Liturgical Calendar for the Year of Grace 2024
Menaion:
January
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February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
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October
- November
- December
| Date | Day | Tone | Matins Gospel |
Description |
| January 1 | Mon | Circumcision of the
Lord; Feast of St. Basil the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben to Saint Basil |
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| January 5 | Fri | Vigil of Theophany Royal Hours of Theophany (adapted) |
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| January 6 | Sat | * | Theophany of Our Lord Vespers with Divine Liturgy - Great Compline - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Great Blessing of Water - Blessing of Homes |
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| January 7 | Sun | 7 | 10 | Sunday after Theophany; Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet and Baptist John Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 14 | Sun | 8 | 11 | Sunday of Zacchaeus; Leave-taking of Theophany Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| January 21 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Sunday of the Publican
and the Pharisee Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| January 28 | Sun | 2 | 2 | Sunday of the Prodigal
Son Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| January 30 | Tue | Feast of the Three Holy
Bishops: Basil
the Great,
Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 2 | Fri | Meeting of Our Lord
with Simeon and Anna Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 3 | Sat | First All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| February 4 | Sun | 3 | 3 | Meatfare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 10 | Sat | Cheesefare Saturday (commemoration of all holy ascetics) Divine Liturgy |
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| February 11 | Sun | 4 | 4 | Cheesefare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| February 12-March 22 | The Great Fast Sunday Evening Vespers - Daily Matins - Third and Sixth Hour - Great Compline Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - see the Presanctified books for propers |
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| February 12-16 | First Week of the Great Fast | |||
| February 12 | Mon | First Day of the Great Fast (Clean Monday) | ||
| February 17 | Sat | First Saturday of the Great Feast (commemoration of the miracle of Saint Theodore) Divine Liturgy |
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| February 18 | Sun | 5 | 5 | First Sunday of the
Great Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| February 19-23 | Second Week of the Great Fast | |||
| February 24 | Sat | First and Second Findings of the Head of John the Baptist Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| February 25 | Sun | 6 | 6 | Second Sunday of the
Great Fast Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy (Gregory Palamas) - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| February 26-March 2 | Third Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 2 | Sat | Third All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 3 | Sun | 7 | 7 | Third Sunday of
the Great Fast (Veneration of the Holy
Cross) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 4-9 | Fourth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 9 | Sat | The Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste Divine Liturgy |
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| March 10 | Sun | 8 | 8 | Fourth Sunday
of the Great Fast (St. John Climacus) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 11-16 | Fifth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 14 | Thu | Matins of the Great Canon of Repentence of St. Andrew of Crete | ||
| March 16 | Sat | Akathistos Saturday Divine Liturgy - Akathist Hymn |
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| March 17 | Sun | 1 | 9 | Fifth Sunday of
the Great Fast (St. Mary of Egypt) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Life of St Mary of Egypt - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 18-22 | Sixth Week of the Great Fast (which ends on Friday) | |||
| March 23 | Sat | Lazarus Saturday Matins (in preparation) - Divine Liturgy |
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| March 24 | Sun | * | Palm (Flowery) Sunday Vespers - Matins - Blessing of Psalms - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
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| March 25-30 | Great and Holy Week | |||
| March 25 | Mon | Great and Holy Monday; Annunciation of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy (shorter version) |
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| March 26 | Tue | Great and Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins |
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| March 27 | Wed | Great and Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins - Holy Anointing (troparia) |
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| March 28 | Thu | Great and Holy Thursday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (propers only - cathedral version) |
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| March 29 | Fri | Great and Holy Friday Matins - Royal Hours (music - short form) - Vespers |
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| March 30 | Sat | Great and Holy Saturday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy |
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| March 31 | Sun | * | - | PASCHA:
The Resurrection of our
Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Midnight Office - Paschal Matins (text only) - Divine Liturgy - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
| April 1-6 | Bright Week Matins (Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday) - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 7 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Thomas Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 14 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Sunday of the
Myrrh-bearing Women Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 21 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Sunday of the Paralytic Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 23 | Tue | Great Martyr George the
Wonder-worker Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| April 24 | Wed | Mid-Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| April 28 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Sunday of the Samaritan
Woman Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 5 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday of the Man Born
Blind Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 8 | Wed | Leave-taking of Pascha | ||
| May 9 | Thu | The Ascension of our Lord,
