March '99
1/Feb. 16 |
Martyr Pamphilius, presbyter at Caesarea in Palestine and him: Porphyrius, Valens, Paul, Seleucus, Julian, Theodulus, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Samuel and Daniel (308 - 309). St. Nicholas, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archhishop of Japan. St. Marutha, bishop of Martyropolis in Mesopatamia and many with him (422). Martyr Romanus of Mt. Athos (1695). New Martyr Elias, priest (1934). New Martyr Peter Lagov, priest (1931). St. Flavian the hermit. Repose of Metropolitan Macarius of Moscow, Apostle to the Altai (1926). No Liturgy. |
2/Feb. 17 |
Greatmartyr Theodore the Tyro (306). Repose of Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia (1612). Uncovering of the relics of Martyr Menas of Alexandria, (same as Dec. 10). St. Mariamne, sister of Apostle Philip (1st. cen.). St. Auxibius, bishop of Soli in Cyprus. St. Theodosius the Bulgarian, monk (1362). St. Romanus the Bulgarian, monk, with St. Theodosius (14th cen.). St. Theodore the Silent of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). Martyr Theodore of Byzantium, at Mitylene (1795). Repose of Elder Agapitus of the Kiev Caves, (1887). Repose of Elder Barnabas of the Gethsemane Skete of St. Sergius' Lavra, (1906). No Liturgy. |
3/Feb. 18 |
St. Leo the Great, pope of Rome (461). St. Flavian the Confessor, patriarch of Constantinople (449 - 450). St. Agapitus, bishop of Synnada in Phrygia, who suffered under Licinius (4th cen.). Martyr Victor at Synnada in Phrygia, who suffered under Licinius. Martyr Dorotheus at Synnada in Phrygia, who suffered under Licinius. Martyr Theodulus at Synnada in Phrygia, who suffered under Licinius. Martyr Agrippa at Synnada in Phrygia, who suffered under Licinius. St.Colman of Lindisfarne (Ireland). St. Cosmas, monk, of Yakhromsk. Russian New Martyr Alexander Medvedsky, priest, (1932). Russian New Martyr Benjamin, hieromonk (1938). Martyr Leo of Patara of Lycia. Martyr Parigorius of Patara of Lycia. Martyr Publius. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
4/Feb. 19 |
Apostles of the Seventy: Archippus and Philemon. Martyr Apphia (1st cen.). St. Dositheus of Palestine, disciple of St. Abba Dorotheus (7th cen.). St. Rabulas of Samosata (530). Sts. Eugene, presbyter and confessor at Antioch and presbyter Macarius (363). Martyrs: Maximus, Theodotus, Hesychius, Ascelepioda of Adrianopolis (305 - 311). St. Conon, abbot of Palestine (555). St. Philothea, nun-martyr, of Athens. Hieromartyr Nicetas of Epirus. Repose of Hieromonk Theodore of Sanaxar, (1791). No Liturgy. |
5/Feb. 20 |
St. Leo, bishop of Catania in Sicily. St. Agatho, pope of Rome. Martyr Sadoc (Sadoth), bishop of Persia, and 128 Martyrs with him. Beheading of St. Cornelius, abbot of the Pskov Caves. Bessian of Murom with St. Cornelius, abbot of the Pskov Caves. St. Agatho, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves. St. Bessarion the Great wonderworker of Egypt. St. Cindeus, bishop of Pisidia. St. Plotinus, monk. Macarius and 34 monks and novices of Valaam Monastery martyred by the Lutherans (1578). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
6/Feb. 21 |
Commemoration of the Dead. "Kolzelshchanskaya" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Ven. Timothy of Symbola in Bithynia. St. Eustathius (Eustace), Archbishop of Antioch. St. George of Amastris on the Black Sea. St. John the Scholastic, pariarch of Constantinople. St. Zachariah, patriarch of Jerusalem. Repose of Blessed Simon Todorsky, bishop of Pskov (1754). Repose of Blessed Macarius of Glinsk Hermitage (1864). |
7/Feb. 22 |
2nd Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of Gregory
Palamas. Ton 6. Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Martyrs at the gate of Eugenius
at Constantinople (395 - 423). Martyr Maurice and his son Photinus, and Martyrs Theodore,
Philip, and 70 soldiers, at Apamea in Syria (305). St. Papius of Hierapolis. Ven.
Thalassius, Limnaeus, and Barades, hermits of Syria (5th cen.). Ven. Athanasius the
Confessor of Constantinople (821). St. Telesphorus, pope of Rome (139). St. Peter the
Stylite of Mt. Athos. Russian New Martyr Theoktista Michailovna, fool-for-Christ of
Voronezh (1936). Russian New Martyr Michael Lisicin, priest (1918). Martyr Anthusa and her
12 servants. St. Blaise, bishop. Repose of Gregory "Golden Grits",(1855).
