Typicon

Typicon
2003
Feast Days of the Byzantine Ruthenian Church
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Typicon 2004

See also the Typikon of Father Isidore Dolnytskiy. Arranged by the Typikon Team of Holy Spirit Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Seminary for use in the Seminary’s Holy Pentecost Chapel. [click here] off-site link.

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JANUARY
1	CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. OUR HOLY FATHER BASIL THE GREAT, ARCHBISHOP OF CAESAREA IN CAPPADOCIA.
2	Pre-festive Day of Theophany. Our Holy Father Sylvester, Pope of Rome. In the Russian Church, the Venerable and God-bearing Father Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov
3	Pre-festive Day of Theophany. The Holy Prophet Malachi. The Holy Martyr Gordius. Venerable Genevieve of Paris.
4	Saturday before Theophany. Synaxis of the Holy 70 Apostles. Our Venerable Father Theoctist, Hegumen at Cuomo in Sicily.
5	SUNDAY BEFORE THEOPHANY. Vigil of the Theophany. The Holy Martyrs Theopempt and Theona. Our Venerable Mother Syncletica. The Holy Prophet Micah.
6	THE THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. Great Feast. No Fast.
7	SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY FORERUNNER, PROPHET AND BAPTIST JOHN.
8	Postfestive Day of Theophany. Our Venerable Father George the Chozebite. Our Venerable Mother Dominica. Our Holy Father and Confessor Emilian.
9	Postfestive Day of Theophany. The Holy Martyr Polyeuct.
10	Postfestlve Day of Theophany. Our Holy Father Gregory of Nyssa. The Venerable Dometian, Bishop of Melitene. Our Venerable Father Marcion, Priest and Treasurer of the Great Church.
11	Saturday after Theophany. Our Venerable Father Theodosius, founder of the Common Life.
12	SUNDAY AFTER THEOPHANY. The Holy Martyr Tatiana.
13	Post-festive Day of the Theophany. The Holy Martyrs Hermylaus and Stratonicus. Our Venerable Father Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers. The Holy Fathers of Sinai and Raitho are commemorated today because of the leave-taking tomorrow.
14	Otdanije(leave-taking) of Theophany. Our Venerable Fathers killed by the Arabs in Sinai and Raitho in 312. Commemoration of the Passing of the holy Equal-to-the- apostles Nina, Enlightener of the Georgians.
15	Our Venerable Fathers Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-dweller.
16	Veneration of the Chains of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Apostle Peter.
17	Our Venerable Father Anthony the Great.
18	Our Holy Fathers Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria.
19	THIRTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Venerable Father Macanus of Egypt.
20	Our Venerable and God-bearing Father Euthymius the Great.
21	Our Venerable Father Maximus the Confessor. The Holy Martyr Neophyte. The Holy Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian and Aquila. The Holy Virgin Martyr Agnes of Rome.
22	The Holy Apostle Timothy. The Holy Venerable-Martyr Anastasius the Persian.
23	The Holy Martyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra. The Holy Martyr Agathangel Commemoration of the Sixth Ecumenical Council.
24	Our Venerable Mother Xenia of Rome. Ukrainian Church: The Holy Martyrs in Pidlashia, the Blessed Vincent Lewoniuk and his companions.
25	Our Holy Father Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople.
26	THIRTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Venerable Father Xenophon and His Wife Mary. Our Holy Father Joseph, Archbishop of Thessalonica.
27	Translation of the Relics of our Holy Father John Chrysostom.
28	Our Venerable Father Ephrem the Syrian, Bishop of Nineveh. Our Venerable Father Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Nineveh. The Passing of our Venerable Mother Olympia Bida (1952).
29	Translation of the Relics of the Holy Bishop and Martyr Ignatius of Antioch.
30	FEAST OF THE THREE HOLY BISHOPS: BASIL THE GREAT, GREGORY THE THEOLOGLAN AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOM. The Holy Bishop-Martyr Hippolytus.
31	The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Healers Cyrus and John

