For Prayer and Fasting

November 21
The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.
Venerable Columbanus of Bobbio, abbot and founder of Luxeuil Abbey(615).
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Everlasting Hope".

Tone eight.
Hebrews 9:1-7 Theotokos
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Theotokos

November 22
Apostles Philemon and Archippus, Martyr Apphia, wife of Philemon, and St. Onesimus, disciple of St. Paul (ca. 109).
Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus at Rome (288).
Martyr Procopius the Reader at Caesarea in Palestine (303).
Martyr Menignus at Parium (250).
Venerable Agabbas of Syria (5th c.).
Righteous Michael the Soldier of Bulgaria.
St. Clement of Ochrid, bishop of Greater Macedonia (916).
St. Germanus of Eikoiphinissa in Macedonia (9th c.).
Martyrs Stephen, Mark, and Mark (another) at Antioch in Pisidia (4th c.).
Martyr Agapion of Greece (304).

November 23
St. Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium (394).
St. Gregory, bishop of Agrigentum (680).
St. Sisinius the confessor, bishop of Cyzicus (ca. 325).
Martyr Theodore of Antioch (4th c.).
Venerable Ischyrion, bishop in Egypt and hermit of Scete.
Venerable Trudo, abbot (693).
St. Helenus of Tarsus, bishop.

Tone one.
Luke24:1-12 (4th Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ Δ' (4) ΛΟΥΚΑ 24,1-12 (Αγρυπνία)
Луки24:1-12 (на утрене. Евангелие 4-e)
 

November 24
Great-martyr Mercurius of Caesarea in Cappadocia (259).
Great-martyr Catherine of Alexandria (305).
Martyr Alexander at Corinth (4th C).
St. Hermogenes, bishop of Agrigentum (ca. 260).
Venerable Romanus of Bordeaux (382), and Venerable Protasius, hermit of Auvergne (6th c.) .
Venerable Portianus of Arthone.
St. Minver, virgin of Cornwall.
Maryrs Philemenus, Christopher, Eugene, Procopius, and another Christopher.
Martyr Chrysogenes and Monk-martyr Mark Triglinos.
Hieromartyrs Clement, pope of Rome (101), and Peter, archbishop of Alexandria (311) .
St. Malchus of Chalcis in Syria (5th c.).

November 25
Hieromartyr Clement, pope of Rome (101).
Hieromartyr Peter, archbishop of Alexandria (311).
Woman Hieromartyr Magdalen (1931).
Venerable Peter the Silent, of Galata, Syria (429).
St Clement, Bishop of Ochrid and Enlightener of the Bulgarians.
Great-martyr Catherine of Alexandria (305).

November 26
Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis (640).
Venerable James the Solitary of Syria (457).
Venerable Stylianos of Paphlagonia, monk (5th - 6th c.).
Venerable Nicon Metanoeite ("Preacher of Repentance") of Armenia (998).
St. Silas, bishop of Persidos.
St. Peter, patriarch of Jerusalem (552).
St. Acacius of Mt. Latros (6th c.).

November 27
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos named "Znamenie".
17 Monk-martyrs in India (4th c.).
Venerable Romanus the Wonderworker of Cilicia (5th c.).
Venerable Pinuphrius of Egypt (4th c.).
Venerable Nathaniel of Nitria (6th c.).
St. Virgil, bishop of Salzburg (748).

November 28
Martyr Stephen the New of Mt. St. Auxentius (767).
Martyr Hirenarchus and Seven Women-martyrs at Sebaste (303).
Martyrs Basil, Stephen, two Gregories, John (near Constantinople), Andrew, Peter, Anna, and many others (741-775).
Martyrs Timothy and Theodore, bishops; Peter, John, Sergius, Theodore, and Nicephorus, presbyters; Basil and Thomas, deacons; Hierotheus, Daniel, Chariton, Socrates, Comasius, and Eusebius, monks; and Etymasius at Tiberiopolis (361).
New Martyr Christos of Constantinople (1748).
St. Theodore, bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia (end of 6th c.).
St. Oda, virgin of Brabant (726) (Neth.).
Virgin-Martyr Juthwara of Cornwall.

November 29
Martyr Paramon and 370 Martyrs in Bithynia (250).
Martyr Philumenus of Ancyra, and with him Martyrs Valerian and Phaedrus (274).
Venerable Acacius of Mt. Latros, who is mentioned in The Ladder (6th c.).
St. Saturninus, martyr and bishop of Toulouse ( 257).
Hieromartyr Abibus, bishop of Nekressi in Georgia (6th c.).
Venerable Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.), disciple of Venerable Anthony the Great.
Hieromartyr Dionysius, bishop of Corinth (182).
St. Tiridates, king of Armenia (4th c.).
St. Nicholas, archbishop of Thessalonica.
Hieromartyr John of Persia.
St. Urban of Macedonia, bishop.
St. Pancosmius, monk.
St. Radboud, bishop of Utrecht (917).
St. Brendan of Birr (571).

