Liturgical Texts and Music

Tue
01
Jan
2019

The Circumcision of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379); Gregory of Nazianzis, father of Gregory the Theologian (374); Holy Martyr Basil of Ankyra (322)
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Sun
06
Jan
2019

The Holy Theophany of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
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Fri
11
Jan
2019

Post-feast of the Theophany; Our Venerable Father Theodosius, Founder of the Ceneobitic Life
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Sun
13
Jan
2019

Sunday after Theophany, Tone 1; the Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus (313-24)
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Thu
17
Jan
2019

Venerable and God-Bearing Father Anthony the Great
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Sun
20
Jan
2019

Thirtieth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 2; our Venerable and God-bearing Father Euthemius the Great (473)
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Fri
25
Jan
2019

Our Holy Father Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople
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Sun
27
Jan
2019

Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 3; The Transfer of the Precious Relics (438) of Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom
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Wed
30
Jan
2019

Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom
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Sat
02
Feb
2019

The Encounter of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ
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Sun
03
Feb
2019

Sunday of Zaccheus, Tone 4; Post-feast of the Encounter; the Holy and Just Simeon Who Received God and the Prophetess Anna
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Sun
10
Feb
2019

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, Tone 5; The Holy Martyr Charalampius (193-211)
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Thu
14
Feb
2019

Repose of Our Venerable Father Constantine the Philosopher, in the Monastic Life Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs (869)
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Sun
17
Feb
2019

Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Tone 6; The Holy and Great-Martyr Theodore the Recruit (286-305)
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Sun
24
Feb
2019

Meatfare Sunday, Tone 7; The First and Second Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
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Sun
03
Mar
2019

Sunday of Cheesefare - Sunday of Forgiveness, Octoechos Tone 8; The Holy Martyrs Eutropius and His Companions Cleonicus and Basiliscus (286-305)
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Wed
06
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Wednesday of the First Week of Great Lent
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Fri
08
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the First Week of Great Lent
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Sat
09
Mar
2019

The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (321-23); First Saturday of the Great Fast: Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit
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Sun
10
Mar
2019

First Sunday of the Great Fast: The Sunday of Orthodoxy, Octoechos Tone 1; The Holy Martyr Codratus and Those with Him (249-51)
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Wed
13
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Wednesday of the Second Week of Great Lent
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Fri
15
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the Second Week of Great Lent
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Sun
17
Mar
2019

Second Sunday of the Great Fast: St. Gregory of Palamas, Octoechos Tone 2. Our Venerable Father Alexius, Man of God
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Wed
20
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Wednesday of the Third Week of Great Lent
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Fri
22
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the Third Week of Great Lent
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Sun
24
Mar
2019

Third Sunday of the Great Fast: Veneration of the Holy Cross, Octoechos Tone 3. Fore-feast of the Annunciation of the Mother of God
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Mon
25
Mar
2019

The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
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Wed
27
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Great Lent
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Fri
29
Mar
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the Fourth Week of Great Lent
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Sun
31
Mar
2019

Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast: St. John Climacus, Octoechos, Tone 4. Our Venerable Father Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra (312-37)
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Wed
03
Apr
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Great Lent
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Fri
05
Apr
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the Fifth Week of Great Lent
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Sun
07
Apr
2019

Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast: Our Venerable Mother, Mary of Egypt, Octoechos Tone 5. The Repose of Our Holy Father Methodius, Teacher of the Slavs (885)
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Wed
10
Apr
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Great Lent
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Fri
12
Apr
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the Sixth Week of Great Lent
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Sat
13
Apr
2019

Lazarus Saturday
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Sun
14
Apr
2019

Palm (Flowery) Sunday - The Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem
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Mon
15
Apr
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Great Monday
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Tue
16
Apr
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Great Tuesday
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Wed
17
Apr
2019

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Great Wednesday
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Thu
18
Apr
2019

Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great on Great Thursday
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Fri
19
Apr
2019

Vespers with the Laying Out of the Holy Shroud on Great Friday
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Sat
20
Apr
2019

Great Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great on Great Saturday
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Sun
21
Apr
2019

Pascha: The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ
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Tue
23
Apr
2019

Bright Tuesday; Great Martyr and Wonderworker George
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Thu
25
Apr
2019

Bright Thursday; Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
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Sun
28
Apr
2019

Thomas Sunday - Second Sunday of Pascha
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Tue
30
Apr
2019

Holy Apostle James, Brother of Saint John the Theologian
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Fri
03
May
2019

Repose of our Venerable Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Caves at Kyiv (1074)
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Sun
05
May
2019

Third Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Octoechos Tone 2; The Holy and Glorious Martyr Irene (321-23); Our Venerable Father Nicephoras, Hegumen of the Monastery at Medicius
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Wed
08
May
2019

Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian; Our Venerable Father Arsenius the Great (408-50)
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Thu
09
May
2019

The Transfer of the Relics (1087) of Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari; Holy Prophet Isaiah (8th c. BC); Holy Martyr Christopher (249-51)
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Fri
10
May
2019

The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot
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Sat
11
May
2019

The Holy Cyril (869) and Methodius (885), Teachers of the Slavs and Equals-to-the-Apostles and the Dedication of the City of Constantinople (330); the Holy Priest-Martyr Mocius (284-305); Passing into Eternal Life of Blessed Vasyl (Basil) Hopko, Auxiliary Bishop of Presvov (+1976)
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Sun
12
May
2019

Fourth Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Paralytic, Octoechos Tone 3; Our Holy Father Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus (403); Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople (733)
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Wed
15
May
2019

Mid-Pentecost; Our Venerable Father Pachomius the Great (346)
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Sun
19
May
2019

Fifth Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Octoechos, Tone 4; The Holy Priest-Martyr Patrick, Bishop of Prussa, and Those with Him (361- 63)
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Tue
21
May
2019

The Holy Great Rulers Constantine (337) and Helen (330), Equals-to-the-Apostles
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Sat
25
May
2019

Third Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John
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Sun
26
May
2019

Sixth Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Man Born Blind, Octoechos Tone 5; The Holy Apostle Carpus, One of the Seventy Disciples
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Thu
30
May
2019

The Ascension of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
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Sun
02
Jun
2019

Sunday of the Fathers of the First Council of Nicea (325)
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Sun
09
Jun
2019

Pentecost Sunday
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Mon
10
Jun
2019

Monday of the Holy Spirit
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Tue
11
Jun
2019

Post-feast of Pentecost; The Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas
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Sun
16
Jun
2019

Sunday of All Saints
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Wed
19
Jun
2019

Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord According to the Flesh
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Thu
20
Jun
2019

Most Holy Eucharist; The Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas
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Sun
23
Jun
2019

Second Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 1; The Holy Martyr Agrippina
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Mon
24
Jun
2019

The Nativity of the Honourable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer John
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Thu
27
Jun
2019

Bishop-Martyr Nykolai (Nicholas) Charnetsky and the Twenty-Seven Other New Blesseds of the Church of Rus’-Ukraine Beatified in 2001; Our Venerable Father Samson, Host of Strangers (527-65)
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Sat
29
Jun
2019

Holy, Glorious, All-Praiseworthy and Chief Apostles, Peter and Paul
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Sun
30
Jun
2019

Third Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 2; The Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles
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Tue
02
Jul
2019

The Placing of the Precious Robe of our Most Holy Lady and Mother of God in the Church at Blachernae in Constantinople
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Fri
05
Jul
2019

Our Venerable Father Athanasius of Athos
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Sun
07
Jul
2019

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday of All Saints of Rus'-Ukraine, Tone 3; Our Venerable Father Thomas of Maleum; and Acacius mentioned in The Ladder of Divine Ascent of Saint John Climacus
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Wed
10
Jul
2019

Our Venerable Father Anthony of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev
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Sun
14
Jul
2019

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 4; The Holy Apostle Aquila
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Mon
15
Jul
2019

Holy Grand Prince Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles, Named Basil at Holy Baptism
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Sat
20
Jul
2019

The Holy and Glorious Prophet Elias
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Sun
21
Jul
2019

Commemoration of the First Six Ecumenical Councils, Octoechos Tone 5; Our Venerable Father Simeon, the Fool for Christ (c. 580), and His Ascetical Companion John (527-65); Prophet Ezekiel
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Wed
24
Jul
2019

Holy Martyrs Borys and Hlib Named Roman and David at Baptism
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Thu
25
Jul
2019

Dormition of St. Anna, Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos
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Sat
27
Jul
2019

Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
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Sun
28
Jul
2019

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 6; The Holy Apostles and Deacons Prochor, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas (1st-2nd c.)
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Sun
04
Aug
2019

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 7; The Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus; Holy Venerable-Martyr Eudocia (98-117)
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Tue
06
Aug
2019

The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
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Fri
09
Aug
2019

Post-Feast of the Transfiguration; Holy Apostle Matthias
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Sun
11
Aug
2019

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 8; Post-feast of the Transfiguration; Holy Martyr Euplus (304)
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Wed
14
Aug
2019

Pre-Feast of the Dormition; Translation of the Venerable Relics of our Father Theodosius
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Thu
15
Aug
2019

The Dormition of the Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
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Sun
18
Aug
2019

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 1; Post-feast of the Dormition; Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus (313-24)
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Sun
25
Aug
2019

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 2; The Return of the Relics of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew (829-42); Holy Apostle Titus
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Thu
29
Aug
2019

Beheading of the Honourable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John
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Sat
31
Aug
2019

