June 11

June 11 Apostles Fast Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas (1st c.). . Ven. Barnabas, Abbot of Vetluga (1445). Uncovering of the Relics of Ven. Ephraim, Abbot of Novotórgsk (1572). Commemoration of the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel to a monk on Mt. Athos, and the revelation of the hymn, “It is truly meet…” (Axion Estin). Icon of the Most-holy Theotokos, “IT IS TRULY MEET” (“AXION ESTIN”) (10th c.). HOLY APOSTLES BARTHOLOMEW