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Dec/23<br />

Jan/5<br />

<strong>Holy</strong> Ten Martyrs of Crete: Theodoulos, Saturninos, Euporos, Gelasios, Eunician, Zoticos,<br />

Pompeios, Agathopos, Basilides, and Evaristos; St. Niphon, Bishop of Constantiana.<br />

St. Paul, Bishop of Neo-Cæsarea, one of the 318 fathers of Nicaea. St. Nahum the Wonderworker, Enlightener of the<br />

Bulgarians. St. Niphon, Monk. St. Theoktistos, Archbishop of Novgorod. St. David of Echmiadzin in Armenia. New<br />

Martyrs Presbyters John and Nicholas (1918). Martyr Schinon. St. Frithebert, Bishop of Hexham. The Dedication of<br />

the Great Church.<br />

Dec/24<br />

Jan/6<br />

Nun-Martyr Eugenia of Rome, and with her Martyrs Philip her father, Protas, Hyacinth, Basilla,<br />

and Claudia.<br />

St. Nicholas the Monk of Bulgaria. St. Antioch, Monk of Palestine, and St. Bitimionos of Scete. St. Aphrodisios,<br />

Monk of Palestine. New Martyr Achmed the Calligrapher (or Architect) of Constantinople. Martyr Achaicos. St.<br />

Mochua, Abbot of Timahoe.<br />

Ff & St<br />

Dec/25<br />

Jan/7<br />

The Nativity according to the Flesh of our Lord, God, and Saviour,<br />

Jesus Christ.<br />

The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthasar. Commemoration of the shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching<br />

their flocks and came to see the Lord. Massacre of Monk Martyr Jonah and with him 50 Monks, and 65 laymen at St. Tryphon of<br />

Pechenga Monastery, by the Swedes (1590). St. Alburga, Abbess of Wilton.<br />

Vigil<br />

Dismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...<br />

(No comm. of dead before <strong>Theophany</strong>.)<br />

Dec/26, Jan/8<br />

Synaxis of the Most <strong>Holy</strong> Theotokos; Hieromartyr Euthymios, Bishop of Sardis.<br />

St. Evarestos of the Studion Monastery. St. Constantine, Monk of Synnada. New Hieromartyr Constantios the<br />

Russian, at Constantinople. St. Nikodemos the Serbian. New Hieromartyr Andrew, Bishop of Ufa, and New Martyr<br />

Valentina (1937). St. Tathai, Abbot of Llantathan. Commemoration of the flight into Egypt of the Theotokos.<br />

Polyeleos for the Theotokos(everything as Nativity with a few exceptions)<br />

Kontakion of the period: Synaxis<br />

Fast-free period<br />

Dismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...<br />

Dec/27, Jan/9<br />

<strong>Holy</strong> Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen; St. Theodore Graptos, Confessor, and Brother of St.<br />

Theophanes the Hymnographer.<br />

St. Theodore, Archbishop of Constantinople. St. Luke, Monk of Tryglia. New Martyrs Tikhon, Archbishop of<br />

Voronezh, and with him 160 martyred priests (1919). Martyrdom of St. Maurice and 70 soldiers of the Theban<br />

Legion.<br />

Af & Sts<br />

Fast-free period<br />

Dismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...<br />

Dec/28, Jan/10<br />

The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia including those of the Senate: Glykerios, Zeno, Theophilos,<br />

Dorotheos, Mardonios, Migdonios, Indes, Gorgonios, and Domna; and Peter, Euthymios, Agape,<br />

and Theophila.<br />

St. Simon the Myrrh-Gusher, Founder of the Simonopetra Monastery on Mt. Athos. Apostle Nicanor the Deacon.<br />

St. Ignatios, Monk of Lomsk (Vologda). St. Babylas of Tarsus in Cilicia. New Martyr Nikodim, Bishop of Belgorod<br />

(1918). Martyr Secundos. Repose of Blessed Cornelios, Monk of Krypets Monastery in Pskov (1903).<br />

Af & Sts<br />

Dismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...<br />

Dec/29, Jan/11<br />

The 14,000 Infants (<strong>Holy</strong> Innocents) slaughtered by Herod at Bethlehem; St. Markellos, Abbot of<br />

the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones.<br />

St. Thaddæos, Confessor of the Studion. St. Benjamin, Monk of Nitria in Egypt. St. Athenodoros, disciple of<br />

St. Pachomios the Great. St. George, Bishop of Nicomedia. St. Mark the Grave-digger of the Kiev Caves. Sts.<br />

Theophilos and John of the Kiev Caves. St. Theophilos of Luga and Omutch. Commemoration of all Orthodox<br />

Christians who died from hunger, thirst, the sword, and freezing. Founding of the Church of the Forty Martyrs. St.<br />

Evroul, Abbot of Saint-Evroul.<br />

Af & Sts<br />

Dismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...<br />

28th Sunday after Pentecost<br />

Sunday of the <strong>Holy</strong> Fathers<br />

§328 Heb(11:9-10, 32-40)<br />

§1 St.Mt(1:1-25)<br />

Tone 3 Orthros Gospel 6<br />

Dismissal: May He Who arose from the<br />

dead,...<br />

Fast Day: wine and oil allowed<br />

Polyeleos<br />

Monday of the 29th Week<br />

Liturgy of St. Basil<br />

§303 Heb(1:1-12) §5 St.Lk(2:1-20)<br />

Fast Day<br />

Tuesday of the 29th Week<br />

Orthros: §2 St.Mt(1:18-25)<br />

Liturgy of St. John Chrysostomos:<br />

§209 Gal(4:4-7) §3 St.Mt(2:1-12)<br />

Fast-free period<br />

Kontakion of the period: Nativity.<br />

Psalm 118 is again read on Sundays.(Slavic)<br />

Wednesday of the 29th Week<br />

§306 Heb(2:11-18) §4 St.Mt(2:13-23)<br />

Thursday of the 29th Week<br />

§315 Heb(7:1-6) §52 St.Mk(11:27-33)<br />

Kontakion of the period: Nativity<br />

Friday of the 29th Week<br />

§317 Heb(7:18-25) §53 St.Mk(12:1-<br />

12)<br />

Fast-free period<br />

Saturday of the 29th Week<br />

Saturday after Nativity<br />

§288 1Tim(6:11-16) §46 St.Mt(12:15-<br />

21)<br />

Fast-free period

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