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FEBRUARY |
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SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE. Pre-festive Day of the Feast of the
Encounter. The Holy Martyr Tryphon. The commemoration of the Saint is omitted |
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THE
ENCOUNTER OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST WITH SIMEON AND ANNA. |
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Synaxis of the Holy Prophet Simeon and the Prophetess Anna. |
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Postfestive Day of the Encounter. Our Venerable Father Isidore of
Pelusium. |
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Postfestive Day of the Feast of the Encounter. The Holy Martyr
Agatha. |
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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 .There is
no abstinence today. |
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Postfestive Day of the Encounter. Our Venerable Father Parthenius, Bishop of
Lampsacus. The Passing of the Martyr and Priest Peter Verhun (1957). |
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SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON. Postfestive Day of the Encounter. The Holy Great Martyr Theodore The Holy Prophet Zechariah. |
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Otdanije (leave-taking) of the Encounter.
The Holy Martyr Nicephor. |
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The Holy Martyr Charalampas. |
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The Holy Martyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste. |
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Our Holy Father Melitius, Archbishop of Antioch |
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Our Venerable Father Martinian. The Passing of our Venerable Father Constantine, whose
monastic name is Cyril, the Apostle of the Slavs. The Venerable Maron, Hermit and Wonderworker.
The Feast of our Venerable Father Constantine is trans ferred because of the All Souls'
Day tomorrow. |
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First All-Souls’ Saturday. Memory of all the Faithful Departed. Our Venerable Father
Auxentius. The Venerable Maron, Hermit and Wonderworker. The commemoration of the saints is
omitted. The Feast of our Venerable Father Constantine is transferred to Friday. |
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MEATFARE SUNDAY. The Holy Apostle Onesimus. |
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Cheesefare Monday. The Holy Martyrs, the Presbyter Pamphilius, Porphyrius
and their Companions. |
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Cheesefare Tuesday. The Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit |
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Cheesefare Wednesday. Our Holy Father Leo, Pope of Rome. |
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Cheesefare Thursday. The Holy Apostle Archippus. |
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Cheesefare Friday. Our Venerable Father Leo, Bishop of Catania. Our Holy Father Agathon, Pope of Rome. |
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Cheesefare Saturday. Memory of all Holy Ascetics. Our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola. Our Holy Father Eustathius, Archbishop of
Great Antioch. |
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CHEESEFARE SUNDAY. Finding of the Venerable Relics of the Martyrs at Eugenia.
The First and Second Finding of the Head of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John The Feast of the
Holy Baptist is transferred to Sunday because of Clean Week, which does not permit the celebration
of a polyeleos Saint. The commemoration of the martyrs is omitted. |
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THE HOLY AND GREAT FAST (Sunday of Forgiveness) |
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First Week of the Great Fast. The Holy Martyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. |
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Our Venerable Father Erasmus of the Kiev Caves.
(The Feast of the First and Second Findings of the Head of the Prophet,
Forerunner and Baptist John is transferred to Sunday) Note: on this day.
either the Common text for a Venerable Father (there are no proper texts for Erasmus) or the texts
of the Finding of the Venerable Relics of the Martyrs at Eugenia,
transferred from Sunday may be used as the Saint of the day. |
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Our Holy Father Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople. |
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Our Holy Father Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza. The Holy Great Martyr,
Photina the Samaritan. |
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Our Venerable Father and Confessor Procopius the
Decapolite. |
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Saturday of the First Week of Lent, on which we commemorate the Miracle of St. Theodore. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, Fellow Ascetic of
Procoplus. |
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FIRST SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY. MEMORY OF THE
HOLY PROPHETS. Our Venerable Father John Cassian. |
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MARCH |
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Second Week of the Great Fast. The Venerable Martyr Eudoxia. Our Holy
Father David, Enlightener of Wales. |
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The Holy Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of
Cyrene. |
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The Holy Martyr Eutropius and His Companions, Cleonicus and
Basiliscus. |
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Our Venerable Father Gerasimus of the Jordan. |
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The Holy Martyr Conon. |
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Second All Souls Saturday. The Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Ammorium |
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 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. 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). |
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Third Week of the Great Fast. Our
Venerable Father and Confessor Theophylact. |
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The Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste. The Holy Martyr Urpasianus of
Nicomedia. |
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The Holy Martyr Codratus and His Companions. |
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Our Holy Father Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem |
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Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophane of the Sygrian Mountain. Our Holy Father
Gregory, Pope of Rome. Our Holy Father Symeon, the New Theologian.
