For Prayer and Fasting

September 7
Martyr Sozon of Cilicia (304).
Apostles Evodus (Euodias) (66) and Onesiphorus (67) of the Seventy.
Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia (2nd c.).
Venerable Luke and St. Peter the Cappadocian, abbots of the monastery of the Deep Stream (10th c.).
St. Cassia (Cassiane) the Hymnographer (9th c.).
Venerable Cloud (Clodoald), abbot-founder of Nogent-sur-Seine near Paris (560).

Luke 1:39-49, 56 Matins Gospel

September 8
Martyrs Adrian and Natalia and 23 companions of Nicomedia (4th c.).
Venerable Tithoes of the Thebaid (4th c.), disciple of St. Pachomius the Great (4th c.).
Venerable Ibestion the Confessor, Egyptian ascetic.
St. Zer-Jacob, missionary of Ethiopia.

Philippians 2:5-11 Theotokos
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Theotokos

September 9
Venerable Theophanes the Confessor and Faster of Mt. Diabenos (299).
Commemoration of the Third Ecumenical Council (431).
St. Kieran (Ciaran) of Clonmacnois(ca. 545).
St. Omer, bishop of Therouanne (670).

September 10
Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora at Nicomedia (305).
Martyr Barypsabas in Dalmatia (2nd c.).
Blessed Pulcheria, the Empress of Greece (453).
Sts. Peter (826) and Paul (9th c.), bishops of Nicaea.
St. Salvius, bishop of Albi (584).
Venerable Finian of Ulster (Ireland), abbot (579).
St. Theodaard of Maastricht (668).

September 11
Venerable Theodora of Alexandria (490).
Martyrs Demetrius, his wife Euanthia, and their son Demetrian at Skepsis on the Hellespont (1st c.).
Martyrs Diodorus, Didymus, and Diomedes of Laodicea (4th c.).
Martyr Ia of Persia and 9,000 Martyrs with her (363).
Venerable Euphrosynus the Cook of Alexandria (9th c.).
Martyrs Serapion, Cronides (Hieronides), and Leontius of Alexandria (237).
Venerable Paphnutius the Confessor, bishop in the Egyptian Thebaid (4th c.).
Holy Martyr Theodora of Vasta in the Peloponnesus.
Venerable Elias the Cave-dweller, of Calabria (960).
Venerable Deiniol, abbot of Bangor, bishop in Wales (584).

September 12
Hieromartyr Autonomus, bishop in Italy (313).
Martyr Julian of Galatia, and forty martyrs with him (4th c.).
Hieromartyr Theodore, archbishop of Alexandria (606).
St. Coronatus, bishop of Iconium (3rd c.).
Martyr Macedonius in Phrygia, and with him Martyrs Tatian and Theodulus (4th c.).
St. Sacerdos, bishop of Lyons.
Venerable Daniel of Thassos, monk (843).
St. Andronicus of Atroa (9th c.).
St. Ailbhe (Elvis) of Emly (527).

September 13
Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (The Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem (335).
Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion (1st c.).
Martyrs Cronides, Leontius, and Serapion of Alexandria (237).
Martyr Seleucus in Scythia (320).
Martyr Straton of Nicomedia (3rd c.).
Martyrs Macrobius and Gordian at Tomi in Romania (320).
Hieromartyr Julian of Galatia (4th c.).
Martyrs Elias, Zoticus, Lucian, Valerian, Macrobius, and Gordian at Tomi in Romania (320).
Venerable Peter at Atroe (9th C).
Venerable Litorius, bishop of Tours (370).

John 12:28-36 Matins Gospel (The Universal Exaltation)

September 14
Repose of St. John Chrysostom (407).
Martyr Papas of Lycaonia (305).
St. Placilla the Empress (400), wife of Theodosius the Great.
St. Maria of Tarsus (607).
Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Counci.
Martyr Theocles and Child-martyr Valerian.

1 Corinthians 1:18-24 The Universal Exaltation
John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35 The Universal Exaltation

September 15
Great-martyr Nicetas the Goth (372).
Uncovering of the relics of St. Acacius the Confessor, bishop of Melitene (257).
Martyrs Theodotus, Asclepiodotus, and Maximus of Adrianopolis (305-311).
Martyr Porphyrius the Mime of Caesaria (361).
Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen (415).
Venerable Philotheus the Presbyter of Asia Minor (10th c.).
St. Joseph, abbot, of Alaverdi in Georgia (570).
"Novoniketas" Icon of the Mother of God (372).

