August

Aug. 1, - Feast of the Procession of the Honorable and Life-giving Cross; commemoration of the Seven Holy Macchabees, their mother Salome and their Instructor, the Elder Eleazar

Aug. 2, - Transfer of the Remains of the Holy Protomartyr the Archdeacon Stephen

Aug. 3, - Commemoration of our Holy Fathers Isaac, Salmatus and Faustus

Aug. 4, - Commemoration of the Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus and of the Holy Woman Martyr Eudocia

Aug. 5, - Preparation of the Feast of the Transfiguration; commemoration of the Holy Martyr Eusignius

Aug. 6, - Feast of the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ

Aug. 7, - 2nd Day of Celebration of the Transfiguration; commemoration of the Holy Martyr Dometius

Aug. 8, - 3rd Day of Celebration of the Transfiguration; commemoration of the Holy Confessor Emillian, Bishop of Cyrica

Aug. 9, - 4th Day of Celebration of the Transfiguration; commemoration of the Holy Apostle Matthias

Aug. 10, - 5th Day of Celebration of the Transfiguration; commemoration of the Holy Martyr, the Archdeacon Lawrence

Aug. 11, - 6th Day of Celebration of the Transfiguration; commemoration of the Holy Martyr Euplus the Deacon

Aug. 12, - 7th Day of Celebration of the Transfiguration; commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Photius and Anicetus

Aug. 13, - Leave-taking of the Feast of the Transfiguration; transfer of the remains of the Holy Maximus the Confessor

Aug. 14, - Vigil of the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God; commemoration of the Holy Prophet Micheas

Aug. 15, - Feast of the Dormition of our Lady the Most Holy Mother of God, and of her Assumption

Aug. 16, - 2nd Day of Celebration of the Dormition; transfer of the Icon of the Holy Veil of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; commemoration of the Holy Martyr Diomedes

Aug. 17, - 3rd Day of Celebration of the Dormition; commemoration of the Holy Martyr Myron

Aug. 18, - 4th Day of Celebration of the Dormition; commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus

Aug. 19, - 5th Day of Celebration of the Dormition; commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Andrew the Centurion and his two thousand five hundred and ninety-three companions

Aug. 20, - 6th Day of Celebration of the Dormition; commemoration of the Holy Prophet Samuel

Aug. 21, - 7th Day of Celebration of the Dormition; commemoration of the Holy Apostle Thaddeus and of the Holy Woman Martyr Bassa and her children

Aug. 22, - 8th Day of Celebration of the Dormition; commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Agathonicus and his companions

Aug. 23, - Leave-taking of the Feast of the Dormition of our Blessed Lady the Mother of God; commemoration of the Holy Martyr Luppus and of the Holy Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons

Aug. 24, - Commemoration of the Holy Hieromartyr Eutyches, Disciple of Saint John the Theologian

Aug. 25, - Transfer of the remains of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew; commemoration of the Holy Apostle Titus

Aug. 26, - Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Adrian and his wife Natalia

Aug. 27, - Commemoration of our Holy Father Pimen

Aug. 28, - Commemoration of our Holy Father Moses the Abyssinian, and of our Father among the Saints Augustine, Bishop of Hippo and Doctor of the Universal Church

Aug. 29, - Feast of the Beheading of the Honorable and Glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist

Aug. 30, - Commemoration of our Fathers among the Saints Alexander, John and Paul the Latter, Archbishops of Constantinople

Aug. 31, - Deposition of the Honorable Cincture of our Most Holy Lady the Mother Of God, in Calcoprateia