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2023

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29th January

 

 Sunday of Zacchaeas

   

 

 

5th February

 

Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee

 

 

 

 

Start of the Triodion

 

 

 

 

12th February

 

 Sunday of the Prodigal Son

 

 

 

 

 

 

18th February

 

SATURDAY OF THE DEPARTED SOULS

 

Commemoration of all our departed Orthodox Christian Brethren

 

 

19th February

 

Meatfare Sunday

 

 

 

 

The Last Jugdement

 

 

 

26th February

 

Cheesedfare Sunday

 

FORGIVENESS SUNDAY

 

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise

 

 

 

5th March

 

First Sunday of Great Lent

 

Sunday OF OrthodoxY

 

The Restoration of the Icons

 

 

 

12th March

Second Sunday of Great Lent






St. Gregory Palamas Archbishop of Thessalonica
 

 

19th March

  Third Sunday of Great Lent

 

 

 

 

Sunday of the Veneration

of the Cross

 

 

 

25th March

THE ANNUNCIATION



The Annunciation of  The Most holy Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary


 

26th March

 

Fourth Sunday of Great Lent

 

 

 

 

 

 St. John, Author of the Ladder

 

  

      

 

1st April

 

Fifth SATURday of Great Lent

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday of the

Akathist Hymn

 

 

 

 

2nd April

 

Fifth SUNday of Great Lent

 

 

 

 

St. Mary of Egypt

 

 

 

8th April

  LAZARUS SATURDAY

 

 

 

The Raising of Lazarus

 

 

 

 

 

9th April

 

Palm Sunday

 

 

 

The Entry into Jerusalem

 

 

 

 

10th April

 

Great and Holy Monday

 

 

 

Christ the Bridegroom

 

Righteous Joseph

the All-Good

 

Commemoration of the withered Fig Tree

 

 

                     

 

11th April

 

Great and Holy Tuesday

 

 

 

Christ the Bridegroom

 

The Parable of the

 Ten Virgins

 

 

 

          

 

12th April

 

Great and Holy Wednesday

 

 

 

Christ the Bridegroom

 

The Anointing of the Lord with Myrrh by the Harlot Woman

 

 

        

 

13th April

 

Great and Holy Thursday

 

 

 

Commeration of the Washing of the Disciples feet

 

The Mystical Supper

 

 

Commeration of Christ's Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane

and Judas' Betrayal

 

 

      

 

                

 

14th April

 

Great and Holy Friday

 The Holy, Saving and Awful Passion of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ

 

Christ before Annas and Caiaphas

 

Christ before Pilate

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mocking of Christ

 

 

 

The Flagellation and the road to Golgotha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Crucifixion

 

 

The Deposition from the Cross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Burial Lamentation

 

 

 

  

 

    

 

 

 

 

15th April

 

Great and Holy Saturday

 

 

 

 

 

The Descent into Hades

 

 

 

 

16th April

 

Great and Holy Sunday of Pascha

 

 

 

The Holy Life-giving Resurrection of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touch me not

 

 

Christ meets the Two Maries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

17th April

  MONDAY OF BRIGHT WEEK
  




St George the Victory Bearer
 


18th April

  TUESDAY OF BRIGHT WEEK

 

 

On the road to Emmaus

 

 

 

 

21st April

  FRIDAY OF BRIGHT WEEK
 

 

 

 

The Life-giving Spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23rd April

  THOMAS SUNDAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Incredulity of Thomas

 

 

 

 

30th April

  SUNDAY OF THE MYRRHBEARERS

 

 

 

The Myrrhbearers at the Tomb

 

 

 

7th May

  SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC

 

 

 

 

 

Christs heals the Paralytic

 

 

 

 

10th May

  MID PENTECOST

 

 

 

 

 

Christ (12 years old) in the midst of the Doctors

 

 

 

14th May

  SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN

 

 

 

 

Christ talking to the Samaritan Woman by Jacob's well

 

 

 

21st May

  SUNDAY OF THE BLINDMAN

 

 

 

 

 

Christs heals the Blindman

 

 

 

 

24th May

  Leave-taking of Pascha

 

 

 

 

 

The end of the forty days of Pascha

 

 

 

 

25th May

  ASCENSION THURSDAY

 

 

 

 

 

The Ascension of Christ

 

 

 

28th May

  SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS

 

 

 

 

Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

 

 

 

3rd June

  SATURDAY OF THE DEPARTED SOULS

 

Commemoration of all our departed Orthodox Christian Brethren

 

 

4th June

  SUNDAY OF PENTECOST

 

 

 

 

 

The Descent of the Holy Spirit as tongues of fire

 

 

 

5th June

  MONDAY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
 

Feast in honour of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity

The Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life

 

 

 

 

 

11th June

  SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS

 

 

 

 

Commemoration of all the Saints Known and unknown