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Sunday, April 14, 2069 / April 1, 2069 (Church Calendar)

2069

The Bright Resurrection of Christ, The Pascha of the Lord.
The End of the Great Lent.

Venerable Mary the Egyptian (522).

Venerable Euthymius, monk, of Suzdal (1404).

Venerable Barsanuphius of Optina (1913).

New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1938).

New Hieromartyr Schema-bishop Macarius of St. Macarius the Roman Monastery near Lezna (1944) and Michael, fool-for-Christ (1931).

Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria (1229).

Venerable Gerontius, youth, canonarch of the Kiev Caves (14th c.).

Venerable Macarius, abbot of Pelecete (840).

Martyrs Geroncius and Basilides (3rd c.).

Righteous Achaz.

St. Meliton, bishop of Sardis (177).

St. Procopius, abbot of Sazava (1053).

Sts. John of Shavta and Vardzia (12-13th c.) and Eulogius the Prophet and Fool-for-Christ (Georgia).

Martyr-hermit Tewdric of Tintem.

The Scripture Readings

Acts 1:1-8
John 1:1-17
John 20:19-25 Vespers, Gospel

HIDE TROPARIA

The Bright Resurrection of Christ, Troparion. Tone V —
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling on death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life.

Kontakion, Tone VIII —
Though Thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal One, yet didst Thou destroy the power of hell, and didst rise again as Conqueror, O Christ our God, saying to the myrrhbearing women, Rejoice! and giving peace to Thine Apostles, and offering to the fallen resurrection.

Troparion —
O great and holiest Passover, Christ! O Wisdom, Word and Power of God! Grant that we may more perfectly
partake of Thee in the unending Day of Thy Kingdom.

Exapostilarion —
Having slept in the flesh as a mortal, O King and Lord, Thou didst rise on the third day. Thou didst raise up Adam from corruption and abolish death, O Passover of incorruption, Salvation of the world!

Kontakion —
Though Thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal One, yet didst Thou destroy the power of hell, and didst rise again as Conqueror, O Christ our God, saying to the myrrbearing women, Rejoice! And giving peace to Thine Apostles, and offering to the fallen resurrection.

Troparia —
In the grave bodily, in hell with the soul as God, in Paradise with the thief, and on the throne with the Father and the Spirit wast Thou Who fillest all things, O Christ the Infinite.

St. Mary of Egypt, Troparion, in Tone VIII —
In thee, O mother, that which was created according to the image of God was manifestly saved;/ for, accepting thy cross, thou didst follow after Christ;/ and, praying, thou didst learn to disdain the flesh,/ for thou didst transcend it, to take care of thine immortal soul.// Wherefore, with the angels doth thy soul rejoice, O venerable Mary.

Kontakion, in Tone IV, "Having been lifted up..." —
Having fled the gloom of sin/ and illumined thine heart with the light of repentance, O glorious one,/ thou didst go to Christ and didst bring His all-immaculate and holy Mother to Him/ as a merciful intercessor;// hence, thou didst find remission of thy transgressions and dost now rejoice ever with the angels.

Another translation.

Troparion, Tone V —
Enlightened by the grace of the Cross, thou wast shown forth as a radiant lamp of repentance, dispelling the darkness of the passions, O all-holy one. Wherefore, thou didst appear as an angel in the flesh unto the sacred Zosimas in the wilderness. O Mary, our righteous mother, do thou intercede with Christ for us.

Kontakion, Tone III —
Once thou wast defiled with every impurity, but today through repentance thou hast become the bride of Christ. Desiring the life of the angels, thou hast cast down the demons with the weapon of the Cross. Wherefore, O glorious Mary, thou wast made a bride of the Kingdom.

April 14

– Great and Holy Pascha

Fixed Great Feasts

January 7	– The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
January 19	– The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ
February 15	– Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple
April 7	– The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar
August 19	– The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ
August 28	– The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
September 21	– Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar
September 27	– The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord
December 4	– Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Movable Great Feasts

April 7	– Palm Sunday
May 23	– Holy Ascension
June 2	– Pentecost - Trinity Sunday

Feasts

January 14	– Circumcision of the Lord
July 7	– The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John
July 12	– The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul
September 11	– The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist
October 14	– Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Fasting Seasons

February 25 - April 13	– Great Lent
June 10 - July 11	– Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
August 14 - August 28	– Dormition (Theotokos) Fast
November 28 - January 6	– Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)

Fast Days

	The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks
January 18	– Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany)
September 11	– The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
September 27	– The Elevation of the Cross

Traditional days of remembrance

February 16	– Meat-fare Saturday
March 9	– 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 16	– 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 23	– 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent
April 23	– Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha)
June 1	– Trinity Saturday
November 2	– Demetrius Saturday

Fast-free Weeks

January 7 - January 17	– Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve)
February 3 - February 9	– Publican & Pharisee
February 17 - February 23	– Maslenitsa
April 14 - April 20	– Bright Week
June 2 - June 8	– Trinity Week

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Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

April
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

Jump to Today

– Full abstention from food
– Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
– Food without Oil
– Food with Oil
– Fish Allowed
– Caviar Allowed
– Meat is excluded
– Fast-free

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Paschalion

Feb 03	– Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
Feb 17	– Meatfare Sunday
Feb 24	– Forgiveness Sunday
Apr 07	– Palm Sunday
Apr 14	– Great and Holy Pascha
May 08	– Mid-Pentecost (Prepolovenie)
May 23	– Holy Ascension
Jun 02	– Pentecost - Trinity Sunday
Jun 09	– All Saints

Typikon Signs

– vigil for great feasts; a more festive service where all of the unfixed hymns are dedicated to the feast.
– "vigil" to a certain saint when All Night vigil is celebrated. The order of the service is similar to a “Polyeleos” (magnification) service, in that small vespers, great vespers and matins are combined (from this comes the vigil) and that there is the blessing of breads and the anointing with oil at the end of matins.
– "cross", "Polyeleos", "with the Polyeleos", "Polyeleos service", that is the type of service during which the "Polyeleos" (Praise/Magnification) is sung during matins (the majestic singing of the 134 and 135 psalms with verses); in addition, during this service there is a reading from the Gospel, the prokeimenon, gradual antiphons, the canon with 8 troparions, the praises and Great Doxology are sung, and during vespers "Blessed is the man" is sung (first "Glory" of the 1st kathisma), there is an entrance, Old Testament readings (parameia) and during lityia all of the verses may be sung to the saint.
– "doxology", "with doxology" during this service to the saint it is proper to sing the Great Doxology at the end of matins (in services of a lower rank, the doxology is read), also at this service are sung several Sunday Theotokions, sedalions after the kathisma (psaltery reading) to the saint, the katavasia during the canon, also at the end of matins are sung the praise verses, the Great Doxology, and the entire ending of matins follows the order of a feast.
– "six verse", "up to six"; all six stikhera of "Lord, I cry" are sung to the saint, there is a stikhera for "Glory" of the Apotischa for both vespers and matins; troparion to the saint, and the canon of matins is sung to the saint in six troparions.
, , no sign – "without a sign"; the most ordinary, daily service to a saint, to whom it is customary to sing only three stikhera at "Lord I cry" and the canon of matins in four troparions. There may not be a troparion to the saint.

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