Fourth Saturday of the Great Lent. Tone six.
 Parents Saturday. Remembrance of the dead.
Venerable Theophanes the Confessor of Sigriane (818).
 St. Alexander confessor priest (1933).
New Hieromartyrs John, Constantine priests, New Hieromartyr Vladimir (1938).
New Hieromartyr Sergius priest (1943).
 Righteous Phineas, grandson of Aaron (1500 B.C.).
St. Gregory the Dialogist, pope of Rome (604).
Venerable Symeon the New Theologian (1022) and his elder Symeon the Reverent of the Studium (987).
The Lydda Icon of the Mother of God Not-Made-by-Hands (1st c.).
Righteous Aaron the High Priest, brother of Prophet Moses the God-Seer.
Venerable Cyrus, monk of Alexandria (6th c.).
St. Alphege, bishop of Winchester, England (951) (Celtic & British).
St. Paul, bishop of Leon in Brittany (572).
St. Nicodemus of Mammola in Calabria (990).
Restoration of the Autocephaly of the Georgian Apostolic Church (1917) (Georgia).
St. Demetre the Devoted, King of Georgia (1289) (Georgia).
St. Theoctistus Dragutin of Serbia (1316).
The Scripture Readings
Hebrews 6:9-12
1 Corinthians 15:47-57 (Departed)
Mark 7:31-37
John 5:24-30 (Departed)
HIDE TROPARIASt. Theophanes the Confessor of Mt. Sigriana
No Troparion is given in the Menaion.
Kontakion, Tone II "Seeking the highest"
Receiving divine revelation from on high,/ with diligence thou didst depart
from the midst of the tumult of life;/ and, having become a solitary, O
venerable one,/ thou didst receive the power to work wonders and the dignity of
prophecy,// having deprived thyself of wealth and wife.
St. Gregory the Dialogist, Troparion, in Tone IV
Receiving divine grace from God on high, and strengthened with the power
thereof, O glorious Gregory, thou didst will to walk the path of the Gospel.
Wherefore, thou hast received from Christ the reward of thy labors, O most
blessed one. Him do thou entreat, that He save our souls.
Kontakion, in Tone III
Thou didst show thyself to be an emulator of Christ, the Chief Shepherd, O
father Gregory, guiding the orders of monks to the fold of heaven; and from
thence thou didst teach the flock of Christ His commandments. And now thou dost
rejoice and dance with them in the mansions of heaven.
St. Symeon the New Theologian, Troparion, in Tone VIII
With the streams of thy tears thou didst irrigate the barren desert, and with
sighs from the depths of thy soul thou didst render thy labors fruitful an
hundredfold, and becamest a beacon for the whole world, resplendent with
miracles. O Symeon our father, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.
Kontakion, in Tone IV
The Church of Christ rejoiceth today, celebrating thy memory with splendor.
Thou hast adorned it with thy discourses and prayers, hast guided the children
of faith to the mansions of heaven, and hast shone with ineffable light,
receiving radiance from Christ God, our Sun, O Symeon, our venerable father.
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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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