The Greek Church transfers the Feast of St. Symeon the New Theologian to October 12. |
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Third All Souls Saturday. The Translation of the Relics of our Holy Father Nicephor, Patriarch of Constantinople.
The Saint's office is omitted. |
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THIRD SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Our Venerable Father Benedict. |
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Fourth Week of the Great Fast. The Holy Martyr Agapius and His Companions. |
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The Holy Martyrs Sabinus and Papas. |
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Mid-Lent.
Our Venerable Father Alexis, Man of God. Our Holy Father Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland.
If there are catechumens to be baptized at Pascha, today we begin the chanting of the Litany for those about to be enlightened
(Photozomenoi). |
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Our Holy Father Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem. |
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The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Dana. |
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Fourth All Souls’ Saturday. Our Venerable Fathers of the St. Sabbas Monastery, killed by Saracens (796) |
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. MEMORY OF OUR HOLY FATHER JOHN
CLIMACUS. Our Venerable Father and Confessor James, Bishop of
Catania. The office of the Venerable Father and Confessor
James is omitted. |
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Fifth Week of the Great Fast. The Holy Martyr Basilides, Priest of
Ancyra. |
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THE GREAT CANON OF OUR HOLY FATHER ANDREW OF CRETE. The Holy
Venerable-Martyr Nicon and his students martyred with him. Our Holy Mother
Rafka. The Great Canon is transferred to Tuesday because of the Feast of the Annunciation on Thursday. |
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Prefestive Day of the Annunciation. Our Venerable Father Zachary. Our Holy Father
Artemon, Bishop of Seleucia of Pisidia. The Great Canon is transferred to Tuesday. |
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ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY |
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Leave-taking of Annunciation. Synaxis of Gabriel the Archangel. |
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 Akathistos Saturday. Our Venerable Mother Matrona of Thessalonica. |
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST. MEMORY OF OUR HOLY MOTHER
MARY OF EGYPT. Our Venerable Father Hilary the Younger. The Holy Stephen the Wonderworker. |
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Sixth Week of the Great Fast. Our Venerable Father Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and of the Deacon Cyril, and other who suffered martyrdom under Julian the Apostate. |
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Our Venerable Father John Climacus, Author of “The Ladder.” |
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Our Venerable Father Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra. |
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APRIL |
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Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt. |
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Our Venerable Father Titus the Wonderworker. |
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LAZARUS SATURDAY Our Venerable Father and Confessor Nicetas, Hegumen of
Medikion. |
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PALM (FLOWERY) SUNDAY. Our Venerable Fathers, Joseph the Hymnographer and George of Maleon |
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Holy Week. HOLY MONDAY. The Holy Martyrs Theodulus and Agathopodes, and their companions. |
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HOLY TUESDAY. Our Holy Father Euthyches, Archbishop of Constantinople. The Passing of our Holy
Father Methodius, Teacher of the Slavs. |
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HOLY WEDNESDAY. Our Venerable Father George, Bishop of Mitylene. |
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HOLY THURSDAY. The Holy Apostles Herodian, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes. |
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GOOD FRIDAY. The Holy Martyr Eupsychius |
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HOLY SATURDAY. The Holy Martyrs Terence, Pompey and their Companions. |
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PASCHA: THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
The Holy Martyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum in Asia |
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Bright Week. BRIGHT MONDAY.
