January
Tuesday 1
Fast free, Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ, and St Basil the Great
Epistle: Col 2:8-12, Gospel: Luke 2:20-21, 40-52Wednesday 2, Forefeast of Epiphany Begins
Fast free, Pope Sylvester, St Seraphim of Sarov
Epistle: Heb 5:4-10; Gospel: John 3:1-15Thursday 3
Fast free, Prophet Malachi, Martyr Gordios
Epistle: Acts 10:44-11:10; Gospel: John 1:18-28Friday 4
Fast free, Synaxis of the 70 Apostles
Epistle: Titus 2:11-3:76; Gospel: Luke 3:1-18Saturday 5, Eve of Epiphany
Strict fast, Martyrs Theopemptos and Theonas, Our Righteous Mother Syncletiki
Epistle: 1Tim 3:13-4:5; Gospel: Matt 3:1-11
Sunday 6, Holy Epiphany (Theophany) of our Lord and Saviour Jesus,
Fast free, St Theophan the Recluse
Epistle: Titus 2:11-3:7; Gospel: Matt 3:13-17Monday 7, Synaxis of St John the Forerunner
Epistle: Acts 19:1-8; Gospel: John 1:29-34Tuesday 8
Our Righteous Mother Domnica, St George of Hozeva
Epistle: Rom 6:3-11; Gospel: John 7:22-33Wednesday 9
Strict fast, Holy Martyr Polyeuctos. St Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow, St Eustratios the Wonderworker
Epistle: 2Tim 2:1-10; Gospel: Mark 1:9-15Thursday 10
St Gregory of Nyssa. St Dometian (Bishop of Melitene)
Epistle: Eph 4:7-13; Gospel: Luke 3:19-22Friday 11
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Theodosios the Cenobiarch, St Vitalis of Gaza
Epistle: Heb 13:7-16; Gospel: Matt 11:27-30Saturday 12
Martyr Tatiana, Martyr Mertios
Epistle: Eph 6:10-17; Gospel: Matt 4:1-11
Sunday 13
Holy Martyrs Hermylos and Stratonikos, St Hilary of Poitiers, St Maximos the Righteous
Epistle: Eph 4:7-13; Gospel: Matt 4:12-17Monday 14, Apodosis of Epiphany
Holy Fathers Slain at Sinai and Raitho, St Sava of Serbia
Epistle: Heb 10:32-38; Gospel: Luke 12:32-40Tuesday 15
St Paul of Thebes, St John the Calabyte
Epistle: Gal 5:22-6:2; Gospel: Luke 12:32-40Wednesady 16
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Veneration of the Chains of Apostle Peter, Righteous Makarios of Kalogeras
Epistle: Acts 12:1-11; Gospel: John 21:15-25Thursday 17
St Antony the Great, St Anthony of Berropas, St George New Martyr of Jannina
Epistle: Heb 13:17-21; Gospel: Luke 6:17-23Friday 18
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Sts Athanasios and Cyril (Patriarchs of Alexandria), St Zenia the Martyr
Epistle: Heb 13:7-16; Gospel: Matt 5:14-19Saturday19
Sts Macarios the Great of Egypt, Macarios of Alexandria, Arsenios of Corfu, and Mark Eugenicus of Ephesus
Epistle: Gal 5:22-6:2; Gospel: Matt 8:5-13
Sunday 20
Righteous Father Euthymios the Great, St Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra
Epistle: 2Cor 4:6-15; Gospel: Luke 6:17-19Monday 21
St Maximos the Confessor, and Holy Martyr Neophytos
Epistle: Phil 1:12-20; Gospel: Luke 12:8-12Tuesday 22
St Timothy the Apostle, Martyr Anastasios the Persian, Venerable Joseph the Sanctified
Epistle: 2Tim 1:3-9; Gospel: Matt 10:32-38, 19:27-30Wednesday 23
Strict fast, St Clement of Ancyra, Holy Martyr Agathangelos, and Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs of Russia
Epistle: Phil 3:20-4:3; Gospel: Mark 2:23-3:5Thursday 24
St Xenia (Deaconess of Rome), Hieromartyr Babylas
Epistle: Gal 5:22-6:2; Gospel: Matt 9:27-35Friday 25
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Gregory the Theologian (and January 30)
Epistle: Heb 7:26-8:2; Gospel: John 10:9-16Saturday 26
Sts Xenophon, Maria, and sons
Epistle: Rom 6:18-23; Gospel: Matt 22:35-46
Sunday 27
Translation St John Chrysostom's Holy Relics , St Peter the Righteous of Egypt
Epistle: Heb 7:26-8:2; Gospel: John 19:1-10Monday 28
St Ephraim the Syrian, and St Isaac the Syrian
Epistle: Gal 5:22-6:2; Gospel: Luke 6:17-23Tuesday 29
Translation of the Sacred Relics of St Ignatius the God-bearer, St Laurence the Recluse
Epistle: Heb 10:32-38; Gospel: Mark 9:33-41Wednesday 30, Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs Sts Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Hieromartyr Hippolytus (Pope of Rome), Martyr Theophilus the New in Cyprus, St Peter of Bulgaria, New Martyr Hatzi-Theodore
Epistle: Heb 13:7-16; Gospel: Matt 5:14-19Thursday 31
Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, Martyrs Theodote, Theoctiste and Eudoxia
Epistle: 1Cor 12:27-13:8; Gospel: Matt 10:1-8February
Friday 1, Forefeast of the Meeting of the Lord
Strict fast, Martyr Tryphon
Epistle: Rom 8:28-39; Gospel: Luke 10:19-21Saturday 2, Meeting of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple
St Gabriel the New Martyr
Epistle: Heb 7:7-17; Gospel: Luke 2:22-40
Sunday 3, Sunday of Matthew
Synaxis of St Symeon the God-Receiver and the Holy Prophetess Anna,
New Martyrs John, Nicholas and Stamatios
Epistle: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Gospel: Matt 25:14-30Monday 4
St Isidore of Mount Pelusium, St Nicholas the Confessor
Epistle: Rom 5:17-6:2; Gospel: Matt 9:14-17Tuesday 5
Martyr Agatha, St Polyeuktos (Patriarch of Constantinople)
Epistle: Rom 7:14-8:2; Gospel: Matt 10:23-31Wednesday 6
Strict fast, St Photios the Great of Constantinople, St Bucolos (Bishop of Smyrna), Sts Barsanuphios and John
Epistle: Heb 7:26-8:2; Gospel: John 10:9-16Thursday 7
St Parthenios of Lampsacos, and St Luke of Mount Stirion
Epistle: Rom 10:11-11:2; Gospel: Matt 13:3-9Friday 8
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates, and the Holy Prophet Zechariah
Epistle: Eph 2:4-10; Gospel: Matt 10:16-22Saturday 9
Holy Martyr Nicephoros, Hieromartyre Marcellus, Bishop Pancratius
Epistle: Rom 16:1-16; Gospel: Matt 9:9-13
Sunday 10, Sunday of the Canaanite
St Charalambos the Wonder-worker of Magnesia
St Anastasios (Patriarch of Jerusalem), St Scholastica, St Anna Novgorod
Epistle: 2 Tim 2:1-10; Gospel: Matt 15:21-28Monday 11
Hieromartyr Blasios, Empress Theodora
Epistle: Heb 4:14-5:6; Gospel: Matt 10:1-8Tuesday 12
St Meletios the Great of Antioch, St Antonius of Constantinople, St Christos the New Martyr
Epistle: 1 Pet 3:10-22; Gospel: Mark 12:18-27Wednesday 13
Strict fast, St Martinianos of Palestine, St Symeon the Myrrh-streamer, Apostles Aquila and Pricilla
Epistle: 1 Pet 4:1-11; Gospel: Mark 12:28-38Thursday 14
St Auxentios of the Mountain, St Cyril the Apostle to the Slavs
Epistle: 1 Pet 4:12-5:5; Gospel: Mark 12:38-44Friday 15
Strict fast, ApostleOnesimos of the Seventy, Righteous Anthimus Chios, St Eusebius the Righteous of Syria
Epistle: 2 Pet 1:1-10 Gospel: Mark 13:1-9Saturday 16
Martyr Pamphilios and Companions, St Flavianos of Constantinople, St Romanos the Younger
Epistle: 2 Tim 2:11-19; Gospel: Luke 18:2-8
Sunday 17, Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro, St Hermogenes of Moscow, St Mariam Isapostola
Epistle: 2 Tim 3:10-15; Gospel: Luke 18:9-14Monday 18
Fast free, St Leo the Great, St Agapetus the Confessor
Epistle: 2 Pet 1:20-2:9; Gospel: Mark 13:9-13Tueday 19
Fast free, Sts Philemon, Apphia and Archippos, Apostles of the Seventy, Holy Righteous Martyr Philothei of Athens
Epistle: 2 Pet 2:9-22; Gospel: Mark 13:14-23Wednesday 20
Fast free, St Leo of Catania, St Agathus of Rome
Epistle: 2 Pet 3:1-17; Gospel: Mk 13:24-31Thursday 21
