The Orthodox Faith

CALENDAR

AUGUST 2003

1/14 Thursday	Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord. Seven Maccabean Martyrs: Abimus, Antoninus, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusabonus, Alimus, Marcellus, their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar (166 BC). Martyrs: Leontius, Attius, Alexander, Cindeus, Minsitheus, Cyriacus, Mineon (Menaeus), Catanus, Eucleus and others of Perge in Pamphylia (3rd cen.). Martyr Papas the New. Martyr Cyricus. Martyrs Theodore and Polyeuctus. Martyrs Menas, Menais, and others of England. Martyr Elessa of Cythera, Martyr. Timothy the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Priconissus of Peloponnesus. Finding of the relics of Nestor of San Francisco. Fast. Beginning of the Dormition Fast.
2/15 Friday	Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (428). The finding of the relics of the Righteous Nicodemus, Gamaliel and Abibas (428). Basil of Moscow, Fool-for-Christ (1552). Basil of Kubensk (15th cen.). Hieromartyr Stephen, Pope of Rome (227). Marco of Belavinsk (Vologda). Friardus of Vidumitta (Gaul). Martyr Phocas. Translation of the relics of Martyrs Maximus, Dada and Quinctilian at Dorostolum. Martyr Theodore. Strict fast. Xerophagy.
3/16 Saturday	Isaac, Dalmatus and Faustus, ascetics of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (5th cen.). Anthony the Roman, Abbot, of Novgorod (1147). Cosmas, eunuch and hermit of Palestine (6th cen.). Holy Myrrh-bearer Salome. Martyr Razhden of Georgia (457). John, confessor, abbot of the monastery of Patalaria. Theoctistus the Wonderworker of Optimaton. Nun Theodora of Thessalonica. New Martyrs: Bishop Sabbas of Gornji Karlovac, and with him priests: Bogoljub, Djuro and Stanislav, and 2000 laymen at Velebit, slain by the Latins (1941). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
4/17 SUNDAY	9th of Matthew. Holy Seven Youths (the "Seven Sleepers") of Ephesus: Maximilian, Jamblicus, Martnian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodian (Constantine) and Antoninus (250). Martyr Eudoxia of Persia (364). Martyr Eleutherius of Constantinople (4th cen.). Cosmas of Aitolia, Equal-to-the-Apostles. Martyr Thathuil. Martyr Ia and 9,000 with her. Rest from labour. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
5/18 Monday	Forefeast of the Transfiguration. Martyr Eusignius of Antioch (362). Martyrs: Cantidius, Cantidian and Sibelius (Sobel) of Egypt. Martyr Pontius in Cimella in France (257). Hieromartyrs Fabian and Antherus, Popes of Rome (236). Righteous Nonna, mother of Gregory the Theologian (374). Father John the Romanian of Chozeva Monastery near Jerusalem (1960). Strict fast. Xerophagy.
6/19 Tuesday	Transfiguration of Our Lord (The Feast of the Savior). Theoctistus, bishop of Chernigov (12 cen.). Job the Gorge-dweller on the Mezen River (Solovki). New Martyr Demetrius, Archbishop of Gdov (1938). New Martyr Nicholas (Prozorov), priest (1930). Nikon the Cave-dweller of Valaam (1822). Rest from labour. Fast. Fish allowed.
7/20 Wednesday	Afterfeast of Transfiguration. Dometius of Persia and two disciples (363). Metrophanes, first Bishop of Voronezh, finding of the relics (1832). Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator at Caesarea in Palestine (260). Pimen the Much-ailing of the Kiev Caves (1110). Horus of the Thebaid (390). Pimen, faster of the Kiev Caves (12 cen.). Potamia, righteous. Dometius of Philotheou Monastery on Athos. Mercurius, bishop of Smolensk (1239). Anthony of Optina. Hieromartyr Narcissus, bishop of Jerusalem. Hyperechius of the Paradise. Sozon of Nicomedia. Theodosius the New, healer of Peloponnesus. Nicanor, wonderworker of Calistratus. Adrian of South Dorotheus Monastery (1853). John the Blind of Valaam (1894). Callinicus the Hesychast of Athos (1930). Archimandrite Vladimir of Jordanville (1988). Strict fast. Xerophagy.
