The Orthodox Faith

CALENDAR

DECEMBER 2003

1/14 SUNDAY	14th of Luke. Nahum, prophet (7th cen. BC). Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia in Asia Minor (792). Joannicus of Devich (Serbia). Eligius, bishop of Netherlands. Onesimus, Archbishop of Ephesus. Ananias and Solochonus, Archbishops of Ephesus. Anthony the New of Chios, monk. Rest from labour. Fast. Fish allowed.
2/15 Monday	Habakkuk (Abbacum), Prophet (6th cen. BC). Athanasius “the Resurrected”, recluse of the Kiev Caves (1176). John, Heraclemon, Andrew and Theophilus of Egypt (4th cen.). Martyr Myrope of Chios (251). Cyril of Phileotes in Greece (1060). Jesse, bishop of Tsilkansk in Georgia (6th cen.). Stephen-Urosh, king of Serbia (1367). Solomon, Archbishop of Ephesus. Athanasius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.) Martyr Abibus the New. Martyr Joannicius of Devich, monk. Abbacum the Barefoot of Athos (1940). Fast.
3/16 Tuesday	Prophet Zephaniah (605 BC) Sabbas, abbot of Zvenigorod, disciples of Sergius of Radonezh (1406). Theodulus, eparch of Constantinople (440). John the Silent of St. Sabbas monastery (558). Hieromartyr Theodore, Archbishop of Alexandria (606). Hieromartyr Gabriel, bishop of Ganos (1659). New Martyr Angelus of Chios (1813). Martyrs: Agapius, Seleucus and Mamas. King Magnus II of Sweden (Gregory in schema) of Valaam (1371). Archimandrite Theophanes of Novoezersk Monastery (1832). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
4/17 Wednesday	Great Martyrs Barbara and Juliana at Hieliapolis in Syria (306). John the Damascene (780). John, bishop of Polybotum (8th cen.). Gennadius, Archbishop of Novgorod (1505). Hieromartyr Seraphim, bishop of the Phanar in Greece (1601). New Martyr Damascene, bishop of Glukhov (1935). New Martyr Nicholas (Tsedrick), father of bishop Damscene (1917). Martyrs Christodula and Christodulus. Sabbas the Sanctified (532). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
5/18 Thursday	Sabbas the Sanctified (533). Monks of Karyes martyred by the Latins. Karion (Cyrion) and his son Zachariah of Egypt (4th cen.). Zachariah of Egypt son of Karion (Cyrion) (4th cen.). Martyr Anastasius. Gurias, Archbishop of Kazan (1563). Nectarius the Bulgarian of Bitola (1500). Philotheus of Karyes Skete on Athos. Nicetius, bishop of Tier (Gaul). Martyr Diogenes. Martyr Abercius. Martyr Nonnus, monk. Gratus, monk. Rest from labour. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
6/19 Friday	Nicholas the Wonderworker, Bishop of Myra in Lycia (345). Nicholas, bishop of Patara. Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev (1305). Martyr Nicholas of Karamania in Asia Minor (1657). Rest from labour. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
7/20 Saturday	Ambrose, bishop of Milan (397). Anthony, Abbot of Siya (1556). Nilus of Stolbensk Lake (1554). Philothea of Thrace, Protectress of Romania. Paul the Obedient. John, faster of St. Sabbas monastery. John, faster of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.). Martyr Athenodorus of Mesopotamia (304). Gregory the Silent of Athos (15th cen.). Martyr Neophytus. Martyr Dometius. Martyrs: Isidore, Ascepsimas, and Leo. Ignatius, monk, near Blachernae. Blessed Gregory of Serbia. Fast. Fish allowed.
8/21 SUNDAY	10th of Luke. Patapius of Thebes (8th cen.). Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus. Holy 362 Martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians (477). Martyr Anthusa, at Rome (484). Cyril, abbot of Chelmogorsk (1378). New Martyr John (Kochurov), priest. Rest from labour. Fast. Fish allowed.
9/22 Monday	The Conception by Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos. Prophetess Anna (Hannah), mother of the Prophet Samuel (1100 BC). Stephen the “New Light” of Constantinople (9th cen.). Sophronius, Archbishop of Cyprus (6th cen.). Martyr Sosithius. Martyr Narses of Persia. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Unexpected Joy”. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
10/23 Tuesday	Martyr Mennas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus of Alexandria (313). Stephen Brancovich, his wife Angelina of Albania, and their son John, King of Serbia (15th cen.). Hieromartyr Theotecnus. Martyr Marianus. Martyr Eugene. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
11/24 Wednesday	Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople (490). Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon (980). Nicon the Dry of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.). Martyr Acepsius and Aeithalas at Arbelus. Martyr Mirax of Egypt (649). Leontius, monk, of Monembasia in the Peloponnesus (1450). Martyr Barsabas in Persia. New Martyr Theophan of Solikamsk (1918). Martyr Terence. Martyr Vincent. Martyr Emilian. Martyr Bebaia. Fast.
12/25 Thursday	Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimythus on Cyprus (348). Herman, Wonderworker of Alaska. Synaxis of the first martyrs of America. Hieromartyr Alexander, bishop of Jerusalem (251). Martyr Synesius (Razumnik) of Rome (275). Therapon, abbot of Monza. (16th cen.). Finnian of Clonard, founder of Skellig Michael (Ireland). Amonathus and Anthus, monks. John, Metropolitan of Zichon, founder of the monastery on Menikion. Desert-dweller Flegoton of Moksza River, Penza (1869). Spyridon II, Bishop of Trimythus, Confessor (1963). Menas Brettos, abbot-founder of St. Anne’s Monastery in Ligaria of Lamia (1988). Spyridon the Cypriot, monk, of Athos (1992). Rest from labour. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