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FEBRUARY
1	Pre-festive Day of the Feast of the Encounter. The Holy Martyr Tryphon.
2	THIRTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. SUNDAY OF ZACCHAEUS. THE ENCOUNTER OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST WITH SIMEON AND ANNA.
3	Synaxis of the Holy Prophet Simeon and the Prophetess Anna.
4	Postfestive Day of the Encounter. Our Venerable Father Isidore of Pelusium.
5	Postfestive Day of the Feast of the Encounter. The Holy Martyr Agatha.
6	Postfestive Day of the Encounter. Our Venerable Father Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna. The Holy Martyr Silvanus, Bishop of Emessa, and Companions. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
7	Postfestive Day of the Encounter. Our Venerable Father Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus. The Passing of the Martyr and Priest Peter Verhun (1957).
8	Postfestive Day of the Encounter. The Holy Great Martyr Theodore The Holy Prophet Zechariah.
9	SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE. Otdanije (leave-taking) of the Encounter. The Holy Martyr Nicephor. The commemoration of the Saint is omitted.
10	The Holy Martyr Charalampas.
11	The Holy Martyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste.
12	Our Holy Father Melitius, Archbishop of Antioch
13	Our Venerable Father Martinian.
14	Our Venerable Father Auxentius. The Passing of our Venerable Father Constantine, whose monastic name is Cyril, the Apostle of the Slavs. The Venerable Maron, Hermit and Wonderworker. There is no abstinence today.
15	The Holy Apostle Onesimus.
16	SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON. The Holy Martyrs, the Presbyter Pamphilius, Porphyrius and their Companions.
17	The Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit
18	Our Holy Father Leo, Pope of Rome.
19	The Holy Apostle Archippus.
20	Our Venerable Father Leo, Bishop of Catania. Our Holy Father Agathon, Pope of Rome.
21	Our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola. Our Holy Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Great Antioch.
22	First All-Souls’ Saturday. Memory of all the Faithful Departed. Finding of the Venerable Relics of the Martyrs at Eugenia.
23	MEATFARE SUNDAY. The Holy Martyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna.
24	Cheesefare Monday. The First and Second Finding of the Head of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. Our Venerable Father Erasmus of the Kiev Caves.
25	Cheesefare Tuesday. Our Holy Father Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople.
26	Cheesefare Wednesday. Our Holy Father Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza. The Holy Great Martyr, Photina the Samaritan.
27	Cheesefare Thursday. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Procopius the Decapolite.
28	Cheesefare Friday. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, Fellow Ascetic of Procoplus.

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MARCH
1	Cheesefare Saturday. Memory of all Holy Ascetics. The Venerable Martyr Eudoxia. Our Holy Father David, Enlightener of Wales.
2	CHEESEFARE SUNDAY. The Holy Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrene. THE HOLY AND GREAT FAST (Sunday of Forgiveness)
3	First Week of the Great Fast The Holy Martyr Eutropius and His Companions, Cleonicus and Basiliscus.
4	Our Venerable Father Gerasimus of the Jordan.
5	The Holy Martyr Conon.
6	The Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Ammorium
7	The Holy Martyrs and Bishops of Cherson: Basil, Ephrem, Capiton, Eugene, Etherius and others. The Passing of the Martyr the Priest-Exarch Leonid Feodorov (1935).
8	Saturday of the First Week of Lent, on which we commemorate the Miracle of St. Theodore. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophylact.
9	FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY. MEMORY OF THE HOLY PROPHETS. The Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste. The Holy Martyr Urpasianus of Nicomedia.
10	Second Week of the Great Fast The Holy Martyr Codratus and His Companions.
11	Our Holy Father Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
12	Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophane of the Sygrian Mountain. Our Holy Father Gregory, Pope of Rome. Our Holy Father Symeon, the New Theologian.
13	The Translation of the Relics of our Holy Father Nicephor, Patriarch of Constantinople
14	Our Venerable Father Benedict.
15	Second All Souls Saturday. The Holy Martyr Agapius and His Companions.
16	SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. The Holy Martyrs Sabinus and Papas.
17	Third Week of the Great Fast Our Venerable Father Alexis, Man of God. Our Holy Father Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland.
18	Our Holy Father Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem.
19	The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Dana.
20	Our Venerable Fathers of the St. Sabbas Monastery, killed by Saracens (796)
21	Our Venerable Father and Confessor James, Bishop of Catania.
22	Third All Souls’ Saturday. The Holy Martyr Basilides, Priest of Ancyra.
23	THIRD SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. The Holy Venerable-Martyr Nicon and his students martyred with him. Our Holy Mother Rafka.
24	Fourth Week of the Great Fast Prefestive Day of the Annunciation. Our Venerable Father Zachary. Our Holy Father Artemon, Bishop of Seleucia of Pisidia
25	ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY
26	Mid-Lent. Leave-taking of Annunciation. Synaxis of Gabriel the Archangel.
27	Our Venerable Mother Matrona of Thessalonica.
28	Our Venerable Father Hilary the Younger. The Holy Stephen the Wonderworker.
29	Fourth All Souls’ Saturday. Our Venerable Father Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and of the Deacon Cyril, and other who suffered martyrdom under Julian the Apostate.
30	FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. MEMORY OF OUR HOLY FATHER JOHN CLIMACUS.
31	Fifth Week of the Great Fast Our Venerable Father Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra.

