Great-martyr Nicetas the Goth (372). New Hieromartyr John priest and Virgin-martyr Eudocia (1918). New Hieromartyrs Andrew, Gregory, Gregory, John priests (1921). Venerable Ignatius confessor (1932). New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest (1935). New Hieromartyrs John, Jacob, Peter priests and Nicholas deacon, Martyrs Mary and Ludmila (1937). Uncovering of the relics of St. Acacius the Confessor, bishop of Melitene (257). Martyrs Theodotus, Asclepiodotus, and Maximus of Adrianopolis (305-311). Martyr Porphyrius the Mime of Caesaria (361). Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (415). Venerable Philotheus the Presbyter of Asia Minor (10th c.). St. Joseph, abbot, of Alaverdi in Georgia (570) (Georgia). "Novoniketas" Icon of the Mother of God (372). St. Symeon, archbishop of Thessalonica (1430). Sts. Bessarion I and Bessarion II (1540), metropolitans of Larissa (Greek). New Martyr John of Crete (1811) (Greek). Venerable Gerasimus, abbot, of Sourvia (1740). St. Joseph the New of Partos, metropolitan of Timisoara (1656) (Romania). St. Mirin, abbot of Paisley.
All day: Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised, of Chalcedon (304)
29 September 2020All day
Tuesday September 29, 2020 / September 16, 2020
17th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven.
Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised, of Chalcedon (304). New Hieromartyr Gregory Raevsky priest (1937). New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1942). Translation of the relics of St. Alexis of Moscow (2001). Repose of St. Cyprian, metropolitan of Kiev (1406). St. Photius, metropolitan of Kiev (1431). St. Kushka of Odessa confessor (1964). St. Sebastiana, disciple of St. Paul the Apostle, martyred at Heraclea (86). Martyr Melitina of Marcianopolis (2nd c.). Martyrs Victor and Sosthenes at Chalcedon (304). Venerable Dorotheus, hermit of Egypt (4th c.). Martyr Ludmilla (927), grandmother of St. Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs. Venerable Procopius, abbot, of Sazava in Bohemia (1053). New Martyrs Isaac and Joseph, who suffered at Karnu, Georgia (808) (Georgia). The Icon of the Mother of God, named "Support of the Humble" (1420). St. Ninian, bishop of Whithorn (Candida Casa) ( 432) (Celtic & British). Venerable Edith, nun, of Wilton, England (984) (Celtic & British). Venerable Cyprian of Serbia (Serbia).
17th Week after Pentecost. Tone seven. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Martyrs Sophia and her three daughters: Faith (Vera), Hope (Nadezhda), and Love (Lyubov), at Rome (137). New Hieromartyrs Paul, Theodosius, Nicodemus and Seraphim (1918). Virgin-martyr Irene (1931). Martyr John (1941). Virgin-martyr Alexandra (1943). Martyr Theodota at Nicaea (230) and Agathoklea. 156 Martyrs of Palestine, including bishops Peleus and Nilus, the presbyter Zeno, and the noblemen Patermuthius and Elias (310). St. Joachim, patriarch of Alexandria (1567). "Tsaregrad" (1071) and Makar'evsk "Directress" (1442) Icons of the Mother of God. Uncovering of the relics of St. John of Shanghai. Martyrs Lucy, and her son Geminian of Rome (303). Hieromartyrs Heraclides and Myron, bishops of Cyprus (1st c.). Martyrs Socrates and Stephen. St. Lambert, hieromartyr of Maastricht (704) (Neth.). 100 Martyrs of Egypt. (Greek). Venerable Anastasius of Perioteron in Cyprus (12th c.) (Greek). Venerable Eusipius of Cyprus (Greek). Martyrs Charalampus, Panteleon and others (Greek).
Venerable Eumenes, bishop of Gortyna (7th c.). Glorification (1698) of Venerable Euphrosyne, nun, of Suzdal (1250). Venerable Hilarion of Optina (1873). New Hieromartyrs Alexis and Peter priests (1918). New Hieromartyrs Amphilius bishop of Krasnoiarsk, John, Boris, Michael, Vladimir, Benjamin, Constantine priests and Martyr Sergius (1937). Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.). Martyrs Sophia and Irene of Egypt (3rd c.). Martyr Castor of Alexandria. Great-martyr Prince Bidzini and Martyrs Prince Elizbar and Prince Shalva of Ksani, Georgia (1661) (Georgia). Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Vladimir region. Molchensk (1405), named the "Healer" (18th C) and Starorussk (returned in 1888) Icons of the Mother of God. St. Arcadius, bishop of Novgorod (1162).
Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon of Synnada (276). St. Theodore, prince of Smolensk and Yaroslav (1299), and his children Sts. David and Constantine. New Martyr Priest Constantine (Golubev) of Bogorodsk, and two others with him (1918). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1919). Venerable Alexis, Hieroschemamonk of Zosima Hermitage (1928). New Martyr Constantine priest (1937). New Martyr Nilus priest, Virgin-martyr Mary (1938). Martyr Zosimas, hermit of Cilicia (4th c.). Blessed George (Igor), Prince of Chernigov (1147). Hieromartyr Januarius, bishop of Benevento, and his companions: Sosius, Proclus and Festus, deacons, Gantiol, Eutychius, Acutius, and Desiderius, at Puzzuoli (305). St. Seguanos of Gaul (Gaul). St. Theodore of Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury (690) (Celtic & British).