Fast free, St Timothy the Righteous of Symbola, St John of Constantinople, St Zacharias, St Eustathios of Antioch
Epistle: 1 John 1:8-2:6; Gospel: Mark 13:31-14:2Friday 22
Fast free, Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs of Eugenios, Righteous Fathers Thalassius and Baradatus, St Anthousa the Martyr and her 12 Servants
Epistle: 1 John 2:7-17; Gospel: Mark 14:3-9Saturday 23
Fast free, Hieromartyr Polycarp, St Proterios (Archbishop of Alexandria), St Gorgonia the Righteous (sister of St Gregory the Theologian), St Damian the New Martyr of Mount Athos
Epistle: 1 Tim 6:1-16; Gospel: Luke 20:46-21:4
Sunday 24, Sunday of the Prodigal Son
First and Second Finding of the Head of St John the Forerunner, St Theodore Teron (commemoration of his miracle with colliva), St Romanos (Prince of Uglich)
Epistle: 2 Cor 4:6-15; Gospel: Luke 15:11-32Monday 25
St Tarasios of Constantinople, Martyrs Reginos and Lebadeus, Holy Martyr Alexander of Thrace, St Markellos of Apamea
Epistle: 1 Jn 2:18-3:8; Gospel: Mark 11:1-11Tuesday 26
St Porphyrios (Bishop of Gaza), Martyr Photini the Samaritan Woman
Epistle: 1 John 3:9-22; Gospel: Mark 14:10-42Wednesday 27
Strict fast, St Prokopios the Confessor of Decapolis, Bishop Raphael of Brooklyn
Epistle: 1 John 3:21-4:11; Gospel: Mark 14:43-15:1Thursday 28
St Basil the Confessor, St Kyranna of Thessaloniki,
Epistle: 1 Jn 4:20-5:21; Gospel: Mark 15:1-15Friday 29
Strict fast, St John Cassian
Epistle: 2 John 1:1-13; Gospel: Mark 15:21-41March
Saturday 1, Saturday of Souls
Strict fast, Martyr Eudokia, St Andonina the New Martyr
Epistle: 1 Thess 4:13-17; Gospel: Luke 21:8-36
Sunday 2, Sunday of Judgement (Meatfare Sunday)
Martyr Hesychios the Senator, Hiermartyr Theodotus of Cyrenia, St Chad of Lichfield, St Arsenius of Tver, St Loachim of Ithaca, St Nicholas of Plana
Epistle: 1 Cor 8:8-9:2 ; Gospel: Matt 25:31-46Monday 3
Fast (dairy, eggs, and fish allowed), Holy Martyrs Eutropios, Kleonikos and Vasiliskos, St Theodoretos the Holy Martyr of Antioch
Epistle: 3 John 1-14; Gospel: Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39Tuesday 4
Fast (dairy, eggs, and fish allowed), St Gerasimos the Righteous of Jordan, Martyrs Paul and Julianna
Epistle: Jude 1-10 ; Gospel: Luke 22:39-23:1Wednesday 5
Fast (dairy, eggs, and fish allowed), St Konon the Gardener, St Theodore the Recruit
Matins: Joel 2:12-26; Vespers: Joel 3:12-21Thursday 6
Fast (dairy, eggs, and fish allowed), Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Amorion, Finding the Precious Cross by St Helen
Epistle: James 1:11-25 ; Gospel: Luke 23:1-56Friday 7
Fast (dairy, eggs, and fish allowed), Holy Seven Hieromartyrs of Cherson, St Lavrentios of Megara
Matins: Zech 8:7-14, Vespers: Zech 8:19-23Saturday 8
Fast (dairy, eggs, and fish allowed), St Theophylaktos Bishop of Nicomedia, St Hermas the Apostle of the Seventy
Epistle: Gal 5:22-6:2 ; Gospel: Matt 6:1-13
Sunday 9, Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare Sunday)
Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia, St Caesarios the Righteous
Epistle: Heb 12:1-10; Gospel: Matt 6:14-21Beginning of the Paschal Fast (Great Lent)
Monday 10
Strict fast, Martyr Kodratos of Corinth and his Companions, St Anastasia of Alexandria
Matins: Isa 1:1-20, Vespers: Gen 1:1-13, Prov 1:1-20Tuesday 11
Strict fast, St Sophronios of Jerusalem, St Theodora the Righteous
Matins: Isa 1:19-2:3, Vespers: Gen 1:14-23, Prov 1:20-33Wednesday 12
Strict fast, Theophanes the Confessor, St Symeon the New Theologian
Matins: Isa 2:3-11; Vespers: Gen 1:24-2:3, Prov 2:1-22Thursday 13
Strict fast, Translation of the relicts of St Nicephoros of Constantinople, St Pouplios the Martyr of Athens
Matins: Isa 2:11-22, Vespers: Gen 2:4-19, Prov 3:1-18Friday 14, 1st Salutations - Theotokos
Strict fast, St Benedict of Nursia, St Euschimonus the Confessor
Matins: Isa 3:1-14, Vespers: Gen 2:20-3:20, Prov 3:19-34Saturday 15
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy, Holy Martyr Agapios and his Companions, St Manuel the New Martyr of Crete
Epistle: 2 Tim 2:1-10; Gospel: Mark 2:23-3:2
Sunday 16, Sunday of Orthodoxy (1st Sunday of Lent)
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Christodoulos the Wonderworker, Martyr Savinos
Epistle: Heb 11:24-12:2, Gospel: John 1:43-51Monday 17
Strict fast, St Alexios the Man of God, St Marinos the Martyr, St Patrick Enlightener of Ireland
Matins: Isa 4:2-5:7; Vespers: Gen 3:21-4:7, Prov 3:34-4:22Tuesday 18
Strict fast, St Cyril of Jerusalem, Sts Trophimos and Eukarpion (Monk-martyrs)
Matins: Isa 5:7-16; Vespers: Gen 4:8-15; Prov 5:1-15Wednesday 19
Strict fast, St Gregory the Great, Martyrs Chrysanthos and Daria, St Demetrios the New Martyr
Matins: Isa 5:16-26; Vespers: Gen 4:16-26, Prov 5:15-6:3Thursday 20
Strict fast, Fathers of the Monastery of St Sabbas, St Myron the New Martyr of Crete, St Cuthbert the Wonderworker
Matins: Isa 6:1-12, Vespers: Gen 5:1-24, Prov 6:3-20Friday 21, 2nd Salutations - Theotokos
Strict fast, St James the Confessor, St Thomas of Constantinople
Matins: Isa 7:1-14, Vespers: Gen 5:32-6:8, Prov 6:20-7:1Saturday 22
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra, Sts Kalliniki and Vassilisa the Martyrs
Epistle: Heb 3:12-16, Vespers: Mark 1:35-44
Sunday 23, Sunday of St Gregory Palamas
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Nikon and the 199, Sts Anatolios and Protoleon the Martyrs
Epistle: Heb 1:10-2:3; Vespers: Mark 2:1-12Monday 24
Strict fast, Forefeast of the Annunciation, Bishop Artemon, St Tikhon of Moscow
Matins: Isa 8:13-9:7; Gospel: Gen 6:9-22, Prov 8:1-21Tuesday 25, Annunciation of the Holy Theotokos
Fast (fish allowed)
Epistle: Heb 2:1-18; Gospel: Luke 1:24-38Wednesday 26
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel
Matins: Isa 10:12-20; Vespers: Gen 7:6-9, Prov 9:12-18Thursday 27
Strict fast, St Matrona of Thessalonica, St Paul (Bishop of Corinth)
Matins: Isa 11:10-12:2, Vespers: Gen 7:11-8:3, Prov 10:1-22Friday 28, 3rd Salutations - Theotokos
Strict fast, St Hilarion the New, St Herodion the Apostle of the Seventy
Matins: Isa 13:2-13; Vespers: Gen 8:4-21, Prov 10:31-11:12Saturday 29
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Hieromartyr Mark the Bishop of Arethusa, Holy Martyr Cyril the Deacon and his Companions, St John the Anchorite, St Eustathios the Confessor and Bishop of Bithynia, and Sts Mark, Jonah and Bassa
Epistle: Heb 10:32-38, Gospel: Mark 2:14-17
Sunday 30, Sunday of the Holy Cross
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St John Climacus, Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Caesar, and Epaphroditos of the Seventy
Epistle: Heb 4:14-5:6; Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1Monday 31
Strict fast, St Hypatios the Wonderworker, St Innocent of Moscow
Matins: Isa 14:24-32; Vespers: Gen 8:21-9:7, Prov 11:19-12:6April
Tuesday 1
Strict fast, St Mary of Egypt, St Euthemios of Suzdal, Martyrs Gerontios and Basilides, Bishop of Dorchester and Paris
Matins: Isa 25:1-9; Vespers: Gen 9:8-17, Prov 12:8-22Wednesday 2
Strict fast, St Titus the Wonderworker, St Theodora the Virgin-martyr of Palestine