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APRIL
1	Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt.
2	Our Venerable Father Titus the Wonderworker.
3	THE GREAT CANON OF OUR HOLY FATHER ANDREW OF CRETE. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Nicetas, Hegumen of Medikion.
4	Our Venerable Fathers, Joseph the Hymnographer and George of Maleon
5	Akathistos Saturday. The Holy Martyrs Theodulus and Agathopodes, and their companions.
6	FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. MEMORY OF OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT. Our Holy Father Euthyches, Archbishop of Constantinople. The Passing of our Holy Father Methodius, Teacher of the Slavs.
7	Sixth Week of the Great Fast Our Venerable Father George, Bishop of Mitylene.
8	The Holy Apostles Herodian, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes.
9	The Holy Martyr Eupsychius
10	The Holy Martyrs Terence, Pompey and their Companions.
11	The Holy Martyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum in Asia
12	LAZARUS SATURDAY
13	PALM (FLOWERY) SUNDAY.
14	Holy Week HOLY MONDAY.
15	HOLY TUESDAY.
16	HOLY WEDNESDAY.
17	HOLY THURSDAY.
18	GOOD FRIDAY.
19	HOLY SATURDAY.
20	PASCHA: THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
21	Bright Week BRIGHT MONDAY.
22	BRIGHT TUESDAY.
23	BRIGHT WEDNESDAY. THE HOLY AND VICTORIOUS GREAT MARTYR GEORGE THE WONDER-WORKER.
24	BRIGHT THURSDAY.
25	BRIGHT FRIDAY. The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark.
26	BRIGHT SATURDAY.
27	THOMAS SUNDAY.
28	Thomas Week Thomas Week. The Holy Apostles Jason and Sosipater. The Holy Martyrs Dadas, Maximus and Quintillianus. Our Holy Father Cyril, Bishop of Turov.
29	Thomas Week. The Nine Holy Martyrs of Cyzice. Our Venerable Father Memnon the Wonderworker
30	Thomas Week. The Holy Apostle James, Brother of John the Theologian.

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MAY
1	Thomas Week. The Holy Prophet Jeremiah. The Passing of Blessed Clement Sheptyckyj (1951).
2	Thomas Week. Our Holy Father Athanasius the Great.
3	The Holy Martyr Timothy and His Wife Maura. The Passing of our Venerable Father Theodosius of the Pecherskaya Lavra.
4	SUNDAY OF THE OINTMENT-BEARING WOMEN. The Holy Martyr Pelagia.
5	Week of the Ointment-bearers The Holy and Glorious Martyr Irene. Our Venerable Father Nicephor, Hegumen of the Medikion Monastery.
6	The Holy and Just Job the Long-suffering.
7	The appearance of the Sign of the Cross in the heavens at the third hour of the day in Jerusalem, before the Emperor Constantius. The Holy Martyr Acacius.
8	The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. Our Venerable Father Arsenius the Great.
9	The Holy Prophet Isaiah. The Holy Martyr Christopher. Translation of the Relics of our Holy Father Nicholas to Bari.
10	The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot.
11	SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC MAN. The Foundation of Constantinople (330). The Holy Priest-Martyr Mocius. Our Holy Fathers Cyril and Methodius, Apostles of the Slavs.
12	Week of the Paralytic Man Our Holy Fathers Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus and Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople.
13	The Holy Martyr Glyceria.
14	MID-PENTECOST. The Holy Martyr Isidore.
15	Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. Our Venerable Father Pachomius the Great. Our Venerable Father Isaiah the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov.
16	Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. Our Venerable Father Theodore the Consecrated, Disciple of St. Pachomius. The Holy Martyrs Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia. The Passing of the Blessed Hieromartyr Vladimir Bajrak at Drohobych (1946).
17	Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. The Holy Apostle Andronicus and His Companions.. The Passing of the Martyr and Priest Ivan Ziatyk (1952).
18	SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN. The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra. The Holy Martyrs Peter, Dionysius and their Companions. The Holy Seven Virgins.
19	The Week of the Samaritan Woman Postfestive Day of Mid-Pentecost. The Holy Martyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa and His Companions.
20	Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. The Holy Martyr Thaleleus.
21	Otdanije (leave-taking) of Mid-Pentecost. The Holy Emperor Constantine and His Mother Helen, Equals to the Apostles.
22	The Holy Martyr Basiliscus. The Holy and Righteous Melchisedek, King of Salem. Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, 381.
23	Our Venerable Father and Confessor Michael, Bishop of Synnada. The Venerable Euphrosyne, Hegumena of the Monastery of our Holy Savior in Polotsk.
24	Our Venerable Father Simeon of the Wondrous Mountain.
25	SUNDAY OF THE MAN BORN BLIND. The Third Finding of the Head of the holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. The Passing of the Holy Martyr the Priest Nicholas Cehelskyj in Mordovia (1951).
26	Week of the Man Born Blind The Holy Apostle Carpus, One of the Seventy. Our Holy Father Augustine of Canterbury, Enlightener of England.
27	The Holy Bishop-Martyr Therapont.
28	Otdanije (Leave-taking) of Pascha. Our Venerable Father Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon. Our Holy Mother Macrina, Grandmother of Basil the Great.
29	THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
30	Postfestive Day of the Ascension. Our Venerable Father Isaac, Hegumen of the Dalmatian Monastery.
31	Postfestive Day of the Ascension. The Holy Apostle Hermes. The Holy Martyr Hermeas.

