GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH

CALENDAR 2022
 CONFESSION OF FAITH
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ecclesiastical traditions, written or unwritten,
Anathema, Anathema, Anathema. We keep
the dogmas and the traditions of the One,
Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and
those innovators who innovate the faith and
every heresy we anathematize”.
 CHURCH
OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX
CHRISTIANS OF GREECE

CALENDAR 2022
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Wishes for the New Year 2022

To all, everywhere, Genuine Orthodox Children of the

One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ,
peace, blessings and every good by Christ our Savior God.

THE LOCUM TENENS OF HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF ATHENS

+ METROPOLITAN OF THEBES & LEVADIA CHRYSOSTOMOS

THE MEMBERS

+ METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS IGNATIOS

+ METROPOLITAN OF MESSENIA IAKOVOS

+ METRΟPOLITAN OF ATTICA & MEGARIS KOSMAS

GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF RUSSIA

+ METROPOLITAN OF CHISINAU & MOLDOVA ADRIAN

+ ARCHBISHOP OF MOGILEV & BELARUS ONUFRIE

+ ARCHBISHOP OF CHERKASSY & MALOROSA NICHOLAOS

 HIS BEATITUDE METROPOLITAN OF THEBES
CHRYSOSTOMOS
PRESIDENT OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE G.O. CHURCH
 SAINT MATTHEW; ARCHBISHOP OF ATHENS
THE CONFESSOR & WONDER- WORKER (1861- + 1950)
 WONDER- WORKER EVEN HIS REPOSE

Stamatios Benetas, a Greek immigrant in America, had

left the city where he lived with his car, during a period of
bad weather, but did not measure the gas and when it was
over, he stopped. Alone and without a radiator, the
unfortunate driver had begun to freeze. Then, he resorted
to fervent prayer to St Matthew, using the rosary he had
given him before he left for America! At one point he saw
a hand was cleaning the windshield from the snow! An
old man with glasses! "What happened to you?" he asked
him. "I have gas left" he replied. "Put forward - the Elder
ordered - in the name of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the
Lord and the Holy Spirit" and crucified the car!
Immediately the car moved on and the fridge started
working! In a miraculous way the vehicle moved many
kilometers, without gasoline! When he arrived at a gas
station, an employee said in surprise: "I see the tank is
dry, what did you do?". He did not say anything- as he
was saying- to the American about the miracle of (Elder)
St. Matthew that he lived because "they do not believe
and would consider him as magician or crazy"!
ORTHODOX CALENDAR 2021
 Orth. New
Cal. January 2022 Cal.
31 Days. Day 10 hours, night 14 hours.
1 Fri + THE CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS CHRIST, Basil the Great 14
2 Sat Sylvester; Pope of Rome, Right. Seraphim of Sarovski 15
3 Sun BEFORE EPIPHANY Prophet Malachi, Gordius Martyr 16
4 Mon Synaxis of the Holy 70 Apostles, Righteous Theoctistos 17
5 Tue Righteous Synkletike, R. Theoktistos, Theonas M. (FAST) 18
6 Wed + THE HOLY EPIPHANY OF OUR GOD & SAVIOR CHRIST 19
7 Thu + The Synaxis of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist John 20
8 Fri Righteous Domnike, George the Chozebite, Theophilos 21
9 Sat Righteous Eustratios, Martyr Polyefktos, N/M Parthena 22
10 Sun AFTER EPIPHANY Gregory of Nyssa, Right. Dometianus 23
11 Mon + Righteous Theodosius the cenobite, Right. Vitalios 24
12 Tue Martyr Tatiana, Martyrs Mertius & Peter, Euthasia 25
13 Wed Mart. Hermylos and Stratonikos, Righteous Maximus 26
14 Thu Righteous Martyrs of Sinai and Raitho (Apodosis) 27
15 Fri Righteous John the Hut-Dweller, Paul of Thebes 28
16 Sat +The Veneration of the Chains of Apostle Peter 29
17 Sun 10 LEPROUS MEN + Righteous Anthony the Great, George 30
18 Mon +Athanasios & Cyril; Patriarchs of Alexandria 31
19 Tue Marc; Bishop of Ephesus, Righteous Makarios, Arsenios 1
20 Wed + Righteous Euthymios the Great, Eusebios, Basos Martyr 2
21 Thu Maximus the Confessor, Neophytos & Martyr Agni 3
22 Fri + Apostle Timothy, Martyr Anastasios of Persia 4
23 Sat Clement Martyr, Righteous Dionysius of Mt Olympus 5
24 Sun ZACCHAEUS Righteous Xeni and Philon, Hierom. Vavilas 6
25 Mon + Gregory the Theologian; Patriarch of Constantinople 7
26 Tue Right. Xenophon & those with him, Ananias Martyr 8
27 Wed + Transfer of the holy Relics of Saint John Chrysostom 9
28 Thu Righteous Ephraim the Syrian, Isaac, Palladios 10
29 Fri Transfer of Relics of St. Ignatius the God-bearer 11
30 Sat + The Holy 3 Hierarchs; Basil, Gregory & Chrysostom 12
31 Sun PUBLICAN & PHARISEE Unmercenaries Cyrus and John 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
1 JAN Circum. Colas. 2’ (chapt.), 8-12 Luce 2’ 20-21’, 40-52
4 Before Epiph. B' Tim. 4', 5-8 Marc 1', 1-8
6 Epiphany Titus 2’ 11-14, 3’ 4-7 Math. 3’, 13-17
7 Forerunner Acts 19’, 1-8 John 1’ 29-34
13 After Epih. Ephes. 4’ 7-13 Math. 4’ 12-17
17 10 Leprous Hebr. 13’, 17-21 Luce 17’,12-19
18 Gr. Athanasios Hebr. 13’, 7-16 Matthew 5' 14-19
20 St Euthimios B’ Cor. 4’, 6-15 Luce 19', 1-10
24 Zacchaeus A’ Tim. 4’, 9-15 Math. 4' 12-17
27 St Chrysostom Hebr. 7’, 26 & 8’, 2 John 10’, 9-16
30 Three Hierarchs Hebr. 13', 7-16 Math. 5' 14-19
31 Publ & Phar. B’ Tim.3, 10-15 Luce 18’, 10-14
 Orth. New
Cal. February 2022 Cal.
28 Days. Day 11 hours, night 13 hours.
1 Mon Before Presentation Tryphon, Perpetoua, Anastasios 14
2 Tue + THE PRESENTATION OF LORD & GOD JESUS CHRIST 15
3 Wed Righteous Symeon: The God-receiver, prophetess Anna 16
4 Thu Righteous Isidore the Pilousiotis, Nicolaos; Confessor 17
5 Fri Martyr Agatha, Polyeuktos; Patriarch of Constantinople 18
6 Sat Boukolos, Photios; Patriarch of Constantinople, John 19
7 Sun PORDIGAL SON Parthenios of Lampsakos, Righteous Luke 20
8 Mon + Theodor the General, Prophet Zacharias (Apodosis) 21
9 Tue Martyr Nickyphoros, Hieromartyr Marcellos, Pangratios 22
10 Wed + Hieromartyr Haralampos, Zennon, Patriarch Anastasios 23
11 Thu Hieromartyr Vlasios of Sebastia, Queen Theodora, 24
12 Fri Meletios Archbishop of Antioch, New-martyr Christos 25
13 Sat Apostles Aquila & Priscilla, Right Martinianos (Soul- Sat.) 26
14 Sun MEAT- FARESUNDAY Right. Auxentios, N/M George 27
15 Mon Apostle Onisimos, Right. Efsevios, Dalmatios of Siberia 28
16 Tue M. Pamphylos, Flavianuos; Patriarch of Constantinople 1
17 Wed + Theodor the Tyro, saint kings Marcianos & Poulcheria 2
18 Thu Leo; Pope of Rome, Agapitos; bishop of Smyna, Theodulos 3
19 Fri Apostle Archippos, Right-martyr Philothei of Athens 4
20 Sat Leo of Catana, Agathon; Pope of Rome, Sadok (Soul- Sat.) 5
21 Sun CHEESE- FARE SUNDAY Timothy of Symvola, P. Zacharias 6
22 Mon CLEAN MONDAY Anthousa, Thalassios (Beginning of Fast) 7
23 Tue Polycarpos of Smyrna, Proterios of Alexandria, Damian 8
24 Wed + 1st & 2nd finding of the holy head of St Baptist John 9
25 Thu Tarasios, Patriarch of Constantinople, Theodor, Riginos 10
26 Fri Porphyrios of Gaza, Photeini of Samara (1st Salutations) 11
27 Sat + Miracle of the kollyba of St. Theodore (Soul- Saturday) 12
28 Sun 1ST OF FAST- SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY Confessor Basil 13

NOTES! Red letters mean feast (Holiday).

