Liturgical Calendar for the Year of Grace 2021
Menaion: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
Sundays and great feasts (
) are in bold face
| Date | Day | Tone | Matins Gospel |
Description |
| January 1 | Fri | Circumcision of the
Lord; Feast of St. Basil the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| January 3 | Sun | 6 | 9 | Sunday before Theophany Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| January 5 | Tue | Vigil of Theophany Royal Hours of Theophany (music supplement - condensed version) |
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| January 6 | Wed | Theophany of Our Lord Vespers with Divine Liturgy - Great Compline - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Great Blessing of Water - Blessing of homes |
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| January 7 | Thu | Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet and Baptist John Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 10 | Sun | 7 | 10 | Sunday after Theophany Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| January 17 | Sun | 8 | 11 | Thirty-third Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of Zacchaeus; Anthony the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 24 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Sunday of the Publican
and the Pharisee Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| January 30 | Sat | Feast of the Three Holy
Hierarchs: Basil
the Great,
Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 31 | Sun | 2 | 2 | Sunday of the Prodigal
Son Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 2 | Mon | Meeting of Our Lord
with Simeon and Anna Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 6 | Sat | First All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| February 7 | Sun | 3 | 3 | Meatfare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 13 | Sat | Cheesefare Saturday (commemoration of all holy ascetics) Divine Liturgy |
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| February 14 | Sun | 4 | 4 | Cheesefare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| February 15 - March 26 | The Great Fast Sunday Evening Vespers - Daily Matins - Third and Sixth Hour - Great Compline Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - see the Presanctified books for propers |
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| February 15-21 | First Week of the Great Fast | |||
| February 20 | Sat | Commemoration of the miracle of Saint Theodore Divine Liturgy |
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| February 21 | Sun | 5 | 5 | First Sunday of the
Great Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| February 22-28 | Second Week of the Great Fast | |||
| February 27 | Sat | Second All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| February 28 | Sun | 6 | 6 | Second Sunday of the
Great Fast (St. Gregory Palamas) Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy (Palamas) - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 1-7 | Third Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 6 | Sat | Third All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 7 | Sun | 7 | 7 | Third Sunday of
the Great Fast (Veneration of the Holy
Cross) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 8-14 | Fourth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 9 | Tue | Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (Tuesday evening) |
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| March 13 | Sat | Fourth All-Souls' Saturday (commemoration of the Departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 14 | Sun | 8 | 8 | Fourth Sunday
of the Great Fast (St. John Climacus) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 15-21 | Fifth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 18 | Thu | Matins of the Great Canon of Repentence of St. Andrew of Crete | ||
| March 20 | Sat | Akathistos Saturday Divine Liturgy - Akathist Hymn |
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| March 21 | Sun | 9 | 9 | Fifth Sunday of
the Great Fast Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers |
| March 22-26 | Sixth Week of the Great Fast (which ends on Friday) | |||
| March 24 | Wed | Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts | ||
| March 25 | Thu | Annunciation of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Matins - Vespers with Divine Liturgy (samohlasen - short) |
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| March 27 | Sat | Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy |
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| March 28 | Sun | * | Palm (Flowery) Sunday Vespers - Matins - Blessing of Psalms - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (complete) |
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| March 29 - April 3 | Great and Holy Week | |||
| March 29 | Mon | Great and Holy Monday Bridegoom Matins |
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| March 30 | Tue | Great and Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins |
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| March 31 | Wed | Great and Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins - Holy Anointing (troparia) |
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| April 1 | Thu | Great and Holy Thursday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (propers only) |
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| April 2 | Fri | Great and Holy Friday Matins - Royal Hours (adapted) - Vespers |
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| April 3 | Sat | Great and Holy Saturday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy |
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| April 4 | Sun | 1 | PASCHA:
The Resurrection of our
Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
Midnight Office - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 5-10 | Bright Week Matins (Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday) - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 11 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Thomas Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 18 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Sunday of the
Myrrh-bearing Women Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 23 | Fri | Great Martyr George the
Wonder-worker Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| April 25 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Sunday of the Paralytic; feast of the holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 28 | Wed | Mid-Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 2 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Sunday of the Samaritan
Woman Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 9 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday of the Man Born
Blind Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 12 | Wed | Leave-taking of Pascha | ||
| May 13 | Thu | The Ascension of our Lord,
God and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 16 | Sun | 6 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the First Nicean Council Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 22 | Sat | Memory of all Faithful
Departed (fifth All Souls Saturday) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| May 23 | Sun | * | Pentecost Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben to the Holy Spirit - Sunday afternoon Vespers (complete) |
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| May 29 | Sat | Leave-taking of Pentecost | ||
| May 30 | Sun | 8 | 1 | Sunday of All Saints Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 31 - June 28 | The Apostles' Fast | |||
| June 6 | Sun | 1 | 2 | Second Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 13 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Third Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 20 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Fourth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 24 | Thu | Birth of the Holy Prophet, Apostle and Forerunner John Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 27 | Sun | 4 | 5 | Fifth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 29 | Mon | The Holy Apostles Ss.
