The Orthodox Faith

CALENDAR

OCTOBER 2003

1/14 Tuesday	The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. The "Quick-hearing" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Apostle of the Seventy Ananias. Romanus the Melodist (5th. cen.). Sabbas, abbot of Vishera (1461). Martyr Michael, abbot in Armenia, and 36 fathers with him (8th. cen.). Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica. John Cucuzeles of Athos (13th cen.). Gregory the Singer of Athos (1360). Bavo, penitent and hermit, patron of Haarlem (Netherlands). Apparition of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta in Georgia. Euthemius of Valaam (1829). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
2/15 Wednesday	Hieromartyr Cyprian the former magician, Virgin-martyr Justina and Theoctistus of Nicomedia (304). Andrew, Fool-for-Christ, at Constantinople (936). Princess Anna of Kashin (1338). Cyprian of Suzdal, fool-of-Christ and Wonderworker (1622). Cassian, monk, of Uglich (1504). Martyrs David and Constantine, princes of Georgia (730). New Martyr George of Philadelphia in Asia Minor (1749). Damaris of Athens. Theophilus the Confessor. Great Martyr Theodore Gavra of Atran in Chaldea. Theodosius of Karoulia on Athos (1937). Fast.
3/16 Thursday	Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite, bishop of Athens, and with him Martyrs Rusticus and Eleutherius (96). John the Chozebite, bishop of Palestine (6th cen.). Hesychius the Silent of Athos (6th. cen.). Dionysius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (15th cen.). New Martyr Gregory, Metropolitan of Cydonium in Asia Minor and 15,000 with him slain by the Turks (1922). New Martyr Agathangelus, Metropolitan of Yaroslavl (1928). Martyr Theoctistus. Martyr Theagenes. All foods allowed.
4/17 Friday	Hieromartyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens (1st cen.). Gurias, first Archbisop of Kazan and Barsanuphius, bishop of Tver, Uncovering of the relics (1595). Martyr Peter of Capetolis (4th. cen.). Martyr Domnina and her daughthers Bernice and Prosdoce of Syria (4th cen.). Martyr Adauctus and his daughter Callisthene of Ephesus (313). Ammon and Paul the Simple of Egypt (350). Martyr Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius and Chaeremon of Alexandria (3rd cen.). Vladimir Yaroslavich, prince of Novgorod, and his mother Anna (1052). Helladius, Onessimus and Ammon of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). Stephen Stiljianovitch of Serbia (1515). John the Lampadist. Elizabeth of Serbia. Righteous Youth Peter Michurin. Nicodimus, Archbishop of Richmond and Great Britain (1976). Fast.
5/18 Saturday	Martyr Charitina of Amisus (304). Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes, Metropolitans of Moscow. Martyr Mamelta (Mamelchtha) of Persia (344). Hieromartyr Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria (265). Damian the Healer (1071), Jeremiah (1070), Matthew (1085), clarvoyants. Charitina, princess of Lithuania (1281). Cosmas of Bithynia (10th cen.). Gregory of Chandzoe in Georgia (861). Eudocimus the Unknown, monk of Vatopedi on Athos. Methodia of Cimola. Countes Anna (in monasticism Agnes) Orlova-Chesmenskaya (1848). All foods allowed.
6/19 SUNDAY	3rd of Luke. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "All-Hymned Mother". Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas. Glorification of Innocent, Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to the Americas. Martyr Macarius at Kion in Bithynia (1590). Woman-martyr Erotheida of Cappadocia. Cendeus of Cyprus, monk. Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
7/20 Monday	Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria (303). Sergius, abbot of Nurma (1412). Martyr Julian presbyter and Caesarius deacon, at Terracina (1st cen.). Martyr Polychronius, presbyter, (4th cen.). Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus (290). Sergius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). Martyr Eusebius and Felix at Terracina. Uncovering of the relics of Martinian, abbot of Byelozersk (1514). New Martyr Valentine (Sventitsky), priest, (1931). Leontius the Governor. 99 Fathers of Crete. Bishop Jonah of Manchuria (1925). Fast.
8/21 Tuesday	Pelagia the Penitent (457). Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Antioch (303). Thais of Egypt (4th cen.). Dositheus, abbot of Verkneostrov (1482). Tryphon, abbot, of Vyatka (1612). Martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria. All foods allowed.
