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What are the church holidays in August. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Walnut Savior

August in church calendar- a significant month. Immediately two twelfth (that is, among the twelve most important after Easter) holidays. One multi-day post. We remind you what awaits us in the coming month. Orthodox holidays in August 2017 in Russia, what fast will be in August and on what dates, what twelfth holidays are expected.

Orthodox twelfth holidays in August 2017 in Russia

Twelve are called the twelve most significant after the most important - Easter - holiday. These holidays mark the most important events of the earthly path of Jesus Christ and the Mother of God.

The list of Orthodox holidays in August 2017 includes two twelfth holidays:

Transfiguration(August 19).
Dormition Holy Mother of God (August 28).

Both holidays are non-transferable, that is, the specified dates are assigned to them, and they do not change in any way from year to year.

Holiday Transformations dedicated to the gospel event when Jesus went with his three apostles (Peter, James and John) to pray on high mountain. Prior to this, he explained to his disciples for a very long time that suffering and earthly death would soon await him, but the apostles were embarrassed, and they could not understand that the kingdom of Jesus was not on earth at all.

Finally, having gone with the disciples to the mountain, Jesus began to pray a lot and for a long time. The apostles got tired and fell asleep, and when they woke up, they saw the transfigured Christ, who shone his face so that it seemed as if it was shining. The clothes of Christ became snow-white and shining. The prophets Moses and Elijah were also there.

The most miraculous thing was the appearance of the Voice of God, which said that Jesus is his son, and he should be obeyed in everything.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the day of her death. After the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, she lived, according to various sources, from 10 to 22 years and died quietly, as if falling asleep. Like her son, the Mother of God resurrected and ascended three days later.

Assumption post in 2017: what date does it begin and end

The dates of the Assumption Lent are the same every year - it continues from 14 to 27 August, capturing two weeks before the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Assumption fasting is second only to Great Lent in severity, surpassing all others.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Dormition Fast should be given to “dry eating”, when only vegetable food without oil is allowed. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, boiled food without oil is allowed. Oil and wine are allowed on weekends.

Of course, limiting oneself in food for a Christian during fasting is an important, but not the main attribute of fasting. Still, the meaning of fasting is to work on yourself, on your soul. At the same time, one must remember that one cannot feel superior to those who do not fast - this is a great sin called pride.

Other Orthodox holidays in August 2017 in Russia

As usual, we will talk about all church holidays in August in ours.

The most important of the other Orthodox holidays in August 2017 are as follows:

02.08 - the memory of the prophet Elijah;
03.08 - the memory of the prophet Ezekiel;
04.08 - the memory of the myrrh-bearing Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene;
06.08 - the memory of the martyrs of the noble princes Boris and Gleb, in the Holy Baptism of Roman and David;
07.08 - Assumption of the righteous Anna, mother of the Most Holy Theotokos;
13.08 - the forefeast of the Origin of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord;
August 14 - the origin (wearing) of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord;
18.08 - Prefeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord;
August 20 - after-feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord;
August 22 - the memory of the Apostle Matthias;
26.08 - Giving away the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord;
August 27 - Prefeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos;
29.08 - after-feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

A true believer already knows the list of all Orthodox holidays by heart.

If we talk about the great church festivals, then, as a rule, they are never forgotten. But there are other, no less significant holidays that are also worthy of the attention of Christians. Just about such celebrations reminds the Orthodox calendar.

Whenever you need to know what church holidays in august 2017, refer to the calendar. Each memorable day is painted here and the dates of multi-day and one-day fasts are indicated.

Let's get acquainted with all the Orthodox holidays that will come in August 2017 from this article.

Orthodox holidays in April 2017

August 1, 2017 (Tuesday)

Uncovering the relics of St. Seraphim, known as the miracle worker of Sarov.
Cathedral of the Kursk Saints.
Icons of the Mother of God Tenderness Serafimo-Diveevskaya.

August 2, 2017 (Wednesday)

Day of the Prophet Elijah.
Uncovering the relics of Athanasius of Brest.
Icons of the Mother of God of Galich, "Sign", Abalatskaya, Orsha.
Lent day.

August 3, 2017 (Thursday)

Prophet Ezekiel.
Venerable Simeon of Palestine and John.
Hieromartyr Peter Golubev, presbyter.