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JUNE
1	SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS AT THE FIRST NICEAN COUNCIL. Postfestive Day of the Ascension. The Holy Martyr Justin and His Companions.
2	Post-festive Day of Ascension. Our Venerable Father Nicephor the Confessor.
3	Postfestive Day of Ascension. The Holy Martyr Lucillian and His Companions. Our Blessed Father John XXIII, Pope of Rome.
4	Postfestive Day of Ascension. Our Venerable Father Metrophanes, Patriarch of Constantinople. The Holy Myrrh-bearers Martha and Mary.
5	Postfestive Day of Ascension. The Holy Martyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre. The Holy Martyr Cosmas, an Armenian Priest.
6	Otdanije (leave-taking) of Ascension. Our Venerable Father Bessarion the Wonder-worker. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Hilarion the Younger, Hegumen of the Dalmatian Monastery.
7	Memory of all the Faithful Departed. The Holy Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra.
8	PENTECOST SUNDAY.
9	PENTECOST MONDAY.
10	Pentecost Tuesday. The Holy Martyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa.
11	Pentecost Wednesday. The Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas.
12	Pentecost Thursday. Our Venerable Father Onufrius the Great. Our Venerable Father Peter of Mt. Athos.
13	Pentecost Friday. The Holy Martyr Aquilina. Our Holy Father Triphyllus, Bishop of Leucosia.
14	Otdanije (leave-taking) of Pentecost. The Holy Prophet Elisha. Our Holy Father Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
15	SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS. The Holy Prophet Amos. The Venerable Jerome, Priest of Stridon.
16	Our Holy Father and Wonderworker Tychon, Bishop of Amathis.
17	The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ishmael. Our Venerable Father Hypatius, Hegumen of the Rufenianos Monastery.
18	The Holy Martyr Leontius.
19	The Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord.
20	The Holy Martyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara.
21	The Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus.
22	SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Martyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata.
23	The Holy Martyr Agrippina.
24	BIRTH OF THE HOLY PROPHET, FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST JOHN.
25	Postfestive Day of the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist. The Holy Venerable Martyr Febronia.
26	Our Venerable Father David of Thessalonica. The Passing of the Blessed Martyr the Priest Nicholas Konrad and the Blessed Martyr the Cantor Vladimir Pryjma (1941). The Passing of the Blessed Martyr the Priest Andrew Ishchak (1941).
27	Our Venerable Father Sampson the Hospitaller. Ukrainian Church: The Blessed Martyr Nicholas Charnetsky, Bishop of Volyn and Pidlashia and his twenty-four companions. The Blessed Martyr and Priest Emilian Kovch.
28	Translation of the Relics of the Holy Unmercenary Physicians Cyrus and John. The Passing of the Blessed Venerable Martyrs Severian Baranyk and Joachim Senkivskyj (1941).
29	THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. THE HOLY, GLORIOUS AND ILLUSTRIOUS PREEMINENT APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL.
30	Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles. The Passing of the Blessed Confessor Basil Vsevolod Velychkovsky, secret Bishop (1973). The Passing of the Martyr and priest Zenon Kovalyk (1941).

