Friday, 4 June 2027

22 May 2027 on the Old calendar

Liturgical colour: red

Saints of the day

St. Metrophanes the first Patriarch of Constantinople († c. 326)
New Hieromartyr Priest Peter († 1918)
Venerable Methodius the Abbot of Pashnoshsk († 1392)
Holy Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severianus and Silanus (1st C)
Holy Martyr Concordius († c. 175)
Hieromartyr Astius the Bishop of Dyrrachium (2nd C)
St. Zosimus, bishop of Babylon in Egypt (6th C)
New Hieromartyr Joannicius, Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral († 1945)
Sts Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus (1st C)
Venerable Sophia of Thrace (10th-11th C)
Venerable Alonius of Egypt (5th C)
Venerable Optatus, bishop of Milevum († 376)
Venerable Eleazar and Nazarius, Wonderworkers of Olonets (15th C)
New Hieromartyrs Andronicus, Archbishop of Perm, Basil, Archbishop of Chernigov, and those with them († 1918)

Fish allowed

Fish, wine and oil are fine; no meat, dairy or eggs.

Fasting is personal; ask your priest.