Eastern Orthodoxy

=== Church calendar ===

Lesser cycles also run in tandem with the annual ones. A weekly cycle of days prescribes a specific focus for each day in addition to others that may be observed:<ref>{{cite web |title=The Five Cycles |work=Orthodox Worship |publisher=The Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania, Orthodox Church in America |url=http://doepa.org/about_orthodoxy.html |access-date=24 June 2015 |archive-date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713125935/http://doepa.org/about_orthodoxy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{blockquote|text=Each day of the Weekly Cycle is dedicated to certain special memorials. Sunday is dedicated to [[Resurrection of Jesus|Christ's Resurrection]]; Monday honors the holy bodiless powers (angels, archangels, etc.); Tuesday is dedicated to the prophets and especially the greatest of the prophets, [[John the Baptist|St. John the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord]]; Wednesday is consecrated to the Cross and recalls Judas' betrayal; Thursday honors the holy apostles and hierarchs, especially [[Saint Nicholas|St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia]]; Friday is also consecrated to the Cross and recalls the day of the Crucifixion; Saturday is dedicated to All Saints, especially the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]], and to the memory of all those who have departed this life in the hope of resurrection and eternal life.}}