November  30
Martyr Paramon and 370 Martyrs in Bithynia (250).
Martyr Philumenus of Ancyra, and with him Martyrs Valerian and Phaedrus (274).
Venerable Acacius of Mt. Latros, who is mentioned in The Ladder (6th c.).
St. Saturninus, martyr and bishop of Toulouse ( 257).
Hieromartyr Abibus, bishop of Nekressi in Georgia (6th c.).
Venerable Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.), disciple of Venerable Anthony the Great.
Hieromartyr Dionysius, bishop of Corinth (182).
St. Tiridates, king of Armenia (4th c.).
St. Nicholas, archbishop of Thessalonica.
Hieromartyr John of Persia.
St. Urban of Macedonia, bishop.
St. Pancosmius, monk.
St. Radboud, bishop of Utrecht (917).
St. Brendan of Birr (571).

Tone two.
Luke24:12-35 (5th Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ Ε' (5) ΛΟΥΚΑ  24,12-35 (Αγρυπνία)
Луки24:12-35 (на утрене. Евангелие 5-e)
 

December 1
Prophet Nahum (7th c. B.C.).
Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia in Asia Minor (792).
Martyr Ananias of Persia.
St. Eligius, bishop of Noyon (660).
St. Onesimus, archbishop of Ephesus.
Sts. Ananias and Solochonus, archbishops of Ephesus.
Venerable Anthony the New, monk of Kios in Bithynia (865).
Venerable Ioannicus of Devich.
St. Austremoine, first bishop of Clermont and apostle of the Auvergne (3rd c.).
St. Theoclites, bishop of Sparta (870).
St. Botolph, of Boston, abbot and confessor (680).
St. Tudwal, bishop of Lan Pabu.

December 2
Prophet Habakkuk (Abbacum) (7th c. B.C.).
Martyr Myrope of Chios (251).
Venerables John, Heraclemon, Andrew, and Theophilus of Egypt (4th c.).
Venerable Jesse (Ise), bishop of Tsilkani in Georgia (6th c.).
Icon of the Mother of God, named "Gerontissa".
St. Solomon, archbishop of Ephesus.

December 3
Prophet Zephaniah (Sophonias) (635 B.C.).
Venerable Theodulus, eparch of Constantinople (440).
Venerable John the Silent of St. Sabbas' monastery (558).
Hieromartyr Theodore, archbishop of Alexandria (606).
St. Birinus, bishop of Dorchester (649-650).
Venerable Cosmas of St. Anne's Skete, Mt. Athos.
St. Sola, Anglo-Saxon missionary priest under St. Boniface (790-794).
St. Nicetius, bishop of Lyons.
St. Lucius, king of Britain who requested missionaries for his people in A.D. 187.
Martyrs Agapius, Seleucus and Mamas.

December 4
Great-martyr Barbara and Martyr Juliana at Heliapolis in Syria (306).
Venerable John Damascene (760).
Venerable John, bishop of Polybotum (716).
New Hieromartyr Seraphim, bishop of Phanar.
Martyrs Christodula and Chistodulus .

December 5
Venerable Sabbas the Sanctified (532).
St. Gurias, archbishop of Kazan (156).
Venerable Karion (Cyrion) and his son St. Zachariah of Egypt (4th c.).
St. Nicetius, bishop of Trier (566).
Venerable Justinian, hermit of Wales (560).

John 10:9-16 Matins Gospel

December 6
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, archbishop of Myra in Lycia (345).
St. Theophilus, bishop of Antioch (181).
St. Abramius, bishop of Cratea in Bithynia (6th c.).

Hebrews 13:17-21 St. Nicholas
Luke 6:17-23 St. Nicholas

December 7
St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan (397).
Martyr Athenodorus of Mesopotamia (304).
St. Philothea of Turnovo (1060), whose relics are in Arges, Romania.
St. Bassa of Jerusalem, abbess (5th c.).
St. Diuma, bishop of the Mercians and Middle Anglians.
Martyr Neophytus.
Martyr Dometius.
Martyrs Isidore, Acepsimas and Leo.

Tone three.
Luke24:36-53 (6th Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ ΣΤ' (6) ΛΟΥΚΑ 24,36-53 (Αγρυπνία)
Луки24:36-53 (на утрене. Евангелие 6-e)

December 8
Venerable Patapius of Thebes (7th c.).
Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus.
Holy 362 Martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians, and Martyr Anthusa, at Rome (5th c.).
Martyr Anthusa at Rome (5th C).
St. Sophronius, bishop of Cyprus (8th c.).
St. Valerius, bishop of Trier (3rd c.).

