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Saturday of the 29th week after Pentecost

Tone 3 · New Calendar December 19 · Old Calendar December 6

New Calendar

Revised Julian, December 19

Saturday before Nativity

Fasting
Nativity fast; fish, wine and oil allowed
Also today
Martyr Boniface and Righteous Aglaida
Readings
Epistle: Ephesians 2.11-13
Epistle (Saturday before Nativity): Galatians 3.8-12
Gospel: Luke 14.1-11
Gospel (Saturday before Nativity): Luke 13.18-29

Old Calendar

Julian, December 6

St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Abp. of Myra in Lycia

Vigil
Fasting
Nativity fast; fish, wine and oil allowed
Also today
New Martyr Nicolas Karamos of Smyrna (1657); St Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev & Vladimir (1305)
Readings
Vespers: Composite 2 - Proverbs 10, 3, 8
Vespers: Proverbs 10.31-11.12
Vespers: Wisdom of Solomon 4.7-15
Matins Gospel: John 10.9-16
Epistle: Ephesians 2.11-13
Epistle (St Nicholas): Hebrews 13.17-21
Gospel: Luke 12.32-40
Gospel (St Nicholas): Luke 6.17-23

December 2026

1 November 18 Prophet Nahum Martyrs Platon and Roman 2 November 19 Holy Prophet Habbakuk (Abbacum) (7th c. BC). Prophet Obadiah 3 November 20 Prophet Zephaniah Forefeast of Entry 4 November 21 Holy Great Martyr Barbara (290) Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple 5 November 22 Ven. Sabbas the Sanctified Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia, and… 6 November 23 27th Sunday after Pentecost 27th Sunday after Pentecost 7 November 24 St Ambrose, Bishop of Milan Greatmartyr Catherine of Alexandria 8 November 25 Ven. Patapius of Thebes Leavetaking of the Entry 9 November 26 Conception by St Anna of the Theotokos Ven. Alypius the Stylite 10 November 27 Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, Eugraphus Greatmartyr Jacob of Persia 11 November 28 Ven. Daniel the Stylite Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New 12 November 29 St Spyridon the Wonderworker Martyr Paramon and Companions 13 November 30 28th Sunday after Pentecost 28th Sunday after Pentecost 14 December 1 Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucis, Callinicus Prophet Nahum 15 December 2 Hieromartyr Eleutherius of Illyria and his mother, Martyr… Holy Prophet Habbakuk (Abbacum) (7th c. BC). 16 December 3 Prophet Haggai Prophet Zephaniah 17 December 4 Holy Prophet Daniel and Three Holy Youths Holy Great Martyr Barbara (290) 18 December 5 Martyr Sebastian and Companions at Rome Ven. Sabbas the Sanctified 19 December 6 Saturday before Nativity St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Abp. of Myra in… 20 December 7 29th Sunday after Pentecost 29th Sunday after Pentecost 21 December 8 Virgin Martyr Juliana and Companions Ven. Patapius of Thebes 22 December 9 Greatmartyr Anastasia and Companions Conception by St Anna of the Theotokos 23 December 10 Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, Eugraphus 24 December 11 Eve of Nativity Ven. Daniel the Stylite 25 December 12 Nativity of Christ St Spyridon the Wonderworker 26 December 13 Saturday after Nativity Repose Ven. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All… 27 December 14 30th Sunday after Pentecost 30th Sunday after Pentecost 28 December 15 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia Hieromartyr Eleutherius of Illyria and his mother, Martyr… 29 December 16 Holy Innocents Slain by Herod Prophet Haggai 30 December 17 Virgin Martyr Anysia at Thessalonica Holy Prophet Daniel and Three Holy Youths 31 December 18 Leavetaking of the Nativity Martyr Sebastian and Companions at Rome

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