Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

September 08

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics

  1. THE NATIVITY OF OUR MOST HOLY LADY THE THEOTOKOS AND EVER VIRGIN MARY
    Readings
    • VESPERS: (1) Gen 28:10-17; (2) Ezek 43:27-44:4; (3) Prov 9:1-11
    • MATINS: Luke 1:39-49,56
    • LITURGY: PHIL 2:5-11 LUKE 10:38-42,11:27-28

    Fish, Wine and Oil allowed
  2. St. Serapion, monk of Spaso Eleazar Monastery (Pskov).
  3. St. Lucian, abbot of Alexandrov.
  4. St. Arsenius, abbot of Konevits.
  5. New Martyr Athanasius of Thessalonica.
  6. New Martyr Alexander (Jacobson) (1930).
  7. Greek Calendar
    • Martyrs Rufus and Rufianus.
    • Martyrs Severus and Artemidorus.
    • St. Sophronius of Iberia, Bishop
  8. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Kursk Root" Icon of the sign".
  9. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pochaev".
  10. Icon of the Kalishto Icon of the Holy Mother of God.
  11. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Pochaev".
  12. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Kholmsk".
  13. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Kalishto"
  14. Repose of Elder Daniel of Katounakia, Mt. Athos (1929).



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