Holy Theophany.

Dec/23Jan/5Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete: Theodoulos, Saturninos, Euporos, Gelasios, Eunician, Zoticos,Pompeios, Agathopos, Basilides, and Evaristos; St. Niphon, Bishop of Constantiana.St. Paul, Bishop of Neo-Cæsarea, one of the 318 fathers of Nicaea. St. Nahum the Wonderworker, Enlightener of theBulgarians. St. Niphon, Monk. St. Theoktistos, Archbishop of Novgorod. St. David of Echmiadzin in Armenia. NewMartyrs Presbyters John and Nicholas (1918). Martyr Schinon. St. Frithebert, Bishop of Hexham. The Dedication ofthe Great Church.Dec/24Jan/6Nun-Martyr Eugenia of Rome, and with her Martyrs Philip her father, Protas, Hyacinth, Basilla,and Claudia.St. Nicholas the Monk of Bulgaria. St. Antioch, Monk of Palestine, and St. Bitimionos of Scete. St. Aphrodisios,Monk of Palestine. New Martyr Achmed the Calligrapher (or Architect) of Constantinople. Martyr Achaicos. St.Mochua, Abbot of Timahoe.Ff & St28th Sunday after PentecostSunday of the Holy Fathers§328 Heb(11:9-10, 32-40)§1 St.Mt(1:1-25)Tone 3 Orthros Gospel 6Dismissal: May He Who arose from thedead,...Fast Day: wine and oil allowedPolyeleosMonday of the 29th WeekLiturgy of St. Basil§303 Heb(1:1-12) §5 St.Lk(2:1-20)Fast DayDec/25Jan/7The Nativity according to the Flesh of our Lord, God, and Saviour,Jesus Christ.The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthasar. Commemoration of the shepherds in Bethlehem who were watchingtheir flocks and came to see the Lord. Massacre of Monk Martyr Jonah and with him 50 Monks, and 65 laymen at St. Tryphon ofPechenga Monastery, by the Swedes (1590). St. Alburga, Abbess of Wilton.VigilDismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...(No comm. of dead before Theophany.)Dec/26, Jan/8Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos; Hieromartyr Euthymios, Bishop of Sardis.St. Evarestos of the Studion Monastery. St. Constantine, Monk of Synnada. New Hieromartyr Constantios theRussian, at Constantinople. St. Nikodemos the Serbian. New Hieromartyr Andrew, Bishop of Ufa, and New MartyrValentina (1937). St. Tathai, Abbot of Llantathan. Commemoration of the flight into Egypt of the Theotokos.Polyeleos for the Theotokos(everything as Nativity with a few exceptions)Kontakion of the period: SynaxisFast-free periodDismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...Dec/27, Jan/9Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen; St. Theodore Graptos, Confessor, and Brother of St.Theophanes the Hymnographer.St. Theodore, Archbishop of Constantinople. St. Luke, Monk of Tryglia. New Martyrs Tikhon, Archbishop ofVoronezh, and with him 160 martyred priests (1919). Martyrdom of St. Maurice and 70 soldiers of the ThebanLegion.Af & StsFast-free periodDismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...Dec/28, Jan/10The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia including those of the Senate: Glykerios, Zeno, Theophilos,Dorotheos, Mardonios, Migdonios, Indes, Gorgonios, and Domna; and Peter, Euthymios, Agape,and Theophila.St. Simon the Myrrh-Gusher, Founder of the Simonopetra Monastery on Mt. Athos. Apostle Nicanor the Deacon.St. Ignatios, Monk of Lomsk (Vologda). St. Babylas of Tarsus in Cilicia. New Martyr Nikodim, Bishop of Belgorod(1918). Martyr Secundos. Repose of Blessed Cornelios, Monk of Krypets Monastery in Pskov (1903).Af & StsDismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...Tuesday of the 29th WeekOrthros: §2 St.Mt(1:18-25)Liturgy of St. John Chrysostomos:§209 Gal(4:4-7) §3 St.Mt(2:1-12)Fast-free periodKontakion of the period: Nativity.Psalm 118 is again read on Sundays.(Slavic)Wednesday of the 29th Week§306 Heb(2:11-18) §4 St.Mt(2:13-23)Thursday of the 29th Week§315 Heb(7:1-6) §52 St.Mk(11:27-33)Kontakion of the period: NativityFriday of the 29th Week§317 Heb(7:18-25) §53 St.Mk(12:1-12)Fast-free periodDec/29, Jan/11The 14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slaughtered by Herod at Bethlehem; St. Markellos, Abbot ofthe Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones.St. Thaddæos, Confessor of the Studion. St. Benjamin, Monk of Nitria in Egypt. St. Athenodoros, disciple ofSt. Pachomios the Great. St. George, Bishop of Nicomedia. St. Mark the Grave-digger of the Kiev Caves. Sts.Theophilos and John of the Kiev Caves. St. Theophilos of Luga and Omutch. Commemoration of all OrthodoxChristians who died from hunger, thirst, the sword, and freezing. Founding of the Church of the Forty Martyrs. St.Evroul, Abbot of Saint-Evroul.Af & StsDismissal: May He Who was born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God,...Saturday of the 29th WeekSaturday after Nativity§288 1Tim(6:11-16) §46 St.Mt(12:15-21)Fast-free period