Matins: Isa 26:21-27:9; Vespers: Gen 9:18-10:1, Prov 12:23-13:9Thursday 3
Strict fast, St Nikitas the Confessor, St Joseph the Hymnographer
Matins: Isa 28:14-22; Vespers: Gen 10:32-11:9, Prov 13:20-14:6Friday 4, 4th Salutations - Theotokos
Strict fast, St George of Maleon, St Plato the Studite, St Zosimas of Palestine, St Isidore of Seville
Matins:: Isa 29:13-23; Vespers: Gen 12:1-7, Prov 14:15-26Saturday 5
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Monk-Martyrs Victor, Victorin, and their Companions, St Theodora the Righteous, St Mark the Anchorite of Athens
Epistle: Heb 6:9-12; Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
Sunday 6, Sunday of St John Climacus
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Eutychios of Constantinople, St Methodius (Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlightener of Slavs)
Epistle: Heb 6:13-20; Gospel: Mark 9:17-31Monday 7
Strict fast, Holy Martyrs St Kalliopios and Theocleia, St George thye Confessor of Mytilene, St Savas the New
Matins: Is 37:33-38:6; Vespers: Gen 13:12-18, Prov 14:27-15:4Tuesday 8
Strict fast, Apostles Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, and Hermes of the Seventy, St Rufus the Obedient
Matins: Isa 40:18-31; Vespers: Gen 15:1-15, Prov 15:7-19Wednesday 9, The Great Canon
Strict fast, Martyr Eupsychios, St Vadin the Righteous of Persia
Matins: Isa 41:4-14; Vespers: Gen 17:1-9, Prov 15:20-16:9Thursday 10
Strict fast, Martyrs Terence and his Companions, Hieromartyr Gregory V of Constantinople
Matins: Isa 42:5-16; Vespers: Gen 18:20-33; Prov 16:17-17:17Friday 11, Akathist Hymn
Strict fast, Martyr Antipas, St Pharmuthios the Anchorite
Matins: Isa 45:11-17; Vespers: Gen 22:1-18; Prov 17:17-18:5Saturday 12
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Basil the Confessor, Mother Anthousa
Epistle: Heb 9:1-7; Gospel: Luke 1:39-56
Sunday 13, Sunday of St Mary of Egypt
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Martin the Confessor of Rome, The lifegiving spring of the Holy Theotokos
Epistle: Heb 9:11-14; Gospel: Mark 10:32-45Monday 14
Strict fast, Sts Aristarchos, Pudens, and Trophimos of the Seventy, St Thomais the Martyr of Alexandria
Matins: Isa 48:17-49:4; Vespers: Gen 27:1-41, Prov 19:16-25Tuesday 15
Strict fast, Martyr Crescens, Hieromartyr Leonidas
Matins: Isa 49:6-10; Vespers: Gen 31:3-16, Prov 21:3-21Wednesday 16
Strict fast, Virgin Martyrs Agape, Chionia, and Irene, Martyr Leonidas of Corinth
Matins: Isa 58:1-11; Vespers: Gen 43:26-45:16, Prov 21:3-22:4Thursday 17
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Symeon of Persia, St Makarios (Archbishop of Corinth)
Matins: Isa 65:8-16; Vespers: Gen 46:1-7, Prov 23:15-24:5Friday 18
Strict fast, St John the Righteous, St Euthemios the Enlightener of Karelia
Matins: Isa 66:10-242; Vespers: Gen 49:33-50:26; Prov 31:8-31Saturday 19, Lazarus Saturday
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Paphnoutios, St George the Confessor
Epistle: Heb 12:28-13:8; Gospel: John 11:1-45
Passion Week
Sunday 20, Palm Sunday (Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem)
Fast (fish allowed), St Theodore Trichinas, Apostle Zachaias
Epistle: Phil 4:4-9; Gospel: John 12:1-18Monday 21, Great and Holy Monday, Commemoration of Blessed Joseph the All-Righteous, and of the fig tree that was cursed by the Lord
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Ianouarios, St Maximian of Constantinople, St Alexandra
Readings: Ex 1:1-20; Job 1:1-12; Matt 24:3-35Tuesday 22, Great and Holy Tuesday, Commemoration of the Parable of the ten virgins
Strict fast, St Theodore the Sykeote, Sts Nathaniel, Luke, and Clemente the Apostles
Readings: Ex 2:5-10; Job 1:13-22; Matt 24:36-26:2Wednesday 23, Great and Holy Wednesday, Commemoration of the sinful woman who anointed the Lord with myrrh
Strict fast, Victorbearer and Wonderworker George, and Martyrs Anatolius and Protoleon
Readings: Ex 2:11-22; Job 2:1-10; Matt 26:6-16Thursday 24, Great and Holy Thurday, Celebration of the washing of the Feet, the Mystical Supper, the prayer in Gethsemane, and the betrayal
Strict fast, St Elizabeth the Wonderworker, St Savvas the General of Rome, Hieromartyrs Joseph, elias and Sabbas of Transylvania and Confessors of Orthodoxy
Readings: Ex 19:10-19; Job 38:1-42:5; Matt 26:1-27:2Friday 25, Great and Holy Friday, Celebration of the Holy and Redeeming Passion of Christ
Strict fast, St Mark the Apostle and Evangelist, New Martyr Emmanuel and his Companions, St Sylvester of Obnora
Readings: Ex 33:11-23; Job 42:12-16; Matt 27:1-61Saturday 26, Great and Holy Saturday, Celebration of the burial of Christ, and His descent into hell
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Basil of Amaseia, St Glaphyra the Righteous, St Stephen of Perm, St Joannicius in Serbia
Epistle: Rom 6:3-11; Gospel: Matt 28:1-20
Sunday 27, GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA - the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Hieromartyr Symeon, St Eulogios the Innkeeper, St Stephen the Abbott of Kiev Caves
Epistle: Acts 1:1-8; Gospel: John 1:1-17Beginning of the Pentecostarion
Monday 28, Bright Monday
Fast free, Holy Martyrs of Dorostolum, St Theocharus and Apostolus, st Cronan of Roscrea, St Cyril of Turov
Epistle: Acts 12:1-11; Gospel: John 1:18-28Tuesday 29, Bright Tuesday
Fast free, Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy, Martyr Cercyra
Epistle: Acts 3:14-21; Gospel: Luke 10:16-21Wednesday 30, Bright Wednesday
Fast free, Apostle James the son of Zebedee, New Martyr Agyre, St Erconwald of London, St Ignatius of Russia
Epistle: Acts 2:22-36; Gospel: John 1:35-51May
Thursday 1
Fast free, Prophet Jeremiah, New Martyrs Maria and Mirabella
Epistle: Acts 2:38-43; Gospel: John 3:1-15Friday 2, Renewal Friday
Fast free, Relics of Sts Athanasios the Great of Alexandria, Hesperos and Zoe the Righteous, St Boris of Bulgaria
Epistle: Heb 13:7-16: Gospel: John 2:12-22Saturday 3
Fast free, Apostle and Evangelist Mark, Martyrs Timothy and Mavra, St Xena, St Peter the Wonderworker, Sts Raphael, Nicholas and Irene
Epistle: Acts 3:11-16; Gospel: John 3:22-33
Sunday 4, Sunday of Thomas
Martyr Pelagia, St Hilarion the Wonderworker
Epistle: Acts 5:12-20; Gospel: John 20:19-31Monday 5
Great Martyr Irene, Martyrs Neophytus, Gaius and Gianus
Epistle: Acts 3:19-26; Gospel: John 2:1-11Tuesday 6, Martyr Photini the Samaritan Woman
Prophet Job, St Seraphim the Struggler
Epistle: Acts 4:1-10; Gospel: John 3:16-21Wednesday 7
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Appearance of the sign of the Cross in Jerusalem, St Cyril of Jerusalem, St Akakios the Centurion of Byzantium
Epistle: Acts 26:1-20; Gospel: John 5:14-24Thursday 8
St John the Theologian, and St Arsenios the Great
Epistle: 1 John 1:1-7; Gospel: John 19:25-27, 21:24-25Friday 9
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Prophet Isaiah, Translation of the relics of St Nicholas the Wondermaker from Myra to Bari, Martyr Christopher
Epistle: Acts 5:1-11; Gospel: John 5:30-6:2Saturday 10