8/21 Thursday	"Tolga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus (815). Translation of the relics of Zosimas and Sabbatius of Solovki (1566). Gregory of Sinai (14th cen.). Myron, bishop Crete (350). Martyrs Eleutherius and Leonidas of Constantinople and many infants with them. Martyr Hormizdas of Persia. Gregory, iconographer of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). Gregory, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves. Martyr Triantaphyllus of Thessaly. Martyr Styracius. Martyr Athanasius of Macedonia. Twelve Ascetics of Egypt. Two Martyrs of Tyre. Fast.
9/22 Friday	Holy Apostle Matthias. Canonization of Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of America. Martyr Anthony of Alexandria. Martyrs: Julian, Marcian, John, James, Alexius, Demetrius, Photius (Phocas), Peter, Leontius and Mary of Constantinople (730). Psoes of Egypt (6th cen.). Macarius, abbot, of Oredezh. Strict fast. Xerophagy.
10/23 Saturday	Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Lawrence of Rome. Hieromartyr Sixtus, Bishop of Rome. Martyrs Felicissimus and Agapitus deacons of Rome. Martyr Romanus, soldier, of Rome. Laurence fool-for-Christ at Kaluga. Six Martyrs of Bizin. Heron the Philosopher. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
11/24 SUNDAY	10th of Matthew. Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Euplius of Catania (304). Virgin-martyr Susanna and those with her in Rome: pope Gaius, presbyter Gabinus, his brother and father of Susanna, Maximus, Claudius and his wife Praepeginda and their sons Alexander and Cutias (295-296). Martyrs Basil and Theodore of the Kiev Caves (1098). Theodosius (Prince Theodore of Ostrog) of the Kiev Caves (1438). Passarion of Palestine (5th cen.). Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople (16th cen.). Martyrs Neophytus, Zeno, Gaius, Mark, Macarius and Gaianus. Commemoration of the miracle of Spyridon of Trimythus on Corfu with the Hagarenes. Rest from labour. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
12/25 Monday	Martyr Anicletus of Nicomedia (306). Martyr Photius (Photinus) of Nicomedia (305-306). Martyrs Pamphilus and Capito. Capito and Pamphilus. Hieromartyr Alexander, bishop of Comana (3rd cen.). Pallamon of Egypt (4th cen.). Sergius and Stephen monks. Soldier-martyrs of Crete. Strict fast. Xerophagy.
13/26 Tuesday	Apodosis of Transfiguration. Translation of the relics of Maximus the Confessor. Uncovering of the relics of Maximus of Moscow, Fool-for-Christ. Tikhon, bishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk. Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and those with him: Concordia, Irenaeus, and Abundius (258). Princess of Constantinople Irene, tonsured Xenia (1124). Eudocia the Empress, wife of Theodosius the Younger, in Palestine (460). Serid, abbot, of Gaza (6tn cen.). Radegunde of Poitiers, nun. New Martyr Benjamin, Metropolitan of Petrograd and those with him (1921). New Martyr Sergius, archimandrite and those with him (1921). Dorotheus of Gaza. Coronatus, righteous. Fast.
14/27 Wednesday	Forefeast of the Dormiton. Prophet Micah (12th cen. BC). Translation of the relics of Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev Caves (1091). Hieromartyr Marcellus, bishop of Apamea (389). Arcadius, monk, of Novotorzhk (11th cen.). Martyr Ursicius at Nicomedia. Martyr Simeon of Trebizond. Martyr Luke the Soldier. Disciples of Thikhon of Zadonsk: monks Theophanes, Aaron, Nicander, Cosmas, Metrophanes. Strict fast. Xerophagy.
