Thursday, December 31, 2015

St Dositheus the Bishop and Confessor of Serbia

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Commemorated on December 31 TROPARION - TONE 8 O champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, / enlightener of the uni...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Martyr Philetairus of Nicomedia

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Commemorated on December 30   The Holy Martyr Philetairus of Nicomedia twice suffered torture for Christ: under Diocletian (...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

14,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem

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December 29 Reading:   The infant-slaying Herod mentioned here is th...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Venerable Ignatius of Loma and Yaroslav

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Commemorated on December 28   The circumstances of his life while still in the world are unknown. He started his ascetic pat...
Sunday, December 27, 2015

Brothers Theophanes and Poietus

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December 27 SAINT OR FEAST POSTED THIS DATE 2014 (with 2013's link here also and further:, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008  and even 20...
Saturday, December 26, 2015

Venerable Nicodemus of Tishmana, Macedonia

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Commemorated on December 26 SAINT OR FEAST POSTED THIS DATE 2014 (with 2013's link here also and further:, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, ...
Friday, December 25, 2015

Priestmonk Jonah the Martyr of Pechenga

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Commemorated on December 25   Based on the Synodikon of the Solovetsk Monastery in northern Russian about 1500 AD -- the exa...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

Venerable Nicholas the Monk of Bulgaria

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Commemorated on December 24   Saint Nicholas the Former General was a military commander under the Byzantine emperor Nicepho...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

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December 23 Apolytikion of Forefeast of the Nativity in the Fourth Tone   Be...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord

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Commemorated on December 22 The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Lord begins on December 20. From now on, most of the liturgical hymns wi...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord

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Commemorated on December 21 The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Lord begins on December 20. From now on, most of the liturgical hymns wi...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

Holy Father John of Kronstadt

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December 20 Reading:   Saint John of Kronstadt was a married priest,...
Saturday, December 19, 2015

St Boniface the Merciful the Bishop of Ferentino

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Commemorated on December 19   From his very childhood he was distinguished by his non-covetousness and love for the poor. W...
Friday, December 18, 2015

Martyrs Nicostratus, Castorius,Tranquillinus,Marcellinus, Mark, Claudias, Symphorian, Victorinus,Tibertius and Castulas at Rome

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Commemorated on December 18 SAINT OR FEAST POSTED THIS DATE 2014 (with 2013's link here also and further:, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009,...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Venerable Dionysius of Aegina

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Commemorated on December 17 Saint Dionysius of Zakynthos, the Bishop of Aegina was born in 1547 on the island of Zakynthos. Though born i...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Prophet Haggai

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Commemorated on December 16 The Holy Prophet Haggai was the tenth of the Twelve Minor Prophets. He was of the Tribe of Levi and he prophe...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Martyr Jonah the Disciple of Tryphon of Pechenga

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Commemorated on December 15   Saint Jonah of Pechenga and Kola was, as tradition tells us, a priest in the city of Kola. Aft...
Monday, December 14, 2015

The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius and Callinicus of Apollonia

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Commemorated on December 14 The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius and Callinicus suffered for Christ under the emperor Decius (249-251) at Ca...
Sunday, December 13, 2015

11th Sunday of Luke

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December 13 Tone of the week: Tone Three Sixth Eothinon Reading: ...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

Venerable Therapon the Abbot of Monza

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Commemorated on December 12 Saint Therapon of Monza was a monk in the monastery of St Adrian (May 5) at the River Monza. The monk began ...