Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross - (Sunday of the) Fifteenth Week after: Zacchaeus

Celebration
Day	Commemorate	Date	Apostolos	Gospel
(Sunday of) 15th Week after Holy Cross	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

The Sunday of the Fifteenth Week after the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross is theoretically the sixteenth Sunday following the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross.
This Sunday is commonly called "(Sunday of the) Fifteenth Week after the Holy Cross" or "Fifteenth Sunday after the Holy Cross".
From the Monday after the Great Feast of Pentecost to Great and Holy Saturday, Sunday is the last day of the Liturgical week.
The Sunday of the Fifteenth Week after the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross is also named "Zacchaeus".

Apostolos

The Apostolos reading is either:

Heb. 13:7-16
32rd Sun. after Pentecost: 1 Tim: 4:9-15

Gospel

The Gospel reading is Lk. 7:11-16. The Gospel is for this Sunday.

XXXX Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost and (Sunday of the) YYYY Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross

Every Sunday that is a (Sunday of the) YYYY Week after the Great Feast of Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross is also a Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost. There is one exception: the (Sunday of the) Fourth Week after the Great Feast of Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross: Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (The Second Council of Nicaea).
Because the Great Feast of Pentecost is a movable feast, the XXXX Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost that is matched with the (Sunday of the) YYYY Week after the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross changes yearly.

Readings

Apostolos - XXXX Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost.
Gospel - (Sunday of the) YYYY Week after the Great Feast of the of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross.

Date When Occurs

The (Sunday of the) The Fifteenth Week of the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross occurs only when Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha is late enough in the year so that there is one to four Sundays between the Sunday After Great Feast of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and the First Sunday of the Triodion / the First Sunday of the Prophonisimon: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican.
Then, (Sunday of the) The Fifteenth Week is on the first, second, or third Sunday after the Sunday after Great Feast of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The (Sunday of the) The Fifteenth Week of the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross is never the fourth Sunday after the Sunday after Great Feast of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Only the Seventeenth Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost, the Sunday of the Canaanite Woman can be the fourth Sunday after Great Feast of the Holy Theophany of Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and before the First Sunday of the Triodion / the First Sunday of the Prophonisimon: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican.

Date (Sunday after) 15th Week of Great Feast of Holy Cross	Number Sunday after Great Feast of Holy Theophany	Last Sunday Pentecost Cycle Holy Cross Cycle	Number Sunday The First Sunday of Triodion Pharisee and Publican is Sunday after Great Feast of Holy Theophany
30 January, 2000	3d	No	5th
21 January, 2001	2d	No	4th
26 January, 2003	2d	No	4th
25 January, 2004	2d	Yes	3th
22 January, 2006	2d	No	4th
21 January, 2007	2d	Yes	3th
25 January, 2009	2d	Yes	3th
17 January, 2010	1st	Yes	2d
30 January, 2011	3d	No	5th

The Thirtysecond Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost / (Sunday after) The Fifteenth Week of the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross does not occur in:

2002
2005
2008

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

(Sunday of the) Fifteenth Week of the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross is one of three Sundays that can be the 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 is explained in Great Feast of Pentecost Cycle and Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross Cycle - Last Sunday before The First Sunday of the Triodion / The First Sunday of the Prophonisimon: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican

Eparch Cyril Salim Bustros 's Letter, Melkite Greek Catholic, Church Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) in Roslindale, Massachusetts), United States

15th Sunday after the Cross, The conversion of Zacchaeus, Luke 19:1-10, Encounter of Two Searches

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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