December 9
The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Prophetess Anna (Hannah) (1100 B.C.), mother of the Prophet Samuel.
Saint Sophronios, Archbishop of Cyprus (6th C).
Venerable Stephen the "New Light" of Constantinople (912).
St. Valeria of Aquitaine (2nd c.).
Martyr Sositheus of Persia (553).

December 10
Martyrs Menas the Melodius, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus of Alexandria (310).
Martyr Gemellus of Paphlagonia (361).
Venerable Thomas of Bithynia (10th c.).
Hieromartyr Theotecnus.
Martyr Marianus.
Martyr Eugene.

December 11
Venerable Daniel the Stylite of Constantinopole (490).
Martyr Mirax of Egypt (640).
Martyr Acepsius and Aeithalas at Arbela in Assyria (354).
Venerable Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon (979).
Monk-martyr Barsabas, abbot og Ishtar and 10 companions in Persia (342).
All Saints of Georgia.
Martyrs Terentius, Vincent, Emilian and Bebaia.

Gregorian Calendar 
Great Compline Litya 
Matins
Matthew 1:18-25
Ματθαῖον 1:18-25
Матфея 1:18-25
1^st Hour

December 12
Week of Holy Forefathers
St. Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremithon (348).
Hieromartyr Alexander, bishop of Jerusalem (251).
Martyr Synesius of Rome (3rd c.).
Venerable Finian, founder of Clonard and Skellig Michael(549).
Venerable Colman of Glendalough(659).
Martyr John, abbot of the Zedazeni (9th c.).

Galatians 4:4-7
Matthew 2:1-12

December 13
Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes at Sebaste (284).
Virgin-martyr Lucy of Syracuse (304).
St. Odilia, virgin of Alsace (720) .
St. Columba of Terryglass (549).
St. Judoc, hermit of Ponthieu.

December 14
Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus of Apollonia (250).
Martyrs Apollonius, Philemon, Arianus, and Theoctychus of Alexandria (ca. 305).
St. Venatius Fortunatus, bishop of Poitiers (7th c.).
Venerable Hygbald, abbot in Lincolnshire (7th c.).
Sts. Fingar and Phila, brother and sister, martyrs in Cornwall.
Four guards converted by St. Arianus and martyred.
St. Folciunus, bishop of Tervas (855).

Tone four.
John20:1-10 (7th Matins Gospel)
ΕΩΘΙΝΟΝ Ζ' (7) ΙΩΑΝΝΗ 20,1-10 (Αγρυπνία)
Иоанна20:1-10 (на утрене. Евангелие 7-e)

December 15
Hieromartyr Eleutherius, bishop of Illyria, and his mother, Martyr Anthia and Martyr Corivus the Eparch (126).
Venerable Paul of Mt. Latros (956).
St. Stephen the Confessor, archbishop of Surozh in the Crimea (790).
Martyr Eleutherius at Constantinople (4th c.).
Venerable Pardus, hermit of Palestine (6th c.).
Monk-martyr Bacchus of Mar Saba (8th c.).
Martyr Susanna the Deaconess of Palestine (4th c.).
St. Aubertus, bishop (668).

December 16
Prophet Haggai (Aggaeus) (500 B.C.).
Martyr Marinus of Rome (283).
Blessed Empress Theophania of Byzantium (893).
St. Memnon, archbishop of Ephesus (5th c.).
St. Nicholas Chrysoberges, patriarch of Constantinople (995).
St. Modestus II, archbishop of Jerusalem (634).

December 17
Holy Prophet Daniel (600 B.C.) and the Three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias, and Misael.
Martyrs Patermuthius, Coprius and Alexander the Soldier of Egypt (361).
St. Sturm, abbot and founder of Fulda monastery (779).
Sts. Athanasius, Nicholas, and Anthony, founders of Vatopedi Monastery (10th c.).

December 18
Martyr Sebastian at Rome and his companions: Martyrs Nicostratus, Zoe, Castorius, Tranquillinus, Marcellinus, Mark, Claudius, Symphorian, Victorinus, Tiburtius, and Castulus (287).
St. Modestus I, archbishop of Jerusalem (4th c.).
Venerable Florus, bishop of Amisus (7th c.).
Venerable Michael the Confessor at Constantinople (845).
Martyr Eubotius at Cyzicus (318).
Venerable Winnibald, abbot and missionary of England and Heidenheim (761).
Hieromartyr Zaccheus the Deacon and St. Alpheus the Reader of Caesarea.
St. Gatianus, first bishop of Tours (3rd c.).
St. Sophia the Wonderworker.