On the 20th of the month, we celebrate the Memory the Holy and Glorious Prophet SAMUEL; the holy Martyrs PHILIP, Bishop of Heracles, SEVERUS the priest and HERMES; the Holy New Martryr THEOCHARIS of NEAPOLIS in Asia Minor; Saint STEPHEN, First King of HUNGARY; our Venerable Father PHILIBERT of JUMIÈGES and NOIRMOUTIER
19th of August
On the 19th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy and Great Martyr ANDREW STRATELATES and his 2,593 companions; the Holy Martyrs TIMOTHY, AGAPIUS and THECLA; our Venerable Father THEOPHANES the New of NAOUSSA, the Wonderworker
St. Andrew Stratelates
18th of August
On the 18th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyrs FLORUS and LAURUS, and of their companions; our Venerable Fathers BARNABAS and SOPHRONIUS, founders of the Monastery of the Mother of God of SOUMELA, and of the Venerable CHRISTOPHER, who restored it; our Venerable Father ARSENIUS the NEW of PAROS
17th of August
On the 17th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Hieromartyr MYRON; the Venerable ELIAS the NEW of SICILY, Monk of Calabria; the Holy Monk and Martyr DEMETRIUS the NEW of SAMARINA in Epirus; our Venerable ALYPIUS the ICONOGRAPHER of the Lavra of the KIEV CAVES; our Venerable Father THEODORETUS of KOLA, Enlightener of the Lapps
16th of August
On the 16th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Translation from Edessa to Constantinople of the IMAGE NOT MADE WITH HANDS of our Lord and God and Savior JESUS CHRIST, the Image that is also called the Holy MANDYLION; the Holy Martyr DIOMEDES; the Venerable NILUS of ERIKOUSSA, restorer of the Monastery of GIROMERION; the Holy New Martyr STAMATIUS of VOLOS, slain by the sword in CONSTANTINOPLE; our Venerable Father TIMOTHY, Archbishop of EURIPOS, founder of the Monastery of PENTELI in Attica, who died in peace; the Finding of the Relics of the Holy Martyrs SERAPHIM, DOROTHEUS, JAMES, DEMETRIUS, BASIL and SARANTIS of MEGARA; our Venerable Father JOACHIM of OSOGOVO; the Holy Prince-Martyr CONSTANTINE BRANCOVEANU, of his sons CONSTANTINE, STEPHEN,. RADU and MATTHEW, and of his advisor IANACHE VACARESCU
15th of August
On the 15th of the month, we celebrate the DORMITION, or the TRANSLATION to HEAVEN, of our All-Glorious Sovereign Lady, the MOTHER of GOD and EVER-VIRGIN MARY; Memory of the great mercy that God showed, through the intercession of our Sovereign Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, in repulsing the impious Saracens who were besieging Constantinople; our Venerable Father MACARIUS the ROMAN, the Wonderworker of NOVGOROD
14th of August
On the 14th of the month, on the Forefeast of the Dormition of the All Holy Mother of God, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Prophet MICAH; the Holy Hieromartyr MARCELLUS, Bishop of APAMEA; the Holy Martyr URSICIUS; the Holy New Martyr SIMEON of TREBIZOND, who died by hanging in Constantinople; the Venerable ARCADIUS of the Monastery of NOVOTORZHOK
13th of August
On the 13th of the month, we celebrate the Translation of the Relics of our Venerable Father MAXIMUS the CONFESSOR; Memory of our Venerable Father SERIDUS, Abbot of the Monastery of GAZA, who died in peace; our Venerable Father DOROTHEUS of GAZA; the Venerable DOSITHEUS, disciple of Saint Dorotheus, who died in peace in the monastery of Abba Seridus; the Devout Empress EUDOCIA, who died in peace; the Blessed Empress IRENE, founders of the Monastery of the PANTOCRATOR, who received the Angelic Habit under the name of XENIA; our Holy Father TIKHON of ZADONSK the Wonderworker, Bishop of VORONEZH; Saint RADEGUNDA, Queen of the Franks
St. Dorotheus of Gaza
12th of August
On the 12th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyrs PHOTIUS and ANICETUS; our Venerable Father PALAMON
11th of August