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Epistle: 1Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: Luke 9:12-19
Sunday 11, Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday
Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Sts Cyril and Methodios First teachers of the Slavs, Renewal of Constantinople, Hieromartyr Mokios
Epistle: Acts 6:1-7; Gospel: Mark 15:43-16:8Monday 12
St Epiphanios (Bishop of Cyprus), St Germanos of Constantinople
Epistle: Acts 6:8-7:60: Gospel: John 4:46-54Tuesday 13
Martyr Glykeria, St Sergios the Confessor
Epistle: Acts 8:5-17; Gospel: John 6:27-33Wednesday 14
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Isidore, Hieromartyr Therapontus
Epistle: Acts 8:18-25; Gospel: John 6:35-39Thursday 15
St Pachomios the Great, St Achilles of Larissa
Epistle: Acts 8:26-39; Gospel: John 6:40-44Friday 16
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Theodoros the Sanctified, Martyr Peter of Blachernae
Epistle: Acts 8:40-9:18; Gospel: John 6:48-54Saturday 17
St Andronikos of the Seventy and St Junia, St Nectarius of Meteora
Epistle: Acts 9:19-31; Gospel: John 15:17-16:2
Sunday 18, Sunday of the Paralytic
Martyrs Peter, Dionysios and Paul, St Julian the Martyr
Epistle: Acts 9:32-42; Gospel: John 5:1-15Monday 19
Hieromartyr Patrick of Proussa, St Memnonus the Wonderworker
Epistle: Acts 10:1-16; Gospel: John 6:56-69Tuesday 20
Martyr Thalalaios, St Mark the Hermit, Translation of the relicts of St Nicholas
Epistle: Acts 10:21-33; Gospel: John 7:1-13Wednesday 21
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Sts Constantine and Helen, St Pachomios the Righteous New Martyr
Epistle: Acts 26:1-20; Gospel: John 7:14-30Thursday 22
Hieromartyr Vasilikos, New Martyrs Demetrios and Paul
Epistle: Acts 10:34-43; Gospel: John 8:12-20Friday 23
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Michael (Bishop of Synnada), St Mary the Myrrhbearer and wife of Cleopas
Epistle: 10:44-11:10; Gospel: John 8:21-30Saturday 24
St Symeon the Stylite, and St Vincent of Lerins
Epistle: Acts12:1-11; Gospel: John 8:31-42
Sunday 25, Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Third finding of the Head of the Forerunner, St Therapon the Hieromartyr of Cyprus
Epistle: 2 Cor 4:6-15; Gospel: John 4:5-42Monday 26
Sts Carpos and Alphaeus of the Seventy, St Martyr Alexander of Thessolonica
Epistle: Acts 12:12-17; Gospel: John 8:42-52Tuesday 27
Coming of the Holy Spirit, Hieromartyr Alladius, St John the Russian Confessor
Epistle: Acts 12:25-13:12; Gospel: John 8:52-59Wednesday 28
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Eutyches, St Nikitas (Bishop of Chalcedon)
Epistle: Acts 13:13-24; Gospel: John 6:5-14Thursday 29
Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre, and Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Constantinople
Epistle: Acts 14:20-15:4; Gospel: John 9:39-10:9Friday 30
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Isaakios of Dalmatos, St Macrina (grandmother of St Basil the Great)
Epistle: Acts 15:5-12; Gospel: John 10:17-28Saturday 31
Martyr Hermias, Sts Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyrs
Epistle: Acts 15:35-41; Gospel: John 10:27-38
June
Sunday 1, Sunday of the Blind Man
Martyr Justin the Philosopher, Righteous Pyrrus
Epistle: Acts 16:16-34; Gospel: John 9:1-38Monday 2
St Nicephoros the Confessor of Constantinople, Martyr Erasmos of Ochrid and Companions
Epistle: Acts 17:1-15; Gospel: John 11:47-57Tuesday 3
Martyr Lucillian and those with him, St Athanasios the Wonderworker
Epistle: Acts 17:19-28; Gospel: John 12:19-36Wednesday 4
Fast free, Sts Martha and Mary (sisters of St Lazarus), St Metrophanes of Constantinople
Epistle: Acts 18:22-28; Gospel: John 12:36-47Thursday 5, Holy Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Hieromartyr Dorotheos, Martyrs Nicandrus, Gorgus and Apollo
Epistle: Acts 1:1-12; Gospel: Luke 24:36-53Friday 6
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Hilarion the New, St Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt
Epistle: Acts 19:1-8; Gospel: John 14:1-11Saturday 7
Hieromartyr Theodotos, Righteous Panage
Epistle: Acts 20:7-12; Gospel: John 14:10-21
Sunday 8, Fathers of the First Ecumenical Synod
Relics of St Theodore Stratelates, Martyr Kalliope
Epistle: Acts 20:16-36; Gospel: John 17:1-13Monday 9
St Cyril of Alexandria, St Columba of Iona, Three Virgin-martyrs of Chios
Epistle: Acts 21:8-14; Gospel: John 14:27-15:7Tuesday 10
Holy Martyrs of China
Martyrs Alexander and Antonina, Hieromartyr Timothy
Epistle: Acts 21:26-32; Gospel: John 16:2-13Wednesday 11
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas, Revelation of Axion Estin
Epistle: Acts 23:1-11; Gospel: John 16:2-13Thursday 12
Righteous Onouphrios, St Peter of Athos
Epistle: Acts 25:13-19; Gospel: John 16:23-33Friday 13
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Akylina, St Triphyllos the Bishop of Nicosia
Epistle: Acts 27:1-44; Gospel: John 17:18-26Saturday 14, Saturday of Souls
Prophet Elisha, and St Methodios the Confessor
Epistle: 1 Thess 4:13-17 Gospel: John 21:15-25
Pentecost
Sunday 15, Trinity Sunday
Prophet Amos, Father Hieronymu
Epistle: Acts 2:1-11; Gospel: John 7:37-52; 8:12Monday 16, The Holy Spirit
Fast free, St Tychnon the Wonderworker, 40 Martyrs of Rome
Epistle: Eph 5:5-19; Gospel: Matt 18:10-20Tuesday 17
Fast free, The New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke, the New Martyyrs and Confessors of Bulgaria, Martyr Isauros and Companions, Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and Ismael, Righteous Father Botolph
Epistle: Rom 1:1-17; Gospel: Matt 4:25-5:13Wednesday 18
Fast free, Martyr Leontios and his companions
Epistle: Rom 1:18-27; Gospel: Matt 5:20-26Thursday 19
Fast free, Apostle Jude, Martyr Zosima, St John Maximovitch of Shanghai and San Francisco
Epistle: Jude 1-25; Gospel: John 14:21-24Friday 20
Fast free, Hieromartyr Methodios, Father Callistos
Epistle: Rom 2:14-29; Gospel: Matt 5:33-41Saturday 21
Martyr Julian, Hieromartyr Terence of Iconius
Epistle: Rom 1:7-12; Gospel: Matt 5:42-48
Sunday 22, Sunday of all Saints
Hieromartyr Eusebios, Martyrs Zenon and Zena
Epistle: Titus 3:8-15; Gospel: Matt 10:32-38; 19:27-30Beginning of the Apostle's Fast
Monday 23
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Martyr Agrippina, Martyr Aristocleus
Epistle: Rom 2:28-3:18; Gospel: Matt 6:31-7:11Tuesday 24
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Nativity of St John the Forerunner, St Elizabeth (mother of the Forerunner), St Anthony of Dymsk
Epistle: Rom 13:11-14:4; Gospel: Luke 1:1-25, 57-80Wednesday 25
Strict fast, Martyr Fevronia, St Prokopios the New Martyr, St Dionysius of Mount Athos
Epistle: Rom 4:13-25; Gospel: Matt 7:21-23Thursday 26
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), David the Righteous of Thessalonika, Appearance of the Tikhvin Icon of the Theotokos
Epistle: Rom 5:10-16; Gospel: Matt 8:23-27Friday 27
Strict fast, St Sampson the Innkeeper, St Joanna the Myrrhbearer
Epistle: Rom 5:17-6:2; Gospel: Matt 9:14-17Saturday 28
