Liturgical Calendar for the Year of Grace 2019
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January
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February
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October
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| Date | Day | Tone | Matins Gospel |
Description |
| January 1 | Tue | Circumcision of the
Lord; Feast of St. Basil the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben to Saint Basil |
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| January 4 | Fri | Royal Hours of Theophany (adapted) | ||
| January 6 | Sun | * | * | Theophany of Our Lord Vespers - Vespers with Divine Liturgy - Great Compline - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Great Blessing of Water |
| January 7 | Mon | 8 | Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet and Baptist John Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 13 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Sunday after Theophany Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 20 | Sun | 2 | 2 | Thirty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost; Venerable Father Euthymius Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 27 | Sun | 3 | 3 | Thirty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost; Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 30 | Wed | 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 | Sat | Meeting of Our Lord
with Simeon and Anna Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 3 | Sun | 4 | 4 | Thirty-seventh Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of Zacchaeus; Synaxis of Simeon and Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| February 10 | Sun | 5 | 5 | Sunday of the Publican
and the Pharisee Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 17 | Sun | 6 | 6 | Sunday of the Prodigal
Son Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 23 | Sat | First All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| February 24 | Sun | 7 | 7 | Meatfare Sunday; First and Second Finding of the Head of John the Baptist Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| March 2 | Sat | Cheesefare Saturday (commemoration of all holy ascetics) Divine Liturgy |
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| March 3 | Sun | 8 | 8 | Cheesefare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 3 - April 12 | 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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| March 4-10 | First Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 9 | Sat | First Saturday of the Great Fast (commemoration of the miracle of Saint Theodore); Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - Divine Liturgy |
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| March 10 | Sun | 1 | 9 | First Sunday of the
Great Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 11-17 | Second Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 16 | Sat | Second All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy |
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| March 17 | Sun | 2 | 10 | Second Sunday of the
Great Fast Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy (Palamas) - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 18-24 | Third Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 23 | Sat | Third All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy |
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| March 24 | Sun | 3 | 11 | Third Sunday of
the Great Fast (Veneration of the Holy
Cross); Pre-festive Day of the Annunciation Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| March 25-31 | Fourth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 25 | Mon | Annunciation of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Vespers with Divine Liturgy (short) |
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| March 30 | Sat | Fourth All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy |
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| March 31 | Sun | 4 | 1 | Fourth Sunday
of the Great Fast (St. John Climacus) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| April 1-7 | Fifth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| April 4 | Thu | Matins of the Great Canon of Repentence of St. Andrew of Crete | ||
| April 6 | Sat | Akathistos Saturday Divine Liturgy - Akathist Hymn |
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| April 7 | Sun | 5 | 2 | Fifth Sunday of
the Great Fast Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| April 8-12 | Sixth Week of the Great Fast (which ends on Friday) | |||
| April 13 | Sat | Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy |
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| April 14 | Sun | * | Palm (Flowery) Sunday Vespers - Matins - Blessing of Psalms - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (complete) |
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| April 15-20 | Great and Holy Week | |||
| April 15 | Mon | Great and Holy Monday Bridegroom Matins |
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| April 16 | Tue | Great and Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins |
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| April 17 | Wed | Great and Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins - Holy Anointing (troparia) |
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| April 18 | Thu | Great and Holy Thursday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (propers only) |
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| April 19 | Fri | Great and Holy Friday Matins - Vespers |
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| April 20 | Sat | Great and Holy Saturday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy |
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| April 21 | Sun | * | - | PASCHA:
The Resurrection of our
Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
Midnight Office - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
| April 21-26 | Bright Week Matins (Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday) - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 23 | Tue | Bright Tuesday; Great Martyr George the
Wonder-worker Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| April 28 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Thomas Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 5 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Sunday of the
Myrrh-bearing Women Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 12 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Sunday of the Paralytic Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 15 | Wed | Mid-Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 19 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Sunday of the Samaritan
Woman Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 26 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday of the Man Born
Blind Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 29 | Wed | Leave-taking of Pascha | ||
| May 30 | Thu | The Ascension of our Lord,
God and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 2 | Sun | 6 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the First Nicean Council Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| June 8 | Sat | Memory of all Faithful
Departed (fifth All Souls Saturday) Divine Liturgy |
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| June 9 | Sun | * | Pentecost Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben to the Holy Spirit - Sunday afternoon Vespers (complete) |
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| June 15 | Sat | Leave-taking of Pentecost | ||
| June 16 | Sun | 8 | 1 | Sunday of All Saints Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| June 17 - June 28 | The Apostles' Fast | |||
| June 23 | Sun | 1 | 2 | Second Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 24 | Mon | Birth of the Holy Prophet, Apostle and Forerunner John Vespers - 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 | 2 | 3 | Third Sunday after
Pentecost; the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 4 | Thu | Independence Day (United States) Divine Liturgy |
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| July 7 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Fourth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 14 | Sun | 4 | 5 | Fifth 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 | 5 | 6 | Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 28 | Sun | 6 | 7 | Seventh 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 | 7 | 8 | Eighth 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 | 8 | 9 | Tenth 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 |
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| August 18 | Sun | 1 | 10 | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Dormition Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 25 | Sun | 2 | 11 | Eleventh 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 | 3 | 1 | Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost; Beginning of the Church
Year Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 8 | Sun | 4 | * | 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 -Veneration of the Cross (additional stichera) -Moleben |
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| September 15 | Sun | 5 | 3 | 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 | 6 | 4 | Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 26 | Thu | Passing
of Saint John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 29 | Sun | 7 | 5 | Sixteenth 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 | 8 | 6 | Seventeenth Sunday
after Pentecost; Holy Apostle Thomas Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 13 | Sun | 1 | 7 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the Seventh Ecumenical Council Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| October 20 | Sun | 2 | 7 | Nineteenth 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 | 3 | 9 | Twentieth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 31 | Thu | Holy Martyr Theodore
Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo |
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| November 3 | Sun | 4 | 10 | Twenty-first 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 | 5 | 11 | Twenty-second 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 | 6 | 1 | Twenty-third Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 21 | Thu | Entrance of the Mother
of God into the Temple Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 24 | Sun | 7 | 2 | Twenty-fourth Sunday
after Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Entrance Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 28 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| December 1 | Sun | 8 | 3 | Twenty-fifth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 6 | Fri | Holy Father Nicholas,
Archbishop of Myra |
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| December 8 | Sun | 1 | 4 | Twenty-sixth Sunday
after Pentecost; Maternity of Holy Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 12 | Thu | Theotokos of Guadalupe Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 15 | Sun | 2 | 5 | Second Sunday before the Nativity (Sunday of the
Forefathers) Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 22 | Sun | 3 | 6 | Sunday before the
Nativity (Sunday of the Ancestors) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 24 | Tue | Vigil of the Nativity Royal Hours (adapted, with music) |
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| December 25 | Wed | Nativity of our Lord, God
and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers with Divine Liturgy - Great Compline (short) - 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 - Moleben |
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| December 29 | Sun | 4 | 7 | 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 |
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