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St. John, Apostle and Evangelist

 com. Day III within the Octave of Nativity.

Western:

St. John the Apostle

St. Fabiola

St. John the Evangelist

St. Maximus

St. Nicarete

St. Theodore and Theophanes

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Third Day of the Nativity of our Lord

Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen

Venerable Theodore Graptus, “the branded,” Confessor

Saint Theodore, Archbishop of Constantinople

“All-Merciful Kykko” Icon of the Mother of God

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St. Stephen, the First Martyr

com. Day II within the Octave of Nativity.

Western:

St. Stephen

St. Abadiu

St. Amaethlu

St. Archelaus

St. Pope Dionysius

St. Marinus

St. Neol Chabanel

St. Tathal

St. Theodore the Sacrist

St. Vincentia Maria Lopez Y Vicuna

St. Zeno

St. Zosimus

St. Zosimus

Orthodox – OCA:

Second Day of the Nativity of our Lord

Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God

Hieromartyr Euthymius, Bishop of Sardis

Venerable Constantine of Synnada

Venerable Evarestus of the Studion Monastery

Saint Νikodemos the Sanctified of Tismana, Romania

Hieromartyr Constantine the Russian of Lavra on Mount Athos

“Bethlehem” Icon of the Mother of God

Icon of the Mother of God “the Blessed Womb”

Venerable Isaac II of Optina

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The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

Commonly Called Christmas Day

Western:

com. St. Anastasia,

com. St. Eugenia of Rome,

St. Eugenia

St. Adalsindis

St. Alburga

St. Anastasia

St. Anastasia III

Bl. Michael Nakashima

Orthodox – OCA:

The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ

The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar

Commemoration of the Shepherds in Bethlehem who were

      watching their flocks, and went to see the Lord

Priestmonk Jonah the Martyr of Pechenga

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The Vigil of the Nativity

Commonly Called Christmas Eve

Western:

St. Charbel Makhlouf

St. Delphinus

SS. Tarsilla and Emiliana

St. Adela of Pfalzel 

St. Adele

St. Adela

St. Caranus

St. Euthymius

St. Irmina

St. Lucian

St. Venerandus

Orthodox – OCA:

Eve of the Nativity of our Lord

Nun-Martyr Eugenia of Rome

Venerable Nicholas the Monk of Bulgaria

Saint Antiochus

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O VIRGO VIRGINUM

St. Margaret d’Youville

St. Servulus

St. John of Kanty

St. Dagobert II

St. John Cantius

Martyrs of Crete

St. Migdonius & Mardonius

St. Nicholas Factor

St. Theodulus

St. Victoria

St. Vintila

Orthodox – OCA:

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord

10 Holy Martyrs of Crete

Repose of Saint Theoktistos, Archbishop of Novgorod

Saint Niphon, Bishop of Constantia, Cyprus

Saint Paul, Bishop of Neocaesarea

Saint Nahum of Ochrid, disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal of the Apostles

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St. Thomas the Apostle. (transferred)

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O EMMANUEL

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

St. Ischyrion

St. Chaeromon

St. Amaswinthus

St. Demetrius

St. Flavian

St. Hunger

St. Zeno

Orthodox – OCA:

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord

Great Martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Poisons,

      her teacher, Martyr Chrysogonos, and many with them

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ADVENT IV

Western:

O REX GENTIUM

St. Thomas the Apostle (Transfered to Monday)

St. Peter Canisius

Bl. Adrian

St. Anastasius XII

St. Andrew Dung Lac

St. Glycerius

St. Honoratus of Toulouse

St. John & Festus

St. John Vincent

Bl. Peter Friedhofen

St. Severinus

St. Themistoeles

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday before the Nativity

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord

Virgin Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and 500 men and 130 women with her

