Menaion, May

Tr. by Isaac Lambertsen, 2000

Contents

May 1: Holy Prophet Jeremiah
May 1: Holy Queen Tamara of Georgia
May 1: Holy Martyred Monks Euphemius, Ignatius & Acacius
May 2: St. Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria
May 2: Right-believing King Boris, Equal of the Apostles, Enlightener of the Bulgarians
May 3: Holy Martyrs Timothy & Maura
May 3: Venerable Father Theodosius, Abbot of the Monastery of the Caves
May 4: Holy Martyred Nun Pelagia
May 5: Holy & Glorious Martyr Irene
May 6: Holy & Righteous Job the Much-suffering
May 7: Commemoration of the Appearance of the Sign of the Precious Cross
May 7: Venerable Father Nilus, Wonderworker of Sora
May 8: Holy & All-praised Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian & Venerable Father Arsenius
May 9: Holy Prophet Isaiah & Holy Martyr Christopher
May 9: Translation of the Relics of St Nicholas from Myra to Bari in Italy
May 9: Apparition of the Holy Archangel Michael on Mount Garganus, in Apulia of Italy
May 10: Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot
May 10: Venerable Mother Isidora of Tabenna
May 11: Commemoration of the Holy Hieromartyr Mocius
May 11: Holy Methodius & Cyril, Equals of the Apostles
May 11: Holy Hieromartyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan
May 12: Saints Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, & Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople
May 13: Holy Martyr Glyceria
May 14: Holy Martyr Isidore of the Island of Chios
May 15: Venerable Father Pachomius the Great
May 16: Venerable Father Theodore the Sanctified
May 17: Holy Apostle Andronicus
May 18: Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra & the Seven Holy Virgins
May 19: Holy Hieromartyr Patrick of Prussa & His Companions
May 20: Holy Martyr Thalalæus
May 21: Holy Equals of the Apostles Emperor Constantine & Empress Helena
May 22: Holy Martyr Basiliscus
May 23: Venerable Father Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synada
May 25: Commemoration of the Third Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
May 26: Holy Apostle Carpus
May 27: Holy Hieromartyr Therapon
May 27: Righteous Confessor John the Russian
May 28: St. Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon, and His Brother, the Priest Ignatius
May 29: Holy Martyred Virgin Theodosia
May 30: Venerable Father Isaacius of the Monastery of Dalmatus
May 31: Holy Martyr Hermias