Calendar

JANUARY

• 1. (†) The Circumcision of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; †) St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his mother, St. Emilia (The New Year Service of Thanksgiving; Fast Free)
• 2. The Forefeast of the Baptism of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; St. Sylvester, Bishop of Rome; Venerable Seraphim of Sarov
• 3. Holy Prophet Malachi; St. Gordios the Martyr
• 4. Synaxis of the 70 Holy Apostles; Venerable Theoctistus from Sicily, Nikephoros the Leper, and Apolinaria
• 5. Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas; Venerable Syncletike of Alexandria (Eve of the Baptism of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ – Fast day)
• 6. (†) The Baptism of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (Theophany Fast Free)
• 7. † Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, & Forerunner (Fish Allowed).
• 8. Venerable George of Hozeva; Venerable Domnica
• 9. St. Polyeuctus the Martyr; St. Peter, Bishop of Sebastes
• 10. Holy Hierarch Gregory of Nyssa; †) Venerable Antipas of Calapodesti; St. Dometian, Bishop of Melitene
• 11. † Venerable Theodosius the Great (Cenobiarch); Venerable Vitalis
• 12. Holy Martyrs Tatiana of Rome and Euthasia
• 13. † Holy Martyrs Hermylius and Stratonicus of Singidunum; St. James, Bishop of Nisibis
• 14. X) Leave-taking of the Baptism of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho; St. Nina, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia
• 15. X Venerable Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-Dweller.
• 16. X Veneration of the Precious Chains of Holy Apostle Peter; Holy Martyr Danax the Reader
• 17. †) Venerable Anthony the Great; Venerable Anthony the New Wonderworker, of Veria
• 18. † St. Athanasios the Great and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria
• 19. X Venerable Macarius the Great of Egypt and Macarius of Alexandria; St. Mark, Metropolitan of Ephesus; Holy Virgin Martyr Euphrasia
• 20. †) Venerable Euthymius the Great; Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna, and Rimma; St. Euthymius the Martyr
• 21. Venerable Maximus the Confessor; St. Neophytus the Martyr, St. Agnes the Martyr
• 22. X St. Timothy the Apostle of the 70; Venerable-Martyr Anastasius of Persia.
• 23. X Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra; St. Agathangelus the Martyr; Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the 6th Ecumenical Council
• 24. Venerable Xenia, Deaconess of Rome; St. Xenia of St. Petersburg, Fool-for-Christ (Service of Thanksgiving)
• 25. †) Holy Hierarch Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople; †) St. Bretanion, Bishop of Tomis
• 26. †) St. Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldova; Venerable Xenophon, Maria, Arcadius and John
• 27. Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
• 28. X Venerable Ephraim the Syrian; Isaac the Syrian; Palladius and James the Hermit
• 29. Removal of the Relics of St. Ignatius the God-bearer; St. Philotheus the Martyr.
• 30. (†) Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Hieromartyr Hippolytos, Bishop of Rome
• 31. X St. Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries

FEBRUARY

• 1. The Forefeast of the Meeting of the Lord; St. Trypho the Martyr; St. Perpetua and Felicity the Martyrs
• 2. (†) The Meeting of the Lord (Fish Allowed)
• 3. X Holy and Righteous Symeon the God-Receiver and the Holy Prophetess Anna
• 4. Venerable Isidore of Pelusium; Hieromartyr Abramius
• 5. St. Agatha and Theodula the Martyrs
• 6. St. Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna, and Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza
• 7. St. Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus; Venerable Luke of Elada
• 8. X St. Theodore Stratelates, the Great Martyr; Holy Prophet Zacharias
• 9. Leave-taking of the Meeting of the Lord; St. Nicephoros the Martyr
• 10. †) Hieromartyr Haralambos; St. Valentina the Martyr
• 11. St. Blaise the Holy Martyr of Sebastia; St. Theodora the Empress
• 12. Holy Hierarchs Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch; Holy Martyr Christos the Gardener
• 13. Venerable Martinian of Palestine; St. Aquilla and his wife Priscilla, the Apostles; St. Eulogios, Patriarch of Alexandria
• 14. Venerable Auxentius, Maron and Abraham.
• 15. St. Onesimus the Apostle of the 70; Holy Martyr Major
• 16. Holy Martyrs Pamphilus the Priest and Valens the Deacon; St. Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 17. X St. Theodore Tyro, the Great Martyr; St. Mariamne; Holy Emperors Marcian and Pulcheria
• 18. St. Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome
• 19. Holy Apostles Archippus, one of the 70
• 20. St. Leo, Bishop of Catania; Venerable Bessarion the Great
• 21. Venerable Timothy of Bithynia; St. Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch
• 22. Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Martyrs at the Gate of Eugenius at Constantinople
• 23. Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna; Venerable Gorgonia
• 24. † The first and second finding of the Venerable Head of St. John the Baptist
• 25. St. Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 26. St. Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza; Holy Great Martyr Photine, the Samaritan Women
• 27. Venerable Procopius the Confessor and Thalelaeus
• 28. Venerable Basil the Confessor
• 29. †) Venerable John Cassian and Germanus of Dobrogea (During non-leap years, their commemoration is being done on February 28th)

