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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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Of the Octave

Western:

St. Pachomius,  Abt. C.  s.

St. John Baptist de La Salle,  C.  sd.

Sts. Peter & Dionysia

St. Dymphna

St. Achillas

St. Andrew

St. Bertha

St. Britwin

St. Caesarea

St. Caesarn

St. Cassius of Clermont

St. Dionysia

St. Gerebrand

St. Hallvard

St. Hilary of Galeata

St. Isidore, the Farmer

St. Jeanne de Lestonnac

St. Nicholas the Mystic

St. Peter

St. Torquatus

St. Waldalenus

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Pachomius the Great, Founder of Coenobitic Monasticism

Saint Isaiah the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov

The Holy Right-believing Tsarevich Demetrios of Uglich and Moscow

Venerable Isaiah, Wonderworker of the Kiev Near Caves

Venerable Pachomius, Abbot of Nerekhta

Venerable Silvanus of Nerekhta

Venerable Euphrosynos, Igoumen of Pskov

Venerable Serapion of Pskov

Saint Achilles, Bishop of Larissa

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ASCENSION DAY

Western:

St. Boniface of Tarsus,  M.

St. Pachomius,  Abt.

St. Matthias (but see 24 Feb)

St. Carthach the Younger

St. Engelmer

St. Engelmund

St. Erembert

St. Just

St. Maria Dominic Mazzarello

St. Michael Garicoits

St. Victor and Corona

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyrs Isidore and Myrope of Chios

Venerable Isidore the Fool-For-Christ and Wonderworker of Rostov

Saint Nikḗtas, Bishop of Novgorod, Recluse of the Kiev Far Caves

Martyr Maximus

Venerable Serapion of Egypt

Saint Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem

First opening of the relics of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk

“Sweet-Kissing” Icon of the Mother of God

“Yaroslavl-Caves” Icon of the Mother of God

New Martyr Raiko (John) of Bulgaria

Hieromartyr Therapontus of Cyprus

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ROGATION WEDNESDAY

Vigil of the Ascension

Western:

St. John the Silent

St. Abban

St. Agnes of Poitiers

St. Euthymius

St. Glyceria

Bl. Imelda

St. Juliana of Norwich

St. Mael

St. Merewenna

St. Mucius

St. Natalis

St. Onesimus

St. Servatus

St. Valerian

Orthodox – OCA:

Virgin Martyr Glyceria at Heraclea

Martyr Laodicius the Keeper of the Prison

Righteous Virgin Glykerίa of Novgorod

Venerable Macarius, Archimandrite of Ovruch

Martyr Alexander of Rome

Saint Pausicacus, Bishop of Synnada

Saint George the Confessor, with his wife and children, of Constantinople

Saint Irene, with her husband and children, of Constantinople

Saint Euthymius the New, Founder of the Ivḗron Monastery,

        and his fellow Georgian Saints of Mount Athos

Monastic Martyr John of the Ivḗron Monastery on Mount Athos

Monastic Martyr George of the Ivḗron Monastery on Mount Athos

Monastic Martyr Gabriel of the Ivḗron Monastery on Mount Athos

Martyrs killed by the Latins at the Ivḗron Monastery on Mount Athos

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ROGATION TUESDAY

Western:

SS. Nereus, Achilles, & Domitilla,V., & Pancras, MM.

St. Epiphanius of Salamis, Abp.

Sts. Nereus & Achilleus

St. Diomma
St. Dionysius
St. Dominic de la Calzada
St. Etheihard
St. Flavia Domitilla
Bl. Francis Patrizzi
St. Leopold Mandic
St. Modoaldus
St. Nereus and Achilleus
St. Pancras
St. Philip of Agirone
St. Richrudis

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus

Saint Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople

Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Venerable Dionysius, Archimandrite of Saint Sergius’ Monastery

Saint Sabinus, Archbishop of Cyprus

Saint Polybius, Bishop in Cyprus

Martyr John of Vlachia, Romania

Martyr Pancratius

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ROGATION MONDAY

Western:

St. Erkenwald, B.C.  d.

St. Mamertius, Abp.

