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January 18, 2020

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Monday September 14, 2026 / September 1, 2026

16th Week after Pentecost. Tone six.

Church New Year. Venerable Symeon Stylites (the Elder) (459) and his mother St. Martha (428). Virgin-martyrs Tatiana and Natalia (1937). Martyr Aeithalas of Persia (380). Holy Forty Virgin-martyrs: Laurencia the deaconess, Celsina, Theoclia, Theoctista, Dorothy, Eutychia, Thecla, Aristaineta, Philadelphia, Mary, Veronica, Euthymia, Lamprotatia, Euphymia, Theodora, Theodota, Teteia, Aquilina, Theodulia, Aplodora, Lampadia, Procopia, Paula, Junilla, Ampliana, Percissa, Polynicia, Maura, Gregoria, Cyria, Bassa, Callinica, Barbara, Cyriacia, Agathonica, Justa, Irene, Matrona, Timothea, Tatiana, and Anna, and Martyr Ammon the deacon, their teacher, at Heraclea in Thrace (321-3). Martyrs Callista and her brothers Evodus and Hermogenes, at Nicomedia (309). Righteous Joshua the Son of Nun (1400 B.C.). Venerable Dionysius the Lesser (before 556) (Romania). Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos in Miasena Monastery, in memory of the finding of Her Icon (864). "Chernigov-Gethsemane" (1869), Alexandria, August (1914) and named "All-Blessed" at Kazan Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos. Venerable Meletius the Younger of Thebes (1095-1124). New Martyr Angelis of Constantinople (1680) (Greek). Venerable Nicholas of Courtaliatis in Crete, monk (1670) (Greek). Venerable Symeon of Lesbos (Greek). St. Evanthia (Greek). St. Verena of Zurzach (350) (Switzerland). St. Aegidius of Camargue (590) (Gaul). St. Haido of Stanos (1820-21). Commemoration of the Great Fire at Constantinople about 470 A.D.

The Scripture Readings

1 Timothy 2:1-7 Epistle, New Year
Luke 4:16-22 Gospel, New Year
Colossians 3:12-16 Epistle, St. Simeon
Matthew 11:27-30 Gospel, St. Simeon