The cross (+) means important feast without holiday.
At these days, on day of fast, oil and wine are permitted too.
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
2 Pres. of Lord Hebr. 7,’ 7-17, Luce 2’ 22-40
7 Prodigal Son A’ Cor., 6’ 12- 20 Luce 15’, 11-13
10 St Charalamb. B’ Tim. 2’, 1-10 John 15’, 17, 16’ 2
14 Meat- Fare A’ Corin. 8’, 8- 9’ 2 Math. 25’ 31- 46
21 Cheese-Fare Rom. 13', 11 & 14', 4 Matth. 6', 14-21
28 Sun. of Orthod. Hebr. 11’ 24-40 John 1’ 44-52
 Orth. New
Cal. March 2022 Cal.
31 Days. Day 12 hours, night 12 hours.
1 Mon Righteous Evdokia & Domnina, Antonia, Paraskevas 14
2 Tue Martyr Euthalia, Esychios of Cerynia, Theosdotos 15
3 Wed Mart. Eutropios, Kleonikos & Basiliskos, Theodoritos 16
4 Thu Righteous Gerasimos of the Jordan, Paul and Juliane 17
5 Fri Eulampios, Marc of Athens, Georgios (2nd Salutations) 18
6 Sat 42 Martyrs of Amorio, Martyr Julio, Right. Arcadius 19
7 Sun 2nd OF FAST- GREGORY PALAMAS Lavrentios, Arcadius 20
8 Mon Theofylaktos of Nicomedia,Hermes, Paul; confessor 21
9 Tue + The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sevastia, Urpasianos 22
10 Wed Martyr Quadratus & those with him, Anastasia 23
11 Thu Sophronios of Jerusalem, Queen Theodora, George 24
12 Fri Gregory the Dialogist, Theophanis (3rd Salutations) 25
13 Sat Transfer of the holy relics of St Nickephorus of Const. 26
14 Sun 3rd FAST- VENERATION OF CROSS Righteous Benedict 27
15 Mon Agapios & the 7 M., Apostle Aristovoulos, Aninas 28
16 Tue Sabinos the Egyptian, Christodoulos of Patmos Isle 29
17 Wed Alexios; the man of God, Righteous-martyr Paul 30
18 Thu Cyril; Patriarh of Jerusalem, Martyr Trophimos 31
19 Fri Chrysanthos & Dareia the M., Dimitrios (4th Salutations) 1
20 Sat Martyrs of St Sabba, Confessor Nikitas, Appolonias 2
21 Sun 4th SAINT JOHN OF LADDER James the Confessor 3
22 Mon Hieromartyr Basil Ancyra, Martyr Drosis & 5 virgins 4
23 Tue Nicon Martyr & the 199 Martyrs, Dometius, Lucas 5
24 Wed Hieromartyr Artemon, Parthenios (Before Annunciation) 6
25 Thu + ANNUNCIATION OF THEOTOKOS (Great Canon) 7
26 Fri + Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel, Stephen (Akathist hymn) 8
27 Sat R. Matrona of Thessalonica, Martyrs Filitos and Lydia 9
28 Sun 5th OF FEAST- MARY OF EGYPT Apostle Herodion, 10
29 Mon Bishop Marc of Arethousa, Deacon Cyril and others 11
30 Tue Righteous John of the Ladder, Zacharias of Corinth 12
31 Wed Righteous Akakios the Confessor, Jonas of Russia 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
7 2nd of Fast Hebr. 1’ 10- 2’ 3 Marc. 2’ 1-12
9 40 Martyrs Hebr. 12', 1-10 Matth. 20', 1-16
14 Cross Hebr. 4’ 14- 5,’6 Marc 8’ 34- 9‘ 1
21 4th of Fast Hebr.6’ 13-20 Marc 9’, 17-31
25 Annunciation Heb. 2’, 11-18 Luce 1’, 24-38
28 5th of Fast Hebr. 9’ 11-14 Marc. 10’ 32-45
Orth. New
Cal. April 2022 Cal.
30 Days. Day 13 hours, night 11 hours.
1 Thu Right. Mary of Egypt, Gerontios, Vasilidis Martyr 14
2 Fri Righteous Titus, Virgin-Martyr Theodora 15
3 Sat Resurrection of Lazarus Nikitas the Confessor 16
4 Sun + PALM SUNDAY Righteous Zosimas, Theodulos 17
5 Mon Great Monday, Josef the all- comely, Claudius 18
6 Tue Great Tuesday, The 10 Virgins, Eftychios; of Con/ple 19
7 Wed Gr. Wednesday, The woman who anointed the Lord 20
8 Thu Great Thursday, The Mystical Supper, Herodion 21
9 Fri Great Friday, The Holy Passion of the Lord, Eupsicios 22
10 Sat Great Saturday, The Descent into Hades, Terentios 23
11 Sun + HOLY PASCHA, THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD 24
12 Mon RENEWAL WEEK Basil the Confessor, Acacios 25
13 Tue Virgin Mary Portaitissa Raphael, Nicholaos & Irene 26
14 Wed Aristarchos, Trophimos the Apostles, Demetrious 27
15 Thu Criscent Martyr, Leonid; Bishop of Athens, Anastasia 28
16 Fri + The LIFE- GIVING FONT, Agape, Irene, Chionia M. 29
17 Sat Archbish. Macarios of Corinth, Hieromartyr Symeon 30
18 Sun 2ND OF JOHN- APOSTLE THOMAS John of Decapolis 1
19 Mon Agathangelos; New Martyr, Hieromartyr Paphnoutios 2
20 Tue Theodor (Trichinas), Athanasios, Arsenios of Elasona 3
21 Wed Hier. Januarios, Alexander, Anastasios of Sina 4
22 Thu Right. Theodor, Apostle Nathanael, Gaius of Rome 5
23 Fri + Great-Martyr George; the Triumph- bearer, George 6
24 Sat R. Symeon the Stylite & Wonderworker, Meletios 7
25 Sun 3RD- MYRRH-BEARRING WOMEN + Evangel. Marc 8
26 Mon Hieromartyr Basileus of Amasia, Righteous Glafyra 9
27 Tue Hieromartyr Symeon of Jerusalem, John the Confess. 10
28 Wed The 9 Martyrs of Kyziko, Right. Memnon, Theognis 11
29 Thu Eason & Sosipatros, John; Bishop of Thebes, Kerkyra 12
30 Fri + Apostle James; brother of Theologian, N/M Chrysie 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
4 APR Palm Sunday Philip. 4’ 4-9 John 12’ 1-18
11 HOLY PASCHA ACTS 1’ 1-8 JOHN 1’ 1-17
16 Life Giv. Font. Acts 3’, 1-8 John 2’ 12-22
18 Thomas’ Acts 5’ 12-20 John 20’ 19-31
23 St George Acts 12’ 1-11 John 15’, 14 & 16’, 2
25 Myrrh-. Wom Acts 6’ 1-7 Marc 15’ 43- 16’ 8
 Orth. New
Cal. May 2022 Cal.
31 Days. Day 14 hours, night 10 hours .
1 Sat Prophet Jeremiah, N/M Euthymios, Acacios & Ignatius 14
2 Sun THE 4TH PARALYTIC + Relics of St Athanasios the Great 15
3 Mon Martyrs Timothy and Maura, Peter; Bishop of Argos 16
4 Tue Martyr Pelagia, Leontios Martyr, Righteous Ilarion 17
5 Wed + Mid-Pentecost Great-martyr Irene, Euthymios; Bishop 18
6 Thu Job the Righteous, Righteous Seraphim, M. Donatos 19
7 Fri Appearance of Holy Cross, Righteous Nilos, Quadratus 20
8 Sat + Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, Arsenios 21
9 Sun THE 5TH SAMARITAN WOMAN Proph. Isaiah, Christopher 22
10 Mon Apostle Simon the Zealot, Righteous Laurence, Symeon 23
11 Tue Cyril & Methodios; Equal-to-the-Apostles, Mocios 24
12 Wed Epiphanios of Cyprus, Patr. German (Apodosis Mesop.) 25
13 Thu Glykeria martyr, Righteous Eufthimios, Sergius the Conf. 26
14 Fri + Ar. Matthew of Athens; the Confessor, Martyr Isidoros 27
15 Sat Pachomios the Great, Achilios; Archbishop of Larissa 28
16 Sun THE 6TH- THE BLIND MAN Theodor, Nicholaos of C/ple 29
17 Mon Apostl. Andronikos & Junia, bishop Athnasios, Nekatrios 30
18 Tue Peter, Dionysius, Christina, Andrew, Paul, Pavlinos Mart. 31
19 Wed + Apodosis of Pascha, Patrick, 13 Hierom. of Cantara 1
20 Thu + THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Martyr Thalellaios 2
21 Fri + Saint Kings Constantine & Helen; equal-to-the Apostles 3
22 Sat Martyr Vasiliskos, Paul; new Righteous-Martyr 4
23 Sun THE 7TH- HOLY FATHERS (7th Ecumenical Synod) Selefkos 5
24 Mon Right. Symeon the Stylite & Wonderworker, Meletios 6
25 Tue + 3rd Finding of Holy Head of Forerunner and Bapt. John 7
26 Wed Carpos, Apost. Alphaios, N/M Alexander of Thessalonica 8
27 Thu Hieromartyr Elladious, John the Russian, Therapon 9
28 Fri Andrew for Christ fool, Hier. Eutyches, (Apodosis Asc.) 10
29 Sat Right/M Theodosia, Bishop Alexander, (Sat. of souls) 11
30 Sun + THE HOLY PENTECOST Isaakios of Dalmata, R. Varlaam 12
31 Mon + THE HOLY SPIRIT Martyr Hermios, Eustathios 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
2 MAY Paral. Acts 9’ 32-42 John 5’ 1-15
5 Mid- Pent. Acts 14’ 6-18 John 7’ 14- 30
8 John A’ John 1’ 1-7 John 19’ 25-27 ,21’
Theologian 24-25
9 Samaritan Acts 11’ 19-30 John 4’ 5-42
16 Blind Man Acts 16’ 16-34 John 9’ 1-38
20 Ascension Acts 1’ 1-12 Luce 24’ 36-53
21 Const. & Helen Acts 26’, 1 , 12-20 John 10', 1- 9
23 Holy Fathers Acts 20’ 16-18, 28-36 John 17, 1-13
30 Pentecost Acts 2’ 1-11 John 7’ 37-52, 8’ 12
31 Holy Spirit Ephes. 5’ 8-19 Math. 18’ 10-20
 Orth. New
Cal. June 2022 Cal.
30 Days. Day 15 hours, night 9 hours.
1 Tue Justin Martyr the Philosopher, Thespesios, Pyrros Bish. 14
2 Wed Nickephoros; of Constantinople, Erasmos the Confessor 15
3 Thu Martyrs Lucillianos& 4 Children, Paula, Athanasia 16
4 Fri Martha & Maria, Mitrophanis of Constantinople 17
5 Sat Hieromartyr Dorotheos, Marcus of Chios (Apodosis) 18
6 Sun 1st of MATTHEW- ALL SAINTS Hilarrion of Dalmata 19
7 Mon Hieromartyr Dorotheos (Begging of fast) 20
8 Tue + Transfer of relics of St Theodore, Martyr Calliope 21
9 Wed Cyril Patr. Thekla, Mariamni, Martha & Mary, Ananias 22
10 Thu Alexander, Antonina Martyr, Bishop Timotheos 23
11 Fri + Mother of God; “It is Truly Meet”, Apostle Varnavas 24
12 Sat Righteous Onuphrios of Egypt & Peter of Mt Athos 25
13 Sun 2nd OF MATTHEW- Athonithes Fathers Martyr Aquilina 26
14 Mon Prophet Elisha, Methodios; Patriarch of Constantinople 27
15 Tue Prophet Amos, Righteous Augustine (Begging of fast) 28
16 Wed Tychon; Bishop of Amathon, Hieromartyr Marcus 29
17 Thu Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, Hesaurus, Ishmael, Joseph 30
18 Fri Martyrs Leontios, Hypatios, Aetherios, R. Leontios 1
19 Sat Apostle Jude, Righteous Paisios the Great, Zenon 2
20 Sun 3rd OF MATTHEW- N/MARTYRS Methodios of Patara 3
21 Mon Martyr Julian, New- Martyrs Nicketas & Pachomios 4
22 Tue Eusebious of Samosata, Zinon & Zina Martyrs 5
23 Wed Martyr Agrippina, Righteous Nicetas, Aristocles; priest 6
24 Thu + Nativity of the Forerunner John, N/M Panagiotis 7
25 Fri Righteous- martyr Febronia, R. Dionysius, Dometious 8
26 Sat Righteous David of Thessalonica, John; Bishop of Goths 9
27 Sun 4rth OF MATTHEW Right. Sampson the hospitable, Joanna 10
28 Mon The transfer of relics of Unmercenarie Cyrus & John 11
29 Tue + Holy Apostles Paul & Peter, Martyr Cyrillos 12
30 Wed + The Synaxis of the Holy 12 Apostles, N/M Michael 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
6 All Saints Hebr. 11’ 33- 12’ 2 Math. 10 32-33, 37-
38, 19’ 27-30
13 Athonites Fr. Rom. 5’ 10-16 Matth. 4’, 18-23
20 3rd Matthew Rom. 1’-10 Matthew 6’, 22-33
24 Nat. of Forerr. Rom. 13’ 11- 14’ 4 Luce 1’ 1-25, 57- 68,
76-80
27 4th Matthew Rom 6’, 18- 23 Matthew 8’ 5-13
29 Peter & Paul B’ Cor. 11’ 21- 12’ 9 Matth. 16’ 13-19
30 Apostles A’ Cor. 4’ 9-16 Matth. 9’, 36 & 10', 8

