Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

December 09

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics


Nativity Fast.
  1. The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
    LITURGY: Gal 4:22 31; Lk 8:16 21.
  2. Prophetess Anna (Hannah), mother of Prophet Samuel.
  3. St. Stephen the "New Light" of Constantinople.
  4. St. Sophronius, Archbishop of Cyprus.
  5. Greek Calendar
    • Martyr Sositheus.
    • Martyr Narses of Persia.
    • Martyr Isaac.
  6. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy".

We confidently recommend our web service provider, Orthodox Internet Services: excellent personal customer service, a fast and reliable server, excellent spam filtering, and an easy to use comprehensive control panel.

St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, McKinney, Texas