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		JULY 2007
July 01	Sun	Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian at Rome
July 02	Mon	The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae Saint Photius, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke
July 03	Tues	Saint Anatolius the Patriarch of Constantinople Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Philip the Metropolitan of Moscow
July 04	Wed	The Venerable Saint Andrei Rublev the Iconographer
July 05	Thur	Venerable Athanasius the Founder of the Great Lavra and Coenobitic Monasticism on Mount Athos Uncovering the Relics of Saint Sergius of Radonezh
July 06	Fri	The Venerable Saint Sisoes the Great of Egypt
July 07	Sat	Eudokia, in Monasticism Euphrosyne, the Grand Duchess of Moscow Venerable Saint Acacius of Sinai, who is mentioned in the Ladder
July 08	Sun	The Icon of Our Lady of Kazan The Icon of Our Lady of Sitka Icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness" in Novgorod
July 09	Mon	Hieromartyr Pancratius the Bishop of Taormina in Sicily
July 10	Tues	Venerable Saint Anthony of the Kiev Far Caves, Founder of Monasticism in Russia The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Lord at Moscow Icon of the Mother of God of Konevits Holy 45 Martyrs at Nicopolis in Armenia
July 11	Wed	Saint Olga the Princess of Russia, in Holy Baptism Called Helen Greatmartyr Saint Euphemia the All-Praised
July 12	Thur	Saint Veronica (Bernice), a woman healed by Christ
July 13	Fri	Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel
July 14	Sat	Apostle Aquila of the Seventy
July 15	Sun	Holy Equal of the Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, in Holy Baptism Basil, the Enlightener of the Russian Land
July 16	Mon	The Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils
July 17	Tues	Great Martyr Saint Marina
July 18	Wed	Martyr Emilian of Silistria in Bulgaria
July 19	Thur	The Glorification of Saint Seraphim of Sarov
July 20	Fri	The Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
July 21	Sat	The Holy Prophet Ezekiel
July 22	Sun	Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene
July 23	Mon	The Icon of Our Lady of Pochaev
July 24	Tue	Saints Boris & Gleb Protomartyrs of Russia
July 25	Wed	Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos Commemoration of the Holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council
July 26	Thur	Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov the Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska The Holy Martyr Saint Paraskeva of Rome
July 27	Fri	Great Martyr & Healer Saint Panteleimon
July 28	Sat	The Icon of the Mother of God, "Our Lady of Smolensk"
July 29	Sun	Martyr Callinicus of Gangra in Asia Minor
July 30	Mon	Apostle Saint Silas of the Seventy Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy
July 31	Tue	Forefeast of the Procession of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord Righteous Joseph of Arimathea
		AUGUST 2006
Aug 01	Tues	Dormition Fast Begins Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord (First of the Three "Feasts of the Savior" in August)
Aug 02	Wed	Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople Finding of the relics of the Righteous St Nicodemus
Aug 03	Thurs	Venerable Isaac the Ascetic of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople Venerable Anthony the Roman and Abbot of Novgorod
Aug 04	Fri	Holy Seven Youths "Seven Sleepers" of Ephesus Martyr Eleutherius of Constantinople
Aug 05	Sat	Forefeast of the Transfiguration
Aug 06	Sun	8th Sunday After Pentecost The Holy Transfiguration of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (the Second "Feast of the Savior" in August)
Aug 07	Mon	1st Day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord The First finding of the relics of Saint Metrophanes the First Bishop of Voronezh
Aug 08	Tues	2'nd Day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Translation of the relics of the Venerable Zosimas of Solovki Venerable Gregory the Iconographer of the Kiev Near Caves
Aug 09	Wed	3rd Day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Glorification of the Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All-America
Aug 10	Thurs	4th Day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Great Martyr and Archdeacon Saint Laurence of Rome
Aug 11	Fri	5th Day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Virginmartyr Saint Susanna Martyr Saint Basil of the Kiev Near Caves
Aug 12	Sat	6th Day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
Aug 13	Sun	9th Sunday After Pentecost Leavetaking of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Saint Tikhon the Bishop of Voronezh and Wonderworker of Zadonsk and All-Russia
