Church calendar · 2026

29 April Wednesday

Old Style — 16 April

Sts Agape, Irene and Chionia

Fast day Tone 2

The 3rd week of Pascha. Wednesday

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Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia (+304)

Commemoration

Tap a name to open the life

3 of 3 names — the rest are in Georgian only

All the lives for this day — 3

Readings

Acts 8:18–25 (§19); Jn 6:35–39 (§21)

The tone and the day's psalms

This week's tone is 2Eight tones — the Octoechos

What is a tone?

A tone is not a psalm number. It is the mode in which that week's resurrection hymns are sung — the whole week's Vespers, Matins and Liturgy are set in one tone.

There are eight tones, and they change each week. The cycle opens with the first tone on Thomas Sunday after Pascha and returns to the first every eight weeks; Bright Week itself has no tone of its own. A new tone begins on Saturday evening, with the new church week.

The Psalter is divided into twenty kathismata and, by the usual rule, is read through once a week. Appointed for this day:

This is the usual rule. In Great Lent the Psalter is read twice a week, and the kathismata are divided differently.

Word of the day

Humble your proud thought before pride becomes a passion and subdues you. Throw down your haughtiness and self-exaltation — your high opinion of yourself — before foul lust takes hold of you and crushes you.

— St Ephrem the Syrian · #