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Orthodox calendar for the year 2012


Orthodox church calendar
January 2012
January 1 - Christmas fast. The pre-festive period of the Nativity of Christ.
January 2 - Feast of Righteous John of Kronstadt.
-   День иконы Божьей Матери "Спасительница утопающих"
January 6 - Eve of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas Eve).
January 7 - Nativity of Christ. The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. End of the Christmas fast.
January 7-18 - Orthodox week: Orthodox Christmastide
January 8 - Assembly of the Most Holy Theotokos
January 13 - Theophany of the Nativity of Christ
January 14 - Circumcision of the Lord. Day of Saint Basil the Great. Theophany, there is no fast.
January 15 - St. Seraphim of Sarov, miracle worker
January 18 - Eve of the Theophany. One-day Orthodox fast.
January 19 - The Baptism of the Lord. Holy Theophany
January 20 - Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist
January 25 -   Feast of Saint Martyr Tatiana (Tatiana's Day), St. Savva, Archbishop of Serbia (1237).


Orthodox church calendar
February 2012
February 2 - St. Euphemia the Great (473)
February 5 - The Orthodox Week of the Publican and the Pharisee
February 6 - Day of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg. Day of special commemoration of the deceased. Saints New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (movable feast in the week closest to January 25)
February 7 - St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (389)
February 9 - Transfer of the relics of St. John Chrysostom
February 12 - Sunday of the Prodigal Son.
- Feast of the Three Hierarchs — Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom
February 13 - St. Nikita, the Hermit of the Caves, Bishop of Novgorod (1108)
14 February -   Forefeast of the Meeting of the Lord and Martyr Trifon (250)
February 15 -   Meeting of the Lord
February 18 - Meatfare Saturday.
- Day of commemoration of the deceased.
- St. Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov (1696)
February 19 - Sunday of the Last Judgment (meat-fare)
February 20-26 - Maslenitsa, the third week of preparation (cheese-fare)
February 25 - Feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
February 26 - Forgiveness Sunday. Cheese-fare week.
- Day of special commemoration of the deceased.
February 27 - Beginning of Great Lent


Orthodox church calendar
March 2012
March 5 - Saint Blessed Prince Yaroslav the Wise
March 15 - The commemoration of St. Arsenius, Bishop of Tver (1409).
- Day of the Miraculous Icon — Mother of God Sovereign
March 17 - Parent Saturday. Commemoration of the deceased
March 20 - Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica
March 22 -   The Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste
March 27 - Day of the Fyodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God
March 30 - St. Macarius, Abbot of Kalazinsk, miracle worker (1483)
March 31 - Praise of the Most Holy Theotokos


Orthodox church calendar
April 2012
April 2 - Saint Martyr Photina (Svetlana), the Samaritan
April 3 - St. John Climacus
April 7 - Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. Lazarus Saturday. Resurrection of the righteous Lazarus
April 8 - Palm Sunday, the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem
April 12 - Great Thursday, remembrance of the Last Supper
April 13 - Good Friday. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ — the Son of God — on the Cross for the sins of humanity
April 14 - Great Saturday before Easter - the Resurrection of Christ. In Orthodox churches, Easter cakes (paskas) and painted eggs are blessed.
April 15 - THE GREAT HOLIDAY OF EASTER: CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN!
April 16-22 - Continuous Bright Easter week
April 17 - Iveron Icon of the Mother of God (transferable celebration on Tuesday of Bright Week)
April 17 - Radonitsa, the day of remembrance for the deceased


Orthodox church calendar
May 2012
May 6 - Great Martyr George the Victorious
May 8 - The Holy Myrrhbearers. Apostle and Evangelist Mark (63)
May 9 - Remembrance of the fallen soldiers who laid down their lives for faith, Fatherland, and people during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
- St. Stephen, Bishop of Great Perm (1396).
May 12 - Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaev
May 13 - St. James the Less, brother of John the Theologian (44).
- St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and Black Sea (1867).
May 14 - Feast of the Blessed Tamara, Queen of Georgia
May 15 - Feast of the Blessed Princes Boris and Gleb
May 16 - St. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kyiv Caves
May 18 - Great Martyr Irina.
-   Иконы Божией Матери "Неупиваемая Чаша"
May 19 - Venerable Job of Pochaev
May 21 - Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
May 22 - Transfer of the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.
May 24 - Ascension of the Lord. Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius (885) and Cyril (869), teachers of the Slavs.
May 27 - Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
May 31 -   Иконы Божией Матери Псково-Печерской, именуемой "Умиление".


