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Liturgical Calendar

Day-by-day liturgical calendar for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.

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1December
The Holy Prophet Nahum.

Nativity Fast.

2December
The Holy Prophet Habakkuk; Blessed Hieromartyr Ivan Sleziuk, Bishop.

Nativity Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.

3December
The Holy Prophet Zephaniah.

Nativity Fast.

4December
The Great-Martyr Barbara; Our Venerable Father John of Damascus.

Saint with Six Stichera. Nativity Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.

5December
Our Venerable and God-bearing Father Sabbas the Sanctified.

Polyeleos Feast. Nativity Fast.

6December
Twenty-eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 3; Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia.

All-Night Vigil Feast. Resurrectional Gospel 6. According to the Typikon, the Gospel for today is taken from the 29th Sunday after Pentecost.

7December
Our Holy Father Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.

Nativity Fast.

8December
Our Venerable Father Patapius.

Nativity Fast.

9December
The Conception of Saint Anna when she conceived the Most Holy Mother of God.

All-Night Vigil Feast. A day when the faithful are highly encouraged to participate in the Divine Liturgy. Nativity Fast.

10December
The Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus.

Nativity Fast.

11December
Our Venerable Father Daniel the Stylite.

Nativity Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.

12December
Our Venerable Father Spiridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus.

Saint with Six Stichera. Nativity Fast.

13December
Sunday of the Holy Forefathers; Octoechos Tone 4; The Holy Martyrs Eustratios, Auxentius, Eugenius, Mardarius, and Orestes. The Holy Martyr Lucia, Virgin.

Polyeleos Feast. Resurrectional Gospel 7. Nativity Fast.

14December
The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, Philemon, Apollonius, and Callinicus.

Nativity Fast.

15December
Our Holy Father Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Surozh; The Holy Hieromartyr Eleutherius. Our Venerable Father Paul of Latra.

Saint with Six Stichera. Nativity Fast.

16December
The Holy Prophet Haggai.

Nativity Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.

17December
The Holy Prophet Daniel. The Three Holy Youths Ananiah, Azariah, and Mishael.

Saint with Six Stichera. Nativity Fast.

18December
The Holy Martyr Sebastian and those with him.

Nativity Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.

19December
Saturday before the Nativity of Christ; The Holy Martyr Boniface.

Nativity Fast.

20December
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ; Octoechos Tone 5; Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ; The Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the Godbearer.

Saint with Six Stichera. Resurrectional Gospel 8. Nativity Fast.

21December
Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ; The Holy Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia.

Nativity Fast.

22December
Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ; The Holy Great-Martyr Anastasia.

Nativity Fast.

23December
Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ; The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete.

Nativity Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients.

24December
Eve of the Nativity of Christ; The Holy Venerable-Martyr Eugenia.

Nativity Fast. According to the Typikon, the Divine Liturgy is not served today. Strict Fast. Abstention from meat and eggs (and, traditionally, dairy) and foods that contain these ingredients.

25December
The Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Feast of our Lord. Holy Day of obligation.

26December
Saturday after the Nativity of Christ; Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God; The Holy Hieromartyr Euthymius, Bishop of Sardis.

Saint with Great Doxology.

27December
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ: Commemoration of the Holy and Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James, Brother of the Lord; Octoechos Tone 6; The Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen; Our Venerable Father and Confess

Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ. Saint with Six Stichera. Resurrectional Gospel 9.

28December
The Two Thousand Martyrs who were burned in Nicomedia; Blessed Hieromartyr Hryhoriy (Gregory) Khomyshyn, Bishop of Stanyslaviv.

Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ.

29December
The Holy Children who killed for Christ in Bethlehem; Our Venerable Father Marcellus, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Sleepless Ones.

Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ.

Major Feast
30December
The Holy Martyr Anysia;. The Venerable Zoticus, Presbyter abd Protector of Orphans.

Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ.

Saint — Polyeleos Rank
31December
Our Venerable Mother Melania the Roman.

Leave-taking of the Nativity of Christ.

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