Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection: Schedule

December 8, 2019 to January 18, 2020

Sunday

December 8

Eph 4.1-6
Luke 17.12-19

362 Martyrs of Africa, killed by Arians

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 9

1 Tim 1.1-7
Gal 4.22-31
Mark 8.11-21
Luke 8.16-21

Conception by St Anna of the All-Holy Theotokos

Tuesday

December 10

1 Tim 1.8-14
Mark 8.22-26

Bl John, King of Serbia & parents Angelina & Stephan

St Joasaph, bp Belgorod (1754)

Wednesday

December 11

1 Tim 1.18-20, 2.8-15
Mark 8.30-34

St Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople

Thursday

December 12

1 Tim 3.1-13
Mark 9.10-16

St Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremithus

6:00 pm 9th Hour/Vespers

Friday

December 13

1 Tim 4.4-8, 16
Gal 5.22-6.2
Mark 9.33-41
Luke 6.17-23

St Herman, Elder of Alaska

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

Saturday

December 14

Gal 3.8-12
Luke 14.1-11

M Thyrsus, Leucis & Callinicos of Apollonia

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 15

Col 3.4-11
Luke 14.16-24

HM Eleutherius, bp Illyria & his mother Anthea

NHM Joseph, metr Petrograd

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

12:00 pm Nativity Pageant - YOLKA! All weclome!

Monday

December 16

1 Tim 5.1-10
Mark 9.42-10.1

Prophet Haggai

Tuesday

December 17

1 Tim 5.11-21
Mark 10.2-12

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

Wednesday

December 18

1 Tim 5.22-6.11
Mark 10.11-16

M Sebastian at Rome & his companions

St Daniel of Voronets

Thursday

December 19

1 Tim 6.17-21
Mark 10.17-27

M Boniface at Tarsus

M Polyeuctus at Caesarea

6:00 pm 9th Hour/Vespers

Friday

December 20

2 Tim 1.1-2, 8-18
Mark 10.23-32

St John of Kronstadt

St Ignatius the God-bearer, bp Antioch

Saturday

December 21

Gal 3.8-12
Gal 5.22-6.2
Luke 13.18-29
Luke 16.10-15

VM Juliana of Nicomedia

NM Priest John (Kochurov) of Chicago

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 22

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

GM Anastasia Pharmakolatria

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 23

2 Tim 2.20-26
Mark 10.46-52

Holy Ten M of Crete

Tuesday

December 24

Heb 1.1-12
Luke 2.1-20

Forefeast of the Nativity

9:00 am Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil the Great

6:00 pm Festal Vigil

Wednesday

December 25

Gal 4.4-7
Matt 2.1-12

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

9:30 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Thursday

December 26

Heb 2.11-18
Matt 2.13-23

Synaxis of Theotokos

Second Day of the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord

Friday

December 27

Titus 1.15-2.10
Acts 6.8-7.5, 47-60
Mark 12.1-12
Matt 21.33-42

3rd Day of Nativity

St Stephen the Protomartyr

Saturday

December 28

1 Tim 6.11-16
Eph 1.16-23
Matt 12.15-21
Luke 17.3-10

St Simon Myroblite

NHM Priest Pavel Florensky

5:30 pm Great Vespers

Sunday

December 29

Gal 1.11-19
Matt 2.13-23

14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod

St Marcellus of Monastery of Unsleeping Ones

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 30

Heb 3.5-11, 17-19
Mark 12.13-17

VM Anysia of Thessalonika

M Zoticus Keeper of Orphans

Ap Timon the Deacon

Tuesday

December 31

Heb 4.1-13
Mark 12.18-27

Ven Melania the Younger

Rep metr Peter Mogila of Kiev (1646)

Wednesday

January 1

Col 2.8-12
Heb 7.26-8.2
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

Thursday

January 2

Heb 7.1-6
Gal 5.22-6.2
Mark 12.38-44
Luke 6.17-23

Rep St Seraphim Wonderworker of Sarov

St Sylvester, pope of Rome

6:00 pm 9th Hour/Vespers

Friday

January 3

Heb 7.18-25
Mark 13.1-8

Holy Prophet Malachi

M Gordios of Cappadocia (4th)

St Genevieve of Paris

6:00 pm Royal Hours

Saturday

January 4

Eph 2.11-13
1 Tim 3.14-4.5
Luke 18.2-8
Matt 3.1-11

Synaxis of the Holy 70 Apostles

VM Onouphrios of Hilander

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

January 5

2 Tim 4.5-8
Mark 1.1-8
1 Cor 9.19-27
Luke 3.1-18

Eve of Theophany

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

4:00 pm Festal Vigil

Monday

January 6

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

Holy Theophany / Baptism of Our Lord

8:00 am Divine Liturgy/Blessing of Water

Tuesday

January 7

Heb 9.8-10, 15-23
Acts 19.1-8
Luke 21.12-19
John 1.29-34

Nativity of the Lord (Julian Calendar)

Synaxis of St John the Baptist

Wednesday

January 8

Heb 10.1-18
Luke 21.5-7, 10-11, 20-24

St George the Chozebite

St Emilian of Cyzicus

M Abo of Tblisi

Thursday

January 9

Heb 10.35-11.7
Luke 21.28-33

M Polyeuctos of Melitene

Prophet Shemaiah (10thBC)

Friday

January 10

Heb 11.8, 11-16
Luke 21.37-22.8

St Gregory of Nyssa

St Dometian of Melitene

St Paul of Obnora

Saturday

January 11

Eph 6.10-17
Eph 5.1-8
2 Cor 4.6-15
Matt 4.1-11
Luke 13.18-29
Matt 11.27-30

St Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch

St Michael of Klops

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

January 12

Eph 4.7-13
Matt 4.12-17

M Tatiana, deaconess of Rome

St Benedict Biscup, abbot of Wearmouth

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

January 13

Heb 11.17-23, 27-31
Mark 8.11-21

M Hermilos & Stratonikos at Belgrade

St Hilary, bp of Poitiers

Tuesday

January 14

Heb 12.25-26, 13.22-25
Mark 8.22-26

Martyr Agnes

Wednesday

January 15

James 1.1-18
Mark 8.30-34

Ven Paul of Thebes

Ven John Kalabytes

Thursday

January 16

James 1.19-27
Mark 9.10-16

Veneration of Chains of Peter

Bl Maximos, Fool-for-Christ

Friday

January 17

James 2.1-13
Heb 13.17-21
Mark 9.33-41
Luke 6.17-23

St Anthony the Great

Saturday

January 18

Col 1.3-6
Luke 14.1-11

Ss Athanasios & Cyril of Alexandria

5:30 pm Vigil Service

December 8, 2019 to January 18, 2020

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