MARCH

• 1. Holy Virgin Martyr Eudokia; Venerable Domnina
• 2. Hieromartyr Theodotos, Bishop of Cyrenia; Holy Martyr Hesychius
• 3. Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus
• 4. Venerable Gerasimus of Jordan; Holy Martyrs Paul and his sister Juliana
• 5. Holy Martyrs Conon of Isauria and Conor the Gardener; Venerable Mark the Hermit
• 6. Holy 42 Martyrs of Amorion; Finding the Holy and Precious Cross by St. Helen the Empress
• 7. Holy Hieromartyrs, Efrem, Bishop of Tomis, Basil, Eugene, Capito, Aetherius, Agathodorus, and Elpidius, Bishops of Cherson
• 8. †) Holy Priest-Martyr Liviu Galaction of Cluj; St. Theophylact the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia
• 9. † Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebastia
• 10. Holy Martyrs Codratus, Cyprian, Dionysius, and their Companions
• 11. Holy Hierarch Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
• 12. Venerable Theophanes the Confessor; Holy Hierarch Gregory the Great (Dialogist), Bishop of Rome; Venerable Symeon the New Theologian
• 13. Removal of the Relics of Saint Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 14. Venerable Benedict of Nursia; Holy Martyr Alexander, the Priest
• 15. St. Agapius, Publius, and Timolaus, the Martyrs
• 16. St. Sabine the Martyr of Egypt; Venerable Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos; St. Finnan, Bishop of Lindisfarne and Apostle of Moidart
• 17. Venerable Alexis the Man of God 18. Holy Hierarch Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem
• 19. Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria, Claudius and Hilaria; Holy Martyr Marian the Deacon
• 20. Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Sabbas
• 21. Holy Hierarchs James the Confessor and Thomas, Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Serapion
• 22. Hieromartyr Basil, the Priest from Ancyra; Holy Martyr Drosida, the daughter of Emperor Trajan
• 23. Venerable Martyr Nikon and his 199 Disciples
• 24. X Forefeast of the Annunciation of our Most Holy Mother of God; Saint Artemon, Bishop of Seleucia
• 25. (†) Annunciation of our Most Holy Mother of God.(Fish Allowed if not for Holy Week)
• 26. X Leave-taking of the Annunciation; Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel; Martyr Montanus, the Priest, and his wife Maxima; Holy 26 Martyrs in Gothia
• 27. Holy Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica; Holy Martyrs Philetas, his wife Lydia, and their 4 sons
• 28. Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelekete, and Stephen the Wonderworker
• 29. Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa and Martyr Cyril the Deacon; Holy Martyrs Jonas and Barachesius; Saint Diadochos, Bishop of Photike
• 30. Venerable John Climacus; Saint Eubula, mother of Saint Panteleimon
• 31. Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra; Holy Martyr Benjamin, the Deacon