Repose of Schemanun Avramia of Kashin (1855). |
8/Feb. 23 |
Hieromartyr Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna (167). Sts. John, Antioch, Antoninus, Moses, Zebinas, Polychronius, Moses and Damian ascetics of the Syrian desert (5th cen.). St. Alexander, founder of the order of the Unsleeping Ones (431). St. Gorgonia, sister of St. Gregory the Theologian (372). St. Damian of Esphigmenou Skete on Mt. Athos (14th cen). St. Moses, monk, of White Lake (15th cen.). St. Polycarp, monk, of Briansk (1499). Martyr Damian, monk of Mt. Athos, who suffered at Larissa (1658). Martyr Clement. Martyr Thea. Repose of Abbot Nazarius of Valaam (1809). No Liturgy. |
9/Feb. 24 |
First and Second Finding of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist. St. Erasmus of the Kiev Caves (12th cen.). St. Romanus, prince of Uglich, uncovering of the relics (1485). No Liturgy. |
10/Feb. 25 |
St. Tarasius, archbishop of Constantinople (806). Hieromartyr Reginus, bishop of the isle of Skopelos (355). St. Polycarp. Martyr Anthony. St. Erasmus, monk. St. Paphnutius, monk. Martyr Alexander at Marcionopolis. Martyr Hypatius at Marcionopolis. St. Walburgis, abbess (Neth.). St. Theodore, fool-for Christ. St. Maecellus, bishop of Apamea in Syria. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
11/Feb. 26 |
St. Porphyrius, bishop of Gaza (421). St. Sebastian, monk of Poshekhonye. St. John Calphas ("the Apprentice") at Constantinople (1575). St. Photina the Samaritan woman, same as 20 - March, with sisters: Anatola, Phota, Parasceva and Cyriaca and sons: Photinus and Joses; and Martyrs: Victor, Sebastian the Duke, Christodulos and Theoclitas (66). No Liturgy. |
12/Feb. 27 |
Ven. Procopius the Confessor, of Decapolis (8th cen.). St. Titus, presbyter of the Kiev Caves (1190). St. Thelalaeus, hermit of Syria (490). Martyr Gelasius the Actor of Heliopolis (297). St. Stephen , monk of Constantinople (614). St. Titus the Soldier, of the Kiev Caves. St. Pitirim, bishop of Tambov. Maryr Nesius. St. Scelepius, monk. St. James, monk. St. Timothy of Caesarea, monk. Repose of Archimandrite Photius of the Novgorod Yuriev Manastery (1838). Repose of Monk Anthony of Valaam (1848). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
13/Feb. 28 |
Ven. Basil the Confessor (750). Ven. Procopius of Decapolis. Sts. Marina and Cyra, nuns, of Syria (450). St. Domnica (Domna), nun, of Syria. Hieromartyr Proterius, patriarch of Alexandria (457). Hieromartyr Nestor, bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia (250). Apostels Nymphas and Eubulus. Blessed Nicholas of Salos of Pskov, fool-for-Christ (1576). Martyr Kyr-Anna (1751). St. Romanus, desert-dweller of Condat in the Jura Mountains (Gaul). St. Barsus of Damascus, bishop. Martyr Abercius. St. Shio of Georgia, monk. St. John Cassian the Roman, abbot. St. John, called Barsanuphius, of Nitria in Egypt. Martyr Theocteristus, abbot of Pelecete Monastery near Prusa. St. Cassian, recluse and faster of the Kiev Caves. St. Meletius, bishop of Kharkov. Repose of Arsenius Matsievich, metropolitan of Rostov (1772). |
14/Mar. 1 |
3rd Sunday of Great Lent, Adoration of the
Holy Cross. Ton 7. Martyr Eudoxia of Heliopolis (160 - 170). Martyrs Nestor,
Tribimius, Marcellus and Anthony of Perge in Pamphylia (3rd cen.). Martyr Antonina of
Nicaea in Bithynia (3rd - 4th cen.). Ven. Domnina of Syria (450 - 460), Virgin. Ven.
Agapius of Vatopdi on Mt. Athos. Ven. Martyrius, monk, of Zelenetsk (Pskov - 1603).
Russian New Martyr Antonina, abbess (1924). Russian New Martyr Methodius (1920). Russian
New Martyr Anastasia Andreyevna, fool-for-Christ. St. Swidbert, monastic founder Neth.
Martyr Sophronius. Martyr Silvester. Martyr Charisius. Martyr Nicephorus. Martyr Agapius. |
15/Mar.