September 16
Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised, of Chalcedon (304).
St. Sebastiana, disciple of St. Paul the Apostle, martyred at Heraclea (86).
Martyr Melitina of Marcianopolis (2nd c.).
Martyrs Victor and Sosthenes at Chalcedon (304).
Venerable Dorotheus, hermit of Egypt (4th c.).
Martyr Ludmilla (927), grandmother of St. Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs.
Venerable Procopius, abbot, of Sazava in Bohemia (1053).
New Martyrs Isaac and Joseph, who suffered at Karnu, Georgia (808).
St. Ninian, bishop of Whithorn (Candida Casa) ( 432).
Venerable Edith, nun, of Wilton, England (984).
Venerable Cyprian of Serbia.

September 17
Martyrs Sophia and her three daughters: Faith (Vera), Hope (Nadezhda), and Love (Lyubov), at Rome (137).
Martyr Theodota at Nicaea (230) and Agathoklea.
156 Martyrs of Palestine, including bishops Peleus and Nilus, the presbyter Zeno, and the noblemen Patermuthius and Elias (310).
Martyrs Lucy, and her son Geminian of Rome (303).
Hieromartyrs Heraclides and Myron, bishops of Cyprus (1st c.).
Martyrs Socrates and Stephen.
St. Lambert, hieromartyr of Maastricht (704).
100 Martyrs of Egypt.
Venerable Anastasius of Perioteron in Cyprus (12th c.).

September 18
Saturday after the Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord
Venerable Eumenes, bishop of Gortyna (7th c.).
Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.).
Martyrs Sophia and Irene of Egypt (3rd c.).
Martyr Castor of Alexandria.

September 19
Sunday after the Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord
Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon of Synnada (276).
St. Theodore, prince of Smolensk and Yaroslav (1299), and his children Sts. David and Constantine.
Martyr Zosimas, hermit of Cilicia (4th c.).
Hieromartyr Januarius, bishop of Benevento, and his companions: Sosius, Proclus and Festus, deacons, Gantiol, Eutychius, Acutius, and Desiderius, at Puzzuoli (305).
St. Seguanos of Gaul.
St. Theodore of Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury (690).

September 20
Great-martyr Eustathius (Eustace) Placidas, his wife Martyr Theopistes, and their children Martyrs Agapius and Theopistus, of Rome (118).
Martyr John the Confessor of Egypt, beheaded in Palestine, and with him 40 Martyrs (310).
Venerables Theodore and Euprepius and two named Anastasius, confessors and disciples of St. Maximus the Confessor (7th c.).
Martyrs Artemidorus and Thalos.
St. Meletius of Crete.
Venerable Kyr John of Crete.
St. Eustathius, archbishop of Thessalonica.

September 21
Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy (130).
Hieromartyr Hypatius, bishop of Ephesus, and his presbyter Andrew (730).
Sts. Isaacius and Meletius, bishops of Cyprus.
Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia (2nd c.) and Martyr Priscus of Phrygia.
Martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus, Zeno, and Nestor the Confessor of Gaza (4th c.).
Venerable Jonah the Sabbaite (9th c.).

September 22
Prophet Jonah (9th c. B.C.).
Hieromartyr Phocas, bishop of Sinope (117).
Venerable Jonah the Presbyter (9th c.), father of St. Theophanes the Hymnographer and St. Theodore Graptus.
Martyr Phocas the Gardener of Sinope (320).
St. Peter the Tax-collector of Constantinople (6th c.).
Hieromartyr Emmeram, bishop in Gaul, martyred at Regensburg (690).

September 23
Venerables Xanthippa and Polyxena (109), disciples of the Apostles, who died in Spain.
Virgin-martyr Irais (Rhais) of Alexandria (308).
Martyrs Andrew, John, Peter, and Antoninus of Syracuse, martyred in Africa (886).
Venerable Adamnan, abbot of Iona, biographer of St. Columba (704).

September 24
Holy Protomartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla of Iconium (1st c.).
Venerable Coprius of Palestine (530).
Righteous Euphrosyne, daughter of St. Paphnutius of Egypt.
St. Isarnus of Marseilles (1043).

Matthew 11:27-30 Matins Gospel

September 25
Venerable Euphrosyne, nun, of Alexandria (445).
Martyr Paphnutius and 546 companions in Egypt (3rd c.).
Commemoration of the earthquake in Constantinople in 447, when a boy was lifted to heaven and heard the "Trisagion".
St. Finbar (Barry), bishop of Cork.
St. Cadoc of Llancarfan(577).
St. Arsenius the Great, Catholicos of Georgia (887).

