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Diocesan Patrons and Patronal Feast Days
from 2022 A.C.R.Y. Annual
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St. Stephen, the Proto-Martyr - Diocesan Deacons
January 9 (Julian Calendar) December 27 (Revised Julian Calendar) Holy Innocents - Diocesan Youth Camp
January 11 (Julian Calendar) December 29 (Revised Julian Calendar) St. Basil the Great - Diocesan Priests January 14 (Julian Calendar) January 1 (Revised Julian Calendar)
Saints Athanasius and Cyril - Church School Teachers
January 31 (Julian Calendar) January 18 (Revised Julian Calendar) St. Timothy the Apostle - Diocesan Altar Servers
February 4 (Julian Calendar) January 21 (Revised Julian Calendar) Three Holy Hierarchs– Diocesan Seminarians
February 12 (Julian Calendar) January 30 (Revised Julian Calendar)
Saints Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna- Senior Citizens
February 16 (Julian Calendar) February 3 (Revised Julian Calendar) Saints Cyril and Methodios - National A.C.R.Y. May 24 (Julian Calendar) May 11 (Revised Julian Calendar)
St. Sophia and her Three Daughters - Diocesan Panis September 30 (Julian Calendar) September 17 (Revised Julian Calendar)
St. Romanos the Melodist - Cantors and Choir Directors October 14 (Julian Calendar) October 1 (Revised Julian Calendar) St. John Chrysostom - Seminary Alumni Association
St. Gregory Palamas - Metropolitan Gregory’s Name Day November 27 (Julian Calendar) November 14 (Revised Julian Calendar) St. Andrew the Apostle - Ecumenical Patriarchate and Archons December 13 (Julian Calendar) November 30 (Revised Julian Calendar) St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - Diocesan Church Schools December 19 (Julian Calendar) December 6 (Revised Julian Calendar)
Some notes regarding the Ecclesiastical Calendar: The Ecclesiastical Calendar in the 2022 A.C.R.Y. Annual is broken into two sections. The first (beginning on page 23) is dedicated to the Julian (or Old) Calendar The second (beginning on Page 42) is dedicated to the Revised Julian (or New) Calendar. The first day of the Four Fasting Seasons are marked in red print with the date of their start. These Fasting Seasons and Fast-Free Weeks are also listed on Page 23 of the A.C.R.Y. Annual and should be kept by the clergy and faithful as such. While all days during fasting seasons are technically Strict Fast days, those days which fall outside of fasting seasons and especially solemn days within them (such Great and Holy Friday and the eves of the Great Feasts of the Nativity and Theophany) are marked in red as Strict Fast days. Additionally, those weeks listed on page 16 as Fast-Free Weeks are highlighted in bold within the calendar itself. Each date on the calendar describes the typical Liturgical celebrations and commemorations for each day according to general Diocesan practice for both the Julian and Revised Julian Calendars in use. Liturgical Notes are added beneath the general commemorations and readings highlighting the order of any specific changes, or alterations of normal practice. While, not typical Liturgical Days, the commemoration dates for the Saints of Carpatho-Rus are listed within the calendar. There are no readings or other Liturgical guidelines available on these days. See Julian Calendar Page 19 on January 13 for an example.
Additional Notes: On Sundays and Holy Days it should be considered typical practice that the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is to be celebrated unless otherwise designated to celebrate the Divine Liturgy Saint Basil the Great. Pay close attention to this especially during Great Lent and the eves of the Great Feasts. Assigned Scriptural Readings are shared for each Liturgical day. If there are multiple services scheduled for the day the readings will be designated in the Liturgical Notes which follow it. The Liturgical Color refers to the color worn by the vested clergy for each Liturgical day and not necessarily to the color of the Altar Clothes and other linens in the Church, although, on many days these will coordinate to one another.
