Holy Theophany.

Dec/9
Dec/22
The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Prophetess Hannah, mother of Prophet Samuel. St. Stephen the New Light of Constantinople. New Martyr
Archpriest Paul Levashov of Gomel. Martyr Sositheos. Martyr Narses of Persia. Martyr Isaac. St. Theodosios of
Tismana and Sophroniev Monasteries.
Great Doxology
Fast day: fish allowed
Kontakion of the period: Conception.
Dec/10
Dec/23
Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphos of Alexandria.
St. Ioasaph, Bishop of Belgorod. Martyr Gemellos of Paphlagonia. St. Thomas of Bithynia. Blessed John, King
of Serbia, and his parents Stephen and Angelina Brancovich. Hieromartyr Theotecnos. Martyr Marianos. Martyr
Eugenios.
Six-Stichera
Kontakion of the period: Forefeast of Nativity.
Dec/11
Dec/24
St. Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople.
St. Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon. St. Nikon the Dry of the Kiev Caves. Martys Akepseen and Aeithalas at
Arbelus. Martyr Moirax of Egypt. St. Leontios, Monk of Monembasia in the Pelopennesus. Martyr Barsabas in
Persia. New Hieromartyr Theophan of Solikamsk (1918). Martyrs Terentios, Vincent, Emilian, and Bebaia.
Simple Comm
Dec/12, Dec/25
St. Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trimython.
St. Herman, Wonderworker of Alaska. Synaxis of the first Martyrs of the American land: Hieromartyr Juvenaly,
Peter the Aleut, and the Russian New-Martyrs Anatole of Irkutsk, and Seraphim of Uglich. Hieromartyr Alexander,
Archbishop of Jerusalem. Martyr Synetos of Rome. St. Therapontes, Abbot of Monza. St Finian, Abbot of Clonard
and Skellig Michael (549). Sts. Amonatha and Anthos, Monks. St. John, Metropolitan of Zichon, Founder of the
Monastery of the Forerunner on Mt. Menikion..
Vigil & Dbl Comm for St. Spyridon & St. Herman
Fast day: wine and oil allowed
Dec/13
Dec/26
Martyrs Eustratios, Auxentios, Eugenios, Mardarios, and Orestes at Sebaste; Virgin-Martyr Lucy
of Syracuse.
St. Arsenios of Latros. St. Gabriel, Archbishop of Serbia. St. Mardarios, Recluse of the Kiev Caves. St. Judoc, Hermit
of Ponthieu. St. Ares, Monk. St. Edburga, Abbess of Minster.
Dbl Comm w/ Polyeleos
Dec/14
Dec/27
Martyrs Thyrsos, Leucios, and Kallinikos of Apollonia; Martyrs Appollonios, Philemon, Arrianos,
Theoctychos, and those with them, of Alexandria.
Sts. Fingar and Phiala, Brother and Sister, Martyrs in Cornwall. St. Hybald, Abbot of Lincolnshire. 4 Martyrs, guards
converted by St. Arrianos. Repose of Blessed Recluse John of Sezenovo Convent (1839). Sts. Daniel the Hesychast,
Misael, Ephraim, John, & Palladios of Voronets.
Simple Comm
Dec/15, Dec/28
Hieromartyr Eleutherios, Bishop of Illyria, and his mother Martyr Anthia.
St. Paul of Mt. Latros. St. Stephen the confessor, Archbishop of Surozh in the Crimea. Martyr Eleutherios at
Constantinople. St. Pardos, Hermit of Palestine. Martyr Bacchos the New. Martyr Susannah the Deaconess of
Palestine. St. Tryphon, Abbot of Pechenga or Kolsk, and his martyred disciple Jonah. New Hieromartyrs Joseph,
Metropolitan of Petrograd (1938), and Ilarion (Troitsky) (1929). Martyr Koremmon the Eparch, and two executioners
martyred with him. New Martyr Paul (Florensky). St. Offa, Monk of Essex.
Dbl Comm for Sts. Eleutherios & Paul
26th Sunday after Pentecost
§210 Gal(4:22-27) §71 St.Lk(13:10-17)
Tone 1 Orthros Gospel 4
Dismissal: May He Who arose from the
dead,...
Monday of the 27th Week
§285 1Tim(5:1-10) §33 St.Mk(8:11-21)
Fast Day
Tuesday of the 27th Week
§286 1Tim(5:11-21) §34 St.Mk.(8:22-
26)
Fast Day: wine and oil allowed
Wednesday of the 27th Week
Orthros: §43 St.Mt(11:27-30)
Liturgy: §229 Eph(5:8-19) & §213
Gal(5:22-6:2) §24 St.Lk(6:17-23)
Thursday of the 27th Week
Orthros: §36 St.Mt(10:16-22)
Liturgy: §233 Eph(6:10-17)
§106 St.Lk(21:12-19)
Fast Day: wine and oil allowed
Friday of the 27th Week
§290 2Tim(1:1-2, 8-18) §41
St.Mk(9:33-41)
Fast Day
Saturday of the 27th Week
§213 Gal(5:22-6:2) §74 St.Lk(14:1-11)
Fast Day: wine and oil allowed