APRIL

• 1. Venerable Mary of Egypt; Venerable Macarius the Confessor; Saint Gerontius the Martyr; Venerable Barsanuphius of Optina
• 2. Venerable Titus the Wonderworker; St. Amphianos and Aedesius the Martyrs of Lycia
• 3. Venerable Nicetas the Confessor, and Illyrius
• 4. Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer, George of Maleon and Zosimas
• 5. Holy Martyrs Victorinus and his Companions; St. Theodulus and Agathopodes, the Martyrs
• 6. † Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium; St. Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Gregory of Sinai; Venerable Platonida
• 7. St. Calliopus the Martyr; St. George the Confessor, Bishop of Mytilene
• 8. Holy Apostles of the 70: Herodion, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, and Hermes; St. Celestine, Bishop of Rome
• 9. Holy Martyr Eupsychius; Venerable Vadim
• 10. Holy Martyrs Terence, Pompeius, Africanus, Maximus, and Dimas
• 11. †) St. Calinicus of Cernica, Bishop of Ramnic; Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamon
• 12. †) Holy Great Martyr Sabbas the Goth from Buzau; St. Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium
• 13. Holy Priest Martyr Artemon; Holy Martyr Eleutherius of Persia
• 14. †) Holy Hierarch Pachomius of Gledin, Bishop of Roman; St. Martin the Confessor, Pope of Bishop; Holy Martyr Thomais
• 15. Holy Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens, and Trophimus; St. Crescens the Martyr
• 16. St. Agape, Irene, and Chionia, the Martyrs
• 17. Hieromartyr Symeon, Bishop of Persia
• 18. Venerable John, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis
• 19. Venerable John of the Ancient Caves; Hieromartyr Paphnutius of Jerusalem
• 20. † Holy Hierarch Theotimus, Bishop of Tomis; Venerable Theodore Trichinas
• 21. Hieromartyr Januarius, Bishop of Benevento; Holy Martyr Alexandra the Empress
• 22. St. Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis
• 23. †) Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer; St. Valerius the Martyr
• 24. †) St. Elijah Iorest, Sabba Brancovici and Symeon Stephan, Metropolitans of Transylvania; St. Joseph the Confessor, Bishop of Maramures; Holy Martyrs Pasicrates and Valentine; Venerable Elizabeth
• 25. X †) The glorifying of the Syriac icon of the Most Holy Mother of God from Ghighiu Monastery; Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark; †) Venerable Basil from Poiana Marului
• 26. Holy Martyrs Cyril, Chindeu, and Tasi of Axiopolis (Cernavoda); Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea; St. Glaphyra
• 27. X Holy Apostle Symeon, Brother of the Lord, Bishop of Jerusalem
• 28. Holy Apostles Jason and Sosipater, of the 70; † Holy Martyrs Maximus, Quinctilian, and Dada of Ozobia
• 29. Holy Nine Martyrs from Cyzicus; Venerable Memnon
• 30. X) Holy Apostle James, son of Zebedee

MAY

• 1. Holy Prophet Jeremiah; Venerable Martyrs Euthymius, Ignatius and Acacius; St. Tamara; Venerable Isidora
• 2. X †) St. Athanasius III (Patellarios), Patriarch of Constantinople; Removal of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great; Saint Matrona of Moscow
• 3. †) Venerable Hilarion of Lainici; Holy Martyrs Timothy and his wife Maura
• 4. Holy Virgin Martyr Pelagia; Saint Monica
• 5. Holy Great Martyr Irene; Venerable Ephraim the New Martyr
• 6. Holy Righteous Job the Long-suffering; Holy Martyrs Barbarus
• 7. Commemoration of the Precious Cross that appeared in the sky over Jerusalem; Holy Martyrs Acacius and Quadratus
• 8. †Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian; Venerable Arsenios the Great
• 9. Holy Prophet Isaiah; St. Christopher the Martyr; Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari
• 10. X) Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot; † Venerable Kallistratos of Timiseni and Vasiova
• 11. Holy Martyrs Mocius the Priest; Holy Hierarch Cyril and Venerable Methodius, Enlighteners of the Slavs
• 12. † Martyr John the Wallachian; St. Epiphanius, Archbishop of Cyprus and Germans, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 13. Holy Martyr Glyceria; St. Sergios the Confessor
• 14. St. Isidore the Martyr of Chios; Hieromartyr Therapontus, Bishop of Cyprus.
• 15. X †) St. Jacob Putneanul, Metropolitan of Moldova; Venerable Pachomius the Great
• 16. †) Venerable Silas, Paisios and Nathan from Sihastria Putnei; Venerable Theodore the Sanctified
• 17. Holy Apostles Andronicus and his wife Junia; Venerable Nectarius and Theophanes
• 18. Holy Martyrs Peter, Dionysius and Paulinus
• 19. Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa, and those in Companion
• 20. Holy Martyr Thalleleus; Venerable Thalassius; St. Lydia of Philippi
• 21. †) Holy Great Emperors Constantine and his mother Helen, Equal-to-the Apostles
• 22. Holy Martyrs Basiliscus and Marcellus; Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the 2nd Ecumenical Council
• 23. St. Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada; St. Mary the Myrrhbearer, wife of Cleopas
• 24. X Venerable Symeon of the Wonderful Mountain
• 25. The third finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist
• 26. Holy Apostles Carpos and Alphaeus, of the 70; Holy Martyrs Abercius and Helen
• 27. Holy Martyr Julius the Veteran; Hieromartyr Helladius, Bishop in the East, and Therapont, Bishop of Sardis; Saint John the Russian and Confessor
• 28. Holy Hierarchs Eutychius, Bishop of Mytilene, and Niketas, Bishop of Chalcedon
• 29. Venerable Martyr Theodosia; Hieromartyr Olbian, Bishop of Anaea;
• 30. Venerable Isaac the Confessor and Barlaam, the Monk of Caesarea
• 31. Holy Martyrs Hermias, Eusebius and Haralambos