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 Orth. New
Cal. July 2022 Cal.
31 Days. Day 14 hours, night 10 hours.
1 Thu + Unmercenaries Cosmas & Damian, Constantine 14
2 Fri + Deposition of the Honorable Cincture, Juvenaly 15
3 Sat Martyr Hyacinth, Anatolios; Patr. of Constantinople 16
4 Sun 5TH OF MATTHEW Andrew; Archbishop of Crete, Lucia 17
5 Mon Righteous Athanasios the Athonite, Right. Lampados 18
6 Tue Righteous Sisoes the Great, Archippos, Onesimos 19
7 Wed Great- martyr Kyriake, Thomas of Maleo, M. Peregrinos 20
8 Thu Great- martyr Prokopios & moth. Theodosia, Theophilos, 21
9 Fri Hieromartyr Pangratios, Metrophanis the Athonite, 22
10 Sat 45 Martyrs of Nikopolis, Right Antonius the Russian 23
11 Sun 6TH OF MATTHEW + Great- M Euphemia, Queen Olga 24
12 Mon Martyr Proklos & Hilarion, Veroniki; the bleeding 25
13 Tue Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel, Stephen of Savvas' Mon. 26
14 Wed Ap. Aquila, Nicodemus the Athonite, Joseph of Thessal. 27
15 Thu Martyrs Kerykos and Julita, Vladimir; King of Russia 28
16 Fri Hierom. Athenogenes & those with him, Antiochos M. 29
17 Sat + Great Martyr Marina, Bishop Euphrasios, Veronica 30
18 Sun + HOLY FATHERS OF 4TH ECUM. Synod Martyr Aimilianos 31
19 Mon Righteous Makrina, Dius, Theodor the Savvaitis 1
20 Tue + Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite, Righteous Abbraam 2
21 Wed Symeon, for Christ fool, Righteous John, Bish. Parthenios 3
22 Thu + Maria Magdalene; Equal-to- the Apostle, Markella M. 4
23 Fri Prophet Ezekiel, Hieromartyr Phokas, H/M Vitaly 5
24 Sat Great- martyr Christina, New- martyr Theophilos 6
25 Sun 8TH OF MATTHEW + Dormition of St Anna, Olympias 7
26 Mon + Righteous Martyr Paraskevi, Hieromartyr Hermolaos 8
27 Tue + Great Martyr Panteleimon, Anthousa the Confessor 9
28 Wed Prochoros, Right. Irene of Chrysovalantou Monastery 10
29 Thu Martyrs Theodote & Kallinikos, Theodoti & her Children 11
30 Fri Silas, Silouanos, Crescent, Epenetos, Martyr Julita 12
31 Sat Righteous Evdokimos the Just, Joseph of Arimathea 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
4 JULY 5th Matthew Rom 10’, 1- 10 Math. 8’ 28 &9’ 1
11 6th Matthew B’ Cor 6’ 1-10 Matthew 9’ 1-8
18 Saint Fathers Titus 3’ 8-15 Matthew 5’ 14-19
20 Prophet Elias Jacob 5’ 10-20 Luce 4’ 22-30
25 8th - St Anna A Cor. 1’ 10-17 Matthew 14’ 14-22
(Gal. 4΄ 22-27)
27 St. Pantel. B’ Tim. 2’ 1-10 Luce21’ 12-19
 Orth. New
Cal. August 2022 Cal.
31 Days. Day 13 hours, night 11 hours.
1 Sun 9TH OF MATTHEW Procession of Holy Cross (Begg. of Fast) 14
2 Mon The Translation of the relics of Protomartyr Stephen 15
3 Tue Righteous Dalmatius, Faustus and Isaakios, Salome 16
4 Wed The 7 children of Euphesus, Evdokia, M. Ea, Thabouel 17
5 Thu Righteous Nona, Eufsignios (Before Transfiguration) 18
6 Fri + THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD & SAVIOR 19
7 Sat Hieromartyr Dometius, Righteous Theodosios the New 20
8 Sun 10TH OF MATTHEW Aimilianos of Cyzicus, Myron of Crete 21
9 Mon Apostle Matthias, Joulianos ant those with him mar 22
10 Tue Archdiacone Laurence, Xistos; pope of Rome, Heron 23
11 Wed Deacon Euplos, Nephon of Const, Miracle of St Spyridon 24
12 Thu Martyrs photios & Aniketos, R. Sergios& Stephen 25
13 Fri Maximos the Confessor, Dorotheos (Apod. of Transf.) 26
14 Sat Prophet Micah, New-Martyr Symeon (Prefeast) 27
15 Sun + THE DORMITION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS 28
16 Mon Martyr Diomedus, 6 Martyrs of Megara, Right. Gerasimos 29
17 Tue Hieromartyr Myron, Paul & Juliani Martyrs, Thyrsos 30
18 Wed Martyrs Flaurus & Laurus, Sophronios, Varnavas 31
19 Thu Great- m. Andrew & 2593 m. with him, Theophanes 1
20 Fri Prophet Samuel, Martyr Loucios, 37 M. of Thrace 2
21 Sat Apostle Thaddeous, martyr Vassa & her Children 3
22 Sun 12th OF MATTHEW Panagia (Virgin Mary) of Proussa 4
23 Mon Martyr Loupous, Ireneos (Apodosis of the Dormition) 5
24 Tue Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aitolia, Dionysus of Aegina 6
25 Wed + Apostles Bartholomew & Titus, Epiphanios & John 7
26 Thu Martyrs Adrian and Natalie. Josaph; King of India 8
27 Fri Righteous Poimen, Phanourios the Martyr, bishop Osios 9
28 Sat Righteous Moses the Ethiopian, Prophetess Anna 10
29 Sun 13th OF MATTHEW + The Beheading of Saint John (fast) 11
30 Mon Alexander and John; Patriarchs of Constantinople 12
31 Tue + The deposition of the Holy Zone of Mother of God 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
1 AUG 9th of Matth. A’ Cor. 9- 17 Matth. 9’ 22- 34
6 Tranfigur. B’ Peter 1’ 10-19 Matthew 17’ 1-9
8 10th of Matth. A’ Cor. 4’ 9- 16 Matth. 17’ 14-23
15 Dormition of Philip. 2’ 5-11 Luce 10’ 38-42,
Theotokos 11’ 27-28
22 12th of Matth. Α’ Cor. 15’ 1-11 Matth. 19’ 16-26
29 Behead. John Acts 13’ 25-32 Marc. 6’ 14-30
 Orth. New
Cal. September 2022 Cal.
30 Days. Day 12 hours, night 12 hours.
1 Wed + BEGINNING OF THE INDICTION R. Symeon, 40 women 14
2 Thu Martyr Mamas, Patr. John the Faster, M. Euftychia 15
3 Fri Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia, M. Chariton 16
4 Sat Hier. Babylas of Antioch, Prophet Moses the God-seer 17
5 Sun 14TH OF MATTHEW Prophet Zacharias, Abdeus of Persia 18
6 Mon +The miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae 19
7 Tue Martyr Sozon, Eupsychios, Cassiani the Hymn-writer 20
8 Wed +THE NATIVITY OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS 21
9 Thu +The Just Joachim and Anna, Holy 3rd Ecumenical Synod 22
10 Fri Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, Nymphodora; virgins 23
11 Sat Righteous Theodora of Alexandria, Martyr Evanthia 24
12 Sun + BEFORE EXELTATATION H/M Autonomos (Apodosis) 25
13 Mon +The Dedication of the Resurrection’s Church (Bef. Ex.) 26
14 Tue + EXALTATION OF PRECIOUS & LIFE-GIVING CROSS (fast) 27
15 Wed Great- M. Niketas, Vissarion of Larissa, R. Philotheos 28
16 Thu Great- Martyr Euphemia, Martyr Melitine, Luntmilla 29
17 Fri Martyrs Sophia & her daughters; Faith, Hope, Love 30
18 Sat Righteous Eumenios; Bishop of Gortyna, M. Ariadni 1
19 Sun AFTER THE EXELTATION Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios 2
20 Mon + Great- martyr Eustathios & those with him, Ilarion 3
21 Tue Apostle Quadratus, Prophet Jonas, Isaakios (Apodosis) 4
22 Wed Hieromartyr Phokas, Cosmas & 26 Rigtheous-martyrs 5
23 Thu + The Conception of the Forerunner and Baptist John 6
24 Fri Panagia “Myrtdiotissa”, Thekla; equal to the Apostles 7
25 Sat Righteous Euphrosyne, daughter of Paphnutios 8
26 Sun 17TH OF MATTHEW + The Assumption of Apostle John 9
27 Mon Martyr Kallistratos & 46 Martyrs, Apostle Aristarchos 10
28 Tue Chariton the Confessor, Prophet Varouh, Isaak of Syros 11
29 Wed Righteous Kyriakos the Athonite, Govdelaah of Persia 12
30 Thu Hieromartyr Gregory of Great Armenia, Ripsimia M. 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
1 SEPT Beg. of Indict A’ Timothy 2’ 1-7 Luce 4’ 16-22
6 14th of Matth. Β΄ Cor. 1΄ 21 - 24, 2΄1- 4 Matth. 22’ 1-14
8 Nativity Phil. 2’, 5-11 Luce 10’, 38-42
& 11’, 27-28
13 Bef. Exaltation Gal. 6’ 11-18 John 3’ 13-17