God and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 12 | Sun | 6 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the First Nicean Council Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 18 | Sat | Memory of all Faithful
Departed (fifth All Souls Saturday) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| May 19 | Sun | * | Pentecost Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben to the Holy Spirit - Sunday afternoon Vespers (complete) |
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| May 25 | Sat | Leave-taking of Pentecost | ||
| May 26 | Sun | 8 | 1 | Sunday of All Saints Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 27 - June 28 | The Apostles' Fast | |||
| June 2 | Sun | 1 | 2 | Second Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 9 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Third Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 16 | Sun | 2 | 4 | Fourth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 23 | Sun | 4 | 5 | Fifth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 24 | Mon | Birth of the Holy Prophet, Apostle and Forerunner John Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 29 | Sat | The Holy Apostles
Peter and Paul Vespers - Matins (complete service) - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 30 | Sun | 5 | 6 | Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost; Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 4 | Thu | Independence Day (United States) Divine Liturgy |
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| July 7 | Sun | 6 | 7 | Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 14 | Sun | 7 | 8 | Eighth Sunday after
Pentecost; Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 20 | Sat | Holy Prophet Elijah Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 21 | Sun | 8 | 9 | Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 28 | Sun | 1 | 10 | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 1-14 | Dormition Fast Paraklesis |
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| August 1 | Thu | Procession of the Holy Cross Lesser Blessing of Water |
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| August 4 | Sun | 2 | 11 | Eleventh Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 6 | Wed | The Transfiguration of the
Lord Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy - another version |
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| August 11 | Sun | 3 | 1 | Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Transfiguration Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 15 | Thu | The Dormition of the
Mother
of God Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Akathist |
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| August 18 | Sun | 4 | 2 | Thirteenth Sunday after
Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Dormition Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 25 | Sun | 5 | 3 | Fourteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 29 | Thu | Beheading of Saint John
the Baptist Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 1 | Sun | 6 | 4 | Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost; Beginning of the Church
Year Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 8 | Sun | 7 | * | Sunday before the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross; Nativity of the Mother
of God Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| September 14 | Sat | Exaltation of the Holy
Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| September 15 | Sun | 8 | 6 | Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 16 | Mon | We begin the continuous
reading of the Gospel of Saint Luke
at the Divine Liturgy, which will continue until the Great Fast. |
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| September 22 | Sun | 1 | 7 | Eighteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 26 | Thu | Dormition
of Saint John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 29 | Sun | 2 | 7 | Nineteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 1 | Tue | Protection of the
Mother of God Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 6 | Sun | 3 | 9 | Twentieth Sunday
after Pentecost; Holy Apostle Thomas Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 13 | Sun | 4 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the Seventh Ecumenical Council Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| October 20 | Sun | 5 | 11 | Twenty-second Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 26 | Sat | Holy Great-martyr
Demetrius Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 27 | Sun | 6 | 1 | Twenty-third Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 31 | Thu | Holy Martyr Theodore
Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| November 3 | Sun | 7 | 2 | Twenty-fourth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 8 | Fri | The Holy Archangel
Michael and all the Angelic Powers Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 10 | Sun | 8 | 3 | Twenty-fifth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 15 - December 24 |
St. Phillip's
Fast Emmanuel Moleben (supplement) |
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| November 17 | Sun | 1 | 4 | Twenty-sixth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 21 | Thu | Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 24 | Sun | 2 | 5 | Twenty-seventh Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 28 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| December 1 | Sun | 3 | 6 | Twenty-eighth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 6 | Fri | Holy Father Nicholas,
Archbishop of Myra Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Molebeny |
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| December 8 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Twenty-ninth Sunday
after Pentecost; Maternity of Holy Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 15 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Second Sunday before the Nativity (Sunday of the
Forefathers) Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 22 | Sun | 6 | 9 | Sunday before the
Nativity (Sunday of the Ancestors) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 24 | Tue | Vigil of the Nativity Royal Hours (music supplement) - Office of Readings |
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| December 25 | Wed | Nativity of our Lord, God
and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers with Divine Liturgy OR Vespers - Great Compline - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 26 | Thu | Synaxis of the Mother of
God Divine Liturgy |
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| December 27 | Fri | The Holy Apostle and
First-Martyr Stephen Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 29 | Sun | 7 | 10 | Sunday after Nativity;
The Commemoration of the Relatives of the Lord: Saints Joseph, James
and David Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 31 | Tue | Leave-taking of the Nativity of the Lord |
Sundays and great feasts (
) are in bold face