February 2000

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Tuesday

 Forefeast of the Meeting of Our Lord. Martyr Tryphon of Campsada near Apamea in Syria (250). Ven. Bridget (Brigid) of Ireland. Martyr Perpetua of Carthage with catechumens: Saturus, Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus, Felicitas (202 - 203). Saturus, Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus, and Felicitas catechumen with Perpetua of Carthage (202 -203). Ven. Peter Galata, hermit near Antioch in Syria (492). Ven. Vendemianus (Bendemianus), hermit of Bithynia (512). St. Basil, archbishop of Thessalonica (830). Martyr Anastasius at Nauplion (1655). St. Tryphon of Pechenga and Kola. Russian New Martyr Peter Skipetrov (1918). St. Timothy the Confessor. Martyr Theonas. Martyr Karion.
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Wednesday		 The Meeting of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Martyr Jordan of Trebizond (1650). Martyr Gabriel at Constantinople (1672). Martyr Agathodorus of Cappadocia. Repose of Schemamonk Seraphim of Valaam (1860).                                                                                     
Heb. 7:7-17; Luke 2:22-40
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Thursday		 Afterfeast of the Meeting of Our Lord. Holy and Righteouses: Simeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess. Prophet Azarias (10th cen. B.C.). Martyr Adrian and Eubulus at Caesarea in Cappadocia (308 - 309). Martyr Pappias, Diodorus, and Claudianus at Perge in Pamphylia (250). Martyr Blaise of Caesarea in Cappadocia (3rd cen.). St. Symeon, first bishop of Tver (1289). St. Ansgar, bishop of Hamburg, enlightener of Denmark and Sweden. St. Romanus, prince of Uglich (1285). Martyr Stamatius brother of Martyr John. Martyr.John brother of Stamatius. Martyr Nicholas with Stamatius and John. St. Nicholas, archbishop of Japan (1912). St. James, archbishop of Serbia. Repose of Shemamonk Paul of Simonov Monastery, disciple of St. Paisius Velich. (1825). Repose of Hieromonk Isidore of Gethsemane Skete, Moscow (1908).
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Friday		 Ven. Isidore of Pelusium (436 - 440). Blessed George, Great Prince of Vladimir (1238). Ven. Cyril, abbot and wonderworker of Novoezersk (Novgorod - 1532). St. Nicholas the Confessor, abbot of the Studion (868). Martyr Jadorus (3rd cen.). Hieromartyr Abramius, bishop of Arbela in Assyria (344 - 347). St. John, bishop of Hirenopolis (4th cen.). Vens. Abraham and Corpius, monks of Pechenga (Vologda - 15th cen.). Martyr Joseph of Aleppo (1686). Martyr Theoctistus. Repose of the Royal Recluse Dosithea of Moscow (1810).
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Saturday		 Apodosis of the Meeting of Our Lord. Martyr Agatha of Palermo in Sicily. Repose of St. Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov. Martyr Theoudula of Anazarbus in Cilicia with Martyrs: Helladius, Macarius, Evagrius and others. St. Polyeuctus, patriarch of Constaninople. Martyr Anthony of Athens. New Martyrs: Agatha of Belarus, matushka, (1938), Eugene, Schemamonk (1939), Paramon, Righteous (1941). Micheal, metropolitan of Serbia (1897), Repose of Righteous Michael.
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Sunday		 36th Sunday after Pentecost, after the Theophany. Tone 3. St. Bucolus, bishop of Smyrna (100). St. Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople (891). Maryr Julian of Emesa (312). Virgin - martyr Fausta with Evilasius and Maximus, at Cizicus (315 - 311). Virgin - martyr Dorothy with sisters: Christina and Callista, and Martyrs: Theopilos and Theophilus at Caesarea in Cappadocia (288 -300). Virgin - martyrs: Martha with Mary and their brother Lycarion, in Egypt. St. Barsanophius the Great, monk of Palestine (6th cen.). St. John the Prophet, monk of Palestine (6th cen.). St. Dorothy, schemanun of Kashin. Martyr Faustus of Darion in Constantinople. Martyr Basil of Darion in Constantinople. Martyr Silvanus of Darion in Constantinople. St. John of Thebes, monk. St. James the Ascetic. Repose of Archbishop Theophan of Poltava (1940).
1 Cor. 6:16-18, Matt. 15:21-28, (Sunday 17th).
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Monday		 St. Parthenius, bishop of Lampsacus (4th cen.). Ven. Luke of Hellas (946). St. Mastridia of Jerusalem, woman ascetic of the desert. St. Peter of Monovatia, monk. Martyr Theopemptus. St. Aprionus, bishop of Cyprus. George of Crete, Martyr. 7 - Feb. Repose of Archimandrite Gennadius, ascetic of the Roslavl forest (1826).
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Tuesday		 Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates "the General" (319). Prophet Zechariah (520 B.C.). St. Sabbas II, archbishop of Serbia (1268 -1269). Martyr Nicephorus. Martyr Stephen. Martyr Philadelphus. Martyr Polycarp. St. Macarius, bishop of Paphus. St. Pergetus. Repose of Schema-abbot Theodore of Valaam.
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Wednesday		 Apodosis of the Meeting of Our Lord. Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch in Syria (3rd cen.). St. Innocent, bishop of Irkutsk, Uncovering of the relics of (1805). Hieromartyr Marcellus, bishop of Sicily (1st. cen.). Hieromartyr Philagrius, bishop of Cyprus (1st. cen.). Hieromartyr Pancratius, bishop of Taormina (1st. cen.). Martyr Peter Damascene (743). St. Nicephorus, monk, of Vazheozersk (Vologda - 1550). St. Gennadius, monk, of Vazheozersk (Vologda (1516). St. Pancratius, hieromonk of the Kiev Caves (13th cen.). St. Aemilianus of Tours (Gaul). St. Bracchio of Tours (Gaul). Repose of Maria, desert-dweller of Olonets (1860).
