadonsk miracle worker.
August 26 - Icons of the Mother of God of Minsk, Seven Arrows, Passionate.
August 27 - Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
August 27 - Transfer of the relics of St. Theodosius of the Caves.
August 28 - End of the Dormition fast.
August 28 -
August 29 - Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 29 -
August 29 - Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Icon Not Made by Hands of Jesus Christ.
August 30 - Mch. Myron Presbyter
August 31 -
Orthodox holidays and days of memory in September 2019:
September 1 - and with him 2593 martyrs
September 1 - Don Icon of the Mother of God
September 2 - Prophet Samuel
September 3 - Rev. Avramia, miracle Smolensky
September 4 - Memorial Day of the Georgian Icon of the Mother of God
September 5 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Assumption
September 6 - Shmch. Eutychius, disciple of St. John the Evangelist
September 7 - Transfer of the relics of St. Bartholomew
8 September -
September 9 - Rev. Pimen the Great
September 10 - Rev. Moses Murin
11 September - .
12-th of September - .
September 13 - The position of the honest belt of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
September 14 - The beginning of the indiction - church new year. Rev. Simeon the Stylite and his mother Martha
September 15th -
September 16 - St. John Vlasaty, Wonderworker of Rostov
September 17 -
September 18 - Prop. Zechariah is right. Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Baptist
September 18 - Prmch. Athanasius of Brest
September 19 - Commemoration of the miracle of the Archangel Michael in Khonekh
September 20 - Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 21 -
September 21 - Icons of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Kyiv)
September 22nd -
September 23 - Mts. Minodors, Mitrodores and Nymphodors
September 24 - Kaplunovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
September 26 - Prefeast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord.
September 26 - Memory of the renewal (consecration) of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem (Resurrection word)
September 27 - .
September 27 - Lesninskaya Icon of the Mother of God
September 28 - Novonikitskaya Icon of the Mother of God
September 29 -
September 30 - Mtsts. Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia
Orthodox holidays and days of memory in October 2019:
October 1 - Icon of the Mother of God of Molchenskaya ("Healer"), Starorusskaya
October 2 - Mchch. Trofim, Savvaty and Dorimedont
October 3 - Vmch. Eustathius Plakida, his wives Theopistia and their children
October 4 - Uncovering the relics of St. Dimitry of Rostov
October 5 - Cathedral of the Tula Saints
October 6 - Conception of the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John
October 7 - Pervomts. equal to ap. Fekla
October 8 - Repose of St. Sergius, hegumen of Radonezh
October 9 - Repose of Ap. and Evangelist John the Theologian
October 10 - Rev. Savvaty of Solovetsky
October 11 - Rev. Khariton the Confessor
October 12 - Rev. Kyriaka the hermit
October 13 - Shmch. Bishop Gregory, Enlightener of Greater Armenia
October 14 -
October 14 - Rev. Roman the Melodist
October 15 - Sshmch. Cyprian and mts. justina
October 16 - Shmchch. Dionysius the Areopagite, ep. Athenian, Rusticus the presbyter and Eleutherius the deacon
October 17 - Shmch. Hierothea, ep. of Athens
October 18 - Mts. Kharitins
October 19 - Apostle Thomas
October 20 - Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness"
October 21 - Memorial Day of St. Pelagia
October 22 - Ap. Jacob Alfeev. Korsun Icon of the Mother of God
October 23 - Rev. Ambrose of Optinsky. Cathedral of the Volyn Saints
October 24 - The memory of the holy fathers of the VII Ecumenical Council. Cathedral of the Optina Elders.
October 25 - Transfer from Malta to Gatchina of a part of the Tree of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the Philermo Icon of the Mother of God and the right hand of John the Baptist.
October 26 - Iberian Icon of the Mother of God.
