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Holy Saturday

Western:

St. Isidore,  B. C. D.

St. Agathopus

St. Ageranus

St. Benedict the Black [the Moor]

St. Gaetano Catanoso

St. Guier

St. Gwerir

St. Hildebert

Bl. Peter of Poitiers

St. Plato

St. Theonas of Egypt

St. Tigernach

St. Zosimas of Palestine

Orthodox – OCA:

The Raising of Lazarus (Lazarus Saturday)

Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer

Venerable George of Mount Maleon in the Peloponnesus

Venerable Joseph the Much-Ailing, of the Kiev Far Caves

Venerable Zosimas, Abbot of Vorbozomsk

Venerable Zosimas of Palestine

Virgin Martyr Pherbutha (Phermoutha) of Persia, with her sister, and servant

New Martyr Niketas of Pojani and Serres

Saint Isidore, Bishop of Seville

Venerable Theonas, Archbishop of Thessalonica

Saint George Mtsire of Georgia

Gerontissa Icon of the Mother of God

The Life Giving Fountain of the Mother of God

“Deliverer” Icon of the Mother of God

St. Aidan's Anglican Church:

Holy Saturday service: 10 am PDT

Easter Vigil service: 8:00 pm PDT

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In the news, Friday, April 3, 2026

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Good Friday

Western:

St. Richard of Chichester,  B. C.  d.

Reginald Heber, B.C.

St. Richard of Wyche

St. Agape

St. Attala

St. Evagrius & Benignus

St. Fara

St. Irene

St. Nicetas

St. Vulpian

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Niketas the Confessor, Abbot of Medikion

Holy Virgin Martyr Theodosίa of Tyre

Martyr Irene

Saint Illyricus of Mount Myrsinon in the Peloponnesus

Martyrs Elpidephorus, Dius, Bithonius, and Galycus

“Unfading Flower” Icon of the Mother of God

St. Aidan's Anglican Church:

Good Friday service: 6:30 pm PDT

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In the news, Thursday, April 2, 2026

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Maundy Thursday

Western:

St. Francis of Paula, C.

St. Abundius

St. Amphianus

St. Appian

St. Bronach

St. Dominic Tuoc

St. Ebba the Younger

St. Longis & Agnofleda

St. Mary of Egypt

St. Musa of Rome

St. Nicetius of Lyons

Bl. Olha Bida

St. Pedro Calungsod

Bl. Peter Verhun

St. Polycarp of Alexandria

Bl. Roman Lysko

Bl. Severian Baranyk

Bl. Simeon Lukach

Bl. Tarsykia Matskiv

St. Theodosia

St. Urban of Langres

Bl. Vilmos Apor

Bl. Vitalij Bajrak

Bl. Volodymyr Pryjma

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Titus the Wonderworker

Martyrs Amphianus and Edesius of Lycia

Martyr Polycarp of Alexandria

Saint George Matskevereli of Georgia

Virgin Martyr Theodora of Tyre

St. Aidan's Anglican Church:

Maundy Thursday service: 6:30 pm PDT

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In the news, Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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Wednesday in Holy Week

Western:

St. Hugh of Grenoble

Bl. Anacleto González Flores

St. Caidoc & Fricor

St. Cellach

St. Dodolinus

St. Ludovico Pavoni

St. Macarius the Wonder-Worker

St. Melito of Sardis

St. Quintian and Irenaeus

St. Theodora

St. Venantius

St. Victor and Stephen

St. Walericus

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Mary of Egypt

Venerable Euthymius of Suzdal

Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria

Venerable Gerontius the Canonarch of the Kiev Far Caves

Venerable Makarios, Igoumen of Pelēketḗ

Martyrs Gerontius and Basilides

Righteous Achaz (Ahaz)

Saint John Shavteli, Bishop of Gaenati and Saint Eulogius,

        Prophet and Fool-for-Christ of Salosi

Venerable Barsanuphius of Optina

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With Trump in attendance, Supreme Court justices voice skepticism of his attempt to end birthright citizenship

In an unprecedented scene at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, President Donald Trump sat in the audience while the nine justices considered his administration’s attempt to overturn the constitutional right to citizenship for children born in the United States.