JUNE

• 1. Holy Martyr Justin the Philosopher and his Companions
• 2. †) Holy Great Martyr John the New of Suceava; St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 3. Holy Martyrs Lucillian, Hypatius and Paula
• 4. †) Holy Martyrs Zoticus, Atallus, Camasius, and Philip from Niculitel; St. Metrophanes, Archbishop of Constantinople; Holy Myrrh-bearers Mary and Martha, sisters of St Lazarus
• 5. Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre
• 6. Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery; Venerable Bessarion
• 7. Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra; St. Zenaida the Martyr
• 8. † Holy Martyrs Nicander and Marcian; Removal of the Relics of Holy Great-martyr Theodore Stratelates
• 9. X St. Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria
• 10. Hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa; St. Alexander and Antonina, the Martyrs
• 11. X Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas; St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea; The glorifying of the Axion estin Icon, of the Most Holy Mother of God
• 12. X Venerable Onuphrius the Great and Peter of Mount Athos
• 13. Holy Martyr Aquilina; St. Triphyllius, Bishop of Leucosia in Cyprus
• 14. Holy Prophet Elisha; St. Methodius the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 15. Holy Prophet Amos; † Holy Martyr Hesychius of Durostolum; The Blessed and Righteous Father Augustine and Jerome
• 16. †) Hieromartyr Neophyte the Cretan, Metropolitan of Wallachia; St. Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus in Cyprus
• 17. Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, Ismael, Innocent, and Felix
• 18. Holy Martyrs Martyrs Leontius, Hypatius and Theodoulus; Venerable Erasmus
• 19. X) Holy Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord; Venerable Paisios the Great
• 20. Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara; St. Kallistos I, Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Nicholas Cabasilas
• 21. Holy Martyrs Julian of Tarsus and Aphrodisius
• 22. †) St. Gregory the Teacher, Metropolitan of Wallachia; Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
• 23. St. Agrippina the Martyr; Holy Martyr Aristocleus the Priest
• 24. (†) Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the Forerunner; Translation of the relics of St. John the New of Suceava; †) St. Nicetas, Bishop of Remesian
• 25. Holy Virgin Martyr Febronia; Holy Martyr Orentius and his brothers; St. Libya the Martyr
• 26. Venerable David of Thessalonica; St. John, Bishop of Gothia
• 27. Venerable Sampson the Hospitable; St. Joanna the Myrrhbearer
• 28. X Translation of the relics of the Holy Wonderworking, Unmercenaries and Martyrs Cyrus and John
• 29. (†) Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Apostles Peter and Paul (Fish Allowed)
• 30. Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised 12 Apostles; †) St. Gelasius of Rimet, Archbishop of Transylvania

JULY

• 1. †) St. Leontius, Bishop of Radauti; Cosmas & Damian of Rome, the Holy Wonderworking Unmercenaries
• 2. X) Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God in Blachernae; † Saint Stephen the Great; St. Juvenal, Archbishop of Jerusalem; Hierarch John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco
• 3. Holy Martyr Hyacinth; St. Anatolius, Archbishop of Constantinople
• 4. St. Andrew, Archbishop of Crete; Venerable Martha
• 5. Venerable Athanasius of Mt. Athos; Venerable Lampadus
• 6. †) Venerable Dometius the Merciful of Ramet; Venerable Sisoes the Great; Holy Virgin Martyr Lucy of Rome; Holy Martyrs Marius, his wife Martha and their sons, Audifax and Abachum
• 7. St. Kyriaki the Great Martyr; Venerable Thomas of Mt. Maleon; Hieromartyr Evangelicus, Bishop of Tomis
• 8. †) Martyrs Epictetus the Priest and Monk-martyr Astion; Holy Great Martyr Procopius and his mother Theodosia the Martyr (Wine and Oil Allowed)
• 9. †) The glorifying of the Wonderworking Icon of our Most Holy Mother of God of Neamt Monastery; Hieromartyrs Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina
• 10. Holy 45 Martyrs at Nicopolis in Armenia
• 11. X St. Euphemia the Great Martyr; St. Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, the Princess and Enlightener of Russia
• 12. †) The glorifying of the Wonderworking Icon of our Most Holy Mother of God – Prodromita, of Mount Athos; Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilary; Venerable Michael Maleinos; St. Veronica; Venerable Paisios the Athonite
• 13. † Translation of the relics of Venerable Demetrius the New to Bucharest; Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel; Venerable Stephen the Sabaite; Holy Martyr Marcian, of Persia; Venerable Sarah
• 14. Holy Apostle Aquila of the 70; Holy Martyrs Justus and Heraclius; Venerable Nicodemus of Mt. Athos
• 15. X Holy Martyrs Cyricus and Julitta; St. Vladimir, Enlightener of Russia
• 16. Holy Hieromartyr Athenogenes, Bishop of Heracleopolis, and his 10 disciples; St. Julia the Martyr
• 17. X Holy Great Martyr Marina; St. Euphrasius, Bishop of Ionopolis
• 18. †) Holy Martyr Emilian of Durostolum; Venerable Pambo
• 19. Venerable Macrina the Younger, sister of St. Basil the Great; Venerable Dius; The Uncovering of the Relics of Venerable Seraphim of Sarov
• 20. †) Holy Prophet Elijah the Thesbit
• 21. †) Venerable Raphael and Parthenius of Old Agapia Monastery; Venerable Symeon, the Fool-for-Christ, and John the Hermit; Holy Prophet Ezekiel
• 22. †) Holy Confessor Priest Elijah Lacatusu; Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene; Venerable Marcella the Martyr
• 23. Translation of the Relics of Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope; Hieromartyr Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna; St. Vitalius and Valeria, the Martyrs
• 24. X St. Christina the Great Martyr; Holy Martyr Hermogenes
• 25. X) The Dormition of Holy and Righteous Anna, Mother of the Most Holy Mother of God; Holy Fathers of the 5th Ecumenical Council in Constantinople, year 553; Holy Deaconess Olympias and Virgin Martyr Eupraxia
• 26. †) Venerable Ioannikios the New of Muscel; Hieromartyr Hermolaus at Nicomedia; Martyr Paraskeva of Rome;
• 27. † Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
• 28. Holy Apostles of the 70 and Deacons, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, and Parmenas; Venerable Paul of Xeropotamou
• 29. Holy Martyrs Callinicus, Benjamin, and Mamas; Holy Martyr Theodota and her three sons
• 30. Holy Apostles of the 70 Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus, and Andronicus; Hieromartyr Valentine, Bishop of Interamna
• 31. X Forefeast of the Procession of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord; Holy and Righteous Eudocimus; Holy and Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (Last day before the Fast of the Dormition Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God)

