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May 10, 2026
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman & After-feast of Mid-Pentecost
Apostle Simon the Zealot; Venerable Laurence of Egypt
SYNAXARION
On May 10 in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate Apostle Simon the Zealot; and Venerable Laurence of Egypt.
On this day, the fifth Sunday of Pascha, we celebrate the feast of the Samaritan Woman.
Verses
Coming to obtain corruptible water, O woman,
Thou drawest living water, wherewith thy soul’s stains thou washest.
The Samaritan woman—the holy and glorious Great-martyr Photeini—met Jesus at midday at Jacob’s Well, which was located in the city of Sychar. And being tired from travel and the heat, Jesus sat at Jacob’s Well. A little after, the Samaritan woman came to draw water, and had a long conversation with Him (it is the longest recorded discourse between Christ and a single person in the entire Bible). Photeini did not want to talk to Jesus, because the Samaritans did not have any dealings with Jews; Jews considered her people heretics because Samaritans kept only the first five books of the Old Testament. However, the Lord talked with her anyway, read her heart, revealed her secrets and gave her to drink of the “Living Water”—the grace of the Holy Spirit that leads to eternal life and flows to all humanity. Photeini immediately ran throughout the city to proclaim Christ. Through her, many other Samaritans believed in Jesus.
By the intercessions of Thy Martyr, Photeini, O Christ God, have mercy on us. Amen.
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