Ranking List of Feasts and Commemorations

A Listing of Feasts and Commemorations
based upon the IERATIKON  of 
THE HOLY MONASTERY OF SIMONOS PETRAS

1st Class Feasts of the Master

(from the Menaion)

09/14     Elevation of the Precious Cross¹
12/25     Nativity of Christ²
01/06     Theophany³
08/06     Transfiguration⁴

(from the Triodion)

- - - -      Palm Sunday⁵

(from the Pentecostarion)

- - - -      Thomas Sunday⁶
- - - -      Ascension⁷
- - - -      Pentecost⁸

2^nd Class Feasts of the Mother of God

(from the Menaion)

09/08     Nativity of the Theotokos⁹
11/21     Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple¹⁰
02/02     Meeting of the Lord in the Temple¹¹
03/25     Annunciation of the Theotokos¹²
08/15     Dormition of the Theotokos¹³

3^rd Class (Vigil or Polyeleos)

(from the Menaion)

(The  listing of 3^rd and 4^th Class commemorations will, of course, vary slightly from place to place depending on local piety and veneration)

09/01     The Indiction
09/26     Apostle John the Theologian (repose)
10/26     Great-martyr Demetrios¹⁴
11/1-7    Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn¹⁵
11/08     Archangels Michael & Gabriel
11/13     John Chrysostom (repose)
11/25     Great-martyrs Catherine & Mercurios
11/30     Apostle Andrew the First-Called
12/04     Great-martyr Barbara & John Damascene
12/05     Sava the Sanctified
12/06     Nicholas of Myra
12/12     Spyridon the Wonder-worker
01/01     Circumcision and Basil the Great
01/11     Theodosios the head of monasteries
01/17     Antony the Great
01/18     Athanasios & Cyril of Alexandria
01/20     Euthymios the Great
01/25     Gregory the Theologian
01/27     John Chrysostom (transfer of relics)
01/30     The Three Hierarchs
02/10     Hieromartyr Haralampos
02/24     The Forerunner (1^st & 2^nd discoveries)
03/09     Forty Martyrs
04/23     Great-martyr George¹⁶
05/08     Apostle John the Theologian (‘manna’)
05/21     Constantine and Helen
05/25     The Forerunner (3^rd discovery)
06/04     Metrophanes of Constantinople
06/24     Nativity of the Forerunner¹⁷
06/29     Chief Apostles Peter and Paul¹⁸
07/01     Cosmas & Damian of Rome
07/11     Euphemia the all-praised
07/20     Prophet Elias
07/25     Dormition of Righteous Anna
07/27     Great-martyr Panteleimon
08/29     Beheading of the Forerunner¹⁹

4^th Class (Doxology)

 (from the Menaion)

(The  listing of 3^rd and 4^th Class commemorations will, of course, vary slightly from place to place depending on local piety and veneration)

09/06     Miracle of the Archangel Michael
09/09     Righteous Joachim and Anna
09/16     Euphemia the all-praised
09/20     Martyr Eustathios and his family
09/23     Conception of the Forerunner
09/28     Venerable Chariton
10/01     The Protection of the Theotokos
10/06     Apostle Thomas
10/09     Apostle James of Alphaeus
10/18     Apostle Luke
10/23     Apostle James Brother-of-the-Lord
11/01     Cosmas & Damian of Asia
11/09     Nektarios of Aegina
11/14     Apostle Philip
11/16     Apostle Matthew
12/09     Conception of the Theotokos²⁰
12/15     Hieromartyr Eleutherios
12/20     God-bearer Ignatios of Antioch
12/26     Synaxis of the Theotokos
12/27     Protomartyr Stephen
01/07     Synaxis of the Forerunner
01/16     Chains of Apostle Peter
01/31     Cyros & John the Unmercenary Healers
02/03     Simeon the God-receiver
03/26     Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel
04/25     Apostle Mark
04/30     Apostle James of Zebedee
05/02     Athanasios the Great (transfer of relics)
05/10     Apostle Simon the Zealot
06/08     Theodore the General (transfer of relics)
06/11     Apostles Bartholomew & Barnabas
06/30     Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles
07/02     Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos
07/05     Athanasios of Athos
07/17     Great-martyr Marina
08/01     Procession of the Precious Cross²¹
08/31     Deposition of the Belt of the Theotokos

(from the Pentecostarion)²²

- - - -      Mid-Pentecost (Wednesday after Paralytic)
- - - -      Day of the Holy Spirit (Monday after Pentecost)

¹  Forefeast on September 13^th; Leavetaking on September 21^st.
²  Forefeast period begins on December 20^th; Leavetaking on December 31^st.
³  Forefeast period begins on January 2^nd; Leavetaking on January 14^th.
⁴  Forefeast on August 5^th; Leavetaking on August 13^th.
⁵  No Forefeast and no Leavetaking.
⁶  No Forefeast; Leavetaking on the following Saturday.
⁷  No Forefeast; Leavetaking on the Friday before Pentecost.
⁸  No Forefeast; Leavetaking on the following Saturday.
⁹  Forefeast on September 7^th; Leavetaking on September 12^th.
¹⁰  Forefeast on November 20^th; Leavetaking on November 25.
¹¹  Forefeast on February 1^st; Leavetaking on February 9^th.  This festal period may be shortened depending upon the proximity of February 2^nd to the Sunday of the Prodigal Son.
¹²  Forefeast on March 24^th; Leavetaking on March 26^th (or at Vespers on March 25^th).
¹³  Forefeast on August 14^th; Leavetaking on August 23^rd.
¹⁴  No Forefeast; Leavetaking at Vespers on October 26^th.
¹⁵  The date of celebration is the first Saturday in November.
¹⁶  The date of celebration may vary due to the date of Pascha.
¹⁷ No Forefeast; Leavetaking on June 25^th.
¹⁸ No Forefeast; Leavetaking on June 30^th.
¹⁹ No Forefeast; Leavetaking on August 30^th.
²⁰  Forefeast on December 8^th; no Leavetaking.
²¹  Forefeast on July 31^st; no Leavetaking.
²²  The Pentecostrarion commemorations have no Forefeasts but they do have Leavetakings: i.e., Pascha (Leavetaking on Wednesday after Blind Man Sunday); Thomas Sunday (Leavetaking on Saturday), Myrrh-bearers Sunday (Leavetaking on Saturday), Paralytic Sunday (Leavetaking on Tuesday), Mid-Pentecost (Leavetaking on  the following Wednesday), Samaritan Woman Sunday (Leavetaking on Saturday), Blind Man Sunday (Leavetaking on Tuesday), Ascension Thursday (Leavetaking on Friday before Pentecost), and Pentecost Sunday (Leavetaking on Saturday).