Solemn Holyday. |
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BRIGHT TUESDAY. Simple Holyday. |
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BRIGHT WEDNESDAY. |
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BRIGHT THURSDAY. |
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BRIGHT FRIDAY. |
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BRIGHT SATURDAY. |
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THOMAS SUNDAY. |
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Thomas Week. Our Venerable Father John of the Ancient Cave. |
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Thomas Week. Our Venerable Father Theodore Trichinas (“the Hairshirt Wearer”) |
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Thomas Week. The Holy Bishop-Martyr Januarius and His Companions. The Holy Martyr
Theodore of Perge. |
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Thomas Week. Our Venerable Father Theodore the
Sykeote. |
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Thomas Week. THE HOLY AND VICTORIOUS GREAT MARTYR GEORGE THE WONDER-WORKER. |
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Thomas Week. The Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth. |
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SUNDAY OF THE OINTMENT-BEARING WOMEN. The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark. |
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Week of the Ointment-bearers. The Holy Martyr Basil, Bishop of
Amasea. |
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The Holy Bishop-Martyr Symeon, Cousin of our Lord. Our Venerable Father Stephen, Bishop of
Vladimir in Volhynia. |
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The Holy Apostles Jason and Sosipater. The Holy Martyrs Dadas, Maximus and
Quintillianus. Our Holy Father Cyril, Bishop of Turov. |
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The Nine Holy Martyrs of Cyzice. Our Venerable Father Memnon the
Wonderworker |
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The Holy Apostle James, Brother of John the Theologian. |
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MAY |
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The Holy Prophet Jeremiah. The Passing of Blessed Clement Sheptyckyj (1951). |
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SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC MAN. Our Holy Father Athanasius the Great. |
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Week of the Paralytic Man. The Holy Martyr Timothy and His Wife Maura. The Passing of our Venerable Father Theodosius of
the Pecherskaya Lavra. |
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The Holy Martyr
Pelagia. |
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MID-PENTECOST. The Holy and Glorious Martyr Irene. Our Venerable Father Nicephor, Hegumen of the
Medikion Monastery. |
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Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. The Holy and Just Job the Long-suffering. |
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Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. 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. |
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Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. Our Venerable Father Arsenius the
Great. |
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SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN. The Holy Prophet Isaiah. The Holy Martyr Christopher. Translation of the Relics of our Holy
Father Nicholas to Bari. |
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The Week of the Samaritan Woman. Postfestive Day of Mid-Pentecost. The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot. |
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Post-festive Day of Mid-Pentecost. The Foundation of Constantinople (330). The Holy
Priest-Martyr Mocius. Our Holy Fathers Cyril and Methodius, Apostles of the
Slavs. Our Holy Father Basil (Hopko), Bishop of Midila (or on
July 23). |
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Otdanije (leave-taking) of Mid-Pentecost.
Our Holy Fathers Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus and Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople. |
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The Holy Martyr Glyceria. |
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The Holy Martyr Isidore. |
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Our Venerable Father Pachomius the Great. Our
Venerable Father Isaiah the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov. |
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SUNDAY OF THE MAN BORN BLIND. 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). |
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Week of the Man Born Blind. The Holy Apostle Andronicus and His Companions.. The
Passing of the Martyr and Priest Ivan Ziatyk (1952). |
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The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra. The Holy
Martyrs Peter, Dionysius and their Companions. The Holy Seven Virgins. |
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Otdanije (Leave-taking) of Pascha. The Holy Martyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa and His
Companions. |
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THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
The Holy Martyr
Thaleleus. |
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Postfestive Day of the Ascension. The Holy Emperor Constantine and His Mother Helen, Equals to the Apostles. |
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Postfestive Day of the Ascension. The Holy Martyr Basiliscus. The Holy and Righteous Melchisedek, King of Salem.
Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, 381. |
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SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS AT THE FIRST NICEAN COUNCIL. Postfestive Day of the
Ascension. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Michael, Bishop of Synnada. The Venerable
Euphrosyne, Hegumena of the Monastery of our Holy Savior in Polotsk. |
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Post-festive Day of Ascension.Our Venerable Father Simeon of the Wondrous Mountain. |
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Postfestive Day of Ascension. 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). |
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Postfestive Day of Ascension.
The Holy Apostle Carpus, One of the Seventy. Our Holy Father Augustine of Canterbury,
Enlightener of England. |
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Postfestive Day of Ascension. The Holy Bishop-Martyr Therapont. |
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Otdanije (leave-taking) of Ascension. Our Venerable Father Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon. Our
Holy Mother Macrina, Grandmother of Basil the Great. |
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Memory of all the Faithful Departed. The Holy Venerable Martyr and Virgin Theodosia. |
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PENTECOST SUNDAY. Our Venerable Father Isaac, Hegumen of the Dalmatian
Monastery. |
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PENTECOST MONDAY. The Holy Apostle Hermes. The Holy Martyr
Hermeas. |
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Pentecost Tuesday. The Holy Martyr Justin and His Companions. |
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Pentecost Wednesday. Our Venerable Father Nicephor the Confessor. |
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Pentecost Thursday. The Holy Martyr Lucillian and His Companions. Our Blessed Father
John XXIII, Pope of Rome. |
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Pentecost Friday. Our Venerable Father Metrophanes, Patriarch of Constantinople.
