Saturday, 11 April 2026

Saints of the day

• Hieromartyr Mark the Bishop of Arethusa, Martyr Cyril the Deacon of Heliopolis, and others who suffered under Julian the Apostate († c. 363)
• St. Michael the new hiero-confessor († 1933)
• Venerable John the Anchorite of Egypt (4th C)
• St. Eustathius (Eustace) the Confessor the Bishop of Bithynia (9th C)
• Venerable Mark and Jonah of the Pskov Caves († 15th C)

Fasting

Plant food without oil.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.

Readings

• Epistle: Romans 6:3-11
• Gospel: Matthew 28:1-20
• Old Testament (Matins): Ezekiel 37:1-14
• Epistle (Matins): 1 Corinthians 5:6-8
• Epistle (Matins): Galatians 3:13-14
• Gospel (Matins): Matthew 27:62-66
• Old Testament (Vespers): Genesis 1:1-13
• Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 60:1-16
• Old Testament (Vespers): Exodus 12:1-11
• Old Testament (Vespers): Jonah 1:1-4:11
• Old Testament (Vespers): Joshua 5:10-15
• Old Testament (Vespers): Exodus 13:20-22, 14:1-31, 15:1-19
• Old Testament (Vespers): Zephaniah 3:8-15
• Old Testament (Vespers): 1 Kings 17:8-24
• Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 61:10-11, 62:1-5
• Old Testament (Vespers): Genesis 22:1-18
• Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 61:1-10
• Old Testament (Vespers): 2 Kings 4:8-37
• Old Testament (Vespers): Isaiah 63:11-19, 64:1-5
• Old Testament (Vespers): Jeremiah 31:31-34
• Old Testament (Vespers): Daniel 3:1-88

Full text of the readings