The Hawaiian Myrrh-Streaming Iveron Icon of the Mother of God visited St Xenia Parish on October 21, 2024

Thursday March 20, 2025 / March 7, 2025

Third Week of the Great Lent. Tone five.
Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil

The Holy Hieromartyrs of Cherson: Basil, Ephraim, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius, Elpidius, and Agathodorus (4th c.).

New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1930).

New Hieromartyr Nilus, Virgin-martyrs Matrona, Mary, Eudocia, Ecaterina, Antonina, Nadezhda, Xenia, and Anna (1938).

Venerable Paul the Simple of Egypt, disciple of St. Anthony the Great (4th c.).

St. Paul the Confessor, bishop of Prusias in Bithynia (850).

Venerable Emilian of Rome.

Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Surety of Sinners" in Korets (1622), Odrin (1843) and Moscow (1848).

Sts. Nestor and Arcadius, bishops of Tremithus (Greek).

Venerable Laurence, founder of the monastery of the Mother of God on Salamis (1707) (Greek).

St. Ephraim, Patriarch of Antioch (546).

St. Dandus and all Saints of Thrace.

St. Eosterwine, abbot of Wearmount.

The Scripture Readings

Isaiah 11:10-12:2 (6th Hour)
Genesis 7:11-8:3 (Vespers, 1st Reading)
Proverbs 10:1-22 (Vespers, 2nd Reading)