October 27 - Mchch. Nazaria, Gervasia, Protasia, Kelsia
October 28 - Cathedral of the 23 Belarusian New Martyrs
28 of October -
October 29 - Mch. Longinus centurion, like at the Cross of the Lord
October 30 - Mchch. unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Arabia. Icons of the Mother of God "Before Christmas and after Christmas the Virgin" and "The Redeemer"
October 31 -
Orthodox holidays and days of memory in November 2019:
Nov. 1 -
November 2 - Vmch. Artemia
November 3 - Sshmch. Pavlina, archbishop. Mogilevsky
November 4 -
November 5 - brother of the Lord. Rev. Elisha Lavrishevsky.
November 6 - Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow"
November 7 - Dimitriev parental Saturday. Commemoration of the dead.
November 7 - Rights. Tabitha
November 8 -
November 9 - Rev. Nestor the Chronicler
November 10 - Rev. Job, abbot of Pochaev. St. Demetrius, Met. Rostov.
November 11 - Prmts. Anastasia the Romans
November 12 -
November 13 - Mch. Epimakh of Alexandria
November 14 - Unmercenaries and miracle workers Cosmas and Damian of Asia and their mother
15th of November -
November 16 - Memorial Day of the Holy Princess Anna Vsevolodovna
November 17 - Rev. Ioannikios the Great
November 18 - Memorial Day of St. Ion, Archbishop of Novgorod
November 19 - Saint Paul, Archbishop of Constantinople
November 20 - Icons of the Mother of God "Jumping"
November 21 - Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and other Incorporeal Heavenly Forces
November 22 -
November 22 - Matrona of Moscow's birthday
November 23 - Prmch. Nifont and mch. Alexandra
November 24 - Vmch. Mines. Rev. Theodore Studite.
November 25 - Icons of the Mother of God "Merciful"
November 26 - Memorial Day of St. John Chrysostom
November 27 - . Conspiracy for Christmas (Filippov) post
November 28 - Martyrs and Confessors Guri, Samon and Aviv
November 28 - Beginning of Advent
29th of November -
November 30 - St. Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop Neo-Caesarian
Orthodox holidays and days of memory in December 2019:
December 1 - Memorial Day of the Holy Martyr Plato
December 2 - Icons of the Mother of God "Consolation in Sorrows and Sorrows"
December 3 - Prefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos
December 4 -
December 5 - Memorial Day of the Holy Prince Michael of Tver
December 6 - Memorial Day blgv. led. book. Alexander Nevsky
December 7 - Vmts. Catherine
December 8 - Commemoration of the Feast of the Entry into the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos.
December 9 - St. Innocent, Ep. Irkutsk
December 10 - Icons of the Mother of God "The Sign"
December 11 - Holy Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New
December 12 - Mch. Paramon and with him 370 martyrs
December 13 - Apostle Andrew the First-Called
December 14 - Rights. Philaret the Merciful
December 15 - Prop. Habakkuk
December 16 - Rev. Savva Storozhevsky
December 17 - Vmts. Barbarians. Rev. John of Damascus
December 18 - Rev. Savva the Sanctified
December 19 - St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, miracle worker
December 20 - Rev. Nil Stolobensky
December 21 - Rev. Patapia
December 22 - Conception of rights. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
December 23 - St. Joasaph, ep. Belgorod
December 24 - Rev. Daniel the Stylite
December 25 - St. Spiridon, Ep. Trimifuntsky, miracle worker
December 26 - Mchch. Eustratia, Auxentia, Eugenia, Mardaria and Orestes
December 27 - Mchch. Thirsa, Leukia and Callinice
December 28 - Memorial Day of St. Paul of Latria
December 29 - Memorial Day of the Prophet Haggai
December 30 - Prop. Daniel and three youths: Ananias, Azariah and Mishael.
December 31 - Celebration of rights. Simeon of Verkhotursky.
