Sunday, February 8 --
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, all foods
allowed this week of Feb 17-23
Sunday, February 15 -- Sunday of the Prodigal Son
-- last week for eating meat
Saturday, February 21 -- Saturday of Souls
Sunday, February 22 -- Judgment Sunday or Meat-fare
Sunday -- last week for eating dairy, no more meat allowed
starting Monday
Sunday, March 1 -- Forgiveness Sunday/Commemoration
of Adam's exile from Paradise/Cheese-fare -- no meat, dairy
or oil after today
Monday, March 2 -- Clean Monday -- beginning of the
Great Fast
Sunday, March 8 -- 1st Sunday -- Sunday of Orthodoxy
Sunday, March 15 -- 2nd Sunday -- Sunday of Saint Gregory
Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica
Sunday, March 22 -- 3rd Sunday -- Sunday of the Holy,
Precious and Life-giving Cross
Sunday, March 29 -- 4th Sunday -- Sunday of Saint John
Climacus of the Ladder
Thursday, April 2 -- The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of
Crete
Sunday, April 5 -- 5th Sunday -- Sunday of Saint Mary of
Egypt
Tuesday, April 7
(March 25 Julian)
-- Great Feast of the
Annunciation to the Theotokos, fish and oil
allowed
Saturday, April 11 -- Saturday of Lazarus
Sunday, April 12 -- Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy --
Bridegroom Service for Holy Monday morning
HOLY WEEK:
Monday, April 13 -- Holy Monday -- Bridegroom
Service for Holy Tuesday morning -- The beginning of the
Passion of our Lord and Savior...as a pre-figurement of
Christ we read the story of Joseph (Genesis chapter 37, 39,
40 & 41) along with the parable of the fig tree
Tuesday, April 14 -- Holy Tuesday --
Bridegroom Service For Holy Wednesday morning -- The parable
of the ten virgins
Wednesday, April 15 -- Holy Wednesday --
Holy Sacrament of Unction;
the betrayal of our Lord by Judas (thus the Church tradition
of fasting on Wednesdays) -- Bridegroom Service for Holy
Thursday morning
Thursday, April 16 -- Holy Thursday -- The
Mystical Supper and the reading of the 12 Gospels; the
apprehension of Christ by the soldiers guided by Judas
(Evening service is the service for Friday morning)
Friday, April 17 -- Holy Friday -- The
crucifixion of our Lord (thus the Church tradition of
fasting on Fridays) Royal Hours, un-nailing and the
Lamentations chanted for Saturday morning
Saturday, April 18 -- Holy Saturday -- the
sealing of the tomb of our crucified Christ (only Saturday
in the church year with a strict fast)
Saturday, April 18/19 (at midnight) -- Great and Holy
Pascha -- the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ
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Sunday, June 7 -- Pentecost
Monday, June 15 -- Start of
the Apostle's Fast (3 week and 6 days in 2009)
Sunday, July 12 -- Feast day
of Ss. Peter & Paul -- end of Apostle's Fast. |