15/28 Thursday	The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary. Macarius the Roman, abbot. Chariton. New Martyr Christus of Jannina. Anthony of Murom (1851). Archimandrite Hieron, founder of New Athos (1912). Abbes Ruffina of Harbin and Shanghai (1937). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
16/29 Friday	Afterfeast of the Dormition. Translation of the Image Not Made By Hands of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople. Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia (298). Joachim the Bulgarian, monk of Osogov (12th cen.). Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia. Martyr Nicodemus of Meteora. Martyr Stamatios of Thessaly. New Martyrs Vladimir, priest and his brother Boris (1931). Raphael of Banat in Serbia. 33 Martyrs of Palestine. Martyr Alcibiades. Nilus, brother of Emperor Theodore Lascaris. Timothy, Archbishop of Chalcedon, founder of the monastery of Pendeli. Great Martyr Apostolus of the town of St. Laurence, martyred in Constantinople. Translation of the relics of Martyrs: Seraphim, Dorotheus, James, Demetrius, Basil and Sarantis. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Feodorovskaya". Matrona Popova, disciple of Tikhon of Zadonsk (1851). Fast.
17/30 Saturday	Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of "Armatia". Martyr Myron, Presbyter, of Cyzicus (254). Blessed Theodoretus, Enlightener of the Laps (Solovki). Martyrs: Straton, Philip, Eutychian and Cyprian of Nicomedia. Martyrs: Thyrsus, Leucius and Coronatus at Caesarea in Bithynia. Martyrs Paul and his sister Juliana of Syria. Martyr Patroclus of Troyes. Elias of Calabria. Alypius the Iconographer of the Kiev Caves. Philip, monk, of Yankov. Martyr Demetrius of Samarina in Epirus. Jeroen, priest-martyr (Netherlands). Onuphrius of Valaam (1912). All foods allowed.
18/31 SUNDAY	11th of Matthew. Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria (2nd cen.). Repose of Ven. John, abbot of Rila (946). Martyrs: Hermes, Serapion and Polyaenus of Rome (2nd cen.). Hieromartyr Emilian and Martyrs: Hilarion, Dionysius, Hermippus and others (about 1000) of Italy. John and George, patriarchs of Constantinople (674). Barnabus and his nephew Sophronius, monks of Mela near Trebizond (412). Christopher, abbot of Mela near Trebizond (668). Sophronius of St. Anne's skete on Athos. Arsenius the New of Paros. Martyr Juliana near Strobilus. Martyr Leo, drowned near Myra in Lycia. Four Holy Ascetics. Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
19/1 Monday	Martyr Andrew the Commander and those with him (2593 soldiers) in Cilicia (4th cen.). Martyrs: Timothy, Agapius and Thecla of Palestine (304). Pitirim, bishop of Perm (1456). Uncovering of the relics of Gennadius, abbot of Kostroma. Theophanes, wonderworker of Macedonia. Archimandrite Spyridon, disciple of John of San Francisco (1984). Fast.
20/2 Tuesday	Prophet Samuel (11th cen. BC). Hieromartyr Philip, bishop of Heraclea and Martyrs Severus and Memnon in Thrace. Martyr Lucius the Senator of Cyprus. Martyrs Heliodorus and Dausa in Persia. Martyr Photina at the door of the Church of Blachaerne. Seraphim of Platina (1982). Theodulus, abbot of Koroni Monastery in Messenia (1966). All foods allowed.
21/3 Wednesday	Holy Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy (44). Martyrs: Bassa and her sons Theogonius, Agapius and Pistus. Abramius, Archimandrite and Wonderworker of Smolensk and his disciple Ephraim (1222). Abramius the Lover-of-Labor of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.). Theocleta the Wonderworker of Asia Minor (9th cen.). Cornelius, abbot of Paleostrov, and his disciple Abramius (1420). Isaiah of Athos. New Martyr Raphael, Abbot of Sisatovac, slain by the Latins (1941). Fast.
22/4 Thursday	Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Prusa. Martyrs: Agathonicus, Zoticus, Theoprepius, Acindynus, Severian and Zeno of Nicomedia suffered under Maximian (6th cen.). Virgin-martyr Eulalia of Barcelona (303). Hieromartyr Athanasius, bishop of Tarsus in Cilicia and Martyrs: Anthusa, Charesimus and Neophytus (3rd cen.). Bogolep of St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery. New Martyrs Ephraim, bishop of Selenginsk and Priest John Vostorgov (1918). Martyr Irenaeus. Martyr Or, deacon. Martyr Oropsu. Martyr Gorazd, bishop of Bohemia (1942). All foods allowed.