The Holy Myrrh-bearers Martha and Mary. |
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Otdanije (leave-taking) of Pentecost. The Holy Martyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre. The Holy Martyr Cosmas, an Armenian Priest. |
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SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS. Our Venerable Father Bessarion the
Wonder-worker. Our
Venerable Father and Confessor Hilarion the Younger, Hegumen of the Dalmatian Monastery.
The Apostles Fast. |
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The Holy Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of
Ancyra. |
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Translation of the Relics of the Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit. |
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Our Holy Father Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria. |
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The Holy Martyr Timothy, Bishop of
Prusa. |
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The Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas. |
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Our Venerable Father Onufrius the Great. Our Venerable Father Peter of
Mt. Athos. |
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SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Martyr Aquilina. Our Holy Father Triphyllus, Bishop of
Leucosia. |
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The Holy Prophet Elisha. Our Holy Father
Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople. |
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The Holy Prophet Amos. The Venerable Jerome, Priest of
Stridon. |
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Our Holy Father and Wonderworker Tychon, Bishop of
Amathis. |
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The Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ishmael. Our Venerable Father Hypatius, Hegumen of the
Rufenianos Monastery. |
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The Holy Martyr Leontius. |
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The Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord. |
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THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Martyr Methodius, Bishop of
Patara. |
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The Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus. |
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The Holy Martyr Eusebius, Bishop of
Samosata. |
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The Holy Martyr Agrippina. |
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BIRTH OF THE HOLY PROPHET, FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST JOHN. |
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Postfestive Day of the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist. The Holy Venerable Martyr
Febronia. |
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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). |
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FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 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. |
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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). |
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THE HOLY, GLORIOUS AND ILLUSTRIOUS
PREEMINENT APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL. |
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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 |
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The Holy Unmercenary Healers and Wonder-workers Cosmas and Damian. |
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Deposition of the Venerable Robes of our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God at
Blachernae. |
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The Holy Martyr Hyacinth. |
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FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 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. |
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Our Venerable Father Athanasius of Mt. Athos. |
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Our Venerable Father Sisoes the Great. |
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Our Venerable Fathers Thomas of Maleum and Acacius, Mentioned in the Ladder. |
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The Holy Great Martyr Procopius. |
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The Holy Martyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina. |
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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. |
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SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Martyr the Illustrious Euphemia. The Passing of Olga, Princess of Kiev, baptized Helen. |
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The Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilarion. Our Venerable Father Michael of
Malein. |
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Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel. Our Venerable Father
Stephen of the Monastery of St. Sabbas. Our Holy Father Julian, Bishop of
Kenoman. |
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The Holy Apostle Aquila. Today we also observe the memory of the Holy Martyrs Cyricus and
Julitta, because of the Feast of Vladimir. |
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The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and Julitta. The Holy Great Prince Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles, who was baptized Basil. |
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The Holy Martyrs Athenogenes, Bishop of Sebaste and His Ten Disciples.
Today is the Commemoration of the Fathers at the First Six Ecumenical Councils, which is transferred to the nearest
Sunday. |
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The Holy Great Martyr Marina. The Blessed Confessor Paul Gojdich, Bishop of
Preov. |
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SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. MEMORY OF THE FATHERS AT THE FIRST SIX ECUMENICAL COUNCILS.
The Holy Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris. The Holy Martyr
Emilian. The Passing of the Venerable Martyr Tarsykia Matskiv (1944). |
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Our Venerable Mother Macrina, Sister of St. Basil the Great. Our
Venerable Father Dios. |
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FEAST OF THE HOLY AND GLORIOUS PROPHET
ELIJAH. |
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Our Venerable Father Simeon, Fool for Christ, and His Fellow Ascetic John. The Holy Prophet Ezekiel. |
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The Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles.