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Thursday		 Hieromartyr Haralampos, bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly and with him Martyrs: Porphyrius, Haralampos and Baptus (202). Martyrs: Ennatha, Valentina, and Paula of Palestine (308). St. Prochorus of the Kiev Caves (1107. St. Joachim, bishop of Novgorod (1030). St. Luke, bishop of Novgorod (1059). St. Germanus, bishop of Novgorod (1095). St. Arcadius, bishop of Novgorod (1163). St. Gregory, bishop of Novgorod (1193). St. Martyrius, bishop of Novgorod (1199). St. Anthony, bishop of Novgorod (1232). St. Basil, bishop of Novgorod (1352). St. Symeon, bishop of Novgorod (1421). St. Anna, wife of Yaroslav I (1051). St. Longinus, monk, of Koryazhemsk (Vologda - 1540). New Martyr Anatole, metropolitan of Odessa (1938). Martyr Charalampus (another) and three women companions. St. Anastasius, archbishop of Jerusalem.
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Friday		 Hieromartyr Blaise, bishop of Sebaste (316). Ven. Demetrius, wonderworker of Priluk (Vologda - 1392). Blessed Prince Vsevelod, Wonderworker of Pskov (1138). St. Gobnet of Ireland. St. Theodora, wife of Emperor Theophilus the Iconoclast (867). St. Demetrius, monk, wonderworker of Priluki (Vologda - 1392). Martyr George of Serbia (1515). St. George, abbot in Serbia. Repose of archbishop Simon of Shanghai and Peking (1933).
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Saturday		 Icon of the Theotokos of Georgia. St. Meletius, archbishop of Antioch (381). St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonder worker of All Russia (1378). St. Mary (Marinus), nun, at Alexandria and her father Eugene (6th cen.). St. Eugene, monk, at Alexandria, father of St. Mary at Alexandria (6th cen.). St. Callia. St. Anthony, pariarch of Constantinople (895). MartyrChrestos at Constantinople (1748). St. Bassian, abbot of Ryabovsky Forest Monastery, Uglich. Russian New Martyr Alexius, bishop of Voronezh (1930). Russian New Martyr Mitrophan, archpriest (1931). St. Gertrude of Nijvel, abbess. Martyr Saturninus. Martyr Plotinus. Repose of the cave-dweller Anasthasia Logacheva (1875).
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Sunday		 37th Sunday after Pentecost, after the Theophany. Tone 4. Ven. Martinian of Caesarea in Palestine (5th cen.). Ven. Stephen (in monasticism Simeon) the Myrrhgusher, Prince of Serbia (1200). Ven. Zoe holy woman and Virgin Photina (5th cen.). St. Modomnoc, bishop of Ossory in Ireland. St. Eulogius, archbishop of Alexandria (607 - 608). St. Joseph of Volokolamsk. Apostel and Martyr Aquilla. Martyr Priscilla. Repose of Archbishop George Konnissky of Belarus (1795). Abbess Seraphima of Sezenovo (1877).
1 Tim. 4:9-15, Luke 19:1-10.
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Monday		 Ven. Auxentius of Bithynia (470). Repose of St. Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Teacher of the Slavs, (869). Ven. Isaac, Recluse, of the Kiev Caves (1190). Ven. Maron, Hermit, of Syria (370). St. Finan of Lindisfarne (Ireland). St. Abraham, bishop of Charres in Mesopotamia. Martyr Michael and his counselor Theodore of Chernigov, translation of the relics (1572). Martyr Philemon, bishop of Gaza. Martyr George of Mitylene, at Constantinople (1693). Martyr Nicolas of Corinth.
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Tuesday		 Apostle of the Seventy Onesimus. Ven. Dalmatus of Siberia, abbot and founder of the Dormition Monastery, Synaxis of St. John the Theologian at Diaconissa. St. Eusebius, hermit of Syria (5th cen.). St. Paphnutius, monk, with his daughter St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria (5th cen.). St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria, nun, daughter of St. Paphnutius (5th cen.). Martyr Major of Gaza (304). St. Paphnutius, recluse of Kiev Caves (13th cen.). St. Anthimus of Chios (1960).
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Wednesday		 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).
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Thursday		 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).
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Friday		 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.
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Saturday		 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).

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Sunday

 Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee. Tone 5. 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).
2 Timothy 3:10 -15; Luke 18:10 -14.
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Monday		 "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).
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Tuesday		 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).
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Wednesday		 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).
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Thursday		 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).
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Friday		 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.
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Saturday		 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).
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Sunday		 Sunday of the Prodigal Son. Tone 6. 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).
1 Cor. 4:12-20, Luke 15:11-32.
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Monday		 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.  Repose of Arsenius Matsievich, metropolitan of Rostov (1772).
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Tuesday		 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.

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