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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 JohJohn 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 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 Pascha 

Ascension


Fire