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msgs[1] = "December 19 / January 1. Martyr Boniface at Tarsus in Cilicia, and Righteous Aglae (Aglaida) of Rome. Martyrs Elias, Probus andAres, in Cilicia. Martyrs Polyeuctus at Caesarea in Cappadocia, and Timothy the deacon in Mauretania. St. Boniface the Merciful,Bishop of Ferentino. St. Gregory, Archbishop of Omirits. St. Elias of Murom, Wonderworker of the Kiev Caves. Martyrs Hermylusand Phocas. Hieromartyr Capito, Bishop of Cherson. (Greek Calendar: Martyrs Eutyches and Thessalonica and with them 200 menand 70 women. Martyr Tryphon.) Repose of Priest-martyr Hermogenes, founder of Kirensk and Albazin Monasteries in Siberia(1690)."

msgs[2] = "December 20 / January 2. Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Repose of Righteous John of Kronstadt Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch (also celebrated January 29) [Heb 4:14-5:6; Mk 9:33-41]. St. Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch. St.Daniel II, Archbishop of Serbia. St. Ignatius, archimandrite of the Kiev Caves. New-Martyr John of the Isle of Thasos. Repose of Anthony, Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk (1846), and Metropolitan Philaret of Kiev (Theodosius in schmea) (1857)."

msgs[3] = "December 21 / January 3. Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Virgin Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and with her 500 men and 130women. Repose of St. Peter, Metropolitan of All Russia. Martyr Theomistocles of Myra in Lycia. St. Juliana, princess of Vyazma.Blessed Procopius of Vyatka, fool-for-Christ. St. Paisius Velichkovsky. Repose of Schemamonk Michael of Harbin (1939). Blessed Peter the Nose of Kama (1938?)."

msgs[4] = "December 22 / January 4. Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Great-Martyr Anastasia, deliverer from bonds, and her teacher Martyr Chrysogonus, and with them Martyrs Theodota, Evodias, Eutychianus, and others who suffered under Diocletian [Gal 3:23-29; Lk7:36-50]. (Greek Calendar: Martyr Zoilus.) Repose of Dositheus, hermit of Roslavl forests and Optina (1828)."

msgs[5] = "December 23 / January 5. Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius,Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus [Eph 6:10-17; Lk 21:12-19]. St. Paul, Bishop of Neo-Caesarea.St. Niphon, Bishop of Cyprus. St. Nahum, Enlightener of the Bulgarians. St. Niphon, monk. St. Theoctistus, Archbishop of Novgorod. St. David of Echmiadzin in Armenia. New-Martyrs Priests John and Nicholas (1918). (Greek Calendar: Martyr Schinon.)"

msgs[6] = "December 24 / January 6. Nun-martyr Eugenia of Rome, and with her Martyrs Philip her father, Protus, Hyacinth (Jacinth), Basilla,and Claudia. St. Nicholas the monk of Bulgaria. St. Antioch, monk of Palestine, and St. Bitimionus of Scete. St. Aphrodisius,monk of Palestine. New-Martyr Achmed (Ahmet) the Calligrapher (or Architect) of Constantinople. (Greek Calendar: Martyr Achaicus.)"

msgs[7] = "December 25 / January 7. THE NATIVITY ACCORDING TO THE FLESH OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthasar. Commemoration of the shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord. Massacre of monk-martyr Jonah and with him 50 monks and 65 laymen at St. Tryphon of Pechenga Monastery, by the Swedes (1590)."

msgs[8] = "December 26 / January 8. Second Day of the Feast of the Nativity. Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos [Heb 2:11-19; Matt2:13-23]. Hieromartyr Euthymius, Bishop of Sardis. St. Evaristus of the Studion Monastery. St. Constantine, monk of Synnada.New Hieromartyr Constantius the Russian, at Constantinople. St. Nicodemus the Serbian. New Hieromartyr Andrew, Bishop of Ufa,and New-Martyr Valentina (1937). Repose of Abbot Barlaam of Vallam (1849)."

msgs[9] = "December 27 / January 9. Third Day of the Feast of the Nativity. Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen St. Theodore Graptus (the Branded, confessor, brother of St. Theophanes the Hymnographer. (services combined) St. Theodore, Archbishop ofConstantinople. St. Luke, monk of Tryglia. New-Martyrs Tikhon, Archbishop of Voronezh, and with him 160 martyred priests (1919).Repose of Athanasius of Grigorious Monastery, Mt. Athos (1953)."