Translation of the Relics of the Holy Bishop-Martyr Phocas. |
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The Holy Martyrs Trophimus and Theophilus and Their Companions. The Holy Martyrs
Appolinaris and Vitalis, Bishops of Ravenna. Repose of Our Holy Father Basil (Hopko), Bishop of
Midila (or on May 11). Our Holy Father Sharbel (Joseph) Makhluf. |
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The Holy Great Martyr Christine. The Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb, baptized Roman and
David. |
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EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Dormition of St. Ann, Mother of the Mother of God. Commemoration of the Fifth Ecumenical Council.
The commemoration of the Holy Women Olympiada and Euphraxia is
omitted. |
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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. |
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The Holy Great-Martyr Panteleimon. Memory of
our Holy Father Clement, the Wonder-worker, Archbishop of Ohrid. |
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The Holy Apostles and Deacons Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas. Our Blessed Mother Alphonsa Muttathupadathu of
Kerala. |
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The Holy Martyr Callinicus. |
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The Holy Apostles Silas and Silvanus and Their Companions. |
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Prefestive Day of the Procession of the Venerable and Life-creating Cross. The Holy and
Righteous Eudocimus. |
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DORMITION FAST. NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
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. |
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Translation of the Relics of the Holy Proto-Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen. Our Venerable Father Basil, Fool for Christ. |
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Our Venerable Fathers Isaac, Dalmatus and
Faustus. |
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The Holy Seven Children of Ephesus. The Holy Venerable Martyr
Eudoxia. |
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Prefestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Martyr
Eusignius. |
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THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. |
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Postfestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Venerable Martyr
Dometius. |
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TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Postfestive Day of the Transfiguration. The Holy Confessor
Emilian, Bishop of
Cyzice. |
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Postfestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Apostle Matthias. |
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Postfestive Day of
Transfiguration. The Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Lawrence. |
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Postfestive Day of Transfiguration. The Holy Martyr
Euplus. |
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The Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus. Today we also remember St. Maximus the
Confessor because of the Otdanye tomorrow. |
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Otdanije (Leave-taking) of the Feast of the Transfiguration. Our Venerable Father Maximos the
Confessor. |
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Prefestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Prophet Micah. Translation of the Relics of our
Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Pecherskaja Lavra. |
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ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. THE DORMITION OF OUR MOST HOLY LADY, THE MOTHER OF GOD AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY. |
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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. |
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Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy
Martyr Myron. |
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Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Martyrs Florus and
Laurus. |
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Postfestlve Day of the Dormition. The Holy Martyr Andrew the Tribune and His Companions. |
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Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Prophet Samuel. The Holy King Stephen of Hungary. |
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Postfestive Day of the Dormition. The Holy Apostle Thaddeus. The Holy Martyr
Bassa. |
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TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 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. |
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Otdanije (Leave-taking) of the Feast of the
Dormition. The Holy Martyr Lupus. The Holy Martyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons. |
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The Holy Bishop-Martyr Eutyches, Disciple of St. John the Theologian. Our Blessed Confessor and Priest-Monk Dominic Methodius
Trcka. |
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Return of the Relics of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew. The Holy Apostle Titus. |
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The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia. Our Blessed Mother Mariam
Bawadi. |
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Our Venerable Father Pimen. |
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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. |
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THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. THE BEHEADING OF THE HOLY PROPHET, FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST JOHN. |
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Postfestive Day of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. Our Holy Fathers Alexander. John and
Paul the Younger, Patriarchs of Constantinople. |
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Feast of the Deposition of the Venerable Belt of the
Most Holy Mother of God. |
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SEPTEMBER |
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Beginning of the Church Year (7513 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. |
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The Holy Martyr Mammas. Our Venerable Father John the Faster,
Patriarch of Constantinople. |
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The Holy Martyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia. Our Venerable Father
Theoctist, Companion of St. Euthymius the Great. The Holy Deaconess Phoebe of
Cenchreae. |
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The Holy Martyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch. The Holy Prophet Moses, who saw God. |
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FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Prophet Zachary, Father of the Forerunner and His Wife, the Holy and Venerable Elizabeth.
