Orthodox Calendar for September 2024

September 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 10th Sunday after Pentecost Church New Year; Ven. Simeon the Stylite (The Elder) Righteous Joshua, Son of Nun Saint Meletios the Younger (1095-1124) Holy New Martyr Angelis (1680)	2 Ven. Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev Caves Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia (275), and his parents, Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina St John IV, Patriarch of Constantinople, known as John the Faster (595) Righteous Eleazar, son of Aaron and second High Priest of Israel Repose of Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) of Platina (1982). (August 20 OC)	3 Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia Holy Martyr Basilissa (309) Our Holy Father Joannicius, Archbishop and first Patriarch of Serbia (1354)	4 Fast Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch Holy Prophet Moses, who beheld God. St John Mavropos, Metropolitan of Euchaita (1100) St Hermione, daughter of Apostle Philip (1st c.) Venerable Anthimos the Blind, New Ascetic (1782) Holy New Martyr Gorazd, Bishop of Slovakia and the Czech Lands (1942) (August 22 OC)	5 Prophet Zachariah Holy Hieromartyr Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (1649) Holy Martyrs Abda the bishop, Hormizd and Sunin of Persia (4th c)	6 Fast Miracle of Archangel Michael at Colossae Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth (1st c.), parents of St John the Forerunner. St Maxim (Sandovich), martyr of Lemkos, Czechoslovakia (1914) (August 24 OC)	7 Saturday before Elevation Martyr Sozon of Cilicia St John, Archbishop of Novgorod Martyr Sozon of Cilicia (208/304) Holy Apostles Evodus and Onesiphorus of the Seventy Holy Martyr Eupsychyius of Caesarea (2nd c.) St Kassia (Kassiani) the Hymnographer (9th c.)
8 11th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday before Elevation Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos New Martyr Athanasius of Thessalonika (1774) Our Venerable Father Serapion of Pskov (1481)	9 Righteous Joachim and Anna Ven. Joseph of Volotsk Holy Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna Commemoration of the Third Ecumenical Council (431) Holy Martyr Severian of Sebaste (320) Our Holy Father Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (549)	10 Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, Nymphodora	11 Fast Ven. Theodora of Alexandria St Euphrosynos the Cook of Alexandria (9th c.) St Paphnutius the Confessor (4th c.) Canonization of St Xenia of St Petersburg (1978)	12 Leavetaking Nativity Theotokos Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop in Italy Our Holy Father Athanasius the Elder of Vysotsk (early 15th c.), and his disciple Athanasius the Younger (1395)	13 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Founding of Church of the Holy Sepulchre Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion (1st c. ) Holy Great Martyr Ketevan, Queen of Georgia (1624)	14 Fast—Strict Fast (Wine and Oil) Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross St Placilla the Empress (385 or 386) Holy New Martyr Macarius of Thessalonica (1527)
15 12nd Sunday after Pentecost Sunday after Elevation Greatmartyr Nicetas the Goth Holy Martyr Porphyrius (361).	16 Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-Praised Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian of Carthage (258) St Ninian, Enlightener of Scotland (432) Our Holy Father Dorotheos the Solitary of Egypt (4th c.)	17 Martyr Sophia and Daughters Faith, Hope, and Love Our Holy Father Lambert, Bishop of Maastricht (705)	18 Fast St Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna St Ariadne of Phrygia (2nd c.)	19 Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, Dorymedon Ss David and Constantine of Yaroslavl Holy Martyr Zosimas the Hermit of Cilicia (4th c.)	20 Fast Greatmartyr Eustathius and Martyr Theopistes Martyrs Michael and Theodore of Chernigov Holy Martyrs Hypatius and Andrew, Confessors of the Holy Icons (8th c.) Sts Anastasius, Theodore, Euprepius and Anastasius the Younger, confessors and disciples of St Maximos the Confessor (7th c.)	21 Saturday after Elevation Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy Unc. Rel. St Dimitry, Metr. Rostov Holy Prophet Jonas (Jonah) (9th c. BC) Apostle Quadratus (Codratus) of the Seventy (130) Our Venerable Father Joseph of Zaonikiev Monastery(1612)
22 13th Sunday after Pentecost Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope Venerable Cosmas, desert-dweller of Zographou, Mt Athos (1323)	23 Conception of St John the Baptist Holy Martyr Iraida (Rais) of Alexandria (308) New Martyr John of Epirus (1814)	24 Holy New Martyrs of Alaska Holy Protomartyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st c.) St Silouan, elder of Mt Athos (1938) (September 11 OC) St Stephen, First-crowned King of Serbia (Simon the Monk) (1224)	25 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Repose of Ven. Sergius of Radonezh Our Righteous Mother Euphrosyne (ca. 445) Our Holy Father Sergius of Radonezh (1392) Commemoration of the Great Earthquake at Constantinople (447) and the Miracle of the Trisagion Venerable Dosithea, recluse of the Kiev Caves (1776)	26 Repose of St John the Theologian	27 Fast Martyr Callistratus and Companions Ven. Sabbatius of Solovetsk Holy Apostles Mark, Aristarchus and Zenas of the Seventy Holy New Martyr Aquilina (1764)	28 Ven. Chariton the Confessor Holy Prophet Baruch (6th c. BC) Holy Martyr Vatslav (Wenceslas), King of the Czechs (929)
29 14th Sunday after Pentecost Ven. Cyriacos, Hermit of Palestine St Mary of Palestine (6th c.) Holy Martyrs Dada and those with them (4th c.) Venerable Cyprian of Ustiug (1276)	30 Hieromartyr Gregory of Armenia Ven. Gregory of Vologda Venerable Gregory of Pelshma (1441 or 1451) Our Father among the Saints Michael, Metropolitan of Kiev (992)