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In the news, Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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Tuesday in Holy Week

Western:

com. John Donne, Priest, Poet.

St. Benjamin

St. Achatius

St. Balbina

St. Daniel

St. Guy of Pomposa

St. Machabeo

St. Renovatus

St. Theodulus

Orthodox – OCA:

Repose of Saint Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts,

        Apostle to the Americas

Saint Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra

Repose of Saint Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

Venerable Hypatius the Healer of the Kiev Caves

Venerable Apollonius, Ascetic, of Egypt

Hieromartyr Avdas, Bishop of Persia, and Martyr Benjamin the Deacon

Venerable Hypatius, Abbot of Rufinus in Chalcedon

Appearance of the Ivḗron Icon of the Mother of God

Saint Acacius the Confessor

Righteous Joseph the Patriarch

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The future of the Anglican Communion? part 2

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In the news, Monday, March 30, 2026

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Monday in Holy Week

Western:

St. Peter Regulatus

Bl. Amadeus IX of Savoy

St. Clinius

St. Domninus

St. Fergus

St. John Climacus

St. Leonard Muraildo

St. Ludovico of Casoria

St. Mamertinus of Auxerre

St. Osburga

St. Pastor

St. Patto

St. Quirinus

St. Regulus

St. Tola

St. Zosimus

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable John Climacus of Sinai, Author of “the Ladder”

Saint Sophronius, Bishop of Irkutsk

Prophet Joad

Apostle Sosthenes of the Seventy

Apostle Apollos of the Seventy

Apostle Cephas of the Seventy

Apostle Caesar of the Seventy

Apostle Epaphroditus of the Seventy

Saint Euboula, mother of Saint Panteleimon

Venerable John the Silent of Saint Savva Monastery

Saint Zosimus, Bishop of Syracuse

The Meeting of the Mother of God and Saint Elizabeth

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In the news, Sunday, March 29, 2026

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Palm Sunday

Western:

John Keble

St. Berthold

St. Armogastes and Companions

St. Eustace

St. Firminus

St. Gladys

St. Gwynllyw

St. Lasar

St. Ludolf of Ratzeburg

St. Mark

St. Pastor

St. Secundus

Orthodox – OCA:

5th Sunday of Great Lent: St Mary of Egypt

Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, who suffered under Julian the Apostate

Martyr Cyril the Deacon of Heliopolis, and those with him, who suffered under Julian the Apostate

Venerable John the Anchorite of Egypt

Saint Eustathius (Eustace) the Confessor, Bishop of Bithynia

Venerable Mark, Jonah, and Bassa of the Pskov Caves

Saint Nikḗtas of the Roslavl Forests

Secular:

John Tyler, 10th POTUS

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In the news, Saturday, March 28, 2026

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Lenten feria

Comm. St. John of Capistrano

Comm. Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist.

Western:

St. John Capistrano, C.  sd.

St. Venturino of Bergamo

St. Alexander

St. Alkeld

St. Castor & Dorotheus

St. Conon of Naso

St. Gundelindis

Bl. James Claxton

St. Priscus

St. Rogatus

St. Tutilo

Orthodox – OCA:

5th Saturday of Great Lent: of the Akathist to the Theotokos

Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelekete

Venerable Stephen, Wonderworker, Abbot of Triglia

Monastic Martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Near Caves

Venerable Hilarion of Pskov, Lake Gdov

Martyred brothers Barachisius and Jonah, and those with them, in Persia

Martyr Boyan, Prince of Bulgaria

Venerable John, Bishop of Manglisi

Saint Hesychios the Presbyter of Jerusalem

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