Church calendar · 2026

12 May Tuesday

Old Style — 29 April

The Holy Laz Martyrs of Dudikveti and Papati

Fast-free day Tone 4

The 5th week of Pascha. Tuesday

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The 300 Horsemen, the Priests and All the Orthodox Laz Martyred by Muslims for the Faith of Christ at Dudikvati and Papati (Modern Turkey) (XVII–XVIII)

Commemoration

Tap a name to open the life

4 of 7 names — the rest are in Georgian only

All the lives for this day — 4

Readings

At Matins: Mt 4:18–23 (§9)

At the Liturgy: Acts 12:25 – 13:12 (§31); Jn 8:51–59 (§33)

For the apostle: 1 Cor 4:9–16 (§131); Jn 1:35–51 (§4)

Liturgical note

This text is in Georgian only for now

* ხსენებისდღე დაწესდა წმიდა სინოდის 2002 წლის 17 ოქტომბრის კრების განჩინებით. ** ხსენებისდღე დაწესდა წმიდა სინოდის 2003 წლის 18 აგვისტოს კრების განჩინებით.

The tone and the day's psalms

This week's tone is 4Eight 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.