Saturday after the Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord Great-martyr Eustathius (Eustace) Placidas, his wife Martyr Theopistes, and their children Martyrs Agapius and Theopistus, of Rome (118). Holy Martyr and Confessor Michael and his counselor Theodore, wonderworkers of Chernigov (1245). New Hieromartyr Anatole (Kamensky), archbishop of Irkutsk (1925). New Hieromartyrs Theoktist and Alexander priests (1937). Venerable Oleg, prince of Briansk (1285). Synaxis of All Saints of Briansk. Martyr John the Confessor of Egypt, beheaded in Palestine, and with him 40 Martyrs (310). New Martyr Hilarion of Crete (Mt. Athos) (1804) (Greek). Venerables Theodore and Euprepius and two named Anastasius, confessors and disciples of St. Maximus the Confessor (7th c.). Martyrs Artemidorus and Thalos (Greek). St. Meletius of Crete (Greek). Venerable Kyr John of Crete (Greek). St. Eustathius, archbishop of Thessalonica (1194).
Sunday after the Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord Apodosis of the Exaltation of the Cross. Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy (130). Uncovering of the relics (1752) of St. Demetrius, metropolitan of Rostov (1709). New Hieromartyrs Alexander, Alexis, Constantine, John priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Mavrikius and with him Martyr Basil and Vladimir (1937). New Hieromartyrs Valentin, Alexander, John, Andrew, Peter, John priests (1937). New Hieromartyr Theophan (Tuliakov), metropolitan of Lipetsk and Belo-Russia (1937). New Hieromartyr John priest (1938). New Hieromartyr Basil priest (1942). Venerable Daniel, abbot of Shugh Hill (Novgorod) (16th c.). Venerable Joseph of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda) (1612). Hieromartyr Hypatius, bishop of Ephesus, and his presbyter Andrew (730). Sts. Isaacius and Meletius, bishops of Cyprus. Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia (2nd c.) and Martyr Priscus of Phrygia. Martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus, Zeno, and Nestor the Confessor of Gaza (4th c.). Venerable Jonah the Sabbaite (9th c.) (Greek). Synaxis of All Saints of Uglich.
Prophet Jonah (9th c. B.C.). Hieromartyr Phocas, bishop of Sinope (117). Venerable Jonah the Presbyter (9th c.), father of St. Theophanes the Hymnographer and St. Theodore Graptus. Blessed Parasceve od Diveevo (1915). New Martyr Benjamin bishop of Romanovsk (1930). Venerable Jonah, abbot of Yash Lake (1589). Venerable Macarius, abbot of Zhabyn (1623). Synaxis of All Saints of Tula. Martyr Phocas the Gardener of Sinope (320). St. Peter the Tax-collector of Constantinople (6th c.). Hieromartyr Theodosius of Brazsk (1694) (Romania). The 26 Martyrs of Zographou Monastery, Mt. Athos, martyred by the Latins (1284) (Greek). Martyrs Isaac and Martin. Venerable Theophanes the Silent, recluse of the Kiev Caves. Venerable Cosmas, desert-dweller of Zographou, Mt. Athos (1323) (Greek). Hieromartyr Emmeram, bishop in Gaul, martyred at Regensburg (690) (Bavaria).. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "She Who is Quick to Hear" (14th C).
All day: Virgin-martyr Irais (Rhais) of Alexandria (308)
6 Oktober 2020All day
Tuesday October 6, 2020 / September 23, 2020
18th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
The Conception of the Honorable, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. Canonization (1977) of St. Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow. New Hieromartyr John priest (1937). New Hieromartyr Arsenius archbishop (1937). Venerables Xanthippa and Polyxena (109), disciples of the Apostles, who died in Spain. Virgin-martyr Irais (Rhais) of Alexandria (308). Martyrs Andrew, John, Peter, and Antoninus of Syracuse, martyred in Africa (886). "Slovensk" Icon of the Mother of God (1635). "Hawaiian" Myrrh-streaming Iveron Ikon of the Theotokos (2007). New Martyr Nicholas Pantopolis at Constantinople (1672) (Greek). New Martyr John of Epirus (1814). Venerable Adamnan, abbot of Iona, biographer of St. Columba (704) (Celtic & British).
18th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Fast. Food with Oil
Holy Protomartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla of Iconium (1st c.). St. Gabriel, of Pskov-Eleazar Monastery and Kazan (1915). New Hieromartyr Basil deacon (1918). New Hieromartyrs Andrew and Paul priests, Hieromartyr Vitaly and Martyrs Basil, Sergius and Spiridon (1937). New Hieromartyr Nicander priest (1939). Venerable Nicander, hermit of Pskov (1581). Martyrdom of St. Galacteon, monk of Vologda (1612). Venerable Coprius of Palestine (530). Saint Vladislav of Serbia (1239). Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos of "Mirozh" and "Of the Myrtle Tree" (1198). Venerable Abramius, abbot of Mirozh (Pskov) (1158). Venerables Stephen the First-Crowned (in monasticism Simon) (1224), David, and Vladislav (1239), of Serbia. Righteous Euphrosyne, daughter of St. Paphnutius of Egypt. Venerable Dorothea of Kashin (1629). Arrival in America of the first Orthodox Mission: Sts. Herman, Juvenaly, and others (1794). St. Isarnus of Marseilles (1043).