9/22 Wednesday	Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos "Korsun" (Cherson) and "Assuage My Sorrow". Holy Apostle James, the son of Alphaeus. Andronicus and his wife Athanasia of Egypt (5th cen.). Righteous Forefather Abraham (2000 BC). Righteous Lot, nephew of Forefather Abraham (2000 BC). Dionysius (Denis) of Paris, Bishop. Martyrs Juventius and Maximus at Antioch (363). Peter of Galatia (9th cen.). Martyr Publita the Confessor of Antioch (4th cen.). Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria. Stephen the New of Serbia. Fast.
10/23 Thursday	Zographou Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Akathist". Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia and 200 Martyrs with them (303). Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch (4th cen.). Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria (8th cen.). Bassian of Constantinople (458). Andrew of Totma, fool-for-Christ (1673). Thomas, abbot, and 26 Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Athos: Barsanuphius, Cyril, Micah, Simon, Hilarion, Job, James, Cyprian, Sabbas, James, Martinian, Cosmas, Sergius, Paul, Menas, Joasaph, Joanicius, Anthony, Euthymius, Dometian, Partenius and four laymen martyred by Latins. Synaxis of the seven Saints of Volhynia: Job of Pochaev, Bishops Stephen and Amphilocius of Vladimir, Hieromartyr Macarius the Archimandrite of Kanev, Prince Yaropolk of Vladimir, Prince Theodore (in monasticism Theodosius) of Ostrog, and Juliana Olshanskaya. Synaxis of the Saints of Optina: Leo (1841), Macarius (1894), Moses (1862), Anthony (1865), Hilarion (1873), Ambrose (1891), Anatolius (1894), Isaacius (1894), Joseph (1911), Barsanuphius (1913), Anatolius (1922), Nectarius (1928), Nicon (1931), and Isaacius (1936). Bishop Innocent of Penza (1819). Charalampus the Fool-for-Christ, Wonderworker of Peloponnesus (1974). All foods allowed.
11/24 Friday	Holy Apostle Philip, one of the Seven Deacons. Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer, bishop of Nicaea (847). Martyr Zenaidas and Philonilla of Tarsus in Cilicia (1st cen.). Theophanes, faster of Kiev Caves (12th cen.). Nectarius (397), Arcadius (405), and Sinisius (427), Patriarchs of Constantinople. Gommar, patron of Lier (Netherlands). Leonid of Optina. Fast.
12/25 Saturday	"Jerusalem" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Martyrs: Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus at Tarsus in Cilicia (304). Cosmas the Hymnographer, Bishop of Maiuma (776). Martyr Domnica of Anazarbus (286). Martin the Merciful, bishop of Tours (400). Amphilochius (1452), Macarius (1478), Tarasius (1440), and Theodosius, abbots and monks of Glushetsk Monastery (15th cen.). Virgin-martyr Anastasia of Rome. Theodotus, bishop of Ephesus. Martyr Malfethos. Martyr Anthea. Jason, bishop of Damascus. Symeon the New Theologian. Theosebius the God-bearer of Arsinoe in Cyprus. All foods allowed.
13/26 SUNDAY	4th of Luke. Holy 350 God-bearing Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Seven Lakes. Martyrs: Carpus, Papylus, Agathadorus, and Agathonica at Pergamus (251). Martyr Florentius of Thessalonica (2nd cen.). Martyr Benjamin, deacon, of Persia. (424). Martyr Nicetas the Confessor of Paphlagonia (838). Benjamin of the Kiev Caves (14th cen.). Martyr Chryse (Zlata) of Bulgaria (1795). Vannatius of Poitiers (Gaul). Athanasius of Valaam (1852). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
14/27 Monday	Parasceva of Epibatina, Protectress of Serbia and Moldavia (11th cen.). Martyrs: Nazarius, Gervasius, Protase, and Celsus of Milan (387). Nicholas Sviatosha, prince of Chernigov and Wonderworker of the Kiev Caves (1143). Martyr Silvanus of Gaza, presbyter, (4th cen.). Cosmas, abbot of Yakhromsk. Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, confessor. Ignatius, Archbishop of Methymna. Cosmas the Poet, Monk. Fast.
15/28 Tuesday	Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, monk of Athos (889). Martyr Lucian, Presbyter of Antioch (312). Sabinus, bishop of Catania (760). Martyr Bebai (Barbea) and her brother Sarbelius of Edessa (2nd cen.). Dionysius, Archbishop of Suzdal. John, archbishop of Suzdal (1373). Hieromartyr Lucian, presbyter of the Kiev Caves. All foods allowed.