AUGUST

• 1. X) Procession of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord; The Holy 7 Maccabee brothers (Beginning of the Fast of the Dormition Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God)
• 2. X Translation of the Relics of the Holy Archdeacon Stephen, the Protomartyr; Righteous Gamaliel; The right-believing sovereign Emperor, Justinian I the Great
• 3. †) Saint Heraclius the Confessor of Bessarabia; Venerable Isaac, Dalmatius, and Faustus; Holy Myrrh-bearer Salome; Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica
• 4. The Holy 7 Youths of Ephesus, Maximilian, Iamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodian (Constantine), and Antoninus; Holy Martyr Thathuil
• 5. Forefeast of Transfiguration; †) Saint John Jacob of Neamt; Holy Martyr Eusignius; Venerable Nonna, the mother of St. Gregory the Theologian; Hieromartyr Fabian, Pope of Rome
• 6. (†) Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Fish Allowed)
• 7. †) Saint Theodora of Sihla; †) Venerable Paphnutius-Parvu, the iconographer; Venerable Martyr Dometius of Persia; Hieromartyr Narcissus, Bishop of Jerusalem; Venerable Nicanor
• 8. †) Holy Priest-Martyr Alexander of Bessarabia; St. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus, and Myron, Archbishop of Crete
• 9. X) Holy Apostle Matthias; Holy 10 Martyrs, who suffered defending the wonderworking icon of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
• 10. Holy Martyr Laurence the Archdeacon; Hieromartyr Sixtus II, Bishop of Rome; Holy Martyr Hippolytus
• 11. †) St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople; Holy Martyr Euplus, the Archdeacon
• 12. Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus; Venerable Pallamon.
• 13. X) Leave-taking of the Transfiguration; Removal of the Relics of Venerable Maximus the Confessor; Venerable Dorotheus and Dositheus of Gaza
• 14. X Forefeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady and Mother of God; Holy Prophet Micah
• 15. (†) The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady and Mother of God (Fish Allowed)
• 16. Translation of the Image not made by hands (Acheiropoieta) of Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople; †) Holy Martyrs King Constantin Brancoveanu, and his four sons Constantine, Stephen, Radu, Matthew, and his counsellor Ioannicius; †) Venerable Joseph of Varatec Monastery; Holy Martyrs Diomedes
• 17. †) St. George the Pilgrim; Holy Martyrs Myron the Priest, Straton and Cyprian
• 18. Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus
• 19. Holy Martyrs Andrew Stratelates, Timothy, Agapius and Thecla
• 20. Holy Prophet Samuel; Holy Martyrs Severus, Heliodorus and Theocharius
• 21. Holy Apostle Thaddeus; Holy Martyrs Donatus the Deacon, Romulus the Priest, Silvanus the Deacon and Venustus; Holy Martyr Bassa and her sons
• 22. Holy Martyrs Agathonicus and his Companions
• 23. X) Leave-taking of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady and Mother of God; † Holy Martyr Lupus; Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
• 24. Hieromartyr Eutychius; St. Tation the Martyr
• 25. X Translation of the Relics of St. Bartholomew (Nathaniel) the Glorious Apostle; Holy Apostle Titus
• 26. Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia his wife
• 27. Venerable Pimen the Great; Holy Martyr Fanourios; St. Hosius, Bishop of Cordova
• 28. Venerable Moses the Ethiopian, of Scetis; Righteous Hezekiah; Venerable Joseph the Hesychast
• 29. (†) The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Glorious Prophet and Forerunner (Fast in any day of the week)
• 30. †) St. Barlaam, Metropolitan of Moldova and John of Rasca and Secu, Bishop of Roman; St. Alexander, John and Paul the New, Archbishops of Constantinople
• 31. The Placing of the Honorable Sash of our Most Holy Lady and Mother of God; †) Venerable Father Macarius the Protopsaltis

