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Liturgical Cycle Specific Liturgical Cycles in Chronological Order

On September 1, The Liturgical New Year Begins.

Nativity Theotokos Cycle - Feast is 8 September

Great Feast of the Nativity of The Theotokos Cycle

Holy Cross Cycle - Feast is 14 September

Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross Cycle  --  Great Feast of Pentecost Cycle and Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross Cycle - Last Sunday before The First Sunday of the Triodion / The First Sunday of the Prophonisimon: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican

Entrance of Theotokos Cycle - Feast is 21 November

Great Feast of the Entrance of The Theotokos into the Temple Cycle

Nativity of Jesus Christ Cycle - Feast is 25 December

Great Feast of Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

Holy Theophany Cycle - Feast is 6 January

Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle

Holy Hypapanty Cycle - Feast is 2 February

Great Feast of the Holy Hypapanty of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and the Purification of The Theotokos Cycle

Annunciation (Al Bisharah) Cycle - Feast is 25 March

Great Feast of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Cycle

All Souls Cycle

• First All Souls Saturday is the first day before the Third Sunday of Triodion: Sunday of Meat fare.
• Second All Souls Saturday is the first day before the Great Feast of Pentecost.

All Souls Saturdays

Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle

Feast is:
Patriarch and faithful in Orthodox dominated countries celebrate according to the Julian calendar on 1st Sunday after 1st full moon after March 20 after Jewish Passover
Faithful in Latin dominated countries celebrate according to the Gregorian calendar on 1st Sunday after 1st full moon after March 20.
Earliest possible date is March 22 and latest possible date is April 25.

Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle  --  Date  --   How to determine when Holy and Glorious Pascha occurs

Pentecost Cycle - Feast is 50th day after Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha

Great Feast of Pentecost Cycle  --  Great Feast of Pentecost Cycle and Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross Cycle - Last Sunday before The First Sunday of the Triodion / The First Sunday of the Prophonisimon: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican

Apostles Cycle - Feast is 29 June

Feast of the Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Princes of the Apostles Peter and Paul

Transfiguration Cycle - Feast is 6 August

Transfiguration Cycle - Great Feast of Transfiguration of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ Cycle

Dormition of Theotokos Cycle - Feast is 15 August

Great Feast of the Dormition of The Theotokos Cycle Cycle

Liturgical Cycle

Liturgical Cycle
Calendar 2001 / 2002 Liturgical Cycle

Great Feast Days

Great Feast Days

Feasts Days - Specific

Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
The Theotokos
The Holy Prophet and Glorious Forerunner John the Baptist

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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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