All day: Venerable Euphrosyne, nun, of Alexandria (445)
8 Oktober 2020All day
Thursday October 8, 2020 / September 25, 2020
18th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
Venerable Euphrosyne, nun, of Alexandria (445). Repose of Venerable Sergius, abbot, of Radonezh (1392). St. Nicholas confessor, priest (1941). Uncovering of the relics of New Hieromartyrs Alexander Smirnov and Theodore Remizov priests (1985). Venerable Euphrosyne, nun, of Suzdal (1250). Translation of the relics of St. Herman, archbishop of Kazan (1595). Venerable Dosithea the Recluse of Kiev (1776). Martyr Paphnutius and 546 companions in Egypt (3rd c.). Commemoration of the earthquake in Constantinople in 447, when a boy was lifted to heaven and heard the "Trisagion". St. Finbar (Barry), bishop of Cork (Ireland) (Celtic & British). St. Cadoc of Llancarfan (Wales) (577) (Celtic & British). Martyrs Paul and Tatta and their children Sabinian, Maximus, Rufus, and Eugene of Damascus (Greek). St. Arsenius the Great, Catholicos of Georgia (887).
18th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight. Fast. Food with Oil
Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. Canonization of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (1989). New Hieromartyrs Athanasius, Alexander, Demetrius priests, martyrs John, Nicholas (1937). New Hieromartyr Vladimir priest (1939). Venerable Ephraim, abbot of Perekop, wonderworker of Novgorod (1492). Righteous Gideon, judge of Israel. Neagoe, prince of Wallachia (1521) (Romania). Venerable Nilus of Rossano (Calabria) (1044). Arrival of the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Georgia (1989) (Georgia).
All day: Martyr Callistratus and his company (49 Martyrs) of Carthage (304)
10 Oktober 2020All day
Saturday October 10, 2020 / September 27, 2020
18th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
Martyr Callistratus and his company (49 Martyrs) of Carthage (304). Venerable Sabbatius, wonderworker of Solovki (1435). New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest (1918). New Hieromartyrs Herman bishop of Volsk and Michael priest (1919). Hieromartyr Peter, metropolitan of Krutitsa (1937). New Hieromartyr Theodore priest (1937). Apostles Mark, Aristarchus, and Zenas of the Seventy. Martyr Epicharis of Rome (284). Venerable Ignatius, abbot of the monastery of the Deep Stream (970). Saint Anthimus of Iberia, metropolitan of Wallachia (1716) (Romania). Venerables Sergius (1392) and Nikon (1426) abbots of Radonezh. New Martyr Aquilina of Thessalonica (1764) (Greek). St. Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch (381-404). St. Rachel, schemanun of Borodino Convent (1928). St. Sigebert, king of the East Angles, martyr (635) (Celtic & British). St. Barry, disciple of St. Cadoc. Martyr Fortunatus and Hieromartyr Philemon (Greek). Martyr Gaiana (Greek). 25 Martyrs drowned in the sea (Greek).
Synaxis of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Spanish and Portuguese Lands (movable holiday on the Sunday before September 29th). Venerable Chariton the Confessor, abbot of Palestine (350). Venerables Cyril, schemamonk and Maria, schemanun (1337) (parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh). Uncovering of the relics of St. Elizabeth Romanov (1918). Martyress Anna (1925). New Martyr Hilarion, Virgin-martyr Michaela (1937). Virgin-martyr Tatiana (1942). Synaxis of the Saints of the Kievan Caves Monastery, venerated in the near caves of Venerable Anthony: Anthony the Founder (1073) - Prochorus the Gardener and Wonderworker (1107) - John the Faster (12th c.) - Juliana the Virgin, Princess of Ol'shansk (c.1550) - Monkmartyrs Basil and Theodore (1098) - Polycarp, Archimandrite of the Kievan Caves (1182) - Varlaam, Abbot of the Kievan Caves (1065) - Damian the Presbyter and Healer (1071) - Nicodemus the Prosphora-baker (12th c.) - Lawrence the Hermit, Bishop of Turov (12th C) - Athanasius the Hermit (c.1176) - Gerasim the Black-Robed (12th c.) - Luke, Steward of the Kievan Caves (13th c.) - Agapit the Unmercenary Physician (c.1095) - Theophilus the Clear-sighted and John the God-pleasing (12th c.) - Nectarios (12th c.) - Gregory the Iconographer (12th c.) - Hieromartyr Kuksha, Enlightener of the Vyati (12th c.) - Alexis the Hermit (13th c.) - Sava the God-pleasing (13th c.) - Sergius the Obedient (13th c.) - Mercurius, Bishop of Smolensk (1239) - Pimen the Muchailing (1110) - Nestor the Chronicler (c.1114) - Monkmartyr Evstratius (1097) - Elladius the Hermit (12th-13th c.) - Jeremiah the Clairvoyant (11th c.) - Monkmartyr Moses the Hungarian (c.1031-1043) - John the Much-ailing (1160) - Mark the Grave-Digger (12th c.) - Nikola Svyatosha, Prince of Chernigov (1143) - Martyr Gregory the Wonderworker (1093) - Onysimus the Hermit (12th-13th c.) - Matthew the Clairvoyant (11th c.) - Isaiah the Wonderworker (1115) - Abraham the Lover of Labor (12th-13th c.) - Niphont, Bishop of Novgorod (1156) - Sylvester the Wonderworker (12th c.) - Pimen the Faster (12th c.) - Onuphrius the Silent (12th c.) - Anatolius the Hermit (12th c.) - Alipy the Iconographer (1114) - Sisois the Hermit (12th-13th c.) - Theophilus the Hermit (12th-13th c.) - Arethas the Hermit (c.1195) - Spiridon the Prosphora-baker (12th c.) - Onysiphorus the Confessor (1148) - Simon, Bishop of Suzdal (12th c.) - Nikon, Abbot of Kievan Caves (1088) - Theophan the Faster (12th c.) - Macarius (12th c.) - Monkmartyr Anastasius the Deacon (12th c.) - 12 Master Architects (11th c.) - Abraham the Hermit (12th-13th c.) - Isaac the Hermit (c.1190) - Martyr John the Infant (11th-12th c.) - Elias of Murom (c.1188) - Nikon the Lean (12th c.) - Ephraim, Bishop of Pereyaslavl' (c.1098) - Tito the Hieromonk (1190). Venerable Chariton, monk, of Syanzhema Lake (Vologda) (1509). Venerable Herodion, abbot, of Iloezersk (1541). Prophet Baruch (6th c. B.C.). Martyrs Alexander, Alphius, Zosimas, Mark, Nicon, Neon, Heliodorus, and 24 others in Pisidia and Phrygia (4th c.). Martyrdom of St. Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs (935). St. Juliana, Princess of Olshansk. Martyr Eustace of Rome (Greek). St. Faustus, bishop of Riez (495). St. Leoba, abbess of Bischofsheim, English missionary to Germany (779). St. Alkison, bishop of Nicopolis (Preveza) in Epirus (561). St. Auxentius the Alaman, Wonderworker of Cyprus (12th c.). St. Neophytus the Recluse of Cyprus (1214) (Cypriote). St. Machan, disciple of St. Cadoc.
All day: Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine (556)
12 Oktober 2020All day
Monday October 12, 2020 / September 29, 2020
19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one.
Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine (556). New Hieromartyr John, archbishop of Riga in Latvia (1934). Martyrs Dada, Gabdelas, and Casdoe (Casdoa) of Persia (4th c.). Venerable Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza. Uncovering of the relics of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker (ROCOR) Holy Martyr Gudelia of Persia (4th c.). Venerable Cyprian, abbot, of Ustiug (Vologda) (1276). The Eighty Holy Martyrs of Byzantium (4th c.). Martyrs Tryphon, Trophimus, and Dorymedon, and 150 Martyrs m Palestine (Greek). Translation of the relics of Venerable Neophytus the Recluse of Cyprus (1214) (Greek). St. Auxentius the Wonderworker (Greek). New Monk-martyr Malachias of Rhodes (1500). St. Onuphrius the Wonderworker of Garesja, Georgia (18th c.).
All day: Hieromartyr Gregory, bishop of Greater Armenia (335)
13 Oktober 2020All day
Tuesday October 13, 2020 / September 30, 2020
19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one.
Hieromartyr Gregory, bishop of Greater Armenia (335). Venerable Gregory, abbot of Pelshme, wonderworker of Vologda (1442). St. Michael, first metropolitan of Kiev (992). New Hieromartyr Prokopius priest (1918). New Hieromartyrs Peter, Viacheslav, Peter, Symeon, Basil priests, Seraphim deacon, Virgin-martyr Alexandra, Martyrs Alexis and Matthew, Virgin Apollinaris (1937). New Hieromartyr Leonidas priest (1938). New Hiero-confessor Hieromonk Seraphim (Zagorovsky), of Kharkov (1943). Martyrs Rhipsima and Gaiana and companions, of Armenia (4th c.). St. Meletius, archbishop of Alexandria. St. Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury (653) (Celtic & British). St. Michael, great prince of Tver (1318). St. Theodore Yaroslavich of Vladimir (1246). Martyr-hermits Tancred, Torthred and Tova, of Thorney. Martyr Stratonicus (Greek). Martyr Mardonius (Greek).
All day: The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
14 Oktober 2020All day
Wednesday October 14, 2020 / October 1, 2020
19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Fast. Fish Allowed
The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. Apostle Ananias of the Seventy (1st c.). Venerable Romanus the Melodist of Constantinople (556). Venerable Sabbas, abbot of Vishera (Novgorod) (1461). New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1918). New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1920). New Hieromartyrs Alexander, Gregory, Nicholas priests, Martyr John (1937). New Hieromartyr Archpriest Ismael Rozhdestvensky, of Strelna (St. Petersburg) (1938). New Hieromartyr Theodore (1940). Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (4th c.). Martyr Michael, abbot in Armenia, and 36 Fathers with him (790). Miracle of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta (330) (Georgia). Synaxis of All Saints of Moldova. Liublinsk, Pskov-Protection, Kasperovsk, Brailovsk, Gerbovetsk and Barsk Icons of the Mother of God. Venerable John Kukuzelis the Singer of Mt. Athos (ca. 1341) (Greek). Venerable Gregory the Singer of Mt. Athos (1355) (Greek). Venerable Bavo of Haarlem (659) (Neth.). St. Remigius of Rheims, apostle to the Franks (533). King Mirian and Queen Nana of Mtskheta, St. Abiathar of Mtskheta, and St. Sidonia, disciple of St. Nina (4th c.). St. Melchizedek, catholicos-patriarch of Georgia (11th c.). Martyr-prince Mylor of Brittany.