16/29 Wednesday	Martyr Longinus the Centurian, who stood at the Cross of the Lord. Malus the Hermit. Princess Martyr Euphrosyne (in monasticism Eupraxia) of Pskov, abbess (1243). Longinus the Gate-keeper of the Kiev Caves (14th cen.). Longinus Yarengsky (1545). Gall, enlightener of Switzerland. Sabinus, monk. Fast.
17/30 Thursday	Prophet Hosea (820 BC). Monk-martyr Andrew of Crete (767). Lazarus "Of the Four Days" (in the tomb), bishop of Citium on Cyprus, translation of the relics (898). Holy Martyrs and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in Cilicia, and their brothers Leontius, Anthimus, and Eutropius (303). Anthony, abbot, of Leokhonov (1611). Susanna of Georgia. Athanasius (Zakharov), disciple of Paisius Velichkovsky (1825). All foods allowed.
18/31 Friday	Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke. Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus (4th cen.). Julian the Hermit of Mesopotamia (4th cen.). Didymus the Blind of Mesopotamia (4th cen.). Mnason, bishop of Cyprus (1st. cen.). David, abbot, of Serpukhov (1520). Martyrs Gabriel and Cirmidol of Egypt (1522). Symeon, Theodore and Euphrosynus, monks who found the Icon of the Theotokos in the Great Cave of Peloponnesus. Peter, Metropolitan of Montenegro. Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
19/1 Saturday	Holy Father John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt (1908). Prophet Joel (800 BC). Martyr Varus with him six martyrs, and Cleopatra and her son John in Egypt (307). Translation of the relics of John, abbot of Rila in Bulgaria. Hieromartyr Sadoc (Sadoth), bishop of Persia, and 128 Martrys with him (342). Leontius the Philosopher of St. Sabbas monastery (642). New Martyr Nicholas Dvali the Georgian, at Damascus (1314). Prochorus of Pechenga. New Martyr Alexis Stavrovsky, priest (1918). Hieromartyr Felix and Deacon Eusebius. All foods allowed.
20/2 SUNDAY	6th of Luke. Gerasimus the New Ascetic, of Cephalonia (1579). Great Martyr Artemius at Antioch (363). Martyr Eboras and Eunos of Persia (341). Matrona of Chios (1462). Martyr Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine (308). Martyr Artemius of Verkolsk (1542). Martyr Ignatius of Athos. Theodosius of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1850). Abbot Theodosius Popov of Optina (1903). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
21/3 Monday	Hilarion the Great (1164). Translation of the relics of Hilarion, Bishop of Meglin in Bulgaria. Bessarion Sarai of Ciorara, and Confessor Sophronius, monk.. Martyr Oprea of Salistie, in Romania. Martyrs: Dasius, Gaius, and Zoticus at Nicomedia (303). Theophilus, James and Hilarion, abbots of Pskov (1412). Hilarion, schemonk of the Kiev Caves (14th cen.). Philotheus of Athos. Martyr John of the Peloponnesus. Martyrs: Andrew, Stephen, Paul and Peter. Martyr Theodota and Socrates the Priest in Ancyra. Monk-martyr Eucratus. Baruch, monk. Monk-martyr Zachariah. Monk-Martyr Azes. Christodulus the Wonderworker of Patmos, translation of relics. Fast.
22/4 Tuesday	The Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius, bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis (167). The Holy Seven Youths ("Seven Sleepers"): Maximilian, Jamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodian (Constantine) and Antonius of Ephesus (250). Martyrs: Alexander the bishop, Heraclius, Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glyceria, at Adrianopolis (3rd. cen.). Lot of Egypt (4th cen.). Theodore and Paul, abbots of Rostov (1409). James of Luga and Omutch, disciple of Theophilus of Omutch. Martyr Zachariah. Rufus of the Paradise. Joseph the Silent of Kuban (1925), monk. All foods allowed.
23/5 Wednesday	Holy Apostle James, the Brother of God. Translation of the relics of Blessed James of Borovich, Wonderworker of Novgorod (1540). Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople (878). Nicephorus of Constantinople (450). Petronius, disciple of Pachomius the Great. Oda of Amay, foundress of churches (Netherlands). Fast. Wine and oil allowed.
24/6 Thursday	Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Joy of All Who Sorrow". Martyr Arethas and those with him, including Martyr Syncletica and her two daughters (523). Blessed Elasbaan, king of Ethiopia (555). Athanasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (1311). Arethas, recluse of Kiev Caves (12th cen.). Martyr Acacius of Armenia (303). John, recluse of the Pskov Caves (1616). Sisoes of the Kiev Caves (13th.). Theophilus the Silent of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). Senoch, abbot of Tours (Gaul). New Martyr Laurence, Bishop of Balakin (1918). Elder Zosimas Verkhovsky, (1833). All foods allowed.