Repose of Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia

Right-believing Princess Juliana of Vyazma

Blessed Procopius of Vyatka the Fool-For-Christ

Martyr Themistocles of Myra in Lycia

Venerable Macarius the Faster, Abbot of the Khakhuli Monastery

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EMBER SATURDAY IN ADVENT

O ORIENS

comm. Vigil of St. Thomas, Apostle

St. Dominic of Silos

St. Philogonius

St. Vincent Romano

St. Ammon

St. Dominic of Brescia

St. Julius

St. Liberatus & Bajulus

Bl. Peter de la Cadireta

St. Peter Thi

St. Ursicinus

St. Ursicinus

St. Zephyrinus

Orthodox – OCA:

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord

Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch

Venerable Ignatius, Archimandrite of the Kiev Caves

Saint Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch

Saint Daniel II, Archbishop of Serbia

Repose of Saint John of Kronstadt

Icon of the Mother of God the “Rescuer of the Drowning”

New-martyr John of Thasos

Icon of the Mother of God of Novgorod

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EMBER FRIDAY IN ADVENT

O CLAVIS DAVID

Blessed Urban V

St. Nemesius

St. Anastasius I

St. Augustine Moi

St. Bernard Valeara

St. Darius

St. Dominic Uy

St. Fausta

Bl. Francis Man

St. Francis Xavier Mau

St. Manirus

St. Meuris & Thea

St. Nemesius of Alexandria

St. Ribert

St. Thomas De & Companions

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyr Boniface at Tarsus in Cilicia, and Righteous Aglaϊa of Rome

Venerable Elias of Murom, Wonderworker of the Kiev Near Caves

Martyrs Elias, Probus, and Ares in Cilicia

Saint Boniface the Merciful, Bishop of Ferentino

Saint Gregory, Archbishop of Omirits

Venerable George the Scribe, and Venerable Savva, of Khakhuli

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O RADIX JESSE

St. Gatian

St. Rufus

St. Adjutor

St. Auxentius

St. Bodagisil

St. Desideratus

St. Flannan

St. Moses

St. Paul My

St. Peter Truat

St. Quintus

St. Rufus and Zosimus

St. Samthan

St. Theotimus & Basilian

St. Victurus

St. Winebald

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyr Sebastian at Rome, and his companions

Venerable Sebastian, Abbot of Pshekhonye Monastery, Vologda

Righteous Simeon, Wonderworker of Verkhoturye

Saint Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem

Saint Florus, Bishop of Amisus

Saint Michael the Confessor at Constantinople

New Hieromartyr Archbishop Thaddeus of Tver

Venerable Daniel the Hesychast

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Spokane leaders hope for progress in Olympia during short session, despite a tricky financial landscape

As lawmakers gear up to return to Olympia for the short legislative session that’s scheduled to run from Jan. 12 to March 12, Spokane business groups, government boards and elected officials have been preparing their wishlists. However, just as the city of Spokane and Spokane County had to figure out how to address budget deficits this fall, Washington’s budget writers will need to figure out how to fill gaps midway through the state’s 2025-27 biennial budget after tax revenue came up hundreds of millions of dollars short this year.

Spokane’s Riblet Tramway first connected minerals and crops with markets, then pivoted to become the innovative engine behind the ski industry we enjoy today

Byron Riblet designed large railway projects, platted new additions, laid courses for the city’s first steam-driven and electric railways, and designed the waterworks that still provide clean drinking water to the city today. After his early successes in Spokane, Riblet’s career took a turn that profoundly changed mining and skiing operations.

Ari Nordhagen’s second book celebrates the people making the city’s beverage culture just as exciting as its culinary scene

Nordhagen smiles easily as she speaks of The Spokane Drinks Book, the follow-up to her debut tome, The Spokane Cookbook, which sold out the week it debuted in 2022, prompting additional printings that have elevated sales to more than 4,000 copies. She admits that the smile comes partially from pride but mostly from relief. “I thought I’d sell 200 books and have 800 in my basement,” she says.

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Was Jesus born in December?

by Ian Paul

Was Jesus actually born in December? If not, why was this date chosen—and can we know when Jesus was actually born?

