Thursday, 11 June 2026

Saints of the day

• Venerable Barnabas the Abbot of Vetluga (1445)
• Translation of the relics (1572) of Venerable Ephraim, abbot of New Torzhok
• Icon of the Mother of God “Axion Estin” (“It Is Truly Meet”) (10th C)
• 222 Holy New Martyrs of China, slain during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900
• Translation of the relics of Venerable Arcadius of Vyaz”ma († 1077)

Fasting

Plant food cooked with oil, and wine; no fish.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.

Readings

• Epistle: Romans 5:10-16
• Gospel: Matthew 8:23-27
• Epistle: Acts 11:19-26, 29-30
• Gospel: Luke 10:16-21
• Gospel (Matins): John 21:15-25
• Epistle (Vespers): 1 Peter 1:3-9
• Epistle (Vespers): 1 Peter 1:13-19
• Epistle (Vespers): 1 Peter 2:11-24

Full text of the readings