Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection: Schedule

December 5, 2021 to January 15, 2022

Sunday

December 5

Eph 2.14-22
Gal 5.22-6.2
Luke 17.12-19
Matt 11.27-30

St Sabbas the Sanctified

Venerable Martyrs of Karyes on Mt Athos, who suffered at the hands of the Latinizers

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 6

2 Thess 1.1-10
Heb 13.17-21
Luke 20.27-44
Luke 6.17-23

St Nicholas, Wonderworker of Myra in Lycia

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

Tuesday

December 7

2 Thess 1.10-2.2
Luke 21.12-19

St Ambrose of Milan (397)

Wednesday

December 8

2 Thess 2.1-12
Luke 21.5-7, 10-11, 20-24

362 Martyrs of Africa, killed by Arians

Thursday

December 9

2 Thess 2.13-3.5
Gal 4.22-31
Luke 21.28-33
Luke 8.16-21

Conception by St Anna of the All-Holy Theotokos

Friday

December 10

2 Thess 3.6-18
Luke 21.37-22.8

Bl John, King of Serbia & parents Angelina & Stephan

St Joasaph, bp Belgorod (1754)

Saturday

December 11

Gal 1.3-10
Luke 13.18-29

St Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 12

Col 3.4-11
Luke 14.16-24

St Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremithus

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 13

1 Tim 1.1-7
Gal 5.22-6.2
Mark 8.11-21
Luke 6.17-23

St Herman, Elder of Alaska

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

Tuesday

December 14

1 Tim 1.8-14
Mark 8.22-26

M Thyrsus, Leucis & Callinicos of Apollonia

Wednesday

December 15

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

HM Eleutherius, bp Illyria & his mother Anthea

NHM Joseph, metr Petrograd

Thursday

December 16

1 Tim 3.1-13
Mark 9.10-16

Prophet Haggai

Friday

December 17

1 Tim 4.4-8, 16
Mark 9.33-41

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

Saturday

December 18

Gal 3.8-12
Gal 3.8-12
Luke 13.18-29
Luke 14.1-11

M Sebastian at Rome & his companions

St Daniel of Voronets

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 19

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

M Boniface at Tarsus

M Polyeuctus at Caesarea

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 20

1 Tim 5.1-10
Mark 9.42-10.1

St John of Kronstadt

St Ignatius the God-bearer, bp Antioch

Tuesday

December 21

1 Tim 5.11-21
Mark 10.2-12

VM Juliana of Nicomedia

NM Priest John (Kochurov) of Chicago

Wednesday

December 22

1 Tim 5.22-6.11
Mark 10.11-16

GM Anastasia Pharmakolatria

Thursday

December 23

1 Tim 6.17-21
Mark 10.17-27

Holy Ten M of Crete

Friday

December 24

Heb 1.1-12
Luke 2.1-20

Forefeast of the Nativity

9:30 am Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil the Great

6:00 pm Festal Vigil

Saturday

December 25

Gal 4.4-7
Matt 2.1-12

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

9:30 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

5:30 pm Great Vespers

Sunday

December 26

Gal 1.11-19
Heb 2.11-18
Matt 2.13-23
Matt 2.13-23

Synaxis of Theotokos

Second Day of the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 27

2 Tim 2.20-26
Acts 6.8-7.5, 47-60
Mark 10.46-52
Matt 21.33-42

3rd Day of Nativity

St Stephen the Protomartyr

Tuesday

December 28

2 Tim 3.16-4.4
Mark 11.11-23

St Simon Myroblite

NHM Priest Pavel Florensky

Wednesday

December 29

2 Tim 4.9-22
Mark 11.22-26

14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod

St Marcellus of Monastery of Unsleeping Ones

Thursday

December 30

Titus 1.5-2.1
Mark 11.27-33

VM Anysia of Thessalonika

M Zoticus Keeper of Orphans

Ap Timon the Deacon

Friday

December 31

1 Tim 6.11-16
Titus 1.15-2.10
Matt 12.15-21
Mark 12.1-12

Ven Melania the Younger

Rep metr Peter Mogila of Kiev (1646)

Saturday

January 1

Col 2.8-12
1 Tim 3.14-4.5
Heb 7.26-8.2
Luke 2.20-21, 40-52
Matt 3.1-11
Luke 6.17-23

Circumcision of Our Lord

St Basil the Great

9:00 am Liturgy of St Basil

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

January 2

2 Tim 4.5-8
Gal 5.22-6.2
Mark 1.1-8
Luke 6.17-23

Rep St Seraphim Wonderworker of Sarov

St Sylvester, pope of Rome

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

January 3

Heb 3.5-11, 17-19
Luke 19.37-44

Holy Prophet Malachi

M Gordios of Cappadocia (4th)

St Genevieve of Paris

Tuesday

January 4

Heb 4.1-13
Luke 19.45-48

Synaxis of the Holy 70 Apostles

VM Onouphrios of Hilander

Wednesday

January 5

1 Cor 9.19-27
Luke 3.1-18

Eve of Theophany

9:00 am Vesperal Divine Liturgy & Great Blessing of Water

6:00 pm Festal Vigil

Thursday

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

Friday

January 7

Heb 7.18-25
Acts 19.1-8
Luke 20.19-26
John 1.29-34

Nativity of the Lord (Julian Calendar)

Synaxis of St John the Baptist

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

Saturday

January 8

Eph 6.10-17
Eph 2.11-13
Matt 4.1-11
Luke 12.32-40

St George the Chozebite

St Emilian of Cyzicus

M Abo of Tblisi

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

January 9

Eph 4.7-13
Matt 4.12-17

M Polyeuctos of Melitene

Prophet Shemaiah (10thBC)

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

January 10

Heb 8.7-13
Luke 20.27-44

St Gregory of Nyssa

St Dometian of Melitene

St Paul of Obnora

Tuesday

January 11

Heb 9.8-10, 15-23
2 Cor 4.6-15
Luke 21.12-19
Matt 11.27-30

St Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch

St Michael of Klops

Wednesday

January 12

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

M Tatiana, deaconess of Rome

St Benedict Biscup, abbot of Wearmouth

Thursday

January 13

Heb 10.35-11.7
Luke 21.28-33

M Hermilos & Stratonikos at Belgrade

St Hilary, bp of Poitiers

Friday

January 14

Heb 11.8, 11-16
Luke 21.37-22.8

Martyr Agnes

Saturday

January 15

Eph 5.1-8
Luke 13.18-29

Ven Paul of Thebes

Ven John Kalabytes

5:30 pm Vigil Service

December 5, 2021 to January 15, 2022

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