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