Repose of Our Venerable Mother Theresa of Calcutta. |
| 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 |
Prefestive Day of the Feast of the Birth of the Mother of God. The Holy Martyr
Sozon. |
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FEAST OF THE BIRTH OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. |
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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. |
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Saturday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
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. |
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SUNDAY BEFORE THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Otdanije (leave-taking) of the Feast of the Birth of the Mother of God. The Holy Bishop-Martyr
Autonomous. |
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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
Chrysostom is celebrated on November 13.) |
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Postfestive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. The Holy Great Martyr
Nicetas. Our Venerable
Father Symeon, Archbishop of Thessalonica. |
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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 |
Saturday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Post-festive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross, Our Venerable Father Eumenius the
Wonder worker, Bishop of Gortyna. |
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SUNDAY AFTER THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS.
Postfestive Day of the Exaltation of the Cross. The Holy Martyrs
Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedont. |
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Post-festive Day of the Exaltation of the
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. |
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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. |
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The Conception of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. |
| 24 |
The Holy Martyr, First Among Women, and Equal to the Apostles,
Thecla. |
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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. |
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SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 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 |
Our Venerable Father and Confessor Chariton.
Wenceslaus, Prince of the Czechs. The Holy Prophet Baruch. |
| 29 |
Our Venerable Father Cyriacus the Anchorite. |
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The Holy Martyr Gregory, Bishop of Armenia. |
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OCTOBER |
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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. |
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The Holy Bishop-Martyr Cyprian. The Holy Martyr
Justina. The Holy Andrew, Fool for Christ. |
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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Bishop and Martyr Denis the
Areopagite. |
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The Holy Martyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens. Our Venerable Father Francis of Assisi. |
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The Holy Martyr
Charitina. |
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The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas. |
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The Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus. |
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Our Venerable Mother Pelagia. |
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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. |
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NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 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 |
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. |
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The Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion. |
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TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. MEMORY OF TILE FATHERS AT THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL. The Holy Prophet Hosea (Osee). The Holy Venerable Martyr Andrew of Crete.
The commemoration of the Saints are omitted. |
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The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke. |
| 19 |
The Holy Prophet Joel. The Holy Martyr
Varus. Our Venerable Father John of Rila. |
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The Holy Great Martyr Artemius. |
| 21 |
Our Venerable Father Hilary the Great. |
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The Holy Bishop Abercius, Equal to the Apostles, Wonder-Worker. The Holy Seven Children of
Ephesus. |
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The Holy Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord. |
| 24 |
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Martyr Arethas and His Companions. |
| 25 |
The Holy Martyrs and Notaries Marcian and Martyrius. The Holy and Just Tabitha the Merciful. |
| 26 |
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. |
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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. |
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The Holy Martyr Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia. The Passing of the Martyr and Priest Oleksiy
Zarytski (1963). |
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TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Apostles Stachys, Amplius and their Companions. The Holy Martyr
Epimachus. |
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NOVEMBER |
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The Holy Unmercenary Wonder-Workers Cosmas and Damian. The Blessed Martyr Theodore
Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo. |
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The Holy Martyrs Akindynos,
Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidiphor and Anempodistus. |
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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. |
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Our Venerable Father Joannicus the Great. The Holy Martyr Nicander, Bishop of Myra. The
Priest Hermas. |
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The Holy Martyrs Galaction and Episteme. The Passing of the Blessed Martyr Gregory Lakota, Auxiliary Bishop of Peremyshl (1950). |
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Our Father Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople. |
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TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Thirty-Three Martyrs at Melitene. Our Venerable Father Lazarus, the Wonder-Worker, who fasted in the hills of Galilee. |
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SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELIC POWERS. |
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Our Venerable Mother
Matrona. The Venerable Theoctista of Lesbos. |
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The Holy Apostles Erastus, Olympas and Rhodion and Their Companions. |
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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. |
