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Manuel, Sabel & Ishmael the Martyrs of Persia; Inochentius and Felix

Orthodox Calendar, June 17 The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael, brothers by birth, were descended from an illustrious Persian family. Their father was a pagan, but their mother was a Christian, who baptized the children and raised them with firm faith in Christ the Savior. When they…

Jun 17, 2026basilica.ro

Prophet Amos; Holy Martyr Isihios; Blessed Augustine and Hieronymus (Fish permitted)

Orthodox Calendar, June 15 Holy Prophet Amos The Holy Prophet Amos, third of the Twelve Minor Prophets, lived during the eighth century before Christ. At this time the Hebrew nation was divided into two kingdoms: Judea and Israel. The Judean king Hosiah ruled in Jerusalem, but the ten separated Israelite tribes were ruled by Jeroboam…

Jun 15, 2026basilica.ro

Prophet Elisha; St. Methodius the Patriarch of Constantinople; (Fish permitted); Second Sunday after Penticost (all Romanian Saints)

Orthodox Calendar, June 14 The Holy Prophet Elisha The Holy Prophet Elisha lived in the ninth century before the Birth of Christ, and was a native of the village of Abelmaum, near Jordan. By the command of the Lord he was called to prophetic service by the holy Prophet Elias (July 20). When it became…

Jun 14, 2026basilica.ro

Apostle Bartholomew of the Twelve; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy; Holy Hierarch Luke, archbishop of Crimea; “It Is Truly Meet” (Axion Estin) Icon of the Mother of God (Fish allowed)

Orthodox Calendar, June 11 Holy Apostle Bartholomew He was born at Cana of Galilee and was one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ. After the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, it fell by lot to the holy Apostles Bartholomew and Philip (November 14) to preach the Gospel in Syria and…

Jun 11, 2026basilica.ro

St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria

Orthodox Calendar, June 9 St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, a distinguished champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, came from an illustrious and pious Christian family. He studied the secular sciences, including philosophy, but most of all he strove to acquire knowledge of the Holy Scriptures…

Jun 9, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

Martyrs Nicandros and Marcianus; Translation of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates; Beginning of the Fast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Fish allowed)

Orthodox Calendar, June 8 Martyrs Nicandros and Marcianus They were soldiers in the Roman Army stationed by the Danube River at Durostorum, today’s Silistra (Bulgaria), in the time of Emperor Diocletian (284-305). In 298, Emperor Maximian Galeriu removed all Christians from military ranks, arrestinf and persecuting them to death. When he visited the cities on…

Jun 8, 2026basilica.ro

Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra; Martyr Zenaida; All Saints Sunday

Orthodox Calendar, June 7 Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra The Holy Martyr Theodotus lived in Ancyra of Galatia in the third century. He was distinguished by his kindliness and concern. At the height of the persecution under Diocletian (284-305) he provided Christians with everything they needed, and gave them shelter in his home. There they…

Jun 7, 2026basilica.ro

Leavetaking of the Penetecost Feast; Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery; Venerable Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt

Orthodox Calendar, June 6 Saint Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery He was born of pious parents, Peter and Theodosia, who raised him in the virtues and instructed him in Holy Scripture. At twelve years of age Saint Hilarion was tonsured as a monk at the Hesychius monastery near Constantinople, and from there…

Jun 6, 2026basilica.ro

Venerable Elizabeth of Pasărea; Hieromartyr Dorotheus the Bishop of Tyre (Fast free)

Orthodox Calendar, June 5 Venerable Elizabeth of Pasărea Venerable Elizabeth of Pasărea was born on July 16, 1970, in the commune of Moldova-Sulița, Suceava County, and received the name Rodica at Holy Baptism. Her parents, Vasile and Maria Lazăr, had eleven children, two of whom reposed in the Lord at a young age. While in…

Jun 5, 2026basilica.ro

(†) Holy Trinity

Orthodox Calendar – The Holy Trinty On the day after every Great Feast, the Orthodox Church honors the one through whom the Feast is made possible. On the day following the Nativity of the Lord, for example, we celebrate the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). On the day after Theophany, we commemorate…

Jun 1, 2026basilica.ro

Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost); 8th Sunday after Pascha

Orthodox Calendar – Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) In the Church’s annual liturgical cycle, Pentecost is “the last and great day.” It is the celebration by the Church of the coming of the Holy Spirit as the end—the achievement and fulfillment—of the entire history of salvation. For the same reason, however, it is also…

May 31, 2026basilica.ro