2 |
Hieromartyr Theodotus, bishop of Cyrenia (320). St. Arsenius, bishop of Tver (1409). St. Agatho of Egypt, monk (5th cen.). Troadius of Neo-Caesarea (3rd cen.), Martyr. 2 - March. Virgin-martyr Euthalia of Sicily (257). Ven. Sabbas, abbot of Tver (1466). Ven. Barsanuphius, abbot of Tver (1416). Ven. Sabbatius, monk, of Tver, and his disciple St. Euphrosynus (15th cen). Ven. Euphrosynus, monk, of Tver, disciple of Sabbatius (15th cen.). Martyr Hesychius the Senator. St. Cointus of Phrygia, confessor and wonderworker. St. Andronicus and the virgin Athanasia. Repose of Abbess Philareta of Ufa (1890). No Liturgy. |
16/Mar.
3 |
Martyr Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus of Amasea (308). Righteous Zeno. Righteous Zoilus. Ven. Piama, virgin (337). St. Alexandra of Alexandria. St. Caluppan of Auvergne (Gaul). Hieromartyr Theodoretus of Antioch. No Liturgy. |
17/Mar. 4 |
Ven. Gerasimus of the Jordan (475). Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow (1303). Martyrs Paul at Ptolemias in Syria and his sister Martyr Juliana and Martyrs: Quadratus, Acacius and Stratonicus, (273). St. Gregory, bishop of Constantius in Cyprus. St. James the Faster of Phoenicia (Syria). Martyr Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs (932 transfering of the relics). Blessed Basil (Basilko), prince of Rostov (1238). St. Gregory, bishop of Assa near Ephesus (1150). St. Gerasimus, monk, of Vologda (1178). Ven. Ioasaph of Snetogorsk (1299). Ven. Basil of Mirozh Monasteries (1299). Repose of Schemamonk Mark of Glinsk Hermitage (1893). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
18/Mar. 5 |
Martyr Conon of Isauria (1st cen.). Martyr Conon the Gardener of Pamphylia (3rd cen.). Virgin martyr Irais (Rhais) of Antinoe in Egypt (308), also 23 - Sep. Martyr Eulogius of Palestine. Martyr Eulampius of Palestine. Martyr Onisius of Isauria (1st cen.). St. Hesychius the Faster of Bithynia (792 -780). St. Mark the Faster of Egypt (5th cen.). Sts. Theodore, prince of Smolensk and Yaroslav and his children David and Constantine, transfering of the relics (1464). Martyr Archelaus and 152 Martyrs in Egypt. St. Adrian, monk, of Poshekhnoye and his fellow-ascetic St. Leonidas (1550). St. Leonidas with St. Adrian (1550). Martyr John the Bulgarian (Mt. Athos - 1784). No Liturgy. |
19/Mar. 6 |
Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia: Constantine, Aetius, Theophilus, Theodore, Melissenus, Callistus and Basoes (845). St. Arcadius, monk, of Cyprus (4th cen.). Martyrs Conon, monk and his son Conon of Iconium (270 - 275). Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria. St. Fridolin, abbot, enlightener of the Upper Rhine. Monk-martyr Maximus. Martyr Euphrosynus. Martyr Julian. St. Hesychius the Wonderworker, monk. Repose of Elder Job of Solovki (1720). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
20Mar. 7 |
Commamoration of the Dead. Hieromartyrs of Cherson: Basil, Ephraim, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius, Elpidius and Agathodorus, (4th cen.). Ven. Paul the Simple, disciple of Ven. Anthony the Great (340), also 4 - Oct. St. Paul the Confessor at Bitynia (850). St. Emilian of Rome. St. Nestor, bishop of Tremithus. St. Arcadius, bishop of Tremithus. St. Laurence, founder of the monastery of the Mother of God in Salamina. Repose of Schemamonk Sisoes of Valaam, (1931). |
21/Mar. 8 |
4th Sunday of Great Lent, Commemoration of St. John of the Ledder (Climacus). Ton 8. St. Theophylactus, bishop of Nicomedia (845). St. Dometius, monk (363). Hieromartyr Theodoretus of Antioch (4th cen.). Apostel of the Seventy Hermas. St. Lazarus, monk of Murmansk (1391). St. Athanasius, monk of Murmansk (14th cen). St. Paul of Plusias, confessor. Martyr Dio Liturgy of St. Basil: Heb. 6:13-20; Mark 9:17-31. For Saint: Eph. 5:9-19; Matt. 4:25-5:12 |
22Mar. 9 |
The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste: Cyrion (Quirio), Candidus, Domnus, Hesychius, Herackinus, Smaragdus, Eunoicus, Valens, Vivianus, Claudius, Priscus, Theodulus, Euthychius, John, Xanthias, Helianus, Sisinus, Agnius, Aetius, Flavius, Acacius, Ecdicius, Lysimachus, Alexander, Elias, Gorgonius, Theophilus, Dometian, Gaius, Leontius, Athanasius, Cyril, Sacerdon, Nicholas, Valerius, Philoctimon, Severian, Chudion, Aglaius and Meliton (320). Martyr Uprasianus of Nicomedia (295). St. Philoromus the Confessor of Galatia. Righteous Caesarius, brother of St. Gregory the Theologian (369). Repose of Elder Cleopas, disciple of St. Paisius Velichkovsky (1778). Righteous Theodosius Levitsky (1845). No Liturgy. |
