20th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone three.
 Venerable Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord (1st c.).
 St. Gregory confessor, priest (1931).
New Hieromartyr Eugine priest (1918).
New Hieromartyr Alexis priest (1938).
New Hieromartyr John priest (1942).
 Venerable Longinus the Gate-keeper of the Kiev Caves (13th c.).
St. Longinus of Yaranga (1544).
Venerable Longinus, monk, of Koryazhemka (Vologda) (1540).
Venerable Eupraxia, abbess, before tonsure Princess Euphrosyne of Pskov (1243).
Venerable Malus the Hermit.
Venerable Gall, Irish monk and enlightener of Switzerland (646) (Celtic & British).
Venerable Sabinus, monk (Greek).
Martyrs Isaurus and Aphrodisius, who suffered with St. Longinus (1st. c.).
St. Domna, fool-for-Christ of Tomsk (1872).
The Scripture Readings
John 20:19-31 (9th Matins Gospel)
Galatians 1:11-19
Luke 8:5-15
2 Timothy 2:1-10 Martyr
Matthew 27:33-54 Martyr
HIDE TROPARIONTroparion of the Sunday, Tone III —
Let the heavens rejoice, / let the earth be glad! / For the Lord has shown might with His arm,/
He has trampled down death by death. / He has become the first-born of the dead. / He has
delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted the world great mercy!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone III —
We praise you as the mediatrix of our salvation, / O Virgin Theotokos. / For your Son, our
God, Who took flesh from you, / accepted the passion of the cross, / delivering us from
corruption as the Lover of man.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone III —
On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / leading us from the gates of
death. / On this day Adam exults as Eve rejoices; / with the prophets and patriarchs they
unceasingly praise / the divine majesty of Thy power!
Holy Martyr Longinus, Troparion, Tone IV —
In his suffering, O Lord,/ Thy martyr Longinus received an imperishable crown
from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ he set at nought the
tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By his supplications
save Thou our souls.
Kontakion, Tone IV "Thou hast appeared" —
The Church hath rejoiced in gladness on the day of the commemoration/ of the
ever-memorable athlete Longinus, crying out:// Thou art my might and
confirmation, O Christ!
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Fixed Great Feasts
| January 7 |
– The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ |
| January 19 |
– The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ |
| February 15 |
– Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple |
| April 7 |
– The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar |
| August 19 |
– The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ |
| August 28 |
– The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary |
| September 21 |
– Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar |
| September 27 |
– The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord |
| December 4 |
– Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary |
Movable Great Feasts
Feasts
| January 14 |
– Circumcision of the Lord |
| July 7 |
– The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John |
| July 12 |
– The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul |
| September 11 |
– The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist |
| October 14 |
– Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary |
Fasting Seasons
Fast Days
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The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks |
| January 18 |
– Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany) |
| September 11 |
– The Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
| September 27 |
– The Elevation of the Cross |
Traditional days of remembrance
Fast-free Weeks
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 – vigil for great feasts; a more festive service where all of the unfixed hymns are dedicated to the feast.
 – "vigil" to a certain saint when All Night vigil is celebrated. The order of the service is similar to a “Polyeleos” (magnification) service, in that small vespers, great vespers and matins are combined (from this comes the vigil) and that there is the blessing of breads and the anointing with oil at the end of matins.
 – "cross", "Polyeleos", "with the Polyeleos", "Polyeleos service", that is the type of service during which the "Polyeleos" (Praise/Magnification) is sung during matins (the majestic singing of the 134 and 135 psalms with verses); in addition, during this service there is a reading from the Gospel, the prokeimenon, gradual antiphons, the canon with 8 troparions, the praises and Great Doxology are sung, and during vespers "Blessed is the man" is sung (first "Glory" of the 1st kathisma), there is an entrance, Old Testament readings (parameia) and during lityia all of the verses may be sung to the saint.
 – "doxology", "with doxology" during this service to the saint it is proper to sing the Great Doxology at the end of matins (in services of a lower rank, the doxology is read), also at this service are sung several Sunday Theotokions, sedalions after the kathisma (psaltery reading) to the saint, the katavasia during the canon, also at the end of matins are sung the praise verses, the Great Doxology, and the entire ending of matins follows the order of a feast.
 – "six verse", "up to six"; all six stikhera of "Lord, I cry" are sung to the saint, there is a stikhera for "Glory" of the Apotischa for both vespers and matins; troparion to the saint, and the canon of matins is sung to the saint in six troparions.
, , no sign – "without a sign"; the most ordinary, daily service to a saint, to whom it is customary to sing only three stikhera at "Lord I cry" and the canon of matins in four troparions. There may not be a troparion to the saint.
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