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Monday, 21 May 2012
Coming Feasts
Fri, 25 May '12

The Discovery of the honourable Head of the Forerunner St John the Baptist

Mon, 11 June '12

SS. Bartholomew and Barnabas

Tue, 19 June '12

St Jude, Apostle

Sun, 24 June '12

The Nativity of the Honourable, Glorious Prophet and Forerunner, St John the Baptist

Fri, 29 June '12

The Glorious and Most Illustrious Saints, Apostles and Chief Primates Peter and Paul

The Lord will hearken unto me when I cry unto Him.
Verse: When I called upon Thee, O God of my righteousness, Thou didst hearken unto me.

Wisdom from the Holy Fathers
As wax melts before fire, so does an impure thought before the fear of God.
On Love, Self-control and Life

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Paschal Feasts
Thu, 24 May

Ascension

Sun, 3 June

Pentecost


Latest News

Service(s) for Tuesday
Conall, Abbot of Inniscoel. Helen of Wales (Elen Luyddog) (+5th c), Daughter of King Eudaf of Ewyas, Wife of Magnus Maximus (Macsen Wledig), Mother of St Constantine (Gestynin) and St Peblig, with whom she introduced the Celtic form of monasticism of St Gregory of Tours into Wales. John Vladimir, King of Serbia. Martyr Basiliskos of Comana. New-Hieromartyr Zachariah of Prussia. New-Martyr Demetrios. Venerable-Martyr Paul of the Great Lavra and the Russian monastery on Athos.

Service(s) for Wednesday
Euphrosinia of Polotsk. Goban, Abbot of Old Leighlin Monastery at Tascaffin in County Limerick, Ireland. Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada. Myrrh-bearer Mary, wife of Cleopas. New-Martyr Luke. translation of the relics of Leontios the wonder-worker, Bishop of Rostov.

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Wisdom of the Fathers is from An Athonite Gerontikon: Sayings of the Holy Fathers of Mount Athos and The Philokalia
Scripture Verses from KJV and EMTV

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