23Mar. 10 |
"Ablazin" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos ("The Word was made Flesh"). Martyrs at Corinth: Quadratus, Cyprian, Dionysius, Anectus, Paul, Crescens, Dionysius (another), Victorinus, Victor, Nicephorus, Claudius, Diodorus, Serapio, Papias, Leonidas, Chariessa, Nunechia, Basilissa, Nice, Galla, Galina, Theodora and many others at (258). Martyrs: Codratus, Saturninus and Rufinus of Nicomedia (3rd cen.). St. Anastasia the Patrician of Alexnadria (567). Martyr Michael of Salonica (1544). Martyr Marcian. Repose of Righteous Paul of Taganrog (1879). Repose of Righteous Alexander Badanov of Vologda (1913). No Liturgy. |
24Mar. 11 |
St. Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (644). Repose of St. Euthymius, Bishop of Novgorod, (1458). Hieromartyr Pionius of Smyrna and with him: Ascelapides, Macedonia, Linus and Sabina (250). Translation of relics of Martyr Epimachus of Pelusium, same as 31 - Oct. (9th cen.). St. George, abbot of Sinai (6th cen.). St. Angus of Keld, compiler of first Irish martyrology. St. Sophronius, recluse of the Kiev Caves. St. George the New, wonderworker of Constantinople. St. Theodora, queen of Arta, wife of despot Michael II of Epirus. Repose of Elder Alexius of Goloseyevsky Skete in Kiev (1917). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
25Mar. 12 |
Ven. Theophanes the Confessor, of Sigriane. St. Gregory Dialogus, Pope of Rome (604). Ven. Simeon the New Theologian (1021). Righteous Phineas, grandson of Aaron (1500 B.C.). Holy Abba Cyrus. Repose of Schemamonk Anthony the Gorge-dweller of Zelenchug Monastery in Kuban (1908). No Liturgy. |
26Mar. 13 |
Translation of the relics of St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople, (846). Martyr Alexander of Macedonia (305 - 311). Martyr Sabinus (Abibus) of Egypt (287). Martyrs: Africanus, Publius, and Terence of Carthage (3rd cen.). Martyr Christina of Persia (4th cen.). St. Aninas, monk, of the Euphrates, same as 18 - March. Hieromartyr Publius, bishop of Athens (2nd cen.). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
27Mar. 14 |
Commemoration of the Dead. Ven. Benedict of Nursia (543). St. Euschemon, bishop of Lampsacus (9th cen.). St. Theognostus, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow (1353). St. Rostislav- Michael, prince of Kiev (1167). Repose of John, fool-for-Christ of Yurievits (1893). |
28Mar. 15 |
5th Sunday of Great Lent. Commemoration of St. Mary of Egypt. Tone 1. Martyrs: Agapius, Publius (Pauplios), Timolaus, Romulus, Dionysius (two named) and Alexander (two named) at Caesarea in Palestine (303). Martyr Nicander of Egypt (302). Hieromartyr Alexander of Side in Pamphylia (270 - 275). St. Nicander, monk, of Gorodetsk (Novgorod - 1603). Martyr Manuel of Crete (1792). |
29Mar. 16 |
Martyr Sabinas of Egypt (287). Martyr Papas of Lyconia (305 -311). Martyr Julian of Anazarbus (3rd cen.). Martyrs Trophimus and his brother Thalus of Laodicea (300). St. Aristobulus Apostel of the Seventy, bishop of Britain. Hieromartyr Alexander, pope of Rome (119). St. Serapion, archbishop of Novgorod (1516). St. Christodulus, monk, wonderworker of Patmos (1111). Martyr Romanus on the Hellespont. No Liturgy. |
30Mar. 17 |
Ven. Alexius the Man of God (411). Ven. Macarius, abbot and Wonderworker of Kalyazin (1483) St. Patrick, bishop of Armagh, Enlightener of Ireland. Monk-martyr Paul of Cyprus (777). St. Theocteristus the Confessor. St. Cyril, archbishop of Jerusalem (389). St. Ananias, monk, of the Euphrates, same as 13 - March Martyr Trophimus and Eucarpus of Nicomedia (300). Martyr Eucarpus and Trophimus of Nicomedia (300). St. Tetricus bishop of Langres in Gaul. No Liturgy. |
31Mar. 14 |
St. Cyril, archbishop of Jerusalem. St. Ananias, monk, of the Euphrates. Martyrs Trophimus and Eucarpus of Nicomedia. St. Tetricus, bishop of Langres in Gaul. Repose of Abbot Mark of Optina (1909). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |