Cyril, monk, died 869; Methodius, bishop, died 885; missionaries to the Slavs Tuesday, February 14
These two brothers from Thessalonika, Greece, were monks and were sent to bring Christianity to the Slavic people. In the course of their work they created a written language, inventing the Cyrillic alphabet for it, and translated the Bible and the liturgy.
This Sunday is the Sixth Sunday of Easter, a Sunday of visions. In a dream, Paul is called to Macedonia; the Holy City of Jerusalem is revealed to John; Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will come.