Saturday, 1 May 2027
18 April 2027 on the Old calendar
- Great Saturday
Liturgical colour: purple
1 day until Pascha
Saints of the day
- Venerable John the Disciple of the Venerable Gregory of Decapolis (9th C)
- New Hieromartyr Priest Bessarion († 1918)
- New Venerable Martyr Tamara († 1942)
- Martyrs Victor, Zoticus, Acindynus, Xeno, Severian and Cæsarius († 303)
- Saint Cosmas, Bishop of Chalcedon, and his companion St. Auxentius († 815-820)
- New Martyr John Culicus the New of Epirus († 1526)
- Icon of the Mother of God of Maximov (1299)
Fasting
Strict fastPlant 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