18 Pashons 1726

Synaxarium

• The Departure of St. George (Ga'orgi), the Friend of St. Abraam

  On this day, St. George (Ga'orgi), the companion of St. Abraam, departed. He was born to saintly Christian parents, and he shepherded the sheep of his father.

• The Commemoration of the feast of Pentecost

  This day also marks the commemoration of the coming down of the Holy Spirit upon the holy disciples in the upper room of Zion.