Orthodox Calendar for September 2024

September 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 10th Sunday after Pentecost Martyr Andrew Stratelates and Companions Martyr Andrew Strateletes and 2,593 soldiers with him in Cilicia (ca. 289)	2 Prophet Samuel Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraklion, and those with him (2nd c.)	3 Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy Avram, Archimandrite of Smolensk Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy (44) Holy Martyrs Bassa and her sons Theognis, Agapios, and Pistis (4th c.) Holy Forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob	4 Fast Martyr Agathonicus and Companions Holy Martyr Eulalia of Barcelona (303)	5 Martyr Lupus, Slave of St Demetrius Leavetaking of Dormition Hieromartyr Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons (202) Hieromartyr Pothinos, Bishop of Lyons (177)	6 Fast Hieromartyr Eutichius Trans. Rel. Peter, Metr. Kiev New Hieromartyr Kosmas of Aitolia, Equal-to-the-Apostles (1779)	7 Relics of Apostle Bartholomew Holy Apostle Titus of the Seventy
8 11th Sunday after Pentecost Martyrs Adrian and Natalia Vladimir Icon Our Holy Father Tithoës of the Thebaid (4th c.)	9 Ven. Poemen the Great Great-martyr Phanurius the Newly Appeared of Rhodes	10 Ven. Job of Pochaev St Moses of Ethiopia (400) Righteous Anna the Prophetess (1st c.) Righteous Hezekiah, King of Judah (691 BC) New Hieromartyr Chrysostom, metropolitan of Smyrna (1922) Repose of Elder Joseph the Hesychast of Mt Athos (1959) (August 15 OC)	11 Fast—Strict Fast (Wine and Oil) Beheading of St John the Baptist Our Holy Mother Theodora of Salonica (879)	12 Ss Alexander, John, Paul, Pats. Constantinople Trans. Rel. St Alexander Nevsky Synaxis of Serbian Hierarchs	13 Fast Sash of the Theotokos The Placing of the Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos (395-408? 886- 912?) Hieromartyr Cyprian, bishop of Carthage (258) St Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople (471) Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne (651)	14 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)
15 12nd Sunday after Pentecost 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)	16 Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia Holy Martyr Basilissa (309) Our Holy Father Joannicius, Archbishop and first Patriarch of Serbia (1354)	17 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)	18 Fast Prophet Zachariah Holy Hieromartyr Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (1649) Holy Martyrs Abda the bishop, Hormizd and Sunin of Persia (4th c)	19 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)	20 Fast 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.)	21 Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos New Martyr Athanasius of Thessalonika (1774) Our Venerable Father Serapion of Pskov (1481)
22 13th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday before Elevation 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)	23 Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, Nymphodora	24 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)	25 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed 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)	26 Founding of Church of the Holy Sepulchre Saturday before Elevation is read on this day Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion (1st c. ) Holy Great Martyr Ketevan, Queen of Georgia (1624)	27 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)	28 Saturday after Elevation Greatmartyr Nicetas the Goth Holy Martyr Porphyrius (361).
29 14th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday after Elevation 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.)	30 Martyr Sophia and Daughters Faith, Hope, and Love Our Holy Father Lambert, Bishop of Maastricht (705)