24 Апреля 2009 - Orthodox Calendar / Orthodox Menologion Online

Friday, April 24, 2009 (April 11, 2009 by the Julian calendar)
Bright Week

Entire week. "Life- giving Spring" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Friday of the Bright Week). Commemoration of the renewal (sanctification) of the Holy Theotokos temple near the Life-giving Spring in Constantinople (5th c.) (movable holiday on the Friday of the Bright Week). "Pochaev" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Friday of the Bright Week). Hieromartyr Antipas, bishop of Pergamus (92), disciple of St. John the Theologian. Martyrs Peter and Prokhor (1918). St. James, abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1442), and his fellow-ascetic St. James. Sts. Euthymius (1456) and Chariton (1509), abbots of Syanzhema (Vologda). St. Barsanuphius, bishop of Tver (1576). Martyrs Processus and Martinian of Rome (67). St. Pharmuthius, anchorite of Egypt (4th c.). St. John, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis (820). St. Callinicus of Cernica, bishop of Rimnic in Romania (1868) (Romania). St. Guthlac, hermit of Crowland (714) (Celtic & British). Hieromartyr Domninus, bishop of Salona in Dalmatia, and eight soldiers with him (100). St. Philip, bishop of Gortyna, Crete (180).