Wednesday · April 30, 2053(Julian: Apr 17)
Holy Apostle James, Brother of St. John the Theologian
Strict
Fasting
Fast
Strict Fast
You may eat
Bread, fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and shellfish.
To avoid
Meat, dairy, eggs, fish, wine, and oil.
Feasts of the Day
No great or major feast is commemorated today.
Lives of the Saints
- ✚Holy Apostle James, Brother of St. John the Theologian
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Feasts of the Day
No great or major feast is commemorated today.
Lives of the Saints
- ✚Holy Apostle James, Brother of St. John the Theologian
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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St. Mary of Egypt
2
St. Titus the Wonderworker
3
St. Nicetas the Confessor
4
Sts. Joseph the Hymnographer
5
Lazarus Saturday
6
Palm Sunday (Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem)
7
Great & Holy Monday
8
Great & Holy Tuesday
9
Great & Holy Wednesday
10
Great & Holy Thursday (Mystical Supper)
11
Great & Holy Friday (Crucifixion of the Lord)
12
Great & Holy Saturday
13
Great and Holy Pascha — The Resurrection of Our Lord
14
Bright Monday
15
Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens
16
Virgin-Martyrs Agape, Irene,
17
Hieromartyr Symeon of Persia
18
St. John, disciple of St. Gr
19
St. John of the Ancient Cave
20
Sunday of St. Thomas (Antipascha)
21
Hieromartyr Januarius, Bisho
22
St. Theodore the Sykeote, Bi
23
Great Martyr George the Trop
24
Martyr Sabbas Stratelates
25
Holy Apostle and Evangelist
26
Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of
27
Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women
28
Apostles Jason and Sosipater
29
Nine Holy Martyrs of Cyzicus
30
Holy Apostle James, Brother
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Strict fast
no oil/wine/fish
Wine & oil
no fish
Fish allowed
+ wine & oil
Dairy week
no meat
Fast free
all foods
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