June 11 Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas (1st c.). Afterfeast of Ascension. 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.). Saints Bartholomew and