December 2021

  • Sunday
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday

  • 1 Wednesday, December 01, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Wednesday of the 11th Week

    • Nahum the Prophet

    • Philaret the Merciful of Amnia

    • Ananias the Persian

    • Holy Father Theocletus the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia

    • Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon, Archbishops of Ephesus

    • Epistle Reading – I Thessalonians 4:1-12

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 20:1-8

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  • 2 Thursday, December 02, 2021

    Fish

    Fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.

    Thursday of the 11th Week

    • Habakkuk the Prophet

    • Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus

    • Myrope the Martyr of Chios

    • Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia

    • Joannicos the Monk of Devich

    • Theophilos the Hermit

    • Epistle Reading – I Thessalonians 4:18-5:10

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 20:9-18

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  • 3 Friday, December 03, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Friday of the 11th Week

    • The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah)

    • Our Righteous Father John, Bishop and Hesychast

    • Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius

    • Theodore, Archbishop of Alexandria

    • Angelis the New Martyr

    • Karpos the Hieromartyr

    • Epistle Reading – I Thessalonians 5:9-13;5:24-28

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 20:19-26

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  • 4 Saturday, December 04, 2021

    Fish

    Fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.

    Barbara the Great Martyr

    • John the Righteous of Damascus

    • New Hieromartyr Seraphim, Bishop of the Phanar in Greece

    • Juliana the Martyr of Heliopolis

    • Alexander Hotovitzky, New Hieromartyr of Russia, Missionary to America

    • Matins Gospel Reading – Matthew 25:1-13

    • Epistle Reading – Galatians 3:23-29;4:1-5

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 5:24-34

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  • 5 Sunday, December 05, 2021

    Fish

    Fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.

    10th Sunday of Luke

    • Sabbas the Sanctified

    • Holy Martyr Diogenes

    • Philotheos the Righteous of Mount Athos

    • Nektarios the Bulgarian

    • Matins Gospel Reading – Mark 16:1-8

    • Epistle Reading – Galatians 5:22-26;6:1-2

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 13:10-17

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  • 6 Monday, December 06, 2021

    Fish

    Fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.

    Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra

    • Nicholas the New Martyr of Asia Minor

    • Matins Gospel Reading – John 10:1-9

    • Epistle Reading – Hebrews 13:17-21

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 6:17-23

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  • 7 Tuesday, December 07, 2021

    Fish

    Fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.

    Tuesday of the 12th Week

    • Ambrose, Bishop of Milan

    • Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia

    • Righteous Father Gerasimus, Ascetic of Euboia

    • Epistle Reading – II Thessalonians 1:10-12;2:1-2

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 21:12-19

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  • 8 Wednesday, December 08, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Wednesday of the 12th Week

    • Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos

    • Patapius the Righteous of Thebes

    • Sosthenes, Apollo, Cephas, Tychikos, Epaphroditos, Caesar, & Onesiphoros, Apostles of the 70

    • Epistle Reading – II Thessalonians 2:1-12

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 21:5-8, 10-11, 20-24

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  • 9 Thursday, December 09, 2021

    Fish

    Fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.

    The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos

    • Hannah the Righteous, mother of Samuel the Prophet

    • Narses the Martyr of Persia

    • The Consecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy City of Jerusalem

    • Epistle Reading – Galatians 4:22-27

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 8:16-21

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  • 10 Friday, December 10, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Friday of the 12th Week

    • Menas, Hermogenes, & Eugraphos, Martyrs of Alexandria

    • Thomas the Righteous of Bithynia

    • Epistle Reading – II Thessalonians 3:6-18

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 21:37-38, 22:1-8

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  • 11 Saturday, December 11, 2021

    Fish

    Fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.

    Saturday of the 12th Week

    • Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople

    • Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon

    • Martyrs Acepsius and Aeithalas

    • Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas

    • Leontios the Righteous of Monemvasia

    • The Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas

    • Epistle Reading – Galatians 1:3-10

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 13:19-29

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  • 12 Sunday, December 12, 2021

    Wine

    Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

    11th Sunday of Luke

    • Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous

    • Holy New Martyr Peter the Aleut

    • John (or Joachim), Bishop of Zichni

    • Matins Gospel Reading – Mark 16:9-20

    • Epistle Reading – Ephesians 5:8-19

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 14:16-24

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  • 13 Monday, December 13, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Monday of the 13th Week

    • Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes of Greater Armenia

    • Lucia the Virgin-martyr

    • Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America

    • Gabriel the Hieromartyr, Archbishop of Serbia

    • Epistle Reading – I Timothy 1:1-7

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 8:11-21

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  • 14 Tuesday, December 14, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Tuesday of the 13th Week

    • Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus of Asia Minor, and Philemon, Apollonius, and Arian of Alexandria

    • Epistle Reading – I Timothy 1:8-14

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 8:22-26

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  • 15 Wednesday, December 15, 2021

    Wine

    Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

    Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother Anthia

    • The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess

    • Epistle Reading – II Timothy 1:8-18

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 2:23-28; 3:1-5

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  • 16 Thursday, December 16, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Thursday of the 13th Week

    • The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)

    • Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem

    • Our Righeous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania

    • Nicholas Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople

    • Memnonus, Archbishop of Ephesus

    • Epistle Reading – I Timothy 3:1-13

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 9:10-15

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  • 17 Friday, December 17, 2021

