Day Of the Holy Spirit. Tone seven.
 "Tupichevsk" and "Cyprus" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Day Of the Holy Spirit).
St. Nicephorus the Confessor, patriarch of Constantinople (829).
 Great-martyr John the New of Suceava, at Belgorod (Cetatea Alba) (1332).
 Finding of the relics (1815) of St. Juliana, princess of Vyasma (1406).
Hieromartyr Pothinus, bishop of Lyons (177) (Gaul).
St. Blandina and St. Ponticus of Lyons (177) (Gaul).
"Kiev-Bratsk" Icon of the Mother of God (1654).
 New Martyr Demetrius of Philadelphia (1657) (Greek).
St. Odo, archbishop of Canterbury (959)) (Celtic & British).
New Martyr Constantine of the Hagarenes (Mt. Athos) (1819) (Greek).
Hieromartyr Erasmus of Ochrid, who reposed in peace, and 20,000 Martyrs with him (303) (Greek).
New Martyr John of Trebizond (Greek).
New Martyr Asprocastron (White Castle).
The Scripture Readings
Ephesians 5:8-19
Matthew 18:10-20
HIDE TROPARIADay of the Holy Spirit, Troparion, Tone VIII
Blessed art Thou O Christ Our God / Who has revealed the fishermen as most wise
/ By sending down upon them the Holy Spirit / Through them Thou didst draw the
world into Thy net / O Lover of Man, Glory to Thee!
Kontakion, Tone VIII
When the most High came down and confused the tongues, / He divided the nations;
/ But when he distributed the tongues of fire / He called all to unity. /
Therefore, with one voice, we glorify the All-holy Spirit!
St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople, Troparion,
Tone IV
The truth of things revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith,/ a model
of meekness and a teacher of abstinence/ wherefore thou hast attained the
heights through humility/ and riches through poverty.// O hierarch Nicephorus
our father, entreat Christ God that our souls be saved.
Kontakion, Tone IV, "Thou hast appeared today..."
As thou hast received a crown of victory from God in heaven,/ O Nicephorus,//
save those who honor thee with faith as a hierarch of Christ and teacher.
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Fixed Great Feasts
| January 7 |
The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ |
| January 19 |
The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ |
| February 15 |
Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple |
| April 7 |
The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar |
| August 19 |
The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ |
| August 28 |
The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary |
| September 21 |
Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar |
| September 27 |
The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord |
| December 4 |
Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary |
Movable Great Feasts
Feasts
| January 14 |
Circumcision of the Lord |
| July 7 |
The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John |
| July 12 |
The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul |
| September 11 |
The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist |
| October 14 |
Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary |
Fasting Seasons
Fast Days
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The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks |
| January 18 |
Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany) |
| September 11 |
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
| September 27 |
The Elevation of the Cross |
Traditional days of remembrance
Fast-free Weeks
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 vigil for great feasts; a more festive service where all of the unfixed hymns are dedicated to the feast.
 "vigil" to a certain saint when All Night vigil is celebrated. The order of the service is similar to a Polyeleos (magnification) service, in that small vespers, great vespers and matins are combined (from this comes the vigil) and that there is the blessing of breads and the anointing with oil at the end of matins.
 "cross", "Polyeleos", "with the Polyeleos", "Polyeleos service", that is the type of service during which the "Polyeleos" (Praise/Magnification) is sung during matins (the majestic singing of the 134 and 135 psalms with verses); in addition, during this service there is a reading from the Gospel, the prokeimenon, gradual antiphons, the canon with 8 troparions, the praises and Great Doxology are sung, and during vespers "Blessed is the man" is sung (first "Glory" of the 1st kathisma), there is an entrance, Old Testament readings (parameia) and during lityia all of the verses may be sung to the saint.
 "doxology", "with doxology" during this service to the saint it is proper to sing the Great Doxology at the end of matins (in services of a lower rank, the doxology is read), also at this service are sung several Sunday Theotokions, sedalions after the kathisma (psaltery reading) to the saint, the katavasia during the canon, also at the end of matins are sung the praise verses, the Great Doxology, and the entire ending of matins follows the order of a feast.
"six verse", "up to six"; all six stikhera of "Lord, I cry" are sung to the saint, there is a stikhera for "Glory" of the Apotischa for both vespers and matins; troparion to the saint, and the canon of matins is sung to the saint in six troparions.
, , no sign "without a sign"; the most ordinary, daily service to a saint, to whom it is customary to sing only three stikhera at "Lord I cry" and the canon of matins in four troparions. There may not be a troparion to the saint.
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