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Western:

St. Nicholas,  B. C.  d.

St. Abraham of Kratia

Bl. Adolph Kolping

St. Asella

St. Dionysia

St. Majoricus

St. Peter Pascual

St. Polychronius

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia

Saint Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev

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Western:

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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Western:

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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Western:

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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Western:

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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Western:

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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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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Western:

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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Western:

St. John of the Cross.

St. Chrysogonus.

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

Great Martyr Katherine of Alexandria

Great Martyr Mercurius of Caesarea, in Cappadocia

Martyr Mercurius of Smolensk

Venerable Mercurius the Faster of the Kiev Caves

Empress Augusta, Porphyrius the General, the 50 philosophers

      and the 200 Soldiers martyred with the Great Martyr Katherine

Virgin Martyr Mastridia of Alexandria

Venerable Simon, Abbot of Soiga Monastery, Vologda

Secular;

Zachary Taylor, 12th POTUS

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Western:

St. Clement I of Rome.

St. Felicity.

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

Saint Amphilokhios, Bishop of Iconium

Saint Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum

Repose of Saint Alexander Nevsky

Saint Metrophanes (in schema Macarius), Bishop of Voronezh

Sisinius the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus

Martyr Theodore of Antioch

Ven. Anthony of Iezeru-Vâlcea Skete

Hieromartyr Gregory (Peradze) of Georgia

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Western:

St. Cecilia.

C.S. Lewis

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

Apostles of the Seventy Philemon and Archippus, Martyr Apphia, wife of

      Philemon and Equal-to-the-Apostles, and Onesimus, disciple of Saint Paul

Martyr Michael, Prince of Tver

Blessed Yaropolk (in Baptism Peter), Prince of Vladimir-Volhynia

Virgin Martyr Cecilia and the Holy Martyrs Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus at Rome

Martyr Procopius the Reader at Caesarea, in Palestine

Martyr Menignus at Parium

Saint Agabbas of Syria

Righteous Michael the soldier of Potouka, Bulgaria

Saint Kallistos II, Patriarch of Constantinople

New Hieromartyr Alexis (Benemanskii) of Tver

New Hieromartyr Elias (Gromoglasov) of Tver

Secular:

Assassination of John F. Kennedy, 35th POTUS

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Western:

Presentation of the Theotokos (BVM).

Orthodox – OCA:

The Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

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Western:

St. Edmund.

St. Felix of Valois.

Orthodox – OCA:

Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos

Venerable Gregory the Decapolite

Saint Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople

Venerable Diodoros, Igoumen of George Hill

Martyr Dasius of Dorostorum

Martyrs Eustace, Thespesius, and Anatolius of Nicea

Hieromartyrs Nerses and Joseph and many other men and women

      who suffered with them in Persia

Saint Theoctistus the Confessor

Secular:

Joe Biden, 46th POTUS

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Colton Rasanen

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Western:

St. Elizabeth of Hungary.

St. Mechthild of Hackeborn.

St. Pontianus.

Orthodox – OCA:

Prophet Obadiah (Abdia)

Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea, in Cappadocia

Venerable Barlaam, Abbot of the Kiev Near Caves

Finding of the relics of Monastic Martyr Adrian of Poshekhonsk, Yaroslavl

Martyr Azes of Isauria and 150 soldiers with him

Martyr Heliodorus in Pamphylia

Venerable Hilarion the Wonderworker, Monk of Thessalonica

Repose of Saint Philaret (Drozdov), Metropolitan of Moscow

“Consolation in Afflictions and Sorrows” Icon of the Mother of God

Saints Barlaam the monk and Prince Ioasaph of India

Secular:

James A. Garfield, 20th POTUS

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Western:

Dedication of the Basilicas of SS. Peter & Paul.

St. Hilda of Whitby,

St. Odon (Eudes) of Cluny.

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyr Platon of Ancyra

Martyr Romanus the Deacon of Caesarea

Martyr Barulas the Youth of Caesarea

New Martyr Anastasius of Epirus

Martyrs Zacchaeus the Deacon, and Alphaeus, of Caesarea in Palestine

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Western:

St. Hugh of Lincoln.

St. Gregory Thaumaturgus.