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JULY
1	The Holy Unmercenary Healers and Wonder-workers Cosmas and Damian.
2	Deposition of the Venerable Robes of our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God at Blachernae.
3	The Holy Martyr Hyacinth.
4	Our Holy Father Andrew of Jerusalem, Archbishop of Crete. Our Venerable Mother Martha, Mother of St. Simeon the Venerable. Our Venerable Father Procopius of Sazava.
5	Our Venerable Father Athanasius of Mt. Athos.
6	FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Venerable Father Sisoes the Great.
7	Our Venerable Fathers Thomas of Maleum and Acacius, Mentioned in the Ladder.
8	The Holy Great Martyr Procopius.
9	The Holy Martyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina.
10	The Holy 45 Martyrs in Nicopolis In Armenia. Our Venerable Father Anthony of the Kiev Lavra. The three Maronite Franciscan brothers, Francis, Abd-el-Mooti and Raphael Massabki, and eight others with them, killed in Damascus in 1860.
11	The Holy Martyr the Illustrious Euphemia. The Passing of Olga, Princess of Kiev, baptized Helen.
12	The Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilarion. Our Venerable Father Michael of Malein.
13	FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. MEMORY OF THE FATHERS AT THE FIRST SIX ECUMENICAL COUNCILS. Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel. Our Venerable Father Stephen of the Monastery of St. Sabbas. Our Holy Father Julian, Bishop of Kenoman.
14	The Holy Apostle Aquila. Today we also observe the memory of the Holy Martyrs Cyricus and Julitta, because of the Feast of Vladimir.
15	The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and Julitta. The Holy Great Prince Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles, who was baptized Basil.
16	The Holy Martyrs Athenogenes, Bishop of Sebaste and His Ten Disciples.
17	The Holy Great Martyr Marina. The Blessed Confessor Paul Gojdich, Bishop of Preov.
18	The Holy Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris. The Holy Martyr Emilian. The Passing of the Venerable Martyr Tarsykia Matskiv (1944).
19	Our Venerable Mother Macrina, Sister of St. Basil the Great. Our Venerable Father Dios.
20	SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. FEAST OF THE HOLY AND GLORIOUS PROPHET ELIJAH.
21	Our Venerable Father Simeon, Fool for Christ, and His Fellow Ascetic John. The Holy Prophet Ezekiel.
22	The Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles. Translation of the Relics of the Holy Bishop-Martyr Phocas.
23	The Holy Martyrs Trophimus and Theophilus and Their Companions. The Holy Martyrs Appolinaris and Vitalis, Bishops of Ravenna. Our Holy Father Sharbel (Joseph) Makhluf.
24	The Holy Great Martyr Christine. The Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb, baptized Roman and David.
25	Dormition of St. Ann, Mother of the Mother of God. Commemoration of the Fifth Ecumenical Council. Memory of the Holy Women Olympiada and Euphraxia. The Holy Women are commemorated at Compline.
26	The Holy Priest-Martyr Hermolaus and His Companions. The Holy Venerable Martyr Paraskevia. Our Venerable Father Moses the Carpathian of the Monastery of the Caves.
27	SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Great-Martyr Panteleimon. Memory of our Holy Father Clement, the Wonder-worker, Archbishop of Ohrid.
28	The Holy Apostles and Deacons Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas. Our Blessed Mother Alphonsa Muttathupadathu of Kerala.
29	The Holy Martyr Callinicus.
30	The Holy Apostles Silas and Silvanus and Their Companions.
31	Prefestive Day of the Procession of the Venerable and Life-creating Cross. The Holy and Righteous Eudocimus.

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AUGUST
1	The Procession of the Wood of the Venerable and Life-creating Cross. The Holy Seven Machabees, their Mother Solomonia and the Elder Eleazar. In the Russian Church, Feast of the Compassionate Savior.
2	Translation of the Relics of the Holy Proto-Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen. Our Venerable Father Basil, Fool for Christ.
3	EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Venerable Fathers Isaac, Dalmatus and Faustus.
4	The Holy Seven Children of Ephesus. The Holy Venerable Martyr Eudoxia.
5	Prefestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Martyr Eusignius.
6	THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
7	Postfestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Venerable Martyr Dometius.
8	Postfestive Day of the Transfiguration. The Holy Confessor Emilian, Bishop of Cyzice.
9	Postfestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Apostle Matthias.
10	NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Postfestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Lawrence.
11	Postfestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Martyr Euplus.
12	The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus. Today we also remember St. Maximus the Confessor because of the Otdanye tomorrow.
13	Otdanije (Leave-taking) of the Feast of the Transfiguration. Our Venerable Father Maximos the Confessor.
14	Prefestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Prophet Micah. Translation of the Relics of our Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Pecherskaja Lavra.
15	THE DORMITION OF OUR MOST HOLY LADY, THE MOTHER OF GOD AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY.
16	Postfestive Day of the Dormition. Translation of the Icon of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, the icon not made by human hands, from Edessa to Constantinople (944). The Holy Martyr Diomedes.
17	TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Martyr Myron.
18	Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus.
19	Postfestlve Day of the Dormition. The Holy Martyr Andrew the Tribune and His Companions.
20	Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Prophet Samuel. The Holy King Stephen of Hungary.
21	Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Apostle Thaddeus. The Holy Martyr Bassa.
22	Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Martyr Agathonicus and His Companions. The Passing of the Blessed Confessor Simeon Lukac, secret Bishop (1964). Today we also commemorate the Holy Martyr Lupus, because of the leave-taking of the Feast tomorrow.
23	Otdanije (Leave-taking) of the Feast of the Dormition. The Holy Martyr Lupus. The Holy Martyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons.
24	ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Bishop-Martyr Eutyches, Disciple of St. John the Theologian. Our Blessed Confessor and Priest-Monk Dominic Methodius Trcka.
25	Return of the Relics of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew. The Holy Apostle Titus.
26	The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia. Our Blessed Mother Mariam Bawadi.
27	Our Venerable Father Pimen.
28	Our Venerable Father Moses the Ethiopian. The Blessed Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. The Holy Martyr Gebre Michael, Priest of Ethiopia. The Passing of our Venerable Mother Laurentia Herasymiv (1952). In monasteries. The Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Pecherskaja Lavra.
29	THE BEHEADING OF THE HOLY PROPHET, FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST JOHN.
30	Postfestive Day of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. Our Holy Fathers Alexander. John and Paul the Younger, Patriarchs of Constantinople.
31	TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Feast of the Deposition of the Venerable Belt of the Most Holy Mother of God.

