May 2025
Feastday readings are in boldface. Readings: After Easter (AE), After Pentecost (AP), After Holy Cross (AC), Lent (L).
Tones: Octoechos (T), Eothinon (E)
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
 
 
 
 
1
Prophet Jeremiah
Epistle: Acts 4:23-31
Gospel: John 5:24-30
Fast free
2AE
2
Transfer of the Remains of Athanasios the Great
Epistle: Hebrews 13:7-16 (Sep 3)
Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19 (Nov 12)
Fast free
3
Leave-taking of St. Thomas
Martyrs Timothy and Maura
Epistle: Acts 5:21-32
Gospel: John 6:14-27
Fast free
2AE
4
Sunday of Ointment-bearing Women
Epistle: Acts 6:1-7
Gospel: Mark 15:43-47,16:1-8
T.2 / E.4
Fast free
2AE
5
Martyr Irene
Epistle: Acts 6:8-15,7:1-5,47-60
Gospel: John 4:46-54
Fast free
3AE
6
Job, the Holy and Long-suffering One
Epistle: Acts 8:5-15
Gospel: John 6:27-33
Fast free
3AE
7
Apparition of the Cross Over Jerusalem
Epistle: Acts 8:18-25
Gospel: John 6:35-39
Fast free
3AE
8
Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
Father Arsenios the Great
Epistle: 1 John 1:1-7
Gospel: John 19:25-27,21:24-25 (Sep 26)
Fast free
E.11
9
Prophet Isaiah and Martyr Christopher
Epistle: Acts 8:40,9:1-19
Gospel: John 6:48-55
Fast free
3AE
10
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Epistle: Acts 9:19-31
Gospel: John 15:17-27,16:1-2
Fast free
3AE
11
Sunday of the Paralytic
Epistle: Acts 9:32-42
Gospel: John 5:1-15
T.3 / E.5
Fast free
3AE
12
Fathers Epiphanios, Bishop of Cyprus - Germanos the Hymnographer, Patriarch of Constantinople
Epistle: Acts 10:1-16
Gospel: John 6:56-69
Fast free
4AE
13
Martyr Glyceria
Epistle: Acts 10:21-33
Gospel: John 7:1-13
Fast free
4AE
14
Mid-pentecost
Epistle: Acts 14:6-18
Gospel: John 7:14-30
Fast free
4AE
15
Fathers Pachomios the Great and Achillios the Wonderworker
Epistle: Acts 10:34-43
Gospel: John 8:12-20
Fast free
4AE
16
Father Theodore the Sanctified
Epistle: Acts 10:44-48,11:1-10
Gospel: John 8:21-30
Fast free
4AE
17
Apostles Andronicos and Junias
Epistle: Acts 12:1-11
Gospel: John 8:31-42
Fast free
4AE
18
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Epistle: Acts 11:19-30
Gospel: John 4:5-42
T.4 / E.7
Fast free
4AE
19
Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa and His Companions
Epistle: Acts 12:12-17
Gospel: John 8:42-51
Fast free
5AE
20
Martyr Thallelaius
Epistle: Acts 12:25,13:1-12
Gospel: John 8:51-59
Fast free
5AE
21
Leave-taking of Mid-pentecost
The Equals of the Apostles Constantine and Helena
Orthros: John 10:9-16 (Nov 13)
Epistle: Acts 26:1,12-20
Gospel: John 10:1-9 (Nov 13)
Fast free
22
Martyr Basiliscus
Epistle: Acts 14:20-28,15:1-4
Gospel: John 9:39-41,10:1-9
Fast free
5AE
23
Father Michael the Confessor, Metropolitan of Synades - Mother Euphrosyne of Polotsk
Epistle: Acts 15:5-12
Gospel: John 10:17-28
Fast free
5AE
24
Father Simeon the Younger
Epistle: Acts 15:35-41
Gospel: John 10:27-38
Fast free
5AE
25
Sunday of the Man Born Blind
Third Finding of the Head of the Forerunner
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15
Gospel: John 9:1-38
T.5 / E.8
Fast free
15AP/5AE
26
Apostle Carpus
Epistle: Acts 17:1-9
Gospel: John 11:47-54
Fast free
6AE
27
Hieromartyr Alladius
Epistle: Acts 17:19-28
Gospel: John 12:19-36
Fast free
6AE
28
Leave-taking of Easter
Epistle: Acts 18:22-28
Gospel: John 12:36-47
Fast free
6AE
29
Feast of the Ascension
Martyr Theodosia of Tyre
Epistle: Acts 1:1-12
Gospel: Luke 24:36-53
E.3
Fast free
6AE
30
Father Isaac, Abbot
Epistle: Acts 19:1-8
Gospel: John 14:1-11
No meat or dairy
6AE
31
Martyr Hermius
Epistle: Acts 20:7-12
Gospel: John 14:10-21
Fast free
6AE