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Gregory, Wonderworker of Neocaesarea

Venerable Nikon, Abbot of Radonezh, disciple of Venerable Sergius

Venerable Lazarus the Iconographer, of Constantinople

Martyr Gobron (Michael) and 133 soldiers, of Georgia

Venerable Gennadius of Vatopedi, Mount Athos

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TRINITY XXII

Western:

St. Edmund Rich of Abingdon,  46th Abp. of Canterbury.

St. Margaret of Scotland.

St. Gertrude of Eisleben.

Orthodox – OCA:

Apostle and Evangelist Matthew

Saint Fulvian (in Baptism Matthew), Prince of Ethiopia

Saint Sergius of Malopinega

Saint Hypatius of Gangra

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Western:

St. Gertrude of Helfta.

St. Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great)

St. Malo of Aleth (Maclovius).

Orthodox – OCA:

Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas, and Habibus, of Edessa

Martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus, and Eustochius, who suffered under Julian the Apostate

Martyr Dēmḗtrios of Thrace

Venerable Paisios Velichkovsky

Kupyatitsa Icon of the Mother of God

Saint Philip of Rabanga

“Fragrant Flower” Icon of the Mother of God

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Western:

Bestowal of American Episcopate (1784)

St. Josaphat Kuntsevych,

Orthodox – OCA:

Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip

Saint Philip, Abbot of Irap Near Novgorod

Saint Justinian the Emperor

Saint Theodora the Empress

Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica

New Hieromartyr Demetrius (Benevolenskii) of Tver

New Martyr Constantine of Hydra

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Western:

St. Britius, B.C.

St. Francis Xavier Cabrini

St. Didacus of Alcalá,

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

Martyrs Nikephoros, Antoninus, and Germanus of Caesarea, in Palestine

Martyr Manetha of Cæsarea in Palestine

Monastic Martyr Damascene of the Lavra

Stockholm Icon of the Mother of God

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CMarie Fuhrman

Progressives and moderates dominate conservatives in local races, flipping a Spokane council seat and ousting incumbent mayors

Hunter Pauli

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Western:

St. Martin I,

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Varnava (Nastic)

Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria

Venerable Neilos the Ascetic of Sinai

Blessed John “the Hairy” and Fool-For-Christ at Rostov

Prophet Ahijah

Venerable Nilus the Myrrhgusher of Mount Athos

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

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Debates over daylight saving rage on.

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Western:

St. Martin of Tours.

St. Mennas of Egypt.

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyr Menas of Egypt

Martyr Victor at Damascus

Martyr Vincent of Spain

Martyr Stephanida of Damascus

Venerable Theodore the Confessor, Abbot of the Studion

Repose of the Blessed Maximus of Moscow

Venerable Martyrius, Abbot of Zelenets, Pskov

Repose of Saint Stephen of Dečani, Serbia

Saint Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours

Secular:

Armistice Day / Veterans Day 

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Western:

St. Andrew Avellino.

SS. Tryphon, Respicius, & Nympha,

Orthodox – OCA:

Apostles of the Seventy: Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius

Martyr Orestes, Physician of Cappadocia

Hieromartyr Mίlos (or Milēs) the Wonderworker, and two disciples

Venerable Theocteristus, Abbot of Symbola on Mount Olympus, Bithynia

Martyr Constantine, King of Georgia

Martyrdom of the Great-martyr George of Georgia

Founding of the Church of Saint George

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TRINITY XXI

Western:

Dedication of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran,

      Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John

      the Baptist and John the Evangelist at the Lateran

St. Theodore.

Orthodox – OCA:

Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus

Venerable Matrona, Abbess of Constantinople

Venerable Theoktίstē of the Isle of Lesbos

Venerable Onesiphorus the Confessor of the Kiev Near Caves

Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica

Martyr Anthony of Apamea

Venerable John the Short, of Egypt

Saint Eustolia of Constantinople

Saint Sopatra of Constantinople

Saint Nectarius Kephalas, Metropolitan of Pentapolis

Venerable Euthymius, founder of Dochiariou Monastery (Mount Athos—10th c.),

      and Venerable Neophytus, Co-founder of the Monastery

“Quick to Hear” Icon of the Mother of God

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