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Our Venerable Father John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria. Our Venerable Father
Nilus. The Holy Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polotsk. |
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Our Holy Father John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople. |
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TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy and Illustrious Apostle Philip. Our Holy Father Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of
Thessalonica. |
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PHILLIP'S FAST. The Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas and
Habib. |
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The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew. |
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Our Holy Father Gregory the Wonder-Worker, Bishop of Neocaesarea. The Passing of the Blessed Martyr Josaphat Kocylovskyj, Bishop of Peremyshal (1947). |
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The Holy Martyrs Plato and Roman. |
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The Holy Prophet Obadiah. The Holy Martyr
Barlaam. |
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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. |
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TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. FEAST OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD INTO THE TEMPLE. |
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Postfestive Day of the Entrance. The Holy Apostle Philemon and His Companions. The Holy Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and
Maximus. |
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Postfestive Day of the Entrance. Our Holy Fathers Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium and Gregory, Bishop of
Agrigento. |
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Postfestive Day of the Entrance. The Holy Great Martyr Catherine. The Holy Great Martyr Mercury. |
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Otdanije (Leave-taking) of the Feast of the Entrance. Our Holy Fathers and Martyrs Clement,
Pope of Rome and Peter, Bishop of Alexandria. THANKSGIVING DAY |
| 26 |
Our Venerable Father Alypius the Stylite. Commemoration of the
Dedication of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George in Kiev. |
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The Holy Martyr James the Persian. Our Venerable Father Palladius. The Holy Icon of the Mother of God, called “the Sign.” |
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TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. The Holy Venerable Martyr Stephen the
Younger. The Holy Martyr Irenarchus. |
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The Holy Martyr Paramon. The Holy Martyr Philemon. Our Venerable Father
Acacius, mentioned in The Ladder of St. John (Climacus). |
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The Holy and Glorious Apostle Andrew the First-called. |
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DECEMBER |
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The Holy Prophet Nahum. |
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The Holy Prophet Habakkuk. The Passing of the Blessed Confessor Ivan Slezyuk, Bishop of
Ivano-Frankivsk (1973). |
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The Holy Prophet Zephaniah |
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The Holy Great Martyr Barbara. Our Venerable Father John of Damascus. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Our Venerable and God-bearing Father Sabbas the Consecrated. |
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OUR HOLY FATHER NICHOLAS, ARCHBISHOP OF MYRA IN LYCIA, THE WONDERWORKER. |
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Prefestive Day of the Conception of St. Ann. Our Holy Father Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. |
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FEAST OF THE CONCEPTION OF ST. ANNE. |
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Our Venerable Father Patapius. The Holy Hannah, Mother of the Prophet Samuel. |
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The Holy Martyrs Menas, Llermogenes and
Eugraphus. |
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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. |
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SUNDAY OF THE ANCESTORS. Our Venerable Father Spiridon the Wonder-worker, Bishop of
Tremithus.
OR Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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The Holy Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes. The Holy Virgin Martyr Lucy. |
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The Holy Martyrs Thrysus, Leucas, Philemon, Appolonius and
Callinicus. The Blseed Priest and Ascetic Father Nimatulla al-Hardini (Joseph
Kassab). |
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The Holy Martyr Eleutherius. Our Venerable Father Paul of Latra. Our Holy Father Stephen, Archbishop of
Surozh. |
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The Holy Prophet Haggai. |
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The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Children: Hananiah, Azariah and
Mishael. |
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Saturday before Christmas.
The Holy Martyr Sebastian and His Companions. |
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SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, OF THE HOLY FATHERS.
The Holy Martyr Boniface. The commemoration of the Martyr
is omitted. |
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Prefestive Day of Christmas. The Holy Martyr Ignatius the
God bearer. |
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Prefestive Day of Christmas. The Holy Martyr Juliana of
Nicomedia. |
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Prefestive Day of Christmas. The Holy Great Martyr Anastasia. |
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The Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete. Commemoration of the Dedication of the Great Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople. |
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Vigil of Christmas. The Holy Great Martyr Eugenia |
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CHRISTMAS, THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. |
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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. SYNAXIS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. The Holy Martyr Euthymius, Bishop of Sardis.
The commemoration of the Holy Martyr Euthymius is omitted. |
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THE HOLY APOSTLE, FIRST MARTYR AND ARCHDEACON STEPHEN. Our Venerable
Father and Confessor Theodore, Brother of Theophane the Hymnographer. |
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The Holy 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia. The Blessed Martyr Gregory Khomyshyn, Bishop of Stanislaviv (1945). |
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The Holy Innocents killed by Herod in Bethlehem. Our Venerable Father Marcellus, Hegumen of the
Akimetes. |
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Postfestive Day of Christmas. The Holy Martyr Anysia. The Venerable Zoticus, Priest and
Protector of Orphans. |
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Otdanije (Leave-taking) of Christmas. Our Venerable Mother Melany of Rome. |
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