msgs[10] = "December 28 / January 10. Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ. The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia, including: Glycerius, Zeno,Theophilus, Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius, Indes, Gorgonius, Peter, Euthymius, and the virgins Agape, Domna, and Theophila.Apostle Nicanor the Deacon. St. Ignatius, monk of Lomsk (Vologda). St. Simon the Myrrh-gusher, founder of Simonopetra Monastery on Mt. Athos. St Babylas of Tarsus in Cilicia. New-Martyr Nikodim, Bishop of Belgorod (1918). (Greek Calendar: MartyrSecundus.) Repose of Blessed Cornelius, monk of Krypets Monastery in Pskov (1903)."

msgs[11] = "December 29 / January 11. Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ. The 14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem [IICor 5:15-21; Matt 2:13-23]. St. Marcellus, abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones. St. Thaddaeus, confessor, of theStudion. St. Benjamin, monk of Nitria in Egypt. St. Athenodorus, disciple of St. Pachomius the Great. St. George, Bishop of Nicomedia. St. Mark the Grave-digger of the Kiev Caves. Saints Theophilus and John of the Kiev Caves. St. Theophilus of Luga and Omutch. Commemoration of all Orthodox Christians who died from hunger, thirst, the sword, and freezing. Repose of ElderBasiliscus of Siberia (1824)."

msgs[12] = "December 30 / January 12. Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ. Virgin Martyr Anysia at Thessalonica. Martyr Zoticus, Keeper of Orphans. Martyr Philoterus of Nicomedia, and with him six soldiers and one count. St. Theodora, nun of Caesarea in Cappadocia.St. Theodora, nun of Constantinople. Apostle Timon the Deacon. Martyrs Magistrianus, Paulinus, Umbrius, Verus, Severus,Callistratus, Florentius, Arianus, Anthimus, Ubricius, Isidore, Euculus, Sampson, Studius, and Thespesius, who suffered under Julian the Apostate. New-Martyr Gideon of Mt. Athos. Opening of the Relics of St. Daniel of Pereyaslavl. (Greek Calendar: St. Leothe Archimandrite.)"

msgs[13] = "December 31 / January 13. Apodosis of the Nativity of Christ. St. Melania the Younger, nun of Rome. St. Gelasius, monk of Palestine. St. Gaius, monk. St. Theophylactus of Ochrid. (Greek Calendar: Ten Virgin Martyrs of Nicomedia. Martyrs Busiris,Gaudentius and Nemo. St. Zoticus, feeder of orphans.) Repose of Metropolitan Peter Moghila of Kiev (1646)."

msgs[14] = "January 1 / 14. The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ; St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesaria in Cappadocia. Martyr Basilof Ancyra. St. Fulgentius, Bishop of Ruspe in North Africa. Martyr Theodotus. St. Gregory, Bishop of Nazianzus and father of St.Gregory the Theologian. St. Theodosius of Tryglia, abbot. New-martyr Peter of the Peloponnesus. New-Martyr Bishop Platon of Revel, Estonia, and with him priests Michael and Nicholas (1919)."

msgs[15] = "January 2 / 15. St. Sylvester, pope of Rome . Repose of St. Seraphim, wonderworker of Sarov Hieromartyr Theogenes, Bishop ofParium on the Hellespont. St. Sylvester of the Kiev Caves. St. Theopemptus, monk. St. Theodota, mother of the first SaintsCosmas and Damian. St. Mark the Deaf-mute. Martyr Sergius of Caesarea in Cappadocia. Martyr Theopistus. St. Cosmas,Archbishop of Constantinople. New-Martyr Zorsisus. Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo. Repose of Abbess Thais of Leushy (1915)."

msgs[16] = "January 3 / 16. Prophet Malachias. Martyr Gordius at Caesarea in Cappadocia . St. Genevieve of Paris. Repose of  Schema-hierodeacon Elder Pantileimon, founder of Kostychev Convent (1884)."

