Liturgical Calendar for the Year of Grace 2023
Menaion:
January
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February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
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October
- November
- December
Sundays and great feasts (
) are in bold face
| Date | Day | Tone | Matins Gospel |
Description |
| January 1 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Circumcision of the
Lord; Feast of St. Basil the Great;
Sunday before Theophany Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben to Saint Basil |
| January 5 | Thu | Royal Hours of Theophany (adapted) | ||
| January 6 | Fri | Theophany of the Lord Vespers with Divine Liturgy - Great Compline - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Great Blessing of Water - Blessing of Homes |
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| January 7 | Sat | Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet and Baptist John Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 8 | Sun | 6 | 9 | Sunday after Theophany Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 15 | Sun | 7 | 10 | 32nd Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 22 | Sun | 8 | 11 | 33rd Sunday after
Pentecost (Sunday of Zacchaeus) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 29 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Sunday of the Publican
and the Pharisee Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| January 30 | Mon | Three Holy Bishops: Basil
the Great,
Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 2 | Thu | Meeting of Our Lord
with Simeon and Anna Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 5 | Sun | 2 | 2 | Sunday of the Prodigal
Son Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 11 | Sat | First All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| February 12 | Sun | 3 | 3 | Meatfare Sunday (Sunday of the Last Judgment) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 18 | Sat | Cheesefare Saturday (commemoration of all holy ascetics) Divine Liturgy |
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| February 19 | Sun | 4 | 4 | Cheesefare Sunday (Sunday of Forgiveness) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| February 20 - March 31 | 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 20 - February 26 | First Week of the Great Fast | |||
| February 20 | Mon | First Day
of the Great Fast (Clean Monday) |
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| February 25 | Sat | First Saturday of the Great Feast; First and Second Findings of the Head of John the Forerunner and Baptist Divine Liturgy |
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| February 26 | Sun | 5 | 5 | First Sunday of the
Great Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| February 27 - March 5 | Second Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 4 | Sat | Second All-Souls' Saturday (commemoration of the Departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 5 | Sun | 6 | 6 | Second Sunday of the
Great Fast (St. Gregory Palamas) Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy (Palamas) - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 6-12 | Third Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 9 | Thu | Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts |
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| March 11 | Sat | Third All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 12 | Sun | 7 | 7 | Third Sunday of
the Great Fast (Veneration of the Holy
Cross) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 13-19 | Fourth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 18 | Sat | Fourth All-Souls' Saturday (commemoration of the Departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 19 | Sun | 8 | 8 | Fourth Sunday
of the Great Fast (St. John Climacus) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 20-26 | Fifth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 23 | Thu | Matins of the Great Canon of Repentence of St. Andrew of Crete | ||
| March 24 | Fri | Eve of the Annunciation Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (samohlasen) |
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| March 25 | Sat | Annunciation of the Theotokos Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| March 26 | Sun | 1 | 9 | Fifth Sunday
of the Great Fast; Leave-taking of the Annunciation Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 27 - April 2 | Sixth Week of the Great Fast (which ends on Friday) | |||
| April 1 | Sat | Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy |
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| April 2 | Sun | * | Palm (Flowery) Sunday Great Vespers - Matins - Blessing of Psalms - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
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| April 3-9 | Great and Holy Week | |||
| April 3 | Mon | Great and Holy Monday Bridegoom Matins |
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| April 4 | Tue | Great and Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins |
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| April 5 | Wed | Great and Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins - Holy Anointing (troparia) |
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| April 6 | Thu | Great and Holy Thursday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (propers only - cathedral version) |
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| April 7 | Fri | Great and Holy Friday Matins - Royal Hours (music - short form) - Vespers |
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| April 8 | Sat | Great and Holy Saturday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy |
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| April 9 | Sun | * | - | PASCHA:
The Resurrection of our
Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Midnight Office - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
| April 10-15 | Bright Week | |||
| April 10 | Mon | Bright Monday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 11 | Tue | Bright Tuesday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 12 | Wed | Bright Wednesday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 13 | Thu | Bright Thursday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 14 | Fri | Bright Friday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 15 | Sat | Bright Saturday Matins - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 16 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Thomas Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 23 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Sunday of the
Myrrh-bearing Women; Holy Great-Martyr George the Wonder-worker Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 30 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Sunday of the Paralytic Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 3 | Wed | Mid-Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 7 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Sunday of the Samaritan
Woman Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 14 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday of the Man Born
Blind Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 17 | Wed | Leave-taking of Pascha | ||
| May 18 | Thu | The Ascension of our Lord,
God and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 21 | Sun | 6 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the First Nicean Council Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 26 | Fri | Leave-taking of the Ascension | ||
| May 27 | Sat | Memory of all Faithful
Departed (fifth All Souls Saturday) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| May 28 | Sun | * | Pentecost Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers (complete) |
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| June 3 | Sat | Leave-taking of Pentecost | ||
| June 4 | Sun | 8 | 1 | Sunday of All Saints Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| June 5 - June 28 | The Apostles' Fast | |||
| June 11 | Sun | 1 | 2 | Second Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 18 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Third Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 24 | Sat | Birth of the Holy Prophet, Apostle and Forerunner John Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 25 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Fourth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 29 | Thu | The Holy Apostles Ss.
