Liturgical Calendar for the Year of Grace 2020
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 | Wed | Circumcision of the
Lord; Feast of St. Basil the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 3 | Fri | Vigil of Theophany Royal Hours of Theophany (music supplement - condensed version) |
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| January 5 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday before Theophany Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 6 | Mon | Theophany of Our Lord Vespers - Vespers with Divine Liturgy - Great Compline - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Great Blessing of Water - Blessing of homes |
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| January 7 | Tue | Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet and Baptist John Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 12 | Sun | 6 | 9 | Sunday after Theophany Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 17 | Fri | Venerable father Anthony the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 19 | Sun | 7 | 10 | Thirty-second Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 20 | Mon | Venerable father Euthymius the Great Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| January 26 | Sun | 8 | 11 | Sunday of Zacchaeus Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| January 30 | Thu | Feast of the Three Holy
Bishops: Basil
the Great,
Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| February 2 | Sun | 1 | * | Sunday of the Publican
and the Pharisee; Meeting of Our Lord
with Simeon and Anna Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 9 | Sun | 2 | 2 | Sunday of the Prodigal
Son; Leavetaking of the Meeting Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 15 | Sat | First All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| February 16 | Sun | 3 | 3 | Meatfare Sunday Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| February 22 | Sat | Cheesefare Saturday (commemoration of all holy ascetics) Divine Liturgy |
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| February 23 | Sun | 4 | 4 | Cheesefare Sunday; First and second findings of the head of John the Forerunnner Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Matins - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| February 24 - April 3 | 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 24 - March 1 | First Week of the Great Fast | |||
| February 29 | Sat | Commemoration of the miracle of Saint Theodore Divine Liturgy |
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| March 1 | Sun | 5 | 5 | First Sunday of the
Great Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 2-8 | Second Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 7 | Sat | Second All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 8 | Sun | 6 | 6 | Second Sunday of the
Great Fast (St. Gregory Palamas) Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy (Palamas) - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 9-15 | Third Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 9 | Mon | Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (Monday evening) |
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| March 14 | Sat | Third All-Souls'
Saturday (commemoration of the departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 15 | Sun | 7 | 7 | Third Sunday of
the Great Fast (Veneration of the Holy
Cross) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 16-22 | Fourth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 21 | Sat | Fourth All-Souls' Saturday (commemoration of the Departed) Divine Liturgy - Parastas |
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| March 22 | Sun | 8 | 8 | Fourth Sunday
of the Great Fast (St. John Climacus) Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 23-29 | Fifth Week of the Great Fast | |||
| March 24 | Matins of the Great Canon of Repentence of St. Andrew of Crete (moved from Thursday on account of the Annunciation) | |||
| March 25 | Wed | Annunciation of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - Great Compline - Matins - Vespers with Divine Liturgy (short) |
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| March 28 | Sat | Akathistos Saturday Divine Liturgy - Akathist Hymn |
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| March 29 | Sun | 1 | 9 | Fifth Sunday of
the Great Fast Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Sunday afternoon Vespers |
| March 30 - April 4 | Sixth Week of the Great Fast (which ends on Friday) | |||
| April 4 | Sat | Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy |
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| April 5 | Sun | * | Palm (Flowery) Sunday Vespers - Matins - Blessing of Psalms - Divine Liturgy - Sunday evening Vespers (complete) |
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| April 6-April 11 | Great and Holy Week | |||
| April 6 | Mon | Great and Holy Monday Bridegoom Matins |
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| April 7 | Tue | Great and Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins |
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| April 8 | Wed | Great and Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins - Holy Anointing (troparia) |
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| April 9 | Thu | Great and Holy Thursday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (propers only) |
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| April 10 | Fri | Great and Holy Friday Matins - Royal Hours (adapted) - Vespers |
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| April 11 | Sat | Great and Holy Saturday Matins - Vespers and Divine Liturgy |
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| April 12 | 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 13-18 | Bright Week Matins (Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday) - Paschal Hours - Vespers |
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| April 19 | Sun | 1 | 1 | Thomas Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| April 23 | Thu | Great-martyr George the
Wonder-worker Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| April 26 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Sunday of the
Myrrh-bearing Women Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 3 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Sunday of the Paralytic Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 6 | Wed | Mid-Pentecost Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 8 | Fri | Holy apostle and evangelist John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 10 | Sun | 4 | 7 | Sunday of the Samaritan
Woman; the holy apostle Simon the Zealot Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 11 | Mon | Our holy fathers Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 17 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday of the Man Born
Blind Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 20 | Wed | Leave-taking of Pascha | ||
| May 21 | Thu | The Ascension of our Lord,