Aug 14	Mon	Forefeast of the Dormition of the Theotokos The Holy Prophet Micah Icon of the Mother of God "the Converser" Icon of the Mother of God of Narva
Aug 15	Tues	Feast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God Icon of the Mother of God, the Enlightener of Minds
Aug 16	Wed	Translation of the Image "Not-Made-By-Hands" of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople, the Third "Feast of the Savior in August" Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God The Icon of Our Lord, "Not Made by Hands"
Aug 17	Thurs	Martyr Saint Juliana of Syria Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Aug 18	Fri	Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Aug 19	Sat	Venerable Theophanes of Dochiariou of Mount Athos Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God The Icon of Our Lady of the Don
Aug 20	Sun	10th Sunday After Pentecost The Holy Prophet Samuel Martyrs Severus and Memnon of Thrace with 38 Martyred Soldiers
Aug 21	Mon	Apostle Saint Thaddeus of the Seventy Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Aug 22	Tues	Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
Aug 23	Wed	Leavetaking of the Dormition of the Theotokos Saint Kallinikos the Patriarch of Constantinople
Aug 24	Thurs	Hieromartyr Eutyches the Disciple of St John the Theologian New-Martyr Saint Cosmas of Aitolia, the Evangelizer of Albania
Aug 25	Fri	Return of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew from Anastasiopolis to Lipari Apostle Saint Titus of the Seventy and Bishop of Crete
Aug 26	Sat	The Holy Martyrs Saints Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia and 33 Martyred Companions The Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God "Virgin of Tenderness" of the Pskov Caves
Aug 27	Sun	11th Sunday After Pentecost The Venerable Saint Pimen the Great of Egypt Hieromartyr and Venerable Saint Kuksha of the Kiev Near Caves
Aug 28	Mon	Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves, whose relics repose in the Far Caves of the Venerable Theodosius Great Martyr Saint Susanna the Queen of Georgia
Aug 29	Tues	The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John
Aug 30	Wed	Saint Alexander the Patriarch of Constantinople Translation of the Relics of Saint Alexander Nevsky Uncovering of the relics of Saint Daniel the Prince of Moscow
Aug 31	Thurs	The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Mother of God Saint Gennadius the Patriarch of Constantinople
		SEPTEMBER 2006
Sept 01	Fri	The Church New Year Saint Simeon the Stylite Commemoration of the Martyrs of Albania
Sept 02	Sat	The Venerable Saints Anthony and Theodosius of the Kiev Caves Icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga
Sept 03	Sun	12th Sunday after Pentecost Martyr Theophilus the Deacon of Nicomedia Saint Phoebe the Deaconess at Cenchreae near Corinth Blessed John the Merciful "the Hairy" and Holy Fool of Rostov Icon of the Mother of God of Pisidia
Sept 04	Mon	The Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia: Anthimus, Polydoros, Theophilus, Dortheus, et. al. Hieromartyr Peter the Metropolitan of Serbia The Holy Prophet & God-Seer Moses The Icon of the Holy Theotokos, "The Unburnt Bush"
Sept 05	Tues	Holy Prophet Zachariah and the Righteous Elizabeth, Parents of the Forerunner Saint John the Baptist
Sept 06	Wed	Hieromartyr Priest Maxim Sandowicz Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae
Sept 07	Thurs	Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos
Sept 08	Fri	Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos Icon of the Mother of God of Pochaev
Sept 09	Sat	Saturday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross The Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Most Pure Theotokos Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna Venerable Saint Theodosius of Chernigov
Sept 10	Sun	13th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos Apostles Lucius & Clement of the Seventy
Sept 11	Mon	Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos Venerable Saint Theodora of Alexandria Translation of the relics of the Venerable Sergius the Wonderworker of Valaam
Sept 12	Tues	Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Theotokos Hieromartyr Autonomus the Bishop in Italy
Sept 13	Wed	Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulcher) at Jerusalem *Bishop Benjamin to Visit St. Nicholas* Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church is happy to announce the pastoral visit of Bishop Benjamin (Peterson) of Berkley to its parish this coming week (September 13-17). [More ...]
Sept 14	Thurs	Elevation of the Holy Cross Repose of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
Sept 15	Fri	Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen
Sept 16	Sat	Saturday After the Elevation of the Cross Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross Icon of the Mother of God Support of Humble
Sept 17	Sun	14th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday After Exaltation -Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross Martyrs Faith, Hope and Love and their Mother, Sophia
Sept 18	Mon	Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross Icon of the Mother of God "the Healer" Icon of the Mother of God in Triumph to Russia
Sept 19	Tues	Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross Saint Theodore of Tarsus the Archbishop of Canterbury The Holy Right-Believing Prince Theodore of Smolensk and Yaroslavl
Sept 20	Wed	Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross Martyr and Confessor Michael the Wonderworker of Chernigov
Sept 21	Thurs	Leavetaking of the Exaltation of the Cross
Sept 22	Fri	The Holy Prophet Jonah
Sept 23	Sat	Conception of Saint John the Baptist
Sept 24	Sun	15th Sunday After Pentecost The Holy New-Martyrs of Alaska, Hieromonk Juvenaly and Peter the Aleut Synaxis of All-Saints of Alaska
Sept 25	Mon	Repose of the Venerable Saint Sergius of Radonezh
Sept 26	Tues	Repose of Saint John the Evangelist and Theologian
Sept 27	Wed	Apostle Mark of the Seventy
Sept 28	Thurs	Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves (Near Caves)
Sept 29	Fri	Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine
Sept 30	Sat	Hieromartyr Saint Gregory, Equal to the Apostles and Illuminator of Armenia The Venerable Gregory the Abbot of Pelsheme and Wonderworker of Vologda Saint Nicholas the First Metropolitan of Kiev
		OCTOBER 2006
Oct 01	Sun	16th Sunday After Pentecost The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Saint Romanos the Melodist
Oct 02	Mon	Blessed Andrew the Fool-For-Christ at Constantinople Martyrs David and Constantine the Princes of Georgia
Oct 03	Tues	Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite the Bishop of Athens Martyr Eleutherius the Deacon Venerable Hesychius of Mount Horeb
Oct 04	Wed	Hieromartyr Hierotheus the Bishop of Athens Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Kazan Right-believing Prince Vladimir Yaroslavich the Prince of Novgorod Saint Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver
Oct 05	Thurs	Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Moscow Saint Peter the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia Saint Alexis the Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia Saint Jonah the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia Martyr Charitina of Amisus
Oct 06	Fri	The Holy Apostle Thomas the Believer Glorification of St Innocent the Metropolitan of Moscow and Enlightener of the Aleuts, Apostle to the Americas Icon of the Mother of God "O All-Hymned Mother"
Oct 07	Sat	Martyrs Saint Sergius and Bacchus of Syria Martyr Saint Pelagia of Tarsus Venerable Saint Sergius the Obedient of the Kiev Near Caves Venerable Saint Sergius the Abbot of Nurma and Disciple of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, Vologda
Oct 08	Sun	17th Sunday After Pentecost Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Newmartyr Ignatius the Monk of Bulgaria Venerable Tryphon the Abbot of Vyatka Venerable Saint Pelagia the Penitent
Oct 09	Mon	The Glorification of Saint Tikhon, Apostle to America Righteous Forefather Abraham The Righteous Lot Hieromartyr Dionysius of Paris, Bishop Venerable Andronicus of Egypt with his Wife
Oct 10	Tues	Martyr Saints Eulampia and Eulampius at Nicomedia Synaxis of the Saints of Volhynia Saint Yaropolk the Prince of Vladimir-Volhynia The Venerable Saint Job of Pochaev Blessed Andrew of Totma the Fool-For-Christ
Oct 11	Wed	Apostle Philip of the Seventy, One of the Seven Deacons Saint Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer, Bishop of Nicea Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of Optina
Oct 12	Thurs	Martyrs Tarachus, Probus and Andronicus at Tarsus in Cilicia Translation of Holy Relics from Malta to Gatchina Saint Martin the Merciful the Bishop of Tours
Oct 13	Fri	Martyr Carpus at Pergamus Translation of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God to Moscow
Oct 14	Sat	Saint Paraskeva of Serbia Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius and Celsius of Milan Venerable Nicholas Sviatosha Prince of Chernigov, and Wonderworker of the Kiev Near Caves Icon of the Mother of God of Yakhrom
Oct 15	Sun	18th Sunday After Pentecost Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, and Monk of Mount Athos Saint John the Bishop of Suzdal Icon of the Mother of God the "Multiplier of Wheat"
Oct 16	Mon	Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord Saint Eupraxia, Princess of Pskov
Oct 17	Tues	The Holy Prophet Hosea Monk-Martyr Saint Andrew of Crete Translation of the relics of Saint Lazarus "of the Four Days in the Tomb" the Bishop of Kiteia on Cyprus Martyr and Unmercenary Cosmas and his brother Damian Cilicia Icon of the Mother of God "In Giving Birth, you Preserved your Virginity"
Oct 18	Wed	The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke Venerable Joseph the Igumen and Wonderworker of Volokolamsk Saint Peter of Montenegro
Oct 19	Thurs