Orthodox church calendar
June 2012
June 1 - Blessed Great Prince Dmitry Donskoy
June 2 - Trinity Parent Saturday. Commemoration of the deceased
June 3 - Orthodox holiday TRINITY (Day of the Holy Trinity, Pentecost).
- Equal-to-the-Apostles King Constantine (337) and his mother Queen Helena (327).
- Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (the feast is established in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of the Crimean Khan Mehmed-Giray in 1521).
- Blessed Prince Constantine (Yaroslav) (1129) and his sons Michael and Theodore, the Murom miracle workers (12th century).
June 4-10 - Trinity Week (continuous)
June 5 - Discovery of the relics of St. Leontius, Bishop of Rostov (1164).
- Council of the Rostov-Yaroslavl Saints: the hierarchs and miracle workers of Rostov
June 6 - St. Nikita, the pillar of Pereslavl (1186)
June 6 - All Saints
June 11 - Beginning of Peter's Fast (June 11 - July 11).
- St. Luke the Confessor, Archbishop of Simferopol.
June 22 - St. Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria (444).
- St. Cyril, Abbot of Belozersk (1427).
June 24 -   день Иконы Божией Матери «Достойно есть» ("Милующая")
June 26 - All the venerable and God-bearing fathers who shone on the Holy Mountain of Athos (moving celebration on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost)


Orthodox church calendar
July 2012
July 1 -   Боголюбской иконы Божией Матери. Иконы Божией Матери "Московская" и Пюхтицкой иконы Божией Матери «У источника»
July 4 - Venerable Maximus the Greek
July 6 - Feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (established in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Khan Akhmat in 1480).
July 7 - Nativity of the Prophet John the Forerunner, the Baptizer of the Lord
July 8 - Blessed Prince Peter, in monasticism David, and Princess Fevronia, in monasticism Euphrosinia, the Miracle Workers of Murom (1228).
July 9 - Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
July 12 - Day of the Chief Apostles Peter and Paul.
- Conclusion of the Peter's Fast.
July 13 - Synaxis of the Glorious and All-Praised Twelve Apostles: Peter, Andrew, his brother, James the son of Zebedee, John, his brother, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Judas the son of James, or Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, and Matthias
July 14 - Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, who suffered in Rome (284).
July 15 - The Position of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae (V).
July 17 - Venerable Andrew Rublev. Commemoration of the Holy Royal Martyrs: Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II and those killed with him.
July 21 - Appearance of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (in the city of Kazan) (1579)
July 23 - Placement of the Honorable Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow (1625).
- Venerable Anthony of the Caves, head of all Russian monks (1073)
July 24 - Day of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga, in holy baptism Elena (969).
July 25 -   Иконы Божией Матери "Троеручица"
July 28 - Feast of Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, in Holy Baptism Vasily (1015).


