All day
14 Agustus 2021
Saturday August 14, 2021 / August 1, 2021
8th Week after Pentecost. Tone six.
Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. Food with Oil
0Beginning of the Dormition Fast.
3Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord (1164) (First of the three "Feasts of the Saviour" in August).
1The Feast to the All-Merciful Saviour and the Most Holy Mother of God.
1Holy Seven Maccabees, Martyrs Abimus, Antonius, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusebonus, Alimus, and Marcellus, their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar (166 B.C.).
oNew Hieromartyr Basil, archbishop of Chernigov (1918).
oNew Hieromartyr Demetrius priest (1937).
0Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Sophia of Suzdal (1995).
0Nine Martyrs of Perge in Pamphylia: Leontius, Attius, Alexander, Cindeus, Minsitheus (Mnesitheus), Cyriacus, Mineon (Menaeus), Catanus, and Eucleus (3rd c.).
oSt. Nicholas (Kassatkin), enlightener of Japan (1912).
oMartyrs Menas, Menais, and others of England (Greek).
oMartyr Elessa of Cythera (Greek).
oSt. Timothy the Wonderworker, archbishop of Priconissus of Peloponnesus (Greek).
oMartyr Papas the New (Greek).
oMartyr Eleazar (Greek).
oMartyr Cyricus (Greek).
oMartyrs Theodore and Polyeuctus (Greek).
oSt. Ethelwold, bishop of Winchester (984) (Celtic & British).
oVirgin-martyr Sidwell of Exeter (or 7/31 or 8/2).
The Scripture Readings
1 Korintus 1:18-24 Epistle, Cross
Yohanes 19:6-11; 13-20; 25-28; 30-35 Gospel, Cross
Ibrani 11:33-12:2 Epistle, Martyrs
Matius 10:32-36; 11:1 Gospel, Martyrs
Ibrani 2:11-18 Epistle, At the Lesser Blessing of Waters
Yohanes 5:1-4 Gospel, At the Lesser Blessing of Water