Peter and Paul Vespers - Matins (complete service) - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 4 | Sun | 5 | 6 | Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 11 | Sun | 6 | 7 | Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 18 | Sun | 7 | 8 | Eighth Sunday after
Pentecost; Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 20 | Tue | Holy Prophet Elijah Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 25 | Sun | 8 | 9 | Ninth Sunday after
Pentecost; Dormition of Saint Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 1-14 | Dormition Fast Paraklesis |
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| August 1 | Sun | 1 | 10 | Tenth Sunday after
Pentecost; Procession of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Lesser Blessing of Water |
| August 6 | Fri | The Transfiguration of the
Lord Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| August 8 | Sun | 2 | 11 | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Transfiguration Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 15 | Sun | 3 | * | Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost, and The Dormition of the
Mother
of God Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Akathist |
| August 22 | Sun | 4 | 2 | Thirteenth Sunday after
Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Dormition Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 29 | Sun | 5 | 3 | Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. and Beheading of Saint John
the Baptist Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| September 1 | Wed | Beginning of the Church
Year Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 5 | Sun | 6 | 4 | Fifteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 8 | Wed | Nativity of the Theotokos Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 12 | Sun | 7 | 5 | Sunday before the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross; Leave-taking of the Nativity of the Theotokos Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| September 14 | Mon | Exaltation of the Holy
Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Veneration of the Cross (additional stichera) - Moleben |
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| September 19 | Sun | 8 | 6 | Sunday after the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 20 | Mon | We begin the continuous
reading of the Gospel of Saint Luke
at the Divine Liturgy, which will continue until the Great Fast. |
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| September 26 | Sun | 1 | 7 | Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost; Dormition
of Saint John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 1 | Fri | Protection of the Theotokos
Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 3 | Sun | 2 | 8 | Nineteenth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 10 | Sun | 3 | 9 | Twentieth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 17 | Sun | 4 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the Seventh Ecumenical Council Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| October 24 | Sun | 5 | 11 | Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 26 | Tue | Holy Great-martyr
Demetrius Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 31 | Sun | 6 | 1 | Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost; Holy Martyr Theodore
Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo |
| November 7 | Sun | 7 | 2 | Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 8 | Mon | Holy Archangel
Michael and all the Angelic Powers Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 14 | Sun | 8 | 3 | Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost; Holy Apostle Philip Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 15 - December 24 |
St. Phillip's
Fast Emmanuel Moleben (supplement) |
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| November 21 | Sun | 1 | * | Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost; Entrance of the Mother
of God into the Temple Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| November 25 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| November 28 | Sun | 2 | 5 | Twenty-seventh Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 5 | Sun | 3 | 6 | Twenty-eighth Sunday after Pentecost; Venerable Father Sabbas the Sanctified Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 6 | Mon | Holy Father Nicholas,
Archbishop of Myra Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| December 8 | Wed | Maternity of Holy Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 12 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Second Sunday before the Nativity (Sunday of the
Forefathers); Mother of God of Guadalupe Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| December 19 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday before the
Nativity (Sunday of the Ancestors) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 24 | Fri | Vigil of the Nativity Royal Hours (music) - Royal Hours (adapted) |
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| December 25 | Sat | Nativity of our Lord, God
and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers with Divine Liturgy - Great Compline (short) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 26 | Sun | 6 | 8 | Sunday after Nativity;
The Commemoration of the Relatives of the Lord: Saints Joseph, James
and David Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 27 | Mon | Holy Apostle and First Martyr Stephen Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| December 31 | Fri | Leave-taking
of the Nativity of the Lord Moleben of Thanksgiving |
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