Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center First All Souls Saturday with the Evlogitaria of the Dead - Preparation for Great Lent Nineth Day Before

Triodion or Pascha Cycle
Sunday	Name	Day before Great Lent	Apostolos	Gospel	Gospel Action	Impor- tant that day	Fasting follow- ing week
Second	Prodigal Son	15	Heb. 7:26-8:2	Lk. 15:11-32	Heard about God's eagerness to forgive us sinners when we repent		Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.)
First All Souls Saturday		9
Third	Meat fare Last Judgement	8	1 Cor. 8:8-13 9:1-2	Mt. 25:31-46	Hear about judgement that those who do not repent, and who do not obey God's will, bring upon themselves	Tradition last day meat from animal with spine / backbone and shellfish are eaten until Pascha	Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.) No meat

All Souls Saturdays celebrate the memory of all those who have "Fallen Asleep in the Lord" in the hope of eternal life. On this day, all our predecessors in the faith who have "Fallen Asleep in the Lord" are remembered.

It is important to remember that many of the faithful, who have "Fallen Asleep in the Lord", did NOT have any liturgical prayers. To enable all the faithful to have some liturgical prayers, the Fathers of the Church made a general funeral service for all the faithful departed.

Pascha Cycle

The First All Souls Saturday is within the Pascha Cycle. The First All Souls Saturday is usually the day before the Third Sunday of Triodion: Sunday of Meatfare.
It is the second Saturday or 9th day before the beginning of Great Lent.
It is the the 49th day before Transition Period between Great Lent and Great and Holy Week.

Date of First All Souls Saturday

The First All Souls Saturday is on:

26 February, 2000
17 February, 2001
26 January, 2002 - Transferred from 2 February- the Great Feast of the Holy Hypapanty of Jesus Christ and The Purification of The Theotokos
22 February, 2003
14 February, 2004
29 January, 2005
18 February, 2006
10 February, 2007
26 January, 2008
14 February, 2009
6 February, 2010

Exceptions to Date of First All Souls Saturday.

When the First All Souls Saturday is on 25 January (St. Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople), the First All Souls Saturday is transferred to the day before, 24 January (Venerable Mother Xenia of Rome).

When the First All Souls Saturday is on 27 January (Transfer of the Remains of Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom), the First All Souls Saturday is transferred to the day before, 26 January (Holy Father Xenophon and his relatives).

When the First All Souls Saturday is on 30 January (The three Holy Hierarchs: Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great, Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, and Our Father among the Saints John Chrysostom, Great Ecumenical Doctors), the First All Souls Saturday is transferred to the following day, 31 January (Holy Cyrus and John, the Moneyless Wonderworkers).

When the First All Souls Saturday is on 2 February (Great Feast of the Holy Hypapanty of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ and The Purification of The Theotokos, the First All Souls Saturday is transferred to the previous saturday, 26 January (Holy Father Xenophon and his relatives).

When the First All Souls Saturday is on 24 February (First and Second Discoveries of the head of the Holy and Glorious Forerunner and Prophet John the Baptist), the First All Souls Saturday is transferred to the day before, 23 February (Holy Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna).

Date	Feast	Moved to Date	Feast
25 January	Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, Patriarch of Constantinople	24 January	Venerable Mother Xenia of Rome
27 January	Transfer of Remains of St. John Chrysostom	26 January	Holy Father Xenophon and his relatives
30 January	Three Holy Hierarchs: Our Father among the Saints Basil the Great, Our Father among the Saints Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom, Great Ecumenical Doctors	31 January	Holy Cyrus and John, the Moneyless Wonderworkers.
2 February	Great Feast of Holy Hypapanty of Jesus Christ and The Purification of Theotokos	26 January	Holy Father Xenophon and his relatives
24 February	First and Second Discoveries of head of Holy and Glorious Forerunner and Prophet John the Baptist	23 February	Holy Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna

Pascha Cycle

Triodion

Prophon-
isimon
Sundays

Great
Lent

Transition
Period

Palm
Sun.
Shanee-
neh

Memorial Service

All Souls Saturdays with the Evlogitaria of the Dead has a description of the Memorial Service, including the "Evlogitaria of the Dead" prayer.

How to determine when the First All Souls Saturday occurs.

A count back from the date of Pascha is made.

Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle in Latin Catholic Dominated Countries

Some important dates in Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle in Latin Catholic Dominated Countries for the years 2000-2010.

More Information

Primer for Melkite Worship and Ritual Please click on 40 Day Memorial for the Dead. Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States. Material prepared by Fr. Philaret Littlefield for inclusion in the St. George (Milwaukee, WI) Melkite Sunday Bulletin.

Saturday of the Dead Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Triodion

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Saturday of the Dead Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Triodion

Prophonisimon
Sunday	Name	Day before Great Lent	Apostolos	Gospel	Gospel Action	Impor- tant that day	Fasting follow- ing week
First	Pharisee and Publican	22	2 Cor. 4:6-15	Lk. 18:10-14	Hear about how to pray and act		No fasting
Second	Prodigal Son	15	Heb. 7:26-8:2	Lk. 15:11-32	Heard about God's eagerness to forgive us sinners when we repent		Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.)
First All Souls Saturday		9
Third	Meat fare Last Judgement	8	1 Cor. 8:8-13 9:1-2	Mt. 25:31-46	Hear about judgement that those who do not repent, and who do not obey God's will, bring upon themselves	Tradition last day flesh (skin and meat) from a vertebrate and shellfish is eaten until Pascha	Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.) No meat
Fourth	Cheese fare / Forgiveness	1	Rom. 13:11b-14:4	Mt. 6:14-21	Short Service Forgiveness Hear about helping someone who is needy or sick or suffering, we are helping Christ- God Himself	Tradition last day products from animal with spine / backbone, such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, are eaten until Pascha	Great Lent fasting

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Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is dedicated to my cousins: Bucky (Richard C. Liles) and Shirley (Shirley Jean Liles Buck). Bucky fell asleep in the Lord on Dec. 12, 2000 and Shirley fell asleep in the Lord on Nov. 8, 2001.
O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good and life-givng Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.

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