March 2000
1 |
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. |
| 2 Thursday |
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). |
| 3 Friday |
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. |
| 4 Saturday |
Commemoration of the Dead. 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). |
| 5 Sunday |
Meat-fare Sunday. Tone 7. 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. 1 Cor. 8:8-9-2; Matt. 25:31-46. |
| 6 Monday |
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). |
| 7 Tuesday |
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). |
| 8 Wednesday |
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. No Liturgy. |
| 9 Thursday |
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). |
| 10 Friday |
"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. |
| 11 Saturday |
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). |
| 12 Sunday |
Cheese-fare (Forgiveness) Sunday. Tone 8.
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). Romans 13:11-14:4, Matt. 6:14-21. |
| 13 Monday |
Beginning of Great Lent. Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. 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.). |
| 14 Tuesday |
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). Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. |
| 15 Wednesday |
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). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. |
| 16 Thursday |
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. Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. |
| 17 Friday |
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. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. |
| 18 Saturday |
Commemoration of St. Theodore the Tyro. 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). |
| 19 Sunday |
First Sunday of Great Lent. Sunday of
Orthodoxy. Tone 1. Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria,
and those with them at Rome: Claudius, Hilaria, Jason, Maurus, Diodorus presbyter, and
Marianus deacon. Martyr Pancharius at Nicomedia. St. Innocent of Komel (Vologda), disciple of St. Nilus of Sora. Sr. Bassa, nun, of Pskov. New
Martyr Demerrius at Constantinople. Heb. 11:24-26,32-12:2; John 1:43-51. |
| 20 Monday |
Martyr Photina (Svetlana) the Samaritan woman. St. Martin of Braga in Iberia. The Holy Fathers who were slain at the Monastery of St. Sabbas: Sts. John, Sergius, Patrick, and others. St. Nicctas the Confessor, archbishop of Apollonias in Bithynia. Seven Virgin-martyrs of Amisus (Samsun): Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, and Theodosia. Suffering of St. Euphrosynus of Blue-Jay Lake. Martyr Myron of Crete. St. Wulfram, missionary (Neth.) Marryrs Rodion, Aquila the Eparch, Longinus, and Emmanuel. |
| 21 Tuesday |
St. James the Confessor, bishop of Catania. St. Cyril, bishop of Catania. St. Serapion, bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt. St. Enda, organizer of Irish monasticism. St. Thomas, patriarch of Constantinople. Sr. Pachomius, monk, of Nerekhta. St. Lupicinus, desert-dweller of the Jura Mountains (Gaul), Russian New Martyr Archbishop Theodore Pozdeyev (1938). Martyrs Philemon and Domnina of Rome. |
| 22 Wednesday |
Hieromartyr Basil of
Ancyra, St. Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople. Martyr Drosida
(Drosis) of Antioch, and five nuns. Martyrs Callinica and Basilissa of Rome. Martyr
Euthymius of Mt. Athos. Russian New Martyrs Schema-abbess Sophia of Kiev (1941) and her
priest Fr. Dimitry Ivanov (l934). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
| 23 Thursday |
Monk-martyr Nicon and 200 disciples with him in Sicily. St. Nicon, abbot of the Kiev Caves. Martyrs Philetas the Senator, his wife Lydia, their sons Macedon and Theoprepius, the notary Cronides, and Amphilochius the Captain, in Illyria. Martyr Dometius of Phyrgia. Martyr Luke the New ofMytilcne (Mt. Athos). St. Basil of Mangazea in Siberia. Repose of Elder Porphyrius of Glinsk Hermitage (1868). |
| 24 Friday |
St. Zacharias the Recluse. St. Ancmon, bishop of Seleucia. St. James the Confessor, bishop of Catania. Hieromartyr Parthcnius, patriarch of Constantinople. Martyrs Stephen and Peter of Kazan. St. Artemius, bishop of Thessalonica. St. Zachariah, faster of the Kiev Caves. St. Savvas the New of Kalymnos. Eight Martyrs of Caesarea in Palestine. St. Martin of Thebes, monk. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. |
