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Vigil of Pentecost

Western:

St. Julia

St. John Baptist de Rossi

St. Crispin of Viterbo

St. Desiderius

St. Didier

St. Epiphanius and Basileus

St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk

St. Eutychius & Florentius

St. Goban

St. Leontius

Martyrs of Cappadocia

Martyrs of Mesopotamia

St. Mercurialis of Forli

St. Michael the Confessor

St. Michael of Synnada

St. Quintian

St. Quintian

St. William of Rochester

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada

Synaxis of the Saints of Rostov

Venerable Euphrosyne, Abbess of Polotsk

Venerable Paisius, Abbot of Galich

Martyr Michael “the Black-Robed” of Saint Savva Monastery

Saint Damiane (Demetrius), King and Hymnographer

Icon of the Mother of God “You are a Vineyard” (Georgian: Shen khar venakhi)

Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, the wife of Cleopas

Saint Leontius, Bishop of Rostov

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feria

Western:

St. Yvo Helori

St. Rita

St. Aigulf

St. Atto

St. Ausonius

St. Basiliscus

St. Bobo

St. Boethian

St. Castus & Emilius

St. Conall

St. Faustinus

St. Fulk

St. Helen

St. John Baptist Machado

Bl. John Forest

Bl. John of Cetina

St. Julia of Carthage

St. Marcian of Ravenna

Bl. Matthias of Arima

St. Michael Ho-Dinh-Hy

Bl. Peter of the Assumption

St. Peter Pareuzi

St. Quiteria

St. Rita of Cascia

St. Romanus of Subiaco

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana

Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Second Ecumenical Council

Saint John-Vladimir, Prince of Bulgaria, Greatmartyr, and Miracle-worker

Monastic Martyr Paul of the Lavra, Mount Athos

Icon of the Mother of God of Cyprus

Blessed James of Borovichi, Wonderworker of Novgorod

Righteous Melchizedek, King of Salem

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Octave Of the Ascension

 

Western:

St. Hospitius

St. Eugene de Mazenod

St. Agustin Caloca Cortes

St. Ansuinus

St. Atilano Cruz Alvarado

St. Barrfoin

St. Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod

St. Constantine the Great

St. Cristobal Magallanes Jara

St. Gollen

Bl. Hyacinthe Marie Cormier

Bl. Jenaro Sanchez Delgadillo

St. Jose Maria Robles Hurtado

St. Mateo Correa Magallanes

St. Nicostratus, Antiochus, and Companions

St. Polyeuctus, Victorius and Donatus

St. Roman Adame Rosales

St. Secundinus

St. Secundus & Companions

St. Serapion the Sindonite

St. Theobald of Vienne

Sts. Timothy, Polius & Eutychius

St. Valens

St. Zeno

Orthodox – OCA:

The Ascension of our Lord

Equal of the Apostles and Emperor Constantine with his Mother Helen

Venerable Constantine, (in baptism Yaroslav), with his children

        Michael and Theodore, Wonderworkers of Murom

Venerable Cassian the Greek of Uglich

Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God

“Tenderness” Icon of the Mother of God from the Pskov Caves

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Of the Octave

comm. St. Bernadine of Siena

Western:

St. Bernadine of Siena,  C.  sd

St. Anastasius XIII

St. Aquila

St. Austregisilus

St. Basilissa

St. Basilla

St. Baudelius

St. Ethelbert

St. Hilary

St. Plautilla

St. Sanctan

St. Thalelaeus

St. Theodore of Pavia

Orthodox – OCA:

Leavetaking of Pascha

Unmercenary Physician Thallelaios at Aegae in Cilicia and his

        companions, Martyrs Alexander and Asterios

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow

        and Wonderworker of All Russia

Blessed Dovmont (Timothy), Prince of Pskov

Martyr Asclas of Egypt

Glorification of Venerable Zabulon and Sosanna, parents of Saint Nino,

        Enlightener of Georgia

Venerable Stephen of Piperi, Serbia

Saint Lydia of Philippi

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St. Dunstan

comm. Octave

Western:

St. Dunstan,  Abp. C.  d.  white

St. Peter Celestine,  P. C.  d.

St Pudentiana, V.

Bl. Alcuin

St. Calocerus & Parthenius

St. Cyriaca & Companions

St. Hadulph

St. Ivo of Kermartin

St. Maria Bernarda Butler

Bl. Peter de Duenas

Bl. Peter Wright

St. Philoterus

St. Theophilus of Corte

Orthodox – OCA:

Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa, and his companions

Venerable Cornelius, Abbot of Komel, Vologda

Venerable Cornelius, Abbot of Paleostrov

Right-believing John, Prince of Uglich, tonsured as Ignatius

Venerable Sergius of Shukhtom

Saint John, Bishop of the Goths in the Crimea

Right-believing Demetrios Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscow

Martyr Caluf of Egypt

Entrance of Saint Nino (Nina) the Enlightener into Georgia

Martyr Theotime

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Of the Octave

Western:

St. Venantius

St. Pope John I

St. Dioscorus

St. Elgiva of Shaftesbury

St. Eric IX of Sweden

St. Eric IX of Sweden

St. Felix of Cantalice

St. Felix of Spoleto

St. Feredarius

St. Merililaun

St. Theodotus of Ancyra

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, and with him the seven Virgin Martyrs: Alexandra, Tecusa,

        Claudia, Phaine, Euphraisa, Matrona, and Julia, who suffered under Decius

Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul, and Christina who suffered under Decius

Martyrs Simeon, Isaac and Bachtisius, of Persia

Martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus

Martyrs David and Tarichan of Georgia

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ASCENSION SUNDAY

comm. Octave & St. Paschal Baylon

 

Western:

St. Paschal Baylon

St. Adrio

Bl. Antonia Mesina

St. Cathan

St. Giulia Salzano

St. Heradius

St. Madern

St. Maiduif

St. Restituta

St. Restituta

St. Thethmar

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday of the Blind Man

Icon of the Mother of God “of the Passion”

Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow-laborer, Junia

Saint Euphrosynē, Great Princess of Moscow

Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon, at Chalcedon

Saint Stephen, Archbishop of Constantinople

Venerable Dodo of the Saint David-Gareji Monastery, Georgia

Great Martyr Nicholas of Sofia (Bulgaria)

Saint Athanasius the New, Wonderworker and Archbishop of Christianopolis

Transfer of the relics of the Hieromartyr Adrian of Ondrusov, Wonderworker

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Of the Octave

Western:

St. Brendan,  Ab.

St. Ubald of Gubbio,  B. C.  sd.

St. John Nepomucene

St. Simon Stock

St. Abdas of Susa

St. Abdas

St. Adam

St. Andrew Bobola

St. Annobert

St. Brendan

St. Carantac

St. Domnolus

St. Felix & Gennadius

St. Fidouls

St. Forannan

St. Germerius

St. Hilary

St. Honoratus of Amiens

St. Peregrinus of Terni

St. Peregrinus of Auxerre

St. Ubald Baldassini

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Theodore the Sanctified, disciple of Venerable Pachomius the Great

Translation of the relics of Venerable Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop, Novgorod

Venerable Cassian, Abbot of Komel (Vologda)

Venerable Laurence, Abbot of Komel

Saint Alexander, Archbishop of Jerusalem

Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, at Lucania

Blessed Child Musa of Rome

Saint George, Bishop of Mitylene

Venerable Monastic Martyrs of Saint Savva Lavra

Saint Theodore of Vrsac, Serbia

New Martyr Vukasin of Klepci, Serbia

New Martyr Nicholas of Metsovo

Saint Brendan the Navigator

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