August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Aug. 5 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 7
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[edit] 2005
- New Calendarists only: Fasting day (Dormition Fast), although fish allowed for the feast
- 7th Saturday after Pentecost
- Romans 12:1-3
- Matthew 10:37-11:1
[edit] Fixed commemorations
All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 19 by Old Calendarists
[edit] Saints
- Saint Theoctistus of Chernigov, bishop (12th century)
- Saint Job the gorge-dweller on the Mezen River in Solovki
- Russian New martyr Nicholas Prozorov, priest (1930)
- Repose of Hieroschemamonk Nikon of Valaam, the cave-dweller (1822)
- Righteous Basil Shoustin of Optina (1968)
- Martyr Priest Maxim Sandovich of Carpatho-Russia (1914)
- New Hieromartyr Dimitry (Lyubimov), Archbishop of Gdov (1938)[1][2]
[edit] Other commemorations
- The Transfiguration of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
[edit] References
- ^ August 19 / August 6. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
- ^ Ivan Andreyev. Archbishop Dimitry of Gdov. Russia's Catacomb Saints. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
