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Mount Athos Calendar

Time in Athos

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3rd Week after Pascha.

Old Style 15 Apr 2026 Julian Calendar

Tuesday

New Style 28 Apr 2026 Gregorian Calendar

Tone (Chant) 2

Acts.8:5-17 ✥ John.6:27-33

Feasts

Feast of the Saint

Feast of the Martyrs Basilissa and Anastasia of Rome, disciples of Apostles Peter and Paul

Venerated Saints

Presbyter Hieromartyr

Aleksandr Gnevushev, Presbyter

Martyr

Martyr Savva the Goth of Wallachia

Martyrs

The holy apostles Aristarchus, Pudens, and Trophimus

Martyrs

Martyrs Basilissa and Anastasia of Rome, disciples of Apostles Peter and Paul

Martyr

Saint Sukhy of Mesukevi, Georgian

Martyrs

Martyr Suchias and his Soldiers in Georgia

Martyr

Saint Andrew of Mesukevi, Georgian Martyr

Martyr

Saint Victor of Mesukevi, Georgian Martyr

Martyr

Saint Zosyma of Mesukevi, Georgian Martyr

Acts of the Apostles

8:5 Then* Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

8:8 And there was great joy in that city.

8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

8:11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Gospel of John

6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.