August 4, 2017 (Friday)

Myrrhbearing Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene.
Transfer of the relics of the holy martyr Phocas.
Venerable Cornelius of Pereyaslavsky.

August 5, 2017 (Saturday)

Martyrs Trofim, Theophilus and with them thirteen martyrs.
Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God.

August 6, 2017 (Sunday)

Martyr Christina.
Blessed Princes Strathorpians Gleb and Boris, in the holy Baptism of David and Roman.
Cathedral of the Smolensk Saints.

August 7, 2017 (Monday)

Assumption of rights. Anna, Mother of the Blessed Virgin.
Reverend Macarius Zheltovodsky, Unzhensky.

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Hieromartyrs Hermipp, Hermocrates and Ermolai, Priests of Nicomedia.
Reverend Moses Ugrin

August 9, 2017 (Wednesday)

Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon.
Reverend Herman of Alaska.
Lent day.

August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, named Hodegetria (Guide).
Cathedral of the Tambov Saints.

August 11, 2017 (Friday)

Martyr Kallinikos of Cilicia.
Martyrs Seraphim.
Saints Konstantin and Kosma Kosinsky.
Lent day.

August 12, 2017 (Saturday)

Martyr John the Warrior.
Uncovering the relics of St. Herman of Solovetsky.
Celebration of the Icon of the Mother of God Okonskaya.

August 13, 2017 (Sunday)

Prefeast of the Origin of the Holy Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord.
Holy Hieromartyr Benjamin, Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov, and the murdered Hieromartyrs Archimadrid Sergius and Martyrs Yuri and John with him.
Righteous Evdokim the Cappadocian.

August 14, 2017 (Monday)

The production (origin) of the honest trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord.
Honey Spas.
Assumption fast begins.

August 15, 2017 (Tuesday)

The transfer of the relics of Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople and the acquisition of the relics of the righteous Nicodemus, Gamaliel and his son Aviv.
Blessed Basil, Moscow miracle worker.
Achair Icon of the Mother of God.

August 16, 2017 (Wednesday)

Venerable Anthony the Roman, Wonderworker of Novgorod.
Saint Cosmas the Hermit.

August 17, 2017 (Thursday)

The seven youths who are in Ephesus.
Venerable Martyr Evdokia of Rome.

August 18, 2017 (Friday)

Prefeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
Hieromartyrs Arfira and Favius.
Reverend Martyr Job Ushchelsky.
Martyr Eusignius of Antioch.

August 19, 2017 (Saturday)

Transfiguration.
Apple Spas.

August 20, 2017 (Sunday)

Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
Uncovering the relics of St. Mitrofan, Bishop of Voronezh.
Reverend Anthony of Optina.

August 21, 2017 (Monday)

Saint Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus.
Transfer of the relics of Saints Savvaty and Zosima of Solovetsky
Saint Myron the Wonderworker

August 22, 2017 (Tuesday)

Apostle Matthias.
Cathedral of the Solovetsky Saints.

August 23, 2017 (Wednesday)

Blessed Lawrence, Christ for the holy fool, Kaluga.
Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Solovetsky.

August 24, 2017 (Thursday)

Martyr Archdeacon Euplas.

August 25, 2017 (Friday)

Martyrs Anikita and Photius and others with them.
Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Comana.
Martyrs Kapiton and Pamphilus.

August 26, 2017 (Saturday)

Commemoration of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
The Repose and the 2nd Finding of the Relics of St. Tikhon, Wonderworker of Zadonsk.
Martyrs Hippolyta, Irenaeus, Avundius and Martyrs Concordia.

August 27, 2017 (Sunday)

Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Transfer of the relics of St. Theodosius of the Caves.
Celebration of the icons of the Mother of God Besednaya and Narva.

August 28, 2017 (Monday)

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

August 29, 2016 (Tuesday)

Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Khlebny Savior, which is also called Nut Savior or Savior on Canvas.
Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Image Not Made by Hands (Ubrus) of the Lord Jesus Christ.

August 30, 2017 (Wednesday)

Reverend Pimen of Ugreshsky.
Armati Icon of the Mother of God.
Lent day.

August 31, 2017 (Thursday)

Martyrs Florus and Laurus.
Icons of the Mother of God of the All-Tsaritsa.

Church fasts in August

It is important to remember that during fasting, you not only need to limit yourself to food, but also avoid other worldly passions. A true believer spends days of multi-day and one-day fasts in prayer.