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O ADONAI

St. Olympia

St. Begga

St. Briarch

St. Eigil of Fulda

St. Florian

St. John of Martha

St. Jose Manyanet y Vives

St. Maxentiolus

St. Tydecho

St. Wivina

Orthodox – OCA:

Prophet Daniel

The Three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias and Misael

Venerable Daniel the Confessor (in Schema Stephen) of Spain, and Egypt

Venerable Dionysius of Aegina

Martyr Avakum the Deacon of Serbia

Saint Paisius

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O SAPIENTIA

St. Eusebius of Vercelli.

St. Ado of Vienne

St. Adelaide

St. Albina

St. Beoc

Bl. Clemente Marchisio

St. Nicholas Chrysoberges

Bl. Raynald de Bar

St. Valentine

Orthodox – OCA:

Prophet Haggai

Martyr Marinus of Rome

Saint Theophanó the Wonderworker, wife of Emperor Leo the Wise

Venerable Sophia of Suzdal, the Wonderworker

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OCA Joins Amicus Brief Defending Religious Liberty

he Orthodox Church in America has joined the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gračanica–Midwestern America, the Catholic bishops of Illinois and the Illinois Catholic Health Association in filing an amicus brief in the case NIFLA v. Treto in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The brief challenges a law that requires healthcare providers, which abstain from performing abortions, to nevertheless still provide patients with referrals to abortion providers and to deliver state-mandated statements promoting the supposed benefits of abortion in order to receive certain legal protections.

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Octave of the Conception of the Theotokos

Blessed John the Discalced

St. Maximinus

St. Mary Di Rosa

St. Adalbero

St. Faustinus

St. Florentius

St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa

Bl. Mary Frances Schervier

St. Paul of Latros

St. Urbitius

St. Valerian of Abbenza

St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli

Orthodox – OCA:

Hieromartyr Eleutherius, Bishop of Illyria, his mother, 

      Martyr Evanthia, and Caribus the Eparch

Venerable Paul of Latros

Saint Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Sourozh, Crimea

Venerable Tryphon, Abbot of Pechenga

Martyr Jonah, disciple of Tryphon of Pechenga

Martyr Eleutherius at Constantinople

Venerable Pardus the Hermit, of Palestine

Hieromartyr Hilarion, Archbishop of Verey

Saint Nectarius of Bitel

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ADVENT III

Gaudate Sunday

Western:

Day VII within the Octave of the Conception.

Blessed Melanie Calvat

St. Nicasius of Reims

St. John of the Cross

St. Agnellus

St. Bartholomew Buonpedoni

St. Drusus

St. Fingar

St. Heron

St. Jucundus

St. Justus & Abundius

St. Matronian

St. Nimatullah al-Hardini

St. Pompeius of Pavia

St. Spyridon of Tremithius

St. Venantius Fortunatus

St. Viator

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday of the Forefathers

Righteous Priest Aaron      Righteous Benjamin      Righteous Deborah

Righteous Hezron      Righteous Isaac      Righteous Jacob      Righteous Judith

Righteous Miriam      Prophet Nathan      Prophet Nehemiah      Righteous Noah

Righteous Rebecca      Righteous Sarah      Prophet Solomon      Righteous Susanna

Righteous Ruth      Righteous Mary

Martyrs Thyrsos, Leukios, and Kallinikos

Martyrs Philemon, Apollonios, Arrian, and Theonas of Alexandria

Saint Hilarion, Metropolitan of Suzdal and Yuriev

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St. Lucy.

Day VI within the Octave of the Conception.