14 Exaltation of A’ Cor. 1’ 18-24 John 19’ 6-11, 13-20,
Cross 25-28, 30-35
20 After Exaltat. Gal. 2’ 16-20 Marcus 8’ 34- 9’ 1
26 17th Mathew A' John 4', 12-19 John 19’ 25-27,
Evang. John 21’ 24- 25
 Orth. New
Cal. October 2022 Cal.
31 Days. Day 11 hours, night 13 hours.
1 Fri + The Holy Protection, Mother of God "Quick- hearer" 14
2 Sat Hieromartyr Cyprian & Virgin-martyr Justina 15
3 Sun 2nd OF LUCE Dionysios the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens 16
4 Mon Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens, Martyr Domnina 17
5 Tue M. Charitine, Martyr Eudokimos, Methodia 18
6 Wed + Apostle Thomas, Erotees M., Kendeas, Makarios R/M 19
7 Thu G/M Sergius and Bacchus, 99 Fathers of Crete, Sergios 20
8 Fri Righteous Pelagia &Taïsia, Righteous-martyr Ignatius 21
9 Sat Apostle James Alpheus, Right. Andronicus & Athanasia 22
10 Sun 3rd OF LUCE Martyrs Eulampios & Eulampia, Vassianos 23
11 Mon Diacon Philip, Righteous Theophanes the Branded 24
12 Tue Provos, Tarachos, Andronikos, Domnina, Symeon Th. 25
13 Wed Carpos. Papylos, Agathodoros, Agathonike, Benjamin 26
14 Thu Nazarios and Gerbasios, Celsius the Martys, Cosmas 27
15 Fri Hieromartyr Loukianos, Sabbinos and Varsos the Right. 28
16 Sat Great-Martyr Longinus the Centurion, M. Leontios 29
17 Sun 4th OF LUCE+ HOLY FATHERS OF 7TH ECUMENIC. SYNOD 30
18 Mon + Apostle and Evangelist Luke, Martyr Marinos 31
19 Tue Prophet Joel, Martyr Ouarus, Righteous Cleopatra 1
20 Wed Great- Martyr Artemios, Gerasimos of Cephalonia 2
21 Thu R. Hilarion the Great, New- martyr John, H/M Socrates 3
22 Fri Averky Bishop of Hierapolis, 7 Martyrs of Ephesos 4
23 Sat + Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord, Ignatius 5
24 Sun 6th OF LUCE Great-Martyr Arethas, Martyr Sebastiane 6
25 Mon Mart. Marcian and Martyrios, Tabitha the Merciful 7
26 Tue + Great-Martyr Demetrios of Salonica; Myrrh-Streamer 8
27 Wed Martyr Nestor, Procla the wife of Pilate, Kyriakos 9
28 Thu Terence and Eunice, Patr. Athanasios, Angeles 10
29 Fri Martyr Anastasia, Righteous Abramius & Maria 11
30 Sat Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia, Apostle Cleopas 12
31 Sun 5th OF LUCE Apostles Stachys, Amplia & Ourban 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
3 OCT 2nd of Luce B' Cor. 11', 31 & 12', 9 Luce 6’ 31-36
10 3rd of Luce Gal. 2’ 16-20 Luce 7’ 11-16
17 4th (H. Fathers) Titus 3’ 8-15 Luce 8’ 5-15
24 6th of Luce Gal. 1΄ 11-19 Luce 8΄27-39
26 St Demetrius B’ Tim. 2’ 1-10 John 15', 17 & 16', 2
31 5th of Luce Gal. 6’ 11-18 Luce 16’ 19-31
 Orth. New
Cal. November 2022 Cal.
30 Days. Day 10 hours, night 14 hours.
1 Mon + Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, David of Evvoia 14
2 Tue Akindynos, Pegasios and Elpidophoros& Anempodistos 15
3 Wed Transfer of relics of St George, Joseph & Akepsimas 16
4 Thu Righteous Ioannikios, Hier. Nicandros & Hermeos 17
5 Fri Martyrs Galaktion and Episteme, Hermas 18
6 Sat Paul; Archbishop of Constantinople, Demetrianos 19
7 Sun 7TH OF LUCE 33 Martyrs of Melitine, Lazar of Galousia 20
8 Mon + Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel & all the Angels 21
9 Tue Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis, Righteous Theoktisti 22
10 Wed Apostles Olympas and Sosipater, Orestos, M. Milos 23
11 Thu Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent, Right. Theodor 24
12 Fri +John the merciful, Patr. of Alexandria, R. Nilos 25
13 Sat + John Chrysostom; Archbishop of C/ple, Damascenos 26
14 Sun 8TH OF LUCE + Apostle Philip, Arch. Gregory Palamas 27
15 Mon M. Gourias, N/M Catherineof Mandra (Beginn. of Fast) 28
16 Tue + Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, V/M Iphigenia 29
17 Wed Gregory the Wonderworker, Gennadios & Maxim 30
18 Thu M. Plato, Romanos and Zacchaeus, N/M Anastasios 1
19 Fri Prophet Obadiah, Martyr Barlaam, H/M Agapios 2
20 Sat Right. Gregory the Decapolite (Pre-feast of the Entry) 3
21 Sun THE ENTRY OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS MARIAM 4
22 Mon Apostles Philemon, Onesimos, Clement of Bulgaria 5
23 Tue Bishops Gregory and Amphilochios, Ischirion Bishop 6
24 Wed Clement of Rome & Peter of Alexandria, M. Malchos 7
25 Thu Great-Martyr Catherine, M. Mercourios (Apodosis) 8
26 Fri R. Alypy, Stylianos, Nikon “Repent ye”, N/M George 9
27 Sat Great-Martyr James the Persian, Righteous Nathanael 10
28 Sun 13TH OF LUCE Stephen the Confessor, M. Eirenarchos 11
29 Mon Great-Martyr James the Persian, Righteous Marc 12
30 Tue Apostle Andrew; the First-Called, M. Froumentios 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
7 7TH of Luce Hebr. 2’ 2-10 Luce 8’, 41-56
8 H. Archangels Hebr. 2’ 2-10 Luce 10’ 16-21
13 St Chrysostom Hebr. 7’ 26, 8’ 2 John 10’ 9-16
14 8TH -Ap. Phillip Ephes.. 2 ́14-22 Luce 10’ 25-37
A’ Cor. 4’ 9-16
21 Entry of Hebr. 9’ 1-7 Luce 10’ 38-42,
Theotokos & 11’ 27-28
25 St. Catherine Gal. 3’ 23, 4’ 5 Marc 5’, 24-34
28 13th of Luce Col. 1', 12-18 Luce 18', 18-27
30 Ap. Andrew A’ Cor. 4’ 9-16 John 1’ 35-52
 Orth. New
Cal. December 2022 Cal.
31 Days. Day 9 hours, night 15 hours.
1 Wed Prophet Naoum, Philaret the Merciful, Antony the New 14
2 Thu Prophet Habakkuk, Martyr Myrope, Cyril the Phileotis 15
3 Fri Prophet Zephaniah New- Martyr Angelis, Theodor 16
4 Sat + Great/Martyr Barbara, Righteous John of Damascus 17
5 Sun 10TH OF LUCE + Righteous Sabbas the Sanctified 18
6 Mon + Nicholas of Myra the Wonder- worker, Antony & Nilos 19
7 Tue Ambrose of Milan, Righteous Gregory, Gerasimos 20
8 Wed Righteous Patapios, Parthenios of Chios, Sosthenes 21
9 Thu + The Conception of St Anna, Prophetess Anna, Stephen 22
10 Fri Martyrs Menas & Hermogenes, Righteous Thomas 23
11 Sat Righteous Daniel and Luke the Stylites, R. Leontios 24
12 Sun 11TH OF LUCE + Spyridon of Trimythous the Wonder/M 25
13 Mon Martyrs Eustratios, Auxentios, Eugene, Mardarios 26
14 Tue Martyrs Thyrsos and Leukios, Philimon, Arrianos 27
15 Wed + Hieromartyr Eleutherios, Anthia, R/M Susanna 28
16 Thu Proph. Haggai, Modestus of Jerusal., Queen Theophano 29
17 Fri + Three Holy Children, Pr. Daniel, Dionysus of Zakynthos 30
18 Sat Martyr Sebastian and those with him, Sophia, Michael 31
19 Sun BEFORE CHRISTMAS Martyrs Boniface and Aglaïs, Helios 1
20 Mon + Ignatius the God-Bearer, Pre-feast of the Nativity 2
21 Tue Martyr Juliana, Peter of all Russia, M. Themistocles 3
22 Wed Anastasia; deliverer from poisons, M. Chrysogonos 4
23 Thu Ten Martyrs of Crete, Naoum; Enlighter of Bulgaria 5
24 Fri Righteousm. Eugenia, Martyr Achmet (Eve of Christmas) 6
25 Sat + THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD & SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST 7
26 Sun AFTER CHRISTMAS +The Synaxis of Most Holy Theotokos 8
27 Mon + Stephen the First-martyr and Archdeacon, Theodor 9
28 Tue Holy 20,000 M. in Nicomedia, Martyr Glycerios 10
29 Wed The 14,000 infants of Bethlehem, Righteous Marcellos 11
30 Thu Righteous-Martyr Anysia of Thessalonica, R/M Gedeon 12
31 Fri Righteous Melanie, Zoticos (Apodosis of Nativity) 13
READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND GREAT FEASTS

DATΕ SUNDAYS- APOSTLE GOSPEL

FEASTS
5 DEC 10th- R. Sabbas Gal. 5’ 22- 6’ 2 Luce 13’ 10-17
6 St Nicholas Hebr. 13’ 17-21 Luce 16’ 17-23
9 St. Anna Gal. 4’ 22-27 Luce 8’ 16-21
12 11th- Spyridon Ephes. 5’ 8-19 Luce 14’ 16-24
20 Bef. Christmas Hebr. 11’ 9-10, 32-40 Matth. 1’ 1-25
25 Nativity Christ Gal. 4’ 4-7 Matth. 2’ 1-12
26 Syn. of Theot. Gal. 1’ ́11 - 19 Matth. 2’, 13-23
27 St Stephen Acts 6’ 8- 7’ 60 Matth. 21’ 33-42
 HOLY FATHER ST BASIL THE GREAT
Saint Basil the Great was born about the end of the
year 329 in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to a family
renowned for their learning and holiness. His parents'
names were Basil and Emily. His mother Emily
(commemorated July 19) and his grandmother
Macrina (Jan. 14) are Saints of the Church, together
with all his brothers and sisters: Macrina, his elder
sister (July 19), Gregory of Nyssa (Jan. to), Peter of
Sebastia (Jan. 9), and Naucratius.

Basil studied in Constantnople under the sophist

Libanius, then in Athens, where also he formed a
friendship with the young Gregory, a fellow
Cappadocian, later called "the Theologian." Through
the good influence of his sister Macrina (see July 19),
he chose to embrace the ascetical life, abandoning his
worldly career. He visited the monks in Egypt, in
Palestine, in Syria, and in Mesopotamia, and upon
returning to Caesarea, he departed to a hermitage on
the Iris River in Pontus, not far from Annesi, where
his mother and his sister Macrina were already
treading the path of the ascetical life; here he also
wrote his ascetical homilies.

About the year 370, when the bishop of his country

reposed, he was elected to succeed to his throne and
was entrusted with the Church of Christ, which he
tended for eight years, living in voluntary poverty and
strict asceticism, having no other care than to defend
holy Orthodoxy as a worthy successor of the Apostles.
The Emperor Valens, and Modestus, the Eparch of the
East, who were of one mind with the Arians, tried
with threats of exile and of torments to bend the Saint
to their own confession, because he was the bastion of
Orthodoxy in all Cappadocia, and preserved it from
heresy when Arianism was at its strongest. But he set
all their malice at nought, and in his willingness to
give himself up to every suffering for the sake of the
Faith, showed himself to be a martyr by volition.

Modestus, amazed at Basil's fearlessness in his

presence, said that no one had ever so spoken to him.
"Perhaps," answered the Saint, "you have never met a
bishop before." The Emperor Valens himself was
almost won over by Basil's dignity and wisdom. When
Valens' son fell gravely sick, he asked Saint Basil to
pray for him. The Saint promised that his son would
be restated if Valens agreed to have him baptized by
the Orthodox; Valens agreed, Basil prayed, and the
son was restored. But afterwards the Emperor had him
baptized by Arians, and the child died soon after.

Later, Valens, persuaded by his counsellors, decided

to send the Saint into exile because he would not
accept the Arians into communion; but his pen broke
when he was signing the edict of banishment. He tried
a second time and a third, but the same thing
happened, so that the Emperor was filled with dread,
and tore up the document, and Basil was not banished.
The truly great Basil, spent with extreme ascetical
practices and continual labours, at the helm of the
church, departed to the Lord on the 1st of January, in
379. at the age of forty-nine.

His writings are replete with wisdom and erudition,

and rich are these gifts he set forth the doctrines
concerning the mysteries both of the creation (see his
Hexaemeron) and of the Holy Trinity (see On the
Holy Spirit). Because of the majesty and keenness of
his eloquence, he is honoured as "the revealer of
heavenly things" and "the Great." Saint Basil is also
celebrated on January 30th with Saint Gregory the
Theologian and Saint John Chrysostom.

Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone

Your voice resounded throughout the world that

received your word by which, in godly manner, you
taught dogma, clarified the nature of beings, and set in
order the character of people. Venerable father, Royal
Priesthood, intercede to Christ God to grant us great
mercy.

Kontakion in the Fourth Tone

For the Church art thou in truth a firm foundation,

granting an inviolate lordship unto all mortal men and
sealing it with what thou hast taught, O righteous
Basil, revealer of heavenly things.
HOLY FATHER ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

This greatest and most beloved of all Christian orators

was born in Antioch the Great in the year 344 or 347;
his pious parents were called Secundus and Anthusa.
After his mother was widowed at the age of twenty,
she devoted herself to bringing up John and his elder
sister in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. John
received his literary training under Anthragathius the
philosopher, and Libanius the sophist, who was the
greatest Greek scholar and rhetorician of his day.
Libanius was a pagan, and when asked before his
death whom he wished to have for his successor, he
said, "John, had not the Christians stolen him from
us." With such a training, and with such gifts as he
had by nature, John had before him a brilliant career
as a rhetorician. But through the good example of his
godly mother Anthusa and of the holy Bishop
Meletius of Antioch (see Feb. 12), by whom he was
ordained reader about the year 370, he chose instead
to dedicate himself to God. From the years 374 to 381
he lived the monastic life in the hermitages that were
near Antioch. His extreme asceticism undermined his
health, compelling him to return to Antioch, where
Saint Meletius ordained him deacon about the year
381. Saint Meletius was called to Constantinople later
that year to preside over the Second Ecumenical
Council, during which he fell asleep in the Lord. In
386 Bishop Flavian ordained John presbyter of the
Church of Antioch. Upon his elevation to the
priesthood his career as a public preacher began, and
his exceptional oratorical gifts were made manifest
through his many sermons and commentaries. They
are distinguished by their eloquence and the
remarkable ease with which rich imagery and
scriptural allusions are multiplied; by their depth of
insight into the meaning of Scripture and the workings
of God's providence; and, not least of all, by their
earnestness and moral force, which issue from the
heart of a blameless and guileless man who lived first
what he preached to others. Because of his fame, he
was chosen to succeed Saint Nectarius as Patriarch of
Constantinople. He was taken away by stealth, to
avoid the opposition of the people, and consecrated
Patriarch of Constantinople on February 28, 398, by
Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, who was to prove
his mortal enemy.

At that time the Emperor of the East was Arcadius,

who had had Saint Arsenius the Great as his tutor.
Arcadius was a man of weak character, and much
under the influence of his wife Eudoxia. The zealous
and upright Chrysostom's unsparing censures of the
lax morals in the imperial city stung the vain Eudoxia;
through Theophilus' plottings and her collaboration,
Saint John was banished to Pontus in 403. The people
were in an uproar, and the following night an
earthquake shook the city; this so frightened the
Empress Eudoxia that she begged Arcadius to call
Chrysostom back. While his return was triumphant,
his reconciliation with the Empress did not last long.

When she had a silver statue of herself erected in the

forum before the Church of the Holy Wisdom (Saint
Sophia) in September of 403, and had it dedicated
with much unseemly revelry, Saint John thundered
against her, and she could not forgive him. In June of
404 he was exiled to Cucusus, on the borders of
Cilicia and Armenia. From here he exchanged letters
with Pope Innocent of Rome, who sent bishops and
priests to Constantinople requesting that a council be
held. Saint John's enemies, dreading his return,
prevailed upon the Emperor to see an insult in this,
and had John taken to a more remote place of
banishment called Pityus near the Caucasus.

The journey was filled with bitter sufferings for the

aged bishop, both because of the harshness of the
elements and the cruelty of one of his 310 guards. He
did not reach Pityus, but gave up his soul to the Lord
near Comana in Pontus, at the chapel of the Martyr
Basiliscus who had appeared to him shortly before,
foretelling the day of his death, which came to pass on
September 14, 407. His last words were "Glory be to
God for all things."

His holy relics were brought from Comana to

Constantinople thirty-one years later by the Emperor
Theodosius the Younger and Saint Pulcheria his sister,
the children of Arcadius and Eudoxia, with fervent
supplications that the sin of their parents against him
be forgiven; this return of his holy relics is celebrated
on January 27.

Saint John was surnamed Chrysostom ("Golden-

mouth") because of his eloquence. He made
exhaustive commentaries on the divine Scriptures and
was the author of more works than any other Church
Father, leaving us complete commentaries on the
Book of Genesis, the Gospels of Saints Matthew and
John, the Acts, and all the Epistles of Saint Paul. His
extant works are 1,447 sermons and 240 epistles.
Twenty-two teachers of the Church have written
homilies of praise in his honour. Besides his feasts
today and on January 27, he is celebrated as one of the
Three Hierarchs on January 30, together with Saint
Basil the Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian. It
should be noted that, because September 14 is the
Exaltation of the Cross, the Saint's memory has been
transferred to this day.

Apolytikion in Plagal of the Fourth Tone

The grace of your words illuminated the universe like

a shining beacon. It amassed treasures of munificence
in the world. It demonstrated the greatness of
humility, teaching us by your own words; therefore, O
Father John Chrysostom, intercede to Christ the Logos
for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion in Plagal of the Second Tone

You received divine grace from Heaven, and by your

own lips taught all to worship the One God in Trinity.
All-blessed, venerable John Chrysostom, deservedly,
we praise you for you are a teacher clearly revealing
things divine.
 Apolytikion of Three Hierarchs in First Tone

The three most great luminaries of the Three-Sun Divinity

have illumined all of the world with the rays of doctrines divine
and true; they are the sweetly-flowing rivers of wisdom, who with
godly knowledge have watered all creation in clear and mighty
streams: The great and sacred Basil, and the Theologian,
wise Gregory, together with the renowned John, the famed
Chrysostom of golden speech. Let us all who love their
divinely-wise words come together, honouring them with
hymns; for ceaselessly they offer entreaty for us to the Trinity.
 CATALOGUE OF LATE HIERARCHES REP.
CON.
1935 MATTHEW OF ATHENS & ALL HELLAS 1950
1957 AGATHANGELOS OF ATHENS & ALL HELLAS 1968
1948 SPYRIDON OF TRIMITHOUS & ALL CYPRUS 1963
1951 CHRYSOSTOMOS OF MESSENIA 1956
1952 MATTHEW (2nd) OF VRESTHENA 1963
1952 JOHN OF THEBES & LEVADIA 1964
1952 MELETIOS OF ATTICA AND MEGARIS 1966
1948 DEMETRIOS OF THESSALONICA 1976
1952 VISSARION OF TRIKKI AND STAGA 1977
1972 EVMENIOS OF HERACLION AND ALL CRETE 1981
1972 LAZAROS OF VRESTHENA 1989
1972 MATTHEW OF ATTICA AND MEGARIS 2001
1972 THEODOSIOS OF FTHIOTIS 2002
1972 TITOS OF SERVIA AND KOZANE 2002
2002 AVRAMIOS OF THEBES AND LEVADIA 2005
2003 NECTARIOS OF LARISSA AND TYRNAVOS 2005
2002 PAUL OF ATTICA AND MEGARIS 2005
1958 GREGORIOS OF MESSENIA 2009

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL!

