THE MONTHLY CALENDAR
1. a.
III. Thebeginning of the Indiction, that is,
the New Year;
And
the Memorial of our Venerable Father Simeon the Stylite and Archimandrite;
And
of his Mother Martha;
And
a Synaxis of the Theotokos in Miasenae;
And
of the Holy Martyr Aiphalus; And of the 40 Holy Martyred Women, andof St.
Ammun,
their
Deacon and Teacher;
And
of the Holy Martyrs Calixtus, Evodus, and Hermogenes, Brothers;
And
a Memorial of the Venerable Joshua, the Son of Nun. Feast, Dispensationfor Wine
and Oil
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2. g.
Of the HolyMartyr Mamas;
And of our
Venerable Father John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople.
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3. f.
Of the HolyHieromartyrAnthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia;
And ofour
Venerable Father Theoktistus, Co-faster of the Great Euthymius.
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4. e.
Of the HolyHieromartyr, Babylus, the Great Bishop of Antioch;
And of the
Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses.
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5. d. V. Of the Holy Prophet Zacharias,Father of the Honorable Forerunner John.
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6. c.
V. Memorialof the Miracle in Colossae, in Chonoe,
by the Archangel Michael;
And of the
Holy Martyr Eudoxius, and those who suffered with him;
And of our
Venerable Father Archippus.
Dispensation for Wine and Oil
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7. b.
V. Pre-feast of the Nativity of theAll-holy Theotokos;
And of the
Holy Martyr Sozon;
IV. And Memorialof
our Father among the Saints John, Archbishop of Novgorod, Wonder-worker.
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8. a. I. NATIVITYOF OUR ALL-HOLY LADY, THE THEOTOKOS AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY
Feast, Dispensation for Fish
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4:
I shall
remember thy name from generation to generation.
Verse: My
heartoverfloweth with a good word. I speak of my works unto the king.
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9. g. V. Of the Holyand Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anne;
Dispensation for Wine and Oil
Andof the Holy Martyr Severianus;
IV. And of our Venerable Father Josephof
Volotsk, Wonderworker;
IV. And the
Findingof the Precious Relics of Saint Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov,
Wonderworker.
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10. f. Of the Holy MartyrsMendora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora.
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11. e.
Of our Venerable Mother Theodoraof Alexandria;
And theTransfer of
the Relics of the Venerable Fathers Sergius and Herman of Valaam.
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12. d.
Of the Holy Hieromartyr Autonomus;
Onthis day the Leave-taking of the Festival of the
Nativity of the Theotokosoccurs. The whole
service
for the feast is sung.
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13. c.
IV. Memorialof the Dedication of the Church of the
Resurrection of Christ our God inJerusalem;
And
the Pre-feast of the Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross;
And
of the Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius, the Centurion.
Dispensation for Wine and Oil
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14. b.
I. UNIVERSALELEVATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND
LIFE-CREATING CROSS;
And
the Falling Asleep of our Father among the Saints, John Chrysostom,Archbishop
of
Constantinople.
Feast and Fast
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4:
All the ends of the earthhave seen the salvation of our God.
Verse:Sing
unto the Lord a new song, for the Lord hath wrought wonders.
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15. a. V. Of the Holy Great Martyr Nicetas.
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16. g. V. Of the Holy, All-laudable GreatMartyr Euphemia.
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17. f. Ofthe Holy Martyr Sophia, and her Three Daughters, Faith, Hope, and Love.
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18. e. Of our VenerableFather Eumenius, Bishop of Gortyna, Wonderworker.
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19. d. Of the HolyMartyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorimendontus.
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20. c. V. Of the Holy Great Martyr Eustathius,and those with him.
Dispensation for Wine and Oil
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21. b.
Of the HolyApostle Quadratus in Magnesia;
III. Onthe
same day the Memorial of our Father among the Saints Demetrius, Metropolitanof
Rostov;
Also
on this day the Leave-taking of the Feast of the Precious Cross occurs.
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22. a.
Ofthe Holy Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope; And of the Holy ProphetJonah
.
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23. g. IV.Conceptionof the Honorable, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord,John.
Feast, Dispensation for Wine and Oil
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24. f. V. Of the Holy First Martyr andEqual of the Apostles, Thecla.
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25. e. Of
our Venerable Mother Euphrosyna of Alexandria;
III Andof our Venerable Father Sergius, Hegumen of Radonezh,
Wonderworker.
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26. d. II. The Death of the HolyApostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
Feast, Dispensation for Wine and Oil
Prokeimenon Common for an Apostle
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27. c. Of the Holy Martyr Callistratus and his Companions.
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28. b. III. Of our Venerable Father andConfessor Chariton.
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29. a. V. Of our Venerable Father Cyriacus,the Anchorite.
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30. g.
V. Of the Holy Hieromartyr Gregorythe Great of Armenia;
And
of Saint Michael, first Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia, Wonderworker.