Advent I |
Violet |
Advent II |
Violet |
Advent III (Gaudete) |
Violet |
Advent IV
(Rorate) |
Violet |
Holy Night
(Vigil of Christmas) |
White |
The Holy Nativity
(Christmas Day) |
White |
Christmas I
(First Sunday after Christmas) |
White |
Christmas II
(Second Sunday after Christmas) |
White |
The Holy Theophany/Epiphany |
White |
Baptism of Our Lord
(Theophany I) |
White | Theophany II |
Green |
Theophany III |
Green |
Theophany IV |
Green |
Theophany V |
Green |
Theophany VI |
Green |
Theophany VII |
Green |
Theophany VIII |
Green |
Septuagesima
(Circumdederunt) |
Purple |
Sexagesima
(Exsurge) |
Purple |
Quinquagesima
(Esto Mihi) |
Purple |
Ash Wednesday |
Black |
Invocabit
(Quadragesima) |
Purple |
Ember Day
(Wednesday) |
Purple |
Ember Day
(Friday) |
Purple |
Ember Day
(Saturday) |
Purple |
Reminiscere
(Lent II) |
Purple |
Oculi
(Lent III) |
Purple |
Laetare
(Lent IV) |
Purple |
Judica
(Lent V) |
Purple |
Palmarum
(Lent VI) |
Scarlet |
Maundy Thursday |
White |
Good Friday |
Black |
Paschal Vigil |
White |
The Holy Feast
(Pascha/Easter) |
Gold |
Quasi Modo Geniti
(Pascha II) |
White |
Misericordia Domini
(Pascha III) |
White |
Jubilate
(Pascha IV) |
White |
Cantate
(Pascha V) |
White |
Rogate
(Vocem Jocunditatis) |
White |
Rogation Monday |
Purple |
Rogation Tuesday |
Purple |
Rogation Wednesday |
Purple |
The Ascension of Our Lord |
White |
Exaudi
(Pascha VII) |
White |
The Vigil of Pentecost |
Red |
Pentecost
(Whitsunday) |
Red |
Ember Day
(Wednesday) |
Purple |
Ember Day
(Friday) |
Purple |
Ember Day
(Saturday) |
Purple |
The Holy Trinity |
White |
Corpus Christi
(Pentecost II) |
White |
Pentecost III |
Green |
Pentecost IV |
Green |
Pentecost V |
Green |
Pentecost VI |
Green |
Pentecost VII |
Green |
Pentecost VIII |
Green |
Pentecost IX |
Green |
Pentecost X |
Green |
Pentecost XI |
Green |
Pentecost XII |
Green |
Pentecost XIII |
Green |
Pentecost XIV |
Green |
Pentecost XV |
Green |
Pentecost XVI |
Green |
Pentecost XVII |
Green |
Pentecost XVIII |
Green |
Pentecost XIX |
Green |
Pentecost XX |
Green |
Pentecost XXI |
Green |
Pentecost XXII |
Green |
Pentecost XXIII |
Green |
Pentecost XXIV |
Green |
Pentecost XXV |
Green |
Pentecost XXVI |
Green |
Pentecost XXVII |
Green |
Christ The King |
White |
Lesser Festivals & Commemorations
January
1: |
Circumcision & Holy Name of Jesus |
White |
3: |
Prophet Malachi |
White |
6: |
The Holy Theophany/Epiphany |
White |
7: |
St. John the Baptist |
Red |
14: |
St. Sava |
White |
18: |
Confession of St. Peter |
White |
19: |
St. Henrik, Abp. of Upsala, Patron of Finland (Turku) |
Red |
24: |
St. Timothy, Bishop & Confessor |
Red |
25: |
Conversion of St. Paul |
White |
26: |
Saints Timothy, Titus & Silas |
White |
27: |
Saints Lydia, Dorcas & Phoebe |
White |
30: |
Three Holy Heirarchs: St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, & St. John Chrysostom |
White |
February
2: |
Presentation of Our Lord & Purification of The Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary) |
White | |
3: |
St. Ansgar, Abp of Hamburg |
White | |
3: |
St. Nikolai, Abp., Apostle to Japan |
White | |
5: |
Martyrs of Japan |
Red | |
6: |
St. Photius, Patriarch & Doctor |
White | |
8: |
Prophet Zechariah |
White | |
9: |
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bp, Confessor & Doctor |
Red | |
10: |
St. Charalampios, Bp of Magnezia (Thessalonia), Martyr |
Red | |
13: |
St. Eulogios, Apb of Alexandria, Monk |
White | |
14: |
Sts. Cyril & Methodius |
White | |
14: |
St. Valentine |
Red | |
15: |
St. Onesimus, Bp of Ephesus, Martyr |
Red | |
18: |
