The Monthly Calendar

The Month of November

1. c.     V.   Of the Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenary Cosmas and Damian.

Feast, Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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2. b.           Of the Holy Martyrs Acindynus, Pegasus, Aphthonius, Elpidiphorus, and Anempodistus.

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3. a.           Of the Holy Martyrs Acepsimas, Bishop, Joseph, Presbyter, and Aetholas,Deacon;
                  And the Dedication of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George, whichis in Lydda where his
                       honorable body is laid.

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4. g.           Of our Venerable Father Joannicius the Great;
                  And of the Holy Martyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermas, Presbyter.

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5. f.           Of the Holy Martyrs Galaction and Epistime.

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6. e.    V.   Of our Father among the Saints, Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople;
           V.   And of our Venerable Father Barlaam of Khutyn, Wonderworker of Novgorod.

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7. d.           Of the Thirty-three Holy Martyrs of Melitene;
                  And of our Venerable Father and Wonder worker Lazarus, hermit of MountGalesius.

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8. c.  III.    Synaxis of the Chief Captain Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers;

Feast, Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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9. b.          Of the Holy Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius;
                 And of our Venerable Mother Matrona;
                 And of the Venerable Theoktista of Lesbos.

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10. a.        Of the Holy Apostles Erastus, Olympus, Rhodion, and those with them.

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11. g.        Of the Holy Martyrs Menas, Victor, and Vincent;
                 And of the Holy Martyr Stephanida;
                 And of our Venerable Father and Confessor, Theodore the Studite;
           V.  And the Translation of the Holy Blessed Maximus, the Fool forthe Sake of Christ, Wonderworker of
                       Moscow.

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12. f.    V.  Of ourFather among the Saints, John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria;
                 And of our Venerable Father Nilus of Mount Sinai.

Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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13. e.  II.  Ofour Father among the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople.

Feast, Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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14. d. III.  Ofthe Holy and All-laudable Apostle Philip.

Feast, Dispensation for Fish

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15. c.      Of the Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurius, Samonas, and Abibas;

The Fast of the Nativity of Christ beginson this day, and is kept until the day of the Nativity.

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16.b. III.  Ofthe Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew.

Dispensation for Wine and Oil

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17.a. V.  Of our Father among theSaints, Gregory, Bishop of Neocaesarea, Wonderworker.

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18. g.      Ofthe Holy Martyrs Plato and Roman.

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19. f.      Ofthe Holy Prophet Obadiah; And of the Holy Martyr Barlaam;
        V.   And of ourVenerable Fathers Barlaam and Josaphat, Princes of Greater India.

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20. e.      ThePre-feast of the Entrance of the All-holy Theotokos into the Temple;
              And of our Venerable Father Gregory of Decapolis;
              And of our Father among the Saints, Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople.

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21.d. I. THE ENTRANCEOF OUR ALL-HOLY LADY, THE THEOTOKOS AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY
                   INTO THE TEMPLE.
 

Feast, Dispensation for Fish

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Tone 4:

    Hearken, 0 daughter, and see, and incline thine ear.
    Verse: My heartoverfloweth with a good word; I will speak of my works unto the King.

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22. c.     Of the HolyApostle Philemon and those with him.

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23. b.     Of our Fatheramong the Saints, Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium;
             And of Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentium;
        IV. Andof the Holy Orthodox Great Prince, Alexander Nevsky.

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24. a. V. Of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine;
             And of the Holy Great Martyr Mercurius. (Saintscommemorated on November 25 in Greek use.)

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25. g.     Of our Fathersamong the Saints and Hieromartyrs, Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter, Bishopof
                   Alexandria; (Saints commemorated on November 24 in Greek use.)

On this day the Leave-taking of the Feastof the Entrance of the All-holy Theotokos into the Temple occurs.

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26. f.     Of our VenerableFather Alypius the Stylite;
            And the Memorial of the Translation of the Hierarch Innocent, First Bishopof Irkutsk, Wonderworker.

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27. e. V. Of the Holy Great Martyr Jamesthe Persian;
              And of our Venerable Father Palladius;
        IV.  Onthis same day we commemorate the Sign of the All-holy Theotokos in Novgorodthe Great.

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28. d. V. Of our Venerable Father and Confessor,Stephen the New; And of the Holy Martyr lrenarchus.

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29. c.      Ofthe Holy Martyr Paramon;
              And of the Holy Martyr Philumenus; And of the Venerable Acacius, of Mt.Sinai, Testified of in the
                   Ladder.

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30. b. III. Of theHoly and All-laudable Apostle Andrew, the First-called.

Feast, Dispensation for Wine and Oil


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