St. Autbert

St. Einhildis & Roswinda

St. Elizabeth Rose

St. Jodoc

Orthodox – OCA:

Repose of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America

Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes, at Sebaste

Virgin Martyr Lucy of Syracuse

Venerable Arcadius of Novotorsk

Venerable Mardarios the Recluse of the Kiev Caves

Venerable Arsenius of Latros

Hieromartyr Gabriel of Serbia

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Tribal Homicide: Court docs claim cheating allegations led murder of a woman and her 17-year-old son in Nespelem

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Day V within the Octave of the Conception.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

St. Valery

St. Finian of Clonard

St. Abra

St. Agatha

St. Alexander

St. Ammonaria

St. Colman of Glendalough

St. Columba of Terryglass

St. Corentin

St. Corentius

St. Edburga

St. Hermogenes

St. Maxentius

Bl. Thomas Holland

St. Vicelin

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Mardarije (Uskokovic) of Libertyville

Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus

Venerable Therapon, Abbot of Monza

Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem

Martyr Synetus of Rome

Martyr John, Abbot of the Zedazeni Monastery

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Colville Tribes Mourn Nespelem Woman, Son After Double Homicide

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Day IV within the Octave of the Conception.

St. Damasus I, 37th Pope of Rome.

St. Acepsius

St. Barsabas

St. Cian

St. Damasus

St. Daniel the Stylite

St. Eutychius

St. Fidweten

Bl. Martin of Saint Nicholas

Bl. Melchior of Saint Augustine

St. Pens

St. Sabinus

St. Sabinus

St. Trason

St. Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople

Venerable Nikon the Dry, of the Kiev Near Caves

Martyr Mirax of Egypt

Martyrs Akepsimas and Aithalas of Egypt

Venerable Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon

Synaxis of the Saints of Georgia

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The Washington Legislature is warned that climate goals and affordable power bills are at risk from data centers

Washington leaders are trying to juggle decarbonizing the state power grid while keeping electricity bills down for constituents and catering to the massive power demands of the growing data center industry. According to findings and recommendations presented to the state Legislature last Wednesday by Gov. Bob Ferguson’s recently established Data Center Workgroup, they’re dropping the ball on all three fronts.

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Day III within the Octave of the Conception.

St. Melchiades.

Translation of the Holy House of Loreto

St. Eulalia of Merida

Pope Saint Gregory III

St. Carpophorus & Abundius

St. Deusdedit

St. Edmund Genings

St. Eustace White

St. Florentius of Carracedo

St. Gemellus

St. Guitmarus

St. Hildemar

Bl. John Mason

St. Julia of Merida

St. Lucerius

Bl. Marcantonio Durando

St. Mennas

St. Mercurius

St. Peter Duong

Bl. Peter Tecelano

St. Polydore Plasden

Bl. Sebastian Montanol

St. Thomas of Farfa Abbey

Bl. Thomas Somers

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus, of Alexandria

Saint Joasaph, Bishop of Belgorod

Martyr Gemellus of Paphlagonia

Venerable Thomas of Bithynia

Righteous King John of Serbia, and his parents Righteous Stephen,

      Despot of Serbia, and Venerable Angelina of Serbia

Venerable Leontios of Achaia

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Day II within the Octave of the Conception.

St. Peter Fourier

St. Leocadia of Toledo

St. Juan Diego

St. Balda

St. Budoc

St. Cyprian

St. Ethelgiva

St. Gorgonia

St. Julian of Apamea

Martyrs of Samosata

Martyrs of Saragossa

St. Peter

St. Proculus of Verona

St. Restitutus

St. Valeria of Limoges

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Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by Saint Anna

Prophetess Hannah the mother of the Prophet Samuel

Saint Sophronius, Archbishop of Cyprus

Saint Stephen the “New Light” of Constantinople

“Unexpected Joy” Icon of the Mother of God

Hieromonk Anthimus the Athonite, “Fool for Christ”

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The Immaculate Conception of the Theotokos.

St. Romaric

St. Eucharius

St. Macarius

St. Patapios Of Thebes

St. Patapius

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Patapius of Thebes

Venerable Cyril, Abbot of Chelma Hill

Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas,

      Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus

Martyr Anthusa at Rome

362 Martyrs of Africa (62 Clergy and 300 Laypeople)

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ADVENT II

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St. Ambrose of Milan.

Vigil of the Conception of the Theotokos.