SEPTEMBER

• 1. ✝ Beginning of Church Year (Service of Thanksgiving); † Venerable Dionysius Exiguus (the Humble); St. Simeon Stylites, the Elder; Holy forty Virgin-martyrs at Heraclea in Thrace; Righteous Joshua
• 2. St. Mammas the Martyr; St. John the Abstainer, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 3. †) Venerable Neophyte and Meletios from Stanisoara Monastery; Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedea; Venerable Theoctistus of Palestine
• 4. Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch; Holy Prophet Moses; St. Petronius the Martyr
• 5. X Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Baptist, the Forerunner
• 6. X Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossae; St. Eudoxius the Martyr
• 7. The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God; † Venerable Symeon and Amphilochius from Pangarati Monastery; St. Sozon the Martyr; Venerable Cassiana, the Hymnographer
• 8. (†) The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary (Fish Allowed)
• 9. X Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; †) Venerable Kyriakos from Tazlau; †) Venerable Onuphrius from Vorona; Holy Martyr Severian; Holy Fathers of the 3rd Ecumenical Council in Ephesus
• 10. St. Menodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora the Martyrs
• 11. Venerable Theodora of Alexandria; Venerable Euphrosynos the Cook
• 12. (X) Leave-Taking of the Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; St. Autonomus, Macedonius, and Theodoulos the Martyrs
• 13. Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross; Consecration of the Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre); †) Venerable John from Prislop; †) St. Macrobius, Gordianus, Elijah, Zoticos, Lucian și Valerian, Martyrs of Dobrogea; Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion, Bishop of Caesarea-Palestine; Hieromartyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage
• 14. (†) Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross (Strict Fast)
• 15. †) St. Joseph the New of Partos, Metropolitan of Banat; Holy Great Martyr Niketas the Goth; St Bessarion, Archbishop of Larissa (Wine and Oil Allowed)
• 16. †) Confessor Saint Sofian of St. Anthimos Monastery; St. Euphemia the Great Martyr; St. Melitina and Ludmila the Martyrs
• 17. †) St. Dionysius Erhan, Bishop of Cetatea Alba and Ismail; St. Sophia and her three daughters: Faith (Pistis), Hope (Elpis) and Love (Agapis) the Martyrs
• 18. †) Holy Priest-Martyr Hilarion Felea; St. Eumenius, Bishop of Gortynia; St. Ariadne the Martyr
• 19. St. Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon the Martyrs
• 20. X St. Eustathius and his wife Theopistes with their two sons, Agapius and Theopistus, the Great Martyrs
• 21. X) Leave-Taking of the Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross; St. Quadratus the Apostle; St. Jonah the Prophet
• 22. †) Hieromartyr Theodosius of Brazi Monastery, Metropolitan of Moldova; Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
• 23. †) Conception of St. John the Baptist, the Forerunner; St. and Righteous Xanthippe & Polyxene
• 24. St. Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles; Venerable Silouan of Athos
• 25. St. Euphrosyne; Venerable-Martyr Paphnoutios of Egypt; Venerable Sergius of Radonezh
• 26. †) The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian; †) St. Voivode Neagoe Basarab, Price of Wallachia; Righteous Gideon
• 27. †) Holy Hierarch Martyr Anthim the Iberian, Metropolitan of Wallachia; St. Callistratus and Epicharis the Martyrs
• 28. Venerable Chariton the Confessor; St. Baruch the Prophet
• 29. X St. Cyriacus the Hermit; St. Petronia the Martyr
• 30. X St. Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of Armenia; St. Rhipsima and Gaiana the Virgin Martyrs