23/5 Friday	Apodosis of the Dormition. Martyr Lupus, slave of Demetrius of Thessalonica. Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons (202). Callinicus, Patriarch of Constantinople (705). Eutychius and Florentius of Nursia (540). Nicholas the Sicilian who struggled on Neotaka in Euboea. Fast.
24/6 Saturday	Dionysius, Archbishop of Aegina. Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aetolia, Equal-to-the-Apostles. Hieromartyr Eutychius, disciple of John the Theologian (1st cen.). Translation of the relics of Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker (1479). Cosmas of Berat, Evangelizer of Southern Albania. Arsenius, abbot of Komel (1550). George Limniotes the Confessor of Olympus (716). Martyr Tatio at Claudiopolis (305). Virgin-martyr Cyra of Persia (558). New Martyr Maximus (Sandovitch) at Lemkivshchyna of the Carpathian Mountains (1914). All foods allowed.
25/7 SUNDAY	12th of Matthew. Return of the relics of Apostle Bartholomew from Anastasiopolis to Lipari (4th cen.). Holy Apostle of the Seventy Titus, bishop of Crete. Confessors Barses and Eulogius, bishops of Edessa, and Protogenes, bishop of Carrhae (4th cen.). Menas, Patriarch of Constantinople (552). John the Cappadocian, Patriarch of Constantinople (520). Epiphanius, Patriarch of Constantinople (535). Andrew the Wonderworker. Cyril, bishop of Gortyna. Eumenius, bishop of Rome. Abbess Magdalene of Sevsk Convent (1848). Benjamin of Valaam (1848). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
26/8 Monday	Synaxis of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Martyrs Adrian and Natalie of Nicomedia and 33 companions (4th cen.). Adrian, abbot of Ondrusov (1550). Martyr Adrian at Nicomedia (320). Tithoes of the Thebaid, disciple of Pachomius the Great (5th cen.). Cyprian of Storozhev, former outlaw. Adrian, abbot of Poshekhnoye (Vologda). Ibestion the Confessor, Egyptian ascetic. Zer-Jacob, missionary of Ethiopia. Adrian of Uglich, disciple of Paisius of Uglich. Bassian of Alatyr Monastery (17th century), finding of the relics. Martyr Atticus. Martyr Sisinnius. Monk Joasaph, king of India. Aristocleus of Athos and Moscow (1918). Natalie, fool-for-Christ, of the Russian Catacombs (1975). Joasaph Anagnou, archimandrite of St. Anne’s Monastery in Ligaria of Lamia (1987). Fast.
27/9 Tuesday	Martyr Phanurius the Newly-appeared of Rhodes. Poemen the Great (450). Caesarius, bishop of Arles (542). Poemen of Palestine (602). Sabbas of Benephali. Liberius, Pope of Rome (366). Hosius the Confessor, bishop of Cordova (357). Hieromartys Kuksha and Pimen of the Kiev Caves (1113). Martyr Anthusa. Translation of the relics of Theognostus, Cyprian, and Photius, Metropolitans of Moscow. All foods allowed.
28/10 Wednesday	Moses the Black of Scete (4th cen.). Uncovering of the relics of Job, abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev (1659). Sabbas, abbot of Krypetsk (1459). Righteous Anna the Prophetess. Righteous Hezakiah, king of Judah (721 B.C.). Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves whose relics repose in the Far Cave of St. Theodosius. Amphilochius, bishop of Vladimir in Volhynia (1122). Theodore (Theodosius in monasticism), prince of Volhynia (1438). Martyr Susanna of Georgia (466). New Martyr Sergius, archimandrite, and other monk of Znantiev Monastery (1918). Martyrs Diomedes and Laurence. 33 Martyrs of Nicomedia. Philaret of New Spassky Monastery (1842). Fast.
29/11 Thursday	The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John. Alexander, abbot of Voche. Martyr Anastasius of Bulgaria. New Martyr Peter, Metropolitan of Krutitsa (1936). Theodora of Thesslonica. Arcadius of Arsinoe on Cyprus, bishop and wonderworker. Joseph the Sanctified of Samaka, translation of relics. Pachomius the Silent of Valdai Monastery (1886). Rest from labour. Strict fast. Xerophagy.