Peter and Paul Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 2 | Sun | 4 | 5 | Fifth Sunday after
Pentecost; Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 4 | Tue | Independence Day (in the United States) Divine Liturgy |
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| July 9 | Sun | 5 | 6 | Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 16 | Sun | 6 | 7 | Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost; Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 20 | Thu | Holy Prophet Elijah Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 23 | Sun | 7 | 8 | Eighth Sunday after
Pentecost; Blessed Basil Hopko Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 30 | Sun | 8 | 9 | Ninth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 1-14 | Dormition Fast Paraklesis |
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| August 1 | Tue | Procession of the Holy Cross Lesser Blessing of Water |
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| August 6 | Sun | * | The Transfiguration of the
Lord Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| August 13 | Sun | 2 | 11 | Eleventh Sunday after
Pentecost, and leave-taking of the Transfiguration Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| August 15 | Tue | The Dormition of the
Mother
of God |
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| August 20 | Sun | 3 | 1 | Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Dormition Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| August 27 | Sun | 4 | 2 | Thirteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| August 29 | Tue | Beheading of the holy Forerunner, Prophet and Baptist John Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 1 | Fri | Beginning of the Church
Year Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 3 | Sun | 5 | 3 | Fourteenth
Sunday after Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| September 8 | Sat | Nativity of the Mother
of God Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 10 | Sun | 6 | 6 | Sunday before the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 14 | Thu | Exaltation of the Holy
Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| September 17 | Sun | 7 | 5 | Sunday after the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 18 | Mon | 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 one-week discrepancy, so the Gospel read on September 18 is for the Eighteenth Week after Pentecost. |
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| September 24 | Sun | 8 | 6 | Seventeenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| September 26 | Tue | Dormition
of Saint John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 1 | Sun | 1 | 7 | Eighteenth Sunday after
Pentecost; Protection of the
Mother of God Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 8 | Sun | 2 | 8 | Nineteenth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 15 | Sun | 3 | 9 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the Seventh Ecumenical Council Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| October 22 | Sun | 4 | 10 | Twenty-first Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 26 | Thu | Holy Great-martyr
Demetrius Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 29 | Sun | 5 | 11 | Twenty-second Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| October 31 | Tue | Holy Martyr Theodore
Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| November 5 | Sun | 6 | 1 | Twenty-third Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 8 | Wed | The Holy Archangel
Michael and all the Angelic Powers Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 12 | Sun | 7 | 2 | Twenty-fourth Sunday
after Pentecost; Holy Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polotsk Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 15 - December 24 |
St. Phillip's
Fast Emmanuel Moleben (supplement) |
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| November 19 | Sun | 8 | 3 | Twenty-fifth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 21 | Tue | Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 23 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| November 26 | Sun | 1 | 4 | Twenty-sixth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 3 | Sun | 2 | 5 | Twenty-seventh Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 6 | Wed | Our holy Father Nicholas,
Archbishop of Myra Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| December 8 | Fri | Maternity of Holy Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 10 | Sun | 3 | 6 | Twenty-eighth Sunday
after Pentectost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 12 | Tue | Theotokos of Guadalupe Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 17 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Second Sunday before the Nativity (Sunday of the
Forefathers) Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 22 | Fri | Vigil of the Nativity Royal Hours (music supplement) - Office of Readings |
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| December 24 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday before the
Nativity (Sunday of the Ancestors) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 25 | Mon | 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 | Tue | Synaxis of the Theotokos Divine Liturgy |
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| December 27 | Wed | Holy Apostle and
First Martyr Stephen |
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| December 31 | Sun | 6 | 9 | Sunday after Nativity;
The Commemoration of the Relatives of the Lord: Saints Joseph, James
and David |