Orthodox church calendar
August 2012
August 1 - Discovery of the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov the Wonderworker
August 2 - Feast of the Glorious Prophet of God Elijah - Il'in Day
August 4 - Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles
August 5 - Feast of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God
August 6 - Feast of Boris and Gleb. Martyr Christina (circa 300)
August 7 - Feast of the Dormition of Righteous Anna, Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos.
August 8 - St. Moses the Hungarian, of the Caves, in the Near Caves (circa 1043)
August 9 - Saint Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon.
- St. Herman of Alaska
August 10 - Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, known as the Odigitria (Guide) (brought from Constantinople in 1046)
August 14 - The Origin (Elevation) of the Holy Cross.
- Seven Maccabean Martyrs, Solomonia and Eleazar.
- Beginning of the Dormition two-week fast (August 14 - 27, 2012).
- Feast of the All-Merciful Savior and the Most Holy Theotokos - Honey or Wet Savior.
- Day of the Baptism of Rus by Prince Vladimir in 988.
August 15 - Blessed Vasily, the Holy Fool for Christ, Moscow Miracle Worker (1557)
August 19 - Transfiguration of the Lord. Apple Savior
August 20 - St. Mitrophan of Voronezh
August 22 - Apostle Matthew. Council of the Solovetsky Saints
August 24 - St. John, the Hermit of Holy Mountain
August 26 - St. Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworker of Zadonsk (1783)
August 28 - Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.
- Icons of Sophia, the Wisdom of God.
- Venerated icons of the Dormition of the Mother of God
August 29 - Transfer of the Uncreated Image of the Lord.
- Nut, Canvas, Linen, or Not-Made-by-Hands Savior.


Orthodox church calendar
September 2012
September 3 - St. Abraham, Wonderworker of Smolensk (XIII)
September 8 - Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia. Day of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (the feast established in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Tamerlane in 1395).
September 11 - Beheading of John the Baptist. One-day strict fast.
- Commemoration of Orthodox warriors killed in battle.
September 19 - Miracle of Archangel Michael
September 21 - Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos
September 22 - Righteous Godparents Joachim and Anna.
- St. Joseph, Abbot of Volokolamsk, Wonderworker (1515)
September 27 - Exaltation of the Holy Cross. One-day strict fast
September 30 - Day of the Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love, and their mother Sophia


Orthodox church calendar
October 2012
October 8 - St. Sergius of Radonezh
October 9 - Day of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
October 14 - The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos
October 15 - Blessed Andrew, the Fool for Christ's Sake
October 18 - Saints Peter, Alexius, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, and Tikhon, miracle workers of Moscow and all Russia
October 19 - Apostle Thomas
October 23 - Venerable Ambrose of Optina
October 26 - Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
October 30 - Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
October 31 - Apostle and Evangelist Luke


Orthodox church calendar
November 2012
November 3 - Dmitrievskaya (Parent's) Saturday
- Day of commemoration of the deceased.
November 4 - Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (in memory of the liberation of Moscow and Russia from the Poles in 1612).
November 6 -   День иконы Божией Матери "Всех скорбящих Радость"
November 8 - Day of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica
November 9 - Day of the Venerable Nestor the Chronicler
November 10 - St. Paraskeva, called Friday (III).
- St. Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia (1266)
November 20 - Icon of the Mother of God of the Joy of All Who Sorrow (1795)
November 21 - Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Heavenly Hosts of Bodiless Powers. Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel, and Jeremiel.
November 22 -   Иконы Божией Матери, именуемой "Скоропослушница"
November 26 - Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople (407).
November 27 - Apostle Philip (I).
- The eve of the Christmas (Philip's) fast (meat abstinence)
November 28 - Day of the Holy Martyrs Gurias, Samon, and Abibus.
- The beginning of the Christmas fast, which will last from November 28, 2012, to January 7, 2013.
November 29 - Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
November 30 - St. Nikon, igumen of Radonezh, disciple of St. Sergius.
- St. Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neocaesarea.


Orthodox church calendar
December 2012
December 4 - The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple
December 6 - Day of the Blessed Great Prince Alexander Nevsky
December 7 - Day of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine
December 10 -   Иконы Божией Матери "Знамение"
December 13 - Apostle Andrew the First-Called
December 16 - St. Savva of Storozhev (Zvenigorod) (1406)
December 17 - Great Martyr Barbara
December 18 - St. Savva the Sanctified (532)
December 19 - St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
December 22 - Icon of the Mother of God "Unexpected Joy"
December 25 - St. Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous, Wonderworker
December 26 - Martyrs Eustratius, Axentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes (284-305)
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