Church holidays
Church calendar for May 2019: Orthodox holidays
Artichoke
The 1 of May
light environment
Saint John, disciple of Saint Gregory the Decapolite (820-850)
Martyrs Victor, Zotik, Zinon, Akindin 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 Presbyter (1918)
Venerable Martyr Tamara Satsy (1942)
Maksimovskaya Icon of the Mother of God (1299)
bright week
May 2
Bright Thursday
Venerable John of the Old Cave (VIII)
Blessed Matrona of Moscow (1952)
Martyrs Theona, Christopher and Antoninus (303)
Hieromartyr Paphnutius, Bishop of Jerusalem
Saint George the Spanish, Bishop of Antioch of Pisidia (813-820)
Saint Tryphon, Patriarch of Constantinople (933)
Reverend Nicephorus hegumen
Saint Victor the Spanish, Bishop of Glazovsky (1934)
bright week
May 3
bright friday
Venerable Theodore Trichina
Reverend Alexander Oshevensky (1479)
Martyr Infant Gabriel of Bialystok (1690)
Saints Gregory (593) and Anastasius of Sinai (599), Patriarchs of Antioch
Venerable Anastasius, hegumen of Mount Sinai (685)
Saint Nicholas Velimirovic, Bishop of Ohrid and Zhich (1956) (Serb.)
St. Theodosius the Confessor, Bishop of Kolomna (1937)
Cypriot Icon of the Mother of God (392)
Signs of the day May 3:
- On Fedor, the dead yearn for the earth.
- On this day, they visited cemeteries: they lamented or called out to their parents at the churchyard.
- On Theodorov's day, the earth opens up and the souls of those who have departed from us fly out into God's light.
bright week
May 4th
bright saturday
Hieromartyr Jannuarius the Bishop and with him the Martyrs Proculus, Sossius and Faustus the deacons, Disiderius the Reader, Eutychius and Akution (c. 305)
Martyr Theodore, like in Perga, his mother Philippi, Dioscorus, Socrates and Dionysius (II)
Uncovering the relics of St. Theodore of Sanaksar (1999)
Righteous Alexy Bortsurmansky (1848)
Martyrs Isakias, Apollos and Codrates (303)
Saint Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople (434)
Hieromartyr John Prigorovsky Presbyter (1918)
Saint Nicholas of Pisarevskogo Confessor, presbyter (1933)
Hieromartyr Alexy Protopopov Presbyter (1938)
bright week
5 May
Antipascha
Venerable Theodore of Sykeot, Bishop of Anastasiupol (613)
The Transfer of the Relics of the Blessed Prince Vsevolod, in the Holy Baptism of Gabriel, Pskov (1834)
Apostles Nathanael, Luke and Clement (I)
Saint Vitaly (609-620)
Hieromartyr Platon, Bishop of Banyaluk (1941) (Serb.)
Holy Hieromartyr Eustathius of Malakhov Presbyter (1918)
Martyr Dimitry Vlasenkov (1942)
Signs of the day May 5:
- Onions are planted on Luke.
- Warm May equips spring.
- It will freeze at night, so forty matinees will still fall on bread, forty morning frosts for the whole summer, while the bread is in the field.
the 6th of May
Great Martyr George the Victorious (303) - spring St. George's Day
Iberian Icon of the Mother of God (second acquisition of the list of icons 2012)
Martyrs Queen Alexandra (303)
Martyrs Anatoly and Protoleon (303)
Reverend Sophia (1974)
Hieromartyr John Anserov Presbyter (1940)
Signs of the day on Yuri, May 6:
- Yuri dragged spring to the threshold.
- Egory unlocks the ground.
- Egory came - and the spring will not go away.
- Egory begins spring, Ilya (August 2) ends summer.
- If spring Egory is with food (grass will appear), then winter Nikola (December 19) will be with a bridge (winter will set in, there will be a good sledge track).
- On Yurya snow - a harvest for buckwheat, on Yurya rain - buckwheat is not harvested.
- From George they begin to plant beets, sow carrots and seedlings.
May 7
Martyr Savva Stratilates and 70 soldiers with him (272)
Reverend Sava of the Caves, in the Near Caves (XIII)
Reverend Alexy, the recluse of the Caves, in the Near Caves (XIII)
Martyrs Pasicrates and Valentine (228)
Martyrs Eusebius, Neon, Leontius, Longinus and others (303) - Evseev's Day
Saint Thomas the Holy Fool (546-560)
Venerable Elizabeth the Wonderworker (V)
Hieromartyr Branko Presbyter (1941) (Serb.)
Martyr Sergius of Arkhangelsk (1938)
Icon of the Mother of God of Molchensk (1405)
Signs of the day May 7:
- Yevsey came - oats otsey.
- When there is dirt on the road, then oats are king.
- This rye is at least an hour in the ashes, and oats even in the water, but at the right time.
- Oats should be sown two days after or before the full moon and never during an eclipse.
May 8
Apostle and Evangelist Mark (63) - Day of Mark the Keymaster
Venerable Sylvester of Obnorsk (1379)
Venerable Basil of Polyanomerulsky (1767) (Romanian)
Hieromartyr Sergius Rokhletsov presbyter (1938)
Constantinople Icon of the Mother of God (1071)
Signs of the day May 8:
- Mark holds the keys to the rains.
- Mark unlocked the heavenly heights, convened moisture, asked her to descend to earth.
- If three good rains fall after Mark, then there will be three full years of bread.
Lenten day
9th May
Commemoration of the dead warriors
Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia (c. 322)
St. Stephen, Bishop of Great Perm (1396)
Righteous Glafira the Virgin (322) - Day of Glafira the Pot
Venerable Ioannikios Devichensky (XIII) (Serb.)
Hieromartyr John Pankov Presbyter and his sons Martyrs Nicholas and Peter (1918)
Signs of the day May 9:
- Big dew or a clear day on Goroshnitsa - to the harvest of cucumbers.
- If you sow peas in the north wind - it will be liquid, if in the west - it will be small, if in the south - it will be rotten and wormy; it is necessary to sow peas with an east wind.
May 10
Apostle and Hieromartyr Simeon, relative of the Lord (107)
St. Stephen, Abbot of the Caves, Bishop of Vladimir-Volynsk (1094)
Righteous Eulogius the Hospice (IV)
Hieromartyrs Paul Svetozarov and John the Nativity Presbyters, Martyrs Peter Yazykov, Nikolai Malkov, Auxentius Kalashnikov, Sergius Methodius and Martyr Anastasia (1922)
Martyr Maria Nosova (1938)
Hieromartyr John of the Savior Presbyter (1941)
Signs of the day May 10:
- In the morning the grass is dry - by night expect rain.
- The owl screams - in the cold.
- Inclement weather will end if fog appears in low places towards evening.
- Frost is possible if the weather is clear in the morning, and cumulus clouds appear by noon, which disappear again by evening.
Lenten day
May 11
Apostles from 70 Jason and Sosipater, the virgin Kerkyra and others who suffered with them (I)
Martyrs Dada, Maximus and Quintilian (286)
Saint Cyril, Bishop of Turov (1183)
Martyrs Satornios, Iakishol, Faustian, Januarius, Marsalia, Euphrasius, Mammias, Murinus, Zinon, Eusebius, Neon and Vitalius (c. 63)
Martyrs Anna Shashkina (1940)
Signs of the day May 11:
Healers on Maxim treated lingering fevers: a sunny day was considered a sure sign that illnesses would release a person.
On this day you can not:
- Cut babies' nails and hair.
- Piercing your ears will make you hear worse.
- Plan an engagement - marriage will be short-lived.
- To whitewash walls or ceiling - you can part with good luck and health.
12 May
The Nine Martyrs of Cyzic: Theognis, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artems, Magna, Theodotos, Fawmasius and Philemon (286-299)
Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker
Venerable Nektarios of Optina (1928)
Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaev (1970)
Martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopean Deacon (284-305)
St. Basil of Ostrog (1671) (Serb.)
Three hundred martyrs, in the mountains of Dudikvati and Papati (Turkey) victims (XVII-XVIII) (Georg.)
Signs of the day May 12:
- On this day, the healers continued to treat the sick with a fever, petitioning the nine martyrs.
may 13
Apostle James of Zebedee (44) - James the Apostle
Uncovering the relics of St. Nikita, Bishop of Novgorod (1558)
Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus (1867)
Saint Donatus, Bishop of Euria (c. 387)
Uncovering the relics of Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia (IV)
Martyr Maxim
Signs of the day May 13:
- If the sunrise on Yakov is clear, then the whole summer will be sunny, and if it is cloudy in the yard in the morning, then rain-senognoi will torment you in the summer.
- If the stars rise in the evening and a warm wind blows from the south, the summer will be warm, with abundant fertility.
May 14
Prophet Jeremiah (6th century BC)
Rev. Paphnutius of Borovsky (1477)
Hieromartyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kyiv (1497)
Reverend Gerasim of Boldin (1554)
Venerable Martyr Vata the Persian (IV)
Blessed Tamara, Queen of Georgia (1213)
Martyrs of Athos Euphemia (1814), Ignatius (1814) and Akakios (1816)
Martyrs Nina Kuznetsova (1938)
Tsarevokokshayskaya, or Mironositskaya (1647), Andronikovskaya and called "Unexpected Joy" icons of the Mother of God
Signs of the day May 14:
- If the sun has risen clearly, then the whole summer will be clear.
- If it’s nicer on Yeremey, the harvesting of bread is nicer.
- There is bad weather on Yeremey - you will miss the whole winter (there will be a harsh winter).
- The dew fell in the evening - by a clear day.
- This early spring season, when the water drains, and later - when the color of the viburnum is in a circle.
- This week after Yegory (May 6), and another after Yeremey.
May 15
Saint Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria (373)
Transfer of the relics of the noble princes of Russia Boris and Gleb, in the Holy Baptism of Roman and David (1072 and 1115)
The younger sons of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir were the first saints to be canonized by both the Russian and Constantinople Orthodox Churches. Other names for the holiday are Borisov's day (Boris-day, Boris and Gleb - sowers, profit-day, nightingale holiday, nightingale day, whistler, whistlers, whistles).
St. Athanasius, Patriarch of Tsaregradsky, Wonderworker of Lubensky (1654)
Martyrs Esper and Zoe and their children Cyriacus and Theodulus (II)
Blessed and Equal-to-the-Apostles Tsar Boris, in Holy Baptism Michael (907), who received Baptism with his people in the 9th century (Bolg.)
Putivl Icon of the Mother of God (1635)
Signs of the day May 15:
- On Boris and Gleb, healers speak to people suffering from maeta - nervous disorders.
- They read a conspiracy over milk, with which the patient should then wash.
Lenten day
16th of May
Martyrs Timothy and Maura (c. 286) - Day of Martha the Milkmaid
Venerable Theodosius, hegumen of the Kiev Caves (1074)
Saint Peter the Wonderworker, Bishop of Argos (X)
Venerable Juliania (1393) and Eupraxia (1394), St. Theophan of Periphery of Moscow (after 1353)
Hieromartyr Nikolai Benevolensky Presbyter (1941)
Icons of the Mother of God: Dormition of the Kiev Caves, brought from Constantinople (1073), Caves (with the upcoming Anthony and Theodosius) (1085) and Svenskaya (Pechersk) (1288)
Signs of the day May 16:
- They began to plant seedlings of cabbage and sow vegetable gardens.
- The nightingales sang in front of Mavra - spring blooms together.
- Spruce shoots start to grow.
- The color of bird cherry brings cold.
May 17
Martyrs Pelagia, Virgin of Tarsus (c. 290)
Pelageya is a crow's intercessor. Protects young crows, teaches them to reason.
