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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 / April 4, 2013 (Church Calendar)

2013

Fifth Week of the Great Lent. Tone four. Great Lent. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer of Sicily (883). Venerable George, monk, of Mt. Maleon in the Peloponnesus (9th c.). New Hieromartyrs Archimandrite Benjamin (Kononov) and Hieromonk Nicephorus (Kuchin) of Solovki (1928). New Hieromartyr Nicholas bishop of Velsk, martyr Mary (1932). New Hieromartyr John priest (1933). Martyr John (1943). Venerable Joseph the Muchailing of the Kiev Caves (14th c.). Venerable Zosimas, abbot of Vorbozomsk (1550). Venerable Zosimas, monk, of Palestine (560). Virgin-martyr Pherbutha of Persia, her sister and servants (343). New Hieromartyr Nicetas the Serb of Albania, Mt. Athos and Serres (1808). Venerable Theonas, metropolitan of Thessalonica (1541). Icons of the Mother of God, named "Gerontissa" and "Deliveress". St. Isidore, bishop of Seville (636). Holy Martyr Kallinikos. Venerable James of Old Torzhok in Galich, Kostroma (15th-16th c.). Martyr Basil of Mangazea in Siberia (1602). The Scripture Readings Isaiah 41:4-14 (6th Hour) Genesis 17:1-9 (Vespers, 1st Reading) Proverbs 15:20-16:9 (Vespers, 2nd Reading) HIDE TROPARION St. Joseph the Hymnographer & St. George of Mt. Maleon — No Troparia are given in the Menaion. Kontakion to St. Joseph..., Tone IV, "Having been lifted up..." — Thou art an inexhaustible well-spring of repentance/ and an imparter of endless consolation and compunction, O Joseph./ Grant us tears of divine repentance here,/ which shedding we may obtain consolation from God,// asking thine aid, O holy one. May 5  – Great and Holy Pascha    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 April 28  – Palm Sunday June 13  – Holy Ascension June 23  – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday    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 March 18 - May 4  – Great Lent July 1 - 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 remembrance March 9  – Meat-fare Saturday March 30  – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent April 6  – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent April 13  – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent May 14  – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha) June 22  – Trinity Saturday November 2  – Demetrius Saturday    Fast-free Weeks January 7 - January 17  – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve) February 24 - March 2  – Publican & Pharisee March 10 - March 16  – Maslenitsa May 5 - May 11  – Bright Week June 23 - June 29  – Trinity Week