| 25 Saturday |
The Annunciation of
Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. Martyrs Pelagia, Theodosia and Dula
of Nicomedia. Russian New Martyr Tikhon, patriarch of Moscow (1925). St. Justin (Popovich)
of Cheliye (1979). Repose of Hiero-schemamonk Parthenins of Kiev (1855). Heb. 2:11-18; Luke 1:24-38. |
| 26 Sunday |
Second Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of Gregory
Palamas. Ton 2. Synaxis
of the Archangel Gabriel. Hieromartyr Irenaeus, bishop of Sirmium in
Hungary. Hieromartyr Eusebius, bishop of Kival, and Martyr Pullius the Reader. St. Malchus
of Chalcis in Syria. St. Braulio of Saragossa in Iberia. St. Basil the Younger, anchorite
near Constantinople. Martyrs Bathusius and Bercus, presbyters. Arpilus monk, laymen
Abibus, Agnus, Reasus, Igathrax, Iscoeus (Iskous, Escocs), Silas, Signicus, Sonerilas,
Suimbalus, Thermus, Phillus (or Philgas), and the women Anna, Alia, Larissa, Monco (or
Manca), Mamica, Uirko (Virko), Animais (Animaida), Gaatha, and Duklida, in Crimea. Martyr
Codratus (Quadratus) and with him 40 Martyrs who suffered under Diocletian. St. Ludger,
missionary bishop (Neth.). Liturgy: Heb. 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12. For Saint: Heb. 7:26-8:2; John 10: 9-16. |
| 27 Monday |
St. Matrona of Thessalonica. Martyrs Manuel and Theodosius. St. John the Clairvoyant, anchorite of Egypt. St. Cyricus (Quiricus), monk, of Thrace. Prophet Hanani (Ananias) St. Paul, bishop of Corinth. St. Paphnutius, disciple of St. Anthony the Great. Martyrs John and Baruch. St. Eutychcs, monk. Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos on Mt. Athos "Glykophylousa" ("Sweer-kissing") and "Of the Akathist." |
| 28 Tuesday |
Hilarion the New, abbot of Pelecete. St. Stephen the Wonderworker, abbot of Tryglia, Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia: Zanithas, Lazarus, Maruthas (Marocas), Narses, Elias, Marinus (Mares), Abibus, Sembeech (Sivsithina), and Sabbas. Martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Caves. St. Hilarion, monk, of dov. St. Hesychius the Theologian, presbyter of Jerusalem. Sts. George, bishop, Parodus and Peccr, presbyters, and Prince Boyan, martyrs of Bulgaria. Apostle Herodion of the Seventy. Repose of Abbot Adrian (in schema Alexis) of Konevits (1812), and of Blessed Helen of Arzamas, disciple of Abbot Nazarius of Valaam (1820). |
| 29 Wednesday |
Martyr Mark, bishop of Arethusa. Martyr Cyril the Deacon of eliopolis, and others who suffered under Julian the Apostate. St. John, anchorite of Egypt St. Euscarhius (Eustace) the Confessor, bishop of Bichynia. Sts. Jonah and Mark of the Pskov Caves. Russian New Martyrs Priest Paul Voinarsky and with him Paul and Alexis (1919). Repose of Elder Nicetas of the Roslavl forests (1793). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts |
| 30 Thursday |
St. John (Climacus) of Sinai, author of The Ladder. St. John the Silent of St. Sabbas' monastery. St. Zosimas, bishop of Syracuse. Prophet Joad (I Kings 13:11) who dwelt in Bethel. Holy Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Caesar, and Epaphroditus, of the Seventy. St. Eubula, mother of St. Panteleimon. St. John, patriarch of Jerusalem. Hieromartyr Zacharias, bishop of Corinth. St. Sophronius, bishop of Irkutsk. |
| 31 Friday |
St. Hypatius the Wonderworker, bishop of Gangra. St. Hyparius, abbot of Rufinus in Chalccdon. St. Apollonius, ascetic of the Thebaid. Martyrs Abdas the Bishop and Benjamin the Deacon, of Persia. Repose of St. Jonah, metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia. Righteous Joseph the Fair, son of Jacob. St. Acacius the Confessor, bishop of Mcliccne. St. Hyparius the Healer of the Kiev Caves. St. Innocent of Moscow, enlightener of Siberia and Alaska. (Gr. Cal.: Martyr Menander. St. Blaisc of Amoria, monk. 38 relatives who were martyred. St. Stephen the Wonderworker, monk.) Appearance of the Iberian (Iveron) Icon of the Most HolyTheotokos. Repose of Abbot Philaret of Glinsk Hermitage (1841). Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts |