orthodox calendar

Apostle Simon the Zealot; Saint Callistratus of Timișeni and Vasiova; 5th Sunday after Pascha

Orthodox Calendar, May 10 Apostle Simon the Zealot Saint Simon, originally from Cana in Galilee, was acquainted with the Lord and His Mother. Tradition holds that he was the bridegroom at the wedding where Jesus performed His first miracle, turning water into wine. Witnessing this miracle, he became a fervent follower of Christ and earned…

May 10, 2026basilica.ro

Apparition of the Sign of the Holy Cross Over Jerusalem; Martyrs Acacius and Quadratus

Orthodox Calendar, May 7 Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem (351) The Precious Cross appeared in the sky over Jerusalem on the morning of May 7, 351 during the reign of the emperor Constantius, the son of Saint Constantine (May 21).At that time the heresy of Arianism, which taught that Christ…

May 7, 2026basilica.ro

Midfeast of Pentecost; Righteous Job the Long-Suffering; Martyr Barbarus (Fish permitted)

Orthodox Calendar, May 6 Righteous Job The righteous Job, whose name means “persecuted”, God’s faithful servant, was the perfect image of every virtue. The son of Zarah and Bossorha (Job 42), Job was a fifth-generation descendent of Abraham. He was a truthful, righteous, patient and pious man who abstained from every evil thing. Job was…

May 6, 2026basilica.ro

St Matrona of Hurezi; Greatmartyr Irene of Thessalonica; Holy New Martyr Ephraim

Orthodox Calendar, May 5 St Matrona of Hurezi Monastery Venerable Matrona, whose name in the world was Maria, was born on August 2, 1852, in Săliștea Sibiului, to devout parents named Nicolae and Stana. Shortly after her birth, her father, travelling with his flocks as far as the regions of the Holy Mountain, by divine…

May 5, 2026basilica.ro

Venerable Irodion of Lainici; Martyr Timothy and his wife Maura; 4th Sunday after Pascha

Orthodox Calendar, May 3 Venerable Irodion of Lainici Saint Irodion was born in 1821 in Bucharest and received the name John at baptism. His parents gave him good education and taught him Christian behaviour ever since he was a child. At that time, at Cernica Monastery, nearby Bucharest, under the guidance of Saint abbot George,…

May 3, 2026basilica.ro

Apostle James, the Brother of Saint John the Theologian

Orthodox Calendar April 30 Apostle James, the Brother of Saint John the Theologian Holy Apostle James, the son of Zebedee, was the brother of Saint John the Theologian, and one of the Twelve Apostles. He and his brother, Saint John, were called to be Apostles by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who called them the “Sons…

Apr 30, 2026basilica.ro

The Holy Martyrs at Cyzicus; Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker (Fish permitted)

Orthodox Calendar April 29 The Holy Martyrs at Cyzicus The city of Cyzicus is in Asia Minor on the coast of the Dardenelles (Hellespont). Christianity already began to spread there through the preaching of Saint Paul (June 29). During the persecutions by the pagans, some of the Christians fled the city, while others kept their…

Apr 29, 2026basilica.ro

Hieromartyr Simeon, the kinsman of the Lord, bishop of Jerusalem

Orthodox Calendar April 27 Hieromartyr Simeon, the kinsman of the Lord, bishop of Jerusalem The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle and Hieromartyr Symeon the Kinsman of the Lord (Simeon) of the Seventy, was the second Bishop of Jerusalem, serving for the period of 67 to 107. He is commemorated by the Church on April 27, and…

Apr 27, 2026basilica.ro

Synaxis of Romanian Women Saints; Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women; Martyrs Cyrillus, Kindaeas and Dasius of Axiopolis; Hieromartyr Basil the Bishop of Amasea; St. Glaphyra

Orthodox Calendar April 26 Synaxis of Romanian Women Saints On this day, the third Sunday after Pascha, when we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women—the first witnesses of Christ’s Resurrection—the Romanian Orthodox Church has appointed that all holy women of Romanian descent, as well as those who, though of other nations, struggled in…

Apr 26, 2026basilica.ro

Apostle and Evangelist Mark; †) Venerable Basil of Poiana Mărului

Orthodox Calendar April 25 Apostle and Evangelist Mark The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark, also known as John Mark (Acts 12:12), was one of the Seventy Apostles, and was also a nephew of Saint Barnabas (June 11). He was born at Jerusalem. The house of his mother Mary adjoined the Garden of Gethsemane. As Church…

Apr 25, 2026basilica.ro

Great Martyr George, the Victory Bearer

Orthodox Calendar April 23 Great Martyr George The Holy Great Martyr George the Victory-Bearer, was a native of Cappadocia (a district in Asia Minor), and he grew up in a deeply believing Christian family. His father was martyred for Christ when George was still a child. His mother, owning lands in Palestine, moved there with…

Apr 23, 2026Iulian Dumitraşcu