25/7 Friday	Martyr Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries of Constantinople (355). Blessed Tabitha, the widow raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter. Martyr Anastasius the Fuller at Salona in Dalmatia (3rd cen.). Martyrius the Deacon and Martyrius the Recluse of the Kiev Caves (14th cen.). George of Amastrida, bishop and writer of canons. Philadelphus and Polycarp. Macarius, bishop of Cyprus. Two Martyrs of Thrace. Fast.
26/8 Saturday	Holy and Glorious Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streamer of Thessalonica (355). Athanasius of Medikion Monastery (814). Martyr Joasaph, monk of Athos (1536). Demetrius of Basarbov in Bulgaria (1685). Theophilus of the Kiev Caves, bishop of Novgorod (1482). Anthony, bishop of Vologda. Martyrs Artemidorus and Basil. Martyr Leptina. Martyr Glycon. Ignatius the Bulgarian of Athos (1927). Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
27/9 SUNDAY	7th of Luke. Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica (306). Nestor the Chronicler, of the Kiev Caves (1114). Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis of Cappadocia (304). Martyr Mark of the Thasos and those with him. Uncovering of the relics of Andrew, prince of Smolensk (1540). Cyriacus, Patriarch of Constantinople (241). Procla, wife of Pontius Pilate. Rest from labour. All foods allowed.
28/10 Monday	Martyrs: Terence and Neonila, and their sons: Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele and daughter Eunice. Stephen the Sabbaite (9th cen.). Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia (1266). Great Martyr Parasceva of Iconomium (3rd cen.). Job, abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev (1651). Martyrs: Africanus, Terence, Maximus, Pompeius, and 36 others of Carthage (3rd cen.). John Chozebite. Hieromartyr Cyriacus, Patriarch of Jerusalem (363) and his mother Martyr Anna. Firmilian, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and Malchion, presbyter (3rd cen.). Febronia, daughter of Emperor Heraclius (622). Hieromartyr Neophytus, bishop of Urbinsk in Georgia (7th cen.). Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov (1709). Athanasius I, Patriarch of Constantinople. Righteous Parasceva of Pirimin on the Pinega River. New Martyr Michael Lektorsky, priest (1921). Martyrs: Angeles, Manuel, George and Nicholas of Crete. Theophilus, fool-for-Christ, of the Kiev Caves (1852). Arsenius the Healer, of Cappadocia (1924). Fast.
29/11 Tuesday	Martyr Anastasia the Roman (3rd. cen.). Abramius the Recluse and his niece Mary, of Mesopotamia (360). Abramius, archimandrite of Rostov (1077). Anna of Constantinople (826). Martyrs: Claudius, Asterius, Neon, and Theonilla of Agae in Cilicia (285). Abramius, recluse of the Kiev Caves. New Martyr Athanasius of Sparta, at Muatanach (1653). New Martyr Timothy of Esphigmenou Monastery on Athos. Ermelindis, hermitess of the Netherlands. Martyrs Cyril, Menas, and Menaeus. Martyr Melitene of Marcionopolis. All foods allowed.
30/12 Wednesday	Hieromartyr Zenobius, bishop of Aegae and his sister Zenobia (285). Martyr Eutropia of Alexandria (250). Martyr Anastasia of Thessalonica. Apostles of the Seventy: Tertius, Mark, Justus, and Artemas. Marcian, bishop of Syracuse (2nd cen.). Martyrs: Alexander, Cronion, Julian, Macarius, and 13 companions at Alexandria. Martyr Dometius of Phrygia. Stephen Milutin, his brother Dragutin (Theoctistus in monasticism), and their mother Helen, of Serbia (14th cen.). Cleopas, Apostle. Joseph, Patriarch of Constantinople. Martyr Manuel. Fast.
31/13 Thursday	Apostles of the Seventy: Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles and Aristobulus. Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria (250). Spyridon and Nicodemus the Prosphora-bakers of Alexandria (12th cen.). Maura of Constantinople (5th cen.). Anatolius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.). New Martyr Nicholas of Chios (1754). Martyr Foilan, Irish monk-martyr (Netherlands.). Martyrs: Stephen, Barnabas, Trophimus, Dorymedon, Cosmas, Damian, Sabbas, Bassa, Abraham, and others with them. Martyr Gordian. Martyr Epimachus, the Roman. Martyrs and myrrh-streamers Seleucius and his wife Stratonica. All foods allowed.