 THE INTRODUCTION
OF THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR
IS A VERY SERIOUS AND IMPORTANT ISSUE

The New Calendar encounters:

1) The callings of Divine Paul for keeping accurate the holy

traditions.
2) The 7th, 1st, and 55th Apostolic Canons.
3) In the 6th and 7th Rules of the First Ecumenical Synod.
4) On the 8th of the Third Ecumenical in ratifying the 35 th
mission, 6th and 7th of the First Ecumenical and the 3rd of the
Antioch Synod.
5) In the 1st and 28on the First Ecumenical Council.
6) In 56th of the 5th Ecumenical “on the fasting simultaneously
discharge under all Orthodox".
7) On the 1st of Quinisext.
8) The 1st and 7th of the Seventh Ecumenical.
9) The general practice of the Seventh Ecumenical Council,
where Tarasios is speaking relatively.
10) In the fourth act of the 7th Ecumenical Council, where he
is speaking relatively too.
11) On all the "Proclaimers" of the Seventh Ecumenical.
12) The events of the Seventh Ecumenical on the pseudo-
synod of Kopronymos.
13) The term of the seventh Synod.
14) On the Seventh Ecumenical Synod’ references of Tarasios
to the kings Constantine and Irene.
15) On at the Seventh Ecumenical Synod “References” of
Tarasios to the Priests of the Great Church.
16) The First Rule of Antioch Local Synod.
17) In the 19th canon of Gangra local Synod" non-fasting
does" as far the New- calendarists removed fasting of the
Holy Apostles.
18) On the 21st of this in Gangra Local Synod.
19) The 37' Rule of Carthage Local Synod, anathematized by
the defaulting sacred traditions.
20) The 37' Canon of Laodicea on the local for not feast after
the heretics.
21) The 53’ Canon on this local Synod non praise with the
heretics and schismatics.
22) The terms and provisions of the Great Fathers of the
Church through the exact fulfillment of supplies, particularly
of Great Basil, Great Athanasius, Chrysostom, Gregory of
Nyssa, Epiphanius and John of Damascus.
23) In the Traditions offices and high lessons of Photios the
Great, the information contained in this 263 letters and
especially in 3rd, on 4th, 6th of, 146 of Apostolic letters.
24) In the 228th of "Nomokanonas".
25) Decisions of Elder Andronicus and Matthew Blastaras
(14th century).
26) In the Pan-Orthodox Synod in Constantinople, in the year
1583 of Jeremiah the Second the Great, where it was issued
the famous Patriarchal Singilion against the New Franco-
Gregorian calendar.
27) In those controls of the Patriarch Jeremiah II the Tranos
(Great) on the innovations of the Western Church, in the year
1588.
28) The 8th Canon of the Pan-Orthodox Synod on the year
1593, of the same Patriarch.
29) In the Encyclical in the year 1848 that was given to
everywhere Orthodox by the Synod of Constantinople under
Patriarch Anthimus.
30) The 5th condition of Constantinople in the year 1727 by
the Synod of Patriarch Jeremiah the Third.
31) In the year 1827, in the denials of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate Agathangelos to the change of the Calendar.
32) The prohibitions in the year 1895 of the Ecumenical
Patriarch of Constantinople Anthimos (7 th) on talk about the
calendar’s change.
33) In the decisions of the special Commission in the year
1902 in Constantinople on the calendar’s issue.
34) The apophatic (negative) responses on the calendar
changes of all the Orthodox Churches, to the question from
the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Joachim III in the
year 1902.
 ADRESSES- TELEPHONE NUMBERS
(International Telephone Code 0030)

HOLY SYNOD- HIERARCHS

ADREESS OF THE HOLY SYNOD AND THE HOLY ARCHDIOCESE
OF ATHENS; Konstantinoupoleos 22 Αvenue, PC 118 54
(Rouf) ATHENS - HELLAS. Phone: 210 34 51 692

LOCUM TENENS OF THE HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF ATHENS

+ METROPOLITAN OF THEBES & LEVADIA CHRYSOSTOMOS
* Holy Church of Saint Taxiarches, Kolonaki, 322 00 Thiva
Greece. Phone; (011 30) 22620. 29. 283.
* Holy Monastery of Saint Fathers of Mount Athos
(Agioriton Pateron), Oinoi, 190 12, Villia. Attica.
Phone; (011 30) 22630. 51. 602. & 51. 600.
* Holy Cathedral Church of Saint John Forerunner,
Konstantinoupoleos 22 Αvenue, PC 118 54 Rouf Athens.

+ METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS IGNATIOS

Holy Church of Saint John the Forerunner, Avlidos 3 Street,
351 00 Lamia Greece. Phone; 01130-22310-25388
& 01130-22310-81306
+ METROPOLITAN OF MESSENIA IAKOVOS
Holy Monastery of "The Annunciation of Theotokos" (Skete
Panagoulakis), P.C. 24 100 Kalamata Greece. Phone; (011 30)
23 784 & (011 30) 93. 630

+ METROPOLITAN OF ATTICA & MEGARA KOSMAS

Church of Evangelist Matthew Aeschylus 19 & Naxos 1 Road,
PC 196 00, Mandra, Attica. Phone; (+30) 210 55 53 154
& Holy Monastery of Saint Fathers of Mount Athos
(Agioriton Pateron), Oinoi, 190 12, Villia. Attica.
Phone; (011 30) 22630 51 602
Address for mail; Naxos 7 Road PC 196 00, Mandra, Attica.

HOLY CATHEDRAL CHURCHES

OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE

 Holy Cathedral Church of Saint John Forerunner,

Konstantinoupoleos 22 Αvenue, Rouf Athens. PC 118 54
Phone; 210 34 52 144

(Holy Archdiocese of Athens)

 Holy Cathedral Church of Evangelist Matthew

(Holy Apostles), Aeschylus 19 & Naxos 1 Road,
PC 196 00, Mandra, Attica.
Phone; 210 55 53 154

(Holy Metropolis of Attica and Megaris)

 Holy Cathedral Church of Saints Archangels,

Kolonaki, 322 00 Thiva Greece.
Phone; 22620 29 283

(Holy Metropolis of Thebes & Levadia)

 Holy Cathedral Church of Saint John the Forerunner,

Avlidos 3 Street, 351 00 Lamia Greece.
Phone; 01130-22310-25388
& 01130-22310-81306

(Holy Metropolis of Fthiotis)

 Holy Cathredal Church of Annunciation of Theotokos &

Saint George the Great- Martyr,
Koumoundourou 72 Road, Larissa.
Phone; 2410 535 770

(Holy Metropolis of Larissa & Tyrnavos)

 Holy Church of the Nativity of Christ, PC 590 31,
Anchialos, St. Georgios Road end, Thessalonica,
Phone; 2310 722 343.

(Holy Metopolis of Thessalonica & Veria)

 Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Charalambos, G. Tiolis 42

Road, PC 501 00, Kozani. Phone; 24610 33 835

(Holy Metropolis of Servia & Kozani)

 Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Demetrius, Ovrya, Helias

81 Road, PC 265 00, Patra. Phone; 2610 52 35 67

(Holy Metropolis of Patra & West Greece)

 Holy Church of “Life- giving Font", (Skete of

Panagoulakis), PC 241 00, Kalamata.
Phone; 27210 23 784

(Holy Metropolis of Messenia)

 Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Trinity, Olaf Palme 120

Road, PC 714 00, Heraclion Crete. Phone; 2810 234 835
(Holy Metropolis of Heraclion & all of Crete)
 MEN’S HOLY MONASTERIES & HERMITAGES

 Saint Fathers of Mount Athos, Oinoi, 190 12, Villia, Attica.

 Annunciation of Theotokos, (Skete of Panagoulakis)
241 00, Kalamata.
 Virgin Mary Portaitissa, Messiani, 501 00 Kozani.
 “Life – Giving Font”, Merini, 196 00, Mandra, Attica.
 Saint Trinity, 190 01, Keratea- Attica.
 “Quick- hearer”, 350 17, Agios Georgios- Tymfristos.
 Saint Dionysus, Karya Olympus, 402 00 Elassona- Larissa.
 Axion Estin, Verdikoussia 402 00 Elassona- Larissa.
 Saint George, Omolio, 400 07, Larissa.
 Saint Sabbas, 570 18 Melissochori, Thessalonika.
 Annunciation of Theotokos, Agios Spyridon, 601 00,
Katerini- Pieria.
 Saint Eufthimios, Fliathiakes, 700 12, Heraclion Crete.
 Holy Forerunner, Vathi, 852 00 Kalymnos.
 The Birth of Christ, Katounakia, 630 87 Dafni Holy
Mount Athos. Tel.: (23770.) 23. 619.
 Holy Unmercenaries, Karyes, 630 86 Mount Athos.
 St Archangels, Katounakia, 630 87 Dafni Mount Athos.
 All the Saints, Kerasia, 630 87 Dafni Holy Mount Athos.
 Holy Cross, Kerasia, 630 87 Dafni Holy Mount Athos.
 Saint Sabbas, New Skete, 630 87 Dafni Holy Mount
Athos. Tel.: (23770.) 23. 647.
 WOMEN’S HOLY MONASTERIES & HERMITAGES

 Saint Paraskevi (Mother of God “Pefkovounogiatrissa” -

Saint Matthew of Athens), 341 00, Mytica- Chalkida.
 Virgin Mary the “Quick- hearer”, Gorgopotamos 351 00,
Lamia Fthiotida.
 Saint Maria Magdalene, Divri, 351 00, Lamia.
 Saint George, PC 179, Melissochori, 322 00, Thiva
 Birth of Virgin Mary,241 00 Kalamata.
 Holy Cross, 241 00 Kalamata.
 Holy Forerunner, 240 00 Koroni, Messinia.
 Entrance of Theotokos, Gianitsanika, 241 00 Kalamata.
 Holy Forerunner, 240 05 Petalidi, Messinia.
 Saint Sophia, 852 00, Kalymnos.
 Virgin Mary Myrtidiotissa, Kanaris 5 Road, 151 26,
Marousi, Athens.
 Saint Efstathios, Kryoneri, 145 00, Kiphisia- Attica.
 Saint Nicholaos, 145 00, Kiphisia- Attica.
 Virgin Mary “Quick- hearer”, 190 09 Rafina, Attica.
 Saint Paraskevi, Tachion 322 00 Thiva.
 Virgin Mary Myrtidiotissa, Arethousa 570 21 Thessalonika.
 Dormition of Theotokos- Saint Paraskevi, Asprochoma,
241 00 Kalamata.
 Saint Constantine, Kastania, 240 00 Koroni, Messenia
 “Axion Estin”, Assini, 240 04, Korone- Messenia.
 HOLY METROPOLIS OF G.O.C. OF
AMERICA & CANADA
EXARCHATE; HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN OF MESSENIA
IAKOVOS (James), Holy Monastery of "The Annunciation of
Theotokos" (Skete of Panagoulakis), P.C. 24 100 Kalamata
Greece. Tel.: (011 30) 27210 23 784 & (011 30) 27210 93. 630

PARISHES OF U.S.A.

 Saint Michael's Cathedral, 3300 N. Park

PHILADELPHIAPA 19140-5219. U.S.A.
Phone of Church; 001-215-223-9888.
Phone of office; 001-215-223-7000

 Saint Trinity Greek Orthodox Church,

38-10 20th RD, ASTORIA, L.I.N.Y. 111 05 U.S.A.
Phone; 001-718-726-4525

PARISH OF CANADA

 Saint Demetrius Greek Orthodox Church,

8220 Outremont, MONTREAL Quebec
H3N-2M4,CANADA. Phone; 001-514-272-8184
 HOLY METROPOLIS OF G.O.C. OF
AUSTRALIA
EXARCHATE; +HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS
IGNATIOS; Holy Church of Saint John the Forerunner,
Avlidos 3 Street, 351 00 Lamia Greece. Phone; 01130-22310-
25388. & 01130-22310-81306.

 Saint Trinity Greek Orthodox Parish

ST TRINITY, 65 Gorton St., Albert Park,
5014, Adelaide S.A. Australia
Phone; 00618-82430146.

GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN

SERBIA & SKOPJE
Exarchate: +His Eminence Metropolitan of Fthiotis Ignatios

 Holy Cross Community, Belgrade, Serbia. E-mail:

srdjancrvenkovic2@gmail.com
 Parish Communities in Serbia and the State of
Skopje.
 CHURCH OF G.O.C. OF CYPRUS
OF THE PATERNAL TRADITIONS
Exarchate of the Holy Synod for the Cypriot Church;
H.E. Metropolitan of Messenia IAKOVOS

Province of Nicosia

 Holy Monastery of Mother of God Galaktotrofousa,

PC 7646, Kakoratzia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Phone; (00357) 2232 9054
Father Meletios

Province of Larnaca
 Holy church of Annunciation of Theotokos,
PC 17 Kornos Larnaka (Tsoukalia area), Cyprus.
Phone; (00357) 799. 343.547.

Province of Limassol

 Holy Monastery of All the Saints, Korfi 4545

Limassol, Cyprus. Phone; (00357) 25. 43. 2049.
Vicar of Limassol: Hieromonk Fr. Theodosios Stylianou,
Hegumen of the Holy Monastery of all the Saints, Korfi,
Limassol.
Province of Famagusta

 Saint Anna, Avgorou 5510 Famagusta Cyprus.

Hieromonk Fr Damascenos.

Province of Karpasia (Occupied by Turks)

 Saint George, Agia Triada 5870 Karpasia.
 Saint Fanourios, Agia Triada 58700 Karpasia.
RUSSIAN GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH
THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE HIERARCHY

+ H.B. Metropolitan of Chisinau and all Moldova Adrian

e-mail: eacross@gmail.com Tel. Number: 0037369325610
+ H.E. Archbishop of Mogilev & Belorussia Onufrie
+ H.E. Archbishop of Cherkassy & Ukraine Nicholaos
 HOLY METROPOLIS OF CHISINAU
AND ALL MOLDOVA
MOLDOVA
 Holy Bishopric Monastery of the Holy Cross, Stoikani,
Soroca of Moldova (Synodic Center).
Sfânta Mănăstire de Înălțare a Sfintei Cruci, MD- 3041,
Stoicani, Soroca Moldova. телефон: +37369325610
 Church of St. James, Stoikani, Soroca of Moldova.
RUSSIA
 Holy church of Saint Panteleimon, 353480, Krasnodarskii
Krai, Kollektivnaya 17, Andreadis Ioannis. Russian
Federation. Phone: 007-861-41-65308. (mob.) 007-928-
40-75178. Vicar: Hieromonk Fr Yuvenaly Gromov.

For addresses and telephone numbers of Moldova,

Belorussia, Russia, Ukraine etc. contact to H.B.
Metropolitan of Chisinau and all Moldova Adrian, President
and First- Hierarch of the Russian True Orthodox Church.
 HOW WE FAST
Great Lent before the Easter:
We eat and drink oil and wine (It is meant Shellfish too)
only every Saturday and Sunday. On the Feast of the
Annunciation of Theotokos, we eat fish.
Fast of the Holy Apostles:
We eat and drink wine and oil at Tuesday and at
Thursday; on Saturday and on Sunday, we eat fish.
Fast of the Dormition of the Mother of God:
We eat and drink wine and oil only every Weekend. On
the feast of the Transfiguration (6/8), we eat fish.
Fast of the Christmas:
We eat every Tuesday and every Thursday wine and oil,
on Saturday and on Sundays, we eat fish.
According to the Tradition, on the Christmas’ Fast we eat
Fish from the Entrance of the Theotokos (21/11) till the
feast of St Spyridon (12/12) (when it is on Weekend).

FAST ΟΝ EVERYTHING
January 4, August 29, September 14 and December 24.
Also, we do not eat at feasts on the Clean Week or the
Great one.
 OIL AND WINE ARE PERMITTED
Jan. 11,16,17,18,20, July 1, 2, 17, 20, 22, 25,
22,25, 27, 30 26, 27, 31
Febr. 8, 10, 11, 17, 24. Aug. 31
March 9, 26. Sept. 1,6,9,13,
20,23,26.
April 23, 25, 30. Oct. 6, 18, 18, 26.
May 2, 8, 15, 21, 25. Nov. 1,8,12,13,16,25,30.
June 8, 11, 30. Dec. 4,5,6,9,12,15,17,20.

FISH IS PERMITTED
January 7. February 2. March 25. June 24, 29. August 6,
15. September 8. November 14, 21. On the Wednesday
of the Mid- Pentecost. On the Wednesday of the
Apodosis of the Pascha (Easter).

ALL FOODS ARE PERMITTED

From 25 December till 4 January. On 6 January. From the
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee till the Sunday
of the Prodigal Son. From the Monday after Meat- Fare
Sunday to the Cheese- Fare Sunday, except from meat.
On the Renewal Week the week after Pentecost (Holy
Spirit’s Monday) to the Sunday of All Saints.