Venerable Nikita, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement and Isaac, brothers Alfanov (Sokolnitsky) in Novgorod (XIV-XV)
Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia (303)
Hieromartyr Alvian, Bishop of Aney, and his disciples (304)
Hieromartyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza, and with him 40 martyrs (311)
Hieromartyr John Vasiliev Presbyter (1942)
Hieromartyr Nicholas Tokhtuev, Deacon (1943)
Old Russian Icon of the Mother of God (1570)
Lenten day
May 18
Great Martyr Irina (I-II) - Day of Irina the Nursery
Uncovering the relics of St. Jacob Zheleznoborovsky
Reverend Varlaam of Serpukhov (1377)
Venerable Martyr Ephraim the New (1426)
Icons of the Mother of God "Inexhaustible Chalice" (1878)
Signs of the day May 18:
- Cabbage was planted that day.
- Early in the morning, the housewives went out into the garden and all alone, so that no one jinxed, and planted seedlings.
- You can’t eat bread on Irina Rassadnitsa, otherwise the chickens will peck at the harvest.
- If the seedlings drink a lot of water - to a dry mowing, and do not absorb water - the mowing will be wet.
- Fields, mowing and meadows were burned on Irina.
May 19
Righteous Job the Long-suffering (c. 2000-1500 BC)
Reverend Micah of Radonezh (1385)
Venerable Job of Pochaev (XVII)
Martyrs Barbara the Warrior, Bacchus, Callimachus and Dionysius (c. 362)
Martyr Barbarus, former robber
Signs of the day May 19:
- The dew falling on this day was considered healing.
- Early in the morning, the peasants went out to the meadows and walked barefoot on the grass, and the children rolled on the ground, “absorbing” strength and health.
- Healers on Job collected dew on towels, squeezed them out and stored healing moisture, which helped in the treatment of many diseases.
- Big dew and a clear day - to a good harvest for cucumbers.
- The absence of morning dew after its daily appearance is a change in the weather.
May 20
Commemoration of the appearance in heaven of the Cross of the Lord in Jerusalem (351)
Martyr Akakios centurion (303)
Reverend Nil of Sora (1508)
Reverend John of Zedazni and his disciples: Aviv, Bishop of Nekres, Anthony of Martkop, David of Gareji, Zenon of Ikaltoy, Thaddeus of Stepantsminda, Ise (Jesse), Bishop of Tsilkan, Joseph, Bishop of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavi, Michael of Ulumbia, Pyrrhus of Bret, Stefan of Hira and Shio Mgvimsky (VI) (Georgian)
Uncovering the relics of the Monk Nil the Myrrh-streaming, Athos (1815)
Lyubech (XI) and Zhirovitskaya (1470) icons of the Mother of God
The beginning of Vespers, Matins and the Paschal Liturgy. Completion and dismissal of the liturgy according to the Paschal rite. In the Greek Colored Triodion, a service is also given on this day, similar to the sequence of the services of the Paschal week, with the singing of the Paschal hours.
Signs of the day May 20:
- The earlier the bird cherry begins to bloom, the hotter the summer will be.
- Bird cherry buds burst - spring is in full force.
- When the bird cherry has a lot of color, the summer will be wet.
- Bird cherry blossoms - the best time for planting potatoes.
- If the dew does not dry before noon, expect bad weather.
- If in the evening clouds are scattered across the sky in small pieces - wait for the next day of rain.
May 21st
Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (98-117) - Day of Ivan the Theologian
Venerable Arseny the Great (449-450) - Arseniev day
Venerable Arseniy the Hardworking (XIV) and Pimen the Faster (XII), Caves, in the Far Caves
Martyr Nikifor Zaitsev (1942)
Signs of the day May 21:
- Night rains and daytime sun will fill pantries, barrels and barrels.
- The red sky in the evening promises good weather, the morning redness gives water.
- Clouds go up - to clear weather; go down or gather in one place - to the rain.
- Day with rains - the mushroom will be shelves.
