Liturgical Calendar for the Year of Grace 2011
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 | Sat | Circumcision of the
Lord; Feast of St. Basil the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 2 | Sun | 7 | 10 | Sunday before Theophany Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 5 | Wed | Vigil of Theophany Royal Hours (adapted) |
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| January 6 | Thu | Theophany of the Lord Vespers with Divine Liturgy (Version A - Version B) - Great Compline (service - propers) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Great Blessing of Water |
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| January 7 | Fri | Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet and Baptist John Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 9 | Sun | 8 | 11 | Sunday after Theophany Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 16 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Thirty-fourth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 23 | Sun | 2 | 2 | Thirty-fifth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| January 30 | Sun | 3 | 3 | Thirty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost;
Feast of the Three Holy Bishops: Basil
the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| February 2 | Wed | Meeting of Our Lord
with Simeon and Anna Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 6 | Sun | 4 | 4 | Third-seventh Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of Zacchaeus |
| February 13 | Sun | 5 | 5 | Sunday of the Publican
and the Pharisee Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 20 | Sun | 6 | 6 | Sunday of the Prodigal
Son Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 26 | Sat | First All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy |
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| February 27 | Sun | 7 | 7 | Meatfare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| March 5 | Sat | Cheesefare Saturday (commemoration of all holy ascetics) Divine Liturgy |
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| March 6 | Sun | 8 | 8 | Cheesefare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (saints only) |
| March 7 - April 15 | The Great Fast Sunday Evening Vespers Daily Matins - Third and Sixth Hour Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - see new Presanctified books for propers |
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| March 7-12 | First Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 7 | Mon | First Day
of the Great Fast (Clean Monday) |
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| March 12 | Sat | Commemoration of the miracle of Saint Theodore; Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Divine Liturgy |
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| March 13 | Sun | 1 | 9 | First Sunday of the
Great Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (saints only) |
| March 14-18 | Second Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 19 | Sat | Second All-Souls' Saturday (commemoration of the Departed) Divine Liturgy |
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| March 20 | Sun | 2 | 10 | Second Sunday of the
Great Fast (St. Gregory Palamas) Vespers - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (saints only) |
| March 21-26 | Third Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 25 | Fri | Annunciation of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Vespers and Divine Liturgy (samohlasen - simple) |
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| March 26 | Sat | Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (replaces the third All-Souls' Saturday) Divine Liturgy |
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| March 27 | Sun | 3 | 11? | Third Sunday of
the Great Fast (Veneration of the Holy
Cross) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (saints only) |
| March 30 | Wed | Mid-Lent | ||
| April 2 | Sat | Fourth All-Souls' Saturday (commemoration of the Departed) Divine Liturgy |
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| April 3 | Sun | 4 | 1 | Fourth Sunday
of the Great Fast (St. John Climacus) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (saints only) |
| April 4-9 | Fifth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| April 7 | Thu | Matins of the Great Canon of Repentence of St. Andrew of Crete | ||
| April 9 | Sat | Akathistos Saturday Divine Liturgy - Akathist Hymn |
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| April 10 | Sun | 5 | 2 | Fifth Sunday of
the Great Fast (Mary of Egypt) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (saints only) |
| April 11-15 | Sixth Week of the Great Fast (which ends on Friday) | |||
| April 16 | Sat | Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy |
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| April 17 | Sun | * | * | Palm (Flowery) Sunday Great Vespers - Matins - Blessing of Psalms - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| April 18 | Mon | Great and Holy Monday Bridegoom Matins - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts |
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| April 19 | Tue | Great and Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts |
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| April 20 | Wed | Great and Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - Holy Anointing (troparia) |
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| April 21 | Thu | Great and Holy Thursday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy (cathedral version) |
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| April 22 | Fri | Great and Holy Friday Matins - Royal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 23 | Sat | Great and Holy Saturday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy |
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| April 24 | Sun | 1 | * | PASCHA:
The Resurrection of our
Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Midnight Office - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
| April 25 | Mon | 2 | Bright Monday; the holy great-martyr George the
Wonder-worker Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 26 | Tue | 3 | Bright Tuesday; the holy apostle and evangelist Mark Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 27 | Wed | 4 | Bright Wednesday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 28 | Thu | 5 | Bright Thursday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 29 | Fri | 6 | Bright Friday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 30 | Sat | 8 | Bright Saturday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| May 1 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Thomas Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 8 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Sunday of the
Myrrh-bearing Women; the holy apostle and evangelist John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 15 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Sunday of the Paralytic Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 18 | Wed | Mid-Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 22 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Sunday of the Samaritan
Woman Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 29 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday of the Man Born
Blind Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| June 1 | Wed | Leave-taking of Pascha | ||
| June 2 | Thu | The Ascension of our Lord,
God and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 5 | Sun | 6 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the First Nicean Council Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| June 11 | Sat | Memory of all Faithful
Departed (fifth All Souls Saturday) Divine Liturgy |
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| June 12 | Sun | * | * | Pentecost Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers (complete) |
| June 18 | Sat | Leave-taking of Pentecost | ||
| June 19 | Sun | 8 | 1 | Sunday of All Saints Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| June 20-28 | The Apostles' Fast | |||
| June 24 | Fri | Birth of the Holy Prophet, Apostle and Forerunner John Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 26 | Sun | 1 | 2 | Second Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 29 | Wed | The Holy Apostles Ss.
