Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection: Schedule

December 9, 2018 to January 19, 2019

Sunday

December 9

Col 1.12-18
Gal 4.22-31
Luke 17.12-19
Luke 8.16-21

Conception by St Anna of the All-Holy Theotokos

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 10

Heb 3.5-11, 17-19
Mark 8.11-21

Bl John, King of Serbia & parents Angelina & Stephan

St Joasaph, bp Belgorod (1754)

Tuesday

December 11

Heb 4.1-13
Mark 8.22-26

St Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople

Wednesday

December 12

Heb 5.11-6.8
Mark 8.30-34

St Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremithus

Thursday

December 13

Heb 7.1-6
Gal 5.22-6.2
Mark 9.10-16
Luke 6.17-23

St Herman, Elder of Alaska

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

6:00 pm 9th Hour/Vespers

Friday

December 14

Heb 7.18-25
Mark 9.33-41

M Thyrsus, Leucis & Callinicos of Apollonia

Saturday

December 15

Eph 2.11-13
Luke 14.1-11

HM Eleutherius, bp Illyria & his mother Anthea

NHM Joseph, metr Petrograd

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 16

Col 3.4-11
Luke 14.16-24

Prophet Haggai

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 17

Heb 8.7-13
Mark 9.42-10.1

Prophet Daniel & 3 youths: Ananias, Azarias & Misael (600BC)

Tuesday

December 18

Heb 9.8-10, 15-23
Mark 10.2-12

M Sebastian at Rome & his companions

St Daniel of Voronets

Wednesday

December 19

Heb 10.1-18
Mark 10.11-16

M Boniface at Tarsus

M Polyeuctus at Caesarea

Thursday

December 20

Heb 10.35-11.7
Mark 10.17-27

Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ

St John of Kronstadt

St Ignatius the God-bearer, bp Antioch

6:00 pm Royal Hours of the Nativity

Friday

December 21

Heb 11.8, 11-16
Mark 10.23-32

VM Juliana of Nicomedia

NM Priest John (Kochurov) of Chicago

Saturday

December 22

Gal 3.8-12
Eph 5.1-8
Luke 13.18-29
Luke 16.10-15

Saturday Before Nativity

GM Anastasia Pharmakolatria

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 23

Heb 11.9-10, 17-23, 32-40
Matt 1.1-25

Sunday Before Nativity

Ancestors of Christ

Holy Ten M of Crete

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 24

Heb 1.1-12
Luke 2.1-20

Eve of the Nativity

9:00 am Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil the Great

4:00 pm Holy Supper and Carol Sing

6:00 pm Festal Vigil

Tuesday

December 25

Gal 4.4-7
Matt 2.1-12

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

9:30 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Festal Reception and Carolling

Wednesday

December 26

Heb 2.11-18
Matt 2.13-23

Synaxis of Theotokos

Second Day of the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord

Thursday

December 27

James 1.19-27
Acts 6.8-7.5, 47-60
Mark 11.27-33
Matt 21.33-42

3rd Day of Nativity

St Stephen the Protomartyr

6:00 pm 9th Hour/Vespers

Friday

December 28

James 2.1-13
Mark 12.1-12

St Simon Myroblite

NHM Priest Pavel Florensky

Saturday

December 29

1 Tim 6.11-16
Col 1.3-6
Matt 12.15-21
Luke 17.3-10

14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod

St Marcellus of Monastery of Unsleeping Ones

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 30

Gal 1.11-19
Matt 2.13-23

VM Anysia of Thessalonika

M Zoticus Keeper of Orphans

Ap Timon the Deacon

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 31

James 2.14-26
Mark 12.13-17

Ven Melania the Younger

Rep metr Peter Mogila of Kiev (1646)

Tuesday

January 1

2 Tim 4.5-8
Col 2.8-12
Heb 7.26-8.2
Mark 1.1-8
Luke 2.20-21, 40-52
Luke 6.17-23

Circumcision of Our Lord

St Basil the Great

9:00 am Liturgy of St Basil

Wednesday

January 2

James 3.11-4.6
Gal 5.22-6.2
Mark 12.28-37
Luke 6.17-23

Rep St Seraphim Wonderworker of Sarov

St Sylvester, pope of Rome

Thursday

January 3

James 4.7-5.9
Mark 12.38-44

Holy Prophet Malachi

M Gordios of Cappadocia (4th)

St Genevieve of Paris

6:00 pm 9th Hour/Vespers

Friday

January 4

1 Peter 1.1-2, 10-12, 2.6-10
Mark 13.1-8

Synaxis of the Holy 70 Apostles

VM Onouphrios of Hilander

6:00 pm Royal Hours

Saturday

January 5

1 Tim 3.14-4.5
Matt 3.1-11
1 Thess 5.14-23
Luke 18.2-8
1 Cor 9.19-27
Luke 3.1-18

Eve of Theophany

9:00 am Divine Liturgy/Vespers/Blessing of Water

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

January 6

Titus 2.11-14, 3.4-7
Matt 3.13-17

Holy Theophany / Baptism of Our Lord

9:30 am Divine Liturgy/Blessing of Water

Monday

January 7

2 Tim 2.20-26
Acts 19.1-8
Luke 19.37-44
John 1.29-34

Nativity of the Lord (Julian Calendar)

Synaxis of St John the Baptist

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

Tuesday

January 8

2 Tim 3.16-4.4
Luke 19.45-48

St George the Chozebite

St Emilian of Cyzicus

M Abo of Tblisi

Wednesday

January 9

2 Tim 4.9-22
Luke 20.1-8

M Polyeuctos of Melitene

Prophet Shemaiah (10thBC)

Thursday

January 10

Titus 1.5-2.1
Luke 20.9-18

St Gregory of Nyssa

St Dometian of Melitene

St Paul of Obnora

6:00 pm 9th Hour/Vespers

Friday

January 11

Titus 1.15-2.10
2 Cor 4.6-15
Luke 20.19-26
Matt 11.27-30

St Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch

St Michael of Klops

Saturday

January 12

Eph 6.10-17
Eph 1.16-23
Matt 4.1-11
Luke 12.32-40

M Tatiana, deaconess of Rome

St Benedict Biscup, abbot of Wearmouth

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

January 13

Eph 4.7-13
Matt 4.12-17

M Hermilos & Stratonikos at Belgrade

St Hilary, bp of Poitiers

Monday

January 14

Heb 3.5-11, 17-19
Luke 20.27-44

Martyr Agnes

Tuesday

January 15

Heb 4.1-13
Luke 21.12-19

Ven Paul of Thebes

Ven John Kalabytes

Wednesday

January 16

Heb 5.11-6.8
Luke 21.5-7, 10-11, 20-24

Veneration of Chains of Peter

Bl Maximos, Fool-for-Christ

Thursday

January 17

Heb 7.1-6
Heb 13.17-21
Luke 21.28-33
Luke 6.17-23

St Anthony the Great

Friday

January 18

Heb 7.18-25
Luke 21.37-22.8

Ss Athanasios & Cyril of Alexandria

Saturday

January 19

Eph 2.11-13
Luke 13.18-29

St Makarios the Great of Egypt

December 9, 2018 to January 19, 2019

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