Current Events

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Spring 2026:

5-17-2026:  Sunday of the Blind Man
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-20-2026:  Leavetaking of Pascha / Forefeast of Ascension​
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-21-2026: The Feast Day of the Ascension​ of Our Lord
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-24-2026: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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​Past Events:

5-13-2026:  Leavetaking of Mid-Pentecost​
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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 5-11-2026: SS Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs​
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-10-2026: 5th Sunday of Pascha - The Samaritan Woman
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-09-2026: Monastic Meeting and Divine Liturgy
St. Brigid Orthodox Monastery
​Phoenix

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5-7-2026: St Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in America​
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-4-2026: St Florian - Patron Saint of Firefighters/International Firefighters Day​
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-3-2026: Ven. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kyiv Caves
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-3-2026: Sunday of the Paralytic
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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5-2-2026: Translation of the relics of Sts. Boris and Gleb​
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-30-2026: Holy Apostle James, Brother of St John
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-26-2026: Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-25-2026: Feast Day of St. Mark the Apostle
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-23-2026: Feast Day of St. George the Great Martyr
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-21-2026: Radonitsa (Commemoration of the Departed) 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-19-2026:  Saint Thomas the Apostle Sunday
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-13 to 4-19-2026:  Bright Week!  Christ is Risen!
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-12-2026: Holy Pascha - Christ is Risen!
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-11-2026: Great and Holy Saturday - Christ in the Tomb/Battle against the Devil in Hades (Strict Fasting)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-10-2026: Great and Holy Friday - The Day of the Holy Passion/Suffering (Strict Fasting)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-9-2026: Holy Thursday (Last Supper)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-8-2026: Holy Wednesday (Holy Unction)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-7-2026: Holy Tuesday
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-6-2026: Holy Monday (Bridegroom Service)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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4-5-2026: Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday/Pussy Willow Sunday)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-31-2026: Saint Innocent of Moscow - Apostle to Americas
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-29-2026: Feast day of Saint Mary of Egypt
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-25-2026: Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos
2nd Anniversary of the founding of the Hermitage
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-21-2026: Memorial Saturday
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-17-2026: Feast Day of Saint Patrick of Ireland
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-15-2026: Veneration of the Precious Cross
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-7-2026: Memorial Saturday
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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3-1-2026: The Sunday of Orthodoxy
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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2-24-2026: 4th Anniversary of full scale invasion of Ukraine
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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2-21-2026: Commemoration of Departed Righteous Monastics
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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2-15-2026: Sunday of the Last Judgement
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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2-14-2026: Memorial Saturday
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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2-8-2026: Sunday of the Prodigal Son
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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2-2-2026: Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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2-1-2026: Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-30-2026: Synaxis Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-27-2026: Feast Day of the Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-25-2026: Feast Day of Saint George the Theologian
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-25-2026: Sunday of Zacchaeus
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-20-2026: The First Slavic Martyrs: Saints Inna, Pinna, and Rimma​
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-19-2026: Tucson MLK Day Celebration
Reid Park
​Tucson

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1-19-2026 (1-6-26 Old Calendar): The Feast Day of Theophany
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-17-2026: The Feast Day of Saint Anthony the Great
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-14-2026: (1-1-2026 Old Calendar) New Years Day, Feast of the Circumcision of Christ & The Feast of Saint Basil the Great
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-6-2026: The Feast Day of Theophany
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-1-2026: The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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1-1-2026: Hermitage Feast Day/Saint Basil the Great
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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12-28-2025: 1st Sunday after Nativity - The Flight into Egypt
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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12-27-2025: The Feast Day of St. Stephen the Protomartyr
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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12-26-2025: Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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12-25-2025: The Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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12-24-2025: Christmas Eve Holy Supper of the 12 Dishes
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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11-15-2025 - 12-24-2025: Saint Philip's Fast (Nativity Fast) 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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12-6-2025: Feast Day of Saint Nicholas 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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12-9-2025: The Feast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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11-1-2025 - 12-1-2025: Holiday Military Care Packages - Donations 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage & MIlVet
​Tucson

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11-27-2025: Day of Thanksgiving (Akathist of Thanksgiving)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson, Arizona

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11-22-2025: Holodomor Remembrance Day & Evening Prayers 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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11-11-2025: Tucson Veterans Day Parade (11AM - Downtown Tucson)
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage, Arizona Orthodox Military and Veterans Outreach & Tucson Veterans Day Parade Foundation
​Tucson

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10-18-2025 - 10-19-2025: General Chapter Meeting & Pilgrimage
​Orthodox Monastery of St. Brigid
​Phoenix

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10-19-2025: Divine Liturgy 
St. Dymphna Orthodox Church
Phoenix

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9-30-2025 - 10-9-2025: Autumn Military Care Packages - Donations 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage & MilVet
​Tucson

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10-1-2025: Feast Day of the Holy Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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9-15-2025 - 9-30-2025: Military Care Packages - Donations 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage & MIlVet
​Tucson

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9-21-2025: Divine Liturgy 
St. Dymphna Orthodox Church
Phoenix

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9-21-2025: Monastic Gathering
​Orthodox Monastery of St. Brigid
​Phoenix

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9-14-2025: Feast Day of the Elevation of the Holy Cross
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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9-11-2025: September 11th Memorial Prayer Service
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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9-1-2025: Church New Year
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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8-23-2025: Monastic Gathering
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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8-23-2025: Episcopal Ordination
St. Paul's
​Tucson

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7-25-2025 - 8-15-2025: Resource Insecurity - Back to School Hygiene & School Supply Drive
with Arizona Faith Networks & Marana Public Schools
​Tucson

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7-25-2025 - 8-15-2025: Military Care Packages - Donations 
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage & MIlVet
​Tucson

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8-15-2025: The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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8-1-2025 to 8-14-2025: Dormition Fast
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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8-6-2025: The Feast of the Transfiguration
St. Basil of the Desert Orthodox Hermitage
​Tucson

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8-3-2025: Divine Liturgy 
St. Dymphna Orthodox Church
Phoenix

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8-3-2025: Monastic Gathering
​Orthodox Monastery of St. Brigid
​Phoenix

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8-3-2025: "Water or Die" Donation
St. Mary's Church
Phoenix

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7-27-2025: Feast Day of St. Panteleimon, Great Martyr and Healer
​St. Basil Hermitage
​Tucson

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7-26-2025: Holy & Great Vespers
​St. Basil Hermitage
​Tucson

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7-24-2025: "Bags of Hope"
with Arizona Faith Networks (AFN)
​Tucson

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7-15-2025: Feast Day of St. Vladimir the Great 
​St. Basil Hermitage
​Tucson

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 7-6-2025: Episcopal Retirement of Fr. Craig Bustrin, SCP & Divine Liturgy
St. Dymphna Orthodox Church
Phoenix

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7-1-2025: 
Heat Awareness Outreach with Arizona Faith Networks
​(Tucson)

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6-1-2025: Monastic visit to St. Dymphna Orthodox Church
& Orthodox Monastery of St. Bridgid
Phoenix

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