April 2023
Feastday readings are in boldface. Readings: After Easter (AE), After Pentecost (AP), After Holy Cross (AC), Lent (L).
Tones: Octoechos (T), Eothinon (E)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Saturday of Lazarus
Epistle: Hebrews 12:28-29,13:8
Gospel: John 11:1-45
No meat or dairy
6L
2
Palm Sunday
Orthros: Matthew 21:1-11,15-17
Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9
Gospel: John 12:1-18
No meat or dairy
6L
3
Great and Holy Monday
Orthros: Matthew 21:18-43
Epistle: Romans 11:13-24 (Th/4AP)
Gospel: Matthew 24:3-35
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
4
Great and Holy Tuesday
Orthros: Matthew 22:15-46,23:1-39
Epistle: Ephesians 1:1-9 (Th/16AP)
Gospel: Matthew 24:36-51,25:1-46,26:1-2
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
5
Great and Holy Wednesday
Orthros: John 12:17-50
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:6-9 (Sa/13AP)
Gospel: Matthew 26:6-16
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
6
Great and Holy Thursday
Orthros: Luke 22:1-39
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32
Gospel: Matthew 26:1-20; John 13:3-18; Matthew 26:21-39; Luke 22:43-44; Matthew 26:40-75,27:1-2
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
7
Great and Holy Friday
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:47-58
Gospel: John 6:48-55
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
8
Great and Holy Saturday
Orthros: Matthew 27:62-66
Epistle: Romans 6:3-11
Gospel: Matthew 28:1-20
Fast until noon, no meat or dairy
9
Holy Resurrection
Epistle: Acts 1:1-8
Gospel: John 1:1-17
Fast free
E.2
10
Bright Monday
Epistle: Acts 1:12-17,21-26
Gospel: John 1:18-28
Fast free
1AE
11
Bright Tuesday
Epistle: Acts 2:14-21
Gospel: Luke 24:12-35
Fast free
1AE
12
Bright Wednesday
Epistle: Acts 2:22-38
Gospel: John 1:35-51
Fast free
1AE
13
Bright Thursday
Epistle: Acts 2:38-43
Gospel: John 3:1-15
Fast free
1AE
14
Bright Friday
Epistle: Acts 3:1-8
Gospel: John 2:12-22
Fast free
1AE
15
Bright Saturday
Epistle: Acts 3:9-16
Gospel: John 3:22-33
Fast free
1AE
16
Sunday of St. Thomas
Epistle: Acts 5:12-20
Gospel: John 20:19-31
T.1 / E.1
Fast free
1AE
17
Hieromartyr Simeon the Persian and His Companions - Father Acacius, Bishop of Melitene
Epistle: Acts 3:19-26
Gospel: John 2:1-11
Fast free
2AE
18
Father John, Disciple of Gregory the Decapolitan
Epistle: Acts 4:1-10
Gospel: John 3:16-21
Fast free
2AE
19
Hieromartyr Paphnutios - Father John the Hermit
Epistle: Acts 4:13-22
Gospel: John 5:17-24
Fast free
2AE
20
Father Theodore Trichinas
Epistle: Acts 4:23-31
Gospel: John 5:24-30
Fast free
2AE
21
Hieromartyr Januarius and His Companions - Hieromartyr Theodore of Pergia
Epistle: Acts 5:1-11
Gospel: John 5:30-46,6:1-2
Fast free
2AE
22
Leave-taking of St. Thomas
Father Theodore Sykeotes, Bishop of Anastasiopolis
Epistle: Acts 5:21-32
Gospel: John 6:14-27
Fast free
2AE
23
Sunday of Ointment-bearing Women
Great-martyr George the Triumphant
Epistle: Galatians 3:23-29,4:1-5 (Th/15AP)
Gospel: Mark 15:43-47,16:1-8
T.2 / E.4
Fast free
2AE
24
Mother Elizabeth the Wonderworker and Martyr Sabas the Goth
Epistle: Acts 6:8-15,7:1-5,47-60
Gospel: John 4:46-54
Fast free
3AE
25
Apostle Mark the Evangelist
Epistle: 1 Peter 5:6-14
Gospel: Luke 10:16-21 (Sep 6)
Fast free
26
Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia
Epistle: Acts 8:18-25
Gospel: John 6:35-39
Fast free
3AE
27
Hieromartyr Simeon, Cousin of the Lord, and Father Stephen, Bishop of Vladimir in Volynia
Epistle: Acts 8:26-39
Gospel: John 6:40-45
Fast free
3AE
28
Disciples Jason and Sosipater - Father Cyril, Bishop of Turov
Epistle: Acts 8:40,9:1-19
Gospel: John 6:48-55
Fast free
3AE
29
Martyrs of Cyzica and Memnon the Wonderworker
Epistle: Acts 9:19-31
Gospel: John 15:17-27,16:1-2
Fast free
3AE
30
Sunday of the Paralytic
Apostle James, Brother of John the Evangelist
Epistle: Acts 9:32-42
Gospel: John 5:1-15
T.3 / E.5
Fast free
3AE