Note that in August one of the main multi-day fasts begins - Uspensky. It starts on August 14 and ends on August 27, 2017. Assumption fasting is considered strict, therefore it has serious food restrictions.

The celebration of the Honey Savior falls at the beginning of this post, and with its end, the no less significant Orthodox holiday of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary comes to Christians.

More about holidays

The last month of summer spoils us with its truly warm and “delicious” festivities. Why are there only three rescuers who go one by one. In addition, in August, a great holiday comes to all believers - the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos, which is the twelfth non-transitory, which means it has a fixed date.

Honey Spas

Many Christians compare it to the pagan harvest festival. It is not for nothing that beekeepers collect the largest crops of fragrant honey, carefully prepared by bees, on this day.

On Honey Spas, it is customary to cook various treats, richly seasoned with honey and poppy seeds. In Russia, they baked mountains of pies, pancakes, made honey and poppy fudge, honey meringue and other delicacies.

Apple Spas

Along with the Apple Savior, the entire Orthodox Church celebrates one of the main holidays - the Transfiguration of the Lord. On this day, Jesus Christ first appeared to his disciples not in the form of a mere mortal, but as the Son of God. If we talk about the Apple Savior, then this holiday also belongs to a number of pagan ones and is dedicated to harvesting.

On this day, it is customary to come to church with apples and other fruits of the new harvest, so that the clergyman sanctifies them for the whole next year. It is believed that all the fruits harvested at the end of August absorb the grace of the earth and keep it for many months.

At Apple Spas, housewives baked pies and pies with apples so that the whole family, as well as people who came to celebrate this bright celebration, would be treated.

Nut spas (bread)

This is the third Orthodox Savior, which marks the ripening of hazel and wheat. Like the other two rescues, Orekhovy has its own traditions and customs. Mistresses baked from time immemorial delicious food for this holiday: bread cakes, loaves, dishes with nuts and much more.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

It is noteworthy that this holiday does not mourn the Virgin Mary, but, on the contrary, glorifies her Resurrection and the fact that she is finally reunited with her Son and now looks down on us all from heaven. This celebration belongs to the twelfth non-transitory, i.e. celebrated on the same day. The Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos is preceded by, which in its severity can only be inferior to Great Lent.

The last summer month is rich not only in harvest, but also in the number of revered church holidays.

And also in August, believing Christians are waiting for a particularly strict Assumption Fast. What dates are dedicated to this or that Orthodox holiday, read on.

Church holidays in August 2017

Dedicated to the memory of the prophet Elijah. He led a righteous life and was awarded the right to go to Heaven after death. In the Slavic sense, this day marked the beginning of the forbidden bathing season: it was believed that from Ilya's day, all evil spirits returned to the reservoirs.

By this date, the bees traditionally finish collecting honey, and beekeepers are in full swing. The harvest of the new season should be consecrated in the church, only after that it should be eaten. Consecrated honey remains in the church, distributed on the porch or sent to the sick and the poor. The rest of the honey is also considered consecrated, so it can be safely eaten and harvested for the winter.

On this day, according to the Holy Scriptures, two Old Testament prophets descended to praying on the mountain in Galilee to Jesus Christ, Peter, John and James, proclaiming Jesus the Son of God. In honor of this holiday, the Dormition fast is relaxed. The second saved - Apple. By this time, apples in almost all regions of our country were ripe. The new crop must be consecrated in the church, after which it can be eaten.

On this day, the soul of the mother of Jesus Christ went to Heaven to paradise, where she remains to this day along with her beloved Son Jesus Christ, other righteous and sinless souls.

Third Savior. It is also called canvas or walnut. This holiday was not particularly revered by our ancestors, therefore it did not gain the publicity that the first two Savior gained. From this date, an active trade in fabrics and canvases began. However, on this day the church celebrates a more honorable event - the transfer is not made by hands. image of the Savior from Edessa to Constantinople in 944.

The last summer month is rich not only in harvest, but also in the number of revered church holidays.

And also in August, believing Christians are waiting for a particularly strict Assumption Fast. What dates are dedicated to this or that Orthodox holiday, read on.

Church holidays in August 2017

On this day, the soul of the mother of Jesus Christ went to Heaven to paradise, where she remains to this day along with her beloved Son Jesus Christ, other righteous and sinless souls.