22nd of May
Prophet Isaiah (VIII century BC)
Martyr Christopher (c. 250)
Transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from the World of Lycia to Bar (1087) - Day of St. Nicholas of the Vesny
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of horses, the feast of grooms. The first night (forcing the horses to the meadows for the whole night).
Reverend Joseph of Optina (1911)
Venerable Shio of Mgvime (VI) (Georgian)
Hieromartyr Demetrius the Resurrection Presbyter (1938)
Hieromartyr Basil Kolosov Presbyter (1939)
Signs on Nicholas, May 22:
- On the first day of the night no one worked.
- Boys and children kindled fires in the meadows, sat around the fire in a circle, treated themselves to pies and baked potatoes in the ashes.
- Swimming season opened on Nikola.
- You should not swim before St. Nicholas of the Spring.
Lenten day
May, 23rd
Apostle Simon the Zealot (I)
Saint Simon, Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal (1226)
Blessed Simon, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Yurievets (XVI)
Martyrs Alfius, Philadelphus, Cyprian, Onesimus, Erasmus and others (251)
Martyr Hesychius of Antioch (IV)
Saint Isidora the Holy Fool (IV)
Blessed Taisiya (V)
Kiev-Bratsk Icon of the Mother of God (1654)
Signs of the day May 23:
- Bees are flying merrily in the morning - it will be a sunny day.
- If it rains on that day, it will be rainy all summer.
- Strong wind during rain portends good weather.
- Cold and windy May is good for the harvest.
May 24
Holy Hieromartyr Mocius (c. 295) - Mocius Day
Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius (885) and Cyril (869), teachers of Slovenian
Equal-to-the-Apostles Rostislav, Prince of Great Moravia (870)
Venerable Sophronius, the recluse of the Caves, in the Far Caves (XIII)
Hieromartyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan (1671)
Saint Nikodim, Archbishop of Serbia (1325)
Hieromartyr Michael Belorossov Presbyter (1920)
Hieromartyr Alexander, Archbishop of Kharkov (1940)
Signs of the day May 24:
- Sunrise crimson - summer comes with thunderstorms.
- If foggy and crimson sunrise, and rain during the day - the summer will be wet and formidable.
Lenten day
May 25
Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, miracle worker (glorification 1913)
Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus (403) - Epiphanes Day
Saint Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople (740)
Venerable Dionysius of Radonezh (1633)
The Second Finding of the Relics of Righteous Simeon of Verkhoturye (1992)
Saints Savin, Archbishop of Cyprus (V) and Poluvius, Bishop of Rhinokyra (V)
Martyr John of Walach (1662) (Romanian)
Hieromartyr Peter Popov Presbyter (1937)
Martyrs Evdokia Martishkina (1938)
Signs of the day May 25:
- If the morning is warm and sunny on Epifan, expect a dry summer.
- In dry weather, acacia does not have insects, the same happens with currants, sweet clover and honeysuckle.
- Yellow leaves of acacia open up and release a lot of nectar - by the rain.
26 of May
Martyr Glykeria the virgin and with her the martyr Laodicea, guardian of the dungeon (c. 177) - Day of Lukeria the Mosquito
Righteous Virgin Glykeria, Novgorod (1522)
Transfer of the relics of the Monk Martyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanevsky, Abbot of Pinsk, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl (1688)
Martyr Alexander of Rome (284-305)
Saint Pausikakios, Bishop of Sinada (606)
Saints George isp. with wife Irina and children (IX)
Venerable Euthymius of Iberia (1028) (Georgian)
Hieromartyrs Vasily Sokolov, Alexander Zaozersky and Christopher Nadezhdin Presbyters, Rev. Martyr Macarius Telegin and Martyr Sergius Tikhomirov (1922)
Martyrs of Cherkasy (XX)
Signs of the day May 26:
- If there are a lot of mosquitoes, it's raining.
- From Lukerya-mosquito, wait for warming.
- Mosquitoes appeared - wait for heat and rain.
- Large mosquito - good year.
- When the mosquito is not alive, then May is dry.