St. Maria Giuseppe Rossello

St. Anianas

Martyrs of Africa

St. Polycarp and Theodore

St. Servus

St. Victor of Piacenza

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan

Venerable Anthony, Abbot of Siya, Novgorod

Venerable Nilus of Stolbensk Lake

Venerable John the Faster of the Kiev Near Caves

Martyr Athenodorus of Mesopotamia

Venerable Paul the Obedient

Saint Philothea of Thrace, Protectress of Romania

Venerable Gregory, founder of Grigoriou Monastery, Mount Athos

“Vladimir” Icon of the Mother of God of Seliger

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St. Nicholas,  B. C.  d.

St. Abraham of Kratia

Bl. Adolph Kolping

St. Asella

St. Dionysia

St. Majoricus

St. Peter Pascual

St. Polychronius

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Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia

Saint Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev

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St. Sabas,  Abt.

com. St. Birinus,  B. C.

St. Anastasius

St. Basilissa

St. Bassus

St. Cawrdaf

St. Crispina

St. Dalmatius of Pavia

St. Firminus

St. Galagnus

St. Gerald

St. Gerbold

St. John Almond

St. John the Wonder-Worker

St. Julius

Bl. Margaret of Citta-di-Castello

St. Nicholas Tavigli

St. Pelinus

Bl. Philip Rinaldi

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Savva the Sanctified

Saint Gurias, Archbishop of Kazan

Martyr Anastasius the Fuller of Salona in Dalmatia

Venerable Karion (Cyrion) and his son, Venerable Zachariah, of Egypt

Venerable Nectarius of Bitolya and Mount Athos

Venerable Philotheus of Karyes, Mount Athos

Monastic Martyrs of Karyes

Saint Crispina

Secular:

Martin Van Buren, 8th POTUS

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St. Osmund,  B. C.  d.

St. John of Damascus.  C. D.  d.

St. Peter Chrysologus,  B. C. D.  d.

St, Barbara,  V. M.

St. Clement of Alexandria, C. D.

St. Abba Isa

St. Ada

St. Anno

St. Bernard degli Uberti

St. Bertoara

St. Felix of Bologna

St. Francis Galvez

St. Giovanni Calabria

Bl. Jerome de Angelis

St. Maruthas

St. Meletius

St. Theophanes and Companions

Orthodox – OCA:

Glorification of the Priestmartyr Alexander Hotovitzky

Greatmartyr Barbara and Martyr Juliana, at Heliopolis in Syria

Venerable John of Damascus

Saint John, Bishop of Polybotum

Saint Gennadius, Archbishop of Novgorod

Hieromartyr Seraphim Archbishop of Phanarion and Neochorion

Icon of the Mother of God of Damascus

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St. Francis Xavier

St. Abbo

St. Agricola

St. Attalia

St. Birinus

St. Cassian of Tangier

Bl. Edward Coleman

St. Eloque

St. Ethernan

Bl. Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer

St. Lucius

St. Mirocles

Orthodox – OCA:

Prophet Zephaniah

Venerable Savva, Igoumen of Zvenigorod, Disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh

Saint Theodoulus, Eparch of Constantinople

Venerable John the Silent of Saint Sabbas Monastery

Hieromartyr Theodore, Archbishop of Alexandria

Monastic Martyr Cosmas of Saint Anne Skete, Mount Athos

Venerable George of Cernica

New Martyr Angelos of Chios

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St. Bibiana,

St. Chromatius

St. Eusebius

St. Evasius

Bl. Ivan Sleziuk

St. Lupus of Verona

Bl. Maria Angela Astorch

St. Pontian

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Alexei (Kabalyuk)

Prophet Habakkuk

Venerable Athanasius “the Resurrected One”,

      Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves

Venerable Athanasius the Recluse of the Kiev Caves

Martyr Myrope of Chios

Saints John, Heraclemon, Andrew, and Theophilus, of Egypt

Saint Jesse, Bishop of Tsilkani, Georgia

Saint Stephen Urosh, King of Serbia

Venerable Joannicius of Devic

Synaxis of the Gerontissa Icon of the Mother of God

Saint Porphyrios, Wonderworker of Kavsokaliva

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 St. ANDREW the APOSTLE  (Transferred)

