ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATEKANONION
FOR THE YEAR OF SALVATION 2018
DESIGNATING THE TONE, THE EOTHINON,AND THE GOSPEL AND EPISTLEFOR EVERY SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
PASCHALION FOR THE YEAR
Indiction: 11
Solar Cycles: 22
Lunar Cycles: 2
Lunar Themelion: 25
Days of meat consumption: 49
Holy Theophany: Saturday
The Triodion begins January 28 (Tone 1, Eothinon 1)
Meat Fare: February 11
Feast of the Annunciation: Sunday of the 5th Week of Lent
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Beginning of Jewish Passover: April 4
Latin Pascha: April 1
HOLY PASCHA: April 8
Ascension: May 17
Pentecost: May 27
Sunday of All Saints: June 3
Fast of the Holy Apostles: 25 days
Commemoration of the Holy Apostles: Friday
Elevation of the Holy Cross: Friday
Christmas Eve: Monday
TONE

EOTH.

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Of the Forerunner
Sunday after Theophany
15th Sunday of Luke (of Zacchaeus)
16th Sunday of Luke (of the Publican and the Pharisee)

GOSPELOf the Forerunner
Sunday after Theophany
32nd Sunday, Period 4
33rd Sunday, Period 4EPISTLE

Pl. 2Grave
Pl. 419101114111825

17th Sunday of Luke (of the Prodigal Son)
Meat Fare Sunday
Cheese Fare Sunday
1st Sunday of the Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy)

34th Sunday, Period 5
Meat Fare Sunday
Cheese Fare Sunday
1st Sunday of the Fast (Sunday of Orthodoxy)

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Pl. 1

2345

4111825

2nd Sunday of the Fast
3rd Sunday of the Fast (Veneration of the Cross)
4th Sunday of the Fast
Of the Annunciation of the Theotokos

2nd Sunday of the Fast
3rd Sunday of the Fast (Veneration of the Cross)
4th Sunday of the Fast
Of the Annunciation of the Theotokos

Pl. 2Grave
Pl. 4
1678
Festal18152229

6th Sunday, Palm Sunday
1st Sunday, HOLY PASCHA
2nd Sunday, of Thomas
3rd Sunday, of the Myrrhbearers
4th Sunday, of the Paralytic

6th Sunday, Palm Sunday
1st Sunday, HOLY PASCHA
2nd Sunday, of Thomas
3rd Sunday, of the Myrrhbearers
4th Sunday, of the Paralytic____________
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Festal
2
1
4
5

61320
27

5th Sunday, of the Samaritan Woman
6th Sunday, of the Blind Man
7th Sunday, of the Holy Fathers (of the 1st Ecumenical Synod)
8th Sunday, PENTECOST

5th Sunday, of the Samaritan Woman
6th Sunday, of the Blind Man
7th Sunday, of the Holy Fathers (1st Ecumenical Synod)
8th Sunday, PENTECOST

4Pl. 1Pl. 2____

7810Festal

3101724

1st Sunday of Matthew (of All Saints)
2nd Sunday of Matthew
3rd Sunday of Matthew
Of the Forerunner

1st Sunday, Period 1
2nd Sunday, Period 1
3rd Sunday, Period 1
Of the Forerunner

Pl. 4
12
3

123
41
815
2229

5th Sunday of Matthew
6th Sunday of Matthew
Sunday of the Holy Fathers (of the 4th Ecumenical Synod)
8th Sunday of Matthew
9th Sunday of Matthew

Of the Holy Unmercenaries
6th Sunday, Period 1
Sunday of the Holy Fathers (4th Ecumenical Synod)
8th Sunday, Period 1
9th Sunday, Period 1

4Pl. 1
Pl. 2
Grave
Pl. 4

5
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12192610th Sunday of Matthew
11th Sunday of Matthew
12th Sunday of Matthew
13th Sunday of Matthew

10th Sunday, Period 2
11th Sunday, Period 2
12th Sunday, Period 2
13th Sunday, Period 2123
41011122916
2330

14th Sunday of Matthew
Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross
Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross
1st Sunday of Luke
2nd Sunday of Luke

14th Sunday, Period 2
Sunday before the Elevation of the Cross
Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross
Of the Forerunner
18th Sunday, Period 3

Pl. 1
Pl. 2Grave
Pl. 4
134
56
7

7
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3rd Sunday of Luke
4th Sunday of Luke (of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecum. Synod)
6th Sunday of Luke
7th Sunday of Luke

19th Sunday, Period 3
Sunday of the Holy Fathers (of the 7th Ecum. Synod)
21st Sunday, Period 3
22nd Sunday, Period 3

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Pl. 1

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1118
25

5th Sunday of Luke
8th Sunday of Luke
9th Sunday of Luke
13th Sunday of Luke

23rd Sunday, Period 3
Of Sts. Menas, Victor and Vikentios
25th Sunday, Period 3
Of the Holy Great-Martyr Katherine

Pl. 2Grave
Pl. 41123429162330

14th Sunday of Luke
10th Sunday of Luke
11th Sunday of Luke
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ

27th Sunday, Period 4
Of St Anna
Sunday of the Forefathers
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ

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9At the Patriarchate, September 2017
From the CHIEF SECRETARY of The HOLY and SACRED SYNOD