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Friday of the 3rd Sunday of Pascha — Tone 2
Prophet Jeremiah; Ven. Paphnutius of Borovsk
- Acts 8.40-9.19 (Epistle)
- John 6.48-54 (Gospel)
Saturday of the 3rd Sunday of Pascha — Tone 2
Trans. Rel. Boris and Gleb St Athanasius the Great, Patr. of Alexandria
- Acts 9.20-31 (Epistle)
- John 15.17-16.2 (Gospel)
4th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 3
Paralytic; Ven. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves
- Wisdom of Solomon 5.15-6.3 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)
- Luke 24.1-12 (4th Matins Gospel)
- Acts 9.32-42 (Epistle)
- Hebrews 13.7-16 (Epistle) (St Theodosius)
- John 5.1-15 (Gospel)
- Matthew 11.27-30 (Gospel) (St Theodosius)
Monday of the 4th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 3
Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus
- Acts 10.1-16 (Epistle)
- John 6.56-69 (Gospel)
Tuesday of the 4th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 3
Great Martyr Irene of Thessalonica
- Acts 10.21-33 (Epistle)
- John 7.1-13 (Gospel)
Wednesday of the 4th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 3
Midfeast of Pentecost Righteous Job the Longsuffering
- Composite 19 - Micah 4.2-3, 5; 6.2-5, 8; 5.4, 5 (Vespers)
- Composite 20 - Isaiah 55.1; 12.3-4; 55.2-13 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 9.1-11 (Vespers)
- Acts 14.6-18 (Epistle)
- John 7.14-30 (Gospel)
- Hebrews 2.11-18 (Epistle) (Blessing of Waters)
- John 5.1-4 (Gospel) (Blessing of Waters)
Thursday of the 4th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 3
St Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in America
- Composite 2 - Proverbs 10, 3, 8 (Vespers)
- Composite 4 - Proverbs 10; Wisdom of Solomon 6, 7, 8, 9 (Vespers)
- Composite 5 - Wisdom of Solomon 4, 6, 7, 2 (Vespers)
- John 10.9-16 (Matins Gospel)
- Acts 10.34-43 (Epistle)
- Galatians 1.11-19 (Epistle) (St Alexis)
- John 8.12-20 (Gospel)
- John 10.1-9 (Gospel) (St Alexis)
Friday of the 4th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 3
Holy Apostle John the Theologian
- 1 John 3.21-4.6 (Vespers)
- 1 John 4.11-16 (Vespers)
- 1 John 4.20-5.5 (Vespers)
- John 21.15-25 (Matins Gospel)
- Acts 10.44-11.10 (Epistle)
- 1 John 1.1-7 (Epistle) (St John)
- John 8.21-30 (Gospel)
- John 19.25-27, 21.24-25 (Gospel) (St John)
Saturday of the 4th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 3
Prophet Isaiah; Trans. Rel. St Nicholas the Wonderworker
- Acts 12.1-11 (Epistle)
- John 8.31-42 (Gospel)
5th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 4
Samaritan Woman; Apostle Simeon the Zealot
- 1 John 3.21-4.6 (Vespers)
- 1 John 4.11-16 (Vespers)
- 1 John 4.20-5.5 (Vespers)
- John 20.1-10 (7th Matins Gospel)
- Acts 11.19-26, 29-30 (Epistle)
- 1 Corinthians 4.9-16 (Epistle) (St Simeon)
- John 4.5-42 (Gospel)
- Matthew 13.54-58 (Gospel) (St Simeon)
Monday of the 5th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 4
SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs
- Composite 2 - Proverbs 10, 3, 8 (Vespers)
- Proverbs 10.31-11.12 (Vespers)
- Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15 (Vespers)
- John 10.1-9 (Matins Gospel)
- Acts 12.12-17 (Epistle)
- Hebrews 7.26-8.2 (Epistle) (Saints)
- John 8.42-51 (Gospel)
- Matthew 5.14-19 (Gospel) (Saints)
Tuesday of the 5th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 4
St Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus
- Acts 12.25-13.12 (Epistle)
- John 8.51-59 (Gospel)
Wednesday of the 5th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 4
Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost Virgin Martyr Glyceria
- Acts 13.13-24 (Epistle)
- John 6.5-14 (Gospel)
Thursday of the 5th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 4
Martyr Isidore of Chios; Ven. Isidore, Fool-for-Christ of Rostov
- Acts 14.20-27 (Epistle)
- John 9.39-10.9 (Gospel)
Friday of the 5th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 4
Ven. Pachomius the Great; Slain Crown Prince Dimitry of Moscow
- Acts 15.5-34 (Epistle)
- John 10.17-28 (Gospel)
Saturday of the 5th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 4