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Relics of Unmercenaries Cyril and John, Righteous Fathers Sergius and Herman, Founders of Valaam Monastery, St Pappias the Martyr
Epistle: Rom 3:19-26; Gospel: Matt 7:1-8
Sunday 29, Sunday of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Epistle: 2Cor 11:21-12:9; Gospel: Matt 16:13-19End of the Apostle's Fast
Monday 30, Synaxis of the 12 Apostles
Synaxis of the Thelve Apostles of Christ, St Michael the New Martyr of Athens
Epistle: 1Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: Matt 9:36-10:8July
Tuesday 1
Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Sts Kosmas and Damian of Rome, New Martyr Constantine of Cyprus, St Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain
Epistle: 1Cor 12:27-13:8; Gospel: Matt 10:1-8Wednesday 2
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Robe of the Theotokos, St Juvenal of Jerusalem
Epistle: Heb 9:1-7; Gospel: Luke 1:39-56Thursday 3
Martyr Hyacinth, St Anatolios of Constantinople
Epistle: Rom 8:22-27; Gospel: Matt 10:23-31Friday 4
Strict fast, St Andrew the Hymnographer of Crete, St Martha (mother of Symeon Stylites)
Epistle: Rom 9:6-19; Gospel: Matt 10:32-11:1Saturday 5
St Athanasios of Mount Athos, St Lampadus the Wonderworker
Epistle: Gal 5:22-6:2; Gospel: Matt 11:27-30
Sunday 6
St Sisoes the Great, Sts Archippus, Philemon and Onesimos
Epistle: Rom 5:1-10; Gospel: Matt 6:22-3Monday 7
St Thomas of Malea, Great Martyr Kyriaki, St Palladius of Rome
Epistle: Gal 3:23-4:5; Gospel: Mark 5:23-34Tuesday 8
Appearance of the Kazan Icon of the Theotokos, Great Martyr Prokopios, St Theophilios the Myrrhbearer
Epistle: 1 Tim 4:9-15 Gospel: Luke 6:17-19; 9:1; 10:16-22Wednesday 9
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Pankratios, St Dionysios the Orator
Epistle: Rom 11:2-12; Gospel: Matt 11:20-26Thursday 10
Forty Five Martyrs of Nicopolis, St Gregory of Assa
Epistle: Rom 11:13-24; Gospel: Matt 11:27-30Friday 11
Strict fast, Great Martyr Euphemia, St Olga Equal to the Apostles
Epistle: 2Cor 6:1-10; Gospel: Luke 7:36-50Saturday 12
Martyrs Proklos and Hilarios, St Michael of Malenius
Epistle: Rom 6:11-17; Gospel: Matt 8:14-23
Sunday 13, Sunday of the Holy Fathers
Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel, Righteous Stephanos
Epistle: Titus 3:8-15 ; Gospel: Matt 5:14-19Monday 14
St Aquila of the Seventy, St Joseph the Confessor, St Nikodimos of Athos, St Hellius, St Cyril of Crete
Epistle: Rom 16:1-16; Gospel: Matt 12:9-13Tuesday 15
Martyrs Julitta and Kyrikos, St Vladimir Equal to the Apostles
Epistle: 1 Cor 13:11-14:5; Gospel: Matt 17:24-18:4Wednesday 16
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Athenogenes, Virgin Martyr Julia
Epistle: Rom 15:7-16; Gospel: Matt 12:38-45Thursday 17
Great Martyr Marina, Sts Veronika and Speratos the Martyrs
Epistle: Gal 3:23-4:5; Gospel: Mark 5:24-34Friday 18, Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council
Strict fast, St Emilianos of Bulgaria, Martyrs Paul, Thea and Oulalentine
Epistle: Rom 16:1-16; Gospel: Matt 13:4-9Saturday 19
Uncovering of the relics of St Seraphim of Sarov (1903 AD), Righteous Macrina the Younger, St Dios (Abbot of Antioch)
Epistle: Rom 8:14-21; Gospel: Matt 9:9-13
Sunday 20
Prophet Elias (Elijah), St Ethelwida widow of King Alfred the Great, St Abramius of Galich
Epistle: James 5:10-20; Gospel: Matt 8:28-9:1Monday 21
Sts Symeon the Fool for Christ and St John, St Parthenius of Rabobysidius
Epistle: Rom 16:17-24; Gospel: Matt 13:10-23Tuesday 22
St Mary Magdalene Equal of the Apostles, Virgin Martyr Markella
Epistle: 1 Cor 9:2-12; Gospel: Luke 8:1-3Wednesday 23
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Phocas, Prophet Ezekiel
Epistle: 1 Cor 2:9-3:8; Gospel: Matt 13:31-36Thursday 24
Great Martyr Christina, St Athenagorus the Apologist
Epistle: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Gospel: Matt 13:36-43Friday 25
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Dormition of St Anna (mother of the Theotokos), St Olympias (Olympiada) of Constantinople, St Eupraxia of Tabennesi
Epistle: Gal 4:22-27; Gospel: Luke 8:16-21Saturday 26
Martyr Paraskevi of Rome, Hieromartyr Hermolaus and Martyrs Hermippus and Hermocrates at Nicomedia, St Jacob Netsvetov of Alaska
Epistle: Gal 3:23-4:5; Gospel: Mark 5:24-34
Sunday 27
Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, St Clement of Ochrid, Sts Angelar, Horasdus (Gorazd), Nahum and Sabbas disciples of Sts Cyril and Methodius, St Nicolas Kochanov Fool-for-Christ at Novgorod
Epistle: 2Tim 2:1-10; Gospel: Matt 9:1-8Monday 28
Sts Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas, St Irene Chrysovalantou, St Paul of Xiropotamos
Epistle: Acts 6:1-7; Gospel: Matt 13:54-58Tuesday 29
Martyr Kallinikos, St Theodote and Children
Epistle: 1 Cor 6:20-7:1; Gospel: Matt 14:1-13Wednesday 30, 7th Sunday of Matthew
Strict fast, Sts Silas, Silvanos, Apainetos and Crescens of the Seventy, St Julitta of Caesaria
Epistle: 1 Cor 7:12-24; Gospel: Matt 14:35-15:11Thursday 31
Forefeast of the Holy Cross, Righteous Joseph of Arimathea
Epistle: 1Cor 7:24-35; Gospel: Matt 15:12-21August
Begining of the Dormition Fast
Friday 1, Proodos of the Honourable Wood of the Lifegiving Cross of the Lord
Strict fast, Holy Seven Maccabaean Martyrs: Abimus, Antoninus, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusabonus, Alimus, and Marcellus, their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar, St Ethelwold of Winchester
Epistle: Heb 11:33-12:2; Gospel: Matt 10:16-22Saturday 2
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Translation of the relics of St Stephen, New Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles
Epistle: Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60; Gospel: Mark 12:1-12
Sunday 3
Righteous Isaacius, Dalmatius, and Faustus, St Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer
Epistle: Rom 15:1-7; Gospel: Matt 9:27-35Monday 4
Strict fast, Fast (wine and oil allowed), Holy Seven Youths of Ephesus
Epistle: 1 Cor 9:13-18; Gospel: Matt 16:1-6Tuesday 5, Forefeast of the Transfiguration
Strict fast, Holy Martyr Eusignius of Antioch, St Nonna (mother of St Gregory the Theologian), St John the Romanian, Hieromartyrs Popes Anterus (236 AD) and Fabian (250 AD) of Rome
Epistle: 1 Pet 1:1-2:10; Gospel: Matt 16:6-12Wednesday 6, Holy Transfiguration (Metamorphoses) of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Ioseph
Epistle: 2Peter 1:10-19; Gospel: Matt 17:1-9Thursday 7, Afterfeast of the Transfiguration
Strict fast, Martyr Dometios, St Dometios of Mount Athos
Epistle: 1 Cor 10:28-11:7; Gospel: Mark 9:2-9Friday 8
Strict fast, St Emilianos the Confessor, St Myronus (Bishop of Crete)
Epistle: 1 Cor 11:8-22; Gospel: Matt 17:10-18Saturday 9
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Matthias of the Seventy, St Anthony of Alexandria
Epistle: Acts 1:12-26; Gospel: Matt 12:30-37
Sunday10
Martyr Archdeacon Laurence, St Chitus of Athens
Epistle: 1 Cor 1:10-188; Gospel: Matt 14:14-22Monday 11
Strict fast, Martyr Euplus the Deacon, Patriarch Niphon
Epistle: 1 Cor 11:31-12:6; Gospel: Matt 18:1-11Tuesday 12