All day: Hieromartyr Cyprian, Virgin-martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctist of Nicomedia (304)
15 Oktober 2020All day
Thursday October 15, 2020 / October 2, 2020
19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one.
Hieromartyr Cyprian, Virgin-martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctist of Nicomedia (304). Blessed Andrew, fool-for-Christ at Constantinople (911). St. Theodore of Sanaskar (Ushakov), admiral of the Russian Navy (1817). Virgin-martyr Alexandra (1938). Venerable Anna of Kashin (1338). Venerable Cassian, monk, of Uglich (1504). Martyrs David and Constantine, princes of Argveti, Georgia (740) (Georgia). Blessed Cyprian of Suzdal, fool-for-Christ (1622). New Martyr George of Philadelphia in Asia Minor (Mt. Athos) (1794) (Greek). Venerable Damaris of Athens (1st c.) (Greek). Great-martyr Theodore (Gavra) of Atran in Chaldia of Pontus (1180) (Greek). Venerable Theophilus the Confessor (Greek).
19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Fast. Food with Oil
Hieromartyr Dionysius (Dennys) the Areopagite, and with him Martyrs Rusticus and Eleutherius (96). New Hiero-confessor Agathangelus (Preobrazhensky), metropolitan of Yaroslavl (1928). Finding of the relics (1988) of Venerable Ambrose of Optina (1911). St. Jerome of Aegina (1966). Venerable Dionysius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (15th c.). Venerable John the Chozebite, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (532). Blessed Hesychius the Silent of Mt. Horeb (6thc.). Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Trubchevsk" (1765). Hieromartyr Dionysius, archbishop of Alexandria and eight martyrs with him (257-8). St. Leger of Autun (679) (Gaul). Hieromartyrs Hewald the White and Hewald the Black, at Cologne. Martyr Theoctistus (Greek). Martyr Theagenes (Greek).
All day: Hieromartyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens (1st c.)
17 Oktober 2020All day
Saturday October 17, 2020 / October 4, 2020
19th Week after Pentecost. Tone one.
Hieromartyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens (1st c.). Uncovering of the relics (1595) of St. Gurias, first archbishop of Kazan (1563) and St. Barsanuphius, bishop of Tver (1576). Synaxis of All Saints of Kazan. New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest (1918). New Hieromartyrs Demetrius priest Nicholas, Micael, Jacob and Tikhon priests, Martyr Basil (1937). St. Khionia confessor (1945). St. Vladimir Yaroslavich, prince of Novgorod (1052), and his mother, St. Anna of Novgorod (1050). Venerables Helladius and Onesimus of the Near Caves in Kiev (12th-13th c.). Venerable Ammon of the Far Caves in Kiev (13th c.). Martyrs Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius, and Chaeremon of Alexandria (3rd c.). Venerable Peter of Capitolia, bishop of Bostra (715). Martyrs Domnina and her daughters Berenice (Bernice) and Prosdoce, of Syria (4th c.). Venerable Paul the Simple (340) and Venerable Ammon (350), of Egypt, disciples of St. Anthony the Great. Martyr Adauctus and his daughter St. Callisthene, of Ephesus (4th c.). Martyr Stephen (Stiljanovich) of Serbia (1515) and his wife, St. Elena (Serbia). Blessed Elizabeth of Serbia (Greek). St. Theodore the Wonderworker, bishop of Tamassos in Cyprus (2nd. c.). St. John (Lampadistes) of Cyprus (10th c.). Sts. Jonah and Nectarius of Kazan, monks (16th c.). Martyr Evdemoz the Catholicos of Georgia (1642). Venerable Peor recluse of the Kiev Caves (13 c.). St. Peter (Michurin) of Siberia (1820).
All day: Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas (1st c.)
19 Oktober 2020All day
Monday October 19, 2020 / October 6, 2020
20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two.
Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas (1st c.). New Hieromartyr John priest (1937). Virgin-martyr Eroteis of Cappadocia. New Martyr Macarius at Kion in Bithynia (Mt. Athos) (1590) (Greek). Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "O All-Hymned Mother". Venerable Cindeus of Cyprus, monk (Greek).
All day: Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria (290-303)
20 Oktober 2020All day
Tuesday October 20, 2020 / October 7, 2020
20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two.
Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria (290-303). St. Jonah, bishop of Manchuria (1925). New Hieromartyr Priest Valentine Sventsitsky of Moscow (1931) and Priest Nicholas Kazansky (1931). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1942). Venerable Sergius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves (13th c.). Venerable Sergius, abbot of Nurma (Vologda) (1412) , disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh. Uncovering of the relics (1514) of Venerable Martinian, abbot of Byelozersk (White Lake) (1483). Martyrs Julian, presbyter, and Caesarius, deacon, at Terracina (1st c.). Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus (287). Martyr Polychronius of Gamphanitus (4th c.). Pskov Icon of the Mother of God named "Tenderness" (1524). Martyrs Eusebius and Felix at Terracina. St. Dubtach, bishop of Armagh (Scotland) (513) (Celtic & British). Holy Martyr Princess Osyth of Chich (England) (ca. 700) (Celtic & British). 99 Fathers of Crete (Greek). St. Leontius the Governor (Greek). Venerable Joseph, elder of Mokhevi, wonderworker of Georgia (1763) (Georgia).