30/12 Friday	Alexander, Patriarch of Constantinople (340). John, Patriarch of Constantinople (595). Paul the New, Patriarch of Constantinople (784). Translation of the relics of Prince Alexander Nevsky (1724). Repose of Alexander, abbot of Svir (1533). Christopher of Palestine (6th cen.). Fantinus of Calabria, wonderworker of Solunia (12th cen.). Daniel, prince of Moscow, uncovering of the relics (1338). Archbishops and Patriarchs of Serbia: Sabbas I (1237), Sabbas II (1269), Arsenius I (1266), Eustathius I (1285), James (1292), Nicodemus (1325), Daniel (1338), Joannicius II (1354), Ephraim (1359), Spyridon (1388), Macarius (1574), Gabriel I (1659). Gregory, Archbishop of Serbia. Bryaene of Nisibis. Eulalius, bishop of Caesarea. Sixteen Monk-martyrs of Thebes. Six Martyrs of Melitene. Sarmata of the "Paradise". Hieromartyr Felix. Martyr Fortunatus. Martyr Septimus. Martyr Januarius. Commemoration of the 750,000 New Martyrs of Serbia slain by the Latins, among them: Metropolitans Dositheus of Zagreb and all Croatia, Peter of Sarajevo and all Bosnia, and Joannicius of Montenegro and the Littoral; Bishops Plato of Banja-Luka, and Sabbas of Gornji Karlovac; the priests: Elijah, Djuro, Jovan, Dane, George, Nicholas, Milan, Simon, Branko, Branko, Jovan, Dushan, Dobroslav, Dushan, George, Nicholas, Milan, Daniko, Branko, Elijah, Risto, Alexander, Stephen, Jovan, Demetrius, Zivko, Hilarion, Dushan, Milosh, Bogdan, Milan, Vladimir, Branko, Mile, Mile, Milojko, Peter, Dushan, George, Jovan, Michael, Vladimir, Ljubomir, Elijah, Branko, Ljubomir, Demetrius, Emilian, Michael, Michael, Paul, Jovan, Djuro, Radovan, Basil, Vojislav, Ljubomir, Bogdan, Panteleimon, Radovan, Spasa, Jovan, Peter, Dushan, Milosh, Stavro, Adam, Djuro, Risto, Dragomir, Simeon, Vojislav, George, Miladin, Vdilije, Stanislav, Tihomir, Peter, Paul, Bogdan, Vujadin, Demetrius, Elijah, Peter, Milorad, Vukashin, Milosh, Mile, Elijah, Mark, Michael, Milan, Milenko, Sabbas, Stephen, Ognjen, Nicholas, Milosh, Urosh, Peter, Vojislav, Cyprian, Rodoljub, Bozidar, Janko, Milosh, Andrew, Vukolaj, Ljubomir, Demetrius, Dobrosav, Relja, Constantine, Rade, Radivoje, Spiridon, Jasha, Matthew, Mirko, Djuro, Jovan, Damian, Dushan, Dushan, Constantine, Peter, Milan, Vidak, Vojislav, Bogdan, Petar, Nicholas, Jefto, Milosh, Nicholas, Jovan, Gregory, Slavko, Jovan, Sebastian, Dragomir, Demetrius, Nicholas, Ljubomir, and Michael; the deacons: Dushan, Vladimir, Macarius and Lazarus; and the monks: Antin, Ignatius, Gabriel, Anthony, Bogoljub, Milan, Sebastian, Sabbas, Theophanes, Raphael, Emilian, Novak, Romanus, Mark, Drago, Methodius, Dositheus, Constantine, and Dositheus (1939-45). Fast.
31/13 Saturday	The Placing of the Precious Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos. Hieromartyr Cyprian, bishop of Carthage (258). Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople (471). Gennadius Scholarius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Aidan, founder of Lindisfarne Monastery in Ireland. John, Metropolitan of Kiev. Four Martyrs of Perge in Pamphylia. Martyrs: Menas, Faustus, Andrew, Heraclius, Phileortus and Diadoch. Eight Virgin-martyrs of Gaza. 366 Martyrs of Nicomedia. All foods allowed.