Strict fast, Martyrs Photios and Aniketos, Soldier-martyrs of Crete
Epistle: 1 Cor 12:12-26; Gospel: Matt 18:18-19:15Wednesday 13, Leavetaking of the Transfiguration
Strict fast, Translation of the relics of St Maximos the Confessor, Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and those with him,
Epistle: 1 Cor 13:4-14:5; Gospel: Matt 20:1-16Thursday 14
Strict fast, Prophet Micah, St Fachanan of Ross Carbery (600 AD)
Epistle: 1 Cor 14:6-19; Gospel: Matt 20:17-28Friday 15, Dormition of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed)
Epistle: Phil 2:5-11; Gospel: Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28Saturday 16
Icon "Not Made by Hands", Martyr Diomedes, St Stamatios the New Martyr
Epistle: 1Tim 3:13-4:5; Gospel: Luke 9:51-10:24, 13:22
Sunday 17
Martyr Myron, Sts Straton, Philip, Eutychian, and Cyprian of Nicomedea, Sts Eutychlos and Eutychlanos Cassiane
Epistle: 1 Cor 3:9-17; Gospel: Matt 14:22-34Monday 18
Martyrs Floros and Lauros, Sts John and George of Constantinople
Epistle: 1Cor 15:12-19; Gospel: Matt 21:18-22Tuesday 19
Great Martyr Andrew Stratelates, Martyrs Timothy, Agapius and Thecla
Epistle: 1 Cor 15:29-38; Gospel: Matt 21:23-27Wednesday 20
Strict fast, Prophet Samuel, Martyr Luke of Bouleutos
Epistle: 1 Cor 16:4-12; Gospel: Matt 21:28-32Thursday 21
St Thaddaeus of the Seventy, Martyr Bassa and her Children
Epistle: 2 Cor 1:1-7; Gospel: Mark 3:13-21Friday 22
Strict fast, Martyr Agathonikos and his Companions
Epistle: 2 Cor 1:12-20; Gospel: Matt 22:23-33Saturday 23, Apodosis of the Dormition
St Irenaeus of Lyons, Martyr Lupus of Thessalonica, Holy Martyr Ebba and her Companions
Epistle: Phil 2:5-11; Gospel: Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28
Sunday 24
Hieromartyr Eutyches, St Kosmas of Aitola
Epistle: 1 Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: Matt 17:14-23Monday 25
Apostle Bartholomew, St Titus of the Seventy, St Patricia of Constantinople and Naples
Epistle: Titus 1:1-5, 2:15, 3:1-15; Gospel: Matt 5:14-19Tuesday 26
Martyrs Adrian and Natalia, Righteous Joseph
Epistle: Heb 6:9-12; Gospel: Matt 23:23-28Wednesday 27
Strict fast, St Poimen the Great, Martyr Phanourius
Epistle: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Gospel: Matt 23:29-39Thursday 28
St Moses the Ethiopian, Prophetess Anna, Sts Diomedes and Laurence, St Charalambos of Crete
Epistle: 2 Cor 4:1-12; Gospel: Matt 24:13-28Friday 29
Strict fast, Beheading of the Forerunner St John the Baptist, St Theodora of Thessaloniki
Epistle: Acts 13:25-32; Gospel: Mark 6:14-30Saturday 30
Apodosis of the Forerunner, Sts Alexander, Paul and John (Patriarchs of Constantinople)
Epistle: 1 Cor 1:3-9; Gospel: Matt 19:3-12
Sunday 31
Venerable Sash of the Theotokos, St Cyprian of Carthage
Epistle: Heb 9:1-7; Gospel: Luke 18:23-35September
Beginning of the Church Year
Monday 1, Indiction (Beginning of the Church year); Day of prayer for the protection of the environment
St Symeon the Stylite
Epistle: 1 Tim 2:1-7; Gospel: Luke 4:16-22Tuesday 2
Martyr Mamas, St John the Faster (Archbishop of Constantinople)
Epistle: 2 Cor 5:15-21; Gospel: Mark 1:16-22Wednesday 3
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Anthimos, Righteous Theoctistus and Euthymius
Epistle: 2 Cor 6:11-16; Gospel: Mark 1:23-28Thursday 4
Hieromartyr Babylas, Prophets Moses and Aaron
Epistle: 2 Cor 7:1-10 ; Gospel: Mark 1:29-35Friday 5
Strict fast, St Zacharias the Prophet and Righteous Elizabeth, Sts Urban, Theodore, Medimnos, and 77 others at Nicomedea
Epistle: 2 Cor 7:10-16; Gospel: Matt 23:29-39Saturday 6
Miracle of St Michael in Colassai, Martyr Calodotus
Epistle: Heb 2:2-10; Gospel: Luke 10:16-21
Sunday 7, Sunday before Holy Cross, Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
Martyr Sozon, Apostles Evodios and Onesiphoros of the Seventy
Epistle: Gal 6:11-18 ; Gospel: John 3:13-17Monday 8, Nativity of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
St Sophronios of Iberia
Epistle: Phil 2:5-11; Gospel: Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28Tuesday 9
Synaxis of the parents of the Theotokos (Sts Joachim and Anna), Martyr Severianos
Epistle: Gal 4:22-27 ; Gospel: Luke 8:16-21Wednesday 10
Strict fast, Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora, Empress Pulcheria
Epistle: 2 Cor 9:12-10:7; Gospel: John 3:16-21Thursday 11
St Theodora the Martyr, Righteous Euphrosynus
Epistle: 2 Cor 10:7-18 Gospel: John 12:19-36Friday 12
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Autonomos of Italy
Epistle: 2 Cor 11:5-21; Gospel: John 11:47-54Saturday 13
Temple of the Resurrection, Martyr Cornelius the Centurion
Epistle: 1 Cor 2:6-9; Gospel: Matt 10:37-11:1
Sunday 14, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Strict fast, Commemoration of the 6th Ecumenical Council
Epistle: 1Cor 1:18-24; Gospel: John 19:6-35Monday 15
Great Martyr Nikitas, St Philotheus the Wonderworker
Epistle: Col 1:24-2:1; Gospel: Mark 10:16-22Tuesday 16
Great Martyr Euphemia, St Sebastiana (Disciple of Apostle Paul)
Epistle: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Gospel: Luke 7:36-50Wednesday 17
Strict fast, Martyr Sts Faith, Hope and Charity, and their mother Sophia, Sts Herakleides and Myron of Crete
Epistle: 2 Cor 13:3-13; Gospel: Mark 4:35-41Thursday 18
St Eumenios (Bishop of Gortyna), Martyr Ariadne
Epistle: Gal 1:1-2:5 ; Gospel: Mark 5:1-20Friday 19
Strict fast, Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios, and Dorymedon
Epistle: Gal 2:6-107; Gospel: Mark 5:22-6:1Saturday 20
Great Martyr Eustathios, his wife and two children, St Eustathios of Thessalonica
Epistle: 1 Cor 1:26-2:5; Gospel: John 8:21-30
Sunday 21
Apodosis of the Holy Cross, Apostle Quadratus
Epistle: Gal 2:16-20 ; Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1Monday 22
Hieromartyr Phocas, St Phocas the Cyprian
Epistle: Gal 2:11-16; Gospel: Luke 3:19-22Tuesday 23, Conception of the Forerunner
Sts Xanthippe and Polyxene the Righteous, St Innocent
Epistle: Gal 4:22-27; Gospel: Luke 1:5-25Wednesday 24
Strict fast, Holy Protomartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thekla
Epistle: 2 Tim 3:10-15; Gospel: Luke 5:12-16Thursday 25
St Euphrosyne of Alexandria, St Paphnoutios and 546 with him in Egypt
Epistle: Gal 3:23-4:5; Gospel: Luke 4:16-22Friday 26
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Repose of Holy Apostle John the Theologian, and Holy Apostle and Evangelist St John the Theologian
Epistle: 1John 4:12-19; Gospel: John 19:25-27; 21:24-25Saturday 27
Martyr Kallistratos and his Companions, Apostle Aristarchus
Epistle: 1 Cor 4:17-5:5; Gospel: Luke 4:31-36
Sunday 28, 1st Sunday of Luke
St Chariton the Confessor, St Aleisonus of Nicopolis
Epistle: 2 Cor 4:6-15; Gospel: Luke 5:1-11Monday 29
St Kyriakos the Hermit of Palestine, Martyr Petronius
Epistle: Gal 4:28-5:10; Gospel: Luke 4:37-44Tuesday 30
St Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia, Sts Mardonios and Stratonikos the Martyrs
Epistle: 1Cor 16:13-24; Gospel: Matt 24:42-47October
Wednesday 1
