26th Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
 Apodosis of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.
 Hieromartyr Clement, pope of Rome (101).
Hieromartyr Peter, archbishop of Alexandria (311).
 Woman Hieromartyr Magdalen (1931).
New Hieromartyrs Seraphim archbishop of Smolensk, Gregory, John, Basil, Cosmas, John, Simeon, Hilarion, Iaroslav, Alexander, John, Victor, Andrew, Barlaam priests and Martyr Paul (1937).
Martyr Nicholas (1938).
 Venerable Peter the Silent, of Galata, Syria (429).
St Clement, Bishop of Ochrid and Enlightener of the Bulgarians.
Great-martyr Catherine of Alexandria (305) (Greek).
The Scripture Readings
Galatians 3:8-12
Luke 10:19-21
Hebrews 9:1-7 Theotokos
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Theotokos
Philippians 3:20-4:3 Hieromartyr
Matthew 5:14-19 Hieromartyr
HIDE TROPARIAHieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome & Peter, Patriarch of Alexandria,
Troparion, Tone IV
O God of our fathers,/ deal with us ever according to Thy meekness./ Deprive
us not of Thy mercy,/ but through their supplications// direct our life in
peace.
Troparion of the Feast, Tone IV
Today is the prelude of God's good will/ and the proclamation of the
salvation of men./ The Virgin hath manifestly appeared in the temple of
God/ and proclaimeth Christ unto all./ To her let us cry aloud:/ Rejoice, O thou
fulfillment// of the Creator's dispensation!
Kontakion of the hieromartyrs, Tone IV "Thou hast appeared today" (after Ode
III)
O ye divine and immovable towers of the Church,/ godly pillars of piety truly
strong,// most lauded Clement and Peter; by your supplications preserve us all.
After Ode VI, the Kontakion of the Feast, Tone IV
The most pure temple of the Savior,/ the precious bridal chamber and Virgin,/
the sacred treasury of the glory of God,/ is on this day brought into the house
of the Lord,/ bringing with her the grace that is in the divine Spirit./ To her
do the angels of God chant the hymn:// She is the heavenly tabernacle!
St Clement, Bishop of Ochrid, Troparion, Tone IV
With thy discourses thou didst guide the nations to the Faith of Christ, and
by thy works thou didst lift thyself up to divine life, O holy hierarch Clement,
equal of the apostles, shining forth miracles upon those who approach thee with
faith, and all-gloriously illumining the Church with signs. Wherefore, we
glorify thine honored memory.
Kontakion of the holy hierarchy in Tone III, "Today the Virgin..." (after Ode
III)
Thy temple, O holy one, is all-gloriously shown to be spiritual healing for
those who approach it with faith; for it delivereth all from divers sicknesses,
and lulleth all the passions of men's souls to sleep. Wherefore, O most blessed
one, we call thee our fervent intercessor.
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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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