Kalender Liturgi Gereja Orthodox Indonesia (Russia)

Orthodox Calendar Saturday, December 29, 2012 / December 16, 2012 (Church Calendar)

30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four.
Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). Fish Allowed
Prophet Haggai (Aggaeus) (500 B.C.).
New Hieromartyrs Priest Vladimir (1918)
New Hieromartyrs Arcadius, bishop of Bezhetsk, and Priests Elias, Paul, Theodosius, Vladimir, and Alexander priests, Martyr Makarius (1937).
New Hieromartyr Peter priest (1937).
Venerable Sophia, nun (in the world Solomonia), wife of Grand Duke Basil III (1542).
Martyr Marinus of Rome (283).
Blessed Empress Theophania of Byzantium (893).
St. Memnon, archbishop of Ephesus (5th c.).
St. Nicholas Chrysoberges, patriarch of Constantinople (995).
St. Modestus II, archbishop of Jerusalem (634) (Greek).
Martyrs Promus and Hilarion (Greek).

The Scripture Readings

Ephesians 5:1-8
Luke 14:1-11



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April 15 – Great and Holy Pascha


Fixed Great FeastsJanuary 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 FeastsApril 8 – Palm Sunday
May 24 – Holy Ascension
June 3 – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday


FeastsJanuary 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 SeasonsFebruary 27 - April 14 – Great Lent
June 11 - July 11 – Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
August 14 - August 28 – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast
November 28 - January 6 – Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)


Fast Days 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 remembranceFebruary 18 – Meat-fare Saturday
March 10 – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 17 – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 24 – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent
April 24 – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha)
June 2 – Trinity Saturday
November 3 – Demetrius Saturday


Fast-free WeeksJanuary 7 - January 17 – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve)
February 5 - February 11 – Publican & Pharisee
February 19 - February 25 – Maslenitsa
April 15 - April 21 – Bright Week
June 3 - June 9 – Trinity Week