Galatians 5:22-6:2 St. Sergius
Luke 6:17-23 St. Sergius

September 26
Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
Venerable Nilus of Rossano(1044).

September 27
Martyr Callistratus and his company (49 Martyrs) of Carthage (304).
Martyr Epicharis of Rome (284).
Venerable Ignatius, abbot of the monastery of the Deep Stream (970).
St. Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch (381-404).
St. Sigebert, king of the East Angles, martyr (635).
St. Barry, disciple of St. Cadoc.
Martyr Fortunatus and Hieromartyr Philemon.

September 28
Venerable Chariton the Confessor, abbot of Palestine (350).
Prophet Baruch (6th c. B.C.).
Martyrs Alexander, Alphius, Zosimas, Mark, Nicon, Neon, Heliodorus, and 24 others in Pisidia and Phrygia (4th c.).
Martyrdom of St. Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs (935).
Martyr Eustace of Rome.
St. Faustus, bishop of Riez (495).
St. Leoba, abbess of Bischofsheim, English missionary to Germany (779).
St. Alkison, bishop of Nicopolis (Preveza) in Epirus (561).

September 29
Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine (556).
Martyrs Dada, Gabdelas, and Casdoe (Casdoa) of Persia (4th c.).
Venerable Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza.
Uncovering of the relics of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker (ROCOR)
Holy Martyr Gudelia of Persia (4th c.).
The Eighty Holy Martyrs of Byzantium (4th c.).
Martyrs Tryphon, Trophimus, and Dorymedon, and 150 Martyrs m Palestine.
St. Auxentius the Wonderworker.

Tone Seven. 
Luke 24:12-35 (5th Matins Gospel)
 

September 30
Hieromartyr Gregory, bishop of Greater Armenia (335).
St. Michael, first metropolitan of Kiev (992).
Martyrs Rhipsima and Gaiana and companions, of Armenia (4th c.).
St. Meletius, archbishop of Alexandria.
St. Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury (653).

Tone eight. 
Luke 1:39-49, 56 Matins Gospel

October 1
The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.
Apostle Ananias of the Seventy (1st c.).
Venerable Romanus the Melodist of Constantinople (556).
Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (4th c.).
Martyr Michael, abbot in Armenia, and 36 Fathers with him (790).
Miracle of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta (330).
Venerable Bavo of Haarlem (659).
St. Remigius of Rheims, apostle to the Franks (533).
King Mirian and Queen Nana of Mtskheta, St. Abiathar of Mtskheta, and St. Sidonia, disciple of St. Nina (4th c.).

Tone eight. 

Hebrews 9:1-7 Epistle, Theotokos
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Gospel, Theotokos

October 2
Hieromartyr Cyprian, Virgin-martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctist of Nicomedia (304).
Blessed Andrew, fool-for-Christ at Constantinople (911).
Martyrs David and Constantine, princes of Argveti, Georgia (740).
Venerable Damaris of Athens (1st c.).

October 3
Hieromartyr Dionysius (Dennys) the Areopagite, and with him Martyrs Rusticus and Eleutherius (96).
Venerable John the Chozebite, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (532).
Blessed Hesychius the Silent of Mt. Horeb (6thc.).
Hieromartyr Dionysius, archbishop of Alexandria and eight martyrs with him (257-8).
St. Leger of Autun (679).

October ４
Hieromartyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens (1st c.).
Martyrs Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius, and Chaeremon of Alexandria (3rd c.).
Venerable Peter of Capitolia, bishop of Bostra (715).
Martyrs Domnina and her daughters Berenice (Bernice) and Prosdoce, of Syria (4th c.).
Venerable Paul the Simple (340) and Venerable Ammon (350), of Egypt, disciples of St. Anthony the Great.
Martyr Adauctus and his daughter St. Callisthene, of Ephesus (4th c.).
St. Theodore the Wonderworker, bishop of Tamassos in Cyprus (2nd. c.).
St. John (Lampadistes) of Cyprus (10th c.).

October 5
Martyr Charitina of Amisus (304).
Hieromartyr Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria (265).
Martyr Mamelta (Mamelchtha) of Persia (344).
Venerable Gregory (Grigol) the Archimandrite of Chandzoe in Klarjeti, Georgia (861).
Venerable Fathers and Mothers of the Klarjeti Wilderness (9th c.).
Venerable Cosmas, abbot in Bithynia (10th c.).

October 6
Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas (1st c.).
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "O All-Hymned Mother".
Venerable Cindeus of Cyprus, monk.

Tone eight.
Luke 24:36-53 (6th Matins Gospel)