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Feria

Western:

St. Apollonius the Apologist

St. Agia

St. Athanasia of Aegina

St. Calocerus

St. Cogitosus

St. Corebus

St. Eleutherius & Anthia

St. Galdinus

St. Gebuinus

St. Laserian

Bl. Marie-Anne Blondin

St. Pedro de San Jose Betancur

St. Perfectus

St. Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur

St. Wicterp

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Bright Saturday

Venerable John, disciple of Venerable Gregory of Decapolis

Martyr Victor, and his companions, of Nicomedia

Saint Cosmas, Bishop of Chalcedon, and his fellow ascetic, Saint Auxentius

New Martyr John the New of Epirus

Venerable Euthymius, Enlightener of Karelia, Finland,

     and the Righteous Anthony and Felix

“Maximov” Icon of the Mother of God

Saint Basil Ratishvili of Georgia

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 St. Stephen Harding, Abt.

Western:

St. Stephen Harding, Abt. C.

St. Anicetus, 11th Pope of Rome, M.

St. Donan

St. Elias

St. Fortunatus & Marcian

St. Landericus

St. Mappalicus

St. Peter and Hermogenes

St. Robert of Chaise Dieu

St. Villicus

Bl. Wando

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Bright Friday: The Life Giving Fountain of the Mother of God

Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Footprint” at Pochaev

Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop in Persia, and those with him

Saint Akakios, Bishop of Melitēnḗ

Venerable Zosimas, Abbot of Solovki

Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Alexander, Abbot of Svir

Martyr Adrian of Corinth

Saint Agapitus, 57th Pope of Rome

Venerable Makarius of Corinth

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Feria

Western:

Bl. Anne Maugrain

St. Benedict Joseph Labré

St. Bernadette Soubirous

St. Callistus & Charisius

St. Contardo

St. Drogo

St. Encratia

Bl. Francoise Micheneau Gillot

Bl. Francoise Suhard Menard

St. Fructuosus of Braga

St. Herve

St. Lambert of Saragossa

St. Paternus

Bl. Pierre Delepine

St. Turibius of Astorga

St. Turibius the Monk

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Bright Thursday

Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia, in Illyria

Martyrs Leonidas, Chariessa, Nice, Galina, Kalista, Nunechia,

     Basilissa, Theodora, and Irene, of Corinth

Monastic Martyr Christopher of Dionysiou, Mount Athos

Hieromartyr Nikḗtas

Weeping “Ilyin Chernigov” Icon of the Mother of God

Tambov (Utkino) Icon of the Mother of God

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From distillate and disposable to resin or rosin, here’s everything you need to know about finding the perfect vape

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Western:

St. Paternus

St. Bebnuda (Paphnutius)

St. Eutychius

St. Hunna

St. Maro

St. Maximus & Olympiades

St. Mundus

St. Ruadan

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Bright Wednesday

Apostle Aristarchus of the Seventy

Apostle Pudens of the Seventy

Apostle Trophimus of the Seventy

Martyrs Basilissa and Anastasia of Rome, disciples of Apostles Peter and Paul

Martyr Suchias and his Soldiers in Georgia

Martyr Savva the Goth of Wallachia

Saint Ephraim the Great of Atsquri

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St. Justin, Martyr

Western:

St. Justin Martyr,  M.  d.

com. SS. Tiburtius, Valerian, & Maximus, MM.

St. Lydwine

St. Abundius

St. Ardalion

St. Benezet

St. Domnina of Terni

St. Lambert of Lyon

St. Peter Gonzalez

St. Tassach

St. Thomais

St. Tiburtius

Orthodox – OCA:

Bright Tuesday

Commemoration of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesbos 

Saint Martin the Confessor, 74th Pope of Rome

Martyrs Anthony, John, and Eustathius of Vilnius

Martyr Ardalion the Actor

Martyr Azades the Eunuch and 1,000 Martyrs of Persia

Vil'na Icon of the Mother of God

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In the news, Monday, April 13, 2026

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St. Hermenigild

Western:

St. Hermenigild, M.  sd

St. Martin I, 74th Pope of Rome

St. Caradoc

St. Carpus

Bl. Edward Catheriek

St. Gunioc

Bl. John Lockwood

St. Martius

St. Maximus

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Bright Monday

Icon of the Mother of God of Mt. Athos, “Sweet Kissing”

Hieromartyr Artemon of Laodikeia

Martyr Crescens of Myra in Lycia

Martyr Thomais of Alexandria

 

Secular:

Thomas Jefferson, 3rd POTUS

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EASTER I  –  Low Sunday

Western:

St. Julius

St. Allerius

Bl. Angelo of Chivasso

St. Damian

St. Erkemboden

St. Sabas the Goth

St. Tetricus

St. Victor

St. Vissia

St. Wigbert

St. Zeno of Verona

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HOLY PASCHA: The Resurrection of Our Lord

Saint Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium

Hieromartyr Zeno, Bishop of Verona

Saint Isaac the Syrian, Abbot of Spoleto

Monastic Martyrs Menas, David, and John, of Palestine

Venerable Anthusa of Constantinople

Venerable Athanasia, Abbess of Aegina

Venerable Acacius the Younger of Mount Athos

Murom Icon of the Mother of God

Belynich Icon of the Mother of God

Transfer of the Holy Zone of Theotokos to Constantinople

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In the news, Saturday, April 11, 2026

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Saturday in Easter Week

Western:

St. Leo the Great,  45th Pope of Rome, C. D.  d.

St. Antipas

St. Barsanuphius

St. Domnio

St. Gemma Galgani

St. Godebertha

St. Machai

St. Maedhog

St. Philip of Gortyna

St. Stanislaus of Krakow

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Great and Holy Saturday

Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum

      and Disciple of Saint John the Theologian

Venerable James, Abbot of Zheleznoborov

Saint Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver

Martyrs Processus and Martinian of Rome

Venerable Pharmuthius the Anchorite of Egypt

Venerable John, disciple of Venerable Gregory of Decapolis

Saint Callinicus of Cernica, Bishop of Rimnicului in Romania

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Friday in Easter Week

Western:

St. Michael de Sanctis

Bl. Anthony Neyrot

St. Apollonius

St. Apollonius

St. Beocca

St. Fulbert of Chartres

St. Macarius the Ghent

St. Malchus

St. Michael of the Saints

St. Palladius

St. Paternus

St. Terence

Orthodox – OCA:

Great and Holy Friday

Martyr Terence and 40 others beheaded at Carthage

Martyrs James (Jacob) the Presbyter, and Azadanes and Abdicius, Deacons, of Persia

Martyrs of the Kvabtakhevi Monastery in Georgia

Hieromartyr Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople

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What future for the Anglican Communion?

The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals would bring about seismic changes — and not for the better, argues Paul Avis

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Thursday in Easter Week

Western:

St. Waldetrudis

St. Acacius

St. Casilda of Toledo

St. Demetrius

St. Dotto

St. Eupsychius

St. Gaucherius

St. Hedda

St. Hugh of Rouen

Martyrs of Croyland

Martyrs of Pannonia

St. Materiana

Bl. Thomas of Tolentino

Orthodox – OCA:

Great and Holy Thursday

Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea, in Cappadocia

Hieromartyr Desan, Bishop in Persia, and 272 others with him

Monastic Martyr Bademus (Vadim) of Persia

Saint Eleni (also called Susanna), New Martyr of Lesbos

New Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene of Lesbos

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Wednesday in Easter Week

Western:

St. Julie Billiart

St. Aedesius

St. Aedesius

St. Amantius of Como

St. Concessa

St. Dionysius of Corinth

St. Januarius, Maxima, and Macaria

St. Julia Billiart

St. Perpetuus

St. Redemptus

St. Walter of Pontoise

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Great and Holy Wednesday

Apostle Herodion of the Seventy, and those with Him

Saint Niphon, Bishop of Novgorod

Venerable Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Far Caves

Martyr Pausilippus of Heraclea in Thrace

Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome

“Spanish” Icon of the Mother of God

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How increased fuel prices might impact the Pacific Northwest for months

In the month and a half since President Donald Trump launched a war with Iran — which in retaliation effectively closed shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major chokepoint for Middle Eastern oil exports — fuel prices have shot up across the world. In the Inland Northwest, regular unleaded gas hovered around $5 per gallon over Easter weekend in Spokane, while just across the border in Idaho, in Stateline and Post Falls, prices were around $3.98. Regardless of which side of the border you fill up on, that’s a spike of about 80 cents to a dollar per gallon compared to before the war started on Feb. 28. 