OCTOBER

• 1. (†) Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God; St. Ananias the Apostle; St. Romanos the Melodist; †) Venerable Chiriac and Joseph from Bisericani (Fish Allowed)
• 2. X Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina
• 3. X Hieromartyr Dionysios the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens; St. Theoctistus the Martyr
• 4. †) Holy Confessor Priest Dumitru Staniloae; Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
• 5. †Venerable Daniil and Misail from Turnu Monastery; St. Charitina the Martyr
• 6. X) Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas; St. Eroteis the Martyr
• 7. † St. Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs; Holy Martyrs Julian the Priest, Caesarius the Deacon, and Polychronios the Priest
• 8. St. Pelagia the Virgin of Antioch and Taisia the repentant courtesan of Egypt, the Martyrs
• 9. X) St. James the Apostle, son of Alphaeus; Venerable Andronicus and his wife Athanasia of Egypt
• 10. St. Eulampius and his sister Eulampia, the Martyrs; Venerable Bassian; St. Theophilus the Confessor
• 11. St. Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons; St. Theophanes the Confessor, Bishop of Nicaea
• 12. St. Probus, Andronicus, and Tarachus, Martyrs of Tarsus; St. Cosmas the Hymnographer, Bishop of Maiuma
• 13. † The bringing of the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle to Iasi; St. Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus, Agathonica and Florentios, the Martyrs
• 14. †) Venerable Parasceva of Iasi; Holy Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius and Celsus
• 15. St. Lucian the Martyr of Antioch
• 16. Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion
• 17. Holy Prophet Hosea; St. Andrew the Venerable-Martyr of Crete
• 18. X) St. Luke, the Evangelist; Holy Martyr Marinos the Elder
• 19. Holy Prophet Joel; St. Varys the Martyr; St. Cleopatra; Venerable John of Rilas
• 20. X St. Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch; Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia
• 21. †) Venerable Confessors: Bessarion, Sophronius, Martyr Oprea; Priest-Confessors: John of Gales and Moses Macinic of Sibiel; St. Hilarion the Great
• 22. St. Abercius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker, Bishop of Hierapolis; Seven Holy Martyrs, Youths of Ephesus: Maximilian, Iamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodianus and Antoninus
• 23. X) Holy Apostle James, the brother of Our Lord, first Bishop of Jerusalem; †) Holy Priest-Martyr Constantine Sarbu; Venerable Macarius the Roman
• 24. St. Arethas the Great Martyr; St. Mark, Sotericus, and Valentinos, the Martyrs
• 25. St. Marcian and Maryrius, the Martyrs; St. Tabitha
• 26. †) Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streame
• 27. †) Venerable Demetrius the New, protector of Bucharest (whose relics are in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest); Holy Martyr Nestor
• 28. †) St. Hyacinth, Metropolitan of Vicina (Wallachia); † Venerable Teofana Basarab; Holy Martyrs Terrence, Eunice his wife and their seven children; Venerable Steven the Sabaite; St. Firmilian, Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
• 29. Venerable-Martyr Anastasia of Rome; Venerable Abramius, and his niece, St. Mary of Mesopotamia
• 30. Hieromartyr Zenobius, Bishop of Aegae-Cilicia, and his sister Zenobia the Martyr; St. Cleopas of the 70 Apostles
• 31. St. Apelles, Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Aristobulus, and Narcissus of the 70 Apostles; Holy Martyr Epimachus

