Entrance into Temple of the Birth-giver of God, Special Service Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), Special Service Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great, Pontifical: Catechumens (beginning of visible service) 454 463 467 226 240 241 577 . 167 171 204 182 189 596 II 80 64 Many Years (Long Life), Grand (for the Emperor) for the Holy Synod and others Explanation (Appendix) Nativity of the Birth-giver of God, Special Service . of Christ (Christmas), Special Services : for a Woman on the Fortieth Day after Childbirth . Presentation in the Temple of the Birth-giver of God, Special Service THE FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH (The Church Year begins on September 1—14.) The Feasts are divided into several categories, consisting of three prin cipal grades, which, again, are subdivided into Lesser and Greater. The TWELVE GREAT FEASTS are classified as follows: THE FEASTS OF OUR LORD AND THE FEASTS OF OUR MOST HOLY SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. LADY, THE BIRTH-GIVER OF GOD, The Nativity of the Birth-giver The Annunciation of the Birthgiver of God. March 25 (April 7, N. S.). The Falling-asleep (Assumption) of the Birth-giver of God. Aug. 15 (28, N. S.). OTHER FEASTS AND HOLY DAYS OF THE CHURCH. Jan. 1—14. The Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Feast of St. Basil the Great. Jan. 30 (Feb. 12, N. S.). The Feast of the Three Saints (Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom). May 9-22. The Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas, the Wonderworker, from Myra in Lycia to Bari in Italy, A. D. 1096. May 11—24. The Feast of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, the Evangelizers of the Slavic races. June 24 (July 7, N. 5.). The Nativity of St. John the Forerunner. |