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Truth, history, the Church Commissioners, and reparative justice

It is over three years since the Church Commissioners published their controversial report on the Church’s links to the slave trade.  Since then critics have challenged the Commissioners’ historical research while both the Church Commissioners and their historical advisers have published their separate responses to such criticism.  However, in the light of recent academic research it is now clear beyond doubt that the Commissioners’ historical analysis is deeply flawed and their conclusions mistaken.  The Commissioners therefore have a moral responsibility to withdraw their report and correct the record before a false historical narrative, to which they have lent their full authority, becomes further embedded in Google, AI and in schools and colleges throughout the world.

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EASTER TUESDAY

Western:

St. John Baptist de la Salle

St. Aibert

Bl. Alexander Rawlins

St. Aphraates

St. Brynach

St. Calliopus

St. Celsus

St. Cyriaca & Companions

Bl. Domingo Iturrate Zubero

Bl. Edward Oldcorne

St. Epiphanius

St. Finan

St. Gibardus

St. Goran

St. Hegesippus

St. Henry Walpole

St. Herman Joseph

St. Pelagius

St. Peleusius

St. Saturninus

Bl. Ursulina of Parma

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Great and Holy Tuesday

Repose of Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener of North America

Saint George the Confessor, Bishop of Mytilene

Venerable Daniel, Abbot of Pereslavl-Zalessky

Martyr Calliopius at Pompeiopolis in Cilicia

Martyrs Rufinus the Deacon, Aquilina, and 200 soldiers with them at Sinope

Venerable Serapion of Egypt

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EASTER MONDAY

Western:

St. William of Eskilsoe

St. Berthane

St. Brychan

St. Celestine I, 43rd Pope of Rome

St. Elstan

St. Florentius

St. Paul Tinh

Bl. Pierino Morosini

St. Platonides

St. Rufina

St. Sixtus I, 7th Pope of Rome

St. Timothy & Diogenes

St. Ulehad

St. Winebald

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Great and Holy Monday

Saint Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople

Saint Methodius, Equal of the Apostles, Archbishop of Moravia,

      Enlightener of the Slavs

Saint Platonis of Nisibis, Syria

120 Martyrs of Persia

Martyrs Jeremiah and Presbyter Archilias

Venerable Gregory the Byzantine

Monastic Martyr Gennadios of Dionysiou on Mount Athos

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Are we ready for change in Lincoln County?

Sue Lani Madsen –  Forthright

NIMBY is a perfectly normal reaction when people are comfortable with the way things are, but change will happen anyway. This is a story about a community starting the conversation before it turns into a battle. A Braver Angels style Town Hall provided the setting. There will always be tradeoffs in conserving the best of the past while nurturing the positive opportunities of the future.  

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EASTER DAY

Western:

St. Vincent Ferrer, C.  d.

St. Albert of Montecorvino

St. Becan

St. Derferl-Gadarn

St. Ethelburga

St. Gerald of Sauve-Majeure

St. Maria Crescentia Hoss

Martyrs of Lesbos

Martyrs of London

St. Theodore and Pausilippus

St. Zeno

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Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)

Martyrs Agathopodes the Deacon and Theodulus the Reader at Thessalonica

Venerable Publius of Egypt

Saint Theonas of Egypt

Saint Simeon of Egypt

Saint Phorbinus of Egypt

Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens

Saint Plato the Confessor of Studion

Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica

Translation of the relics of Saint Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov

Martyr Claudius and those with him

Martyr Hypomone

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