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Holy Protection of the Theotokos, Apostle Ananias of the Seventy
Epistle: Acts 9:10-12; Gospel: Luke 5:33-39Thursday 2
Martyrs Cyprian and Justina, Martyrs Rusticus and Eleutherius
Epistle: 1Tim 1:12-17; Gospel: Luke 6:12-19Friday 3
Strict fast, St Dionysios the Areopagite, St John the Chozebite of Caesaria
Epistle: Acts 17:16-34; Gospel: Luke 6:17-23Saturday 4
St Hierotheos of Athens, St Domnina the Martyr
Epistle: 1 Cor 10:23-28; Gospel: Luke 5:17-26
Sunday 5
Martyr Charitina, St Methodia of Cimolus
Epistle: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Gospel: Luke 6:31-36Monday 6
Apostle Thomas, Glorification of St Innocent of Moscow Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to the Americas
Epistle: 1Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: John 20:19-31Tuesday 7
Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, Hieromartyr Polychronus
Epistle: Eph 2:19-3:7; Gospel: Luke 6:37-45Wednesday 8
Strict fast, Righteous Pelagia, Virgin Pelagia
Epistle: Eph 3:8-21; Gospel: Luke 6:46-7:1Thursday 9
Holy Apostle James the son of Alphaeus, Sts Andronicus and Athanasia
Epistle: 1Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: Matt 9:36-10:8Friday 10
Strict fast, Martyrs Eulamios and Eulampia, Righteous Theophilus, The Fourteen Holy Elders of Optina Monastery
Epistle: Eph 4:17-25; Gospel: Luke 7:31-35Saturday 11
St Philip of the 7 Deacons, St Theophanis the Confessor
Epistle: Acts 8:26-39; Gospel: Luke 5:27-32
Sunday 12, Sunday of the Seventh Ecumenical Synod
St Symeon the New Theologian, Martyrs Provos, Tarachos, Andronicus of Tarsus
Epistle: Titus 3:8-15; Gospel: Luke 8:5-15Monday 13
Sts Carpos, Papylos, Agathodoros, and Agathoniki of Pergamus
Epistle: Eph 4:25-32; Gospel: Luke 7:36-50Tuesday 14
Martyrs Nazarios, Gervasios, Protasios and Celsius, Righteous Paraskeve of Serbia, St Kosmas the Hagiopolite
Epistle: Eph 5:20-26; Gospel: Luke 8:1-3Wednesday 15
Strict fast, Hieromartyr Loukianos, Righteous Sabinus, St Euthymios the New of Thessalonica and Mount Athos
Epistle: Eph 5:25-33; Gospel: Luke 8:22-25Thursday 16
St Longinos the Centurion
Epistle: Eph 5:33-6:9; Gospel: Matt 27:33-54Friday 17
Strict fast, St Lazaros, Prophet Hosea, Martyrs Cosmas and Damian of Arabia
Epistle: Rom 9:18-33; Gospel: Luke 9:12-18Saturday 18
St Luke the Evangelist, Martyr Marinus the Elder
Epistle: Col 4:5-18; Gospel: Luke 10:16-21
Sunday 19
Prophet Joel, Martyr Varys, St John of Kronstadt
Epistle: Phil 1:1-7; Gospel: Luke 9:18-22Monday 20
Great Martyr Artemios, St Gerasimos of Cephalonia, St Matrona of Chiopolitidon
Epistle: 2Col 3:12-18; Gospel: Luke 7:1-10Tuesday 21
St Hilarion the Great, St Christodoulus (Wonderworker of Patmos)
Epistle: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Gospel: Luke 9:23-27Wednesday 22
Strict fast, St Averkios, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker of Hierapolis, Seven youths of Ephesus
Epistle: Phil 1:12-20 Gospel: Luke 9:44-50Thursday 23
Holy Apostle James the Just, St Ignatius of Constantinople
Epistle: Gal 1:11-19; Gospel: Matt 13:54-58Friday 24
Strict fast, Sts Arethas the Great Martyr, and Syncletiki and her two daughters, Martyr Sebastian
Epistle: Phil 1:27-2:4; Gospel: Luke 10:1-15Saturday 25
Sts Marcianos and Martyrios the Notaries of Constantinople, St Tabitha the Merciful
Epistle: 1 Cor 15:58-16:3; Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
Sunday 26
Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica, St Eata of Hexharn, commemoration of the Great Earthquake at Constantinople, St Theophilus of the Kiev Caves
Epistle: 2Tim 2:1-10; Gospel: Luke 8:26-39Monday 27
Great Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki, St Cyriacus of Constanstinople, St Procla (wife of Pontias Pilot)
Epistle: Phil 2:12-16; Gospel: Luke 10:22-24Tuesday 28
Holy Protection of the Theotokos, St Stephen of Sava Monastery in Palestine, Martyrs Terrence and Eunice
Epistle: Phil 2:17-23; Gospel: Luke 11:1-10Wednesday 29
Strict fast, Martyr Anastasia, St Avramios the Recluse, St Timotheos the Esphigmenitis
Epistle: Phil 2:24-30 Gospel: Luke 11:9-13Thursday 30
Sts Cleopas and Artemas of the Seventy, Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia
Epistle: Phil 3:1-8; Gospel: Luke 11:14-23Friday 31
Strict fast, Apostles Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles of the Seventy, New Martyr Nicholas
Epistle: Phil 3:8-19; Gospel: Luke 11:23-26November
Saturday 1
Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia and their mother St Theodota, Hieromartyrs John and of Persia, Martyr Hermengild the Goth of Spain, St Cadfan of Bardsey, St David of Euboea, New Martyr Iakovos at Edirne
Epistle: 1Cor 12:27-13:8; Gospel: Matt 10:1-8
Sunday 2
Martyr Akindynos and his Companions, Sts Domnina, Domna, and Kyriaki, Martyrs
Epistle: Gal 1:11-19; Gospel: Luke 16:19-31Monday 3
Martyrs Ascepsimas, Joseph and Aeithalas, Dedication of the Temple of St George
Epistle: Phil 4:10-23; Gospel: Luke 11:29-33Tuesday 4
St Ioannikos the Great, St Nikandros (Bishop of Myra)
Epistle: Col 1:1-11; Gospel: Luke 11:34-41Wednesday 5
Strict fast, Martyrs Galaktion and Epistime, Holy Apostles Hermes and his Companions, St Jonah of Novgorod
Epistle: Col 1:18-23; Gospel: Luke 11:42-46Thursday 6
St Paul the Confessor
Epistle: Heb 8:1-6; Gospel: Luke 12:8-12Friday 7
Strict fast, 33 Martyrs of Militene, St Lazarus the Wonderworker
Epistle: Col 2:1-7; Gospel: Luke 12:2-12Saturday 8
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers: Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salathiel, Jegudiel, BarachieI and Jeremiel, St Tyssilio of Meifod
Epistle: Heb 2:2-10; Gospel: Luke 10:16-21
Sunday 9
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Nectarios the Wonderworker of Pentapolis, Martyrs Onesiphoros and Porphyrios
Epistle: Gal 2:16-20; Gospel: Luke 8:41-56Monday 10
Sts Erastos, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipatros, Quartus, and Tertios of the Seventy, St Arsenios of Cappadocia, St Gregory of Assa
Epistle: 1 Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: Luke 12:13-31Tuesday 11
Martyrs Menas of Egypt, Victor of Damascus and Vincent of Spain, St Theodore the Studite
Epistle: 2 Cor 4:6-15; Gospel: Luke 12:42-48Wednesday 12
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St John the Merciful, St Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai
Epistle: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Gospel: Matt 5:14-19Thursday 13
St John Chrysostom (Archbishop of Constantinople), St Damaskinos of Mount Athos
Epistle: Heb 7:26-8:2; Gospel: John 10:9-16Friday 14
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Holy Apostle Philip, St Gregory Palamas (Archbishop of Thessolonica)
Epistle: 1Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: John 10:44-51Beginning of the Nativity Fast
Saturday 15
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Sts Gurias, Samonas and Avivos of Edessa, St Thomas (Archbishop of Constantinople)
Epistle: 2 Cor 5:1-10; Gospel: Luke 9:37-43
Sunday 16
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
