Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross

Every Sunday following the "Sunday after the Great Feast of Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross" is both a Sunday after Pentecost and a Sunday of the Holy Cross until The Tridoion.
Some theologians think the Pentecost Cycle and Holy Cross Cycle ends on the day before the First Sunday of the Tridoion: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican. Other theologians think that this period ends on the day before the First All Souls Saturday. The First All Souls Saturday is the day before the Third Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of Meat fare.

The formal name for these Sundays of the Holy Cross is the "Sunday of the xxth Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross". The reason is that Sunday is the last day of the liturgical week.
Then, the formal name for the first Sunday after the "Sunday after the Holy Cross" is the "Sunday of the First Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross". This name is usually shortened by dropping the phrase "Sunday of the". So, this name is usually "First Sunday of the Holy Cross".
I will name the Sundays as "(Sunday of the) First Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross".

Four Sundays during the Holy Cross cycle are not Sunday of the XXXX Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross (XXXX Sunday of the Holy Cross):

Readings

Apostolos - continues the XXX Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost.
Gospel - Beginning with the Sunday of the First Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross, the Gospel is the Gospel of the Sunday of the XXXX Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross.

Last Sunday before The First Sunday of the Triodion / The First Sunday of the Prophonisimon: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican

The Last Sunday before The First Sunday of the Triodion / The First Sunday of the Prophonisimon: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican can be Three Sundays.
This is explained in Great Feast of Pentecost Cycle and Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross Cycle - Last Sunday

Liturgical Cycle

From the Monday after the Great Feast of Pentecost to Great and Holy Saturday, Sunday is the last day of the Liturgical week.
From Holy and Glorious Pascha to the Great Feast of Pentecost, Sunday is the first day of the Liturgical week.

Sundays
Day	Commemorate	Date	Apostolos	Gospel
Sunday Before		15 - 21 Sept.	Gal. 6:16-18	Jn. 3:13-17
Exaltation of Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross	ºSt Helena finding Holy Cross ºRecovering Holy Cross from Persians, returning It to Jerusalem, and raising It up (exalting).	14 Sept.	1 Cor. 1:18-24	Jn. 19:6-11a, 13-20 25-28a, 30-35a
Sunday After		15 - 21 Sept.	Gal. 2:16-21	Mk. 8:34-9:1
(Sunday of) 1st Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Miraculous Catch	22 - 28 Sept.	2 Cor 6:1-10	Lk. 5:1-11
(Sunday of) 2nd Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Love Your Enemies	?	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 6:31-36
(Sunday of) 3d Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Widow's Son	?	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 7:11-16
(Sunday of) 4th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Fathers of 7th Ecumenical Council (2d Council of Nicaea)	11-18 Oct.	Tim. 3:8-15	Lk. 8:5-15
(Sunday of) 5th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Rich Man and Lazarus	30 Oct.- 5 Nov.	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 16:19-31
(Sunday of) 6th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Gerasene Demoniac	?	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 8:27-39
(Sunday of) 7th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Daughter of Jairus	?	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 8:41-56
(Sunday of) 8th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Good Samaritan	?	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 10:25-37
(Sunday of) 9th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Fool	?	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 12:16-21
(Sunday of) 10th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Crippled Woman	4-10 Dec.	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 13:10-17
(Sunday of) 11th Week of Great Feast Holy Cross 29th Sun. after Great Feast Pentecost	11-17 Dec.	Col. 3:4-11	Lk. 14:16-24
(Sunday of) 12th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Ten Lepers	14-20 Jan. when Pascha is 8-25 April	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 17:12-19
(Sunday of) 13th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Rich Young Man	24-30 Nov.	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 18:18-27
(Sunday of) 14th Week after Great Feast of Holy Cross	Blind Man	?	A Sun. after Pente- cost	Lk. 18:35-43
(Sunday of) 15th Week after Holy Cross	Sunday Zacchaeus	when 1 to 4 Sundays between Sunday after Great Feast of Holy Theophany and 1st Sunday of Triodion Pharisee and Publican Last Sunday of Cycle except when 3 or 4 Sundays between those 2 Sundays	Heb. 13:7-16 or 32rd Sun. after Pentecost 1 Tim: 4:9-15	Luke 19:1-10
(Sunday of) 16th Week after Holy Cross	Triodion 1st Sun. Pharisee Publican	10th Sunday before Pascha	2 Cor. 4:6-15	Lk. 18:10-14
(Sunday of) 17th Week after Holy Cross	Triodion 2d Sun. Prodigal Son	9th Sunday before Pascha	Heb. 7:26-8:2	Lk. 15:11-32

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