St. Ignatius of Laconi

Bl. Albert of Bergamo

St. Anastasius VI

St. Anastasius VII

St. Ansfrid

St. Anthimus

Bl. Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvao

St. Evellius

St. Francis Jerome

St. Gangulphus

Bl. John of Rochester

St. Majolus of Cluny

Bl. Matthew Gam

St. Maximus

St. Odilo of Cluny

Bl. Peter the Venerable

St. Tudy of Landevennec

St. Walbert

St. Walter

Orthodox – OCA:

Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople

Hieromartyr Mocius the Presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia

Equals of the Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius

Venerable Sophronius the Recluse of the Kiev Far Caves

Saint Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan

Saint Nikodemos, Archbishop of Serbia

Saint Rostislav, Prince of Great Moravia

New Martyr Dioscorus

New Martyr Argyrus

Blessed Christopher, called Christesia

Holy Monastic Martyrs Olympia and Euphrosynē

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EASTER V

Western:

St. Antoninus of Florence,  B. C.

com. SS. Gordian & Epimachus, MM.

St. Damien of Molokai

St. Alphius

St. Aurelian of Limoges

St. Calepodius

St. Catald

St. Cataldus

St. Comgall

St. Comgall

St. Dioscorides

St. Epimachus

Bl. Ivan Merz

St. John of Avila

St. Peter Van

St. Quaratus and Quintus

St. Solange

St. William of Pontoise

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

Apostle Simon the Zealot

Saint Simon, Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal of the Kiev Near Caves

Martyrs Philadelphus, Cyprian, Alphius, Onesimus, Erasmus,

        and 14 others, in Sicily

Martyr Hesychius of Antioch

Blessed Isidora the Fool of Tabenna in Egypt

Blessed Thais of Egypt

“Kiev-Bratsk” Icon of the Mother of God

Venerable Comgall of Bangor

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St. Gregory of Nazianzus

Western:

St. Gregory of Nazianzus,  B. C. D.  d

St. Pachomius

St. Beatus of Lungern

St. Beatus of Vendome

St. Brynoth

St. George Preca

St. Gerontius of Cervia

St. Gorfor

St. Hermas

St. John of Chalons

St. Pachomius

Bl. Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger

Bl. Thomas Pickering

St. Vincent

Orthodox – OCA:

New Martyrs and Confessors of Butovo

Prophet Isaiah

Martyr Christopher of Lycia, and, with him,

        the Martyrs Callinika and Aquilina

Translation of the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker

        from Myra to Bari

Repose of Venerable Shio the Anchorite of Georgia

Venerable Joseph of Optina

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The Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel

Western:

The Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel, gd

St. Peter of Tarantaise

St. Abran

St. Acacius

St. Desideratus

St. Dionysius

St. Helladius of Auxerre

St. Indract

St. Maria Magdalen of Canossa

Bl. Miriam Teresa Demjanovich

St. Odrian

St. Victor the Moor

St. Victor Maurus

St. Wiro

Orthodox – OCA:

Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian

Venerable Arsenius the Great

Venerable Arsenius the Lover-of-Labor of the Kiev Far Caves

Venerable Pimen the Ascetic of the Kiev Far Caves

Secular:

Harry S Truman, 33rd POTUS

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St. Stanislas

Western:

St. John of Beverley, B. C.  d.

St. Stanislas,  B.  M.  d 

St. Rose Venerini

St. Domitian of Huy

St. Flavius

St. Juvenal of Benevento

St. Liudhard

Bl. Michael Ulumbijski

St. Peter of Pavia

St. Placid

St. Quadratus

St. Serenidus & Serenus

St. Villanus

Orthodox – OCA:

Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the

        Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, in 351 AD

Repose of Saint Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in America

Martyr Acacius the Centurion at Byzantium

Repose of Venerable Nilus, Abbot of Sora

Saint John Zedazeni of Zaden, Georgia, with his 12 disciples

Venerable Nilus the Myrrhgusher of Lavra of Mount Athos

Monastic Martyr Pachomius of Mount Athos

Icon of the Mother of God of Zhirovits

Icon of the Mother of God of Lubech

Saint Akaki Asistavi of Georgia

Martyr Quadratus and his companions

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St. John before the Latin Gate

Western:

St. John before the Latin Gate.  gd

St. Dominic Savio

Bl. Anna Rosa Gattorno

Bl. Anthony Middleton

St. Benedicta

St. Eadbert

Bl. Edward Jones

St. Evodius

Bl. Francis de Laval

St. Heliodorus

St. Heliodorus

St. Lucius of Cyrene

St. Petronax

St. Theodotus

Orthodox – OCA:

Midfeast of Pentecost

Righteous Job the Long-Suffering

Venerable Micah, disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh

Martyr Barbarus the Soldier, and those with him, in Morea

Martyr Barbarus in Thessaly, who was a robber

Translation of the relics of Saint Savva, first Archbishop of Serbia

Saint Seraphim of Labodeia

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Conversion of St. Augustine, B.C.D.