13/26 Friday	Martyrs: Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes at Sebaste (4th cen.). Virgin-martyr Lucy of Syracuse (304). Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of America. Arsenius of Latros (8th-9th cen.). Gabriel, Archbishop of Serbia. Mardarius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). Ares, monk. Panteleimon “the Resurrected” of Glinsk Hermitage (1895). Fast.
14/27 Saturday	Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucis, and Callinicus (251). Martyrs Apollonius, Philemon, Arianus, and Theostychus of Alexandria (287). Four guards converted by Arianus and martyred. Recluse John of Sezenovo Convent (1839). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
15/28 SUNDAY	11th of Luke. Commemoration of the Holy Forefathers Joachim and Anna. Hieromartyr Eleutherius, bishop of Illyria, and his mother Anthis (2nd cen.). Paul of Latros (955). Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Surozha in the Crimea (8th cen.). Martyr Eleutherius at Constantinople. Pardus, hermit of Palestine (6th cen.). Martyr Bacchus the New (802). Martyr Susanna the Deaconess of Palestine. Tryphon, abbot of Pechenga and his disciple Jonah of Valaam (1583). New Hieromartyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Petrograd (1938). New Martyr Ilarion Troitsky (1929). Martyr Koremon the Eparch and two executioners martyred with him. Rest from labour. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
16/29 Monday	Prophet Haggai (500 BC). Martyr Marinus of Rome (3rd cen.). Blessed Theophania, Empress (894). Memnon, Archbishop of Ephesus (5th cen.). Nicholas Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople (996). Sophia, nun, wife of Grand-duke Basil III (1542). Martyr Promus and Hilarion. Modestus, Archbishop of Jerusalem. Fast.
17/30 Tuesday	Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias and Misael (600 BC). Dionysius of Zakynthos, bishop of Aegina (1624). Daniel the Confessor (in schema Stephen) of Spain and Egypt (10th cen.). Martyr Bacchus. Martyr Nicetas. Blessed deacon Abbacum of Serbia. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
18/31 Wednesday	Martyrs: Sebastian, Nicostratus, Zoe, Castorius, Tranquillirius, Marcellinus, Mark, Claudius, Symphorian, Victorinus, Tiburtius and Castulus, at Rome (287). Modestus, Archbishop of Jerusalem (634). Florus, bishop of Amisus (7th cen.). Michael the Confessor at Constantinople (845). Martyr Eubotius at Cyzicus (318). Sebastian, abbot of Poshekhnoye Monastery (1542). Righteous Simeon, wonderworker of Verkhoturye. Hieromartyr Zaccheus the Deacon and Alpheus the Reader of Caesarea. Sophia the Wonderworker. Fast.
19/1 Thursday	Martyr Boniface at Tarsus in Cilicia and Righteous Aglaida of Rome (290). Martyrs Elias, Probus and Ares of Cilicia (308). Martyr Polyectus at Caesarea in Cappadocia. Martyr Timothy the Deacon in Mauretania (4th cen.). Boniface the Merciful, bishop of Ferentino (6th cen.). Gregory, Archbishop of Omiritis (552). Elias of Murom, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.). Martyr Hermylus. Martyr Phocas, Hieromartyr Capito, bishop of Cherson. Martyr Eutyches. Martyr Thessalonica. Martyr Tryphon. Hieromartyr Hermogenes, founder of Kirensk and Albazin Monasteries in Siberia (1690). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
20/2 Friday	Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch (107). John of Kronstadt, wonderworker. Philogonius bishop of Antioch (323). Daniel, Archbishop of Serbia (1338). Ignatius, archimandrite of the Kiev Caves (1435). Martyr John of Thasos. Anthony, Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk (1846). Philaret (Theodosius in schema) Metropolitan of Kiev (1857). Ignatius Betsis, desert-dweller, of Athos (1971). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
21/3 Saturday	Martyr Theomistocles of Myra in Lycia (251). Juliana, princess of Vyazma (1406). Procopius of Vyatka, fool-for-Christ (1627). Paisius Velichkovsky, wonderworker of Moldavia. Virgin-martyr Juliana of Nicomedia and 500 men with her. Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow (1326). Michael of Harbin, monk (1939). Peter "the Nose" of Kama (1938). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
22/4 SUNDAY	Sunday Before the Nativity. Commemoration of all the Righteous Ones of the Old Testament, beginning with Adam and Even and including all the Patriarchs and Prophetes. Great Martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions, and with her Chrysonogus, Theodota, Evodias, Eutychianus (304). Martyr Zoilus. Repose of Dositheus, hermit of Roslav forest and Optina (1828). Rest from labour. Fast. WIne and oil allowed.
23/5 Monday	Martyrs of Certe: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus. Paul, bishop of Neo-Caesarea (4th cen.). Niphon, bishop of Cyprus. Nahum, enlighter of the Bulgarians. Niphon, monk (4th cen.). Theoctistus, Archbishop of Novgorod (1310). David of Echmiadzin in Armenia (693). New Martyrs Priests John and Nicholas (1918). Martyr Schinon. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
24/6 Tuesday	The Eve of the Nativity of Christ. Nun-martyr Eugenia of Rome and with her Protus, Hyainth, Claudia, Basilla, and Philip father of Eugenia (262). Nicholas the monk of Bulgaria (9th cen.). Antiochus, monk of Palestine (614). Vitimionus of Scete. Aphrodisius, monk of Palestine (4th cen.). New Martyr Ahmed the Calligrapher and Architect of Constantinople (1582). Martyr Achaicus. Strict fast. Xerophagy.
25/7 Wednesday	The 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 watching their flocks and came to see the Lord. New Martyrs Jonah and with him 50 monks and 65 laymen, at Pechenga Monastery, slain by the Swedes (1590). 1,200 New Martyrs of Novi Sad, slain by the Latins (1942). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.