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SEPTEMBER
1	Beginning of the Church Year (7512 in Byzantine Reckoning). Our Venerable Father Simeon the Stylite and his mother. Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God of Miasena. The Holy Martyr Aeithalas. The Forty Holy Women Martyred with their Instructor Ammon the Deacon. The Holy Martyr Caliista and her two Brothers, Evod and Hermogenes. The Just Joshua, Son of Nun.
2	The Holy Martyr Mammas. Our Venerable Father John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople.
3	The Holy Martyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia. Our Venerable Father Theoctist, Companion of St. Euthymius the Great. The Holy Deaconess Phoebe of Cenchreae.
4	The Holy Martyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch. The Holy Prophet Moses, who saw God.
5	The Holy Prophet Zachary, Father of the Forerunner and His Wife, the Holy and Venerable Elizabeth.
6	Memory of the Miracle of the Holy Archangel Michael at Colossa in Chionia. The Holy Martyr Eudoxius and His Companions. The Martyr is commemorated at Compline.
7	SUNDAY BEFORE THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Prefestive Day of the Feast of the Birth of the Mother of God. The Holy Martyr Sozon.
8	FEAST OF THE BIRTH OF THE MOTHER OF GOD.
9	Postfestive Day of the Birth of the Mother of God. The Holy and Just Grandparents of God Joachim and Anna. The Holy Martyr Severian.
10	Postfestive Day of the Feast of the Birth of the Mother of God. The Holy Martyrs Menodora, Mitrodora and Nymphodora.
11	Postfestive Day of the Birth of the Mother of God. Our Venerable Mother Theodora of Alexandria. Today we also remember St. Autonomous, because of the leave-taking tomorrow.
12	Otdanije (leave-taking) of the Feast of the Birth of the Mother of God. The Holy Bishop-Martyr Autonomous.
13	Saturday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Pre-festive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. Feast of the Dedication of the Church of the Resurrection of our Lord in Jerusalem. The Holy Bishop-Martyr Cornelius.
14	FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. The passing of our Holy Father John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople. (The Feast of St. John Chrvsostom is celebrated on November 13.)
15	Postfestive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. The Holy Great Martyr Nicetas. Our Venerable Father Symeon, Archbishop of Thessalonica.
16	Postfestive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. The Holy Great Martyr Euphemia.
17	Post-festive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. The Holy Martyr Sophia (Wisdom) and Her Three Children, Faith, Hope and Charity.
18	Post-festive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross, Our Venerable Father Eumenius the Wonder worker, Bishop of Gortyna.
19	Postfestive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. The Holy Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedont.
20	Saturday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Holy Martyr Eustace and His Companions. The Holy Martyrs and Confessors, the Great Prince Michael and His Counselor Theodore, Wonder-workers of Chernigov.
21	SUNDAY AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Otdanije (Leave-taking) of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Holy Apostle Codratus of Magnesia.
22	The Holy Martyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope. The Holy Prophet Jonah. Our Venerable Father Jonah the Priest, Father of Theophane the Hymnographer and Theodore the Artist. Today we also commemorate the Holy Apostle Codratus.
23	The Conception of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John.
24	The Holy Martyr, First Among Women, and Equal to the Apostles, Thecla.
25	Our Venerable Mother Euphrosyna. Synaxis of the Holy Fathers of the Pecherskaya Lavra who repose near the Venerable Anthony. In the Russian Church, the Repose of our Holy Father Sergius of Radonezh is celebrated today.
26	The Falling Asleep of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
27	The Holy Martyr Callistratus and His Companions. Our Venerable Father Nilus, Founder and Hegumen of the Grottaferrata Monastery.
28	SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Chariton. Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs. The Holy Prophet Baruch.
29	Our Venerable Father Cyriacus the Anchorite.
30	The Holy Martyr Gregory, Bishop of Armenia.

