31st Sunday after Pentecost. Tone six.
 Sunday before the Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ
 Eve of the Theophany (Kreshchenskyi Sochelnik).
Fast Day.
Martyrs Theopemptus, bishop of Nicomedia, and Theonas (303).
Venerable Syncletica of Alexandria (350).
 New Hieromartyr Joseph and with him 37 Martyrs (1921).
Virgin-martyr Eugenia (1933).
New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1934).
Martyr Matthew (1938).
Venerable Symeon of the Pskov Caves (1960).
Prophet Micah (9th c. B.C.).
Venerable Apollinaris of Egypt (470).
Sts. Phosterius the Hermit and Menas of Sinai (6th c.).
Venerable Gregory of Crete, monk (820).
Martyr Theoidus.
Martyr Sais.
St. Tatiana.
New Monk-martyr Romanus of Carpenision, who suffered at Constantinople(1694).
New Hieromartyr Romanus of Lacedaemonia (1695).
St. Menas of Sinai (6th c.).
Translation of the relicts of St. Rumon, bishop, to Tavistock.
The Scripture Readings
John 20:19-31 (9th Matins Gospel)
2 Timothy 4:5-8 Sunday Before
Mark 1:1-8 Sunday Before
1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Vespers
Luke 3:1-18
1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Blessing of Waters, Epistle
Mark 1:9-11 Blessing of Waters, Gospel
HIDE TROPARIONTroparion of the Sunday, Tone VI —
The angelic powers were at Thy tomb; / the guards became as dead men. / Mary stood by
Thy grave, / seeking Thy most pure Body. / Thou didst capture hell, / not being tempted by
it. / Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting life. / O Lord, Who didst rise from the dead:
glory to Thee!
Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone VI —
Thou Who didst call Thy mother blessed / came of Thine own will to the passion. / Shining on the
cross, desiring to recall Adam, Thou didst say to the angels: / "Rejoice with Me, for the lost coin
has been found." / Thou Who hast ordered all things in wisdom, / O our God, glory to Thee! (1x)
Blessed be the name of the Lord, henceforth and forever more.
Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone VI —
When Christ God, the Giver of Life, / raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with
His mighty hand, / He bestowed resurrection on the human race. / He is the Savior of all, the
Resurrection, the Life, and the God of all.
Troparion of the Forefeast, Tone IV —
Once, the River Jordan was turned back by the mantle of Elisha when Elijah
was borne aloft, and the waters were parted on either side, and the path which
before was wet became dry for him, as a true image of baptism, whereby we pass
through the flow of life. Christ hath appeared in the Jordan to sanctify the
waters.
Kontakion of the Forefeast, Tone II "Seeking the highest" —
O Christ, Who in Thy compassion and infinite mercy takest away the multitude
of all our transgressions, Thou comest as a man to be baptized in the waters of
the Jordan, clothing me in the raiment of the ancient glory of which I was
cruelly stripped bare.
Kontakion of the Forefeast, Tone IV, "Thou hast appeared today" —
In the streams of the Jordan the Lord crieth out to John today:/ Fear not to
baptize Me,// for I have come to save Adam the first-created!
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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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