Cycles in the Liturgical Year

 

 

Menaion

Great Feasts

Cycles

Moveable Feasts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sep 1

Indiction

 

Pent

13 Wicked Tenants

 

6

Michael

 

Pent

14 King’s Marriage Feast

 

8

 

Nativity of Theotokos

Pent

15 Great Commandment

 

14

 

Holy Cross

Cross

16 Talents

 

26

Apostle John

 

Cross

17 Canaanite Woman

 

Oct 1

Romanos

 

Cross

C1/18 Miraculous Catch of Fish

 

6

Apostle Thomas

 

Cross

C2/19 Golden Rule

 

 

 

 

Cross

C3/20 Widow of Nain

 

11/18

 

 

Cross

C4/21 Fathers of Nicea II/Sower

 

11

Deacon Philip

 

Cross

C5/22 Rich Young Man

 

26

Demetrios

 

Cross

C6/23 Gerasene Demoniac

 

Nov 1

Cosmas and Damian

 

Cross

C7/24 Jairus’ Daughter

 

8

Michael and Gabriel

 

Cross

C8/25 Good Samaritan

 

13

John Chrysostom

 

Cross

C9/26 Rich Fool

 

14

Apostle Philip

 

Cross

C10/27 Healing on Sabbath

 

15

CHRISTMAS FAST

 

 

 

 

16

Matthew

 

Pre-Xmas

 

 

17

Gregory

 

Pre-Xmas

 

 

21

 

Entrance of Theotokos

Pre-Xmas

 

 

Dec 4

Barbara/John Damascus

 

Pre-Xmas

 

 

6

Nicholas

 

Pre-Xmas

 

 

9

Maternity of Ann

 

Pre-Xmas

 

 

10

“MELKITE FAST”

 

 

 

 

11/17

 

 

Pre-Xmas

C11/28 Ancestors/Great Banquet

 

18/24

 

 

Pre-Xmas

Sunday before Nativity/Genealogy

 

25

Nativity

Nativity

 

 

 

27

Stephen

 

Christmas

Sunday after Nativity

29

Innocents

 

Christmas

Sunday before Theophany/Epiphany

Jan 1

Circumcision/Basil

 

Epiphany

C12/29 Ten Lepers

6

 

Theophany/Epiphany

Epiphany

C13/30 Rich Young Man

7

Synaxis of John

 

Epiphany

C14/31 Bartimaeus

17

Anthony

 

Epiphany

C15/32 Zacchaeus

18

Athansios and Cyril

 

Epiphany

 

22

Apostle Timothy

 

Epiphany

 

25

Gregory Theologian

 

Epiphany

Pharisee and Publican

28

Ephrem

 

Epiphany

Prodigal Son

30

Basil/Gregory/John C

 

Pre-Lent

Meat Fare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREAT FAST

 

 

 

Feb 2

 

Presentation of Christ to the Temple

Pre-Lent

Cheese Fare

23

Polycarp

 

Lent

1 Orthodoxy

Mar 25

 

Annunciation to the Theotokos

Lent

2 Relics/Gregory Palamas

30

John Climacus

 

Lent

3 Holy Cross

Apr 1

Mary of Egypt

 

Lent

4 John Climacus

23

George

 

Lent

5 Mary of Egypt

30

Apostle James

 

 

Lazarus Saturday

 

 

Palm Sunday

 

Palm Sunday

 

 

 

 

PASCHA/EASTER

May 2

Athanasios

 

Easter

2 Thomas

8

Apostle/Evang John

 

Easter

3 Myrrh-Bearing Women

11

Cyril and Methodius

 

Easter

4 Paralytic

 

 

 

Easter

5 Samaritan Woman

 

 

 

Easter

6 Man Born Blind

 

 

Ascension

Easter

7 Fathers of Nicea I

21

Constantine and Helena

 

 

Ascension

 

 

Pentecost

 

Pentecost

Jun 9

Cyril

 

Pent

1 All Saints

 

FAST OF APOSTLES

 

 

 

11

Apostle Bartholomew

 

Pent

2 Call of First Apostle

14

Methodius

 

Pent

3 Eye is lamp of body

19

Apostle Jude

 

Pent

4 Centurion’s Servant

24

Nativity John Baptist

 

Pent

5 Gerasene Demoniac

29

Peter and Paul

 

Pent

6 Paralytic Man

Jul 13

 

 

Pent

Fathers of First Six Ecumen Councils

20

Elias

 

Pent

7 Two Blind Men

22

Mary Magdalene

 

Pent

8 Feeding of 5,000

25

Dormition of Ann

 

Pent

9 Walking on Water

 

DORMITION FAST

 

 

10 Epileptic Boy

Aug 6

 

Transfiguration

Pent

11 Unforgiving Servant

15

 

Dormition

Pent

12 Rich Young Man