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Liturgical Calendar

Daily scripture readings, saints of the day, and fasting guidelines for the Orthodox liturgical year.

August

SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1✚
Procession of the Holy Cross
G: Mt 16:24-28E: 1 Cor 11:23-30
2✚
Translation of Relics of St. Stephen
G: Mt 17:14-23E: Rom 11:25-32
Tone 8 · Eωθ 5
3✚
Sts. Isaac, Dalmatos & Faustos
G: Mt 18:1-10E: Rom 12:1-3
4✚
Holy Seven Youths of Ephesus
G: Mt 18:10-20E: Rom 12:4-16
5✚
Forefeast of the Transfiguration
G: Mt 18:18-22, 19:1-2, 13-15E: Rom 14:1-9
6✚♓
TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST
G: Mt 17:1-9E: 2 Pet 1:10-19
7✚
St. Nikanor the Martyr
G: Mt 19:3-12E: Rom 14:9-18
8✚
St. Aimilianos of Kyzikos
G: Mt 19:16-26E: Rom 15:7-12
9✚
St. Matthias the Apostle
G: Lk 10:16-21E: Acts 1:12-17, 21-26
Tone 1 · Eωθ 6
10✚
St. Laurence the Archdeacon
G: Mt 20:1-16E: Rom 15:17-24
11✚
St. Euplus the Martyr
G: Mt 20:17-28E: 1 Cor 1:1-9
12✚
Sts. Photios & Aniketos
G: Mt 21:18-20E: 1 Cor 1:18-24
13✚
Apodosis of the Transfiguration
G: Mt 22:1-14E: 1 Cor 2:6-13
14✚
Forefeast of the Dormition
G: Mt 23:1-12E: 1 Cor 3:9-13
15✚♓
DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS
G: Lk 10:38-42, 11:27-28E: Phil 2:5-11
16
Translation of the Holy Mandylion
G: Mt 24:13-28E: 1 Cor 4:9-16
Tone 2 · Eωθ 7
17
St. Myron the Martyr
G: Mt 24:27-33, 42-51E: 1 Cor 5:9-6:5
18
Sts. Floros & Lauros
G: Mt 24:36-51, 25:1-13E: 1 Cor 6:20-7:12
19
St. Andrew the General & 2,593 Martyrs
G: Mt 25:14-30E: 1 Cor 7:24-35
20
Prophet Samuel
G: Mt 25:31-46E: 1 Cor 8:8-9:2
21
St. Thaddeus the Apostle
G: Mt 26:6-16E: 1 Cor 9:13-18
22
St. Agathonikos the Martyr
G: Mt 27:33-54E: 1 Cor 10:5-12
23
Apodosis of the Dormition
G: Mt 28:1-10E: 1 Cor 10:12-22
Tone 3 · Eωθ 8
24
St. Kosmas of Aitolia
G: Lk 4:22-30E: 1 Cor 10:23-28
25
Return of Relics of St. Bartholomew
G: Lk 5:1-11E: 1 Cor 11:23-30
26
Sts. Adrian & Natalia
G: Lk 8:41-56E: 1 Cor 12:12-26
27
St. Phanourios the Great Martyr
G: Lk 9:7-11E: 1 Cor 13:8-14:5
28
St. Moses the Ethiopian
G: Lk 10:16-21E: 1 Cor 14:6-19
29✚
Beheading of St. John the Baptist
G: Mk 6:14-30E: Acts 13:25-32
30
St. Alexander of Constantinople
G: Lk 11:47-12:1E: 1 Cor 15:12-19
Tone 4 · Eωθ 9
31
Deposition of the Cincture of the Theotokos
G: Lk 10:38-42, 11:27-28E: Heb 9:1-7
✚ Strict Fast
✚♓ Fish Allowed
✚🍷 Wine & Oil
Sunday