On the 11th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Great Martyr EUPLUS the Deacon; our Holy Father NIPHON, Patriarch of CONSTANTINOPLE, who practiced ascesis in the Monastery of Dionysiou on Mount Athos; the Commemoration of the Discovery of the ICON of our Lord, Jesus Christ ‘Not Made with Hands’; the Holy Monks and Martyrs BASIL and THEODORE of the Lavra of the KIEV CAVES
Ss. Basil and Theodore of the Lava of the Kiev Caves
10th of August
On the 10th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyrs: LAURENCE the Archdeacon, SIXTUS, Pope of Rome, and HIPPOLYTUS; Saint HERON the Philosopher; the Holy Martyr LAURENCE of ANTIOCH and his companions; LAURENCE the Fool for Christ of KALUGA
9th of August
On the 9th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Apostle MATTHIAS; the TEN Holy Martyrs who suffered for the Icon of Christ in Constantinople: JULIAN, MARCIAN, JOHN, JAMES, ALEXIUS, DEMETRIUS, PHOTUS (Phocus), PETER, LEONTIUS, and MARIA the PATRICIAN; the Commemoration of the Discovery of the Icon ‘Not Made with Hands’ of CAMULIANA
8th of August
On the 8th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Holy Father EMILIAN the CONFESSOR, Bishop of CYZICUS; Saint MYRON, Archbishop of CRETE, the Wonderworker; the Holy New Martyr ANASTASIUS, martyred in Thessalonica in 1794
7th of August
On the 7th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Monk and Martyr DOMETIUS of PERSIA and of his two disciples; our Venerable Father OR, who died in peace; Saint NARCISSUS, Archbishop of JERUSALEM; the Devout Empresses, Guardians of Orthodoxy, IRENE and PULCHERIA; our Venerable Father THEODOSIUS the NEW, the Wonderworker, who died in peace; our Holy Father NICANOR the Wonderworker, who shone in ascesis on Mount CALLISTRATUS; the Venerable JOSEPH of CRETE, nicknamed ‘OLD JOHN'; the Venerable PIMEN the MUCH-AILING of the Lavra of the KIEV CAVES; the Venerable THEODORA of SIHLA; Saint VICTRICUS, Bishop of ROUEN
6th of August
On the 6th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord and God and Savior JESUS CHRIST
5th of August
On the 5th of the month, the Forefeast of the TRANSFIGURATION, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyr EUSIGNIUS of ANTIOCH; Saint NONNA, Mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian; the Holy Martyr FABIANUS, Pope of ROME, slain by the sword; Saint EUTHYMIUS, Patriarch of CONSTANTINOPLE; our Holy Father EUGENIUS of AITOLIA; the Venerable JOHN of CHOZEBA; Saint OSWALD, King of NORTHUMBRIA and Martyr
4th of August
On the 4th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the SEVEN SLEEPERS of EPHESUS: MAXIMILIAN, EXACUDOSTIAN, JAMBLICUS, MARTINIAN, DIONYSIUS, ANTONINUS and CONSTANTINE (or John); our Holy Mother EUDOCIA and the Translation of her Relics
3rd of August
On the 3rd of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Venerable Fathers ISAAC, FAUSTUS and DALMATUS; the Holy Hieromartyr STEPHEN I, Pope of ROME; Saint SALOME the MYRRH-BEARER, who died in peace; Saint THEOCLITA the Wonderworker, who died in peace; our Venerable Father ANTONY the ROMAN, Wonderworker and Abbot of NOVGOROD
2nd of August
On the 2nd of the month, we celebrate the Translation of the Relics of the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon STEPHEN; the Holy New Martyr THEODORE of TSANAKALE (Kalipolis)(+1692); our Venerable Father BASIL the BLESSED, Fool for Christ and Wonderworker of MOSCOW
St. Basil of Moscow
1st of August
On the 1st of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the PROCESSION of the Holy and LIFEGIVING CROSS in Constantinople; the seven MACCABEES Brothers: ABIMUS, ANTONINUS, GURIAS. ELEAZAR, EUSEBONUS, ALIMUS and MARCELLUS, their Mother SOLOMONE and their Teacher, the Scribe ELEAZAR; the NINE Martyrs of PERGA in Pamphylia: LEONTIUS, ATTIUS, ALEXANDER, CINDEUS, MNESITHEUS, CYRIACUS, MENAEUS, CATANUS and EUCLUS; the Holy Virgin and Martyr ELESSA of CYTHERA; our Holy Father TIMOTHY the Wonderworker, Bishop of PROCONNESUS; our Holy Father EUSEBIUS, Bishop of VERCEIL