Ven. Theodore the Sanctified; Trans. Rel. Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop
- Acts 15.35-41 (Epistle)
- John 10.27-38 (Gospel)
6th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 5
Blind Man Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy
- John 20.11-18 (8th Matins Gospel)
- Acts 16.16-34 (Epistle)
- John 9.1-38 (Gospel)
Monday of the 6th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 5
Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
- Acts 17.1-15 (Epistle)
- John 11.47-57 (Gospel)
Tuesday of the 6th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 5
Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa; Rt. Blv. Dimitry Donskoy
- Acts 17.19-28 (Epistle)
- John 12.19-36 (Gospel)
Wednesday of the 6th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 5
Leavetaking of Pascha / Forefeast of Ascension Martyr Thalelaeus of Cilicia; Unc. Rel. St Aleksy, Metropolitan of Kiev
- Acts 18.22-28 (Epistle)
- John 12.36-47 (Gospel)
The Ascension of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ — Tone 5
Ascension of the Lord; SS Constantine and Helen, Equals-to-the-Apostles
- Isaiah 2.2-3 (Vespers)
- Composite 21 - Isaiah 62.10-63.3, 7-9 (Vespers)
- Composite 22 - Zechariah 14.1, 4, 8-11 (Vespers)
- 3[1] Kings 8.22-23, 27-30 (Vespers)
- Isaiah 61.10-62.5 (Vespers)
- Isaiah 60.1-16 (Vespers)
- Mark 16.9-20 (Matins Gospel)
- John 10.9-16 (Matins Gospel)
- Acts 1.1-12 (Epistle)
- Acts 26.1-5, 12-20 (Epistle) (Saints)
- Luke 24.36-53 (Gospel)
- John 10.1-9 (Gospel) (Saints)
Friday of the 6th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 5
Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana
- Acts 19.1-8 (Epistle)
- John 14.1-11 (Gospel)
Saturday of the 6th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 5
St Michael the Confessor; Unc. Rel. St Leonty, Bishop of Rostov
- Acts 20.7-12 (Epistle)
- John 14.10-21 (Gospel)
7th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 6
Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council Ven. Simeon the Stylite; Ven. Nikita the Stylite
- Genesis 14.14-20 (Vespers)
- Deuteronomy 1.8-11, 15-17 (Vespers)
- Deuteronomy 10.14-21 (Vespers)
- John 21.1-14 (10th Matins Gospel)
- Acts 20.16-18, 28-36 (Epistle)
- John 17.1-13 (Gospel)
Monday of the 7th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 6
3rd Finding of the Head of St John the Baptist
- Composite 8 - Isaiah 40, 41, 45, 48, 54 (Vespers)
- Composite 9 - Malachi 3, 4 (Vespers)
- Composite 3 - Wisdom of Solomon 4, 5 (Vespers)
- Luke 7.17-30 (Matins Gospel)
- Acts 21.8-14 (Epistle)
- 2 Corinthians 4.6-15 (Epistle) (Forerunner)
- John 14.27-15.7 (Gospel)
- Matthew 11.2-15 (Gospel) (Forerunner)
Tuesday of the 7th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 6
Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy; Greatmartyr George the New at Sofia
- Acts 21.26-32 (Epistle)
- John 16.2-13 (Gospel)
Wednesday of the 7th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 6
Hieromartyr Therapon; Trans. Rel. Ven. Nilus of Stolbensk
- Acts 23.1-11 (Epistle)
- John 16.15-23 (Gospel)
Thursday of the 7th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 6
St Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon; St Ignaty, Bishop of Rostov
- Acts 25.13-19 (Epistle)
- John 16.23-33 (Gospel)
Friday of the 7th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 6
Leavetaking of Ascension Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre; Rep. Bl. John of Ustiug
- Acts 27.1-44 (Epistle)
- John 17.18-26 (Gospel)
Saturday of the 7th Sunday of Pascha — Tone 6
Memorial Saturday Ven. Isaac, Founder of Dalmatian Monastery
- Acts 28.1-31 (Epistle)
- 1 Thessalonians 4.13-17 (Epistle) (Departed)
- 1 Corinthians 15.47-57 (Epistle) (Departed, variant)
- John 21.15-25 (Gospel)
- John 5.24-30 (Gospel) (Departed)
- John 6.35-39 (Gospel) (Departed, variant)
8th Sunday of Pascha: Feast of the Holy Trinity — Tone 7
Holy Pentecost Apostle Hermes of the Seventy
- Numbers 11.16-17, 24-29 (Vespers)
- Joel 2.23-32 (Vespers)
- Ezekiel 36.24-28 (Vespers)
- John 20.19-23 (Matins Gospel)
- Acts 2.1-11 (Epistle)
- John 7.37-52, 8.12 (Gospel)