Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection: Schedule

November 26, 2023 to January 6, 2024

Sunday

November 26

Eph 4.1-6
Luke 13.10-17

Rep St Innocent, bp of Irkutsk

St Alypios the Stylite

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

November 27

1 Tim 1.1-7
Luke 19.37-44

GM James the Persian

Tuesday

November 28

1 Tim 1.8-14
Luke 19.45-48

Bl Theodore, abp Rostov

M Irenarchus & 7 women at Sebaste

Wednesday

November 29

1 Tim 1.18-20, 2.8-15
Luke 20.1-8

HM Abibas, bp Nekressi

Thursday

November 30

1 Tim 3.1-13
1 Cor 4.9-16
Luke 20.9-18
John 1.35-51

Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called

Friday

December 1

1 Tim 4.4-8, 16
Luke 20.19-26

Prophet Nahum (7thBC)

St Ioanichie of Devich (Serbia)

Saturday

December 2

Gal 3.8-12
Luke 12.32-40

Prophet Habbakuk

St Stephan-Uros, King of Serbia

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 3

Eph 5.9-19
Luke 18.18-27

Prophet Zephaniah (Sophronios)

St Lucius, King of Britain

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 4

1 Tim 5.1-10
Heb 13.7-16
Luke 20.27-44
Luke 12.32-40

GM Barbara & M Juliana

NHM Alexander Hotovitsky of New York

St John Damascene (776)

Tuesday

December 5

1 Tim 5.11-21
Gal 5.22-6.2
Luke 21.12-19
Matt 11.27-30

St Sabbas the Sanctified

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

Wednesday

December 6

1 Tim 5.22-6.11
Heb 13.17-21
Luke 21.5-7, 10-11, 20-24
Luke 6.17-23

St Nicholas, Wonderworker of Myra in Lycia

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

Thursday

December 7

1 Tim 6.17-21
Luke 21.28-33

St Ambrose of Milan (397)

Friday

December 8

2 Tim 1.1-2, 8-18
Luke 21.37-22.8

362 Martyrs of Africa, killed by Arians

Saturday

December 9

Gal 5.22-6.2
Gal 4.22-31
Luke 13.18-29
Luke 8.16-21

Conception by St Anna of the All-Holy Theotokos

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 10

Eph 6.10-17
Luke 17.12-19

Bl John, King of Serbia & parents Angelina & Stephan

St Joasaph, bp Belgorod (1754)

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 11

2 Tim 2.20-26
Mark 8.11-21

St Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople

Tuesday

December 12

2 Tim 3.16-4.4
Mark 8.22-26

St Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremithus

Wednesday

December 13

2 Tim 4.9-22
Gal 5.22-6.2
Mark 8.30-34
Luke 6.17-23

St Herman, Elder of Alaska

8:00 am Divine Liturgy

Thursday

December 14

Titus 1.5-2.1
Mark 9.10-16

M Thyrsus, Leucis & Callinicos of Apollonia

Friday

December 15

Titus 1.15-2.10
Mark 9.33-41

HM Eleutherius, bp Illyria & his mother Anthea

NHM Joseph, metr Petrograd

Saturday

December 16

Eph 1.16-23
Luke 14.1-11

Prophet Haggai

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 17

Col 3.4-11
Luke 14.16-24

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

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

December 18

Heb 3.5-11, 17-19
Mark 9.42-10.1

M Sebastian at Rome & his companions

St Daniel of Voronets

Tuesday

December 19

Heb 4.1-13
Mark 10.2-12

M Boniface at Tarsus

M Polyeuctus at Caesarea

Wednesday

December 20

Heb 5.11-6.8
Mark 10.11-16

St John of Kronstadt

St Ignatius the God-bearer, bp Antioch

Thursday

December 21

Heb 7.1-6
Mark 10.17-27

VM Juliana of Nicomedia

NM Priest John (Kochurov) of Chicago

Friday

December 22

Heb 7.18-25
Mark 10.23-32

GM Anastasia Pharmakolatria

6:00 pm Royal Hours

Saturday

December 23

Gal 3.8-12
Eph 2.11-13
Luke 13.18-29
Luke 16.10-15

Holy Ten M of Crete

5:30 pm Great Vespers

Sunday

December 24

Heb 11.9-10, 17-23, 32-40
Matt 1.1-25
Gal 3.15-22
Luke 2.1-20

Forefeast of the Nativity

9:00 am Divine Liturgy & Vespers

11:30 am Christams Eve Pot Luck and Carols

4:00 pm Festal Vigil

Monday

December 25

Gal 4.4-7
Matt 2.1-12

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

9:30 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

11:30 am Festive Reception & Carols

Tuesday

December 26

Heb 2.11-18
Matt 2.13-23

Synaxis of Theotokos

Second Day of the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord

Wednesday

December 27

Heb 10.1-18
Acts 6.8-7.5, 47-60
Mark 11.22-26
Matt 21.33-42

3rd Day of Nativity

St Stephen the Protomartyr

Thursday

December 28

Heb 10.35-11.7
Mark 11.27-33

St Simon Myroblite

NHM Priest Pavel Florensky

Friday

December 29

Heb 11.8, 11-16
Mark 12.1-12

14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod

St Marcellus of Monastery of Unsleeping Ones

Saturday

December 30

1 Tim 6.11-16
1 Tim 3.14-4.5
Eph 5.1-8
Matt 12.15-21
Matt 3.1-11
Luke 17.3-10

VM Anysia of Thessalonika

M Zoticus Keeper of Orphans

Ap Timon the Deacon

5:30 pm Vigil Service

Sunday

December 31

Gal 1.11-19
Matt 2.13-23

Ven Melania the Younger

Rep metr Peter Mogila of Kiev (1646)

9:00 am Hours & Divine Liturgy

Monday

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

Tuesday

January 2

Heb 12.25-26, 13.22-25
Gal 5.22-6.2
Luke 14.25-35
Luke 6.17-23

Rep St Seraphim Wonderworker of Sarov

St Sylvester, pope of Rome

Wednesday

January 3

James 1.1-18
Luke 15.1-10

Holy Prophet Malachi

M Gordios of Cappadocia (4th)

St Genevieve of Paris

Thursday

January 4

James 1.19-27
Luke 16.1-9

Synaxis of the Holy 70 Apostles

VM Onouphrios of Hilander

Friday

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

Saturday

January 6

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

Holy Theophany / Baptism of Our Lord

9:00 am Divine Liturgy/Blessing of Water

5:30 pm Great Vespers

November 26, 2023 to January 6, 2024

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