Western:

Conversion of St. Augustine, B.C.D.

St. Pius V,  225th Pope of Rome, C.

St. Hilary of Arles

St. Angelo

St. Aventinus of Tours

St. Brito

St. Crescentiana

St. Echa

Bl. Edmund Ignatius Rice

St. Eulogius of Edessa

St. Hydroc

Bl. John Haile

St. Jovinian

St. Jutta

St. Maurontus

St. Maximus of Jerusalem

St. Nectarius

St. Nicetius

St. Sacerdos

St. Theodore of Bologna

Orthodox – OCA:

Great Martyr Irene

Uncovering of the relics of Venerable James, Abbot of Zhelezny Bor

New Martyr Ephraim

Inexhastible Chalice Icon of the Mother of God

Venerable Barlaam of Serpukhov

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St. Monica, Widow

Western:

St. Monica, Widow,  d.

St. Florian

St. Augustine Webster

Bl. Carthusian Martyrs

Bl. Ceferino Jimenez Malla

St. Conleth

St. Cyriacus

St. Ethelred

St. John Payne

St. Jose Maria Rubio

St. Judas Cyriacus

85 Martyrs of England and Wales

Martyrs of the Carthusian Order

Martyrs of England

Forty Martyrs of England & Wales

St. Nepotian

St. Paulinus of Sinigaglia

St. Pelagia of Antioch

St. Pelagia of Tarsus

St. Richard Reynolds

St. Robert Lawrence

St. Sacerdos

St. Venerius

Orthodox – OCA:

New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz

Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus, in Asia Minor

Venerable Alphan, with his brothers, of Novgorod,

         founders of the Sokolnitzky Monastery

Holy Confessor Erasmus, Bishop of Formia in Campania

Hieromartyr Albian, Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor

Hieromartyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza, and 40 Martyrs with him

Venerable Nikēphóros of Mount Athos

“Staro Rus” Old Russian Icon of the Mother of God

Saint Monica

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EASTER IV

comm. Roodmas: The Discovery of the Holy Cross

Western:

Roodmas: Invention of the Holy Cross,  d2c

SS. Alexander, Eventius & Theodulus, MM., & Juvenal, B.C.

St. James the Lesser

St. Adalsindis

St. Alexander

St. Diodorus

St. Ethelwin

St. Gluvias

St. James the Less

St. Juvenal of Narni

Bl. Marie Leonie Paradis

St. Philip

St. Philip of Zell

St. Scannal

Sts. Timothy & Martha

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday of the Paralytic

Martyr Timothy the Reader and his wife, Maura, in Egypt

Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Far Caves Monastery,

        and Founder of Coenobitic Monasticism in Russia

Saint Peter the Wonderworker, Bishop of Argos

“Svena” Icon of the Mother of God

Translation of the Dormition Icon of the Mother of God

        from Constantinople to the Kiev Caves, Far Caves

Saint Mamai, Catholicos of Georgia

Saints Michael and Arsenius of Ulompo, Georgia

Saint Ekouménios, Wonderworker of Trikala

Holy Great Martyr Xenia of Kalamata

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St Athanasius of Alexandria

Western:

 St Athanasius the Great,  B. C. D., 20th Pope of Alexandria

St. Exuperius

St. Felix of Seville

St. Joseph Luu

St. Neachtian

St. Saturninus

St. Valentine

St. Vindemialis, Eugene, & Longinus

St. Waldebert

St. Waldebert, Abbot

St. Wiborada

St. Zoe

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Matrona of Moscow

Saint Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria

Translation of the Relics of the Holy Passionbearers Boris and Gleb

        (in Baptism Roman and David—1072 and 1115)

Saint Athanasius of Lubensk, Patriarch of Constantinople

Martyr Hesperus with his wife and sons at Attalia

Saint Boris (in Baptism Michael), Equal of the Apostles,

        Prince and Baptizer of Bulgaria

Icon of the Mother of God of Putivil

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SS. Philip & James,  Apostles

Western:

SS. Philip & James,  App

St. Marculf

St. Aceolus

St. Acius

St. Aldebrandus

St. Amator

St. Andeolus

St. Arigius

St. Asaph

St. Augustus Schoffler

St. Benedict of Szkalka

St. Bertha of Kent

St. Bertha of Val d'Or

St. Brieuc

St. Buriana

St. Ceallach

St. Cominus

St. Evermarus

St. Grata

St. Isidora the Simple

St. John-Louis Bonnard

St. Orentius

St. Orentius and Patientia

St. Panacea

St. Peregrine Laziosi

St. Riccardo Pampuri

St. Theodard

St. Ultan

Orthodox – OCA:

Prophet Jeremiah

Venerable Paphnutius, Abbot of Borov

New Martyr Euthymius of Mount Athos

New Martyr Ignatius the Martyr of Mount Athos

New Martyr Acacius, Martyr of Mount Athos and Seres

Hieromartyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kiev

Martyr Bata the Persian

Right-believing Tamara, Queen of Georgia

Venerable Nikēphóros of Chios

“Unexpected Joy” Icon of the Mother of God

“Myrrh-Bearing” Icon of the Mother of God

Saint Panaretus of Cyprus

Saint Gerasimus of Boldino

Martyr Isidora

Saint Zosimas II of Kumurdo

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St Catherine of Siena

Western:

St Catherine of Siena,  V. D.  d.  white

St. Pius V, Pope

St. Adjutor

St. Aimo

St. Ajuture

St. Aphrodisius

St. Cynwl

St. Desideratus

St. Donatus of Evorea

St. Eutropius

St. Forannan

Bl. Francis Dickenson

St. Joseph Cottolengo

St. Lawrence of Novara

St. Louis von Bruck

St. Marianus

St. Maximus of Rome

Bl. Miles Gerard

St. Pomponius of Naples

Orthodox – OCA:

Apostle James the Brother of Saint John the Theologian

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Nikḗtas, Bishop of Novgorod

Saint Donatus, Bishop of Euroea in Epirus

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Basil, Bishop of Amasea

Martyr Maximus of Ephesus

Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol

New Martyr Argyra

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St. Peter Martyr

Western:

St. Peter Martyr,  M.  d.

St. Agapius

St. Ava

St. Daniel

St. Dichu

St. Endellion

St. Fiachan

St. Hugh the Great

Martyrs of Corfu

St. Paulinus of Brescia

Bl. Robert Bruges

St. Robert of Molesmes

St. Senan

St. Torpes of Pisa

St. Tychicus

St. Wilfrid the Younger

Orthodox – OCA:

Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus: Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus,

        Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, Thaumasius, and Philemon

Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker

Martyrs Diodorus and Rhodopianus—Deacons, at Aphrodisia in Anatolia

Saint Basil, Bishop of Zakholmsk in Montenegro, Serbia

Venerable Nectarius of Optina

Martyrs of Lazeti

Saint Endellion, recluse of Cornwall

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St. Paul of the Cross

Western:

St. Paul of the Cross,  C.  d.

St. Peter Chanel

St. Aphrodisius

St. Artemius

St. Cronan of Roscrea

St. Cronan of Roscrea

St. Gianna Beretta Molla

St. John Baptist Thanh

St. Louis de Montfort

St. Louis Mary Grignion

St. Luchesio

St. Mark of Galilee

St. Pamphilus

St. Patrick of Prusa

St. Peter Hieu

St. Pollio

St. Theodora

St. Theodora & Didymus

St. Valeria of Milan

St. Valerie

St. Vitalis

Orthodox – OCA:

Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy, the Virgin Kerkyra, and those with them

Martyrs Dada, Maximus, and Quinctilian, at Dorostolum

Saint Cyril, Bishop of Turov

Secular:

James Monroe, 5th POTUS

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St. Peter Canisius

Western:

St. Peter Canisius

St. Egbert,  C.

St. Adelelmus

St. Asicus

St. Castor & Stephen

St. Enoder

St. Floribert of Liege

St. John of Constantinople

St. Lawrence Huong

St. Liberalis of Treviso

St. Maughold

Bl. Nicolas Roland

Bl. Osanna of Cattaro

Bl. Peter Armengol

St. Tertullian

St. Theodore of Tabenna

St. Theophilus

St. Winewald

St. Zita

Orthodox – OCA:

Hieromartyr Simeon, kinsman of the Lord, second Bishop of Jerusalem

Venerable Stephen, Abbot of the Kiev Far Caves, and Bishop of Vladimir, in Volhynia

Saint Eulogius the Hospitable of Constantinople

The Burning of Saint Sava's relics

Secular:

Ulysses S. Grant, 18th POTUS

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