God and Savior Jesus Christ Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| May 24 | Sun | 6 | 10 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the First Nicean Council Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| May 30 | Sat | Memory of all Faithful
Departed |
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| May 31 | Sun | * | Pentecost Sunday Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Moleben to the Holy Spirit - Sunday afternoon Vespers (complete) |
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| June 6 | Sat | Leave-taking of Pentecost | ||
| June 7 | Sun | 8 | 1 | Sunday of All Saints Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
| June 8 - June 28 | The Apostles' Fast | |||
| June 14 | Sun | 1 | 2 | Second Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 21 | Sun | 2 | 3 | Third Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| June 24 | Wed | Birth of the Holy Prophet, Apostle and Forerunner John Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| June 28 | Sun | 3 | 4 | Fourth 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 | Sat | Independence Day (United States) Divine Liturgy |
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| July 5 | Sun | 4 | 5 | Fifth Sunday after
Pentecost; Athanasius of Mount Athos Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 12 | Sun | 5 | 6 | Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| July 19 | Sun | 6 | 7 | Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost; Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| July 20 | Mon | Holy Prophet Elijah Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| July 26 | Sun | 7 | 8 | Eighth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 1-14 | Dormition Fast Paraklesis |
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| August 1 | Sat | Procession of the Holy Cross Lesser Blessing of Water |
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| August 2 | Sun | 8 | 9 | Ninth Sunday after
Pentecost; Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 6 | Thu | The Transfiguration of the
Lord Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| August 9 | Sun | 1 | 10 | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Transfiguration Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 15 | Sat | The Dormition of the
Mother
of God Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy - Akathist |
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| August 16 | Sun | 2 | 11 | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Dormition Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| August 23 | Sun | 3 | 1 | Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost, and leave-taking of the Dormition Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| August 29 | Sat | Beheading of Saint John
the Baptist Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| August 30 | Sun | 4 | 2 | Thirteenth Sunday after
Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Beheading Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 1 | Tue | Beginning of the Church
Year Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 6 | Sun | 5 | 3 | Fourteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 8 | Tue | Nativity of the Mother
of God Vespers - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 13 | Sun | 6 | 4 | Sunday before the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - 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 20 | Sun | 7 | 5 | Sunday after the
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| September 21 | Mon | We begin the continuous reading of the Gospel of Saint Luke at the Divine Liturgy, which will continue until the Great Fast. As a result, this year there is a one-week discrepancy, so the Gospel read on September 27 is for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. | ||
| September 26 | Sat | Dormition
of Saint John the Theologian Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| September 27 | Sun | 8 | 6 | Seventeenth Sunday after
Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 1 | Thu | Protection of the
Mother of God Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 4 | Sun | 1 | 7 | Eighteenth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 11 | Sun | 2 | 8 | Sunday of the Fathers of
the Seventh Ecumenical Council Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
| October 18 | Sun | 3 | 9 | Twentieth Sunday
after Pentecost; the Holy Apostle Luke Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 25 | Sun | 4 | 10 | Twenty-first Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| October 26 | Mon | Holy Great-martyr
Demetrius Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| October 31 | Sat | Holy Martyr Theodore
Romzha, Bishop of Mukachevo Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| November 1 | Sun | 5 | 11 | Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 8 | Sun | 6 | 1 | Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost; Holy Archangel
Michael and all the Angelic Powers Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 15 - December 24 | St. Phillip's
Fast Emmanuel Moleben (supplement) |
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| November 15 | Sun | 7 | 2 | Twenty-fourth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| November 21 | Sat | Entrance of the Mother
of God into the Temple Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins - Divine Liturgy |
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| November 22 | Sun | 8 | 3 | Twenty-fifth Sunday
after Pentecost, and postfestive day of the Entrance |
| November 26 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
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| November 29 | Sun | 1 | 4 | Twenty-sixth Sunday
after Pentecost Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 6 | Sun | 2 | 5 | Twenty-seventh Sunday
after Pentecost; Holy Father Nicholas,
Archbishop of Myra Vespers (samohlasen) - Matins (Nicholas) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben |
| December 8 | Tue | Maternity of Holy Anna Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 12 | Sat | Theotokos of Guadalupe Vespers - Divine Liturgy |
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| December 13 | Sun | 3 | 6 | Second Sunday before the Nativity (Sunday of the
Forefathers); Holy martyrs of Armenia Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 20 | Sun | 4 | 5 | Sunday before the
Nativity (Sunday of the Ancestors) Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy |
| December 24 | Thu | Vigil of the Nativity Royal Hours (music) - Royal Hours (adapted) |
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| December 25 | Fri | 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 | Sat | Synaxis of the Mother of
God Divine Liturgy |
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| December 27 | Sun | 5 | 8 | Sunday after Nativity;
The Commemoration of the Relatives of the Lord: Saints Joseph, James
and David; the Holy Apostle and First Martyr Stephen |
| December 31 | Thu | Leave-taking
of the Nativity of the Lord Moleben of Thanksgiving |
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