Find religious holidays, saints of the day, and fasting periods for each month of the year in the Orthodox calendar.
Holy days and saints — see the table below
| Zi | Ziua | Simbol | Sărbătoare | Notițe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | Holy Prophet Nahum; Venerable Philaret the Merciful | Fast | |
| 2 | M | Venerable Paisius of Sihăstria; Venerable Cleopa of Sihăstria; Holy Prophet Habakkuk; Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia; Holy Martyr Myrope | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 3 | M | † | Venerable George of Cernica | Fish allowed |
| 4 | J | † | Holy Great Martyr Barbara | Fish allowed |
| 5 | V | † | Saint Sabbas the Sanctified; Holy Martyr Anastasius; Venerable Nectarius | Fish allowed |
| 6 | S | † | Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra | Fish allowed |
| 7 | D | † | Holy Martyr Philothea – Ephesians VI, 10-17; Luke XIII, 10-17; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 4 | Fish allowed |
| 8 | L | Venerable Patapius | Fast | |
| 9 | M | Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by Saint Anna | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 10 | M | Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus | Fast | |
| 11 | J | Saint Daniel the Stylite; Saint Luke the New Stylite | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 12 | V | † | Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimythous | Fish allowed |
| 13 | S | † | Saint Dosoftei, Metropolitan of Moldavia | Fish allowed |
| 14 | D | Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Callinicus, Philemon, and Apollonius – Colossians I, 12-18; Colossians III, 4-11; Luke XIV, 16-24; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 5 | Fish allowed | |
| 15 | L | Holy Martyr Eleutherius; Holy Martyrs Anthia and Susanna | Fast | |
| 16 | M | Holy Prophet Haggai | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 17 | M | Holy Prophet Daniel | Fast | |
| 18 | J | † | Venerable Daniel the Hesychast | Oil and wine allowed |
| 19 | V | Holy Martyr Boniface; Venerable Grichentie; Saint Tryphon and Venerable Aglaia | Fast | |
| 20 | S | Venerable Seraphim the Patient of Sâmbăta de Sus; Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-bearer | Fast | |
| 21 | D | Saint Juliana; Saint Themystocles – Hebrews XI, 9-10, 32-40; Matthew I, 1-25; Tone 3, Matins Gospel 6 | Fast | |
| 22 | L | † | Saint Peter Mogila, Metropolitan of Kiev | Fast |
| 23 | M | The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete | Oil and wine allowed | |
| 24 | M | Holy Martyr Eugenia; (Christmas Eve) | ||
| 25 | J | † | Nativity of the Lord – Christmas | |
| 26 | V | † | Synaxis of the Mother of God; Saint Nicodemus of Tismana; Venerable Martyr Gherasim of Tismana | Feast |
| 27 | S | † | Saint Stephen the Archdeacon and Protomartyr | |
| 28 | D | The 20,000 Holy Martyrs burned in Nicomedia – Galatians I, 11-19; Matthew II, 13-23; Tone 4, Matins Gospel 7 | ||
| 29 | L | The 14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod | ||
| 30 | M | Holy Martyr Anysia | ||
| 31 | M | Venerable Melania the Roman | Feast |
Zi
1
Simbol
Ziua
L
Sărbătoare
Holy Prophet Nahum; Venerable Philaret the Merciful
Notițe
Fast
Zi
2
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable Paisius of Sihăstria; Venerable Cleopa of Sihăstria; Holy Prophet Habakkuk; Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia; Holy Martyr Myrope
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
3
Simbol
†
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable George of Cernica
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
4
Simbol
†
Ziua
J
Sărbătoare
Holy Great Martyr Barbara
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
5
Simbol
†
Ziua
V
Sărbătoare
Saint Sabbas the Sanctified; Holy Martyr Anastasius; Venerable Nectarius
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
6
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
7
Simbol
†
Ziua
D
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Philothea – Ephesians VI, 10-17; Luke XIII, 10-17; Tone 1, Matins Gospel 4
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
8
Simbol
Ziua
L
Sărbătoare
Venerable Patapius
Notițe
Fast
Zi
9
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by Saint Anna
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
10
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus
Notițe
Fast
Zi
11
Simbol
Ziua
J
Sărbătoare
Saint Daniel the Stylite; Saint Luke the New Stylite
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
12
Simbol
†
Ziua
V
Sărbătoare
Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimythous
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
13
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Saint Dosoftei, Metropolitan of Moldavia
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
14
Simbol
Ziua
D
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Callinicus, Philemon, and Apollonius – Colossians I, 12-18; Colossians III, 4-11; Luke XIV, 16-24; Tone 2, Matins Gospel 5
Notițe
Fish allowed
Zi
15
Simbol
Ziua
L
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Eleutherius; Holy Martyrs Anthia and Susanna
Notițe
Fast
Zi
16
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Prophet Haggai
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
17
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Prophet Daniel
Notițe
Fast
Zi
18
Simbol
†
Ziua
J
Sărbătoare
Venerable Daniel the Hesychast
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
19
Simbol
Ziua
V
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Boniface; Venerable Grichentie; Saint Tryphon and Venerable Aglaia
Notițe
Fast
Zi
20
Simbol
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Venerable Seraphim the Patient of Sâmbăta de Sus; Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-bearer
Notițe
Fast
Zi
21
Simbol
Ziua
D
Sărbătoare
Saint Juliana; Saint Themystocles – Hebrews XI, 9-10, 32-40; Matthew I, 1-25; Tone 3, Matins Gospel 6
Notițe
Fast
Zi
22
Simbol
†
Ziua
L
Sărbătoare
Saint Peter Mogila, Metropolitan of Kiev
Notițe
Fast
Zi
23
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete
Notițe
Oil and wine allowed
Zi
24
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Eugenia; (Christmas Eve)
Zi
25
Simbol
†
Ziua
J
Sărbătoare
Nativity of the Lord – Christmas
Zi
26
Simbol
†
Ziua
V
Sărbătoare
Synaxis of the Mother of God; Saint Nicodemus of Tismana; Venerable Martyr Gherasim of Tismana
Notițe
Feast
Zi
27
Simbol
†
Ziua
S
Sărbătoare
Saint Stephen the Archdeacon and Protomartyr
Zi
28
Simbol
Ziua
D
Sărbătoare
The 20,000 Holy Martyrs burned in Nicomedia – Galatians I, 11-19; Matthew II, 13-23; Tone 4, Matins Gospel 7
Zi
29
Simbol
Ziua
L
Sărbătoare
The 14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) slain by Herod
Zi
30
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Holy Martyr Anysia
Zi
31
Simbol
Ziua
M
Sărbătoare
Venerable Melania the Roman
Notițe
Feast