26/8 Thursday	Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos. Evaristus of Studion (9th cen.). Constantine, monk of Synnada (8th cen.). Nicodemus the Serbian. New Martyr Andrew, bishop of Ufa (1937). New Martyr Valentina (1937). Hieromartyr Euthymius, bishop of Sardis (840). Abbot Barlaam of Valaam (1849). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
27/9 Friday	Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ. Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen. Theodore Graptus ("the Branded"), Confessor (840). Theodore, Patriarch of Constantinople (686). Luke, monk of Tryglia. New Martyr Tikhon, Archbishop of Vorenezh (1919). Athanasius of Grigoriou Monastery on Athos (1953). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
28/10 Saturday	Martyrs: Glycerius, Zeno, Theophilus, Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius, Indes, Gorgonius, Peter, Euthymius, Agape, Domna and Theophila of Nicomedia with 20,000 martyrs (302). Apostle of the Seventy Nicanor the Deacon. Babylas of Tarsus in Cilicia. Simeon the Myrrh-streamer of Athos (1257). New Martyr Nicodemus, bishop of Belgorod (1918). Cornelius, monk of Krypets Monastery in Pskov (1903). All foods allowed.
29/11 SUNDAY	Sunday after the Nativity. Commemoration of Joseph the Betrothed of the Virgin, David the Prophet King and Psalmist, and James the Brother of God. The 14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem. Thaddeus of Studion (818), Confessor. Benjamin of Nitra in Egypt (392). Athenodorus, disciple of Pachomius the Great (4th cen.). George, bishop of Nicomedia (9th cen.). Mark the Grave-digger of Kiev Caves. Theophilus and John of the Kiev Caves. Theophilus of Luga and Omutch (15th. cen.). Marcellus, abbot of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones." (485). Basilicus of Siberia (1824). Rest from labour. All foods allowed
30/12 Monday	Martyr Philoterus of Nicomedia (311). Theodora, nun of Caesarea in Cappadocia (8th cen.). Theodora, nun of Constantinople (10th cen.). Martyr Zoticus, keeper of orphans (4th cen.). Martyrs Magistrianus, who suffered under Julian the Apostate and those with him: Paulinus, Umbrius, Versus, Severus, Callistratus, Florentius, Arianus, Anthimus, Ubricius, Isidore, Euculus, Sampson, Studius and Thespesius. Martyr Gideon of Athos. Opening of the relics of Daniel of Pereyaslavl. Leo the Archimandrite. Virgin-martyr Anysia at Thessalonica (305). All foods allowed.

31/13
Tuesday

Apodosis of the Nativity of Christ. Gelasius, monk of Palestine. Gaius, monk. Theophylactus of Ochrid. Martyr Busiris. Martyr Gaudentius. Martyr Nemo. Melanie of Rome (439). Peter Mogila, Metropolitan of Kiev (1646). 1,300 New Martyrs of Novi Sad, slain by the Latins (1942). New Martyr Dositheus, Metropolitan of Zagreb, slain by the Latins (1945). Demetrius, Metropolitan of Thessalonica, Confessor (1976). All foods allowed.