All day: Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
21 Oktober 2020All day
Wednesday October 21, 2020 / October 8, 2020
20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Venerable Pelagia the Penitent of the Mount of Olives (457). New Hieromartyrs Demetrius archbishop of Mozhaysk and with him John deacon, Hieromartyr Ambrosius and Pakhomius, Virgin-martyr Tatiana, Martyr Nicholas, Virgin-martyrs Mary and Nadezhda (1937). New Hieromartyr Jonah bishop of Velizhsk, Hieromartyr Seraphim, New Hieromartyrs Peter, Basil, Paul, Peter, Vladimir priests, Martyrs Victor, John, Nicholas and Virgin-martyr Elizabeth (1937). New Hieromartyr Barlaam (end of 1930th). Venerable Dositheus, abbot of Verkneostrov (Pskov) (1482). Venerable Tryphon, abbot, of Vyatka (1612). Synaxis of All Saints of Vyatka. Venerable Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (4th c.). Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Antioch (303). New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mt. Athos (1814). St. Anthony, bishop of Novgorod (1232). St. Keyene, hermitess of Cornwall. St. Iwi, hierodeacon of Lindisfarne. Translation of the relics of St. Aidan, bishop of Lindisfarne and enlightener of Northumbria. Translation of the relics of St. Ceolfrith, abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow. St. Triduana, nun of Restalrig.
All day: Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (1st c.)
22 Oktober 2020All day
Thursday October 22, 2020 / October 9, 2020
20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two.
Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (1st c.). Venerable Andronicus and his wife Venerable Athanasia of Egypt (500). New Hieromartyrs Constantine and Peter priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Constantine priest (1937). Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Sebastian Fomin (1997). Righteous Forefather Abraham (2000 B.C.) and his nephew Righteous Lot. Martyrs Juventius and Maximus at Antioch (4th c.). St. Publia the Confessor of Antioch (360). Venerable Peter of Galatia (9th c.). Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos "Korsun" (Cherson) and "Assuage My Sorrow". St. Stephen the New of Serbia (1427) (Serbia). St. Demetrius, patriarch of Alexandria (231). Hieromartyr Dionysius (Denis, Denys) of Paris, bishop (258) (Celtic & British). Venerable Stephen the Blind, king of Serbia (1468).
20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Fast. Food with Oil
Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia and 200 Martyrs with them (296). St. Innocent, bishop of Penza (1819). Venerable Ambrose of Optina (1891). New Hieromartyr Theodore (Pozdeev) archbishop of Volokolamsk (1937). Saint Amphylochius, Bishop of Vladimir-Volyn (1122). Synaxis of the seven Saints of Volhynia: Sts. Stephen and Amphilocius (1122), bishops of Vladimir in Volhynia; St. Theodore (in monasticism Theodosius), prince of Ostrog (1483); St. Juliana Olshanskaya (1540); Venerable Job of Pochaev (1651); Hieromartyr Macarius, archimandrite of Kanev (1678); and St. Yaropolk-Peter, prince of Vladimir in Volhynia (1086). Blessed Andrew of Totma, fool-for-Christ (1673). Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch (4th c.). Venerable Bassian of Constantinople (ca. 458). Venerable Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria (716). Martyrdom of the 26 Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos by the Latins: Abbot Thomas, monks Barsanuphius, Cyril, Micah, Simon, Hilarion, Job, James, Cyprian, Sabbas, James, Martinian, Cosmas, Sergius, Paul, Menas, Ioasaph, Ioannicius, Anthony, Euthymius, Dometian, Parthenius, and four laymen (1284). St. Paulinus, archbishop of York (644) (Celtic & British). St. Pinytus, bishop of Knossos in Crete (2nd. c.). Zographou Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Akathist". Synaxis of the Saints of Optina: Leo (1841), Macarius (1894), Moses (1862), Anthony (1865), Hilarion (1873), Ambrose (1891), Anatolius (1894), Isaacius (1894), Joseph (1911), Barsanuphius (1913), Anatolius (1922), Nectarius (1928), Nicon (1931), and Isaacius (1936). Martyrs of the Theban Legion along the Rhine: Sts. Cassius and Florentius at Bonn, Sts. Gereon and Companions at Cologne, and Sts. Victor and Companions at Xanten (Germany) (304).
All day: Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the seven deacons (1st c.)
24 Oktober 2020All day
Saturday October 24, 2020 / October 11, 2020
20th Week after Pentecost. Tone two.
Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the seven deacons (1st c.). Venerable Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer, bishop of Nicaea (850). Venerable Leonid of Optina (1841). Synaxis of the Saints of Optina: St. Leonid (repose) (1841), St. Macarius (1860), St. Moses (1862), St. Anthony (1865), St. Hilarion (1873), St. Ambrose (1891), St. Anatole (the "Elder") (1894), St. Isaac I (1894), St. Joseph (1911), St. Barsanuphius (1913), St. Anatole (the "Younger") (1922), St. Nektary (1928), St. Nikon the Confessor (1931), New Hieromartyr Archimandrite Isaac II (1937). New Hieromartyrs Philaret and Alexander priests (1918). New Hieromartyr Juvenalius (Maslovsky) bishop of Riazan (1937). Venerable Theophanes, faster of the Kiev Caves (12th c.). Martyrs Zenaida (Zenais) and Philonilla of Tarsus in Cilicia (1st c.). Sts. Nectarius (397), Arcadius (405), and Sinisius (427), patriarchs of Constantinople. St. Gommar, patron of Lier (775) (Neth.). Venerable Ethelburga, abbess of the monastery of Barking (England) (676) (Celtic & British.). Venerable Cainnech (Kenneth), abbot of Aghaboe (Ireland) (600) (Celtic & British). St. Philotheus (Kokkinos) of Mt. Athos, patriarch of Constantinople (1379). Commemoration of the miracle from the Icon of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Beirut of Phonecia.
Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787). Martyrs Probus, Tarachus, and Andronicus at Tarsus in Cilicia (304). Venerable Cosmas the Hymnographer, bishop of Maiuma (787). St. Euphrosyne (Mezenova) the Faster, schema-abbess of Siberia (1918). New Hieromartyr John (1930). New Hieromartyr John (Pommer) bishop of Riga (1934). Venerable Laurence (1937). New Hieromartyr Nicholas confessor mitropoliten of Alma-Ata (1955). New Hieromartyr Alexander priest (1940). Venerables Amphilochius (1452), Macarius, and Tarasius, abbots, and Theodosius, monk, of Glushitsa Monastery (Vologda). Martyr Domnina of Anazarbus (286). St. Martin the Merciful, bishop of Tours (397). Translation from Malta to Gatchina of a part of the Life-Creating Cross of the Lord, together with the Philermia Icon of the Mother of God, and the right hand of Saint John the Baptist (1799). "Jerusalem" (48), "Yaroslav-Smolensk" (1642), "Rudensk" (1687) and "Kaluga" (1748) Icons of the Mother of God. St. Mobhi of Glasnevin (544) (Celtic & British). St. Edwin, king and martyr (633) (Celtic & British). St. Wilfrid, archbishop of York (709) (Celtic & British). Venerable Anastasia of Rome (250) (Greek). St. Theodotus, bishop of Ephesus (Greek). St. Jason, bishop of Damascus (Greek). Venerable Symeon the New Theologian (1021) (Greek). Venerable Theosebius the God-bearer of Arsinoe in Cyprus (Greek). Martyrs Malfethos and Anthea (Greek). Hieromartyr Maximilian, bishop of Noricum (284).
All day: Martyr Florentius of Thessalonica (1st-2nd c.)
26 Oktober 2020All day
Monday October 26, 2020 / October 13, 2020
21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three.
Translation into Moscow of the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1648). Martyrs Carpus, bishop at Thyateira, Papylus the deacon, Agathadorus, and Agathonica at Pergamus (251). New Hieromartyrs Innocent and Nicholas priests (1937). Returning of the relics Venerable and God-bearing Father Sabbas the Sanctified (439-532) to the monastery of Massaba in Jordan on October 24, 1965. Uncovering of the relics of Hieromartyr Thaddeus, archbishop of Tver (1993). Venerable Benjamin of the Kiev Caves (14th c.). Martyr Florentius of Thessalonica (1st-2nd c.). Martyr Benjamin, deacon, of Persia (ca. 424). Venerable Nicetas the Confessor of Paphlagonia (838). St. Meletius, archbishop of Alexandria (1601). Great Martyr Zlata (Chryse) of Meglin, Bulgaria and Serbia (1795) (Bulgaria and Serbia). Kazan "Of the Seven Lakes" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (17th c.). St. Vanantius of Tours (400) (Gaul). St. Anthony Metropolitan of Chkondidi and his disciple Hieromonk Jacob the Elder (18th-19th c.) (Georgia). St. Cogman, abbot of Lochalsh.
All day: Martyrs Nazarius, Gervase, Protase, and Celsus of Milan (1st c.)
27 Oktober 2020All day
Tuesday October 27, 2020 / October 14, 2020
21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three.
Martyrs Nazarius, Gervase, Protase, and Celsus of Milan (1st c.). Venerable Parasceva (Petka) of Epibatima, Thrace, whose relics are in Iasi, Romania (11th c.). New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1921). St. Ambrose, bishop of Kamenets-Podolsk (1932). New Hieromartyr Peter priest (1937). New Hieromartyr Maximilian (1938). Venerable Nikola Sviatosha, prince of Chernigov and wonderworker of the Kiev Caves (1143). Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza (311). "Yakhrom" (15th c.) Icon of the Mother of God. Venerable Cosmas, abbot of Yakhroma (1494). Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, confessor (889) (Greek). St. Ignatius, metropolitan of Mithymna (1566) (Greek). Martyr Peter Apselamus of Eleutheropolis in Palestine (309). St. Burchard, first bishop of Wurzburg, English missionary to Germany (754). St. Cosmas the Hymnographer, bishop of Maiuma (787) (Greek). Venerable Manacca, abbess of Cornwall.