NOVEMBER

• 1. X Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia
• 2. Holy Martyrs Acindynos, Pegasios, Aphthonios, Elpidophoros, and Anempodistos
• 3. St. Acepsimas the Bishop, Joseph the Priest, and Aeithalas the Deacon, Martyrs of Persia; Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydda
• 4. Venerable Joannicius the Great; Hieromartyr Nicander, Bishop of Myra and Hermias the Priest Martyr; Venerable George the Confessor, of Drama
• 5. St. Galaktion and his wife Episteme, the Martyrs of Emesa
• 6. X St. Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople; Venerable Luke of Taormerium
• 7. Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene; Venerable Lazarus the Wonderworker of Mt. Galesion
• 8. †) Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, and the other Bodiless Powers
• 9. † Holy Hierarch Nectarius of Aegina, the Wonderworker; Holy Martyrs Claudius, Castor, Sempronian, and Nicostratus; Holy Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus; Venerable Matrona of Moscow
• 10. St. Olympas, Rodion, Sosipater, Erastus, Tertios and Quartus, Apostles of the 70; †) Venerable Martyr Bessarion of Lainici; St. Orestes the Martyr
• 11. † Holy Great Martyr Menas of Egypt; Holy Martyrs Victor, Vincent, and Stephenie; Venerable Theodore the Studite
• 12. †) Holy Martyrs and Confessors of Nasaud, Athanasius Todoran of Bichigiu, Vasile of Mocod, Gregory of Zagra, and Basil of Telciu; St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria; St. Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai
• 13. † St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, and his mother St. Anthousa
• 14. †) St. Philip the Apostle, one of the 12; St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (Last day before the Nativity Fast)
• 15. †) Venerable Paisios from Neamt; St. Guria, Shamuna, and Habib, Martyrs, and Confessors of Edessa (Beginning of the Nativity Fast)
• 16. X St. Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist
• 17. St. Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neo-Caesarea and Gennadius, Archbishop of Constantinople; Venerable Lazarus the Iconographer
• 18. Holy Martyrs Plato, Romanus and Zaccheus
• 19. Holy Prophet Obadiah; St. Martyr Barlaam
• 20. Forefeast of the Presentation of the Mother of God into the Temple; †) Venerable Gregory of Decapolis; †) Holy Martyr Dasius of Durostorum; St. Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople
• 21. †) Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple (Fish Allowed)
• 22. Holy Apostles Philemon, Archippus, Onesimos, and Apphia; Holy Martyr Cecilia
• 23. † Venerable Chthony from Iezerul-Valcea; St. Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium and Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum
• 24. Hieromartyrs Clement, Bishop of Rome, and Peter, Bishop of Alexandria
• 25. Leave-taking of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple; St. Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria; St. Mercurius the Great Martyr of Caesarea in Cappadocia
• 26. Venerable Alypius the Stylite, Nicon and Stylianos of Paphlagonia
• 27. X St. James the Great Martyr of Persia; Venerable Nathaniel and Pinouphrios
• 28. †) Confessor Saint Arsenius of Prislop; Venerable-Martyr Stephen the New; St. Irenarchos the Martyr
• 29. Holy Martyrs Paramonus and Philoumenos; Venerable Pitirim
• 30. †) Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, protector of Romania and of the United Kingdom; †) St. Andrew Saguna, Metropolitan of Transilvania; St. Frumentios, Bishop of Abyssina (Fish Allowed)

DECEMBER

• 1. Holy Prophet Nahum; St. Philaret the Merciful (National Day of Romania Service of Thanksgiving)
• 2. †) Saints Cleopas and Paisius of Sihastria; Holy Prophet Habakkuk; St. Myrope the Martyr; Venerable Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia; Saint Solomon, Archbishop of Ephesus
• 3. †) Venerable George of Cernica and Caldarusani; Holy Prophet Sophonias
• 4. St. Barbara the Great Martyr; Venerable John of Damascus
• 5. Venerable Sabbas the Sanctified
• 6. †) St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (Fish Allowed)
• 7. †) St. Philothea of Arges, the Protectress of Romania; St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
• 8. Venerable Patapius; Holy Apostles Caesar, Tychicus and Onesiphorus
• 9. X) The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Mother of God; Prophetess Hannah the mother of the Prophet Samuel
• 10. Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus
• 11. Venerable Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople and Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon
• 12. †) St. Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous
• 13. † Holy Hierarch Dositheus, Metropolitan of Moldavia; Holy Great Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes; St. Lucia the Virgin Martyr of Syracuse
• 14. Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Callinicus, Philemon, Apollonius
• 15. Hieromartyr Eleutherius, Bishop of Illyria; St. Anthis and Susanna, the Martyrs: Venerable Paul of Latros
• 16. Holy Prophet Aggaeus; St. Theophania the Empress
• 17. Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias, and Misael
• 18. †) Venerable Daniel the Hesychast; St. Sebastian and Zoe, the Martyrs; Holy Hierarch Modestus, Archbishop of Jerusalem
• 19. St. Boniface the Martyr; St. Aglaia; St. Gregentius, Bishop of Ethiopia
• 20. X) Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch; †) Saint Seraphim the Enduring of Sambata de Sus
• 21. Holy Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia; St. Themistocles the Martyr
• 22. †) St. Peter Mogila, Metropolitan of Kiev; Great-martyr Anastasia
• 23. X Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete; St. Paul, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea
• 24. Venerable-Martyr Eugenia (Eve of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ)
• 25. (†) The Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (Christmas)
• 26. X) Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God; †) Venerable Nicodemus the Sanctified of Tismana; †) Holy Venerable Martyr Gerasimus of Tismana (Fast free)
• 27. † Apostle and Protomartyr Stephen the Archdeacon; Venerable Theodore the Confessor
• 28. Holy 20,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia
• 29. The 14,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem; Venerable Marcellus, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones and Thaddeus the Confessor
• 30. St. Anysia the Virgin Martyr of Thessalonica
• 31. Leave-taking of the Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; †) Holy Martyr Hermes; Venerable Melania of Rome (Service of the passing of the years)

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