Peter and Paul Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 3 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Third Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 10 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Fourth Sunday after
Pentecost; our venerable father Anthony of the Monastery of the Caves Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 17 | Sun | 4 | 5 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the First Six Ecumenical Councils Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 20 | Wed | The Holy Prophet Elijah Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 24 | Sun | 5 | 6 | Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost; holy martyrs Boris and Gleb Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 31 | Sun | 6 | 7 | Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 1-14 | Dormition Fast Paraklesis |
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| August 1 | Mon | Procession of the Holy Cross Lesser Blessing of Water |
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| August 6 | Sat | The Transfiguration of the
Lord Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| August 7 | Sun | 7 | 8 | Eighth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 14 | Sun | 8 | 9 | Ninth
Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 15 | Mon | The Dormition of the
Mother
of God Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| August 21 | Sun | 1 | 10 | Tenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 28 | Sun | 2 | 11 | Eleventh Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| August 29 | Mon | Beheading of St. John
the Baptist Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 1 | Thu | Beginning of the Church
Year Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 4 | Sun | 3 | 1 | Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 8 | Thu | Nativity of the Theotokos Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 11 | Sun | 4 | 2 | Sunday before the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 14 | Wed | Exaltation of the Holy
Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| September 18 | Sun | 5 | 3 | Sunday after the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| We begin the continuous
reading of the Gospel of Saint Luke
at the Divine Liturgy, which will continue until the great Fast. As a result, this year there is a three-week discrepancy, so the Gospel read on September 25 is for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. |
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| September 25 | Sun | 6 | 4 | Fifteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| September 26 | Mon | Dormition
of Saint John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 1 | Sat | Protection of the Theotokos Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 2 | Sun | 7 | 5 | Sixteenth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 9 | Sun | 8 | 6 | Seventeenth Sunday
after Pentecost; Holy apostle James Alpheus Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 16 | Sun | 1 | 7 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the Seventh Ecumenical Council Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| October 23 | Sun | 2 | 8 | Nineteenth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 26 | Wed | Holy Great-martyr
Demetrius Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 30 | Sun | 3 | 9 | Twentieth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 31 | Mon | Blessed Theodore Romzha Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 6 | Sun | 4 | 10 | Twenty-first Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 8 | Tue | The Holy Archangel
Michael and all the Angelic Powers Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 13 | Sun | 5 | 11 | Twenty-sixth Sunday
after Pentecost; Our holy father John Chrysostom Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 14 - December 24 |
St. Phillip's Fast | |||
| November 20 | Sun | 6 | 1 | Twenty-third Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 21 | Mon | Entrance of the Mother
of God into the Temple Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 25 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| November 27 | Sun | 7 | 2 | Twenty-fourth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 4 | Sun | 8 | 3 | Twenty-fifth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 6 | Tue | Holy Father Nicholas,
Archbishop of Myra Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 8 | Thu | Maternity of Holy Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 11 | Sun | 1 | 4 | Second Sunday before the Nativity (Sunday of the
Forefathers) Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 18 | Sun | 2 | 5 | Sunday before the
Nativity (Sunday of the Ancestors) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 23 | Fri | Royal Hours (adapted) of the Nativity, transferred from Saturday | ||
| December 24 | Sat | Vigil of the Nativity of
the Lord Divine Liturgy (morning) |
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| December 25 | Sun | * | * | Nativity of our Lord, God
and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers - Great Compline - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| December 26 | Mon | Synaxis of the Mother of
God;
Commemoration of the Relatives of the Lord: Saints Joseph, James
and David Divine Liturgy |
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| December 27 | Tue | Holy Apostle and First Martyr Stephen Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 31 | Sat | Leave-taking of the Nativity of the Lord |
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