January 5 2020, 29th Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, of the Holy Fathers. Tone 4. Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete (III): Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus (250). St. Niphon, bp. of Cyprus (IV). St. Paul, Bishop of Neo-Caesaria (IV). St. Nahum of Ochrid, enlightener of the Bulgarians (910).
December 15, 2019. Sunday 26 after Pentecost. Prophet Habakkuk (VI c. B.C.). – Martyr Myrope of Chios (251). – Sts. John, Heraclemon, Andrew, and Theophilus of Egypt (IV). – St. Jesse, Bishop of Tsilkani in Georgia (VI). – St. Athanasius, “the Resurrected”, of the Near Kyivan Caves (1176). – Ven. Athanasius, recluse, of the Far Kyivan Caves (XIII). – St. Stephen-Urosh IV, king (1371).
