Themes by Date

The Calendar Cycle

January

1st - Saint Basil the Great

6th - Theophany

30th - Three Holy Hierarchs

February

1st - Saint Bridget of Kildare

2nd - The Presentation of Christ

16th - Saint Nicholas of Japan

March

1st - Saint David of Wales

4th - Saint Piran of Cornwall

17th - Saint Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland

23rd - Saint Lydia of Philippi

25th - Annunciation

31st - Joseph the Patriarch [Ancient Egypt]

April

May

June

29th - Saints Peter and Paul

July

2nd - Saint Joh Maximovich

9th - Saint Columba of Iona

10th-19th - Bears

22nd - Saint Mary Magdalene

26th - Saint Anna

August

6th - Transfiguration

15th - Dormition

27th - Saint Phanourios

29th - John the Baptist

September

1st - Creation

11th - Saint Euphrosynos

14th - Holy Cross

October

November

8th - Stars and Angels

10th - Saint Olga of Alaska

15th - Nativity Fast

16th - Saint Matthew

21st - Entrance of the Theotokos

30th - Saint Andrew

Last Thursday - Thanksgiving

December

4th - Saint Barbara

6th - Saint Nicholas of Myra

13th - Saint Lucy

17th - Three Holy Youths

25 - Holy Nativity

The Paschal Cycle 

Pre-Lent

Zacchaeus

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

Meatfare Week

Baking

Lent

Fasting

Palamas Sunday

Holy Cross

Pascha

Holy Week

Pascha

Post-Pascha 

Ascension

Fire