Orthodox Services Castlebar
Orthodox Liturgy and Calendar for October 2017
9, Oct 2017 - 08:58

Sunday October the 12th Holy Orthodox Liturgy 2-30pm Church of the Holy Rosary Castlebar with novena to Saint Sharbel and anointing for all present with holy oil from the saints tomb

all are Most Welcome.

Monday October Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Anticoh (303). St Pelagia The Penitent (457)
St Thais of Egypt (4th)

Tuesday Holy Apostle James, The Son of Alphaeus (1st) Righteous Abraham, and His Nephew, Lot

wednesday Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia, at Nicomedia (303-11) St Ambrose, Starets of Optina (1891)

Thursday Apostle Philip of The Seventy, One of Seven Deacons (1st)
St Theophanes Graptus "The Branded" Confessor and Hymnograher, Bishop of Nicaea (C850)
St Philotheus Kokkinos, Patriarch of Constantinople (1379) Synaxis of Elders of Optina

Friday Martyrs Probus, Tarachus, and Andronicus, at Tarus In Cilica (304)
St Symeonthe New Theologian (1022) St John (Pommers) of Riga (Lativa 1934)

Saturday Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathadorus, and Agathonica, at Pergamum (251)

Sunday Sunday After Pentecost

Monday Martyr Lucian, Presbyter of Antioch (312)
St John of Suzdal (1373) St Athanasius The Confessor, Bishop of Kovrov (1962)

Tuesday Commemoration of Fathers of Seventh Ecumenical Council (787)
Martyr Longinus The Centurion Who Stood By Cross of The Lord (787)
Appearance of Archangel Michael at Mont St Michael.

Wednesday Prophet Hosea (820bc) Martyrs and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian In Cilica, and Their Brothers, Leontius, Anthimus, and Eutropius (303) Martyrs Ethelred Andethlebert, Princes (C640) Monk Marytr Andrew of Crete (767) Translation of Relics of St Lazarus "of The Four Days" (In The Tomb), Bishop of Kition on Cyprus (898)

Thursday October Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (1st) St Julian Sabas (Syria 4th) St Peter of Cetinje, Metropolitian of Montenergo (1830)

Friday Fast Day ( Wine Oil) St John of Kronstadt (1908) Prophet Joel (?4thbc)
Martyr Varus (C307) Translation of Relics of St John, Abbot of Rila In Bulgaria (1238)

Saturday Great Martyr Artemius at Antioch (362) St Matrona of Chios (14th-15th)
St Artemius The Child ( Verholsk 1545) St Gerasimus The New Ascetic, of Cephalonia (1579)

Sunday St Hilarion The Great (371-2) St Hilarion, Schema-Monk, of Kiev Caves (11th)
St Christodoulos of Patmos (1093) Confessors of Orthodoxy, Priests John and Moses, Monks Visarion and Sophronius, and Shepherd Oprea of Transylvania ( Romania

Monday Holy Equal to The Apostles Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Hierapolis (C167)

Tuesday Holy Apostle James, The Brother of The Lord.
(C63) St Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople (877-8)

Wednesday Martyr Arethas (523) St Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia (C553-5)
St Athanasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (1311) Icon of The Most Holy Theotokos, Joy of All Who Sorrow ( 1688)

Thursday 25th Martyr Marcian and Martyrius The Notaries, of Constantinople (C355)
St Tabitha, The Widow Raised From The Dead By The Apostle Peter (1st)
St Front, Bishop of Perigueux (2nd)

Friday Glorious Great Martyr Demetrius The Myrr -Flowing-of Thessalonica (C306)
Commeration of Great Earthquake at Constantinople (740)
St Theophilus of The Kiev Caves, Bishop of Novgorod (1482)

Saturday St Procla, Wife of Pontius Pilate (1st) Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica (C306)
St Nestor The Cronicler of Kiev Caves (C1114)

Sunday The Protection of Our Most Holy Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary ( Greek Use) Martyrs Terence and Neonila and Their Children ( 3rd)
St Stephen of St Sabas Monastery, Hymnographer (794) St Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia (1266)

Monday The Saint Demetrius Commeration of The Dead.

Tuesday Apostles Tertius, Mark, Justas, and Artemas, of The Seventy ( 1st)
Holy Apostle Cleopas (1st) St Barnabas The Confessor, Bishop of Hvosno ( Serbia 1964)

Wednesday
Apostles Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, and Aristobulus, of The Seventy (1st)
Martyr Epimachus of Alexandria (250) Sts Spyridon and Nicodemus The Prosphora-Bakers, of Kiev Caves (12th)