Apr. 3 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 5
All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 17 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For April 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 22.
Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, with St. Mary of Egypt (Greece, 17th century).
Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer, of Sicily.
Abbey of St. Peter & Paul, Clones (Clones Abbey).
New Hieromartyr Benjamin (Kononov), Archimandrite, of Solovki Monastery.
Russian icon of the Theotokos, Life-giving Spring, 17th century.
Detail of the icon of the Praises of the Theotokos, before which the Akathist may be chanted.
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Gerontissa" ("Eldress").
Greek Sources
Russian Sources