The Monthly Calendar

The Month of February

1. b.     V.    Pre-feast of the Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
                   And of the Holy Martyr Tryphon.

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2. a.     I.    THE MEETING OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

Feast,

Dispensation for Fish, if it does notoccur during the Great Fast.

At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4:

    I will remember thy name from generation to generation.
    Verse: My heartoverfloweth with a good word; I will speak of my works unto the King.

At the Liturgy, the Eisodikon:

    The Lord hath made known His salvation; before thenations hath He revealed His righteousness.

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3. g.     V.    Of the Holy and Righteous Simeon, the God-receiver, and of Anna, the Prophetess.
                   Of the Holy Nicholas, Equal of the Apostles, Evangelizer of Japan.

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4. f.             Of our Venerable Father Isidore of Pelusium.

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5. e.            Of the Holy Martyr Agatha;
         IV.     And the Translation of our Father among the Saints, Theodosius, Archbishopof Chernigov.

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6. d.           Of our Venerable Father Bucolus. Bishop of Smyrna.
                  Of our Holy Father among the Saints, Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople,Confessor.

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7. c.           Of our Venerable Father Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus; And of our VenerableFather Luke.

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8. b.   V.    Of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratilates; And of the Holy ProphetZachariah.

Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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9. a.           Of the Holy Martyr Nicephorus;
                  On this day, the Leave-taking of the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord occurs.

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10. g.         Of the Holy Martyr Charalampos.

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11. f.         Of the Holy Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebastia.

Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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12. e.        Of our Father among the Saints, Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch;
           III. On this same day, the Translation of our Father among the Saints,Alexis, Metropolitan of all Russia,
                       Wonderworker.

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13. d.        Of our Venerable Father Martinian.

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14. c.        Of our Venerable Father Auxentius;
           III. And the Translation of our Venerable Father Cyril, Teacher of theSlavs.

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5. b.          Of the Holy Apostle Onesimus.

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16. a.        Of the Holy Martyrs Pamphilus and Porphyrius and those with them.

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17. g.  V.   Of the HolyGreat Martyr Theodore of Tyre.

Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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18. f.        Of our Father among the Saints, Leo, Pope of Rome.

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19. e.       Of the Holy Apostle Archippus.

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20. d.       Of our Venerable Father Leo, Bishop of Catania.

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21. c.       Of our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola;
                And of our Father among the Saints, Eustathius, Archbishop of Great Antioch.

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22. b.       The Finding of the Precious Relics of the Holy Martyrs at Eugenius.

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23. a.       Of the Holy Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna.

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24. g.  III. The First and SecondFinding of the Precious Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner,and
                   Baptist of the Lord, John.

Dispensation for Wine and Oil

At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4:

    There shall I make a horn for David to spring up;I have made ready a lamp for my Christ.
    Verse: RememberDavid, O Lord, and all his meekness.

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25.           Of ourFather among the Saints, Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople.

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26. e.      Of our Father among the Saints, Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza.

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27. d.      Of our Venerable Father and Confessor, Procopius of Decapolis.

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28. c.      Of our Venerable Father and Confessor, Basil, Cofaster of Procopius.

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29. b.       Ofour Venerable Father Cassian the Roman


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