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OCTOBER
1	THE PROTECTION OF OUR MOST BLESSED LADY, THE MOTHER OF GOD AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY. The Holy Apostle Ananias. Our Venerable Father Romanos the Hymnographer. Patronal Note: Today is the feast of St. Thérêse of the Child Jesus on the Roman Calendar. In churches dedicated to St. Thérêse, her commemoration may be transferred to Sunday, October 5.
2	The Holy Bishop-Martyr Cyprian. The Holy Martyr Justina. The Holy Andrew, Fool for Christ.
3	The Holy Bishop and Martyr Denis the Areopagite.
4	The Holy Martyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens. Our Venerable Father Francis of Assisi.
5	SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Martyr Charitina.
6	The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas.
7	The Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus.
8	Our Venerable Mother Pelagia.
9	The Holy Apostle James Alpheus. Our Venerable Father Andronicus and His Wife Athanasia. Our Righteous Forefather Abraham and his Nephew Lot. The Holy Martyr Denis, Bishop of Paris.
10	The Holy Martyrs Eulampius and Fulampia.
11	The Holy Apostle Philip, one of the Seven Deacons. Our Venerable Father Theophane, the Artist and Hymnograpeher, Bishop of Nicea.
12	EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. MEMORY OF TILE FATHERS AT THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL. The Holy Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus. Our Venerable Father Cosmas, Bishop of Maium, the Hymnographer. Our Holy Father Martin, Bishop of Tours.
13	The Holy Martyrs Carpus, Papilus and Agathonica.
14	The Holy Martyrs Nazarius, Gervase, Protasius and Celsus. Our Venerable Mother Paraskevia of Trnovo. The Passing of the Blessed Martyr, the Priest Roman Lysko (1949).
15	Our Venerable Father Euthymius the Younger. The Venerable Martyr Lucian, Priest of the Great Church of Antioch.
16	The Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion.
17	The Holy Prophet Hosea (Osee). The Holy Venerable Martyr Andrew of Crete.
18	The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke.
19	NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Prophet Joel. The Holy Martyr Varus. Our Venerable Father John of Rila.
20	The Holy Great Martyr Artemius.
21	Our Venerable Father Hilary the Great.
22	The Holy Bishop Abercius, Equal to the Apostles, Wonder-Worker. The Holy Seven Children of Ephesus.
23	The Holy Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord.
24	The Holy Martyr Arethas and His Companions.
25	The Holy Martyrs and Notaries Marcian and Martyrius. The Holy and Just Tabitha the Merciful.
26	TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy and Glorious Great-Martyr Demetrius. Memory of the Great and Fearful Earthquake (Constantinople, 740).
27	The Holy Martyr Nestor. The Holy Martyr Capitolina and her servant Erotheides.
28	The Holy Martyrs Terence and Neonila. Our Holy Father Stephen the Sabbaite, Hyinnographer. The Holy Martyr Paraskevia of Iconium.
29	The Holy Venerable Martyr Anastasia. Our Venerable Father Abraham the Hermit. The Passing of our Venerable Father Abraham of Rostov, Archimandrite and Wonder-worker.
30	The Holy Martyr Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia. The Passing of the Martyr and Priest Oleksiy Zarytski (1963).
31	The Holy Apostles Stachys, Amplius and their Companions. The Holy Martyr Epimachus.

