August 2025
Feastday readings are in boldface. Readings: After Easter (AE), After Pentecost (AP), After Holy Cross (AC), Lent (L).
Tones: Octoechos (T), Eothinon (E)
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Tuesday
Wednesday
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1
Procession of the Life-giving Cross - Begining of the Theotokos' Fast
Seven Macchabees, Their Mother Salome and  the Elder Eleazar
Epistle: Hebrews 11:33-40,12:1-2 (Su/1AP)
Gospel: Matthew 10:16-22 (We/3AP)
No meat or dairy
2
Transfer of the Remains of the Holy Protomartyr the Archdeacon Stephen
Epistle: Romans 13:1-10
Gospel: Matthew 12:30-37
No meat or dairy
8AP
3
Feeding the Five Thousand
Fathers Isaac, Dalmatus and Faustus
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Gospel: Matthew 14:14-22
T.7 / E.8
No meat or dairy
8AP
4
Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus and of Martyr Eudocia
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:31-34,12:1-6
Gospel: Matthew 18:1-11
No meat or dairy
9AP
5
Preparation of the Transfiguration - Martyr Eusignius
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
Gospel: Matthew 18:18-22,19:1-2,13-15
No meat or dairy
9AP
6
Transfiguration of our Lord
Orthros: Luke 9:28-36
Epistle: 2 Peter 1:10-19
Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
Fast free
7
Martyr Dometios
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 14:6-19
Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28
No meat or dairy
9AP
8
Ninth Friday After Pentecost
Confessor Emilian, Bishop of Cyrica
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 14:26-40
Gospel: Matthew 21:12-14,17-20
No meat or dairy
9AP
9
Apostle Matthias
Epistle: Romans 14:6-9
Gospel: Matthew 15:32-39
No meat or dairy
9AP
10
Walking on Water
Martyr Archdeacon Lawrence
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:9-17
Gospel: Matthew 14:22-34
T.8 / E.9
No meat or dairy
9AP
11
Martyr Euplus the Deacon
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19
Gospel: Matthew 21:18-22
No meat or dairy
10AP
12
Martyrs Photios and Anicetos and Maximos the Confessor
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:29-38
Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27
No meat or dairy
10AP
13
Leave-taking of the Transfiguration
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 16:4-12
Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32
No meat or dairy
10AP
14
Vigil of the Dormition -  prophet Micah
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 1:1-7
Gospel: Matthew 21:43-46
No meat or dairy
10AP
15
Dormition of the Mother of God
Orthros: Luke 1:39-49,56
Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 (Sep 8)
Gospel: Luke 10:38-42,11:27-28
No meat or dairy
16
Martyr Diomedes
Epistle: 1 Timothy 3:13-16,4:1-5
Gospel: Luke 9:51-56,10:22-24,13:22
Fast free
17
Healing the Epileptic Son
Martyr Myron
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16
Gospel: Matthew 17:14-23
T.1 / E.10
Fast free
10AP
18
Martyrs Florus and Laurus
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 2:3-15
Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22
Fast free
11AP
19
Martyrs Andrew the Centurion and His Companions
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17,3:1-3
Gospel: Matthew 23:23-28
Fast free
11AP
20
Prophet Samuel
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3:4-11
Gospel: Matthew 23:29-39
No meat or dairy
11AP
21
Apostle Thaddeus - Martyr Bassa and Her Children
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:1-12
Gospel: Matthew 24:13-28
Fast free
11AP
22
Martyrs Agathonicos and His Companions
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:13-18
Gospel: Matthew 24:27-33,42-51
No meat or dairy
11AP
23
Leave-taking of the Dormition
Martyr Luppus and Hieromartyr Irenaeus
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12
Fast free
11AP
24
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Hieromartyr Eutyches, Disciple of Saint John the Theologian
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:2-12
Gospel: Matthew 18:23-35
T.2 / E.11
Fast free
11AP
25
Transfer of the Remains of the Apostle Bartholomew -  apostle Titus
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:10-15
Gospel: Mark 1:9-15
Fast free
12AP
26
Martyrs Adrian and His Wife Natalia. Blessed Mary Bawardy
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:15-21
Gospel: Mark 1:16-22
Fast free
12AP
27
Father Poemen and Martyr Phanurios
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:11-16
Gospel: Mark 1:23-28
No meat or dairy
12AP
28
Fathers Moses the Abyssinian and Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 7:1-10
Gospel: Mark 1:29-35
Fast free
12AP
29
Beheading of the Forerunner
Orthros: Matthew 14:1-13 (Tu/7AP)
Epistle: Acts 13:25-33
Gospel: Mark 6:14-30
No meat or dairy
30
Fathers Alexander, John and Paul the Latter, Archbishops of Constantinople
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31,2:1-5
Gospel: Matthew 20:29-34
Fast free
12AP
31
Counseling the Rich Man
Epistle: Hebrews 9:1-7 (Nov 21)
Gospel: Matthew 19:16-26
T.3 / E.1
Fast free
12AP