- Mosquitoes curl - to a sunny day.
- A lot of mosquitoes - cook a lot of boxes for berries, a lot of midges - cook baskets for mushrooms.
May 27
Martyr Isidore (251) - Day of Sidor the Borage
Blessed Isidore, Christ for the Holy Fool, Miracle Worker of Rostov (1474)
Saint Nikita, recluse of the Caves, Bishop of Novgorod (XII)
Martyr Maximus (c. 250)
Venerable Serapion Sindonita (V)
Saint Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1175)
Hieromartyr Peter the Nativity Presbyter (1939)
Terebenskaya (1654) and Yaroslavl (Pechersk) (1823) Icons of the Mother of God
Signs of the day May 27:
- Plant cucumbers and this flax on Sidor.
- If the whole day is clear and warm, there will be a good harvest of cucumbers.
- The weather is not good - the cucumbers are bad.
- There are frosts before Sidor.
May 28
Venerable Pachomius the Great (c. 348) - Day of Pachomius the Warm
Saint Isaiah, Bishop of Rostov, miracle worker (1090)
Blessed Tsarevich Dimitry of Uglich and Moscow (1591) (son of Ivan the Terrible)
Reverend Isaiah of the Caves (1115)
Venerable Pachomius of Nerekhta (1384)
Monk Euphrosynus (1481) and his disciple Serapion, Pskov
Venerable Achilles, Bishop of Larisia (c. 330)
Signs of the day May 28:
- Pahom came - it smelled of warmth.
- End of ground frost.
- Pakhoma is warm - warm all summer.
- When the aspen is covered with catkins, young leaves hatch on the birch trees, and the ferns unfurl curls of leaves - the first mushroom season begins.
May 29
Venerable Theodore the Sanctified (368) - Day of Fedor the Zhitnik
Transfer of the relics of St. Ephraim of Perekomsky, Wonderworker of Novgorod (1545) (he personally dug a canal from Lake Ilmen and led it to the monastery)
Venerable Cassian (1537) and Lawrence (1548) of Komel
Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem (III)
Martyrs Vitus, Modest and Criskentia (c. 303)
Blessed Maiden Muse (V)
Venerable Fathers, in the Lavra of St. Savvas beaten (614)
Saint George II, Bishop of Mytilene (IX)
Martyr Vukashin (1943) (Serb.)
Signs of the day May 29:
- They looked at the moon that day: if it is fiery red, it means that there will be a strong wind.
- Don’t lend money to Fedor - crop failure both for the giver and the taker.
Lenten day
May 30
Apostle Andronicus and Saint Junia (I)
Venerable Euphrosyne, in the world of Evdokia, Grand Duchess of Moscow (1407) - Day of Evdokia the Whistler
Martyrs Solokhon, Pamfamir and Pamphalon warriors (284-305)
Saint Stephen, Patriarch of Constantinople (893)
Signs of the day May 30:
- Evdokia's day when the winds whistle.
- What is Evdokia, such is the summer.
- The moon born on rainy Evdokia - to a wet summer, and if the north wind also blows, the summer will be cold and rainy.
May 31
Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils
Martyr Theodotos of Ancyra and the martyrs of the seven virgins: Alexandra, Tekusa, Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona and Julia (303) - Fedot the Oatmeal Day
Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul and Christina (249-251)
Reverend Macarius of Altai (1847)
Martyrs Simeon, Isaac and Vakhtisius (IV)
Martyrs Heraclius, Peacock and Venedim
Martyrs David and Tarichan (693) (Georgian)
Saint Michael Vinogradov Confessor, Presbyter (1932)
Hieromartyr Vasily Krylov Presbyter (1942)
Signs of the day May 31:
- Fedot is the helper of spring.
- The red sun sets - towards the wind, into the haze (light haze) - it will rain, into the cloud - the next day will be rainy.
- The wave hits against the flowing water - it will rain.
- If cumulus clouds do not dissipate by evening, we expect worse weather and rain.
Lenten day