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June 13, 2021
Third Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 2; the Holy Martyr Aquilina (286-305); Holy Triphillius, Bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) on Cyprus (343)
Romans 5:1-10; Matthew 6:22-33
Apostles' Fast.
May 2, 2021
Fifth Sunday after Pascha - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Tone 4; our Father Among the Saints Athanasius the Great (373)
Acts 11:19-26, 29-30; John 4:5-42
Third Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Tone 2; our Venerable Father John, Disciple of Gregory the Decapolitan (c. 842); Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8
April 11, 2021
Second Sunday after Pascha. Thomas Sunday; the Holy Priest-Martyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos in Asia (81-96)
Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31
April 4, 2021
Pascha: The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ
Acts 1:1-8; John 1:1-17
March 28, 2021
Palm Sunday: The Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem
Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18
March 21, 2021
Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast: Our Venerable Mother, Mary of Egypt, Tone 1
Venerable Father and Confessor James, Bishop of Catania (813-20)
Hebrews 9:11-14; Galatians 3:23-29; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 7:36-50
March 14, 2021
Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast: St. John Climacus, Tone 8
Venerable Father Benedict of Nursia (547)
Hebrews 6:13-20; Ephesians 5:9-19; Mark 9:17-31; Matthew 4:25-5:12
March 7, 2021
Third Sunday of the Great Fast: Veneration of the Holy Cross, Tone 7
Holy Priest-Martyrs and Bishops of Cherson Basil, Ephrem, Capiton, Eugene, Etherius and Others (284-305)
Hebrews 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1
February 28, 2021
Second Sunday of the Great Fast: St. Gregory of Palamas, Tone 6
Venerable Father and Confessor Basil, Ascetical Companion of Procopius (716-40)
Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12
February 21, 2021
First Sunday of the Great Fast - Sunday of Orthodoxy, Tone 5
Our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola (8th c.); Our Holy Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Great Antioch (338)
Great Fast Day 7
Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40; 12:1-2; John 1:43-51
February 14, 2021Sunday of Cheesefare - Sunday of Forgiveness, Tone 4
Repose of Our Venerable Father Constantine the Philosopher, in the Monastic Life, Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs (869); and our Venerable Father Auxentius (457-74); and the Venerable Maron the Wonderworker and Hermit
Romans 13:11-14:4; Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Matthew 6:14-21; John 10:9-16
January 10, 2021
Sunday after Theophany, Tone 7; Our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa
Ephesians 4:7-13; Matthew 4:12-17
January 6, 2021
Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
Titus 2:11-15; 3:4-7; Matthew 3:13-17
January 3, 2021
Sunday before Theophany, Octoechos Tone 6; the Holy Prophet Malachi (5th c. BC); the Holy Martyr Gordius (313-24)
2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8
January 1, 2021
The Circumcision of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379)
Colossians 2:8-12; Hebrews 7:26-8:2
Luke 2:20-21, 40-52; Luke 6:17-23
December 27, 2020
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ; Commemoration of the Holy and Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James, Brother of the Lord, Tone 5; the Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore the "Branded One" (844)
Galatians 1:11-19; Matthew 2:13-23
December 25, 2020 - The Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ (Christmas)
Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12
Feast of our Lord. Holy Day of Obligation.
November 22, 2020
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8; Post-feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God; The Holy Apostle Philemon and those with him; Ephesians 4:1-6; Luke 10:25-37; Nativity Fast.
November 21, 2020
The Entrance into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; Hebrew 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28
November 15, 2020
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 7; The Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas (284-305) and Abibus (313-24); Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 8:41-56; Nativity Fast.
November 8, 2020
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 6; Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers of Heaven
Ephesians 2:4-10; Hebrews 2:2-10; Luke 8:26-39; Luke 10:16-21
November 1, 2020
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 5; The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian; Passing into Eternal Life of the Servant of God Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, 1944; Passing into Eternal Life (1947) of Blessed Theodore Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo, and Martyr; Galatians 6:11-18; Luke 16:19-31
October 25, 2020
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 4; The Holy Martyrs and Notaries Marcian and Martyrius (351)
Galatians 2:16-20; Luke 8:5-15
October 11, 2020
Commemoration of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, Tone 2; The Holy Apostle Philip, One of the Seven Deacons; Our Venerable Father Theophanes the Branded, Composer of Canons (845)
Hebrews 13:7-16; John 17:1-13
October 4, 2020
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; The Holy Priest-Martyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens; Ammon the Anchorite (350); Vladimir, Prince of Novgorod and his mother, Anne (1051); our Venerable Father Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)
2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Luke 5:1-11
October 1, 2020
The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God; Holy Apostle Ananias, One of the Seventy Disciples; Our Venerable Father Roman Who Sang Sweetly (560)
Hebrews 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28
September 27, 2020
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8; Holy Martyr Callistratus and His Companions; Our Venerable Father Nilus, Founder and Hegumen of the Grottaferrata Monastery
2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1; Matthew 15:21-28
September 14, 2020
The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
1 Corinthians 1:18-24; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35
August 23, 2020
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 3; Leave-taking of the Feast of the Holy Dormition; Holy Martyr Luppus; Holy Priest-Martyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons (193-211)
1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26
August 16, 2020
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 2; Post-feast of the Dormition; the Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Holy Icon Not Made with Hands of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, also called the Holy Veil, and the Holy Martyr Diomedes (284-305)
1 Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35
August 15, 2020