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NOVEMBER
1	The Holy Unmercenary Wonder-Workers Cosmas and Damian. The Blessed Martyr Theodore Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo.
2	TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Martyrs Akindynos, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidiphor and Anempodistus.
3	The Holy Martyrs Acepsimas, the Bishop; Joseph, the Priest; and Aeithalas, the Deacon. Foundation of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydia, where his relics are kept.
4	Our Venerable Father Joannicus the Great. The Holy Martyr Nicander, Bishop of Myra. The Priest Hermas.
5	The Holy Martyrs Galaction and Episteme. The Passing of the Blessed Martyr Gregory Lakota, Auxiliary Bishop of Peremyshl (1950).
6	Our Father Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople.
7	The Holy Thirty-Three Martyrs at Melitene. Our Venerable Father Lazarus, the Wonder-Worker, who fasted in the hills of Galilee.
8	SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELIC POWERS.
9	TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Venerable Mother Matrona. The Venerable Theoctista of Lesbos.
10	The Holy Apostles Erastus, Olympas and Rhodion and Their Companions.
11	The Holy Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent. The Holy Martyr Stephanis. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore the Studite. The Passing of the Blessed Martyr and Bishop Vincent Eugene Bossilkov in Bulgaria.
12	Our Venerable Father John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria. Our Venerable Father Nilus. The Holy Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polotsk.
13	Our Holy Father John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople.
14	The Holy and Illustrious Apostle Philip. Our Holy Father Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica.
15	The Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas and Habib.
16	TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew.
17	Our Holy Father Gregory the Wonder-Worker, Bishop of Neocaesarea. The Passing of the Blessed Martyr Josaphat Kocylovskyj, Bishop of Peremyshal (1947).
18	The Holy Martyrs Plato and Roman.
19	The Holy Prophet Obadiah. The Holy Martyr Barlaam.
20	Prefestive Day of the Entrance of the Mother of God. Our Venerable Father Gregory the Decapolite. Our Holy Father Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople. Our Blessed Mother Josaphata Hordashevska.
21	FEAST OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD INTO THE TEMPLE.
22	Postfestive Day of the Entrance. The Holy Apostle Philemon and His Companions. The Holy Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus.
23	TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Postfestive Day of the Entrance. Our Holy Fathers Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium and Gregory, Bishop of Agrigento.
24	Postfestive Day of the Entrance. The Holy Great Martyr Catherine. The Holy Great Martyr Mercury.
25	Otdanije (Leave-taking) of the Feast of the Entrance. Our Holy Fathers and Martyrs Clement, Pope of Rome and Peter, Bishop of Alexandria.
26	Our Venerable Father Alypius the Stylite. Commemoration of the Dedication of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George in Kiev.
27	The Holy Martyr James the Persian. Our Venerable Father Palladius. The Holy Icon of the Mother of God, called “the Sign.” THANKSGIVING DAY
28	The Holy Venerable Martyr Stephen the Younger. The Holy Martyr Irenarchus.
29	The Holy Martyr Paramon. The Holy Martyr Philemon. Our Venerable Father Acacius, mentioned in The Ladder of St. John (Climacus).
30	TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy and Glorious Apostle Andrew the First-called.

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DECEMBER
1	The Holy Prophet Nahum.
2	The Holy Prophet Habakkuk. The Passing of the Blessed Confessor Ivan Slezyuk, Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk (1973).
3	The Holy Prophet Zephaniah
4	The Holy Great Martyr Barbara. Our Venerable Father John of Damascus.
5	Our Venerable and God-bearing Father Sabbas the Consecrated.
6	OUR HOLY FATHER NICHOLAS, ARCHBISHOP OF MYRA IN LYCIA, THE WONDERWORKER.
7	TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Prefestive Day of the Conception of St. Ann. Our Holy Father Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
8	FEAST OF THE CONCEPTION OF ST. ANNE.
9	Our Venerable Father Patapius. The Holy Hannah, Mother of the Prophet Samuel.
10	The Holy Martyrs Menas, Llermogenes and Eugraphus.
11	Our Venerable Father Daniel the Stylite. If the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12. Our Venerable Father Spiridon the Wonder-worker, Bishop of Tremithus.
12	Our Venerable Father Spiridon the Wonder-worker, Bishop of Tremithus. OR Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
13	The Holy Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes. The Holy Virgin Martyr Lucy.
14	SUNDAY OF THE ANCESTORS. The Holy Martyrs Thrysus, Leucas, Philemon, Appolonius and Callinicus. The Blseed Priest and Ascetic Father Nimatulla al-Hardini (Joseph Kassab).
15	The Holy Martyr Eleutherius. Our Venerable Father Paul of Latra. Our Holy Father Stephen, Archbishop of Surozh.
16	The Holy Prophet Haggai.
17	The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Children: Hananiah, Azariah and Mishael.
18	The Holy Martyr Sebastian and His Companions.
19	The Holy Martyr Boniface.
20	Saturday before Christmas. Prefestive Day of Christmas. The Holy Martyr Ignatius the God bearer.
21	SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, OF THE HOLY FATHERS. The Holy Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia.
22	Prefestive Day of Christmas. The Holy Great Martyr Anastasia.
23	The Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete. Commemoration of the Dedication of the Great Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople.
24	Vigil of Christmas. The Holy Great Martyr Eugenia
25	CHRISTMAS, THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
26	SYNAXIS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. The Holy Martyr Euthymius, Bishop of Sardis.
27	THE HOLY APOSTLE, FIRST MARTYR AND ARCHDEACON STEPHEN. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore, Brother of Theophane the Hymnographer.
28	SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. MEMORY OF THE HOLY AND JUST JOSEPH HUSBAND OF MARY; OF DAVID, PROPHET AND KING; AND OF THE HOLY APOSTLE JAMES, BROTHER OF THE LORD. The Holy 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia. The Blessed Martyr Gregory Khomyshyn, Bishop of Stanislaviv (1945).
29	The Holy Innocents killed by Herod in Bethlehem. Our Venerable Father Marcellus, Hegumen of the Akimetes.
30	Postfestive Day of Christmas. The Holy Martyr Anysia. The Venerable Zoticus, Priest and Protector of Orphans.
31	Otdanije (Leave-taking) of Christmas. Our Venerable Mother Melany of Rome.

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