30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four.
 St. Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremithon (348).
 Venerable Therapontes, abbot of Monza (1597).
Hieromartyr Alexander, bishop of Jerusalem (251).
Martyr Synesius of Rome (3rd c.).
 Synaxis of the First Martyrs of the American land: Hieromartyr Juvenal, Peter the Aleut, and New Martyrs of Russia Anatole (Kamensky) of Irkutsk and Seraphim (Samoilovich) of Uglich and priests John (Kochurov) of Chicago and Alexander (Khotovitsky) of New York.
Venerable Finian, founder of Clonard and Skellig Michael (Ireland) (549) (Celtic & British).
Venerable Colman of Glendalough (Ireland) (659) (Celtic & British).
St. John, metropolitan of Zichon, founder of the monastery of the Forerunner on Mt. Menikion (1333) (Greek).
Sts. Amonathus and Anthus, monks (Greek).
Martyr John, abbot of the Zedazeni, Georgia (9th c.) (Georgia).
The Scripture Readings
Hebrews 8:7-13
Mark 8:11-21
Hebrews 13:17-21 St. Spyridon
Luke 6:17-23 St.Spyridon
HIDE TROPARIASt. Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bp. of Tremithus, Troparion, in Tone
IV
The very truth of things revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, a
model of meekness and teacher of abstinence. Wherefore, thou didst attain the
heights through humility, and riches through poverty. O father Spyridon, entreat
Christ God that our souls be saved!
Or this Troparion, Tone I
Thou wast shown forth as a champion of the first Council/ and a
wonderworker, O Spiridon, our God-bearing father./ Wherefore, thou didst speak
to one dead in the grave,/ and didst change a serpent into gold./ And, whilst
chanting thy holy prayers, thou didst have angels serving with thee, O most
sacred one./ Glory to Him that hath given thee strength!/ Glory to Him that hath
crowned thee!// Glory to Him that worketh healings for all through thee!
St. Herman, Wonderworker of Alaska, Troparion, Tone IV
O venerable Herman, ascetic of the northern wilderness/ and gracious advocate
for all the world,/ teacher of the Orthodox Faith and good, instructor of
piety,/ adornment of Alaska and joy of all America;// Entreat Christ God, that
He save our souls.
Kontakion for St. Spyridon, Tone II ''Seeking the Highest"
Wounded with love for Christ,/ and giving wings to thy mind through the
radiance of the Spirit, O most sacred one,/ thou didst find thy work in thine
active divine vision,/ O thou that art pleasing unto God,/ being a divine
oblation,// and asking divine illumination for all.
Kontakion for St. Herman, Tone VIII
O beloved of the Mother of God, who received the tonsure at Valaam,/ new
zealot of the struggles of the desert-dwellers of old:/ wielding prayer as a
spear and shield, thou didst show thyself to be terrible to demons and pagan
darkness.// Wherefore, we cry out to thee: O venerable Herman, entreat Christ
God, that our souls be saved!
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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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