The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; Kievan-Caves Icon of the Mother of God (1073), and Zaranytsia
Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28
August 9, 2020
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; Post-feast of the Transfiguration; Holy Apostle Matthias
1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Acts 1:12-17, 21-26; Matthew 17:14-23; Luke 9:1-6
August 6, 2020
The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
2 Peter 1:10-19; Matthew 17:1-9
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 5; The Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilary (98-117); Venerable Father Michael of Maleon (961)
Romans 12:6-14; Matthew 9:1-8
June 24, 2020
The Nativity of the Honourable and Glorious Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of Christ
Romans 13:11b-14:4; Luke 1:1-25, 57-68, 76, 80
June 14, 2020
Second Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; The Holy Prophet Elisha (9th c. BC); Our Holy Father Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople (847)
Romans 2:10-16; Matthew 4:18-23
May 31, 2020
Descent of the Holy Spirit. Holy and Glorious Pentecost; The Holy Apostle Hermas; the Holy Martyr Hermes (138-61)
Acts 2:1-11; John 7:37-52; 8:12
May 24, 2020
Seventh Sunday after Pascha. Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, Tone 6; Our Venerable Father Simeon of the ?Mountain of Wonders? (596)
Acts 20:16-18, 28-36; John 17:1-13
April 26, 2020
Third Sunday after Pascha - Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Tone 2; The Holy Priest-Martyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia (c. 322)
Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8
April 19, 2020
Second Sunday after Pascha - Thomas Sunday; Our Venerable Father John the Ancient Hermit (c. 800)
Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31
April 12, 2020
Pascha: The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ
Acts 1:1-8; John 1:1-17
April 5, 2020
Palm Sunday: The Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem; The Holy Martyrs Theodulus and Agathopedes and Those with Them (c. 305)
Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18
March 29, 2020
Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast - Mary of Egypt, Tone 1; Our Venerable Father Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, the Deacon Cyril and Others Martyred During the Reign of Julian the Apostate (360-63)
Hebrews 9:11-14; Galatians 3:23-29; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 7:36-50
March 25, 2020
The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; Passing into Eternal Life (1944) of Blessed Omelian (Emil) Kovch, Priest of Peremyshliany and Martyr of Majdanek
Sixth Hour - Isaiah 41:4-14
Presanctified - Genesis 17:1-9; Proverbs 15:20-16:9; Luke 1:24-38
March 8, 2020
Second Sunday of the Great Fast - Gregory of Palamas, Tone 6; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theophilactus, Bishop of Nicomedia (c. 845)
Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12
Great Fast Day 14
March 1, 2020
First Sunday of the Great Fast - Sunday of Orthodoxy, Tone 5; The Holy Venerable-Martyr Eudocia (98-117)
Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40; 12:1-2; John 1:43-51
Great Fast Day 7
February 23, 2020
Cheesefare Sunday (of Forgiveness), Tone 4; The First and Second Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist
Romans 13:11-14:4; 2 Corinthians 4:6-15; Matthew 6:14-21; Matthew 11:2-15
All-Night Vigil Feast
The commemoration of John the Baptist is transferred from February 24 for this year
February 16, 2020
Meatfare Sunday (of the Fearful Judgement), Tone 3; The Holy Martyrs Pamphilus the Priest (c. 309) and Porphyrius and Their Companions
1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2; Matthew 25:31-46
February 9, 2020
Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Tone 2; Leave-taking of the Feast of the Encounter of Our Lord; the Holy Martyr Nicephorus
1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32
February 2, 2020
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, Tone 1; The Encounter of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ
Hebrews 7:7-17; 2 Timothy 3:10-15; Luke 2:22-40; Luke 18:10-14
January 30, 2020
The Three Holy and Great Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom; and the Holy Priest-Martyr Hippolytus (235)
Hebrews 13:7-16; Matthew 5:14-19
January 26, 2020
32nd Sunday after Pentecost - Sunday of Zacchaeus, Tone 8. Our Venerable Father Xenophon and his wife Maria
1 Timothy 4:9-15; Luke 19:1-10
January 19, 2020
31st Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 7; Our Venerable Father Macarius of Egypt (c. 390)
1 Timothy 1:15-17; Luke 18:35-43
January 6, 2020
The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
Titus 2:11-15; 3:4-7; Matthew 3:13-17
Feast of our Lord. Holy Day of Obligation.
January 5, 2020
Sunday before Theophany, Tone 5; Theophany Eve; The Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas (284-305); the Venerable Syncletica
2 Timothy 4:5-8; Mark 1:1-8
Abstention from meat and foods that contain meat
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is served today in the morning.
January 1, 2020
The Circumcision of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379)
Colossians 2:8-12; Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Luke 2:20-21, 40-52; Luke 6:17-23
Feast of our Lord. Polyeleos Feast
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is celebrated today.
A day when the faithful are highly encouraged to participate in the Divine Liturgy.
December 27, 2019
Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ; the Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen; Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore the Branded One (844)
Acts 6:8-7:5,47-60; Matthew 21:33-42
No fasting or abstention from foods.
December 25, 2019
The Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ (Christmas)
Galatians 4:4-7; Matthew 2:1-12
Rank: of our Lord. Holy Day of Obligation.
September 29, 2019
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 7; Our Venerable Father Cyriacus the Anchorite (c. 448-556)
2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Matthew 25:14-30
September 23, 2018
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; the Conception of the Honourable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Luke 5:1-11
August 19, 2018
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 4; Post-feast of the Dormition; Holy Martyr Andrew the General and those with him (286-305)
1 Corinthians 16:13-24; Matthew 21:33-42
August 18, 2018
Post-feast of the Dormition; Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus (313-24)
1 Corinthians 2:6-9; Matthew 22:15-22
August 15, 2018
The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
Kievan-Caves Icon of the Mother of God (1073), and Zaranytsia
Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28
August 12, 2018
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 3; Post-feast of the Transfiguration; Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetas (284-305)
1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26
Dormition Fast.
August 6, 2018
The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
2 Peter 1:10-19; Matthew 17:1-9