msgs[17] = "January 4 / 17. Forefeast of the Theophany. Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles: James the brother of the Lord, Markthe Evangelist, Luke the Evangelist, Cleopas the brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Symeon the son of Cleopas, Barnabas, Justus,Thaddaeus, Ananias, Stephen the Archdeacon; Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, and Parmenas of the seven deacons; Timothy,Titus, Philemon, Onesimus, Epaphras, Archippus, Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Crispus, Epenetus, Andronicus, Stachys, Amplias,Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, Aristobulus, Herodion, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobus, Hermas, Linus, Gaius,Philogogus, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, Olympas, Tertius, Erastus, Quartus, Euodias, Onesiphorus, Clement, Sosthenes, Apollos,Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Carpus, Quadratus, Mark called John, Zenas, Aristarchus, Pudens, Trophimus, Mark, Artemas, Aquila,Fortunatus and Achaicus [Rom 8:8-14; Lk 10:1-21]. St. Theoctistus, abbot at Cucomo in Sicily. (the services are combined) MartyrZosimas the Hermit, and Martyr Athanasius the Commentarisius, anchorites of Cilicia. Martyrs. Abbot Euthymius and twelvemonks of Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos. Repose of St. Eustathius (Eustace), first Archbishop of Serbia. St. Aquila, deacon ofthe Kiev Caves. New-Martyr Onuphrius Manassias of Chilandar Monastery on Mt. Athos. St. Gregory of Langres (Gaul). Repose ofSymeon, metropolitan of Smolensk."

msgs[18] = "January 5 / 18. Fast day; wine and oil allowed. Eve of the Theophany. Martyrs. Theopemptus, Bishop of Nicomedia, and Theonas.St. Syncletica of Alexandria. Prophet Micah. Virgin Apollinaris of Egypt. St. Gregory of Crete, monk. St. Phosterius the hermit. St.Menas of Sinai. Martyr Theoidus. Martyr Sais. New-Martyr Romanus of Mt. Athos. St. Tatiana."

msgs[19] = "January 6 / 19. THE HOLY THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. New Hieromartyr Romanus,beheaded by the Turks. New-Martyrs priest Andrew, and with him Lydia, Domnica, Maria and his two daughters (1919). Repose of Schemamonk Nicholas of Valaam (1824), Schemamonk Sergius (Yanovsky), disciple of St. Herman of Alaska (1876), and Bishop Theophan the Recluse (1894)."

msgs[20] = "January 7 / 20. Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John [Acts 19:1-8; Jn 1:29-34]. New-MartyrAthanasius of Attalia."

msgs[21] = "January 8 / 21. St. George the Chozebite, abbot. St. Domnica of Constantinople. St. Emilian the Confessor, bishop of Cyzicus. St.Gregory of the Kiev Caves. St. Elias the hermit of Egypt. Martyrs Julian and his wife Basilissa, and with them Marcionilla and herson Celsus, Anthony, Anastasius, seven children and twenty soldiers, at Antinoe in Egypt. Hieromartyr Carterius of Caesarea inCappadocia. Martyrs Theophilus the deacon and Helladius in Libya. Saints Cyrus and Atticus, patriarchs of Constantinople. St.Agatho of Egypt, monk. Hieromartyr Isidore and 72 companions at Yuriev (Dorpats in Estonia), slain by the Latins in 1472. St.Gregory, Bishop of Moesia (Bulgaria). Martyr Abo of Tiflis. St. Paisius of Uglich. St. Gregory (another), wonderworker of the Kiev Caves. Repose of Elder Isaiah of Valaam (1914)."

msgs[22] = "January 9 / 22. Afterfeast of the Theophany. Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitine in Armenia. Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia. St. Eustratius the wonderworker. Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia, Semeias) (III Kgs 12:22). St. Peter, Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia, and brother of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa. New-Martyr Paul (Florensky). Repose of ElderJonah (Peter in schema), founder of Holy Trinity Monastery in Kiev (1902)."

msgs[23] = "January 10 / 23. Afterfeast of the Theophany. St. Gregory of Nyssa . St. Dometian, bishop of Melitene. St. Marcian, presbyter of Constantinople. St. Paul, abbot of Obnora (Vologda), and his disciple St. Macarius, abbot of Pisma Monastery. Blessed Theosebiathe deaconess, sister of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa. St. Ammon, monk. St. Macarius of the Kiev Caves. Repose of Schemahieromonk Antipas of Valaam (1882)."