Martin Luther, Confessor & Doctor |
White | |
18: |
St. Leo the Great |
White | |
23: |
St. Polycarp, Bp of Smyrna, Martry |
Red | |
24: |
St. Matthias, Apostle |
Red | |
27: |
Abbot Patrick Hamilton, OSA, Scottish Confessor & Martyr |
Red |
March
3: |
St. Gregory Palamas, Abp. of Thessalonica |
White |
6: |
St. Perpetua & Companions |
Red |
11: |
St. Theodore |
White |
12: |
St. Gregory the Great |
White |
16: |
St. Alexander, Pope of Rome, Martry |
Red |
17: |
St. Patrick |
hite |
18: |
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bp, Confessor & Doctor |
Red |
19: |
St. Joseph, Spouse of The Theotokos (BVM) |
White |
22: |
Passing of St. Benedict |
White |
24: |
St. Gabriel, Archangel |
White |
25: |
Annunciation of Our Lord |
White |
31: |
Prophet Joseph |
White |
31: |
St. Innocent of Alaska |
Red |
April
10: |
Mikael Agricola, Reformer of Finland, Bp of Turku |
White |
19: |
Olavus Petri & Abp Laurentius Petri, Swedish Reformers |
White |
21: |
St. Anselm |
White |
25: |
St. Mark, Evangelist |
Red |
29: |
St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor & Reformer |
White |
May
1: |
Prophet Jeremiah |
Red |
1: |
Sts. Philip & James, Apostles |
Red |
2: |
St. Athanasius, Bp of Alexandria |
White |
4: |
St. Monica |
White |
6: |
Job |
White |
8: |
St. John the Theologian |
White |
9: |
Prophet Isaiah, Martyr |
Red |
10: |
St. Simeon Zealotes |
White |
18: |
St. Erik (IX), Patron of Sweden |
Red |
19: |
St. Dunstan of Glastonbury |
White |
24: |
St. Vincent of Lerins |
White |
29: |
Juraj Tranovsky, Slavic Church Reformer |
White |
31: |
The Visitation of The Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary) |
White |
June
1: |
St. Justin, Martyr at Rome |
Red |
5: |
St. Boniface, Apostle to Germany |
Red |
9: |
Sts. Columba, Aidan & Bede, Confessors |
White |
11: |
St. Barnabas, Apostle |
Red |
14: |
Prophet Elisha |
White |
14: |
St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nazianzo, & St. Gregory of Nyssa |
White |
15: |
Prophet Amos |
White |
21: |
St. Onesimos Nesib, Apostle to Ethiopia |
White |
22: |
St. Eusebius of Samosata |
White |
24: |
Nativity of St. John the Baptist |
White |
25: |
Presentation of the Augsburg Confession |
White |
28: |
St. Irenaeus, Bp of Lyons |
White |
29: |
Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles |
Red |
30: |
The Twelve Apostles of Christ |
White |
July
6: |
Jan Hus, Martyr |
Red |
11: |
St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot |
White |
14: |
St. Aquila of the 70, Apostle |
White |
15: |
St. Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles |
White |
20: |
Prophet Elias |
White |
21: |
Prophet Ezekiel |
Red |
22: |
St. Mary Magdalene |
White |
23: |
St. Birgitta of Sweden |
White |
25: |
St. James the Elder, Apostle |
Red |
26: |
St. Anne, Mother of The Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary) |
White |
29: |
St. Olaf of Norway, Martyr |
Red |
29: |
Mary, Martha, & Lazarus of Bethany |
White |
August
5: |
St. Addai & St. Mari of The Seventy |
White |
6: |
Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord |
White |
10: |
St. Laurence, Deacon & Martyr |
Red |
11: |
St. Clare, Abbess of Assisi |
White |
14: |
Prophet Micah |
White |
15: |
Holy Dormition of The Theotokos (BVM) |
White |
20: |
Prophet Samuel |
Red |
20: |
St. Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux |
White |
21: |
St. Thaddeus of the 70 |
White |
24: |
St. Bartholomew, Apostle |
Red |
28: |
St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Doctor |
White |
29: |
Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