    Wine

    Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

    Friday of the 13th Week

    • Daniel the Prophet & Ananias, Azarias, & Misail, the Three Holy Youths

    • Dionysius of Zakynthos

    • Epistle Reading – Hebrews 11:33-40;12:1-2

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 9:33-41

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  • 18 Saturday, December 18, 2021

    Wine

    Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

    Saturday before Nativity

    • Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions

    • Our Righteous Father Michael Syngellon the Confessor

    • Epistle Reading – Galatians 3:8-12

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 13:19-29

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  • 19 Sunday, December 19, 2021

    Wine

    Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

    Sunday before Nativity

    • Martyrs Boniface, Probus, Ares, Timothy, Polyeuktos, Eutychios and Thessaloniki

    • Our Righteous Father Gregentius, Bishop of Ethiopia

    • Aglaia the Righteous of Rome

    • Matins Gospel Reading – Luke 24:1-12

    • Epistle Reading – Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40

    • Gospel Reading – Matthew 1:1-25

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  • 20 Monday, December 20, 2021

    Wine

    Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

    Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch

    • Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

    • Our Righteous Father Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch

    • John the New Martyr of Thassos

    • Holy Father John of Kronstadt

    • Epistle Reading – Hebrews 10:32-38

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 9:33-41

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  • 21 Tuesday, December 21, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Tuesday of the 14th Week

    • Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

    • Juliana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs

    • Themistocles the Martyr of Myra

    • Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow

    • Epistle Reading – I Timothy 5:11-21

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 10:2-12

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  • 22 Wednesday, December 22, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Wednesday of the 14th Week

    • Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

    • Anastasia the Great Martyr

    • Chrysogonos, Theodota, Evodias, & Eutychianus, the Martyrs

    • The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God

    • Epistle Reading – I Timothy 5:22-25;6:1-11

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 10:11-16

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  • 23 Thursday, December 23, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Thursday of the 14th Week

    • Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

    • Ten Martyrs of Crete

    • Paul, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea

    • Rememberance of the Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

    • Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians

    • Nicholas & John the New Martyrs

    • Epistle Reading – I Timothy 6:17-21

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 10:17-27

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  • 24 Friday, December 24, 2021

    Strict

    Refrain from meat, fish, oil, wine, dairy, and eggs.

    Eve of the Nativity of Christ

    • Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Rome and those with her

    • Epistle Reading – Hebrews 1:1-12

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 2:1-20

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  • 25 Saturday, December 25, 2021

    Fast Free

    No fasting restrictions.

    The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

    • The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Gaspar, & Balthasar

    • The Commemoration of the Shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord

    • Matins Gospel Reading – Matthew 1:18-25

    • Epistle Reading – Galatians 4:4-7

    • Gospel Reading – Matthew 2:1-12

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  • 26 Sunday, December 26, 2021

    Fast Free

    No fasting restrictions.

    Sunday after Nativity

    • Afterfeast of the Nativity

    • Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos

    • Euthemios the Confessor, Bishop of Sardis

    • Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Russia, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)

    • Constantius the Holy Martyr

    • Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam

    • Matins Gospel Reading – Luke 24:13-35

    • Epistle Reading – Galatians 1:11-19

    • Gospel Reading – Matthew 2:13-23

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  • 27 Monday, December 27, 2021

    Fast Free

    No fasting restrictions.

    Stephen, Archdeacon & First Martyr

    • Afterfeast of the Nativity

    • Theodore the Confessor, brother of Saint Theophanes the Poet

    • Theodore, Patriarch of Constantinople

    • Epistle Reading – Acts 6:8-15;7:1-5,47-60

    • Gospel Reading – Matthew 21:33-42

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  • 28 Tuesday, December 28, 2021

    Fast Free

    No fasting restrictions.

    20,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia

    • Holy Martyr Glycerus

    • Simon the Myrrhbearer, Founder of Simonopetra, Monastery of Mount Athos

    • Afterfeast of the Nativity

    • Epistle Reading – II Timothy 3:16-17;4:1-4

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 14:25-35

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  • 29 Wednesday, December 29, 2021

    Fast Free

    No fasting restrictions.

    14,000 infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod in Bethlehem

    • Our Righteous Father Marcellus, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones

    • Our Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor

    • Afterfeast of the Nativity

    • George, Bishop of Nicomedia, Poet of Asmatikons, Kanons, and Troparia

    • Epistle Reading – Hebrews 2:11-18

    • Gospel Reading – Matthew 2:13-23

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  • 30 Thursday, December 30, 2021

    Fast Free

    No fasting restrictions.

    Thursday of the 15th Week

    • Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki

    • Gideon the New Martyr of Mount Athos

    • Holy Martyr Philetaerus

    • Righteous Father Leondus the Archimandrite

    • Afterfeast of the Nativity

    • Epistle Reading – Titus 1:5-14

    • Gospel Reading – Mark 10:24-32

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  • 31 Friday, December 31, 2021

    Fast Free

    No fasting restrictions.

    Friday of the 15th Week

    • Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

    • Melania the Younger, Nun of Rome

    • The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome, Patron of Orphans

    • Epistle Reading – Titus 1:15-16;2:1-10

    • Gospel Reading – Luke 16:10-15

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Source: https://www.goarch.org/chapel/calendar

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