msgs[24] = "January 11 / 24. St. Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch . St. Michael of Klops Monastery, fool-for-Christ (Novgorod). St.Theodosius of Antioch. St. Stephen of Placidian near Constantinople. St. Theodore. St. Agapius of Apamea in Syria. MartyrMairus. St. Theodosius, Metropolitan of Trebizond. (Greek Calendar: St. Romil the hermit of Veddin. St. Vitalis of the monastery ofAbba Serid at Gaza.) Repose of Blessed Nun Eupraxia of Teliakov village, Kostroma (1823)."

msgs[25] = "January 12 / 25. Martyr Tatiana of Rome. St. Sabbas I, Archbishop of Serbia. Martyr Mertius of Mauretania. Martyr PeterApselamus of Palestine. St. Eupraxia of Tabenna in Egypt. Virgin Martyr Euthasia. St. Martinian of Byelozersk, abbot. Blessed Galacteon, disciple of St. Martinian. (Greek Calendar: Eight Martyrs of Nicea. St. Elias the wonderworker, of the Paradise.) Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, The Milk-giver. Archimandrite Theodosius of Tisman and Sophroniev Monasteries, fellow-struggler of St.Paisius Velichkovsky (1802)."

msgs[26] = "January 13 / 26. Afterfeast of the Theophany. Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus at Belgrade. Martyr Peter of Anium, at Hierapolis.St. James, Bishop of Nisibis. Martyr Athanasius. Martyrs Pachomius and Papyrinus in Greece. St. Maximus of Kavsokalyvia Sketeon Mt. Athos. St. Irinarch of Rostov. St. Eleazar of Anzersk Island at Solovki. St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers. "

msgs[27] = "January 14 / 27. Apodosis of the Theophany. The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu: Isaiah, Sabbas, Moses and his discipleMoses, Jeremiah, Paul, Adam, Sergius, Domnus, Proclus, Hypatius, Isaac, Macarius, Mark, Benjamin, Eusebius, Elias andothers. St. Stephen, abbot of Chenolakos Monastery near Chalcedon. St. Theodulus, son of St. Nilus of Sinai. St. Joseph Analytinus of Raithu Monastery. St. Nina (Nino), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia. Virgin Martyr Agnes. New-MartyrPlaton, Archbishop of Reval (Estonia) (1919). New Martyrs slain at Raithu Monastery, and New Hieromartyr Ambrose of Sarapul(1918)."

msgs[28] = "January 15 / 28. St. Paul of Thebes in Egypt, and St. John Calabytes (Hut-dweller), monks [Gal 5:22-6:2; Matt 11:27-30].Monk-martyr Pansophius of Alexandria. St. Gabriel, founder of Lesnov Monastery in Bulgaria. St. Prochorus, abbot in Vranski desert on the river Pshina in Bulgaria. St. Maximus of Nola."

msgs[29] = "January 16 / 29. Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Glorious Apostle Peter Martyrs Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus the brothers, their grandmother Leonilla, and with them Neon, Turbo, and the woman Jonilla (Jovilla), in Cappadocia.Martyr Danax in Macedonia. New Hieromartyr Damascene of Chilandar on Mt. Athos. Blessed Maximus of Totma (Vologda), fool-for-Christ. St. Honoratus, Archbishop of Arles and founder of Lerins Monastery. St. Romil, monk of Mt. Athos, disciple of St.Gregory of Sinai, and with him Saints Nestor, Martinius, Daniel, Sisoes, Zosimas, and Gregory."

msgs[30] = "January 17 / 30. St. Anthony the Great. Emperor St. Theodosius the Great. St. Achilles the Confessor, hermit of Egypt. St.Anthony the New, of Berrhia in Macedonia. St. Anthony of Dymsk (Novgorod). St. Anthony of Krasny Kholm, monk. St. Anthony of Chernoezersk, monk. St. Anthony the Roman, of Novgorod. New-Martyr George of Ioannina. "

msgs[31] = "January 18 / 31. St. Athanasius the Great, and St. Cyril, Archbishops. of Alexandria [Heb 13:7-16; Matt 5:14-19]. St. Marcian of Cyrrhus in Syria, monk. Martyr Xenia. St. Maximus, ruler of Serbia, metropolitan. St. Athanasius, abbot of Syandemsk. St.Silvanus of Palestine, monk. St. Athanasius of Novolotsk, monk. St. Leobardus of Marmoutier (Gaul)."


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