Western:

St. Charles de Foucauld,

Bl. Nicholas Ferrar

St. Eligius of Noyon

St. Agericus

St. Alexander Briant

St. Ananias

St. Ansanus

Bl. Anwarite Nangapeta

St. Candres

St. Castritian

Bl. Charles de Faucauld

St. Constantian

St. Diodorus & Marianus

St. Edmund Campion

St. Edmund Campion

St. Edmund Campion

St. Evasius

St. Grwst

Bl. John Beche

St. Leontius of Fréjus

St. Lucius

St. Natalia of Nicomedia

St. Olympiades

Bl. Richard Langley

St. Ursicinus of Brescia

Orthodox – OCA:

Prophet Nahum

Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia in Asia Minor

Martyr Ananias of Persia

Venerable Botolph of Iken

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ADVENT I

Western:

 St. Andrew the Apostle  (transferred)

St. Constantius

St. Joseph Marchand

St. Maura

St. Trojan

St. Tudwal

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Sebastian Dabovich

Apostle Andrew, the Holy and All-Praised First-Called

Saint Frumentius, Archbishop of Abyssinia, Ethiopia

Entrance of the Apostle Andrew into Georgia

Saint Vakhtang Gorgasali, King of Georgia

Hierarch Peter, first Catholicos of Georgia

Hierarch Samuel, Second Catholicos of Georgia

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Western:

Vigil of St. Andrew, Apostle

St. Saturninus of Toulouse,  B. M.

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, 57th Abp. of York

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyr Paramon and 370 Martyrs in Bithynia

Martyr Philoumenus of Ancyra

Martyr Valerian

Martyr Phaedrus

Venerable Acacius of Sinai, who is mentioned in the Ladder

Venerable Nectarius the Obedient of the Kiev Near Caves

Hieromartyr Abibus, Bishop of Nekresi in Georgia

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St. Catherine Zoé Labouré.

St. James of the March of Ancona.

Orthodox – OCA:

Monastic Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New

Monastic Martyrs and Confessors Auxentius, Basil, Gregory,

      another Gregory, John, Andrew, Peter and many others

Martyr Anna

Martyr Irenarchus and Seven Women Martyrs at Sebaste

Saint Theodore, Archbishop of Rostov

Martyr Timothy and his companions, at Tiberiopolis

Hieromartyr Metropolitan Seraphim (Chichagov

Martyr Hristo of Bulgaria

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THANKSGIVING DAY (U.S.)

Western:

The Miraculous Medal.

St. Maximus, Bishop of Riez.

Orthodox – OCA:

Greatmartyr James the Persian

Venerable Palladius of Thessalonica

Saint James the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Vsévolod (Gabriel) of Pskov

17 Monastic Martyrs in India

Venerable Romanós of Cilicia

Repose of Venerable Diodorus, Igoumen of George Hill

Commemoration of the Weeping Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign” at Novgorod

“Kursk-Root” Icon of the Mother of God

Icon of the Mother of God of Abalaka

Saint Theodosius of Trnovo

Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarskoe Selo

“Seraphim-Ponetaevka” Icon of the Mother of God

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Western:

St. Peter I of Alexandria,.

St. Sylvester Gozzolini.

St. John Berchmans.

Orthodox – OCA:

The Righteous Gideon

Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis

Dedication of the Church of the Greatmartyr George at Kiev

Repose of Saint Innocent, first Bishop of Irkutsk

Venerable James the Solitary of Syria

Venerable Stylianus of Paphlagonia

Venerable Nikon “Metanoeite,” the Preacher of Repentance

Saints Athanasios and Theodosios of Cherepovets,

      disciples of Saint Sergius of Radonezh

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St. Catherine of Alexandria.

Orthodox – OCA:

Leavetaking of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos Into the Temple

Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome

Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria

Saint Clement of Ochrid, Equal of the Apostles, Bishop of Greater Macedonia,

      and his companions Nahum, Savva, Gorazd and Angelar

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