Red |
September
1: |
Joshua |
White |
4: |
Prophet Moses |
White |
8: |
Nativity of The Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary) |
White |
9: |
Sts. Joachim & Anne, Parents of The Theotokos (BVM) |
White |
13: |
St. John Chrysostom, Doctor & Patriarch |
White |
14: |
Exaltation of the Precious & Life-Giving Holy Cross |
Red |
(Wednesday) |
Ember Day |
Purple |
(Friday) |
Ember Day |
Purple |
(Saturday) |
Ember Day |
Purple |
21: |
St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist |
Red |
22: |
Prophet Jonah |
White |
23: |
Conception of St. John the Baptist |
White |
25: |
St. Sergius of Radonzeh, Abbot & Hermit |
White |
26: |
Death of St. John the Divine |
White |
29: |
St. Michael & All Angels |
White |
30: |
St. Gregory the Illuminator |
White |
30: |
St. Jerome, Doctor & Confessor |
White |
October
1: |
Protection/Intercession of The Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary) |
White |
4: |
St. Francis of Assisi |
White |
6: |
St. Thomas, Apostle |
Red |
6: |
St. Bruno, Confessor |
White |
8: |
St. Bridget, Queen of Sweden & Widow |
White |
9: |
Prophet Abraham |
White |
9: |
St. James (Alphaeus) the Less |
White |
10: |
Obispo Maximo Isabelo de los Reyes y Florentino |
White |
17: |
Prophet Hosea |
Red |
17: |
St. Ignatius, Martyr |
Red |
18: |
St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist |
Red |
19: |
Prophet Joel |
White |
23: |
St. James of Jerusalem |
Red |
26: |
St. Demetrius, Martyr |
Red |
28: |
Sts. Simon & Jude, Apostles |
Red |
31: |
Reformation Day |
Red |
November
1: |
All Saints |
White |
2: |
Commemoration of The Faithful Departed |
White |
3: |
St. Winifred |
White |
5: |
St. Herman of the 70 |
White |
7: |
St. Willibrord of Utrecht |
White |
8: |
Archangels Michael, Gabriel & All Heavenly Hosts |
White |
10: |
Dr. Martin Luther, Renewer of The Church |
White |
11: |
St. Martin of Tours |
White |
14: |
St. Philip, Apostle |
Red |
17: |
St. Elizabeth of Marburg |
White |
19: |
Prophet Obadiah |
White |
21: |
St. Columba of Ireland |
White |
23: |
St. Clement of Rome |
White |
30: |
St. Andrew (the First-Called), Apostle |
Red |
December
1: |
Prophet Nahum |
White |
2: |
Prophet Habakkuk |
White |
3: |
Prophet Zephaniah |
White |
4: |
St. Barbara, Martyr |
Red |
6: |
St. Nicholas, Wonderworker |
White |
7: |
St. Ambrose, Doctor |
White |
9: |
Conception of The Theotokos (BVM) |
White |
12: |
St. Spyridon |
White |
12: |
St. Herman of Alaska |
White |
13: |
St. Gabriel, Patriarch of Serbia |
White |
(Wednesday)
Ember Day Purple | ||
(Friday)
Ember Day Purple | ||
(Saturday)
Ember Day Purple | ||
14: |
St. John of The Cross |
White |
16: |
Prophet Haggai |
White |
17: |
Prophet Daniel |
White |
20: |
St. Ignatius of Antioch |
Red |
21: |
St. Thomas, Apostle |
Red |
26: |
St. Stephen, Deacon & Martyr |
Red |
27: |
St. John, Apostle & Evangelist |
White |
28: |
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs |
Red |
29: |
Kind David, Prophet |
White |
31: |
Eve of the Circumcision & Holy Name of Jesus |
White |
ECC Ecclesiastical Feasts for A.D. 2008
Advent I Sunday |
2 December 2007 |
Septuagesima Sunday |
17 February 2008 |
Ash Wednesday |
12 March 2008 |
Sunday of Orthodoxy |
16 March 2008 |
Palm Sunday |
20 April 2008 |
Maunday Thursday |
24 April 2008 |
Good Friday |
25 April 2008 |
The Holy Feast (Pascha) |
27 April 2008 |
Rogate Sunday |
1 June 2008 |
The Ascension |
5 June 2008 |
Pentecost |
15 June 2008 |
Trinity Sunday |
22 June 2008 |
Advent I Sunday |
30 November 2008 |
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