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Friday, 27 January 2012
Coming Feasts
Mon, 30 January '12

The Three Hierarchs: St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian and St John Chrysostom

Feast of our Lady
Thu, 2 February '12

The Encounter of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Fri, 24 February '12

The First and Second Discovery of the honourable Head of the Forerunner, St John the Baptist

Fri, 9 March '12

The 40 Great-martyrs of Sebastia

Sat, 17 March '12

St Patrick, enlightener of Ireland.

The Lord is King, He is clothed with majesty.
Verse: The Lord is clothed with strength and He hath girt Himself.
Verse: For He established the world which shall not be shaken.

Wisdom from the Holy Fathers
He who conceals his hypocrisy beneath feigned love blesses with his mouth but curses inwardly.
On Love, Self-control and Life

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Paschal Feasts
Sat, 4 February

Publican and Pharisee

Sun, 26 February

Clean Monday

Sun, 8 April

Palm Sunday

Fri, 13 April

Holy Friday

Sat, 14 April

Holy Saturday

Sun, 15 April

Pascha

Sun, 22 April

Thomas Sunday

Thu, 24 May

Ascension

Sun, 3 June

Pentecost


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Service(s) for Saturday
Brigid and Maura, Daughters of a Scottish Chieftain, Martyrs in Picardy on the Way to Rome. Canair (Kinnera), Virgin on the Isle of Inniscathy, Bantry Bay, Ireland. Issac the Syrian, Bishop of Nineveh. Martyr Charita. Venerable Ephraim the Syrian. Venerable Palladios of Antioch. Venerable Theodosios of Totma.

Service(s) for Sunday
Flora (Blath), Virgin of Kildare, Ireland. Gildas the Wise, Bishop in Brittany. New-martyr Demetrios of Chios. The translation of the relics of Ignatios the God-bearer of Antioch.

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Wisdom of the Fathers is from An Athonite Gerontikon: Sayings of the Holy Fathers of Mount Athos and The Philokalia
Scripture Verses from KJV and EMTV

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