St Fulvianus (Matthew) of Ethiopia, St Eucherius of Lyons
Epistle: Rom 10:11-11:2; Gospel: Matt 9:9-13Monday 17
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Gregory the Wonderworker, Sts Gennadius and Maximus
Epistle: 1Cor 12:7-11; Gospel: Luke 14:1,12-15Tuesday 18
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Great Martyr Plato, Martyr Romanus
Epistle: 1 Thess 1:6-107; Gospel: Luke 14:25-35Wednesday 19
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Prophet Obadiah, St Barlaam of Caesarea
Epistle: 1 Thess 2:1-8; Gospel: Luke 15:1-10Thursday 20
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Forefeast of the entry of the Theotokos, St Gregory of Decapolite
Epistle: 1Thes 2:9-14; Gospel: Luke 16:1-9Friday 21
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Epistle: Heb 9:1-7; Gospel: Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28Saturday 22
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Archippos, St Philemon and his wife St Apphia, and St Onesimos of the Seventy, Holy Martyr Cecilia and Those with her
Epistle: Philemon 1-25; Gospel: Luke 9:57-62
Sunday 23
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Amphilochios of Iconium, St Gregory of Agrigentum
Epistle: Eph 2:4-10-13; Gospel: Luke 12:16-21Monday 24
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Clement of Rome, St Peter of Alexandria
Epistle: Phil 3:20-4:3; Gospel: Luke 17:20-25Tuesday 25
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Apodosis of the Entry, Great Martyr Katherine
Epistle: Gal 3:23-4:5; Gospel: Mark 5:24-34Wednesday 26
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Alypius the Stylite, St Nicon Metanoeite, St Stylianos
Epistle: 1 Thess 4:1-1210; Gospel: Luke 18:15-304Thursday 27
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St James the Great Martyr of Persia, Righteous Nathaniel
Epistle: 1 Thess 5:1-8; Gospel: Luke 18:31-34Friday 28
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Stephen the New, Martyr Irenarchos
Epistle: 1 Thess 5:9-28; Gospel: Luke 19:12-28Saturday 29
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Sts Paramonus, Philumenus, and their 370 Companion in Bithynia, St Nicholas of Thessolonica
Epistle: 2 Cor 11:1-6; Gospel: Luke 10:19-21
Sunday 30
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called, St Froumentios of Abyssina
Epistle: 1Cor 4:9-16; Gospel: John 1:35-51December
Monday 1
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Prophet Nahum, St Philaret the Merciful, Martyr Ananius
Epistle: 2 Thess 1:1-10; Gospel: Luke 19:37-44Tuesday 2
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Prophet Habakkuk, St Cyril of Phileus
Epistle: 2 Thess 1:10-2:2; Gospel: Luke 19:45-48Wednesday 3
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah), St John the Hesychast
Epistle: 2 Thess 2:1-12; Gospel: Luke 20:1-8Thursday 4
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), Great Martyr Barbara, St John of Damascus
Epistle: Gal 3:23-4:5; Gospel: Mark 5:24-34Friday 5
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Sabbas the Sanctified, Martyr Diogenes
Epistle: Gal 5:22-6:2; Gospel: Matt 11:27-30Saturday 6
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Nicholas the Wonderworker, New Martyr St Grigol Peradze
Epistle: Heb 13:17-21, Gospel: Luke 6:17-23
Sunday 7
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Ambrose (Bishop of Milan), Martyr Athenadorus
Epistle: Eph 4:1-6; Gospel: Luke 13:10-17Monday 8
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Anna's Conception of the Theotokos Forefeast, St Patapios of Thebes
Epistle: 1 Tim 1:1-7; Gospel: Luke 20:27-44Tuesday 9
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Anna's Conception of the Theotokos, Prophetess Anne
Epistle: Gal 4:22-27; Gospel: Luke 8:16-21Wednesday 10
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Menas and his Companions, St Thomas of Bithynia
Epistle: 1 Tim 1:18-2:15; Gospel: Luke 21:5-24Thursday 11
Fast (fish, wine and oil allowed), St Daniel the Stylite, St Luke the New Stylite
Epistle: 1 Tim 3:1-13; Gospel: Luke 21:28-33Friday 12
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Spyridon the Wonderworker, St Herman of Alaska
Epistle: Eph 5:8-19; Gospel: John 10:9-16Saturday 13
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Eustratios and his Companions, Martyr Lucia, St Herman of Alaska
Epistle: Gal 3:8-12; Gospel: Luke 13:18-29
Sunday 14
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Martyr Thyrsus and his Companions
Epistle: Col 3:4-11; Gospel: Luke 14:16-24, Matt 22:14Monday 15
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Hieromartyr Eleutherios of Illyria and his mother Anthia, St Susannah the Deaconess
Epistle: 2 Tim 1:8-18; Gospel: Mark 2:23-3:2Tuesday 16
Strict fast, Prophet Haggai, Holy Empress Theophano the Wonderworker, St Modestos of Jerusalem
Epistle: 1 Tim 5:11-21; Gospel: Mark 8:22-26Wednesday 17
Strict fast, Prophet Daniel, St Dionysios of Zakynthos
Epistle: Heb 11:33-12:2; Gospel: Mark 8:30-34Thursday 18
Strict fast, Martyr Sebastian and his Companions, St Michael the Confessor
Epistle: 1 Tim 6:17-21; Gospel: Mark 9:10-15Friday 19
Strict fast, Martyr Boniface and his Companions, St Gregentius of Ethiopia
Epistle: 2 Tim 1:1-18; Gospel: Mark 9:33-41Saturday 20
Fast (wine and oil allowed), St Ignatius the God-Bearer
Epistle: Heb 10:32-38; Gospel: Luke 13:18-29
Sunday 21, Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
Fast (wine and oil allowed), Forefeast of the Nativity, Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow
Epistle: Heb 11:9-10,32-406; Gospel: Mark 1:1-25Monday 22
Strict fast, Great Martyr Anastasia of Rome, Martyrs Chrysogonus and Theodotes
Epistle: 2 Tim 2:20-26; Gospel: Mark 9:42-10:1Tuesday 23
Strict fast, Ten Martyrs of Crete, Founding of Agia Sophia
Epistle: 2 Tim 3:16-4:4; Gospel: Mark 10:2-12Wednesday 24
Strict fast, St Eugenia and his Companions, Eve of Nativity
Epistle: Gen 1:1-13, Heb 1:1-12; Gospel: Luke 2:1-20Thursday 25, Holy Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
Fast free, The Nativity of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, the adoration of the Magi
Epistle: Matt 1:18-25, Gal 4:4-7; Gospel: Matt 2:1-12Friday 26, Second Day of the Feast of the Nativity,
Fast free, Synaxis of the Theotokos, Prophet and King David, and Sts Joseph and James, St Euthemios the Confessor
Epistle: Heb 2:11-18; Gospel: Matt 2:13-23Saturday 27, Third Day of the Feast of the Nativity
Fast free, Protomartyr Stephen, and St Theodore the Branded
Epistle: Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60; Gospel: Matt 12:15-21
Sunday 28
Fast free, Holy Twenty Thousand Martyrs burned of Nicomedia, Martyr Glycerus
Epistle: Gal 1:11-19; Gospel: Matt 2:13-23Monday 29
Fast free, Holy Innocents, Abbot Marcellus
Epistle: Heb 2:11-18; Gospel: Matt 2:13-23Tuesday 30
Fast free, Holy Righteous Martyr Anysia, St Gideon the New
Epistle: Heb 4:1-139; Gospel: Matt 11:11-23Wednesday 31
Fast free, Apodosis of Christ's Nativity, and St Melania the Younger
Epistle: Heb 5:11-6:86; Gospel: Mark 11:23-26.