The Placing of the Sash of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God in Calcoprateia (942)
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Sun
01
Sep
2019

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 3; Beginning of the Indiction, that is, the New Year; Our Holy Father Symeon the Stylite (459) and his mother Martha; Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God of Miasenes
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Sun
08
Sep
2019

Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Octoechos Tone 4; Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
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Sat
14
Sep
2019

The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
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Sun
15
Sep
2019

Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Octoechos, Tone 5; Holy Great-Martyr Nicetas (374)
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Sun
22
Sep
2019

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 6; Holy Priest-Martyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope (98-117); Holy Prophet Jonah (786-46 BC); Venerable Jonah the Presbyter, Father of Theophanes, Composer of Canons, and Theodore the Branded
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Thu
26
Sep
2019

Falling Asleep of John the Theologian, Apostle and Evangelist
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Sat
28
Sep
2019

Our Venerable Father Chariton the Confessor, Abbot of Palestine (276)
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Sun
29
Sep
2019

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 7; Our Venerable Father Cyriacus the Anchorite (c. 448-556)
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Tue
01
Oct
2019

The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God; Holy Apostle Annias of the Seventy Disciples; Venerable Father Roman who sang Sweetly (560)
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Sun
06
Oct
2019

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 8; The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas
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Wed
09
Oct
2019

Holy Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus
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Sun
13
Oct
2019

Commemoration of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, Octoechos Tone 1; The Holy Martyrs Carpus, Papylas and Agathonicus (249-51)
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Fri
18
Oct
2019

Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke
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Sun
20
Oct
2019

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 2; The Holy Great-Martyr Artemius (360-363)
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Sat
26
Oct
2019

Holy and Glorious Great-Martyr Demetrius; Commemoration of the Great and Terrible Earthquake at Constantinople in 741
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Sun
27
Oct
2019

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 3; The Holy Martyr Nestor (305); Nestor, writer of the first Chronicle of Rus’ (1114); the Holy Martyr Capitolina and Her Slave Erotheides
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Sun
03
Nov
2019

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 4; The Holy Martyrs Acepsimas the Bishop (378), Joseph the Priest and Aithalis the Deacon (379); the Dedication of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydda, Where His Precious Body is Entombed
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Fri
08
Nov
2019

Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers of Heaven
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Sun
10
Nov
2019

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 5; The Holy Apostles Erastus, Olympus, Rodion and those with them
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Tue
12
Nov
2019

The Holy Priest-Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polotsk
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Wed
13
Nov
2019

Our Holy Father John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
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Thu
14
Nov
2019

The Holy and All-Praiseworthy Apostle Philip
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Sat
16
Nov
2019

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
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Sun
17
Nov
2019

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 6; Our Holy Father Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neocaesarea (270-75); Passing into Eternal Life (1947) of Blessed Josaphat Kotsylovsky, Bishop of Peremyshl and Martyr
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Wed
20
Nov
2019

Forefeast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple; Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska, First Superior of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate (+1919); Our Venerable Father Gregory of Decapolis (842); Our Holy Father Proclus
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Thu
21
Nov
2019

Entrance of the Mother of God Into the Temple
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Sun
24
Nov
2019

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 7; Post-feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God; The Holy Great-Martyr Catherine (310-13); the Holy Great-Martyr Mercurius (249-51)
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Sat
30
Nov
2019

Holy and All-Praiseworthy Apostle Andrew the First-Called
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Sun
01
Dec
2019

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 8; The Holy Prophet Nahum (7th century BC)
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Thu
05
Dec
2019

Our Venerable and God-Bearing Father Sabbas the Sanctified
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Fri
06
Dec
2019

Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia
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Sun
08
Dec
2019

Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 1; Our Venerable Father Patapius
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Mon
09
Dec
2019

Conception of St. Anna
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Fri
13
Dec
2019

The Holy Martyrs Eustratios, Auxentius, Eugenius, Mardarius and Orestes and the Holy Virgin Martyr Lucy
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Sun
15
Dec
2019

Sunday of the Holy-Forefathers, Octoechos Tone 2; The Holy Priest-Martyr Eleutherius; Our Venerable Father Paul of Latra (956); Our Holy Father Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Surozh (8th century)
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Sun
22
Dec
2019

Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, Octoechos Tone 3; The Holy Great-Martyr Anastasia (305)
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Wed
25
Dec
2019

The Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ
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Thu
26
Dec
2019

Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God
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Fri
27
Dec
2019

Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen
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Sun
29
Dec
2019

Sunday after the Nativity of Christ Commemoration of the Holy and Righeous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James, Brother of the Lord. Octoechos Tone 4; The Holy Children who were murdered by Herod in Bethlehem; Our Venerable Father Marcellus, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Sleepless Ones (c. 470)
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