21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, monk of Mt. Athos (889). Martyr Lucian, presbyter of Greater Antioch (312). New Hieromartyr Simeon priest (1918). New Hieromartyr Valerian Novitsky, priest of Telyadovich (1930). New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest (1942). St. Athanasius (Sakharov) the Confessor, bishop of Kovrov (1962). Synaxis of Twenty-three New Martyrs of Belorussia: archbishop Seraphim (Shakhmut), archpriest Alexander Shalay, archpriest Vladimir Zubkov, archpriest Vladimir Izmajlov, archpriest Vladimir Pasternatsky, archpriest Vladimir Khirasko, archpriest Demetrius Pavsky, archpriest John Voronec, archpriest Leonod Biriukovich, archpriest Matthew Kritsuk, archpriest Michael Novitsky, archpriest Michael Polishevsky, archpriest Porfiry Rubanovich, archpriest Sergius Rodakovsky, priest Valerian Novitsky, priest Vladimir Taliush, priest Vladimir Khrischanovich, priest Demetrius Polyshevsky, priest John Vecherko, priest John Pankratovich, priest Nicholas Matskevich, priest Peter Grudinsky and deacon Nicholas Vasiukovich. St. John, bishop of Suzdal (1385). Hieromartyr Lucian, presbyter of the Kiev Caves (1243). Martyrs Sarbelus and Bebai (Barbea) of Edessa (2nd c.). St. Sabinus, bishop of Catania (760). Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "She Who Ripens the Grain" (19th c.). St. Dionysius, archbishop of Suzdal (1373). St. Barses the Confessor, bishop of Edessa (378). St. Thecla, abbess of Ochsenfurt ( 790) (Germany). St. Aurelia of Strasburg (Alsace) (383) (Gaul).
All day: Venerable Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord (1st c.)
29 Oktober 2020All day
Thursday October 29, 2020 / October 16, 2020
21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three.
Venerable Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord (1st c.). St. Gregory confessor, priest (1931). New Hieromartyr Eugene priest (1918). New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1938). New Hieromartyr John priest (1942). Venerable Longinus the Gate-keeper of the Kiev Caves (13th c.). St. Longinus of Yaranga (1544). Venerable Longinus, monk, of Koryazhemka (Vologda) (1540). Venerable Eupraxia, abbess, before tonsure Princess Euphrosyne of Pskov (1243). Venerable Malus the Hermit. Venerable Gall, Irish monk and enlightener of Switzerland (646) (Celtic & British). Venerable Sabinus, monk (Greek). Martyrs Isaurus and Aphrodisius, who suffered with St. Longinus (1st. c.). St. Domna, fool-for-Christ of Tomsk (1872).
21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three. Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Prophet Hosea (Osee) (820 B.C.). Monk-martyr Andrew of Crete (767). New Hieromartyr Neophit and Anatolius priests, Martyrs Hyacinth and Callistus (1918). New Hieromartyr Archbishop Alexander (Shchukin) of Semipalatinsk (1937). Venerable Anthony, abbot, of Leokhonov (Novgorod) (1611). Holy Martyrs and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in Cilicia (4th c.), and their brothers Leontius, Anthimus, and Eutropius. Translation of the relics (898) of St. Lazarus "Of the Four Days" (in the tomb), bishop of Kition on Cyprus. "Before Birth and After Birth the Virgin" (1827) and "Deliverer" (1889) Icons of the Mother of God. Martyr Queen Shushaniki (Susanna) of Georgia (475) (Georgia). St. Joseph the Wonderworker, Catholicos of Georgia (1770) (Georgia). Holy Martyr Kozman (Georgia). Martyrs Ethelred and Ethelbert, princes of Kent (England) (ca. 640) (Celtic & British). Translation of the relics of St. Ethelreda, abbess of Ely. (Celtic & British).
All day: Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (1st c.)
31 Oktober 2020All day
Saturday October 31, 2020 / October 18, 2020
21st Week after Pentecost. Tone three.
Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (1st c.). Translation of the relics (2001) of Venerable Joseph of Volokolamsk (1515). New Hieromartyrs Andrew, Sergius, Nicholas and Sergius priests, Virgin-martyr Elizabeth (1937). Repose of Jose Munoz-Cortez who met with a martyric death (1997). Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus (4th c.). Venerable Julian the Hermit of Mesopotamia (4th c.) and Venerable Didymus the Blind. Martyr Chrysa (Zlata or Golda) of Bulgaria (1795). Venerable David, abbot, of Serpukhov (1520). Hieromartyr Mnason, bishop of Cyprus (1st c.) (Greek). New Martyrs Gabriel and Cirmidol of Egypt (1522) (Greek). Venerables Symeon, Theodore (monks), and Euphrosyne, who found the Icon of the Mother of God in the Great Cave of Peloponnesus (9th c.) (Greek). St. Peter of Cetinje, metropolitan of Montenegro, Serbia (1830) (Serbia). Sts. Gwen and Selevan, martyred Welsh missionaries, in Brittany. (Celtic & British).
Prophet Joel (800 B.C.). Martyr Warus and seven monk-martyrs in Egypt (307). Translation of the relics (1195) of Venerable John, abbot of Rila in Bulgaria (946). Venerable Gabriel, abbot of St. Elias Skete, Mt. Athos (1901). Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt (1908). New Martyr Priest Alexis (Stavrovsky) of Petrograd (1918). New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1937). Blessed Cleopatra (327) and her son John, in Egypt. Hieromartyr Sadoc (Sadoth), bishop of Persia, and 128 Martyrs with him (342). Synaxis of All Saints of Archangelsk Metropolia. Crown Prince Demetrius of Moscow (1582). Venerable Leontius the Philosopher of St. Sabbas monastery (624). St. Prochorus, miracle-worker of Pchinja (Serbia) (10th c.). Venerable Frideswide of Oxford, abbess (ca. 735) (Celtic & British). St. Mnason, bishop of Cyprus (1st c.) (Cypriote). New Monk-martyr Nicholas Dvali of Jerusalem (1314). Hieromartyr Felix and Deacon Eusebius (Greek).
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